handes of all that hate vs. To fulfill the mercie promised to our fathers and to remembre his holye couenaunte And to performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham to geue vs that wee delyuered out of the handes of our enemies mighte serue hym without feare all the daies of our life in suche holynes and righteousnes as is accepte before hym And thou childe shalt bee called the prophete of the highest and thou shalte goo before the face of the Lorde to prepare his waies And to geue knowelage of saluacion vnto his people for the forgeuenes of synnes Throughe the tendre mercie of our God wherby the daye spryngeth from an highe hath visited vs. To geue light to theim that satte in darkenesse and in shadowe of death and to guyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The prayses of the angelles at the birth of Christe Luke 2. GLORI vnto God on highe and peace on the earthe vnto menne reioysyng ¶ Gyuyng of thankes of Symeon Luke 1. LORDE now letteste thou thy seruaunt departe in peace acordyng to thy promise for myne iyes haue sene the sauiour sent from thee whiche thou hast prepared before the race of all people A lighte to lighten the Gentyles and the glorie of thy people Israell ¶ Thankes of Paull for his conuersion vnto Christe 1. Timothi 1. VNto GOD kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisible and wyse onely but honoure and prayse for euer and euer Amen ¶ A song of the triumphers ouer the beaste Apoca. 15. GReate and meruelouse are thy woorkes Lorde God almightie iust and true are thy waies kyng of sainctes Who shall not fear O Lorde and glorifie thy name For thou onely art holy and all Gentiles shall come and worshippe before thee for thy iudgemeÌ„tes are made manifest ¶ A blessyng of the people by kyng Salomon 3. Kynges 8. BLessed bee the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israell accordyng to all that he promised so that there is not one worde escaped of all the good promises whiche he promised by the hande of Moses his seruaunt And the Lorde oure God bee with vs as he was with our fathers and forsake vs not neyther leue vs but he may bowe our heartes vnto hym to walke in al his waies to kepe his commaundementes ordinaunces and customes whiche he coÌ„maunded our fathers And these my woordes whiche I haue prayed before the Lorde bee nighe vnto the Lorde our God daie and nighte that he defende the quarell of his seruaunt and of his people Israell euermore that all nacions of the earth maie knowe that the Lorde he is God and none other but he and I praye God that youre heartes maie bee founde with the Lorde oure God to walke in his ordinaunces and to kepe his lawes as wee dooe this daie ¶ The blessyng and prayses of saincte Ambrose and Augustyne Te Deum laudamus WE prayse thee Oh Lorde wee knowelage thee to bee the Lorde All the earth mought worship thee whiche art the father euerlastyng To thee crieth forth all angelles the heauens and all the powers therin To thee thus crieth Cherubin and Seraphin continually holy art thou holy art thou holy art thou Thou art the Lorde God of hoostes Heauen and earthe are fulfilled with the glory of thy maiesti The glorious compaigne of the Apostles praise thee The goodly feloshippe of the propheies praise thee The fayre feloâ—shippe of Matters prayse thee The holy congregacion of the faithefull throughout all the world magnifie thee Thei knowlage thy honorable and verie onelye soonne The knowelage the holye ghoste to bee a conforter Thou arte the kyng of glorie O Christe Thou arte the euerlastyng soonne of the father Thou wheÌ„ thou shouldest take vpon thee oure nature to delyuer manne diddest not abhorre the virgins wombe wheÌ„ thou haddest ouer come the sharpenes of deathe thou openeddest the kyngdome of heauens to theim that beleued in thee Thou sittest on the righte hande of God in the glorie of the father Wee beleue thou shalt come to bee our iudge wherefore wee praye thee help thy seruauntes whoÌ„ thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Make theÌ„ to bee noÌ„bred with thy saintes in ioy euerlasting O Lord saue thy people blesse thine heritage Gouerne and also lift theim vp into blesse euerlastyng wee praise thee euery daie and wee worshippe thy name euer worlde without ende O Lorde lette it bee thy pleasure to kepe vs this daie without synne O Lorde haue mercie vpon vs eueÌ„ as mee trust in thee In thee O lorde dooe I trust let me not bee confounded for euer Amen ⧠PRAIERS FOR SVCcours and reliefes of life for wysedome for humylitie and for other naturall giftes ¶ The request of Iacob for sustentacioÌ„ and reliefe of this present life Genesis 28. IF THE LORDE will bee with me and will kepe me in the waie that I shall walke in will geue me breade to eate and clothe to weare and that I maie returne again vnto my fathers house in sauerie theÌ„ shall the Lorde bee my God and this stone whiche I haue sette vp an ende shal bee godes house and of all that thou shalte geue me will I geue the tenth vnto thee ¶ Thus prayed Anna vnto the Lorde that she might obtein a childe 1. Kynges 1. LORDE of hoostes if thou wilt looke on the wretchednes of thyne handmaide and shalt remembre me and not forgette thyne handmaide and shall geue thyne haÌ„d maide a maÌ„ne childe I will geue him vnto the Lorde all the daies of his life ¶ The prayer of Salomon for wysedome well to gouerne his people daiely to bee prayed of all princes other rulers 3. Kynges 3. THou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father great mercy acording as he walked before thee in trouth in righteousnes and in playnesse of hearte with thee And thou haste kepte for hym this greate mercie that thou haste geuen hym a soonne to sit on his seate And now Lorde my God it is thou that haste made thy seruaunte kyng in the rouâ—e of Dauid my father and I am a young lad and wote not how to ordre myself And thy seruaunte is in the middest of thy people whiche thou hast chosen a people that are so many that thei cannot bee nombred for multitude geue therefore thy seruaunte an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge thy people to deserue betwne good and bad for who is able to iudge this thyne so greate a people ¶ A prayer of Salomon for a competency of life Prouerbes 30. TWo thynges I require of thee that thou wilt not denie me before I die Remoue froÌ„ me vnnitie and lies geue me nether pouertie nor riche onely graunt me a necessarye liuyng least if I bee to full I mought happely denie thee and saie what feloe is the Lorde or constrayned through pouertie I mought fall vnto stealyng forsweare the name of my God Amen ¶ A prayer for obteinyng of Wisedome Sapiense 9. GOD of my fathers and Lorde of mercies
their meate in due season Thou openest thy hande and fillest all thynges liuyng with plenteousnes The Lorde is righteous in all his wayes and holy in his woorkes The Lorde is nigh vnto thei that call vpon hym so that the call vpon hym faithfully He fulfilleth the desire of theim that feare hym he hearethe their crie and helpethe theim The Lorde preserueth all theim that loue hym but scatterethe abrode all the vngodly My mouth shall speake the prayse of the Lorde and let all fleshe geue thankes vnto his holy name for euer euer Prayse the euerlastyng ¶ A prayse of God that in onely God the euerlastyng kyng wee oughte to trust not in princes in power in wysedome or in the rsghteousnes of the elementes of this worlde Psal 146. PRayse the Lorde oh my soule whyle I leue will I praise the Lorde Yea as long as I haue any beeyng I will syng prayses vnto my God Oh put not your trust in princes nor in any childe of manne for there is no helpe in theÌ„ For when the brethe of manne gooeth forthe he shall turne again vnto his earth and so all his thoughtes perishe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe whose hope is in the lorde his God Whiche made heauen and earthe the sea and all that therein is Whiche kepeth his promise for euer Whiche helpeth theim to righte that suffre wrong whiche fedeth the hungrie The Lorde louseth menne out of prisone the Lorde geueth sight to the blynde The Lorde helpeth theim vp that are fallen the Lorde loueth the righteous The Lorde careth for the straungers he detendeth the fatherlesse and the wydowe But the waie of the vngodly turneth he vpside doune The Lorde thy God oh Syon he is kyng for euermore throughout all generacions Prayse the euerlastyng ¶ A praysyng of the Lordes name Psal 147. PRayse ye the Lorde for it is a good thynge to synge prayses vnto oure God Yea a ioyfull and a pleasaunte thynge it is to bee thankefull The Lorde shall buylde vp Hierusalem and gather together the outcastes of Israell He heale the the tontrite hearte and byndethe vp their woundes He telleth the noumbre of the starres and calleth theim all by their names Greate is our Lorde and greate is his power yea his wisdome is infinite The Lorde settethe vp the mieke and bryngeth the vngodly doune to the ground Oh syng vnto the Lorde with thankesgeuyng syng prases vpon the harpe vnto our God Whiche couerethe the heauen with cloudes prepareth rayne for the earth and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines Whiche geueth fodre vnto the cattel and fiedeth the young rauens that call vpon him He hath no pleasure in the strengthe of an horsse neyther delighteth he in any mannes legges But the Lordes delighte is in theim that feare hym and putte their truste in his mercye Prayse the Lorde Oh Hierusalem prayse thy God oh Sion for he maketh fast the barres of the gates and blesseth the children within thee He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the flour of whete He sendeth forth his commaundemente vpon earth his woord runneth swiftly He geueth snowe like wolle and scattereth the hore froste like ashes He casteth forth his I se like morsels who is able to abyde his frost He seÌ„deth out his woorde and melteth theiÌ„ He bloweth with his wynde and the waters flowe He sheweth his worde vnto Iacob his statutes ordinaunces vnto Israell He hath not dealte so with all the Heathen neither haue thei knowelage of his lawes ¶ A praysyng of God from all his creatures first heauenly and then earthly Psal 148. OH prayse the Lorde of heauen prayse hym in the heigh Praise hym all his angels praise hym all his hoste Prayse hym sunne and moone prayse hym all ye starres and light Prayse him all ye heauens and ye waters that bee vnder the heaueÌ„s Let theÌ„ prayse the name of the Lorde for he speake the woorde thei were made He hath made theim faste for euer and euer He hath geuen theim a lawe whiche shall not bee broken Praise the Lorde vpon earth ye whale fisshes and all depes Fire and hayle snow and vapoures wynde storme fulfillyng his woorde Mountaines and hilles frutefull tries and all Cedres Beastes and cattel wormes and fethered foules kynges of the earthe and all people Princes all iudges of the worlde young menne and maidens olde menne and children let theÌ„ preyse the name of the Lorde For his name only is excellent all his praise aboue heauen and earth He exalteth the horne of his people all his saintes shall prayse hym the children of Israell eueÌ„ the people that serueth hym ¶ A praysyng of God in hymself that he is holy and halowyng strong and strengthyng greate makyng greate Psal 150 OH prayse the Lorde in his sanctuary praise hym in the firmameÌ„t of his power Praise hym in his noble actes prayse hym in his excellente greatenesse Prayse hym in the sounde of the trumpet praise hym vpon the lute and harpe Prayse him in the symbales daunce prayse hym vpon the sitynges and pipe Prayse hym vpon the well tuned symbales prayse hym vpon the loude symbales lette euerye thyng that hath breathe prayse the Lorde ¶ Against the enemie of the trouthe Psal 35. STirue thou with theiÌ„ oh lorde that striue with me fight thou against theiÌ„ that fight against me Laie hande vpon the shylde and spere stande vp to helpe me Draw out thy swerde and stop the waie against theim that persecute me saye vnto my soule I am thy helpe Lette theim bee confounded put to shame that seke after my soule Let theim be turned backe brought to confusion that imagyne mischief for me Lette theim bee as the dust before the wynde and the angell of the lorde scateryng theiÌ„ Let their waie bee darke slippery the angel of the lore to persecute theiÌ„ For thei haue preuily laied their net to destroy me wtout a cause Yea made a pit for my soule whiche I neuer deserued Let a sodain destruction come vpon theÌ„ vnwaers and the net that thei haue laied preuily catche them selues that thei maie fall into their owne mischeif But let my soule bee ioyfull in the Lorde and reioyse in his help Al my bones shal saie lorde who is like vnto thee Whiche deliuereste the poore from those that are to stroÌ„g for hym Yea the poore and niedy froÌ„ his robbers False wittenesse are rysen vp and laie to my charge thynges that I knowe not Thei rewarde me eiuill for good to the greate dyscomforte of my soule Neuerthelesse when thei were sicke I putte on a secke clothe I humbled my soule with fastyng my prayer turned into my bosome I behaued myself as though it had been my frende or my brother I went heuely as one that moâ—â—neth for his mother But in mynâ— adâ—â—â—sâ—tie thei reioyse and gathâ—â—â—heim together Yea the verie â—â—me câ—me together
WE haue synned agaynst thee for we haue forsakeÌ„ our owne God and haue serued Baalim Lorde wee haue synned doo thou vnto vs what soeuer please thee and delyuer vs onlye at this tyme. Amen ¶ The prayer of Samson vnto God that he mighte reuenge hym agaynste the Hhilistines Iudic. 16. MI Lorde almighty thinke vpon me and strengthen me at this tyme oneâ—y O God that I may bee auenged of my enemyes and for the losse of my two eyes that I maye reuenge me ones Amen ¶ In warres againste Turkes and inuadours the prayer of kyng Asa 2. Paral. 14. LOrde it is all one with thee to helpe theim that haue no power with few or with many Helpe vs O Lord our God for wee trust to thee in thy name be come agaynst this multitude Thou art the Lorde our God let no man preuail agaynst thee AmeÌ„ ¶ An other of kyng Iosaphat 2. Paral. 22. LOrde God of oure fathers arte not thou God in heauen raygnest not thou on all the kyngdomes of the heathen And in thyne hande is power and myght that no man can stande before thee Art not thou oure God which dydest cast out that enhabitauntes of this lande before thy people Israel and gauest it to the sede of Abraham thy louer for euer and they dwelt therin haue buylt the a temple therin vnto thy name saied when euyl coÌ„meth vpon vs as the sweard of iudgement pestilence or honger then yf wee stand before this house and before thee for thy name is in this housâ— and shal cry vnto thee in our tribulacion thou shalt heare helpe See therfore howe proudely oure aduersaries nowe assaulte vs. O our God wylt thou not iudge theÌ„ for wee haue no might agaynst this company that coÌ„meth agaynst vs neyther wote wee what to doo but our eyes bee vnto thee ¶ The praier of Nehemias what time the heathen defyed hym Nehem. 4. HEare O thou oure God howe wee are despised tourne theyr shame vpon theyr owne head that thou mayst geue theim ouer vnto despisyng in the lande of captiuitie Couer not theyr wyckednesse put not their synne from thy presence for they haue laughed to scoÌ„rne the buylders ¶ If God send thee trouble either for a punishment of thy synnes or to proue thy pacience therwith Praye thus Tobia 3. O Lorde thou arte ryghteous and all thy iudgementes are trewe yea all thy wayes are mercy faythfulnes iudgement And nowe O Lorde bee myndfull of me and take no vengeaunce of my synnes neither remember my mysdedes neither the mysdedes of my elders for we haue not been obedyent vnto thy coÌ„maundementes therfore are wee spoiled brought into captiuitie into deathe into derision and shame vnto all nacions amonge whome thou haste scatered vs. And nowe O Lorde thy iudgementes are great for we haue not done according to thy coÌ„maundementes neither haue wee walked innocentlye before thee And now O Lorde deale with me accordyng to thy wyll and commaunde my spirite to bee receiued in peace for more expedyent were it for me to dye then to lyue ¶ The prayer of Manasses kyng of Iuda when he was in pryson for remission of synnes and for Goddes fauoure and delyueraunce 2. Paral. 36 O Lorde almyghtye God of oure fathers Abraham Isaac Iacob and of the ryghteouse sede of theim whiche haste made heauen earthe with all the ornamente therof whiche haste ordeyned the sea by the worde of thy coÌ„maundement whiche hast shut vp the depe and hast sealed it for thy fearfull and laudable name dread of all men and honorable before the face of thy vertue the fearce anger of thy thretenyng is importunate heuy to synners But the mercy of thy promesse is greate and vnsercheable for thou arte the Lord God moste hygh aboue all the earthe longe sufferyng and exceadyng mercyfull and repentaunt for the malice of menne Thou Lorde after thy goodnes hast promysed repentaunce of the remission of synnes and thou that art the God of the ryghteouse haste not put repentaunce to the ryghteous Abraham Isaac and Iacob vnto theim that haue not synned against thee but because I haue synned aboue the nombre of the sandes of the sea that myne iniquities are multiplied I am humblied with many bandes of yern And there is in me no breathynge I haue prouoked thine anger haue dooen euell before thee in coÌ„mittynge abhominacions multiplyeng offences nowe I bowe the knees of my heart requiring goodnes of the Lord. I haue synned Lorde I haue synned and know mine iniquitie I desyre thee by prayer O Lorde forgeue me destry me not with mine iniquities neither dooe thou alwayes remembre my euels to punyshe theim but saue me whiche am vnworthy after thy great mercy and I wyl prayse thee euerlastingly all the dayes of my lyfe for all the vertue of heauen prayseth thee and vnto thee belongeth glorie worlde withoute ende Amen ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the delyueraunce of her countrey from the tyrauÌ„t Iudith 9. O Lorde God of my father Simeon which gauest hym a sweard for a defence agaynste the enemyes that vsed violence wylfulnes and that rauyshed thy virgin and put her to dishonestye Thou that gauest their wiues into a pray theyr doughters into captiuitie and all theyr pray for a spoyl vnto thy seruauÌ„tes which bare a zele vnto thee helpe me a poore wydowe O Lord my God I beseche thee for thou hast dooen all thinges euen from the begynnyng And looke what thou hast taken in hande and deuised it euermore came to passe for all thy wayes are prepared thy iudgementes are dooen in thy euerlastyng foreknowlage O looke nowe vpon the armyes of the Assirians lyke as it was thy pleasure sometime to looke vpon the hoost of the Egiptians when they beyng weaponed persecuted thy seruauntes and put theyr truste in their charets horsemenne and in the multitude of theyr menne of warre But thou lokedst vpon their hoost castyng a thycke darckenesse before theim and when they came into the depe the waters ouerwhelmed theim Euen so Lorde let it goo with theise that trust in the power and multitude of theyr menne of warre in theyr charettes arowes and speares and knowe not that thou onely arte oure God which destroyest warres from the begynning and that thou arte the Lorde O lyfte vp thyne arme nowe lyke as euer froÌ„ the begynning in thy power bryng theyr power to noughte cause theyr myghte to fall in thy wrathe They make theyr boaste that they wyll defyle and vnhalowe thy Sanctuarie waste the tabernacle of thy name and caste downe the horne of thyne altare with theyr swearde Brynge to passe O Lorde that the pryde of the enemy may be cut doune with his owne swerd that he may bee taken with the snare of his eyes in me and that thou maist smyte hym with the lyppes of my loue O geue me a stedfaste mynde that I may despyse hym and his strengthe that I may
¶ A bewaylyng of our corrupte nature and of the miserie of this lyfe by reason of synne Psal 93. LORDE thou art our refuge from one generaciō to an other Before the mountaynes were brought forthe or euer the earth and the worlde were made thou arte God euerlastyng and worlde without ende Thou iournest menne to destruccyon agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of menne For a thousande yere in thy syght are but as yester day that is paste lyke as it were a nyght watche Assone as thou scatrest theim they are euen as a slepe and fade awaye sodenly lyke grasse In the mornyng it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenyng it is cut doune and wythered For wee consume away in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacion Thou settest our misdedes before thee and oure secrete synnes in the syght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angry all our daies are gone Wee bring our yeres to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of our age are about .iii. score yeres and ten though men bee so stronge that they come to foure score yeres yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so sone passeth it awaye and wee are gone But who regardeth the power of thy wrath thy fearefull and terrible displeasure O teache vs too nombre oure dayes that wee may applye our heartes to wysdome Tourne thee agayne O Lorde at the laste and bee gracious vnto thy seruauntes Oh satisfye vs with thy mercye and that sone so shall wee reioyce and bee glad all the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs nnd for the yeares wherein wee haue suffered aduersitie Shewe thy seruauntes thy woorke and theyr chyldren thy glorie And the glorious maiestie of the Lord oure God bee vpon vs. Prosper thou the woorke of oure handes vpon vs prosper thou oure handye woorke ¶ A sanctificacion of the Lordes name for that he made all thynges and all bee in his hande Psal 95. OH come lette vs prayse the Lorde lette vs heartely reioyse in the strength of oure saluacyon Let vs come before his presence with thankesgeuyng and shewe ourselfes glad in hym with psalmes For the Lorde is a greate God and a greate kyng aboue all goddes In his hande are all the corners of the earth the strength of the hyls is his also The sea is his for he made it and his handes prepared the drye lande Oh come lette vs woorship and bowe doune ourselues let vs knele before the Lorde our maker For he is oure God and wee are the people of his pastur and the shepe of his handes To day yf ye wyl heare his voyce harden not your heartes as when ye prouoked me in time of temptacion in the wyldernesse where your fathers tempted me proued me saw ray woorkes Fourty yeres long was I greued with this generacion and saied they euer erred in theyr heartes they verely haue not knowne my waies Therfore I saied vnto theim in my wrath that they should not entre into my reste ¶ Whyles wee seme to bee in the myddes of tribulacion and forsaken of men yea and of God also Psal 102. HEare my prayer O Lorde and lette my crying come vnto thee Hyde not thy face frome me in the tyme of my trouble Inclyne thine eares vnto me when I call heare me and that ryghte sone For my dayes are consumed awaye lyke as it were a fyre brande My hearte is smytten downe and wythered lyke grasse so that I forgette to eate my breade For the voyce of my gronyng my bones wyll scarse cleue to my fleshe I am become lyke a pellicane in the wyldernesse and lyke an hole in the broken walle I wake and am euen as it were a sparowe sytting alone vpon the house top Myne enemyes reuyle me all the daye longe they laugh me to scorne and are sworne together agaynste me I eate ashes with my breade and myngle my drynke with wepyng And that because The children of thy seruauntes shall cotinue and their sede shall prospere in thy sighte ¶ A merie thankesgeuyng for all the benefites conferred vnto vs by Christ Psal 103. PRayse the Lorde oh my soule all that is within me prase his holy name Prayse the Lord oh my soule and forgette not all his benefites whiche forgeuethe all thy synnes and healeth all thyne infirmeties Whiche saueth thy life from destruction and crouneth thee with mercie and with louyng kyndenes Whiche satisfieth thy desyre with good thynges makyng thee young and lusty as an egle The Lorde executeth righteousnes and iudgemente for all theim that suffre wrong He shewed his waies vnto Moses and his workes vnto the children of Israell The Lorde is full of compassion and mercie long sufferyng and of great goodnes He will not alwaie bee chydyng neither will he kepe his anger for euer He hath not delte with vs after our synnes nor rewarded vs acordyng to oure wyckednes For looke how high the heauen is in comparisō of the earthe so greate is his mercye also towardes theim that feare hym looke how wyde the east is from the west so farre hath he sette oure synnes from vs. Yea like as a father pittieth his owne children euen so is the Lorde mercifull vnto theim that fear hym For he knoweth whereof wee bee made he remembreth that wee are but duste That a manne in his tyme is but as grasse and flourisheth as a floure in the felde For as sone as the wynde gooeth ouer it it is gone and the place thereof knoweth it no more But the mercyfull goodnesse of the Lorde endureth for euer vpon theim that feare hym and his righteousnes vpon their chyldrens chyldren Namely to suche as kepe his couenaunte and thynke vpon his commaundementes to dooe theim The LORD hath prepared his seate in heauē and his kyngdom ruleth ouer all Prayse the Lorde ye his angelles ye that bee mightie in strength fulfillyng his cōmaundemente that menne maie haue the voyce of his woordes Praise the Lorde all ye his hostes ye seruauntes of his that dooe his pleasure Oh speake good of the Lorde all ye his woorke in euery place of his dominiō Praise thou the Lorde o my soule ¶ An other geuyng of thankes and prayse Psal 104. PRayse the Lorde o my soule O lorde my God thou art become excedyng glorious thou art clothed with maiestye honoure Thou deckest thyself with light as it wer with a garment thou spredest out the heauen like a curtain Thou voltest it aboue with waters thou makest the cloudes the chariottes and gooeste vpon the wynges of the wynde Thou makest thy angelles spirites and thy ministers flames of fyre Thou hast laied the earth vpon her foundacion that it neuer moueth at any tyme. Thou couerest it with the depe like as with a garment so that the waters stande aboue the hilles But at thy rebuke thei flie at the voyce of thy thoundre thei are a
fraied Then are the hylles seen alofte and the vallies beneth in their place whiche thou hast appointed for theim Thou hast sette theim their boundes whiche thei maie not passe that thei turne not again to couer the earth Thou causest the welles to spryng vp among the valies the waters to runne among the hilles that all beastes of the felde maie haue drynke and that the wilde asses maie quenche their thriste Aboue vpon the hilles haue the foules of the aire their inhabitacion syng among the braūches Thou watrest the hilles from aboue the earth is filled with the fructes of thy woorkes Thou bryngeste forth grasse for the cattell and grene herbes for the seruice of mēne Thou bryngest fode out of the earth wyne to make glad the hearte of manne oyle to make hym a cherfull countenaūce and brede to strength mannes hearte The trees of the Lord are full of sap euen the trees of Libanus whiche he hath planted There make the birdes their nestes and the firre trees are a dwellyng for the storke The hilles are a refuge for the wylde gootes and so are the stony rockes for the conyes Thou hast appointed the moone for certain seasons The sonne knoweth his gooyng doune Thou makest derkenesse that it maie bee night where in all the beastes of the foreste dooe moue yea and the young lions whiche roare after their praye and seke their meate at GOD. But when the sunne dooeth arise thei gette theim awaie together and lie theim doune in their dennes Then gooeth manne forth to his woorke and to tille his lande vnto the euenyng Oh Lorde how manifolde are thy workes right wysely hast thou made theim all yea the earthe is full of thy riches So is this greate and wyde sea also where in are thynges creapyng innumerable bothe small and greate beastes There goo the shippes ouer there is that leuiathan whom thou haste made to take his pastime therin Thei wayte all vpon thee that thou maiest geue thē meate in due season When thou geuest it thē thei gather it when thou openest thy hande thei are filled with good But when thou hidest thy face thei are sorofull If thou takest awaie their breath thei dye and are turned agayne to their duste Agayne when thou letteste thy breathe gooe forthe thei are made and so thou renewest the face of the earth The gloriouse maiestie of the Lorde endureth for euer and the Lorde reioyseth in his woorkes The earth trembleth at the looke of hym he dooeth but touch the hilles and thei smoke I wil sing vnto the Lorde as long as I lyue I will prayse my God whyle I haue my beeyng Oh that my woordes mighte please hym for my ioye is in the Lorde As for synners thei shall bee consumed out of the earthe and the vngodly shall come to an ende but prayse thou the Lorde oh my soule ¶ A halowyng and praysyng of the Lorde that he meruelously anaunseth his as well in heauen as in earthe Psal 113. PRaise the lorde o ye seruaūtes of the Lorde prayse the name of the LORDE Blesse the name of the Lorde frome this tyme forthe for euer more The Lordes name is worthy to bee praysed from the risyng of the sunne vntill the gooyng doune of the same The Lorde is high aboue all nacions and his glory is aboue the heauēs Who is like vnto the Lorde our God that hath his dwellyng so highe whiche humbleth hymself to beholde that is dooen in heauen and in earth Whiche taketh vp the simple out of the dust and lifteth the poore out of the mire That he maie sette hym among the princes euen among the princes of his people Whiche maketh the baren woman to kepe house and to bee a ioyfull mother of children ¶ A commendacion of the Lordes mercie that he hath vouchsaue to call vs Gentiles and Heathen persones vnto his faith Psal 117. PRayse the Lorde all ye Gētiles laude him all ye people For his mercifull kindnes is euer more and more towarde vs and the trouth of the LORDE endureth for euer Prayse the euerlastyng ¶ A praier that God himself maie lede rule teache and directe vs in his way in his preceptes and in his Gospell and that he maie kepe vs from the doctryne and tradicions of menne Psalm 119. BLessed are those that bee vndefiled in the waie whiche walke in the lawe of the Lorde Blessed are thei that kepe his testimonies and seke hym with their hole hearte Whiche walke in his waies dooe no wickednesse Thou haste geuen streight charge to kepe thy commaūdementes Oh that my waies were stablished to kepe thy statutes so should I not bee confounded Wyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaūdementes I will thanke thee with an vnfained heart Because I am lerned in thy iudgementes of thy righteousnesse I will kepe thy statutes oh forsake me not vtterly Wherewithall shall a young manne clense his waie euen by rulynge hymselfe after thy woorde Wherefore with my whole hearte dooe I seke thee Lette me not goo astraie oute of thy commaundementes thy woordes haue I hidde in my hearte that I should not synne against thee Praysed bee thou o Lorde Oh teach me thy statutes With my lippes will I bee tellyng oute all the iudgemētes of thy mouth I haue as greate delite in the waie of thy testimonies as in all maner of riches I will excercise myself in thy commaūdementes and haue respecte vnto thy fote pathes My delite shal bee in thy statutes I will not forget thy woordes Oh dooe well vnto thy seruaunt that I maie liue and kepe thy woordes Open thou myne iyes and so shall I espy out wounderous thynges in thy law I am a straūger vpō earth Hide not thy cōmaundemētes fro me My soule breketh out for the verie feruēt desyre that I haue alwaie vnto thy iudgementes Thou rebukest the proude cursed are thei that depart from thy cōmaūdemētes Oh turne fro me shame and rebuke for I kepe thy testimonies Princes also sitte speak against me but thy seruaunte is occupied in thy statutes In thy testimonies is my delighte thei are my coūsailers My soule cleaueth to the dust but quickē thou me a cordyng to thy woorde I knowlaged my waies thou herdest me Wherefore teache me thy statutes Make me to vnderstāde the waie of thy cōmaundementes and so shall I talke of thy wounderous workes My soule melteth awaie for verie heuenes Sette me vp a cordyng to thy woorde Take fro me the waie of liyng and graunt me thy lawe I haue chosen the waye of trouthe thy iudgementes haue I laied bee for me I stycke vnto thy recordes Oh Lorde confounde me not I will runne in the waie of thy commaundementes when thou hast conforted my hearte Teache me oh lorde the waie of thy ordinaunces and I shall kepe it vnto th ende Geue me vnderstādyng and I shall kepe thy lawe Yea I shall kepe it with my hole hearte Leade me in the path of thy commaūdementes for that