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
the thynges that I haue done Be hidden from thee then Nay nay thou knowest them all O Lord Where they were done and when Wherfore with teares I come to thee To begge and to entreat Euen as the child that hath done euill And feareth to be beat So come I to thy mercy gate Where mercy doth abound Requiryng mercy for my sinne To heale my deadly wound O Lord I neede not to repeate What I do begge or craue Thou knowest O Lord before I aske The thyng that I would haue Mercy good Lord mercy I aske This is the totall summe For mercy Lord is all my sute Lord let thy mercy come ¶ The Lordes Prayer or Pater noster OVr father which in heauen art Lord hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth euen as the same in heauen is geue vs O Lord oâ—â— dayly bread this day As we forgeue ouâ— detters so forgeue our dettes we pray Into temp tation lead vs not From euill make vs frâ—e For kyngdome poweâ— and glory thyne both now and euer bee ¶ The x. Commaundementes Audi Israell Exod. xx HArke Israell and what I say geue hede to vn derstand I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of Egypt land euen from the house wherein thou didst in thraldome lyne a slaue None other God 's at all before my preseâ—ce shalt thou haue No maner grauen Image shalt thou make at all to thee Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfatted bee Of any â—hyng in heauen aboue nor in the earth below Nor in waters beneath the earth to them thou shalt not bow Nor shalt them serue The Lord thy God a ielous God am I That punish parentes faultes vnto the third and fourth degree Vpon those children that me hate and mercy do display To thousandes of such as me loue and my preceptes â–ª obey The name thou of the Lord thy God in vayne shalt neuer vse For him that takes his name in vayne the Lord shall not excuse Remember that thou holy keepe the sacred Sabboth day Sixe dayes thou labour shalt and do thy needefull workâ—s alway The seuenth day is set by the Lord thy God to rest vpon No worke then shalt thou do in it ne thou nor yet thy sonne Thy daughter seruaunt nor handmayd thyne Oxe nor yet thine Asse Nor straunger that within thy gate hath his abidyng place For in sixe dayes God heauen and earth and all therein did make â–ª And after those his rest he did vpon the seuenth day take Wherefore he blest the day that he for resting did ordayne And sacred to him selfe alone appointed to remayne Yeld honor to thy parentes that prolongde thy dayes may bee Vpon the land the which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee Thou shalt not murther Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steale Nor witnes false agaynst thy neighbour be Thou shalt not couet house that to thy neighbour doth belong Ne couet shalt in hauyng of his wife to do him wrong Nor his man scruaunt nor his mayd nor Oxe nor Asse of his Nor any other thyng that to thy neighbour proper is ¶ The complaint of a sinner WHere righteousnes doth say Lord for my sinne full part In wrath thou shouldst me pay vengeance for my desart I can it not deny but needes I must confesse how that continually thy lawes I do trans gresse Thy lawes I do transgresse But if it be thy will With sinners to contend Then all thy â—â—ocke shall spill And be lost without end For who liueth here so right That rightly he can say He sinneth not in thy sight Full oft and euery day The Scripture playne telth me The righteous man oftendeth Seuen tymes a day to thee Whereon thy wrath dependeth So that the right wise man Doth walke in no such path But he falth now or than In daunger of thy wrath Then sith the case so standes That euen the man rightwise Falth oft in sinnefull bandes Whereby thy wrath may rise Lord I that am vniust And righteousnes none haue Whereto then shall I trust My sinnefull soule to saue â–ª But truely to that post Whereto I cleane and shâ—ll Which is thy mercy most Lord let thy mercy fall And mitigate thy moode Or â—ls we perish all The price of this thy bloud Wherein mercy I call The Scripture doth declare No droppe of bloâ—d in thee But that thou didst not spare To shed ech drop for mee Now let those drops most sweete So moyst my hart so dry That I with sinne replete My liue and sinne may dye That beyng mortified This sinne of myne in me I may be sanctified By grace of thyne in thee So that I neuer fall Into such mortall sinne That my foes inâ—ernall Reioyce mâ— death therein But vouchsafe me to keepe From those inâ—ernall foeâ— And from that lake so deepe Whereas no mercy growes And I shall sing the songes Confirmed with the iust That vnto thee belonges Which art myne onely trust ¶ FINIS ¶ PSALMES OF DAVID Beatus vir Psalme i. T. S. THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked reade his eare Nor led his life as sinners do not sat in scorners chayre 2. But in the law of God the Lord doth set his whole delight And in that law doth exercise him selfe both day and night verse 3 He shal be like the tree that growetâ— fast by the riuer side Which bringeth forth most pleasanâ—t fruite in her due tyme and tyde Whose leafe shall neâ—er fade nor fall but florish still and stand â–ª Euen so all thinges shall prosper well that this man taketh in hand verse 4 So shall not the vngodly men they shal be nothyng so But as the dust which from the earth the windes driue to and fro verse 5 Therfore shall not the wicked men in iudgement stand vpright Nor yet the sinners with the iust shall come in place or â—ight verse 6 For why ' the way of godly men vnto the Lord is knowen And eke the way of wicked men shall quite be euerthrowen Quare fremuerunt Psal. ij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the first Psalme WHy did the Gentiles tumultes rayse what rage was in their brayne Why did the Iewish people muse seeyng all is but vayne verse 2 The kynges and rulers of the earth conspire and are all bent Agaynst the Lord and Christ his sonne which he among vs sent verse 3 Shall we be bound to them say they let all their bonds be broke And of their doctrine and their law let vs reiect the yoke verse 4 But he that in the heauen dwelleth their doinges will deride And make them all as mocking stockes throughout the world so wide verse 5 For in his wrath the Lord will say to them vpon a day And in his fury trouble them and then the Lord will say verse 6 I haue annoynted him my king vpon my holy hill I will therefore Lord preach thy lawes and eke declare thy will. verse 7
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
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
that blessing from vs. Finally in stead of the Popes Blessing geue vs thy blessing Lord we beseeâ—â— thee and conserâ—e the peace of thy Church and course of thy blessed Gospell Helpâ— them-that be needy and afflicted Comfort them that labour and be heauy laden And aboue all thynges continue and increase our fayth And for asmuch as thy poore little flocke can fearse haue any place or rest in this world come Lord we beseech thee with thy Factum est and make an end that this worlde may haue no more tyme nor place here and that thy Church may haue rest for euer Our Father which art in heauen c. A Prayer agaynst the deuill and his manifold temptations made by S. Augustine THere wanted a tempter and thou waâ—â— the cause that he was wantyng there wanted tyme and place and thou 〈◊〉 the cause that they wanted The tempter was present and there wanted neither place nor time but thou beldst me backe that I should not consent The tempter came full of darkenesse as he is and thou didst harten me that I might despise him The tempter came armed and strongly but to the intent he should not ouercome me thou did dest restraine him and strengthen me The tempter came transformed into an aungell of light and to the intent he should not deceaue me thou diddest rebuke him and to the intent I should know him thoâ— diddest inlighten me For he is that great red dragon the old Seâ—pent called the Deuill and Sathan which hath seuen heades and ten bornes whom thou hast created to take his pleasure in this hoâ—gâ— and broad sea wherein there creepe liuing wightes innumerable and beastes great and small that is to say diuers sortes of feendes which practise nothyng els day 〈◊〉 night but to go about seekyng whoÌ„ they may deuour except thou rescue him O Lord Iesus For it is that old dragoÌ„ which was bread in the paradise of pleasure which draweth downe the thyrd part of the Starres of heauen with his tayle and castes them to the ground which with his veâ—â— poysoneth the waters of the earth that as many meÌ„ as drinke of them may dye which trampleth vpon gold as if it were mire and 〈◊〉 of opinion that Iordan shall shall runne into his mouth and which is made of such a mould as he feareth no man. And who shall saue vs from his chappes O Lord Iesus Who shall plucke vs out of his mouth sauyng thou O Lord who hast broken the heades of the great Dragon Helpe vs lord Spread out thy wynges ouer vs O Lord that we may flee vnder them from the face of this Dragon that pursueth vs and fence thou vs froÌ„ his hornes with thy shield For this is his continuall indeuour this is his onely desire to deuour the soules which thou hast created And therfore we cry vnto thee our God deliuer vs from our dayly aduersary who whether we sleepe or wake whether we eate or drinke or whether we be doyng of any thyng els presseth vpon vs by all kynde of meanes assaultyng vs day night with traynes and policies and shooting his venemous arrowes at vs sometyme openly â–ª and sometyme priuily to sles our soules And yet such is our great madnesse O Lord in that whereas we see the Dragon coÌ„tinually in a readynes to deuout vs with open mouth we neuertheles do sleepe and ryot in our owne slouthfulnes as though we were out of his daunger who desiteth nothyng els but to deâ—rey vs Our mischieuous enemy â–ª to the intent to kill vs watcheth continually and neuer sleepeth and yet will not we wake from sleepe to save our selues 〈◊〉 he hath pitched infinite 〈…〉 our seeke and â—â—lled all our wayes with 〈…〉 to catch oursoules And who can escape 〈…〉 so many and so great daungers He hath Iesu for vs in our riches in our pouertie in ou◠〈…〉 in our pleasures in our sleepe and in 〈…〉 set snares for vs in our word 〈…〉 all our life But thou O Love 〈…〉 of the soulers and 〈…〉 geue prayse to 〈…〉 Lord who hath 〈…〉 pray for their teeth 〈…〉 as sparrow 〈…〉 net the net 〈…〉 and we 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Psalmes and also in what leafe you may finde euery of them Psalme Folio A. 30 ALl laâ—d and prayse 14 46 All people harken 24 78 Attend my people to my 41 82 Amid the prease with meâ— 45 100 All people that on 54 B. 81 BE light and glad in God 44 119 Blessed are they that perfect 66 128 Blessed art thou that 74 134 Behold and haue regard 76 142 Before the Lord God. 80 144 Blest be the Lord my 81 D. 83 DO not O God refrayne 45 E. 127 EXcept the Lord the. 74 G. 29 GEue to the Lord ye 13 37 Grudge not to see the. 18 48 Great is the Lord and. 24 54 God saue me for thy 28 105 Geue prayses vnto God. 58 107 Geue thankes vnto the Lord. 61 148 Geue land vnto the Lord. 83 H. 12 HElpe Lord for good and. 5 13 How long wilt thou forget 5 51 Haue mercy on me 27 56 Haue mercy Lord on 29 67 Haue mercy on 34 73 How euer it be yet God. 38 84 How pleasaunt is thy 46 91 He that within the secret 50 J. 5 INcline thine eares vnto 2 11 I trust in God how dare 5 20 In trouble and aduersitie 9 25 I lift mine hart to thee 11 34 I will geue laud and. 16 39 I sayd I will looke to my 20 40 I wayted long and sought 20 43 Iudge and reuenge my 22 77 I with my voyce to God. 41 91 It is a thing both good 51 101 In God the Lord be glad 54 101 I mercy will and iudgement 54 809 In speachles silence do not 62 116 I loue the Lord because 65 120 In trouble and in thrall 72 121 I lift mine â—yes to Sion 72 122 I did in hart reioyce to 72 L. 6 LOrd in thy wrath reproue 3 16 Lord keep◠〈…〉 for I trust 6 26 Lord be my 〈…〉 12 3â— Lord pleade 〈…〉 agaynst 26 42 Lyke as the hart doth breath 21 68 Let God arise and then his 34 72 Lord geue thy iudgementes 38 80 Lord how thine eares to 47 88 Lord God of health the. 48 130 Lord to thee I make my 75 140 Lord saue me from the. 80 143 Lord heare my prayer 8â— M 23 MY shepheard is the liuing 11 45 My hart doth take in 22 62 My soule to God shall geue 32 71 My Lord my God in all 37 103 My soule geue land vnto 56 104 My soule prayse the Lord. 56 143 My soule prayse thou the. 82 N. 115 NOt vnto vs Lord not 65 124 Now Israell may say 73 O. 3 O Lord how are my foes 2 4 O God that art my 2 7 O Lord my God I put 3 8 O God our Lord bow 3 15 O Lord within thy tabernacle 6 17 O Lord geue care to my 6 18 O God my strength and. 7 21 O Lord how
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
to throw whole kingdomes downe verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me â—ye and on my teares ditst looke Reserue them in a glasse by thee and wright them in thy booke verse 9 When I do call vpon thy name my foes away do start I well perceaue it by that same that God doth take my part verse 10 I glory in the word of God to prayse it I accord With ioy I will declare abroad the promise of the Lord. verse 11 I trust in God and yet I say as I afore began The Lord he is my helpe and stay I do not care for man. verse 12 And will performe with hart so free to God my vowes alwayes And I O Lord all tymes to thee will offer thankes and prayse verse 13 My soule from death thou doest defend and keepe my feere vpright That I before thee may ascend with such as liue in light Miserere mei psal Lvii. I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xliiij Psalme TAke pitie for thy promise sake haue mercye Lord on me For why my soule doth her betake vnto the helpe of thee verse 2 Within the shadow of thy winges I set my selfe full fast Till mischiefe malice and lyke thinges be gone and ouerpast verse 3 I call vpon the God most hye to whome I sticke and stand I meane the God that will stand by the cause I haue in hand verse 4 From heauen he hath sent his ayde to saue me from their spight That to deuour me haue assayde his mercy truth and might verse 5 I led my lyfe with Lyons fell all set on wrath and ire And with such wicked men I dwell that sreat lyke flames of fire verse 6 Their teeth are speares and arrowes long as sharpe as I haue seene They wound and cut with their quick tongue lyke swordes and weapons kene verse 7 Set vp and shew thy selfe O God aboue the heauens bright Exault thy prayse on earth abroad thy maiestre and might verse 8 They lay their net and do prepare a priuie caue and pit Wherein they thinke my soule to snare but they are fallen in it verse 9 My hart is set to laud the Lord in him I ioy alwayes My hart I say doth well accord to sing his laud and prayse verse 10 Awake my ioy awake I say my lute my â—arpe and string For I my selfe before the day will rise reioyce and sing verse 11 Among the people I will tell the goodnes of my God And shew his prayse that doth excell in Heathen landes abroad â–ª verse 12 His mercy doth extend as sarrâ— as heauens all art hye His truth as high as any starre that standeth in the skye verse 13 Set forth and shew thy selfe O God aboue the heauens bright Extoll thy prayse on earth abroad thy maiestie and might Si verè vtique Psal. Lviij I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlviij Psalme YE rulâ—rs that â—re put in trust to iudge of wrong and right Be all your iudgementes true and iust not knowing neede or might verse 2 Nay in your hartes ye marke and muse in mischiefe to consent And where ye should true iustice vse your handes to bribes are bent verse 3 This wicked sort from their byrth day haue erred on this wise And from their mothers wombe alway haue vsed craftes and lyes verse 4 In them the poyson and the breath of Serpentes do appeare Yea lyke the adder that is deafe and fast doth stop his eare verse 5 Because he will not heare the voyce of one that charmeth well No though he were the chiefe of choyce and did therein excell verse 6 O God breake thou their teeth at once within their mouth throughout The tuskes that in their great chaw bones lyke Lyons whelpes hang out verse 7 Let â—â—em consume away and wast as water runnes forthright The shaftes that they doe shoote in hast let them be broke in slight verse 8 As snâ—les do waste within the shell and vnto slime doe runne As one before his time that fell and neuer saw the Sunne verse 9 Before the thornes that now are young to bushes big shall grow The stormes of anger waxing strong shall take them ere they know verse 10 The iust shall ioy it doth them good that God doth vengeance take And they shall washe their feete in bloud of them that thee forsake verse 11 Then shall the world shew forth and tell that good men haue reward And that a God in earth doth dwell that iustice doth regard Eripe me Psal. Lix I. H. SEnd ayd and saue me from my foes O Lord I pray ' o thee defend and keepe me from all those that rise and striue with me O Lord preserue me from those men whose doinges are not good set me sure and safe froÌ„ them that thirsteth after bloud verse 3 For loe they waite my soule to take they rage agaynst me still Yea for no fault that I did make I neuer did them ill verse 4 They runne and do themselues prepare when I no whit offend Arise and saue me from the snare and see what they entend verse 5 O Lord of hostes of Israell arise and strike all landes And pitie none that doe rebell and in their mischiefe standes verse 6 At night they stirre and seeke about as houndes they houle and grinnes And all the Citie cleane thoughout from place to place they reâ—ne verse 7 They spake of me with mouth alway but in their lips were swordes They greed my death and they would say what none doth heare our wordes verse 8 But Lord thou â—ast their wayes espide and laught thereat apace The heathen folke thou shalt deride and mocke them to their face verse 9 The strength that doth my foes withstand O Lord doth come of thee My God he is my helpe at hand a fort of sence to me verse 10 The Lord to me doth shew his grace in great aboundance still That I may see my foes in case such as my hart doth will. verse 11 Destroy them not at once O God least it from minde do fall But with thy strength driue them abroad and so consume them all verse 12 For their ill wordes and truthles tongue confound them in their pride Their wicked othes with lyes and wrong let all the world deride verse 13 Consume them in thy wrath O Lord that nought of them remaine That men may know throughout the world that Iacobs God doth raigne verse 14 At enâ—ning they returne apace as dogs they grinne and cry Throughout the streetes in euery place they renne about and spy verse 15 They seeke about for meate I say but let them not be fed Nor finde an house wherein they may be bold to put their head verse 16 But I will shew thy strength abroad thy goodnes I will prayse For thou art my defeâ—ce and God at neede in all assayes verse 17 Thou aâ—t my strength thou hast mâ— stayed O Lord I sing to theâ— Thou art my fort my fence and ay
verse 34 Then am I most certaine my wordes shall him please I will reioyce in him to him will I cry verse 35 The sinners O Lord consume in thine ire And eke the peruerse them roote out with shame â–ª But as for my soule now let it still desire And say with the faythfull prayse ye the Lordes name Confitemini Domino psal Cv. N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme GEue prayses vnto God the Lord and call vpon his name Among the people eke declare his workes to spread his fame verse 2 Sing ye vnto the Lord I say and sing vnto him prayse And talke of all the wondrous workes that he hath wrought alwayes verse 3 In honor of his holy name reioyce with one accord And let the hart also reioyce of them that seeke the Lord. verse 4 Seeke ye the Lord and seeke the strength of his eternall might And seeke his face continually and presence of his sight verse 5 The wondrous workes that he hath done keepe still in myndefull hart Ne let the iudgementes of his mouth out of your mynde depart verse 6 Ye that of faythfull Abraham his seruaunt are the seede Ye his elect the children that of Iacob do proceede verse 7 For he he onely is I say the mighty Lord our God And his most rightfull iudgementes are through all the earth abroad verse 8 His promise and his couenant which he hath made to his He hath remembred euermore to thousandes of degrees The second part verse 9 The couenaunt which he hath made with Abraham long ago And faythfull oth which he hath sworne to Isaac also verse 10 And did confirme the same for law that Iacob should obay And for eternall couenant to Israell for ay verse 11 When thus he sayd loe I to you all Chanaan land will geue The lot of your inheritaunce wherein your seede shall liue verse 12 Although their number at that tyme did very small appeare Yea very small and in the land they then but straungers were verse 13 While yet they walkt from land to land without a sure abode And while fro sundry kyngdomes they did wander all abroad verse 14 And wrong at none oppressors hand he suffred them to take But euen the great and mighty kynges reproued for their sake verse 15 And thus he sayd touch ye not those that myne annoynted be Ne do the Prophetes any harme that do pertayne to me verse 16 He cald a dearth vpon the land of bread he stroyd the store But he agaynst their tyme of neede had sent a man before The third part verse 17 Euen Ioseph which had once been sold to liue a slaue in woe verse 18 Whose feete they hurt in stockes whose soule the iron pearst also verse 19 Vntill the tyme came when his cause was knowen apparantly The mighty word of God the Lord his faultles truth did try verse 20 The kyng sent and deliuered him from prison where he was The ruler of the people then did freely let him pas verse 21 And ouer all his house he made him Lord to beare the sway And of his substaunce made him haue the rule and all the stay verse 22 That he might to his will instruct the Princes of his land And wisedomes lore his auncient men might teach to vnderstand verse 23 Then into the Egyptian land came Israell also And Iacob in the land of Ham did liue a straunger tho verse 24 His people he exceedyngly in number made to flowe And ouer all their enemies in strength he made them grow verse 25 Whose hart he turnd that they with hate â–ª his people did intreat And did his seruauntes wrongfully abuse with false deceit The fourth part verse 26 His faythfull seruaunt Moyses then and Aaron whom he chose He did commaund to go to them his message to disclose verse 27 The wondrous message of his signes among them they did shew And wonders in the land of Ham then did they worke also verse 28 Darknes he sent and made it darcke in stâ—ed of brighter day And vnto his commission they did not disobay verse 29 He turnd their waters into bloud he did their fishes â—lay verse 30 Their land brought frogs euen in the place where their kyng Pharo lay verse 31 He spake â–ª and at his voyce there came great swarmes of noysom Flyes And all the quarters of their land were fild with crawling lyce verse 32 He gaue them cold and stony hayle in steed of milder rayne â–ª And fierâ— flames within their land he sent vnto their payne verse 33 He smote their vines and all their trees whereon their figs did grow And all the trees within their coastes downe did he ouerthrow verse 34 He spake then Caterpillers did and Grashoppers abound verse 35 Which eat the gras in all their land and fruite of all their ground The fift part verse 36 Their first begotten in their land eke deadly did he smite Yea the begynnyng and first fruit of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold and siluer he them brought from Egypt laâ—d to pas And in the numbâ—r of their tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and ioyfull then when they did thence depart For terrour and the feare of them was fallen vpon their hart verse 39 To shroud them from the parchyng heaâ— a cloud he did display And fire â—e sent to geue them light when night had hid the day verse 40 They asked and he caused Quayles to rayne at their request And â—ully with the bread of heauen their hunger he represt verse 41 He opened then the stony rocke and waters gushed out And in the dry and parched grounds like â—iuers â—anne about verse 42 For of his holy couenaunt aye myndefull was he tho Which to his seruant Abraham â—e pâ—â—ghted long ago verse 43 He bâ—ought his people forth with mirth and his elect with ioy Out of the cruell land where they had lyued in great annoy verse 44 And of the Heathen men he gaue to them the fruitfull landes The labor of the people 〈◊〉 they tooke into their handes verse 45 That they his holy statutes might obserue for euermore And faythfully obey his lawes prayse ye the Lord therfore Confitemini Domino psal Cvi N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme PRayse ye the Lord for he is good his mercy dures foray verse 2 Who can expresse his noble actes or all his prayse display â–ª verse 3 They blessed are that iudgementes keepe and â—ustly do alway verse 4 With fauour of thy people Lord remember me I pray And with thy saâ—yng health O Lord vouchsafe to visitâ— mee verse 5 That I the great felicitie of thine elect may see And with thy peoples ioy I may a ioyfull mynde possesse And may with thine inheritaunce a glorying â–ª hart expresse verse 6 Both we and eke our fathers all haue sinned euery one We haue committed wickednes and lewdly we haue done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast