and not compared with other workes but estemed aboue them all ¶ Some are workes of mennes tradicion yet agreable and cōsonant to goddes worde and these ought to be obserued but not had in lyke reuerence with the workes commaunded of God ¶ Some workes are tradicions of men not agreable to goddes worde but repugnaunt which nother ought to be regarded nor obserued ¶ Of these brefly shal be somwhat sayde but for as much as the workes commaunded of God are to be reputed as the chefeste they shal be recyted in the fyrst place ¶ The commaundementes of God geuen by Moyses and expounded by Christ sentencially takē and here with theyr whole sentences set forth as they haue spoken them very necessary and expedient for youth to learne and for all estates to know and obserue the same ¶ The fyrst table I Am the LORDE thy god which haue brought the out of the lande of Egypt and out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes but me Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen ymage nor any likenes of onythyng that is in heauen aboue or in earth beneth nor in the water vnderneth the earth thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worshyppe them For I the LORDE thy god am a gelouse god and visyte the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde and fourth generacion of them that hate me and yet shewe mercye vnto thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes Christ Heare Israel our LORDE God is one Lorde and thou shalt loue thy Lord god with al thy herte with all thy soule with all thy mynd with all thy strength Thou shalt worshyp thy Lorde god him only shalt thou serue Thou shalt not take the name of thy Lorde god in vayne For the Lorde wyll not hold hym gyltles that taketh the name of the Lorde his God in vayne Christ Ye haue herd howe it was sayd to them of olde tyme Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but shalt perfourme thyne othes to the Lorde But I saye vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heauen for it is goddes fete nor yeat by the earth for it is his forestole neyther by Ierusalem for it is the cyty of the great kyng Neyther shalt thou sweare by thy head because thou canst not make one whyte heare or a blacke But let your communicacion be yee yee and nay nay for whatsoeuer is more than that cometh of euell Remembre that thou kepe holy the sabboth daye Syxe dayes mayst thou laboure and do al that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalte do no maner worke neyther thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter neyther thy man seruaunt nor thy mayde seruaunt neyther thy cattell neyther yet the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth and the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye Wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth daye and halowed it Christ It is lefull to do a good dede on the Sabboth daye For the sonne of man is Lorde euen of the sabboth daye The Lorde sayeth by his prophete Esaye that his sabboth is halowed kepte when we rest and cease to do our owne wyll to folowe our owne wayes to speake our owne wordes when we in worde thought and dede fulfyll his wyll and not ours and we suffre him to do his workes in vs that at the last we maye come to the Sabboth true rest euen eternall lyfe whiche Christ the Lorde of the Sabboth hath obtayned for vs by his bloude ¶ The seconde table ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother That thy dayes maye be longe in the lande whiche the LORDE thy god geueth the. Christe Honour thy father and thy mother Paule Honour thy father mother this is the fyrste commaundement that hath any promes that thou mayst be in good estate lyue longe on the earth By this commaundement Christ teacheth vs not only to haue our father and mother in reuerence and to obey them as he himselfe was subiecte vnto his mother the virgyne Mary but also to ministre vnto there necessityes ¶ Thou shalt do no murther Christ Ye haue herde howe it was sayde vnto them of the olde tyme Thou shalt not kyll Whosoeuer kylleth shal be in daunger of iudgement But I saye to you Whosoeuer is angry with his brother shal be in daunger of iudgement Whosoeuer sayeth to his brother Racha shal be in daunger of a councell But whosoeuer sayeth thou foule shal be in daunger of hell fyre Itē ye haue herde howe it is sayde Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour and hate thyne enemy But I saye to you loue your enemyes blesse them that curse you do good to them that hate you that ye maye be the chyldren of your father which is in heauen For he maketh the sonne to aryse on the euyll and on the good and sendeth his rayne on the iust and on the vniust ¶ Thou shalt not commyt adultery Christ Ye haue herde howe it was sayde to them of old tyme thou shalt not commyt adultery But I saye to you that whosoeuer loketh on a woman lustyng after her hath commytted adultery with her already in his harte Let wedlocke be had in all pryce in all poyntes and let the chambre be vndefyled for horekepers and aduouterers God wyll iudge ¶ Thou shalt not steale Christe Steale not defraud no man yf any man wyll sue the at the law and take thy cote from the let him haue thy cloke also geue to him that asketh and from him that wolde borowe turne not awaye Paule Nowe is there vtterly a faute amonge you because ye go to lawe one with another Why rather suffre ye not wrong Why rather suffre ye not your selfe to be robbed ye euen your selfe do wronge and robbe and that the brethren Let him that dyd steale steale no more but let hym rather labour with his handes some good thynge that he maye haue to geue vnto him that nedeth ¶ Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghbour Christ Beare no false wytnesse I saye vnto you that of euery ydle worde which men shall haue spoken they shal geue accōpt at the daye of iudgement Paule Wherfore put awaye lyenge and speake euery man truth to his neyghbour for as muche as we are members one of another Let no fylthy commuicacion procede out of your mouthes But that which is good to edyfye withal whan nede is that it may haue fauour with the hearers Let all bytternes fearcenes and wrath roaryng and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you Let no fylthynes folyssh talkynge nor testynge which are not comly be ones named amonge you but rather geuyng of thankes ¶ Thou shalt not coueyt thy neyghbours house neyther shalte thou coueyt thy neyghbours wyfe his man seruaunt his mayde his oxe his asse or ought that is his Christ What
holy goost is vncreate The father is immesurable the sonne immesurable the holy goost immesurable The father is euerlastynge the sonne euerlastynge the holy goost euerlastynge And notwythstandynge there be not thre euerlastynge but one euerlastynge Euen as there be not thre vncreate not thre vnmesurable but one vncreate one vnmesurable In lyke maner is the father almyghty the sonne almyghty and the holy goost almyghty And yet be they not thre almyghtyes but one god almyghty So the father is god the sonne god the holy gost is god And yet be there not thre gods but one God So the father is the Lorde the sonne the Lorde the holy goost the Lorde And yet be they not thre Lordes but one Lorde For as we be compelled by the christian verytie to confesse seperatly euery one person to be God and Lorde So are we prohybyte by the Catholyke religion of Christes faythe to saye that there be thre goddes or thre Lordes The father is made of none neyther created nor gotten The sonne is from the father alone neyther made nor created but gotten The holy goost is from the father and the sonne neyther made created nor gotten but procedyng And so is there but one father not thre fathers one sonne not thre sonnes one holy goost not thre holy goostes And in this Trinite there is none before or after another nothyng more or lesse but al the thre personnes be coeterne and coequall to themselfe So that by all wayes as nowe it hath ben aboue sayde the Trinite in vnite and the vnite in trinite maye be worshypped He therfore that wyll be saued let hym vnderstande thys of the Trinite But it is necessary vnto euerlastynge helth that euery Christian beleue also faythfully the incarnacion of our Lorde Iesu Christ It is therfore the right fayth that we beleue and confesse that our Lorde Iesu Christe the sonne of God is God and man He is God by the substaunce of the father gotten before all worldes and he is man by the substauce of his mother borne in the worlde Perfecte God perfecte man beynge of a soule reasonable and of flesh humayne Equall to the father by his godhed lesse than the father by his manhed Which thoughe he be God and man yet is there not twayne but one Christe Truely he is one not by the tournyng of his godhed into manhed but by assumptynge of his manhed into godhed Beynge one to all ententes not by cofusion of substaunce but by vnite of person For as the reasonable soule and the fleshly body is or maketh one man so God and man is one Christe Whych suffred death for our saluacion descended to hell and rose fram death the thyrde daye Which ascended to heauens sytteth at the ryght hande of god the father almyghty frō thence shall he come to iudge the quycke and the deade At whose commynge all men muste ryse wyth theyr bodyes and shall geue accompte of they re owne propre dedes And they that haue done well shall go into euer lastynge lyfe they that haue done euell into euerlastynge fyre Thys is the catholyke fayth which excepte euery man faythfully and stedfastly do beleue he cā not be saued ¶ The Crede or the twelfe Artycles of the Christen saythe ¶ The fyrst artycle I Beleue in God the father almyghty maker of heauen and earth ¶ The seconde artycle And in Iesus Chryste hys onelye sonne oure Lorde ¶ The thyrde artycle Whych was conceaued by the holy gooste borne of the virgyn Mary ¶ The fourth artycle Suffred vnder Ponce Pylate was crucyfyed deade buryed and descended into hell ¶ The .v. artycle And the thyrd daye he arose agayne from death ¶ The .vi. article He ascended into heauē and sytteth on the ryght hande of God the father almyghty ¶ The .vii. artycle From thence he shall come to iudge the quycke and the deade ¶ The .viii. artycle I beleue in the holy goost ¶ The .ix. artycle The holy catholyke church ¶ The .x. article The communion of sayntes the forgyuenes of synnes ¶ The .xi. artycle The resurrection of the body ¶ The .xii. artycle And the lyfe euerlastynge So be it ¶ The Gospell of Saynt Matthewe Mencyonynge the incarnacion of Iesus Christ THe byrthe of Christe was on thys wyse When hys mother Mary was maryed to Ioseph before they came togyther she was found wyth chylde by the holy goost Then Ioseph her husbande beynge a perfecte mā and wolde not brynge her to shame but was mynded to put her away secretly Neuerthelesse whyle he thus thought beholde the aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto hym in a dreame sayenge Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe For that whyche is conceaued in her is of the holy goost She shall brynge forthe a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iesus For he shall saue his people from theyr synnes All thys was done to fulfyll that whych was spoken of the Lorde by the prophet sayenge Beholde a mayde shall be wyth chyld and shall brynge forth a sonne and they shall call hys name Emmanuell whyche is by interpretacion God wyth vs. Now whē Ioseph awoke out of slepe he dyd as the angell of the Lorde bad hym and toke hys wyfe vnto hym and knewe her not tyll she had brought forth her fyrst borne sonne and called his name Iesus ¶ A lesson of the Gospell of S. Ihon declarynge the passion of oure master Christ Ihon .xviii. WHan Iesus hadde spoken these wordes he wente forthe wyth hys discyples ouer the brouke Codron where was a garden into the whiche he entred with his disciples Iudas also whych betrayed hym knewe the place for Iesus often tymes resorted thyther wyth hys disciples Iudas than after that he hadde receyued a bonde of men and mynesters of the hyghe Prester and Pharyses came thyther wyth lanternes and fyre brandes and weapons Than Iesus knowynge all thynges that shulde come on hym wente for the and sayde vnto them Whome seke ye They answered hym Iesus of Nazareth Iesus sayde vnto them I am he Iudas also whyche betrayed hym stode wyth them But as sone as he hadde sayde vnto them I am he they went backwardes and fell to the grounde And he asked them agayne whome seke ye They sayde Iesus of Nazareth Iesus answered I sayde vnto you I am he Yf ye seke me let these go they re waye that the sayenge myght be fulfylled whych he spake Of them whyche thou gauest me haue I not lost one Symon Peter had a swearde and drewe it and smote the hyghe prestes seruaunte and cut of hys ryght eare The sernauntes name was Malchus Than sayde Iesus vnto Peter put vp thy swearde into hys shethe shall I not drynkc of the cup whych my father hathe gyuen me Than the company and the captayde and the ministers of the Iewes toke Iesus and boūde hym and led hym awaye to Anna fyrste for he was father lawe vnto Cayphas whyche was the hyghe preste that same yeare Cayphas
soule of the gloryous vyrgyn and mother Mary to th ende it shuld be a mete habitacion for thy only begotten sonne graunt that we maye be saued from all instante euylles and eternall death throughe the inestimable merites of hym in the remembraunce of whose death we take ioye and comforte By the same Christ our Lorde So be it TO the holy and indiuisible trinite to the humanite of Iesu Christ crucifyed glory infinitly be geuē of euery creature world wythout ende So be it Blessed be the swete name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the glorious vyrgyn Mary for euermore And the soules of all true beleuers beynge departed through the mercy of God maye reste in peace So be it Praysynge be to God peace vnto the lyuyng and rest vnto the dead So be it ¶ Here after followeth a deuoute prayer vnto Iesus our sauioure O Bontefull Aesu O swete Iesu O Iesu the sonne of the pure virgyn Mary full of mercy and truth O swete Iesu after thy greate mercy haue pitie vpō me O benygne Iesu I praye the by the same precious bloude whych for vs myserable synners thou wast cōtent to shedde in the alter of the crosse that thou vousafe clene to auoyde all my wyckednesse and not to despyse me humbly thys requyrynge and vpon thy mooste holy name Iesus callynge Thys name Iesus is the name of helth What is Iesus but a sauyoure O good Iesus that hast me created and wyth thy precyous bloude redemed suffre me not to be dampned whō of nought thou hast made O good Iesu Christ let not my wyckednesse destroye me that thy almyghty goodnesse made and formed O good Iesu reknowlege that is thyne in me wype clene away that aleneth me frō the. O good Iesu whā tyme of mercy is haue mercy vpon me and destroye me not in tyme of thy terryble iudgemente O good Iesu though I wretched synner for my moost greuous offences haue by thy very iustice deserued eternall payne Yet I appell from thy very ryghteousnesse and stedfastly trust in thy inefiable mercy So that thou as mylde father and mercyfull Lorde wylte take pitye vpon me O good Iesu what profyte is in my bloude syth that I muste dyscende into eternal corruption Certaynly they that be dead shall not magnifye the nor lykewyse all they that go to hell O mooste mercyfull Iesu haue mercy vpon me O moost swete Iesu deliuer me O moost meke Iesu be vnto me synner fauourable O Iesu admytte me a wretched synner in to the nombre of thē that shal be saued O Iesu the helth of them that beleue in the haue mercye vpon me O Iesu the swete forgyuenes of all my synnes O Iesu the sonne of the pure vyrgyne Mary endue me wyth thy grace wysedome charite chastitie humilite yee and in all my aduersyties stedfast paciēs so that I may perfectly loue the and in the to reioyce and haue my only delyte in the worlde with out ende So be it ¶ The antheme O Glorious kynge whych amongest thy sayntes arte laudable and neuerthelesse ineffable thou art in vs Lorde thy holy name hath ben called vppon by vs therfore do not forsake vs Lorde God and in the daye of iudgement vousafe to bestowe vs amonge thy sayntes and electe o blessed kynge ¶ A prayer vnto Christ O Maker of heauen and erth kyng of kynges and Lorde of Lordes whiche of nothynge dyddest make me to thy ymage and lykenes and dyddest redeme me wyth thyne owne bloude whome I a synner am not worthy to name nether to call vpō humbly I desyre the and mekely praye the that gently thou beholde me thy wycked seruaunt and haue mercy on me whych haddest mercy on the woman of Canane and Mary Magdalene whych dyddest forgeue the publicane and the these that hanged on the crosse vnto the I cōfesse oh moost holy father my synnes whyche yf I wolde I can not hyd fro the. Haue mercye on me Christ for I wretch haue sore offēded the in pryde in couetous in glotony in lechery in vayn glory in hatred in enuy in adultery in thefte in lyenge in bacbytynge in sportynge in dyssolute and wanton laughynge in ydle wordes in hearynge in tastynge in touchynge in thynkynge in speakynge in workynge and in alwayes in whiche I afrayle mā and moost wretched synner myght synne my faulte my mooste greuous defaulte Therfore I moost hūbly pray besech thy gentelnes whych for my helth descended frō heauē which dyd holde vp Dauid he shuld not fal into synne Haue mercy on vs oh Christ which dyddeste forgeue Peter that dyd forsake ye. Thou art my creatoure my helper my maker my redemer my gouernour my father my lorde my god my king thou art my hope my trust my gouernyng my helpe my cōforte my strength my defence my redempcion my lyfe my helth my resurrection thou art my stedfastnes my refuge or so coure my lyght my desyre and my helpe I mooste humbly and hertly desyre and praye the helpe me defende me and make me stronge and comforte me make me stedfaste make me mery geue me lyghte and vysite me reuiue me agayne whyche am dead for I am thy makynge and thy worke Oh Lorde dispice me not I am thy seruaunt thy bonde man although euyll althoughe vnworthy and a synner But what soeuer I am whether I be good or bad I am euer thyn therfore to whome shal I flye excepte I flye vnto the If thou caste me of who shal or wyll receaue me yf thou dyspise and turne thy face from me who shall loke vpon me and recognise and knowlege me although vn worthy commynge to the for although I be vile and vnclene thou canst make me clene yf I be sick thou canst heale me Yf I be dead and buried thou canste reuyue me for thy mercy is much more thē my iniquyte thou canst forgiue me more than I can offende Therfore oh Lorde do not consyder nor haue respecte to the nombre of my synnes but accordynge to the greatnesse of thy mercy forgeue me and haue mercy on me moost wretched synner Saye vnto my soule I am thy helth which saydest I wyll not the death of a synner but rather that he lyue and be conuerted Turne me oh Lorde to the and be not angry with me I praye the mooste meke father and for thy great mercy I moost hūbly besech the that thou brynge me to the blysse that neuer shall cease So be it ¶ The .xv. prayers called the xv Ooes ¶ The .xv. prayers followynge called commonly the .xv. Ooes are for forth in diuers laten prymers wyth goodly prynted prefaces promisynge to the sayers therof many thynges doth folyshe and false as the delyueraunce of xv soules out of purgatory with other lyke vanities yet are the prayers selfe right good vertuous yf they be sayde without any such supersticious trust or blynde confidence And for as much as these prayers are a goodly and godly meditacion of Christes passiō
and kynges for to serue the Lorde I answered hym in the waye of his vertue shewe vnto me the shortenesse of my dayes Call me not backe in the myddes of my dayes into the euerlastynges of thy yeare From the begynnynge thou Lorde haste layd the foundacion of the earthe and the workes of thyne handes are the heauens They shall peryshe but thou abydest and all shall waxe olde as a garmente And as a couerynge thou shalt chaunge thē and they shal be chaunged but thou art one the same and thy yeares shall neuer peryshe The sonnes of thy seruaūtes shall dwel togyther and theyr sede shal be directed for euer Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxix Psalme Deprofundis clamaui FRom the depe places haue I called vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare me Let thyne eares be intentyue to the voyce of my prayer Yf thou Lorde wylt loke so straytly vpō synners O Lorde who shall abyde it But there is mercye with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abydē in his worde my soule hathe trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vnto nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For with the Lorde there is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell from all the iniquytyes of it Glory be the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xlij. Psalme Domine exaudi orationem LOrde hare my prayer with thyne eares perceaue my desyre for thy truthe sake heare me for thy ryghteousnesse And entre not into iudgemente wyth thy seruaunt for euery person lyuynge shall not be iustifyed in thy syght For the enemy hathe persued my soule hathe brought lowe my lyfe in earth He hath sette me in darkenesse as the dead men of the worlde my sprete was vexed my herte was troubled within me I haue ben myndefull of olde dayes I haue studyed vpon all thy workes and in the dedes of thy handes I mused I haue stretched forthe my handes vnto the my soule vnto the as earth without water Hastely heare me O Lorde my sprete hath fayled me Turne not thy face from me lest I be lyke to men descendynge into a pytte Cause thy mercye to be herde of me betymes for in the haue I trusted Shewe me the waye where I maye walke for vnto the haue I lyfte vp my mynde Delyuer me from myne enemyes Lorde vnto the haue I fled teache me to do thy wyll for thou arte my God Thy good sprete shall conduce me into the lande of ryghtfulnesse for thy names sake Lorde thou shalte reuyue me through thyne equyty Thou shalte brynge my soule from trouble and through thy mercy destroy all myne enemyes And thou shalt destroye all that molest my soule for I am thy seruaunt Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme ¶ Remembre not O Lorde the faultes eyther of vs or of our parentes nether take thou vengeaūce on our synnes Spare O Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Be neuer more angry with vs. ¶ Here after followeth the xv Psalmes The C.xij Psalme Ad dominum cum tribularer I Cryed to the Lorde when I was in trouble and he hearde me O Lorde delyuer my soule from lyenge lyppes from a disceytful tonge What maye be geuen the or what maye be layde agaynste the thou disceytful tonge The sharpe arowes of the myghtye with whote sparkelynge coles Wo is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled wyth the inhabyters of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle I was peasably with them that hated peace whē I spake vnto them they assaulted me causelesse Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes into the hylles from whence helpe shall come vnto me My helpe commeth from the Lorde that made heauen and earth He shall not suffre thy fote to slype neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slombre Lo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by the daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euell the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge The C.xxi. Psalme Letatus sum I Reioysed in those thynges that were sayd vnto me we shall go into the lordes house Oure fete were standynge in thy gates Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose particypacions is within it selfe For there ascended the trybes euen the trybes of the Lorde the testimony of Israell to acknowlege the Lordes name For there sate the sytters in iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid Praye ye for the peace of Ierusalem and abundaūce is to them that loue the. Let peace be made throughe thy vertue and plentuousnesse in thy houses For my brothers and kynreddes sakes I prayed peace for the. For the house of our Lorde god I besought good thynges for the. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxij. Psalme Ad te Ieuaui oculos meos VNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes which inhabytest the heauen Euen lyke as the eyes of seruaūtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters As the eyes of an handmayde be at the handes of her maystres euen so be our eyes vpon the Lorde our God vntyll he haue mercy on vs. Haue mercy on vs O lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with much vylynesse For our soule is fylled very much beyng scorned of the rych and despysed of the proude Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The .xxiij. Psalme Nisi quia dominus EXcepte the Lorde had ben amonge vs let Israell now speake except the Lorde had bene amonge vs. When men rose agaynste vs peraduenture they myght haue swallowed vs vp quycke When theyr fury was greate agaynst vs peraduenture the water myght haue souped vs vp Oure soule hathe passed ouer a ryuer oure soule peraduenture myght haue passed ouer a water in tollerable Blessed be the Lorde whiche hath not suffered vs to be caught with theyr teth Our soule hath bene deliuered euen as a sparowe from the foulers snare The snare is worne out and we are delyuered Oure helpe consysteth in the name of the Lorde which made heauen and earth Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxiiij Psalme Qui confidunt in domino THey that truste
shall ryse vp no more Yee euen myne owne familier frende whoÌ„ I trusted whiche dyd eate my breade hath lyfte vp hys hele agaynst me But be thou mercyfull vnto me O Lorde rayse thou me vp and I shall rewarde them By thys I knowe thou fauourest me that myne enemye shall not tryumphe ouer me Thou hast holden me because of myne innocency and set me before thy face for euer O blessed be the Lorde God of Israell from hence forth and for euermore So be it So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Heale my soule Lorde for I haue synned agaynste the. ¶ The antheme My soule The .xli. Psalme Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus LYke as the herte desyreth the waterbrokes so longeth my soule after the O God My soule is thursty for God yee euen for the lyuynge when shall I come and beholde the face of God My teares are my meate daye and nyght whyle it is dayly sayde vnto me where is now thy god Nowe when I thynke ther vpon I poure out my herte by myselfe for I wolde fayne go hence wyth the multitude and passe out wyth them vnto the house of God in the voyce of prayse and thankes geuynge amonge such as kepe holy daye Why arte thou so full of heuynesse O my soule and why art thou so vnquyet within me O put thy trust in God for I wyll yet geue hym thankes for the helpe of his countenaunce My God my soule is vexed within me therfore I remembre the lande of Iordane and the lytle hyll of Hermony One depe calleth another with the voyce of thy wystles all the waues and waterfloodes are gone ouer me The Lorde hath promysed his louynge kyndnesse dayly therfore wyll I prayse hym in the nyghte season and make my prayer vnto the God of my lyfe I wyll saye vnto God my stony rocke why haste thou forgotten me why go I thus heuely whyle the enemy oppresseth me Whyle my bones are brokeÌ„ and whyle myne one myes caste me in the teth daylye sayenge vnto me where is now thy God Why art thou so heuy o my soule and why arte thou so disquyeted within me O put thy trust in God for I wyll yet thaÌ„ke hym for the helpe of his countenaunce and because he is my God ¶ The antheme My soule thrusted for god the lyuynge fouÌ„tayne whan shall I ones come and appeare before the face of God ¶ The versycle Geue not the soules vnto beastes that prayse the. ¶ The answere And neuer forget the soules of thy poore Our father which art in c. The .vii. lesson .i. Cor. xv BEholde I saye vnto you a mystery we shal not al slepe but we shall all be chaunged and that sodenly and in the twynklynge of an eye at the tyme of the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe and the deade shall ryse vncorruptible and we shal be chauÌ„ged For thys corruptible must put on vncorruption and thys mortall must put on immortalite But whan thys corruptible shall put on incorrupcion this mortal shall put on immortalite then shall the worde be fulfylled Deathe is swalowed vp in victory ¶ The responce We shall all be brought before the iudgement seat of Christ where euery on of vs shall geue accomptes for hymselfe vnto God ¶ The versicle And he shall rewarde euery man accordynge to hys dedes The repeticion Where euery man shall geue accompt c. ¶ The .viii. lesson .i. Tessa .iiii. WE wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concernynge them that are falleÌ„ aslepe that ye sorow not as other do which haue no hope for yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne Euen so then also whych slepe by Iesus shall God brynge wyth hym for thys we saye vnto you in the word of the Lorde that we which lyue and are remaynynge in the commynge of the Lorde shall not come yer they whiche slepe for the Lorde hymselfe shal come downe from heaueÌ„ with a shoute and voyce of the archangell and with the trompe of God and the deade in Christ shall aryse fyrste than shall we whyche lyue and remayne be caughte vp wyth them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer and so shall we euer be wyth the Lorde Wherfore coÌ„forte yourselfe one another wyth these wordes ¶ The Responce .i. Cor. xv Now is Christ rysen from the deade and is become the fyrste frutes of theÌ„ that slepe for by one man commeth death and by one man the resurreccion of the deade for as they all dye in Adam so shall they all be made alyue in Christe but euery one in his order ¶ The versycle The fyrst is Christ then they that belongeth vnto Christ when he commeth ¶ The repeticion Euery one in hys order ¶ The .ix. lesson Ioh. v. VErely verely I saye vnto you who so heareth my worde and beleuethe hym that sent me hath euerlastynge lyfe and commeth not into dampnacion but is passed thorowe from deathe vnto lyfe Verely verely I saye vnto you the houre commeth and is nowe already that the deade shall heare the voyce of the sonne of god and they that heare it shall lyue for as the father hath lyfe in hymselfe so lykewyse hathe he geuen vnto the sonne to haue lyfe in hym selfe and hath geuen hym power also to execute iudgement because he is the sonne of man Maruayle not ye at this for the tyme commeth in the whiche all that are in the graues shall heare his voyce and shall go forth they that haue done good vnto the resurreccion of lyfe but they that haue done euell vnto the resurreccion of dampnacion ¶ The Responce O Lorde delyuer me from euerlastynge death at the dredfull daye whan heauen and earth shall be altered whyles thou shalt come to iudge the worlde by fyre ¶ The versycle Now Christ Iesus we moost humbly besech the to haue mercy on vs and that thou which arte come to redeme wretches from synne thraldome wylt not cast awaye them whom thou hast so derely redemed ¶ The responce O Lorde delyuer me from euerlastyng death at the dredful daye whan heauen earth shal be altered whyles thou shalte come to iudge the world by fyre ¶ The antheme My brused The .li. Psalme Myserere mei deus HAue mercy vpon me Oh God accordyng to thy great mercy â—nd accordynge to the multitude of thy compassion wype awaye myne iniquitie Washe me more from myne iniquitie and clense me from my synne For I knowledge myne iniquitie and my synne is euer before myne eyes Agaynst the only haue I synned and haue done euell in thy syght that thou mayest be iustifyed in thy wordes and vanquyshe whaÌ„ thou art iudged Lo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne Lo thou hast loued truth the vnknowen secret thynges of thy wysedome hast that vttered vnto me Sprynkle me Lorde wyth ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt washe me and theÌ„ shall I be whyter then snowe Vnto my hearynge shalt thou
geue ioye and gladnesse and my weykened bones shal be refreshed Turne thy face from my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse A pure herte create in me Oh Lorde and an vpryght sprete make a newe within me Vast me not awaye from thy face and thy holye sprete take not from me Restore vnto me the gladnesse of thy saluacion strenthen me with a principall herte I wyll instruct the wycked that they maye knowe thy wayes the vngodly shal be conuerted vnto thē Delyuer me frō bloudes oh Lorde the god of my helth and my tonge shal exalte thy ryghteousnes Lorde open thou my lyppes and my mouthe shall shewe forth thy prayse For yf thou haddest desyred sacrifices I had surelye geuē it but thou delytest not in burnt sacrifices A sacrifice to God is a lowly sprete a cōtryte and an humble herte thou shalt not dispyse O God Deale gentelye of thy fauourable beneuolence wyth Syon that the walles of Ierusalem maye be buylt agayne Then shalte thou accepte the sacrifice of ryghteousnesse oblacion and burnt offrynges then shall they laye calues vpon thy aulter ¶ The antheme My brused bones Lorde shal be refreshed ¶ The antheme Heare Lorde The .lxiiii. Psalme Te decet hymnus THou O God art praysed in Sion and to the is the vowe perfourmed Thou hearest the prayer therfore commeth all fleshe vnto the. Our mysdedes preuayle agaynst vs Oh be thou mercyfull vnto our synnes Blessed is the man whom thou chosest and receauest vnto the that he maye dwell in thy courte he shal be satisfyed wyth the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple Heare vs accordyng vnto thy wonderfull ryghteousnes of god our saluacion thou that art the hope of al the endes of the earth and of the brode see Which in his strength setteth fast the mountaynes and is gyrded about with power Whych stylleth the ragynge of the see the roarynge of hys wawes and the woodnes of the people They that dwell in the vttermoost parties are afrayed at thy tokens thou makeste bothe the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse the. Thou vysitest the earth thou watterest it makest it very plenteous The ryuer of god is ful of waters thou preparest man his corne thys thou prouydest for the earthe Thou waterest hyr forowes thou breakest the hard clottes therof thou makest it softe wyth the droppes of rayne and blessest the increase of it Thou crowneste the yeare with thy good and thy fote steppes droppe fatnes The dwellynges of the wyldernes are so fat also that they droppe wyth all and the lytle hylles are pleasaunt on euery syde The feldes are ful of shepe the valyes stōde so thyck with corne that they laugh synge ¶ Antheme Heare my prayer o Lorde vnto the shall euerye creature come ¶ The antheme Hath receyued The .lxii. psalme Dens deus meus O God thou art my god early wyll I seke ye. My soule thyrsteth for the my flesh lōgeth after in a baren and drye lande where no water is Thus do I loke for the in thy sanctuary that I myght beholde thy power and glory For thy louynge kyndnesse is better thē lyfe my lyppes shall prayse the. As longe as I lyue wyl I magnify the and lyfte vp my handes in thy name My soule is satisfyed euen as it were wyth mary and fatnesse when my mouthe prayseth the wyth ioyfull syppes In my bed wyll I remēbre the and when I wake my talkynge shal be of the. For thou hast ben my helper and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I reioyce My soule hangeth vpon the thy ryght hande vpholdeth me They seke after my soule but in vayne for they shall go vnder the earth They shall fall into the swearde and be a porcion for foxes But the kynge shall reioyce in God all they that swere by hym shall be commended for the mouthe of lyers shal be stopped The .lxvi. Psalme Deus miseriatur nostri GOd be mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs shew the lyght of his countenaunce vpon vs. That we maye know thy waye vpō earth thy saluacion amonge al Heathen Let the people prayse the O God yet let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyse and be gladde that thou iudgest the folke ryghteously and gouerneste the nacions vpon earth Let the people prayse the O God let all people prayse the the earth hath geuen her frute God euen our owne God geue vs his blessynge God blesse vs and let all the endes of the worlde feare hym ¶ The antheme Lorde thy ryght hande hath defended me ¶ The antheme From the gates ¶ The songe of Ezechias Esay xxxviii Chap. Ego dixi in dimidio dierum I Thought I shulde haue gone to the gates of hel in my best age and haue wanted the resydue of my yeares I sayde within myselfe I shall neuer visyte God in thys lyfe I shal neuer se man amonge the dwel lynges of the Lorde Myne age is folden vp together and taken away from me lyke a shepeherdes cotage my lyfe is hewen of lyke as a weuer cuttes of his webbe Whyle I was yet takynge my reste he hewed me of and made an ende of me in one waye I thought I wolde haue lyued vnto the morowe but he brused my bones lyke a lyon and made on ende of me in one daye When chattred I lyke a swallow and lyke a crane and mourned as a doue I lyft vp myne eyes into the heyght O lord sayd I vyolēce is done vnto me be thou suerty for me What shall I speake or saye that he may do this that I maye lyue out all my yeares yee in the bytternesse of my lyfe Verely Lorde men must lyue in bytternesse and all my lyfe must I passe ouer therin for thou raysest me vp and wakest me but I wysbe well contēt with this bytternesse Neuerthelesse my conuersacion hath so pleased the that thou woldest not make an ende of my lyfe so that thou hast cast my synnes behynde thy backe For hell prayseth not the deathe dothe not magnifye the. They that go downe into the graue prayse not thy truth but the lyuynge yee the lyuynge acknowlege the lyke as I do thys daye the father telleth hys chyldren of thy faythfulnesse Delyuer vs O Lorde we wyl synge prayses in thy house all the dayes of our lyfe ¶ The antheme Frō the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme Let euery sprete The Cxlviiij Laudate dominum decelis PRayse ye the Lorde of heauens prayse ye hym in the hyghe place Prayse ye hym all his angels all his powers prayse ye hym Prayse ye him sonne and mone all starres and lyghe prayse ye hym The hyghest of heauens prayse ye hym the waters that are aboue the heauens let them prayse the Lordes name For by his wordes al thynges were made by his commaundement all thynges were created He hath stablyshed them euerlastyngly and into the worlde of worldes-he hath set a lawe that shal not