as the lord prosper you we wyshe you good lucke in the name of the Lorde Deprofundis clamaui psal cxxx OVt of the depe haue I called vnto thee O lord lord heare my voyce Oh let thyne eares consider well the voyce of my complaynt If thou lord will be extreme to marke what is done amisse O lord who may abyde it For there is mercy with thee therefore shalt thou be feared I loke for the lord my soule doeth wayte for him in his woord is my trust My soule flyeth vnto the lord before the morning watch I say before the morning watche O Israel trust in the Lord for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcion And he shal redeme Israel from at his sinnes Domine non est exaltatum psal cxxxi LOrd I am not hye minded I haue no proude lokes I doe not exercise my self in great matters which are to hye for me But I refrayn my soule and kepe it lowe like as a childe that is wayned from his mother yea my soule is euen as a wayned childe O Israel trust in the lord from thys time furth for euermore Memento domine Dauid psal cxxxii Mornīg prayer LOrde remember Dauid and all his trouble Howe he sware vnto the lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almightie God of Iacob I will not come within the tabernacle of my house nor climbe vp into my bed I will not suffre my eyes to slepe nor my eye liddes to slumbre neythter the temples of my head to take anye reste Vntill I fynde out a place for the temple of the Lord an habitacion for the mighty God of Iacob Loe we hearde of the same at Ephrata and found it in the wood We will goe into hys Tabernacle and fall lowe on oure knees before his fotestoole Aryse O lorde into thy restyng place thou and the Arke of thy strength Let thy Priestes bee clothed with righteousnes and let thy sainctes sing with ioyfulnes For the seruaunt Dauids sake turne not awaye the presence of thyne annoynted The Lord hath made a faithfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall not shrinke from it Of the fruite of thy body shall I set vpon thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunte and my testymonies that I shall learne them theyr chyldren also shall sitte vpon thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habitacion for himselfe he hath longed for her Thys shal be my reste for euer here wyll I dwell for I haue a delight therein I will blesse her vitailes with encrease and will satisfye her poore with bread I will decke her Priestes with health and her saynctes shall reioyce and syng There shall I make the horne of Dauid to florish I haue ordeyned a lanterne for mine annoynted As for hys enemies I shall clothe them with shame but vpon himselfe shall his crowne florishe Ecce quam bonum psal cxxxiii BEholde howe good and ioyfull a thyng it is brethren to dwell together in vnitie It is like the precious oyntment vpon the head that ranne downe vnto the hearde euen vnto Aarons bearde and went downe to the skyrtes of his clothyng Like as the dewe of Hermon whiche fell vpon the hill of Syon For there the Lorde promised his blessyng and lyfe for euermore Ecce nunc benedicite dominum Psalm cxxxiiii BEholde now praise the Lorde all ye the seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lorde euen in the courtes of the house of our God Lift vp your handes in the sanctuary and praise the lord The lord that made heauen and earth geue thee blessyng out of Syon Laudate dominum psalme cxxxv O Prayse the Lorde laud ye the name of the Lord praise it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stand in the house of the lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the lord for the lorde is gracious O syng prayses vnto his name for it is louely For why the lorde hath chosen Iacob vnto hymselfe and Israel for hys own possession For I know that the Lorde is great and that our Lord is aboue all Goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that did he in heauen and in earth and in the Sea and to all depe places He bringeth foorth the cloudes from the endes of the world and sendeth foorthe lightninges with the rayne bryngyng the wyndes out of his treasures He smote the first borne of Egipt both of man of beast He hath sent tokens and wonders into the middest of thee O thou lande of Egipte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuerse nacions and slewe myghty kynges Sehon kyng of the Amorites and Og the kyng of Basā and all the kingdomes of Canaan And gaue theyr lande to be an heritage euen an herytage vnto Israel hys people Thy name O lord endureth for euer so doeth thy memoriall O Lorde from one generacion to another For the Lord wil auenge his people and be gracious vnto his seruauntes As for the images of the heathen they are but siluer and golde the worke of mennes handes They haue mouthes and speake not iyes haue they but they see not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breath in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are all they that put theyr trust in them Praise the lord ye house of Israel praise the lord ye house of Aaron Praise the Lorde ye house of Leui ye that feare the lord praise the Lorde Praysed bee the Lorde oute of Sion whiche dwelle that Ierusalem Confitemini domino Psalm cxxxvi Euening prayer O Geue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious and his mercy endureth foreuer O geue thankes vnto the God of all gods for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lord of all Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche only doth great wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his excellente wisedome made the heauens for hys mercy endureth for euer Which laid out the earth aboue the waters for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche hath made greate lightes for his mercy endureth for euer The Sunne to rule the daye for his mercye endureth for euer The Mone and the starres to gouerne the night for hys mercy endureth for euer Whyche smote Egipt with theyr first borne for hys mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel from among them for hys mercy endureth for euer With a mighty hand and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whyche deuided the redde Sea in two partes for hys mercy endureth for euer And made Israel to goe thorow the middes of it for hys mercy endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoaste he ouerthrewe them in the redde sea for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people through the wildernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kinges for his merci endureth for euer Yea and slew myghtie kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon kyng of the Ammorites for hys mercy endureth for euer And Og the kyng of Basan for hys mercye endureth for euer And gaue awaye theyr land for
vs and encline our heartes to kepe thys lawe Minister Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy god in vayne for the lord wil not hold him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our c. Minister Remembre that thou kepe holy the Sabboth daye Syre dayes shalt thou laboure and doe all that thou haste to doe but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the LORDE thy God In it thou shalt doe no maner of worke thou and thy sonne and thy doughter thy manseruaunt and thy mayde seruaunte thy Catell and the straunger that is within thy gates for in vi daies the lorde made heauen and earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye Wherfore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and halowed it People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our c. Minister Honoure thy father and thy mother that thy dayes may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy god geueth thee People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our c. Minister Thou shalt doe no murther People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our c. Minister Thou shalt not commit adultery People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our c. Minister Thou shalt not steale People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our c. Minister Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neyghbour People Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and encline our heartes to kepe this lawe Minister Thou shalte not couete thy neighbours house Thou shalte not couet thy neighbours wyfe nor his seruaunte nor hys mayde nor his oxe nor his asse nor any thyng that is hys People Lorde haue mercye vpon vs and write all these thy lawes in our heartes we beseche thee ¶ Then shall folowe the Collect of the day with one of these two Collectes folowing for the Kyng the Prieste standing vp and saying Priest ¶ Let vs praye ALmightie God whose kyngdome is euerlasting power infinite haue mercye vpon the whole congregacion and so rule the heart of thy chosen seruaunte Edwarde the sixth our king gouernour that he knowyng whose minister he is may aboue all things seke thy honour and glory that we his subiectes duly considering whose autoritie he hath may faythfully serue honor humbly obey him in thee and for thee according to thy blessed woord ordinaunce Through Iesus Christe our Lorde who with thee and the holy gost liueth and reygneth euer one God world without end Amen ALmightie and euerlasting god we be taughte by thy holy woord that the heartes of kinges are in thy rule and gouernaunce that thou doest dispose and turne them as it semeth best to thy godly wisdom we humbly beseche thee so to dispose gouerne the hearte of Edward the sixth thy seruaunt our king and gouernour that in al his thoughtes wordes and workes he may euer seke thy honor and glory and study to preserue thy people committed to hys charge in wealth peace and godlines Graunte thys O mercyfull father for thy deare sonnes sake Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ¶ Immediately after the Collectes the Priest shall reade the Epistle beginning thus ¶ The Epistle written in the. 〈◊〉 Chapter of 〈◊〉 ¶ And the Epistle ended he shall saye the Ghospell begynnyng thus ¶ The Ghospell written in the. 〈◊〉 Chapter of 〈◊〉 ¶ And the Epistle and Ghospel beeing ended shal be sayde the Crede I Beleue in one god the father almightie maker of heauē and earth and of al thinges visible and inuisible And in one lord Iesu Christ the onely begotten sonne of god begotten of his father before al worldes God of God light of light very god of very god begotten not made being of one substaunce with the father by whom all thinges were made who for vs men and for our saluacion came down from heauen and was incarnate by the holy gost of the virgin Mary and was made man was crucified also for vs vnder Pōcius Pilate He suffred and was buried and the third day he arose again according to the scripture and ascended into heauen and sitteth at the right hand of the father And he shall come againe with glory to iudge both the quicke and the dead Whose kyngdome shall haue none ende And I beleue in the holy gost the lord and geuer of life who procedeth from the father the sonne who with the father and the sōne together is worshipped glorified who spake by the Prophetes And I beleue one Catholyke and Apostolike churche I acknowledge one Baptisme for the remissiō of synnes And I loke for the resurreccion of the dead and the lyfe of the worlde to come Amen After the Crede yf there bee no sermon shall folowe one of the homelies already set forth or hereafter to be sette forth by common auctortie After such sermon homely or exhortaciō the Curate shal declare vnto the people whether there bee any holy dayes or fasting daies the weke folowing and earnestlye exhorte them to remember the poore saying one or moe of these sentēces folowing as he thinketh most conuenient by his discrerion Math. v. Lette youre lighte so shine beefore menne that they maye see youre good workes and glorifie youre father whyche is in heauen Math. vi Lay not vp for your selues treasure vpō the earth where the rust and moth doeth corrupte and where theues breake through and steale But lay vp for your selues treasures in heauen where neither ruste nor mothe doeth corrupte and where theues doe not breake throughe and steale Mat. vii Whatsoeuer you woulde that men shoulde doe vnto you euen so doe vnto them for thys is the law the Prophetes Mat. vii Not euerye one that sayeth vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kingdome of heauen but he that doeth the wil of my father which is in heauen Luke xix Zache stode forth and said vnto the Lord behold lord the halfe of my goodes I geue to the poore and if I haue done any wrong to any man I restore foure folde i. Cor. ix Who goeth a warfare at any tyme of his owne cost who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruite thereof Or who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the milke of the flocke i. Cor. ix If we haue sowē vnto you spirituall thinges is it a great matter yf we shall reape your worldly thynges i. Cor. ix Doe ye not knowe that they which minister aboute holy thynges lyue of the sacrifice They whiche waite of the altare are partakers with the altare Euen so hath the lorde also ordayned that they whyche preache the gospell should lyue of the gospell ii Cor. ix He whiche soweth litle shall reape little and he that soweth plenteouslye shall reape plenteouslye Let euery man doe according as he is disposed in his heart not grudgeing or of necessitie for God loueth a cherefull geuer Gala. vi Let hym
shadow of death I wil feare no euil for thou art with me thy rod and thy staffe comfort me Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me thou hast annointed my head with Oile and my cup shal be full But thy louing kindnes and mercy shal folow me al the daies of my life I wil dwel in the house of the lord for euer Domini est terra psal xxiiii Mornīg prayer THe earth is the lordes and al that therein is the compasse of the world and they that dwel therein For he hath founded it vpon the Seas and prepared it vpon the sloudes Who shall ascende into the hil of the lord or who shall ryse vp in hys holy place Euen he that hath cleane handes and a pure hearte and that hath not lift vp his minde vnto vanitie nor sworne to deceiue his neighboure He shal receiue the blessyng from the lord and ryghteousnes from the God of hys saluacion This is the generacion of thē that seke him euen of them that seke thy face O Iacob Lift vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lift vp ye euerlastyng doores and the king of glory shall come in Who is the king of glory it is the lord strong and mightie euen the Lorde mightie in battayl Lifte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lyfte vp ye euerlastyng dores and the kyng of glory shall come in Who is the kyng of glory euen the Lorde of hostes he is the kyng of glory Ad te domine psal xxv INto thee O Lord wil I lift vp my soule my God I haue put my trust in thee O let me not be cōfounded neyther let myne enemyes triumphe ouer me For al they that hope in thee shal not be ashamed but such as transgresse without a cause shal be put to confusyon Shewe me thy waies O lord and teache me thy pathes Leade me furth in thy trueth and learne me for thou art the god of my saluacion in thee hath been my hope al the day long Cal to remembraunce O Lord thy tender mercyes and thy louing kindnes which hath been euer of olde Oh remember not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordyng to thy mercy thinke thou vpon me O Lorde for thy goodnesse Gracious and righteous is the lord therfore wil he teache synners in the waye Them that be meke shal he guide in iudgement and such as be gentle them shall he learne hys waye Al the pathes of the Lord are mercy and trueth vnto such as kepe hys couenaunt and his testimonies For thy names sake O Lord be merciful vnto my sinne for it is great What man is he that feareth the lord him shal he teache in the way that he shall chose Hys soule shal dwel at ease and hys seede shall enherite the lande The secretes of the Lord are among them that feare him and he wyll shewe them hys couenaunt Mine iyes are euer lokyng vnto the lord for he shal plucke my fete out of the nette Turne thee vnto me and haue mercy vpon me for I am desolate and in misery The sorowes of my hearte are enlarged O bring thou me out of my troubles Loke vpon mine aduersitie and misery and forgeue me all my synne Considre mine enemies how many they are they beare a tyrannous hate agaynst me O kepe my soule and delyuer me let me not be confounded for I haue put my trust in thee Let perfectnes and righteous dealing waite vpon me for my hope hath been in thee Deliuer Israel O God out of al hys troubles Iudica me domine Psal xxvi BE thou my iudge O lord for I haue walked innocētly my trust hath been also in the lord therfore shall I not fall Examine me O Lord and proue me trye out my reynes and my heart For thy louing kindnes is euer before mine eyes and I wyll walke in thy trueth I haue not dwelt with vayne persones neither wyll I haue felowship with the deceitfull I haue hated the congregacion of the wicked and wyll not sit emong the vngodly I wil washe my handes in innocencie O Lord and so wil I goe to thyne altare That I may shewe the voyce of thankesgeuing and tell of al thy wonderous workes Lorde I haue loued the habitacion of thy house and the place where thine honor dwelleth O shut not vp my soule with the sinners nor my life with the bloud thyrstie In whose handes is wickednes and their righte handes are full of giftes But as for me I will walke innocentlye O deliuer me and be mercifull vnto me My foote standeth right I wyll prayse the Lorde in the congregacions Dominus illuminacio psal xxvii Euening prayer THe lord is my light and my saluaciō whom then shal I feare the lorde is the strength of my lyfe of whom then shal I be afrayde When the wicked euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon me to eate vp my fleshe they stombled and fell Thoughe an host of men were layed against me yet shall not my heart be afrayd and though there rose vp warre agaynst me yet wil I put my trust in hym One thing haue I desyred of the Lord whiche I wyll require euen that I may dwel in the house of the Lord al the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre bewty of the lord and to visite his temple For in the tyme of trouble he shall hyde me in his Tabernacle yea in the secret place of his dwelling shal he hide me and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone And nowe shall he lyft vp my head aboue myne enemyes rounde about me Therfore will I offre in his dwelling an oblacyon with great gladnes I wil sing and speake praises vnto the lord Hearken vnto my voyce O lorde when I crye vnto thee haue mercy vpon me and heare me My hearte hath talked of thee seke ye my face thy face lorde wyll I seke O hyde not thou thy face fro me nor cast thy seruaunte away in dyspleasure Thou hast been my succour leaue me not neither forsake me O God of my saluacion When my father and my mother forsake me the lord taketh me vp Teache me thy way O lord and leade me the ryght way because of mine enemyes Deliuer me not ouer into the wil of mine aduersaryes for there are false witnesses risen vp againste me and suche as speake wrong I should vtterly haue faynted but that I beeleue verely to see the goodnes of the lord in the lande of the liuing O tary thou the lordes laisure be strong and he shal comfort thine heart and put thou thy trust in the Lorde Ad te domine clamabo psal xxviii VNto thee will I crye O lord my strength thinke no scorne of me lest if thou make thee as thoughe thou hearest not I become like them that goe downe into the pytte Heare the voyce of my humble peticions when I cyre vnto thee when I hold vp my handes towarde the mercye
Kynges daughters were among thy honorable wemen vpō thy right hand did stand the Quene in a vesture of golde wrought about with dyuerse colors Herken O daughter and consydre enclyne thyne eare forgeat also thyne owne people and thy fathers house So shall the kyng haue pleasure in thy bewtie for he is thy Lorde God and worshyp thou hym And the daughter of Tire shall be there with gyft lyke as the ryche also among the people shall make theyr supplycacion before thee The Kynges daughter is al glorious within her clothing is of wrought golde She shal be broughte vnto the kyng in rayment of nedle worke the vyrgins that be her felowes shal beare her company and shal be brought vnto thee With ioye and gladnesse shall they be brought and shall entre into the Kynges palace In steade of thy fathers thou shalt haue chyldren whom thou mayst make Princes in all landes I wyll remembre thy name from one generacyon vnto another therefore shall the people geue thankes vnto thee worlde without ende Deus noster refugium Psalm xlvi GOd is oure hope and strength a very presente helpe in trouble Therfore wyl not we feare though the earth be moued though the hilles be caried into the middest of the sea Though the waters therof rage and swell and thoughe the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same The riuers of the fludde therof shall make glad the cytye of God the holy place of the tabernacle of the most hyest God is in the middest of her therfore shall she not bee remoued God shall helpe her and that righte early The Heathen make muche a doe and the kingdomes are moued but God hathe shewed hys voyce and the earth shal melte awaye The Lorde of hostes is with vs the god of Iacob is oure refuge O come hyther and behold the workes of the Lord what destruccion he hath brought vpon the earth He maketh warres to cease in all the world he breaketh the bowe and knappeth the speare in sunder and burneth the chariotes in the fyre Be styll then and knowe that I am God I wil be exalted among the Heathen and I wil be exalted in the earthe The Lord of hostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our defence Omnes gentes plaudite Psalm xlvii Euening prayer Clap youre handes together all ye people O syng vnto God with the voyce of melodye For the Lorde is hye and to bee feared he is the great kyng vpon all the earth He shall subdue the people vnder vs and the nacions vnder oure feete He shall chose out an heritage for vs euen the worshyp of Iacob whom he loued God is gone vp with a mery noyse and the Lord with the sounde of the trompe O syng prayses syng praises vnto our God O sing prayses syng prayses vnto our Kyng For God is the Kyng of al the earth sing ye prayses with vnderstandyng God reygneth ouer the Heathen God sytteth vpon hys holy seate The Princes of the people are ioyned vnto the people of the God of Abraham for God whiche is very hye exalted doeth defend the earth as it were with a shielde Magnus dominus Psalm xlviii GReat is the Lorde and highely to bee praysed in the cytie of our God euen vpon his holy hyll The hyll of Sion is a fayre place and the ioye of the whole earth vpon the Northsyde lyeth the cytie of the great Kyng God is well knowen in her palaces as a sure refuge For loe the kynges of the earthe are gathered and gone by together They marueyled to see suche thynges they were astonied and sodeynly cast downe Feare came there vpon thē and sorow as vpon a woman in her trauaile Thou shalt breake the shippes of the sea through the East wynde Like as we haue heard so haue we sene in the citie of the lord of hostes in the citie of our god god vpholdeth thesame for euer We waite for thy louing kindnes O god in the middes of thy temple O god according vnto thy name so is thy praise vnto the worldes ende thy right hand is ful of righteousnes Let the mount Sion reioice and the doughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgementes Walke about Sion and goe rounde about her and tel the towers therof Marke wel her bulwarkes set vp her houses that ye may tel them that come after For this God is our God for euer and euer he shal be oure guide vnto death Audite hee gentes psal xlix O Heare ye this al ye people pōder it with your eares all ye that dwell in the worlde High and lowe riche and poore one with another My mouth shall speake of wysdome and my heart shall muse of vnderstanding I wil encline mine eare to the parable and shew my darke speache vpon the harpe Wherfore should I feare in the dayes of wickednesse and when the wyckednesse of my heles compasseth me rounde aboute There be some that putte their trust in their goodes and boast themselues in the multitude of their richesse But no man may delyuer his brother nor make agrement vnto god for hym For it cost more to redeme their soules so that he must let that alone for euer Yea though he lyue long and see not the graue For he seeth that wisemen also die and perishe together as wel as the ignoraunt and foolishe and leaue their riches for other And yet they thynke that their houses shall continue for euer and that their dwelling places shal endure from one generacion to another and call the landes after their owne names Neuertheles man wil not abide in honor seeyng he may be compared vnto the beastes that perishe this is the way of them This is their foolishnes and their posteritie prayse theyr saying They lye in the hell like shepe death gnaweth vpon them and the righteous shall haue dominaciō of them in the morning their beautie shal consume in the sepulchre out of their dwellyng But god shal delyuer my soule from the place of hel for he shall receyue me Be not thou afraid though one be made riche or if the glory of hys house be encreased For he shal cary nothyng away with him when he dyeth neyther shal hys pompe folowe hym For whyle he lyued he counted hymselfe an happy man and so long as thou doest wel vnto thy selfe men wyl speake good of thee He shall folowe the generacions of his fathers and shall neuer see lyght Man beyng in honor hath no vnderstanding but is compared vnto the beastes that peryshe Deus deorum dominus psal l. Mornīg prayer THe lord euen the most mightie god hath spoken and called the world from the rising vp of the sunne vnto the goyng down therof Out of Sion hath god appeared in perfecte beautie Oure god shall come and shall not kepe silence there shall goe before him a consuming fier and a mightie tempest that be styred vp rounde about hym He shall call the heauen from aboue and
sparowe hath found her an house and the swallowe a nest where she may lay her yong euen thy aulters O Lord of hostes my king and my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will be alway praysing thee Blessed is that man whose strength is in thee in whose heart are thy wayes Whiche goyng through the vayle of miserye vse it for a well and the pooles are filled with water They will goe from strength to strength and vnto the God of Gods appeareth euery one of them in Syon O Lord God of hostes heare my prayer hearken O God of Iacob Behold O God our defender and loke vpon the face of thine annoynted For one daye in thy courtes is better then a thousande I had rather be a dore keper in the house of my god then to dwel in the tentes of vngodlines For the lorde god is a light and defence the Lorde will geue grace and worship and no good thyng shall he withhold from them that liue a godly life O Lorde God of hostes blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee Benedixisti domine psal lxxxv LOrd thou art become gracious vnto thy land thou hast turned a way the captiuitie of Iacob Thou hast forgeuen the offence of thy people and couered all theyr sinnes Thou hast taken a way all thy displeasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathful indignacion Turne vs then O God our sauiour and let thine angre ceasse from vs. Wilt thou be displeased at vs for euer wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generacion to an other Wilt thou not turne again and quicken vs that thy people may reioyce in thee Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunt vs thy saluacion I wil hearken what the lord god wil say concerning me for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sainctes that they turne not agayne For his saluacion is nye them that feare him that glory may dwel in our lande Mercye and trueth are met together righteousnes and peace haue kissed eche other Truth shal florish out of the earth and righteousnes hath loked down from heauen Yea the lord shal shew louing kindnes and our land shal geue her encrease Righteousnes shal goe before him and he shal direct his going in the waye Inclina domine aurem psal lxxxvi Mornīg prayer BOw downe thine eare O Lorde and heare me for I am poore and in misery Preserue thou my soule for I am holy my god saue thy seruaunt that putteth his trust in thee Be mercifull vnto me O lord for I will call dayly vpon thee Comfort the soule of thy seruaunt for vnto thee O lord doe I lift vp my soule For thou lord art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto al them that call vpon thee Geue eare Lord vnto my prayer and ponder the voyce of myne humble desyres In the time of my trouble I will call vpon thee for thou hearest me Among the gods there is none like vnto thee O Lord there is not one that can doe as thou doest All nacions whom thou hast made shal come and worship thee O Lord and shall glorifye thy name For thou art great and doest wonderous thinges thou art God alone Teache me thy waye O Lorde and I will walke in thy truth O knit my heart vnto thee that it may feare thy name I wil thanke thee O lorde my God with all my heart and will prayse thy name for euermore For great is thy mercy towarde me and thou hast deliuered my soule from the nethermost hell O God the proud are riesen against me and the congregacion of naughty menne haue sought after my soule and haue not set thee before theyr eyes But thou O Lord God artful of compassion and mercy long suffering plenteous in goodnes and trueth O turne thee then vnto me and haue mercy vpon me geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunte and helpe the sonne of thyne handmayd Shewe some good token vpon me for good that they whiche hate me maye see it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast holpen me and comforted me Fundamenta eius Psal lxxxvii HEr foundacions are vpon the holy hilles the Lorde loued the gates of Syon more then all the dwellinges of Iacob Very excellent thinges are spoken of thee thou citie of God I wil thinke vpon Rahab and Babilon with them that knowe me Beholde ye the Philistines also and they of Tyre with the Morians loe there was he borne And of Syon it shal be reported that he was borne in her and the most high shall stablishe her The Lord shal rehearse it when he wryteth vp the people that he was borne there The syngers also and Trumpetters shal he rehearse all my freshe springes shal be in thee Domine deus salutis psal lxxxviii O Lorde God of my saluacion I haue cryed day and night before thee O lette my prayer enter into thy presence encline thine eare vnto my calling For my soule is ful of trouble and my life draweth nigh vnto hell I am counted as one of them that goe downe vnto the pyt and I haue been euen as a man that hath no strength Free among the dead like vnto them that be wounded and lye in the graue whiche be out of remembraunce and are cut away from thy hand Thou hast layd me in the lowest pit in a place of darkenes and in the diepe Thine indignacion lyeth harde vpon me and thou hast vexed me with all thy stormes Thou hast put a way myne acquayntaunce farre fro me and made me to be abhorred of them I am so fast in prieson that I can not geat furth My sight fayleth for very trouble Lord I haue called daily vpon thee I haue stretched out my handes vnto the. Doest thou shewe wonders among the dead or shall the dead rise vp agayn and prayse thee Shal thy louing kindnes be shewed in the graue or thy faythfulnes in destruccion Shal thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke thy rightousnes in the land where al thinges are forgottē Vnto thee haue I cryed O Lorde and earely shall my prayer come before thee Lorde why abhorrest thou my soule and hydest thy face fro me I am in misery and like vnto him that is at the poynt to dye euen from my youth vp thy terrours haue I suffred with a troubled mind Thy wrathful displeasure goeth ouer me and the feare of thee hath vndone me They came round about me dayly lyke water and compassed me together on euery syde My louers and frendes hast thou put a way fro me and hid myne acquaintaunce out of my sight Misericordias domini psal lxxxix Euening prayer MY s ong shal be alwaye of the louyng kindnes of the Lorde with my mouth will I euer be shewing thy trueth from one generacion to another For I haue sayde mercy shal be set vp for euer thy truth shalt thou stablishe in the heauens I haue made a couenant with my chosen I haue
so shall my woordes please hym my ioye shal be in the Lorde As for sinners they shal be consumed oute of the earthe and the vngodly shall come to an ende prayse thou the lord O my soule prayse the Lorde Confitemini domino psalm cv Mornīg prayer O Geue thankes vnto the Lord and cal vpon his name tell the people what thinges he hath done O let youre songes be of him and prayse hym and let youre talkyng be of all his wonderous workes Reioyce in his holy name let the hearte of them reioyce that seeke the Lorde Seke the Lorde and his strength seke his face euermore Remembre the meruaylous workes that he hathe doone his wonders and the iudgementes of his mouth O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt ye children of Iacob his chosen He is the Lorde oure God his iudgementes are in all the worlde He hathe been alway mindfull of his couenaunt and promyse that he made to a thousand generacyons Euen the couenaunte that he made with Abraham and the othe that he swore vnto Isaac And appoynted thesame vnto Iacob for a lawe and to Israel for an euerlastyng Testament Saying vnto thee wyll I geue the land of Canaan the lot of your enheritaunce When there was yet but a few of them and they straungers in the lande What tyme as they wente from one nacyon to another from one kingdom to another people He suffred no man to doe them wrong but reproued euen kinges for theyr sakes Touche not myne annoynted and doe my Prophetes no harme Moreouer he called for a dearth vpon the land and destroyed all the prouision of bread But he had sent a man before them euen Ioseph whyche was solde to be a bond seruaunt Whose feete they hurte in the stockes the yron entred into his soule Vntyll the tyme came that hys cause was knowen the worde of the Lord tryed hym The king sent and delyuered hym the Prince of the people let him goe free He made him Lorde also of his house and ruler of all hys substaunce That he myght enfourme his Princes after hys wyll and teache his Senatours wysedome Israel also came into Egipt and Iacob was a straunger in the lande of Ham. And he encreased hys people excedyngly and made them stronger then their enemyes Whose heart turned so that they hated his people and dealt vntruely with hys seruauntes Then sent he Moses his seruaunt and Aaron whom he had chosen And these shewed his tokens among them and wonders in the lande of Ham. He sente darkenes and it was darke and they were not obedyent vnto hys worde He turned their waters into bloud and slew their fishe Their land brought forth frogges yea euē in their kinges chambres He spake the word and there came all maner of flies and lyce in all theyr quarters He gaue them hayle stones for rayne and slambes of fyre in theyr lande He smote their vines also and fig trees and destroied the trees that were in their coastes He spake the woorde and the greshoppers came Caterpillers innumerable did eate vp all the grasse in theyr lande and deuoured the fruite of their grounde He smote al the fyrst borne in their lande euen the chief of all their strength He broughte them forth also with siluer and golde there was not one feble person among their tribes Egipt was glad at their departyng for they were afrayd of them He spred oute a cloude to bee a coueryng and fier to geue light in the night season At theyr desyre he broughte quayles and he fylled them with the bread of heauen He opened the rocke of stone and the waters flowed out so that ryuers ran in the drye places For why he remembreth hys holy promyse and Abraham his seruaunt And he brought forth his people with ioye and hys chosen with gladnes And gaue them the landes of the Heathen and they toke the labours of the people in possession That they might kepe hys statutes obserue hys lawes Confitemini domino psal cvi Euening prayer O Geue thankes vnto the lord for he is gracious and hys mercy endureth for euer Who can expresse the noble actes of the lord or shew forth all hys prayse B1essed are they that alwaye kepe iudgemente and dooe righteousnes Remembre O lorde accordyng to thy fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people O visite me with thy saluacion That I may see the felicitie of thy chosen and reioyce in the gladnes of thy people and geue thankes with thine enheritaunce We haue sinned with our fathers we haue done amysse and dealt wickedly Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egipt neyther kepte they thy greate goodnes in remembraunce but were disobedient at the sea euen at the redde sea Neuertheles he helped them for his names sake that he might make his power to be knowen He rebuked the red sea and it was dried vp so he led them through the depe as through a wildernes And he saued them from the aduersaries hand and deliuered them from the hande of the enemye As for those that troubled them the waters ouerwhelmed them there was not one of them lefte Then beleued they his wordes and sang praise vnto him But within a whyle they forgatte his workes and would not abyde hys counsayle But lust came vpon them in the wildernes and they tempted god in the deserte And he gaue them their desire and sent leanesse wythall into their soule They angred Moses also in the tentes and Aaron the sainct of the Lorde So the earth opened and swalowed vp Dathan and couered the congregacion of Abiram And the fier was kiendled in their companye the flame brent vp the vngodly They made a calfe in Horeb and worshipped the molten ymage Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a calf that eateth haye And they forgat god their Sauioure whiche had done so great thynges in Egipt Wonderous woorkes in the lande of Ham and fearefull thynges by the red sea So he said he would haue destroied them had not Moyses his chosē stand before him in the gappe to turne away hys wrathfull indignacion leste he shoulde destroye them Yea they thought scorne of that pleasaunt land and gaue no credence vnto hys worde But murmured in their tentes and harkened not vnto the voyce of the Lorde Then lift he vp his hand against them to ouerthrow them in the wildernes To cast out their sede among the nacions and to scatter them in the landes They ioyned themselues vnto Baal Peor and eate the offerynges of the dead Thus they prouoked hym vnto anger with their own inuencions and the plague was great among them Then stode vp Phinees prayed so the plague ceased And that was coumpted vnto him forrighteousnes amōg all posterities for euermore They angred hym also at the waters of stryfe so that he punished Moses for theyr sakes Because they prouoked hys spirite so that he spake vnaduisedly wyth hys lyppes Neyther destroyed they the Heathen as
the Lorde commaunded them But were mingled among the Heathen and learned their workes Insomuch that thei worshipped their ydols which turned to their own decay yea thei offred their sonnes and daughters vnto deuilles And shed innocente bloud euen the bloud of their sonnes and of their daughters whom thei offered vnto the ydols of Canaan and the lande was defiled with bloud Thus were they stayned with their owne woorkes and went a whoring with their own inuencions Therfore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people insomuch that he abhorred hys owne enheritaunce And he gaue them ouer into the hand of the Heathen and they that hated them were Lordes ouer them Their enemyes oppressed them had them in subieccyon Many a tyme did he deliuer thē but they rebelled against him with their owne inuencions and were brought downe in their wyckednesse Neuerthelesse when he saw their aduerstie he heard their complaynte He thoughte vpon his couenaunt and pitied them according vnto the multitude of his mercies yea he made all those that had led them awaye captiue to pitie them Deliuer vs O lord oure god and gather vs frō among the Heathen that we may geue thankes to thy holy name and make our boast of thy prayse Blessed be the Lord god of Israel from euerlasting and worlde without ende and let all people saye Amen Confitemini domino Psal cvii. Mornīg prayer O Geue thankes vnto the lord for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer Let them geue thankes whom the Lorde hath redemed and deliuered from the hande of the enemye And gathered them out of the landes from the East and from the west from the North and from the South They went astraye in the wildernes out of the way and founde no citie to dwel in Hungry and thirstie their soule faynted in them So they cryed vnto the lord in their trouble and he delyuered them from their distresse He led them furth by the ryght way that they might goe to the citie where they dwelt O that men would therfore praise the lorde for his goodnes and declare the wonders that he doth for the children of men For he satisfied the emptie soule and filleth the hungrye soule with gladnes Such as sit in darkenes and in the shadow of death being fast bounde in miserye and yron Because they rebelled against the wordes of the lord and lightly regarded the counsayle of the most high He also brought down their heart thorow heauines they fell down and there was none to helpe them vp So when they cryed vnto the lord in their trouble he deliuered them out of their distresse For he brought them out of darkenes and out of the shadowe of death and brake their bondes in sundre O that men would therfore prayse the lord for his goodnes and declare the wonders that he doth for the childrē of men For he hath broken the gates of brasse and smytten the barres of yron in sundre Foolysh men are plaged for their offence and because of their wickednes Their soule abhorred al maner of meate and they were euen hard at deathes dore So when they cried vnto the lord in their trouble he deliuered them out of their distresse He sent hys worde and healed them and they were saued from their destruccion O that mē would therfore praise the lord for his goodnes and declare the wonders that he dooeth for the chyldren of men That they would offer vnto hym the sacrifice of thankes geuing and tell out hys workes with gladnes They that goe down to the sea shippes and occupy their busynes in great waters These men see the workes of the lord and his wonders in the depe For at hys worde the stormy winde aryseth which lifteth vp the waues therof They are caryed vp to heauen and downe agayne to the depe theyr soule melteth away because of the trouble They rele to and fro and stacker like a dronken man and are at their wyttes ende So when they crye vnto lord in their trouble he deliuereth them out of their distresse For he maketh the storme to ceasse so that the waues therof are styll Then are they glad because they be at rest and so he bringeth them vnto the hauen where they would be O that men would therefore prayse the lorde for his goodnes and declare the wonders that he doth for the children of men They that would exalte hym also in the congregacyon of the people and prayse hym in the seate of the elders Which turneth the fluddes into a wildernes and drieth vp the water sprynges A fruitefull land maketh he barren for the wickednes of them that dwell therein Againe he maketh the wyldernes a standing water and water sprynges of a drye grounde And there he setteth the hungry that they may build them a citie to dwell in That they may sowe their lande and plante vineyardes to yelde them fruites of encrease He blesseth them so that they multiply excedingly and suffereth not their cattell to decrease And agayne when they are minished and broughte lowe through oppression through plage or trouble Though he suffre them to be euil intreated through Tirantes let thē wander out of the waye in the wildernes Yet helpeth he the poore out of miserye and maketh hym housholdes like a flocke of shepe The righteous will consider thys and reioyce and the mouth of al wickednes shal be stopped Whoso is wise will ponder these thynges and they shall vnderstand the louing kindnes of the Lord. Paratum cormeum psal cviii Euenīg prayer O God my heart is ready my heart is ready I will syng and geue prayse with the best member that I haue Awake thou lute and harpe I my selfe wil awake right early I wil geue thankes vnto thee O Lord among the people I wil sing prayses vnto thee among the nacions For thy mercy is greater then the heauens and thy truth reacheth vnto the cloudes Set vp thy self O god aboue the heauens and thy glory aboue al the earth That thy beloued may be deliuered let thy righte hand saue them and heare thou me God hath spoken in his holines I wil reioyce therfore and denide Sichem and mete out the valey of Sucoth Gilead is mine and Manasses is mine Ephraim also is the strength of mine head Iuda is my lawe geuer Mcab is my washepot ouer Edom will I cast out my shoe vpon the Philistines will I tryumphe Who wyll leade me into the strong citie and who wyll bring me into Edom Hast not thou forsakē vs O god and wilt not thou god goe furth with our hostes O helpe vs against the enemy for vain is the helpe of mā Through god we shall doe great Actes and it is he that shall treade down our enemies Deus laudem psal cix HOld not thy tong O god of my prayse for the mouth of the vngodlye yea and the mouth of the deceitfull is opened vpon me And they haue spoken against me with false
an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell hys seruaunte for hys mercy endureth for euer Whych remembred vs when we were in trouble for hys mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from our enemies for hys mercy endureth for euer Whyche geueth foode to all fleshe for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes vnto the god of heauen for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes to the Lorde of Lordes for hys mercye endureth for euer Super flumina psalm cxxxvii BY the waters of Babilon we satte downe and wept when we remembred thee O Syon As for oure harpes we hanged them vp vpon the trees that are therein For they that ledde vs away captiue required of vs then a long and melody in our heauines syng vs one of the sōges of Syon How shall me syng the Lordes song in a straunge lande If I forgeat thee O Hierusalem let my ryght hand forgeat her connyng If I doe not remembre thee let me tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouthe yea yf I preferre not Hierusalem in my mirth Remember the children of Edom O Lorde in the daye of Hierusalem how they said downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde O daughter of Babilon wasted with miserye yea happie shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou haft serued vs. Blessed that he be that taketh thy children and throweth them agaynst the stones Confitebor tibi domine psalm cxxxviii I Wil geue thankes vnto thee O lord with my whole hearte euen before the gods will I syng prayse vnto thee I wyll worship towarde thy holy temple and praise thy name because of thy louing kindnes and truth for thou hast magnified thy name and thy worde aboue all thynges When I called vpon thee thou heardest me and enduedst my soule with muche strength All the kinges of the earth shall prayse thee O Lorde for they haue heard the wordes of thy mouth Yea they shall syng in the wayes of the Lord that greate is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lord be high yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth them afarre of Thoughe I walke in the middeste of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalt stretche furth thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of mine enemies and thy ryghte hand shall saue me The Lorde shall make good his louing kindenes towarde me yea thy mercy O lord endureth for euer despise not thē the workes of thyne owne handes Domine probasti me Psalm cxxxix Mornīg prayer O Lord thou hast searched me oute and knowen me thou knowest my downe sittyng and myne vprysing thou vnderstandest my thoughtes long before Thou arte about my path and about my bedde and spiest out all my wayes For loe there is not a worde in my tong but thou O lord knowest it altogether Thou hast fashioned me behind and before and laid thine hand vpon me Suche knowledge is to wonderful and excellent for me I cannot attayne vnto it Whether that I goe then frō thy spirite Or whether shal I goe then from thy presence If I climbe vp into heauen thou art there if I goe downe to hell thou arte there also If I take the winges of the morning and remayne in the vttermost partes of the sea Even there also shall thy hand leade me thy right hand shall holde me If I saye peraduenture the darkenes shall couer me thē shall my night be turned to day Yea the darkenes is no darkenes with thee but the night is as cleare as the day the darkenes and lighte to thee are both alike For my reines are thyne thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe I will geue thankes vnto thee for I am fearefullye and wonderouslye made marueilous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth ryght well My bones are not hid from thee thoughe I bee made secretly and fashioned beneath in the earth Thine eies did see my substaunce yet being vnperfecte and in thy boke were al my members wrytten Which day by day were fashioned when as yet there was none of them How deare are thy counsailes vnto me O gods how great is the summe of them If I tell them they are moe in number then the sande whē I wake vp I am present with thee Wilte thou not sley the wicked O god depart from me ye bloud thyrsty men For they speake vnrighteously against thee and thine enemyes take thy name in vayne Doe not I hate them O lorde that hate thee and am not I grieued with those that ryse vp agaynst thee Yea I hate them righte sore euen as thoughe they were mine enemyes Trye me O god and seke the ground of mine heart proue me and examyne my thoughtes Loke well if there be any waye of wickednes in me and leade me in the way euerlastyng Eripe me domine psal cxl DEliuer me O lord from the euil men and preserue me from the wicked men Whiche imagine mischiefe in their heartes and stire vp strife al the day long They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent adders poyson is vnder theyr lyppes Kepe me O lord from the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the wicked men which are purposed to ouerthrow my goynges The proud haue laid a snare for me and spred a net abrode with cordes yea and set trappes in my waye I said vnto the lorde thou art my god heare the voyce of my prayers O Lorde O lord god thou strength of my health thou hast couered my head in the daye of battayle Let not the vngodly haue his desyre O Lorde let not hys mischeuous imaginacion prospere lest they be to proude Let the mischiefe of their own lippes fal vpon the head of them that compasse me about Let hote burnyng coales fall vpon them let them be caste into the fier and into the pit that they neuer rise vp agayne A man ful of wordes shal not prospere vpon the earth euil shal hunt the wicked person to ouerthrow hym Sure I am that the lord wil auenge the poore and maintayn the cause of the helpeles The righteous also shal geue thankes vnto thy name and the iust shall continue in thy syght Domine clamaui psal cxli. LOrd I cal vpon thee hast thee vnto me and consider my voyce when I crye vnto thee Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incence and let the lifting vp of my handes be an euening sacrifice Set a watch O Lord before my mouth and kepe the dore of my lyppes O let not myne heart be enclined to any euil thyng let me not be occupied in vngodly workes with the men that worke wyckednes lest I eate of suche thynges as please them Let the righteous rather smite me