thankesgeuyng and wil paie that I haue vooed for my saue garde vnto the Lorde ¶ The prayer of Iudas Machabeus when he should encouetre with his enemies 2. Macha 4 BLessed art thou O sauiour of Israel whiche diddest destroy the violente power of the gyaunt in the hāde of thy seruaunt Dauid and gauest the hooste of the Heathen into the hande of Ionathan the soonne of Saull his weapon bearer Putte this hoost now into the hande of thy people Israell and lette theim bee cōfounded in their multitude and horse men Make theim afrayed and discōfite the boldenesse of their strengthe that thei maie bee moued throughe their destruction Caste theim doune throughe the sworde of thy louers then shall all thei that knowe thy name prayse thee for euer with thankesgeuyng Amen ¶ The prayer of the preestes againste the tiraunt that he might not prospere against the holines of God 1. Macha 7. FOrasmuche as thou lord God hast chosē this house that thy name mighte bee called vpon therein that it should bee an house of prayer and peticion to thy people bee auenged of this māne and of his hooste and lette theim bee slain with the swearde Remembre the blasphemies of theim and suffre theim not to continue any longer ¶ The prayer of Nehemias and the prestes for the people oppressed of the Heathen 2. Machabe 1. O Lorde God maker of all thynges thou fearefull and strong thou righteous and mercifull thou that art onely a gracious kyng onely liberall onely iuste almightie and euerlastyng thou that deliuerest Israell from all trouble thou that hast chosen the fathers and halowed theim receiuyng the offeryng for the hole people of Israell preserue thine owne porcion and halowe it Gather those together that are scattered abroade frome vs. Deliuer theim that are vnder the heathens bōdage looke vpon theim whiche are dispised and abhorred that the Heathen maie knowe and see how that thou art oure GOD. Punishe theim that oppresse and proudely put vs to dishonoure Set thy people again in thy holy places lyke as Moses hath spoken Amen ¶ The prayer of Eleazar whē he was drawen to execucion and redy to die 2. Machab. 6. LOrde God whiche hast the holy knowelage thou knoweste full well that where as I mighte haue been deliuered from deathe I suffer these sore paynes of my body but in my mynde I am well content to suffer theim be cause I fear thee ¶ THANKESGYVYNges and prayses vnto GOD of the Fathers ¶ The song of Moses and the childrē of Israell for their diliueraunce from Pharao Exodi 15. LET VS SYNGE vnto the Lorde for he is become glorious the horse and the horseman The Lorde is my strengthe and my song and is become my saluacion he is my God and I will glorifie hym he is my fathers God and I will extolle hym vp on highe The Lorde is as a strong manne of warre almightie is his name Pharaos charettes his hooste hath he cast in the sea His pyked capitaines are drouned in the red sea the depe waters haue couered thē thei sounke to the botome as a stone Thy hande Lorde is glorious in power thyne hande hath all to dasshed thyne enemies and with thy greate glory thou hast destroyed thine aduersaries Thou sentest forth thy wrath and it consumed theim euen as stubble with the brethe of thyne anger The water gathered together and the fludes stode still as a rocke and the depe water congeled together in the middest of the sea The enemie saied I will foloe and ouer take theim and will deuide the spoyle I will satisfie my lust vpon thiem I will drawe my swearde and my hande shall destroy theim Thou bluest with thy brethe and the sea couered theim and thei soūke as lead in the mightie waters Who is like vnto thee O Lorde emōges the goddes Who is like thee so glorious in holynes fearefull laudable and that shewest wonders Thou stretchedest thy righthāde and the earth swalowed theim with mercie thou cariedest this people whiche thou deliueredst and broughtest thei with thy strengthe vnto thyne holye habitacion The nacions hearde and were afraied panges came vpon the Philistines Then the Dukes the Edomites were amased and trēblyng came vpon the mightiest of the Moabites all the enhabitauntes of Canaan wared fainte hearted Let feare and dredde fall vpon theim through thy greatenesse of thyne arme and let theim bee as still as a stone whyle thy people passe throughe O Lorde whyle thy people passe throughe whiche thou haste gotten Brynge theim in and plante theim in the moūtaines of thyne enheritaunce the place Lorde whiche thou hast made to dwel in the sanctuarye Lorde whiche thy handes haue prepared The Lorde raigneth euer and alwaie For Pharao went on horsebacke with his charettes and horsemen into the sea the lorde broughte the waters of the sea vpon thē And the children of Israell went on drye lande through the sea ¶ The forme of blessyng the children of Israell Numeri 6 ON this wyse shall ye blesse the children of Israell and saie vnto thē The Lorde blesse thee kepe thee The Lorde make his face shine vpon thee and bee mercifull vnto thee The Lorde lift vp his countenaunce vpō thee and geue thee peace The preestes shall make inuocation to my name ouer Israell that I may blesse theim ¶ Anna thankyng the Lord of his benefite on this maner syngeth to God 1. Kynges 2. MY hearte reioyseth in the Lorde myne horne is high in the Lorde and my mouth is wyde open ouer myne enemies for I reioyse in thy sauyng There is none so holy as the Lorde no there is none saue thou Neyther is there any strengthe lyke vnto oure God Talke not so muche proudely let olde thynges depart out of your mouthes for the Lord is God of knowlage and iudgeth the thoughtes The bowes of the stronge are broken and the weake endued with strength They that of late were full haue let forth theim selues for breade and the hungry bee satisfyed in so much that the baren hath borne seuen and she that had many chyldren is waxed feble The Lorde kylleth and quickeneth agayne he bryngeth downe to hell and fetteth vp agayn The Lorde maketh poore and maketh eych bryngeth low and heueth vp on hygh he rayseth vp the poore out of the duste and lyfteth vp the beggar frome the donge hyll to sette hym amongest Prynces and make hym holde the seate of glorye For the pyllers of the earthe are the Lordes and he hathe sette the rounde worlde vpon theim He wyll kepe the fete of his sainctes but the wycked shal kepe silence in darkenesse For in his owne myghte shall no man bee strong The Lordes aduersaryes shall bee made to feare hym and oute of heauē he shal thunder vpon theim The lord shall iudge the coastes of the worlde and shall geue myght vnto his kyng and exalte the horne of his Christ Am̄ ¶ For benefytes receyued at Goddes hande the prayer of Dauid 2. Reg.
and gooddes therof behold there are we bonde meÌ„ne And great is the increase of it vnto the kynges whom thou hast set ouer vs because of our sinnes thei haue dominion ouer our bodies and cattell and wee are in greate trouble And in all this make we a sure couenaunt and write it and let our princes Leuites and preestes seale it ¶ A praier of the churche for synnes Sapi. 15. THou O oure God art swete long suffering and true with mercy ordrest thou all thynges Though wee synne yet are we thyne for we knowe thy greatenes If wee synne not theÌ„ are wee sure that with thee wee bee allowed For to knowe thee is perfecte righteousnes yea to nowe thy righteousnes and power is the rote of immortalite ¶ An other for synnes Hiere 3. LO wee are thyne for thou art the Lorde our God the hilles fall all the high pride of the mountaines but the helth of Israell standeth vpon God our Lorde Confusion hath deuoured the laboure of our fathers from our youth vp yea their shepe and bullockes their soonnes doughters So dooe wee also slepe in our confusion and shame couereth vs for wee and our fathers euen from our youthe vnto this daie haue synned againste the Lorde oure God and haue not obeyed the voyce the lorde of our GOD. ¶ The lamentacion of Hieremie for the synnes of the people Hiere 13. PIteously lette me wepe and lette the teares gusshe oute of myne iyes For the lordes flocke is takeÌ„ tell therfore the kyng and the rulers humble your selues sette you doune on the earthe for the croune of your glory shall fall from your hedde The citees of the southe bee shut vp and there is no manne to open theim All Iuda is caried awaie captiue so that none remaineth lift vp your iyes and behold theim that come from the North where is the flocke that was gyuen thee thy noble catell to whom wilte thou make thy mone when he cummeth vpon thee for thou hast taught theÌ„ thyself against thyself and made theÌ„ masters ouer thee Shall not sorowe come vpon thee as on a womaÌ„ traualyng with childe And if thou wouldest saie in thyne hearte wherefore come these thynges vpon me Surely euen for the multitude of thy wyckednes thy hynder partes and thy feâ—e be discouered If the manne of Inde can chauÌ„ge his skynne and the cat of the mountayne her spottes then maie ye that bee exercised in eiuill dooe good Therfore will I scatter you like as the stouble that is taken a waie with the south wynde This shall bee your lot and the porcion of your measure where with ye shall bee rewarded of me saeith the Lorde because ye haue forgotten me and putte your trust in discritfull thynges Therfore haue I turned thy clothes ouer thy hedde discouered thy thighes that thy priuities might bee sene thy adueutry thy deddely malice thy beastlynes thy shamefull horedome For vpoÌ„ feldes and hilles I haue sene thy abhominacions wo bee to thee O Hierusalem wilt thou not bee clensen sythe thou arte yet vncleane ¶ The praier that Baruch prescribed vnto the captiues in Babilon for their synnes Batuch 23. THE Lorde our God is righteous and we with our fathers are brought to open shame as it is to see this daie And as for these plages that are come vpon vs alredy the Lorde had deuised theim for vs yet would we not praie vnto the Lord our God that we might euery maÌ„ne turne froÌ„ his naughty waies So the Lorde hath caused suche plages to come vpon vs for he is righteous in all his woorkes that he hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded vs whiche we also haue not dooeÌ„ nor herkened vnto his voyce for to walke in the coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde that he had giueÌ„ vnto vs. And now O Lorde God of Israell thou that hast broughte thy people out of the lande of Egypte with a mightye hande with tokens wonders with thy great power out stretched arme and hast gotten thyself a name as it is come to passe this daie O lord our God we haue synned we haue dooen wickedly wee haue behaued our selues vngodly in all thy righteousnes Turne thy wrath froÌ„ vs we beseche thee for we are but a few left emong the Heathen where thou hast scattered vs. Heare our prayers O Lorde our peticions bryng vs out of captiuite for thyne owne sake get vs fauoure in the sight of theÌ„ whiche haue led vs a waye that all landes maye knowe thou art the Lorde our God and that Israell and his generation calleth vpon thy name O Lorde loke doune from thy holy house vpon vs encline thyne eare and heare vs. For the dedde that bee gone doune to their graues and whose soules are out of their bodyes geue vnto the Lord neither prayse nor righteous makynge but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her synnes whiche walketh heuenly and weakely whose iyes begynne to fayle suche a soule gyueth the praise and righteousnes vnto the Lorde O Lorde wee power out oure praiers before thee and require mercye in thy sight O Lorde oure God not for any godlynes of oure forefathers but because thou hast sent out thy warthe and indignation vpoÌ„ vs accordyng as thou diddest threaten vs by thy seruauntes the Prophetes saiyng Thus saieth the Lorde bowe doune your shulders and neckes and serue the kynge of Babylon and so shall ye remaine still in the lande that I gaue youre fathers if ye will not dooe this nor heare the voyce of the Lorde your God to serue the kyng of Babylon I shall destroye you in the citees of Iuda within Hierusalem and without I shall also take frome you the voice of myrthe and the voice of ioye the voyce of the brydegrome and the voyce of the bryde and there shall no manne dwell any more in the lande but thei woulde not herken vnto the voyce to dooe the kyng of Babylon seruice therfore hast thou performed thy wordes that thou spakest by thy seruauntes the prophetes namely that the bones of our kynges and the bones of our fathers should bee traÌ„slated forth of their place And lo nowe are thei laide out in the hete of the soone and in the colde of the night and thei bee dedde in great mysery with honger with swerde with pestileÌ„ce and are cleane cast forth As for the temple wherin thy name was called vpoÌ„ thou hast laied it wast as it is to see this daie and that for the wickednes of the house of Israell the house of Iuda O Lord our God thou haste entreated vs after all thy goodnes accordyng to all thy great louing mercy like as thou spakest by thy seruaunt Moses in the daie wheÌ„ thou diddest coÌ„maunde hym to write thy lawe before the childreÌ„ of Israell saiyng If ye will not harkeÌ„ vnto my voyce theÌ„ shall this greate multitude be turned into a very smal people for I will scatter theim abrode notwithstandyng I am sure that this flocke
wil not heare me for it is an hardenecked people but in the lande of their captiuite thei shal remembre them selues lerne to knowe that I am the lorde their God When I shall giue theim an hearte to vnderstaÌ„de and eares to heare then shall thei praise me in the lande of their captiuite and thynke vpoÌ„ my name Then shall thei turne theim from their harde backes and from their vngodlynes There shall thei remembre the thynges that happened vnto their fathers whiche synned against me So will I bryng theÌ„ again into the lande whiche I promised with an othe vnto their fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob and thei shal be lordes of it yea I will encreace theim and not minishe theim And I will make an other couenaunt with theÌ„ suche one as shall endure namely that I will bee their God and thei shal be my people and I will no more dryue my people the children of Israell out of the lande that I haue gyueÌ„ theim And now O Lorde almightie thou God of Israell our soule that is in trouble and oure spirite that is vexed crie vnto thee Heare vs O Lorde haue pitte vpon vs for thou art a mercifull God God bee gracious vnto vs for wee haue synned before thee Thou endureste for euer should wee then vtterly perishe O Lorde almighty thou God of Israell heare now the praier of the dedde Israelites and of their children whiche haue sinned before thee and haue not harkened vnto the voyce of the Lord their God for whiche cause these plages hang now vpon vs Oh Lorde remeÌ„bre not the wickednes of our forefathers but thynke vpon thy power and name now at this tyme for thou art the Lorde our God and thee O Lorde will wee praise For thou hast put thy feare in our heartes to the intent wee should call vpon thy name and praise thee in our captiuitie and that wee might turne from the wickednes of our forefathers that synned before thee Beholde wee are yet this daie in our captiuitie where as thou hast scattered vs to bee an abhomination curse and synne like as it hath happened vnto our forefathers beecause of all their wyckednes and departyng from thee euen from thee that art the Lorde our GOD. Amen ¶ The praier of Daniell the prophete for his owne synnes and for the synnes of the hole nacion Daniell 9. O Lorde thou greate and fearefull GOD thou that kepest couenaunte and mercye with theim whiche loue thee and kepe thy commaundementes wee haue synned wee haue offended wee haue been disobedient and haue gone backe yea we haue departed from the preceptes and iudgementes would neuer foloe thy seruauÌ„tes the prophetes that spake in thy name to our kynges and princes to our forefathers and to all the people of the laÌ„de O lorde righteousnesse belongeth vnto thee and to vs perteineth nothyng but open shame as it is come to passe this daie vnto euery manne of Iuda to theim that dwell at Hierusalem yea vnto all Israell whether thei bee farre or nighe through out all landes wherin thou hast scatttered them because of the offences thei did against thee O lorde vnto vs to our kynges and princes to oure forefathers euen vnto vs all that haue offeÌ„ded thee belongeth opeÌ„ shame But vnto thee O Lord God pertaineth mercy forgeuenes wher as we on our behalfe are gone backe from thee and haue not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God to walke in his lawes whiche he laied before vs his seruauntes the prophetes yea all Israell haue transgressed gone backe froÌ„ thy lawe so that thei haue not herkened vnto thy voyce wherefore the curse the othe that is written in the law of Moses the seruauÌ„t of God against whom â—e haue offeÌ„ded is poured vpon vs. And he hath performed his woordes whiche he spake against vs and against our iudges that iudged vs to bryng vpoÌ„ vs such a plage as neuer was vnder heauen like as it is now come to passe in Ierusalem yea all this plage as it is writen in the law of Moses is come vpon vs yet we neuer made any supplicatioÌ„ before thee O lorde that we might tourne again froÌ„ our wickednes thinke vpon thy trouth Therfore hath the lord made hast to bryng this plage vpon vs for the lorde our God is righteous all his woorkes whiche he dooth and the cause herof was that wee would not harken to his voice And now O lorde our God thou that with a mightie hande hast brought thy people out of Egypte to gette thyself a name as thou hast at this daie wee haue synned O Lorde and dooen wickedly againste all thy righteousnes Let thy wrothfull displeasure bee tourned awaie I beseche thee from the citee Hierusalem thy holy hill for through the haynous offence of vs our forefathers is Hierusalem and thy people abhorred of all theim that are aboute vs. Nowe therfore O our God heare the praier of thy seruauÌ„t and let thy face shyne ouer thy Sanctuary that lieth waste O my God encline thyne eare and harken at least for thyne owne sake open thyne iyes and see how wee bee spoiled and the citee desolate whiche is called after thy name for wee dooe not cast our praiers before thee in our owne righteousnes but onely in thy greate mercies O lorde heare O lord forgyue O Lorde considre tary not ouer longe but for thyne owne sake dooe it O my God for thy citee and thy people is called after thy name ⧠PRAIERS IN tyme of aduersytie and for a maÌ„nes owne synnes ¶ The prayer of Iacob to bee delyuered from his brother Esau Genesis â—â— 32 O GOD of my father Abraham and God of myfather Isaac Lorde whiche saydeâ—te vnto me returne vnto thy countrey thy kinred and I will dooe all well with thee I am worthy of the leaste of all the mercies and truthe whiche thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunt for with my staffe came I ouer this Iordane now haue I gotten twoo droues Deliuer me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare hym least he will come and smyte the mother with the children Thou saidest that thou wouldeste suerly dooe me good and wouldest make my sede as the sande of the sea whiche cannot be numbred for multitude ¶ The praier of Iosua what tyme the people fled in the battaill Iosua 7. AH Lorde almightie wherefore hast thou brought this people ouer Iordane to deliuer vs in to the handes of the Amoretes to destroie vs. Would God we had adueÌ„tured â–ª dwelte on the other syde Iordan O Lorde what shall I saie wheÌ„ Israell turneth their backes before their enemies Moreouer the Cananites and all the inhabitaunces of the lande shall heare of it and shall come aboute vs to destroie the name of vs out of the world and then what wyle thou dooe vnto thy myghtie name ¶ A prayer an open confession of the people of Israell to bee delyuered from theyr enemyes Iudic. 10
againste me vnwaers makyng mowes at me and ceasse not With the greydie and scornefull hypocrites thei gnashed vpon me with their tech Lorde when wilte thou looke vpon this Restore my soule from the wycked rumoure of theim my dearlynge from the lions So will I geue thee thankes in the greate congregacion praise thee among muche people Oh let theim not triumphe ouer me that are myne enemies causeles Let theim not wyncke with their iyes that hate me with out a cause And why their communyng is not of peace but thei imagin false woordes against the out castes of the lande Thei gape vpon me with their mouthes saiyng there there wee see it with â—ur iyes This thou seest Oh Lorde holde not thy toungue then god not farre from me O Lorde A wake Lorde and stande â—p auenge thou my cause my God my Lorde Iudge me Oh Lorde my God a cordyng to thy righteousnes thaâ— thei triumphe not ouer me Oh let theiÌ„ not saie in their heartes there there so would wee haue it let theim noâ— saie wee haue ouercome him Let theim bee put to confusion and shame that râ—â—â—yse at my trouble Let theim bee cloâ—â—ed with rebuke dishonour that hoste themselues against me Let 〈◊〉 also bee glad and reioyse whiche â—â—uoure my righteouse dealyng Yea let theim saie alwaie Blessed bee the Lorde whiche hath pleasur in the prosperitie of his seruaunte And as for my toungue it shal bee talkyng of thy righteousnes and of thy prayse all the daie long ¶ This psalme bycause it is all together Euangelicall and teachethe the contempt of this worlde wee haue put it at the ende to thintent that in al our tribulacion and in the pryde of the wycked wee maie conforte ourselues Let no daie passe thee but thou reade this Psal 37. FRet not thy self at the vngodly bee not thou enuious againste the eiuill dooers For thei shall sone bee cut doune like the grasse and bee withered euen as the grene berbe Put thou thy trust in the Lorde and bee dooyng good so shalt thou dwell in the lande and verily it shall fiede thee Delight thou in the Lorde and he shall geue thee thy heartes desyre Commit thy waie vnto the Lorde set thy hope in hym and he shall brynge it to passe He shall make thy righteousnesse as clere as the light and thy iuste dealyng as the none daie Holde thee still in the lorde abide paciently about hym But greue not thy self at one that hath prosperitie and liuethe in abhominacion Leaue of froÌ„ wrath let goo displeasure let not thy gelowsye moue thee also to dooe eiuill For wicked dooers shal bee roted out but thei that paciently abide the lorde shal enherite the lande Suffre yet a litle while and the vngodly shal bee cleane goon thou shalt looke after his place and he shall bee awaie But the meke spirited shall possesse the earthe and haue pleasure in muche rest The vngodly laieth waite for the iuste and gnasheth vpon hym with his tiethe But the Lorde laugheth hym to scorne for he seeth that his daie is coÌ„myng The godly drawe oute the swearde and bende their bowe to caste downe the simple and poore and to sle suche as goo the right waie Neuerthelesse their swearde shall goo through their owne hearte and their bowe shall bee broken A small thyng that the righteous hath is better then greate riches of the vngodlye For the arme of the vngodly shal bee broken but the Lorde vpholdeth the righteouse The Lorde knoweth the daies of the godly and their enheritaunce endureth for euer Thei shall not bee confounded in the perilous tyme in the daies of derth thei shall haue inough As for the vngodly thei shall perishe and when the enemies of the Lorde are in their flowres thei shall consume Yea euen as the smoke shall thei consume a waie The vngodly boroweth and payethe not again but the righteouse is mercifull and liberall Suche as bee blessed of hym shall possesse the lande thei whom he curseth shall bee roted out The Lorde ordreth a good mannes gooyng and hath pleasure in his waie Though he fall he shall not bée hurte for the Lorde vpholdeth hym with his hande I haue been younge and now am olde yet sawe I neuer the righteous forsaken nor his sede to seke theyr breade The ryghteouse is euer mercyfull and lendeth gentlye therfore shall his sede bee blessed Flee frome euyll and dooe the thyng that is good so shalte thou dwell for euer For the Lorde loueth the thynge that â—s ryghte he forsaketh not his sainctes but they shall bee preserued for euer as for the sede of the vngodlye it shall bee roted oute Yea the ryghteouse shall possesse the lande dwell therin for euer The mouth of the ryghteouse is exercysed in wysdome and his tongue talketh of iudgemeÌ„t The lawe of his God is in his heart therfore shall not his footesteppes slyde The vngodlye seeth the ryghteouse and gooeth aboute to flee hym But the Lorde wyll not leaue hym in his handes nor condempne hym when he is iudged Hope thou in the Lorde and kepe his way and he shall so promote thee that thou shalte haue the lande by enherytaunce and see when the vngodlye shall peryshe I myselfe haue sent the vngodlye in greate power and floryshyng lyke a grene baye tree but when I wente by lo he was gooen I soughte hym but he coulde no where bee founde Kepe innocencye and take hede vnto the thynge that is ryghte for that shall brynge a manne peace at the laste As for the transgressours they shall peryshe together and the vngodlye shall bee rooted oute at the laste The helpe of the ryghtuouse cometh of the LORDE he is they re strength in the tyme of trouble The Lorde shalt stande by theim and saue theim He shall delyuer theim from the vngodlye and helpe theim because they put theyr trust in hym ¶ CERTAINE PRAIers shorte and of dyuers sortes ¶ The prayer of Moses at the remouyng of the tentes Nume 10. RIse vp Lorde lette thyne enemyes bee scatered and lette theim that hate thee flee before thee And wheÌ„ the arke rested he sayde Retourne LORDE vnto the multitude of the Hooste of Israell ¶ The prayer of Aaron and Moses for they re syster Mari stryken with the lepre Nume 12. OH I besech thee my LORD putte not the synne vpon vs whiche wee haue foolishly committed that this woman bee not as one that came foorth deade out of her mothers wombe ¶ The prayer of Moses vnto the Lord that he mought passe vp into the lande of beheste Deut. 3. OH Lorde God thou haste begoone to shewe vnto thy seruaunte thy greatnesse and thy moste mighty hande for there is none other God either in heaueÌ„ or in earth that can dooe thy woorkes and bee compared to thy strengthe Lette me gooe therfore ouer and see the good lande that is beyonde Iordane that goodly hyghe countrye and Lybanon Esay 33. THe Lorde shall
of menne euery man telleth lyes to his nyghboure they dooe but flatter with theyr lyppes dissemble in their heartes Oh that the Lord would roote out all disceytfull lyppes and the tongue that speaketh proude thynges Whiche saye our tongue shoulde preuayle wee are they that ought to speake who is Lorde ouer vs Nowe for the troubles sake of the oppressed and because of the complaint of the poore I will vp sayth the Lorde I will helpe theim sette theim at rest The woordes of the Lorde are pure woordes euen as the siluer which from earth is tryed and purifyed .vii. tymes in the fyer Kepe theim therfore oh Lorde preserue vs from this generacion for euer And why when vanite and ydelnesse getteth the ouerhand amongst the chyldren of menne all are full of the vngodlye ¶ For rulers and for comon peace Psal 20 THe Lorde mought heare thee in tyme of trouble the name of the God of Iacob myght defend thee and send thee helpe from the sanctuary and strengthen thee out of Syon Remembre wil he all thy offringes and accept thy brent sacrifice He shal graunt thee thy heartes desyre fulfyll all thy mynde We wyl reioyce in thy helthe and triumphe in the name of the Lorde oure God for the Lorde wil perfourme al thy peticions Now know I that the Lorde helpeth his anoynted and wyll heare hym frome his holy heauen mighty is the helpe of his ryght hand Some put theyr trust in charettes and some in horses but wee wil remembre the name of the Lord our God They are broughte downe and fallen but wee are rysen stande vp ryghte Saue Lorde and helpe vs Oh kyng when wee call vpon thee ¶ Agaynste the ennemyes of the people of God tyrauntes heretiques and ragyng wolues Psal 83. HOlde not thy tongue oh God kepe not styll sylence refrayne not thy selfe Oh God For lo thyne enemies a hurly burly and they that hate thee lyfte vp theyr heade They ymagine craftely agaynste thy people and conspire agaynst thy secretes Come saye they lette vs roote theim oute frome amonge the people that the name of Israel maye bee put out of remembraunce For they haue caste theyr heades together with one consent and are confederate agaynste thee The tabernacles of the Edomites and Ismaelytes the Moabytes Haparenes Gegal Amon Amalech the Phylistins with theim that dwel at Tyre Assur also is ioyned with theim and helpe the chyldren of Loth. But too thou vnto theim as vnto the Madianytes vnto Gysera and vnto Iabin by the brooke of kyson Whiche peryshed at Endor and becam as the donge of the earth Make theyr prynces lyke Oreb and zeb yea make all theyr prynces lyke zebea and Salmona whiche sayde we wyl chalenge vnto vs the houses of God Oh my god make theim lyke a whele and as the stouble before the wynde Lyke as a fyre that burneth vp the woode and as the slame that consumeth the moūtaynes Persecute theim euen so with thy tempest and make theim afrayed with thy storme Make theyr face ashamed oh Lorde that they may seke thy name Lette theim bee confounded and vexed euer more more let theim bee put to shame peryshe That they may knowe that thou art alone that thy name is the Lord and that thou only art the most hyghest ouer all the earth Am̄ ⧠THE TESTAMENT of Moses Deuteronomii the .xxxii. chapiter HArken heauens what I will speake let the earthe heare the woordes of my mouthe lette my doctrynegather and waxe in to rayne my speache maye flowe as the dewe as the shower vpon the grasse and as the droppes vpon the blades of corne for I will call on the name of the Lorde Geue ye magnificence and bountifull prayse vnto our God the woorkes of God bee parfecte al his waies are iudgementes The Lorde is faithfull and without all iniquite iust and right Thei haue offēded hym Thei that were not his children haue offended hym in filthines Thou croked and peruerse generacion dooest yelde these to the Lorde thou foolishe vnwise people Is not he thy father whiche hath possessed thee and made thee created thee Remēbre the olde daies considre eche generacion Aske thy father he shal shew thee thy auncestres and thei shall tell thee when the moste high Lorde deuided the people when he seuered the children of Adam he ordained the endes of peoples a cordyng to the nombre of the children of Israell And the part of the Lorde is his people Iacob is the corde of his enheritaūce He foūde hym in a deserte lande in a place of horroure and hughe wildernesse He compassed hym aboute taught hym and kepte hym as the ball of his iye Like as the Egle prouokyng her birdes to flie and flickeryng vpon theim casteth abrode her wynges taketh vp her birde beareth it vpō her shulders Onely the Lorde was his guyde there was not with hym any straunge God He did set hym vpon an highe lande that he should eate the frutes of the feldes that he should sucke hony of the rocke oyle of the moste harde stone Butter of the kyne milke of yewes with the fatnes of lambes wethers of the children of Basā And the gotes with floure of wheat to drinke the blode of the grape moste pure The beloued was encrassat and winched again engrossed fatted spredde abrode He forsoke god his maker departed frō god his sauiour Thei prouoked hym with straunge goddes stirred hym to anger in their abhominaciōs Thei did sacrifice to deuels not to god to goddes whiche thei knew not New and fresh goddes came whiche their fathers worshipped not The god that begatte thee thou hast forsakē thou hast forgotten the Lord thy creatoure The Lorde sawe it and was stirred to wrathe for their soonnes doughters haue prouoked hym he said I wil hide my face fro thē cōsider the endes of thē for it is a croked generacion the children are vnfaithfull Thei haue prouoked me in hym that was no God and haue angred me with their vanities And I will prouoke theim by theī that is not my people by the foolish Gentiles I will anger theim The fire burned in my furie and it shall brenne to the vttermoste of helle and it shall deuoure the earth with the frute therof and it shal brenne the foundacions of the mountaines I will gather eiuilles vpon theim and myne arowes I wil finish vpon theim Thei shall bee consumed with famyne and the birdes shall deuoure them with moste bitter bityng I will sende vpon theim the tieth of wylde bestes drawyng theim with furie vpon the earthe and of serpentes Without shall the swearde make hauoke of theim and within the young man and also the vjrgin the suckyng childe with the aged manne I saied Wher bee thei I will cause that the memorie of theim shall cease among menne But for because of anger of their enemies I haue differred it lest
seruauntes and knowlage the synnes of the chyldren of Israel whiche we haue coÌ„mitted against the. And I and my fathers haue synned also we haue been corrupt vnto thee in that wee haue not kepte thy coÌ„maundementes statutes and lawes whiche thou coÌ„maundest thy seruaunte Moses And they are thy seruauntes and thy people whom thou hast deliuered through thy great power and mightye hande I beseche the Lorde let thyne eares bowe doune to the prayer of thy seruaunt and the prayer of thy seruauntes whose desyre is to feare thy name Amen ¶ A confessyon and solemne prayer of the Leuites and of the churche for synnes with a rehersall of the benefites of God 2. Esd 9. LOrde thou alone haste made Heauen and the Heauen of all heaueÌ„s with all theyr hoost the earth and all that is therupon the sea and all that is conteyned therin thou geuest lyfe vnto all and the hoost of Heauen bowe theimselues vnto the. Thou arte the Lorde God that haste chosen Abram broughtest hym oute of Vr in chaldea and calledst hym Abraham and foundest his heart faithfull before thee madest a couenaunte with hym to geue vnto hym and his sede the lande of the Cananites Hethytes Amorites Pheresites Iebusytes and Gergesites Thou haste made good thy wordes for thou arte ryghteous and haste consydered the myserye of oure fathers in Egypte and hearde theyr complaynte by the red sea and shewedst tokens and wonders vpon Pharao and on all his seruauntes on all the people of his lande For thou knowest that they were presumptuous and cruel against theim so madest thou the a name as it is this daye And the red sea didest thou deuide before theim so that they went thorowe the middes of the sea drye shodde As touching theyr persecuters thou threwest theim into the depe as a stone in the myghtye waters and leddest thy people on the daye tyme in a clowdye pyller on the nyght season in a pyller of fyre to shewe theim lyght in the waye that they wente Thou camest downe also vpon mounte Sinai and spakest vnto theim from heauen and gauest theim ryght iudgementes true lawes good coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes and statutes declaredst vnto theim thy holye Sabboth and coÌ„maundedst theim preceptes ordynaunces and lawes by Moses thy seruaunte gauest theim bread from heaueÌ„ when they were huÌ„gry broughtest forth water for them out of the rocke when thei were thyrstie and promisedst theim that thei shuld gooe in and take possessyon of the land ouer whiche thou haddest lyfte vp thyne hande for to geue theim But they and oure fathers were proude hardnecked so that they folowed not thy coÌ„maundementes and refused to heare and dyd not remâ—mbre the wonders that thou dyddest for theim but became obstinat and heddy insomuch that they tourned backe to theyr bondage in theyr disobedience But thou my God forgauest and walle gracious mercyfull pacient and of greate goodnes forsokest theim not And though they made a molten calfe and sayde this is thy god that brought the oute of the lande of Egypte and dyd great blasphemies yet forsokest thou theim not in the wyldernesse according to thy greate mercye And the cloudy piller departed not from theim on the daye tyme to leade theim the waye neyther the pyller of fyre in the nyght season to shewe theim lyghte in the waie that they went And thou gauest theim thy good spyryte to enfourme theim and with helpest not thy Manna from theyr mouthe gauest theim water when they were thursty Fourtie yeres longe madest thou prouision for theim in the wyldernesse so that they lacked nothynge theyr clothes wared not olde and theyr fete swelled not and thou gauest theim kyngdomes and nacyons and thou diuydest theim accordynge to theyr porcyons so that they possessed the lande of Sehon kyng of Esebon and the land of Og the kyng of Basan And theyr chyldren multiplyedst thou as the starres of heauen and broughtest theim into the lande whereof thou haddest spoken vnto theyr fathers that they shoulde gooe into it and haue it in possessyon And the chyldrenne wente in and possessed the lande and thou subduedst before theim the inhabytauntes of the lande euen the Cananytes and gauest theim into theyr hande and theyr kynges and the people of the lande that they myght dooe with theim what they wold So they wanne theyr stronge cities and the fatte lande and tooke possessyon of houses that were full of all maner of gooddes weiles dygged oute vyneyardes oylegardens and many fructfull trees and they dyd eate and wer fylled and became fatte and lyued in welth thorough thy greate goodnesse neuerthelesse they were disobedyente and rebelled against thee and did cast thy lawe behynde theyr backes and slewe thy prophetes whiche exhorted theim so earnestlye that they shoulde conuerte vnto the and dyd great blasphemies therfore thou gauest theim ouer into the hande of theyr enemyes that vexed theim And in the tyme of their trouble they cried vnto thee and thou heardest theim from heaueÌ„ and through thy great mercy thou gauest theim sauyours whiche helped theim out of the hand of theyr enemies But when they came to rest they tourned backe agayde to doo euyll before the. Therfore leftest thou theim in the hande of theyr enemyes so that they had the dominion ouer theim So they conuerted and cryed vnto thee and thou herdest thâ—im from heauen and many tymes haste thou delyuered theim according to thy greate mercy testytiedst vnto theim that they should turne agayne vnto thy lawe Notwithstandyng thei were proude herkened not vnto thy coÌ„maundementes but synned in thy lawes which a man should doo and liue in theim and turned the shulder a waye and were styfnecked and woulde not heare And many yeres dyddest thou forbeare theim and testifiedst vnto theim through thy spyrite euen by the office of the Prophetes and yet woulde they not heare Therfore gauest thou theim into the hande of the nacyons in the landes But for thy great mercies sake thou hast not vtterly consumed theim neither forsakeÌ„ theim for thou art a gracyous and a merciful God Now our God thou greate God mightye and terrible thou that kepest couenaunte and mercye regarde not a litle all the trauaile that hath happened vnto vs and our kinges princes preestes prophetes fathers and all thy people sythens the tyme of the Kynges of Assur vnto this daye Thou art ryghteouse in all that thou haste brought vpon vs for thou haste dooen righte And we on our behalfe haue been vngodly our kinges princes preestes and fathers haue not doone after thy lawe nor regarded thy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes and thy earnest exhortacions wherewith thou hacte exhorted theim haue not serued thee in theyr kyngdome and in thy greate goodnes that thou gauest them and in the large and plenteous laÌ„de whiche thou gauest them thei haue not conuerted froÌ„ their wicked woorkes Beholde therfore are we in bondage this daie yea euen in the lande that thou gauest vnto our fathers to enioy the fructes
kyng shewyng mercy vnto thyne annoynted euen vnto Dauid and his sede for euer ¶ A blessynge of Tobias the elder wherewith he blessed the Lorde in the ende of his lyfe Tobi. 13. GReate arte thou O Lorde for euermore and thy kyngedome worlde without ende For thou scourgest and healest thou leadest vnto hell and bryngest out agayne And there is none that maye escape thyne hande O ye chyldren of Israel geue thankes vnto the Lorde and prayse hym in the syghte of the heathen For among the heathen which know hym not hath he scatered you that ye should shewe forth his meruelous workes cause theim to knowe there is none other GOD almyghtie but he He hath chastened vs for our mysdedes and for his owne mercyes sake shall he saue vs. Consyder then howe he hath dealt with you and prayse hym with feare and drede and magnifie the euerlasting kyng in your wordes Certes I wyll prayse hym euen in the place of my captiuitie for he hathe shewed his maiestie vnto a synfull people Tourne you therfore O ye synners doo ye ryghteousnes before God trustyng verely he wyll shewe his mercy vpon you Certes I and my soule wyl reioyce in God prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde the dayes of gladnes and bee thankeful vnto hym Oh my soule blesse thou the Lorde Amen ¶ The thankesgeuing and songe of Iudith for the victory for the delyuery of the countrey from theyr enemies Iudith 16. BEgyn vnto the Lorde vpon the tabrettes synge vnto the Lorde vpon the Cymbales synge vnto hym a newe songe of thankesgeuyng bee ioyful and call vpon his name It is the Lorde that destroyeth warres euen the Lorde is his name whiche hath pytched his tentes in the mydst of his people that he myghte delyuer vs from the hande of all our enemyes Assur came out of the mountaynes in the multitutde of his strength his people stopped the water brookes theyr horses couered the valleyes He purposed to haue brent vp my lande and to sley my yong men with the sweard He would haue caried away my chyldren and virgines into captiuitie but the almyghtye Lorde anneyed hym and delyuered hym into the handes of a womanne whiche broughte hym to confusyoÌ„ For theyr myghty was not destroyed of the yong menne It was not the sonnes of Tiran that slewe hym neyther haue the greate gyauntes sette theim selues agaynste hym but Iudith the doughter of Merari with her fayre beawtye discomfyted hym and broughte hym to naughte She layde downe her wydowes apparell and decked herselfe with the tyre of myrthe in the reioysyng of the chyldren of Israell She annoynted her face she bounde vp her heare to begyle hym her slyppers rauysshed his eyes her beawtye raptiuated his mynde with the swearde smote she of his necke The Persyans were astonyed at her stedfastnesse and the Medes at her boldnesse Lette vs syng a songe of thankesgeuyng vnto the Lord A new songe of prayse wyll wee syng vnto our God Lorde Lorde thou art a greate God myghtye in power whome no manne may ouercome All thy creatures shoulde serue thee for thou speakest but a woorde and they were made thou sentest thy spirite and they were created and no manne can withstande thy voyce The mountaynes shall moue frome the foundacyons with the waters the stony rocke shal melte before thee lyke waxe But they that feare thee shall bee great with thee in all thynges woo vnto the people that ryse vp agaynste my generacion For the almyghty Lorde wyll auenge hymselfe of theim and in the day of iudgement wyll he vyset theim ¶ The blessyng of Seraphin Esay 9. HOly arte thou holy arte thou holy art thou thou art the Lord God of Hoostes all the earth is full of thy glorie ¶ Thankynges Esay 25. O Lorde thou art my God I wyll prayse thee magnifie thy name for thou bryngest meruelouse thinges to passe a cordyng to thine olde counsayles truly and stedfastly ¶ An other of the same Esay 26. O Lorde geue vs peace for thou workest in vs all oure woorkes O Lorde our God thoughe suche lordes haue dominacion vpon vs as knowe not thee yet graunte that wee maye hope onely in thee and kepe thy name in remembraunce ¶ A blessing with an admiracion of the meruelouse counsayles of God Iere. 32. O Lorde God it is thou that haste made heauen earthe with thy great power and hygh arme and there is nothyng to hard for ye. Thou shewest mercy vpon thousandes thou dooest recompense the wickednes of the fathers into the bosome of the children that come after theim Thou arte the great mighty God whose name is the Lorde of hoostes great in councel and infinite in thought Thyne eyes looke vpon all the wayes of mens chyldren to reward euery one after his waye and accordyng to the fructes of his inuencions Thou hast dooen great tokens and wonders in the lande of Egipt vpon the people of Israel to make thy name great as it is come to passe this day Thou hast brought thy people of Israel out of the land of Egipt with tokens with wonders with a myghtye hande with a stretched oute arme and with great terriblenes and haste geuen theim this lande lyke as thou haddest promysed vnto theyr fathers Namely that thou wouldest geue theim a lande that floweth with mylke and honey Nowe when they came therin and possessed it they folowed not thy voyce and walked not in thy lawe but all that thou commaundest theim to doo that haue not they dooen And therfore come all these plagâ—s vpon theim Beholde there are bulwarkes now againste the citee to take it and it is wonne of the Caldes that besege it with swearde with honger and deathe and what soeuer thou hast spoken that same is come vpon theim ¶ The songe and thankesgyuyng of Mary the virgyne Luke 1. MI soule magnifieth the Lorde my spirite reioyseth in God my sauiour For he hath loked vpon the poore degre of his handemaide Behold now from henseforth shall all generacions call me blessed for he that is mightie hath dooen to me greate thynges and holy in his name And his mercie is on theim that feare hym throughout al generacioÌ„s He sheweth strengthe with his arme he scatereth theim that are proude in the imaginacion of their heartes He putteth doune the mighty from their seates he exalteth theim of lowe degree He fillith the hungry with good thynges and sendeth a waie the riche emptie He remembreth mercye and helpeth his seruaunt Israell Euen as he promised to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer ¶ The prophesie and gyuyng of thankes of Zachary Luke 1. BLessed bee the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visited redemed his people And hath raised vp an horne of saluacion vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid EueÌ„ as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes whiche were sythens the worlde begonne that wee should bee saued from oure enemies and from the