Ryd them frō theyr greuouse daungers so as in moost large wyse thou mayst be bruted and auaūced in Sion and in thyne holy Hierusalem Amen A prayer to put God in mynde of hys accustomed goodnes Psal. 136. MOost gentell Lorde thy goodnes and mercy surely abydeth for euer though we neuer so muche fall and vanyshe awaye thy grace doth nothynge wydder nor decaye Thys thy grace O Lorde by many tokens and proues thou hast plentyfully declared vnto vs euē from the begynnyng of the worlde And euen nowe at thys daye doest thou not ceasse largely to hepe these thy manyfolde benefytes on vs Stablysh therfore thy goodnes and aboūdaūt grace towarde vs O Lorde wyth no sodē displeasure turne not away from vs. But be thou mercyful and tender vpon our myserie And from oure enemyes and all aduersitie for thyne euerlastynge goodnes sake defende vs O Lorde Amen For the captiues vnder Antichrist Psalm 137. LOrde we be refuse personnes brought vnder captiuite thralle and bonde vnder the power of thyn aduersary And yet thys our lamentable and pyteous complaynt thou semest not to ponder thou regardest not oure supplicacion and that not wythout good cause for we graunte we haue trespased heinously against the. Howbeit syth the vngodly thus laugh vs to scorne condemnynge the songes that we synge the and y e prayses that we geue the yea y e word also that we preach of the O Lorde I beseche the shewe some proufe of thy selfe declare thy name power amōges those thy spyteful enemies Brynge downe Antichristes kyngdome w t all hys vngodly sectes for surely ouerlonge it hath oppressed vs yea and at thys daye it styll letteth and holdeth vnderfote very many whyche els spedelye wolde haue runne to the kyngdome of fredome Pull it therfore downe O Lorde wyth al hys stōblynge blockes euell exāples croked doctrine neuer suffer it to recouer agayne Than shall we beynge quyetly set at rest serue y e euen wyth herte al our lyues longe For delyueraunce in peryls Psalm 138. LOrde let me fele by experience how good thou arte and howe trustye Delyuer me euē to make thy promyse good than shall I neuer cease to thanke the wyth all myne herte and to magnify thy moost glorious name for by thy open worde thou haste made it excedynge glorious beyonde all other thynges Certes my god and father vpon the do I call Gyue my soule perfyte strength in suche wyse as I maye set forth and blowe abrode thy prayses to the hygh auauncement of thy name Cause thou O my God that all kyngdomes of the earthe maye heare thy worde maye walke in thy wayes Hallowe thy name blowe abrode thyne excellent glory Graūt to gouernours and other in authoritie this grace that they may knowlege the to be aboue them all Lorde loke vpon y e lowly hertes that thou mayst promote them Marke well the proude hertes afarre from the to thintent thou mayst brynge them lowe and cast them forth of thy presence In this straight saue my lyfe strengthē thyne hāde agaynst myne enemyes and take my part agaynst them Lorde thy goodnes is euerlastynge cast not away thyne owne hādyworke haue pytie on me helpe me Plucke me forth of these peryls for thyne holy names sake For denyenge of thy selfe and holly to yelde the vnto Christ. Psalm 139. LOrde thou knowest me so well as any man doth els lo I and all that euer I haue be holly in thy handes Thou madest me thou fashionedst me thou hast endowed me wyth all thynges necessary euen frō my byrth vnto thys daye I can not prayse ynough thy wonderous prouision thus practised amonges all creatures it is more then is possible for man ones to conceyue it in hys thought What other thynge doest thou requyre of vs than to yelde vp oure selfe wyth all that is ours vnto the I meane holly to resigne vnto thy pleasure all that belonge to the necessary reliefe eyther of bodye or of soule and the same agayne hūbly to requyre at thyne handes for Christ Iesus sake Wherfore my God I besech the for thyne holy names sake take charge of me Graūte me constantly to trust on the vtterly refusyng my selfe so as in al peryls I sue for no help but onely at thyne handes lyke as thou haste in ryght large maner made me a promyse of the same Make a tryal of me proue myne harte Take from me all euyll thoughtes disceyt double dealyng and lyes thus shalt y u cleane purge myne harte mercyfullye leade me on the waye of perpetuall felicite Agaynst the enemyes of Christes trouth Psalm 140. Delyuer me O Lorde frome the vngodly and styfe necked personnes for thou seest howe in theyr hartes they ymagē mischeue haue greate pleasure to pycke quarels theyr tonges be more sharpe then any adders styng And vnder theyr lyppes lurketh poysone of adders But O mercyfull Lorde let me not fall in theyr handes that they handle me not after theyr owne luste Thou only arte my God thou must heare my pyteous playnte Lorde y t rulest al to gether y t arte the strēgth and power of my defēce be thou as a sallet on my heade when so euer y e vngodlye shall assaulte me neyther suffre thou y e wycked thus to prosper in theyr matters Encrease not theyr croked and malicious stomackes leste they take harte of grayse spytefully reuile the. Loke vpon thy poore wretches cause and rydde me out of these dayly greuaunces then shall I wyth a ryghte vp harte and pleasaunt countenaunce extoll and magnifie thy name Amen To kepe thy tonge and to eschewe the infection of the worlde Psalm 141. TO the I crye O Lorde heare me spedely let my prayer be as a swete taste and sauoure in thy presence and the lyftynge vp of myne handes as an euenynge sacrifice Lorde set a watch about my mouth kepe my lyppes my tong also that they speake nothyng amisse as do y e vngodly but that they call purely syncerelye vpon the and reporte thy worthy prayses Bow not myn hart to luste after euell nor to folowe the fashion of y e wycked and abominable synners leste I happen to cloke my wyckednes wyth other synnes as hypocrites do Let me not lyue as they wolde haue me do but rather as it shall beste please the. Let me not approue neyther theyr counsels nor theyr dedes though they cast neuer so goodly a shewe fayre face to the worlde Let me not herkē to the tyessynges and swete beytes of the vngodly whych counsayle me to fylthy vnclene thynges but rather let me gyue good eare to y e rightuouse and godlye man thoughe he sharply correct and chyde me let me alwaye haue a readye eye towarde the only in the to trust and to apply my selfe vnto the. Cast not away my soule neyther suffer thou it to perish Kepe me that I be not tangled with the snares of the vngodly and from the priuie trappes of
the better I shulde haue coÌ„mitted the very dede also In lyke wyse I am not pure from thefte from aduowtry from false witnes bearyng but haue in my herte wished and desyred my neighbours goods and thinges I haue folowed the prynce of thys worlde Satan whiche hathe bene a lyer from the begynnyng in concupiscence of the fleshe in pryde of lyuing in lyeng in deceitfulnes in lechery in hatred and enuy in backebytyng in dispayre and misbeleue My fyue wittes haue I fouly mis-spent in hearyng seyng smellyng tasting and fealing which thou hast gyuen me to vse vnto thy honour to the edification and profite of my neyghbour But in what maner so euer that I haue offended and synned agaynst thy maiesty for noman knoweth throughly his synnes as thy prophete witnesseth whither it hath bene by daye or by nyght euen from my chyldhode vnto this daye were it in wordê workes or thoughtê secretly or openly my mercyful god I am sory for it euen from the very botom of my herte Yea my soule mourneth for sorowe most mercifull father that I am not a thousande tymes soryer then I am Howbeit in token of repentaunce thoughe all hertes be knowen wel ynough vnto the I knocke and stryke my breaste and say in bytternes of soule Lorde god father haue mercy Lorde god son haue mercy lorde god holy ghost haue mercy Spare me of thyne infinite mercy deare lorde nowe and at the dayes of my lyfe let me haue parte of thyne aboundaunt grace so as I maye chaunge my synfull lyfe and put out of me the olde man with all his euyll concupiscence and also that I may dye vnto the world and that the worlde may be vnto me a crosse and so go forth in a newe lyfe Strengthen me o lorde in a trewe humble herte in perfecte loue hope and truste in the. Gyue my soule the grace to desyre the only in the onely to reioyce and repose my selfe and y e I may vtterly renounce and forsake the vayne affyaunce of this worlde so that thou mayste fynde me ready with the good seruaunt in the mydnyght of my death whiche shall sodenly steale vpon me lyke a thefe ere I be ware Be thou vnto me at that time of nede o lord a toure of streÌ„gth a place of refuge and a defensable god namely agaynste the face of the fende who lyke a roryng lyon shal be then moste ready to deuoure me and agaynst desperacioÌ„ which then shall be busy to greue me Let then thy comforte cleaue faste vnto me thy mercy kepe me and thy grace guyde me Fetche then agayne Lorde god father that whiche thy puyssaunt myght hathe shapen Fetche then againe lorde son that which thou hast so wysely gouerned bought with thy preciouse bloude Take agayne then lorde holy ghoste that whiche thou haste kepte and preserued so louyngly in this region of synne and vale of misery thre persons and one very god vnto whom be prayse and honour for euer and euer AMEN ⧠THE EPITOME OF PSALMES TRANSLATED BY RICHARDE TAVERNER A prayer for true Godlynes PSALM I. O LORDE god and father I beseche the by Christ our lorde that of thyne iÌ„finite mercy thou kepe me so as at no time I folowe the counsayles eyther of the wicked which knowe the not or of hypocrytes which with herte seke the not and that I entre not in the way of synners w t a minde to fulfyll the desyres and workes of the fleshe But rather when so euer throughe fraylty of this olde and corrupte nature I shall chaunce to run a straye as no man is voyde of synne thou wilte cause me to stey and plucke my fote backe agayne Kepe me that I syt not in the seate of pestilent scorners which clokyng theyr pharisaicall and deuelysh intentes coÌ„demne in other men thy veritie and gospel Go to bring to passe by thy holy spirite that I may bren in desyre of thy lawe that vpon thauauncement of thy worde my mynde may alway be occupyed y t I maye euermore chuse that is moste pleasaunt to the and hate that bothe in my selfe and in other whiche to the is displeasaunt Make I pray the that I may be a tree planted by the swete ryuers of gostly waters to the intent I maye bryng forthe fruite to thy glory and profyte of my neyghbour as often as thou shalte ministre time and occasion therunto lest my leaues that is my wordes and workes shulde fade fall away but that al thinges may prospere whatsoeuer I shal do in thy name Assyste me I pray the that I may take rote in the grounde of lyfe least with the vngodly lyke chaffe and duste I be blowen abrode by the moste perniciouse wynde of this world And graunt that I may stande in the iudgement and in the assemblie of the ryghteouse that I may entre into iudgement without punyshment and escape euerlasting damnacion Amen For the true knowledge of Christe psalm 2. LOrde if at any tyme for thy names sake this worlde shall furiously trouble me then with pacience and streÌ„gth of spirite arme thou me and be thou at hande that I maye braste the bandes and counsayles of the vngodly and cast away that vnfruitful yoke of the synfull conscieÌ„ce and fear of damnacion which euyls thou o lorde that haste thy residence in heauen doste scorne Graunt that I may stande faste in y e statutes and preceptes of thy son our lorde Iesu Christe whiche be honest studyes to helpe my neyghbour procedyng of fayth vnfeined y e which Iesus thou haste proclaymed kyng ouer Syon thy holy hyll that is amonges the faythful christiaÌ„s so as he only may rule me by the spirite of his mouth which to that intente was made thy son in time appoynted that thou the father shuldest adopt and chuse me into thine eternal heritage by whom nowe I am partetaker of thy kyngdome and coheyre with him Graunt lorde that I may with true awe euer more serue the but not with the false and feyned seruyce of the world neither yet coÌ„streynedly but of a franke spirite and syncere trouthe obeyeng neuerthelesse to all temporall power and humane ordinauÌ„ces whyle they be not agaynst thy worde y t I maye attayne vnto the vnspeakeable ioye of thy promises for thy wordes sake not doubtyng of my saluacion and that I maye louyngly obey thy fatherly chastisemeÌ„t for surely sharpenes of correccioÌ„ maketh that we lose not the way of trouth Ah good god gyue me grace that in the I maye continually and fastly hope and of the loke for all thynges by Christe our lorde So be it A commune prayer to the lorde for healpe in aduersitie psalm 3. FOrasmuche as many o Lorde ryse maliciously against me and say within theÌ„ selues there is surely no health to be loked for from god vnto this felowe take thou me vp I pray the be thou my shylde and my succour and replenysh thou me with true glory in thy syght to the intent I may boste
worde For thyne eyes lorde do trye the chyldren of men aswell the ryghteous as the vnryghteous Let not I praye the the snares of blyndnes and dispayre fall downe vpon vs neyther yet the thunderboltes of vengeaunce and assaultes of the coÌ„science Lyghten myne eyes that they may se what is ryght and what vnryght to thintent I may go forwarde constantly in the waye of trouth w t a sure perfite fayth AmeÌ„ For the increase of fayth Psalm 12. ENcrease o lorde my faythe and helpe myne vnbeleue Helpe vs thy chyldren for amonges the chyldren of men fewe are holy and beleuyng trouthe amonge them is not founde Ryse vp my lorde and herkeÌ„ to the gronynges of the pore succourles Set vp the way of comforte and health play the valyaunt god spreade abrode both farre and wyde the pure and syncere worde of thy kyngdome Defende me from this maliciouse and wycked generacion The prayer of him that is enuironed with trybulacions Psalm 13. HOwe longe Lorde wylte thou forget me Howe longe shalte thou hyde from me thy moste graciouse countenaunce Howe longe shall I be plucked in sondre w t these pensiue thoughtes Howe long shal my herte consume for care Come of lorde remembre me caste thyne eyes mercifully vpon me and heare me O lorde my god lyghten myne eyes lest with the vngodly they be indimmed and least I dye in my synnes Let not I pray the myne enemyes bragge ouer me as conquerours neither ouerloke me as I were vanquyshed Upon thy beneuolence and grace do I truste Make y t my herte may reioyce in thy sauyng health that I maye synge prayses thankful notes vnto the beyng by the reposed set in ioy after my fall AmeÌ„ The prayer of a newe begone Christian. Psalm 14. LORDE ryd me out of myne vngodlynes plucke from me myn ignorauÌ„ce of the banysh my slouthfulnes of enserchyng the. For vnto this wretchednes we be al naturally borne neyther is there any one person whiche can of his owne powers wynde him selfe out of this disease Only thy grace is able to performe this thyng I pray the let me call on the so ofte as I am assayed of cruel aduersitie euen with myne hole hert and with most stedfaste fayth which euer mought haue the vpper hande and obteyne Let me not shrynke ne quake at any maner thynge at all saue only at thy iudgement neyther let there be any other garrisoÌ„ or defence vnto me then thou O Lorde Out of thy heauenly Syon sende him whiche may delyuer thy people from the captiuitie of coÌ„science that we in him may continually reioyce AMEN For a lyfe worthy a christian person psalm 15. THat I maye inhabite thy tabernacles and haue continual residence in thy holy hyll pourge me o lorde and iustifie me by fayth from synnes That done grauÌ„t that without hypocrisie I maye hertely affirme thy trouth detracte no man be greuouse or hurtfull to no man neyther flatter y e euyll and corrupte persons but that I maye embrase and haue in reuerence suche as fear the lorde although y e vngodly take occasion therby to sclaunder and speake euyll of me finally that not only I may greue no man but also that I may busely gyue my selfe to all maner men vnto theyr edificacyon by Christe AMEN A commune prayer psalm 16. KEPE me LORDE that I peryshe not for in the I trust Be my god Of my goodes thou haste no nede beyng thyngê vnprofitable vnto the. But I can not wante thy ayde It were euyll with me if thou were away That I may please the my lorde lest at any tyme I shulde sette vp Idolles in my hert be thou my only weale heritage By thy spirite counsayle me in all matters Stande at my ryght hande that I slyde not disclose vnto me thy way that leadeth vnto lyfe and by thy moste amyable countenaunce replenysh me with ioye SO BE IT Agaynst the ennemyes of Christe Psalm 17. HEARE O lorde ryghtwysnes gyue eare to my crye prayer flowyng out not of a feyned mouthe but out of a true herte let my dome come forth froÌ„ the yea defende thine owne cause let thyne eyes beholde that is ryght When y u searchest me lorde let no vntrouthe no misbelefe be founde in me let not my mouthe swarue ne my steppes straye froÌ„ thy pathes that my fete slyp not whiche doutles shulde els fall downe ryght if thou barest me not vp with thy hande To the I crye o god bowe downe thyne eare vnto me Lysten to my wordes shewe in me a proufe and experiment of thy wonderfull bouÌ„tie that I may knowe thou hast holpen me with thy hande least I shulde ascribe thy gyfte eyther to fortune or to mans ayde For thou arte the only helper alway of suche as truste in the. Kepe me euen as the ball of the eye vnder the shadowe of thy wynges protecte me from persons vngodly and suche as trouble me Let me appear rych in iustice in thy syght that I may be full saciate at the coÌ„myng of thy glory AMEN In aduersitie Psalm 18. KEndel in me lorde a brennyng loue towardes the. Be thou my strength my rocke my holde my delyuerer my god my hope my shylde my horne of health And forasmuche as I cal on the by thankes gyuing delyuer me I praye the from myne ennemies leade me out of these straites vnto the largenes of thy solace be thou desirouse to dwell with me let me kepe certeinly thy waies that I be not founde before the in sundry sortes an vngodly person Thy iudgementes pleasures mought be alwayes before myne eyes Thy lawes let not me despyse Before the let me be sounde preserue me from all syn to thy miserable people be an helpe humble the proude expell darkenes kendell lyght ryd me from all temtacion for thy wayes be holy thy wordes pure and cleare There is none other god but y u o lorde which art my prayse gyrde me w t strength make my wayes syncere gyue me the buckeler of thy sauegarde Let thy ryghthaÌ„de strengthen me from the arrogant and rebelles delyuer thou me shewe me thy bouÌ„tifull saluacion deale mercifully with me for I am full assured that I am of the seade of the true Dauid our Lorde Iesu Christe AMEN For true ministers of the gospell that they auaunce the kyngdome of Christ. Psalm 19. NEwe heauens I meane preachers of thy worde create thou excedyng many O Lord so as they maye royally set vp thy glorye and declare euerywhere all the wonderfull workes of thy handes namely suche as thou hast wrought through thy son Iesus Christe for our saluacion Christe is y e selfe ryghteousnes vnder whose wynges resteth health whom thou haste assigned to haue his residence in these heaueÌ„s Suffer I beseche the that by the beames of his grace most louyngly spred abrode he may cast his lyght into the worlde and kyndle in the hertes of men a feruour of spirite Let hym come forth as a
brydegrome froÌ„ his chambre let him appeare couragiouse as a valiaunt champion to run thorowe his iourney which conducteth vs euen vnto the heauens Let vs ones haue a profe I besech the howe fatherly thou doest tendre vs o father of heauen for thy welbeloued sonnes sake Thy lawe vnspotted mought refreshe and wyn y e our soules Let thy recordes and couenauÌ„tes poure downe into vs the spirite of wisdome that we may be euen as symple vncorrupte pliable of herte as chyldreÌ„ Let thy worde that maketh vs ryghteouse delyte oure hertes let thy pure coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tê clarifie y e eyes of our myndes plucke downe the muffler from our face so as we may throughly se into Moses fayth Christ Iesus our lorde Season vs with a pure and holy awe not myxed with syn but flowyng euen of very loue not staggeryng but euermore cleauyng within vs. Put away the feare of the fleshe which in prosperitie vaynly reioyseth and in aduersitie desperatly trembleth Let vs feare the onely for thyne owne cause so as we neyther displease the ne lose the. Make me to loue thy iudgementes wherby thou sleyest the olde AdaÌ„ in vs for they be thynges tried true iuste and good Cause vs rather to delyte in them then in any treasure delices or pleasures of this worlde Make vs busyly to expresse them in our dedes What person O lorde throughly knoweth his preuy faultes and secrete dissimulacyon Take out of me as muche as remayneth of the olde Adam kepe me thy seruauÌ„t o lorde from these arrogant and proude men and suche as go about to exempte theÌ„selues from thy true churche so as they reygne not in myne herte thorowe theyr hypocrisie and feyned holynes and that I assent not to theyr sediciouse mindes So shall I be pure and cleane from these horrible synnes rebellioÌ„ grudging shrynkyng from thy testament blasphemyes of herte Be not wery of this my talke but rather let these indeuours of my hert be thaÌ„keful acceptable vnto the o lorde my maker and redemer So be it In aduersitie and greuous distresse Psam 20. IN this my tribulacion LORDE hear me for thy names sake helpe me sende me succours from thyne holy place StrengtheÌ„ and comforte me o lorde myndefull of my prayers and longe awaytynge that I maye do sacrifice vnto the and in my sacrifice doynge reioyse Or rather cal to remembraunce thou my god that selfe same sacrifice whyche Iesus Christ thy welbeloued soÌ„ne made vnto the hys moost louynge father for me vpon the crosse who prayed for me in the dayes of hys lyfe and for hys humilitie reuereÌ„ce was herde For his sake I saye be mercyful vnto me and helpe me Out of thy heauenly towre graunt that I ones annoynted wyth thy soden and perpetuall ioye maye plenteously displey abrode thy most excelleÌ„t name AmeÌ„ To knowe Christ and hys kyngdome Psal. 21. PReuent me O Lorde my God in al thy workes by Iesus Christ our kynge to whome thou hast gyuen al power in heauen and in erth he is my health and blessynge he is thy derely beloued sonne he is the onely reconcilour thorow whom we be brought agayne into thy fauour Chere me wyth thy pleasauÌ„t countinaunce and wyth thy holsome gyfte of repentaunce Make me continue stronglye for thy goodnes O thou that arte aboue all Aryse Lorde shewe thy myght let the worlde fele thy power set alofte Christes kyngdome the kyngdom of spirite lyfe the kyngdome of the true innocencye and ryghtuousnes of God destroye the aduersaries herof Then shall we synge in spirite prayse thy power gyue continual thankes to thy name wythout ceasynge Amen In tribulacion to remember the passion of Christ. Psalm 22. MY God my God remeÌ„ber me forsake me not suffer me not to be lost syth both nyght and daye I crye to the. Heare me my lorde Our father 's trusted in the and thou holpest them When so euer they called on the at no tyme thou fayledst theÌ„ but was alwayes at hande to assyst them Come forth father most derely beloued in my herte defende me from Satans kyngdome Thou drewest me forthe of my mothers wombe and haste preserued me vnto thys daye Of thy bountye mercye whych I besech the deny me not at thys my nede go not awaye from me for anguyshe and pensyffenes of herte drawe nye vnto me and yet is there none y t can helpe me but thou onely Let me escape from these dauÌ„gers through thy Christ my sauiour who for my sake hath suffred so spytfull and bytter paynes who for me was sore vexed cruelly scourged wouÌ„ded nayled haÌ„ged on the crosse Let me escape I say for his bloudes sake whych he so largely shed for vs to cause vs obtayne forgeuenes of our synnes and enioye the new and euerlastynge couenaunte made betwene the and vs. Stande not farre froÌ„ me o lorde my refuge strength Come neare and helpe me delyuer my lyfe from the sworde my soule from the wood dogges from the lyons iawes defende me betwene the hornes of vnicornes heare me ThaÌ„ shall I blowe abrode thy name with all prayses vnto my brethren and in the assemblye of the holy persons I shal commende the. Despyse not the praiers of the poore turne not away thy face heare my crye for I wyl recorde thys thy goodnes amonge the myserable distressed troublesome consciences that they therof maye take herte of coÌ„forte growe in hope cleaue more feruently vnto the and maye blowe abrode thy moost glorious name and gyue the theyr hertie thankes for theyr saluacion Amen For increase of fayth in God Psalm 23. LOrde my shepeherde fede me thy poore catyfe shepe then shal I lacke nothynge let me lye in the fedynge groundes of thy plenteous worde nygh vnto the pleasaunt ryuers of thy holy spirite that I maye be refreshed and bowe to thy correccion prouidence Turne my soule vnto the and coole it with thy swete lycours when wyth sorowe it begynnyth to brenne conducte me to the path of righteousnes for thy names sake and yf I shal happen to walke in the valey of darkenes and death be thou present with me that I may feare nothynge at all The staffe of thy worde mought bere me vp and I shal take comforte of it sprede the bourde of thy worde before me and I wyll fede of it to strengthen and fortifye my mynde agaynst all Satans powers so as none of hys souldyours shall vaynquyshe me Annoynte my heade tyll it be fatte with the oyle of gladnes and hallowynge of spirite Make me dronke wyth thy cuppe that I maye forget my selfe vtterly renounce myne owne dreames and ryghteousnes to thintent onely thy spirite maye raygne wythin me Let thy gracious mercy neuer leaue me in all thys lyfe let me abyde coÌ„tinually in thyne house a shepe inclosed in thy folde wythin the hurdles of thy grace and giftes whych arte the hyghe and myghtye shepeherde and graunter of al good thynges Amen For grace to renewe
heauēly palace And herin moost tender Lorde I beseche the that thys desyre may waxe in me euery daye hoter and hoter so that thorowe the desyre whych I haue to come to thy heauēly māsion I may set at nought al erthly thynges Let all my herte and all my bodye in the only the lyuynge God be glad mery ioyful O my father Sauiour delyuerer For doubtles frō y e only cōmeth my strength all my defēce Let me not be gyuen to earthly tēporal thynges but rather ernestly only loke on thynges godly euerlastynge and therafter to fashion al my dedes of thys lyfe Let strength and fayth in the encrease and euery gyfte of grace better then other so that euery daye I may amende and growe vnto better Lorde of armyes heare my prayers god of Iacob vnderstande them Loke O God our defensour and father on the face of thyne anoynted and dearest sonne for whose sake deale mercifully with vs and graūt vs that fauoure and grace that our synnes may be forgyuen so that I may be chosen to this honour to be one of thy sōnes make me cleane vpryght in herte strōge in fayth towardes the immouable from that trust whych I haue to be saued hote in loue toward my neghboure for thy bounteous goodnes and trouth Amen For the holy goost and the assemblynge of the church Psalm 85. THy nation and those Christianes in whome thou dwelleste take vnto y e as thy dearly beloued blesse them restore vnto lyberty thy presoners boūde not only in conscience but also in bodye take awaye theyr wickednes couer theyr sinnes syth Christe hath satisfyed for them euen wyth hys bloud Plucke away thy wrath and displeasure refreshe vs agayne for our helth dependeth only on the. Asswage thy malyce O Lorde wylte thou neuer be pleased Wylte thou styll be greued agaynst vs No not so lorde not so gyue vs herte of grace restore vs oure lyfe that we thy people maye alwaye reioyse in the. Shewe vs Lorde thy goodnes shewe vs thy sauynge health speake to me wythin me speake howe thy people ones shall haue peace so that they cluster not to vanite but rather be stronge towarde the let thy health be euen at hande so as we nede not to stāde in drede Thy prayse Lorde and magnificence mought abyde amonges vs thy bounty and thy faythfulnes be heaped vp in vs let thy ryghtuousnes whereby we be frelye made ryghtuous and peace of cōsciences mete together wythin vs and kysse one the other Gyue vs Lorde the goodnes of thy spirite graunt that the erth of oure hertes maye brynge forth much frute of ryghteousnes let thy ryghtuousnes go afore when thou cōmest to vs by grace purifye vs cōduyte vs in y e strayght waye A prayer of Christians in theyr perylles Psalm 86. TOurne hether thyne eare and heare me lorde for a very pore and a myserable persone am I kepe my soule syth thou hast hallowed it wyth the worde of thy trouth helpe thy seruaunt for none other succour know I but of the nor any other I wyll seke neyther fede my mynde with vayne hope Haue pitie on me for euery daye I call vpon the and shall do tyll the heate of thys trouble be abated Comforte my soule for vnto the O moost tender Lorde I lyfte vp myne herte to the I flee for thou arte gentyll and mercyful and canst not denye them thy helpe that seke it at thy hande Lorde vnderstande my prayers consyder well my pytious complaynte specially in thys tyme of my trouble The supersticious fooles and fonde ypocrites busely hunt here and there for theyr defence and sauegarde but vndoubtedly theyr helpe and leanyngstocke can not be compared with thy hand neyther can it worke the wonderfull actes that thou workest Their own inuention they repute as God yea and worshippe it afore God But it is thou that art on hygh thou doest the wōderous dedes thou alone art God helper in al necessities fountayne hedsprynge of al goodnes the only I cal on as my God in al straytes and daungers thou onely shalt helpe me for this thou mayst Informe me Lorde in those wayes that conduyte men to the to thintēt I maye walke in thy trouth and so fashion my hart as I maye reioyse in the holy feare of thy name then shal I gyue the thankes and with al myn hart contynually prayse thy name Thyne endles goodnes be shed vpon me frō the depe dōgeon plucke out my soule And whereas the proude men O God the puyssaūt lordes who hate and belye thy worde be styffe agaynst me make cruell pursuyte after my soule gyue thou me grace not to faynt Certes thou Lorde god arte mercyful soft longsufferynge ful of goodnes credite tourne to me haue cōpassion of me make me thy seruaūt stronge hardy that I mought withstande myne enemyes boldly constantly cleaue vnto the preserue me whych am the sonne of the churche thyne handmayde shewe me some good token to the prayse of thy name that those y t hate me for thy cause may se with theyr eyes y t thou stādest on my syde doest comfort and solace me For the buyldynge of Christes church Psam 87. LAye not the foundacion of thy church Lorde on the sande nor on the lowe plashy groūde but on the holy hylles in heauens where Christ is the corner stone Lorde be thou alwaye resyent in that church let I say thy restynge place be in y t church thorowe thy spirite declare thy wōderous factes whervnto mē may repare to obtayne thy fauoure to thintent the sayd church maye be buylt increased by preachyng the worde of promyse cōforte as thou hast ordeyned the same for al men In extreme daunger Psalm 88. FOr what cause my Lorde God hast thou put me backe seynge now thou rūnest from me and thou wylt not heare though I crye night and daye to the. Suffer me ones Lorde to exhibyte my supplicacion vp vnto the bow downe thyne eare to my request ponder in thy mynde how I am in a pecke of troubles euen drowned in mysery and nyghe vnto death Death I saye and hell are euen afore myne eyes neyther am I much vnlyke vnto deade mē naye I am euen a very deade man I had almoost sayd that I am throwen downe euē into hell such horrible feare hath enuyroned assaulted my conscience for lo no man careth for me no man is sorye for my losse and damage yea euen thou on whome I hange all together doest in lyke maner as they do thy displesure is very hote agaynst me thou ouerwhelmest me wyth waues and hole sees of troubles I am well nygh drowned I am holly caught hedged in with aduersite I know not how to escape neyther haue I any place to flee to Myne eyes dasell thorow great sorowe alwaye I crye holdynge vp myne humble hādes vnto the. What profite I besech the O Lorde or what prayse
churlysh to the by forgyttynge thy benefytes but cause that I may offer vnto the pleasaunt sacrifices whyle I knowlege thy louynge kindnes extoll thy moost large and imperiall name Uouchsafe to heare me sythe I call vpon thy name O Lorde god almyghty Amen A blessynge Psalm 117. LOrde thy fre goodnes trouth be euermore hangyng ouer our heades alwaye abyde wythin vs thus shall we prayse and magnifye the for euer and euer Amen For goostly strength Psal. 118. AMiable arte thou O Lorde thy goodnes shall endure for euer sette me at large forth of all these straytes Be thou with me thē shall I feare noman but boldlye defye myne enemyes and ernestlye cleaue to the. Wherfor let me not fal whā they assaute me Se y t I shrink not nor flee one fote but be thou my strength and sauegard Thy myghty and strong ryghthande holde me vp and yf thou chastise me yet slee me not Fasten me in the cornerstone Christe who was refused of y e mayster buylders I meane of y e proude hypocrites but he was hyghly preferred at thy hande Lyghten me I beseche the with the perfect knowledge of him And I beseche the for thy raūsom which for me thou hast payed that that daye of gladnes ioye mought ones shyne vpon me Helpe me wyth thy good lucke and furtheraunce so as w t a couragious herte I may say blessed be he that cōmeth in the lordes name Amen For continuaunce in the way and worde of the Lorde Psalm 119. LOrd kepe me vpryght holly bēt and wedded to thy lawe scripture so that I maye do nothynge but that is agreable vnto thy worde Thys I know thou requyrest of me yet it passeth my power to performe it Se therfore that eyther I be able to do thy cōmaundementes or at the lest way supply thou in me y t whych lacketh on my behalfe to y e accōplishment of thy requestes All my doynges studyes endeuores I employ asmuch as in me is to obserue thy cōmaundemētes to thintēt I be not foūd faultie Ah my lord god do not thus leue me reforme my ways syth I am attendaunt vpon thy worde promyse yea and thoughe I be sore ouercharged yet depriue me not of my good hope Hyde and fastē in my herte thy comfortable wordes of promyse that I fall not Teach me thy statutes lawes and iudgementes Lorde to thintent I may boldly reason and talke of thy lawe graūt me a constant wyll to followe and to do it in dede restore thy seruaunt vnto hys olde dignitie after thys storme brynge me to quietnes and solace that I maye lyue do thy wordes Open myne eyes so that in y e worde of thy pleasure I maye beholde thy wonderous wayes whych passe all mans wytte and capacitie Purge me of thys infamye and sclaunder wherby I am bylyed of the wycked folke onely for thy wordes sake Saue the lyfe of thy poore seruaunt accordynge to thy promyse Myne olde wayes and fashions of lyfe I can not denye be euell Forsake not yet a repentant herte poynte me the wayes that leade vnto the thā shall I reporte thy worthy actes Behold my soule waxeth faynt by reason of so many crymes layd to my charge but strengthen thou me vpon thy worde let myne herte be set on thy worde onely and not geuen neyther to couetyse nor yet to foolysh pryde prycke me forward in thy way Thy worde be w t me so as I may dreade the than shal I neyther stomble nor slyde Ah moost mercyful Lorde for thy wordes sake let thy goodnes preseruacion shyne vpon me that wyth thy worde I maye answere all myne euel willers and aduersaries Plucke not y e trouth frō my mouth remēber thy cōfortable worde made for thy seruaūtes sauegarde whych onlye is my cōforte in these my outragious paynes anguishes let me neuer forget it but talke of it nyght daye Lorde be thou my heritage lotte porcion for thy promyse sake haue pytie on me that I may be partaker amonge those that feare the. For the earth is plenteous thorowe thy goodnes Shewe me thy iugementes do well wyth thy seruaunte as thy promyse is and teache me to knowe that good is Where as thou hast brought me to a lowe ebbe and dydest set me on me knees thou dyd dest wel O Lorde to me for by thys meanes I recognise and knowlege the to be my promoter setter forth vnto ryghteousnes Let the deuoute godly se howe thou hast preserued kept me y t they also may hervpon reioyse for them also wolt thou help in lyke maner Thy goodnes be my comforte accordyng to thy promyse Be thou mercyful to pardō my lyfe myne herte be wythout blemysh and spotte al together in thy ryghtuousnes Se that I neuer be put to confusion Oh howe sore longe I for thyne helpe and comforte how lōge shall I trust vpon thy promyse Myne eyes dasell lokynge after thy worde awayt whan thou shalt release my paynes Howe longe shall I be beatē thus in this rorynge see how longe shal myne enemyes pursue me wythout cause Lorde assyste me of thy goodnes encorage me cause that I maye kepe the wordes of thy mouth Truely Lorde thy worde is euerlastyng by it be al thinges made preserued yea by it thou madest me also Lorde God helpe me Thy worde be a lanterne to my fete lyght in all my wayes Thou seest Lorde I am brought downe very lowe had as a vyle slaue wherfore go to by thy worde restore me vnto lyfe vouchsafe I besech the acceptably to take the fre offrynges of my mouth And teach me thy iudgementes by thy worde cōserue me so y t myne hope deceaue me not Make me stronge O my God that I may escape Than shall I delyte in thy ryghteousnes mystrustynge al that is of flesh Let me lerne by thy secret inspiracion to feare the to shrynke as ofte as I shall remember thy iudgemēt delyuer me not into myne aduersaries handes Take me to thy defence be thou only my succour fauoure hym that fauoureth the and is busy to helpe hys neghboures Prouyde that men hurte me not by power and force Myne eyes tryckle thorow longe awaytynge for thyne ayde and that thou shuldest be thy wordes mayster Deale fauourably wyth me as thou art good thy selfe teach me thy iudgementes Tourne to me shewe thy selfe mercyfull and gracious as thou arte wonte to be to those that loue thy name and after thy worde reforme my steppes Let no wyckednes raygne in me no aduersitie ouercome me frō violēce of men rescue me that I maye kepe thy commaundementes Shew thy face vnto thy seruaūt haue cōpassiō on me O Lorde thou art ryght and al thy iugemētes be strayght straitly thou haste geuen in commaundemēt that all y e wordes of thy mouth be kept Ah Lorde graunt me grace diligently to do all thy commaundementes euen wyth all my herte Lo this thinge I craue
of the heare me for thy goodnes nygh thou art to al that call on the. Thy promyses be iuste yea they be trouth it selfe loke to my wretchednes delyuer me plucke thou me from al daungers Truely I shall neuer forget thyne vnspeakable goodnes Take I say Lorde my matter into thy handes Ryd me forth of trouble quyckē me lyke as thou hast promysed to do Let my humble supplicaciō come in afore the saue me euen to make thy worde good Thyne hande be wyth me let me neuer leaue thy worde but brynge aboute y t my soule maye perpetually lyue and prayse the rendrynge vnto the most hertye thākes for thy continuall kyndnes Thy ryght hande I saye helpe me I am as a sely shepe that strayeth in wyldernesse Doutles of my selfe I am not able to turne to thy hyghe waye agayne Wherfore moost gentell herdman and Lorde seke thou me out bryng me agayne vnto thy fold Neuer suffer that thy memorial thy waye wytnesse iugemēt ryghteousnes trouth worde pleasure and ordynaunce at any tyme shuld perysh or be of no effecte strēgth or valure Cause that my flesh alway may quyuer and be adrad of thy threatenynges so that my spirite in the meane tyme be neuer hindred nor disturbed from the constaunt trust of thy promyses made performed vnto vs for Christ Iesus sake thy dearly beloued sonne Amen Agaynst euell tonges Psalm 120. IN thys my greuous trouble lord I call on the wherfore heare me O most gracious Lorde Lorde I say delyuer me from euell tonges vnshamefastly raylyng agaynst thy holy trouth aswell as agaynste me yet do I knowlege thy trouth wol do vnto death Wo is me that I am constrayned to leade my lyfe amonges these foreners and suche as be not thy naturall chyldren borne I meane amōges those y t be enemyes vnto thy peace and pursuers of thy moost hallowed name from such pestilencies saue and kepe me I the praye O moost gracious Lorde To put thy selfe in Gods handes Psalm 121. I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto heauen cryenge callynge for assystence of thy grace My god helpe me truely thys is easy for the to do for thou madest both heauē and earth I besech the so to kepe me that my foote slyde not but haue thou a watchyng eye vpon me Shadowe me aboute thorow thy ryght hande be thou my bulwarke and fortresse agaynst the vngodly suffer not the myghtye to laye cruell hādes on me And o thou moost gentel and benigne Lorde I pray the let not myne herte be set on the vayne pleasures of thys worlde neyther yet let me cowardly fall and shrynke whan I am brought to aduersitie and trouble Deliuer me frō all euell be thou thassuraunce warrant to my soule cast thy tender eye towarde me whether I go in or out O Lorde Amen For the buyldynge of Christes Church Psalm 122. I Haue surely great cause to reioise euen from my herte roote in that I se so many men daylye reformyng theyr lyfe vnto better beynge illumined by faythe and makynge greate prease to enter into y e Lordes house Enlarge therfore thorow thy worde the precincte and boundes of thy cytie Hierusalem Repare agayne concorde peace and true loue in vs to y e perpetual honoure of thy name Let thy spirite shyne by a true certaine iudgement make thy cytizens welthy in all goodes Let the gates of hell haue no power agaynst thy cytie so that thy churche maye lyue in rest quietly and saffely defēde it frō all imminent daūgers sende vs many that may preach vs peace in this cytie and that by all meanes wol do theyr endeuours to further it Amē Constantly to endure vnder Christes crosse Psalm 123. TO the lyfte I vp myne eyes O God that dwellest in heauen Cōsyder that as the seruaūtes haue a ready eye towardes theyr maister and the maydens also vpon theyr maystresse euen so be myne eyes continually fixed vpon the to thyntent at length I maye wynne thy moost gracious fauoure Mercyfull lorde now pytie vs for al the worlde hath vs in greuouse disdayne The ryche spytefully scorne vs euen to y e teeth the proude persons do reiecte vs. But thou O Lorde plucke vs forth of theyr handes and make a rescue of vs agayne to thintēt we may become subiectes to thy moost gracious goodnes whyche mought be to the prayse of thy most puyssant and glorious name Amen To be delyuered from bondage of conscience Psam 124. ONles thou haddest continually abyden wyth vs O Lorde verely we had bene quyte lost in thys ragyng see of troubles and had ben caught w t these preuye snares wher wyth our enemyes haue beset all the way wherby we shuld passe for none other entent than to wynde vs in theyr myschiefe and to cary vs with them vnto hell Brast theyr snares a sōder o Lorde set vs at large drawe vs forth from thys depe water Thy name be oure helpe and defence for thou hast made both heauen erth To be rydde from imminent daunger Psalm 132. GRaunt vs grace O Lorde styffely to cleaue vnto the so as we shrynke not but that we stande for euer euen as moūt Sion in that same thy new cytie Hierusalē which is Christ. And O thou moost tender and deare Lorde cast a stronge bulwarcke aboute vs so as the wycked haue no power agaynst vs. Further more leaue vs not vnto our selues nether yet suffer vs ons to put forth our arme to do vnryghteousnes Be gracious and free to all such as beleue in the syth they be of honeste and true hertes Reste quyete and peace be vnto Israel euen to as many as lyue after the spirite and not after the fleshe Amen For hym that is imprisoned eyther in spirite or in body Psalm 126. LOrde god almighty delyuer me frō thys bondage comforte me O my God and fyl my mouth wyth ioye replenysh my tonge wyth gladnes euen from myne herte Shewe some wonderous feate for my sake that thy suters maye se it and come wyth me to render vnto the worthye thankes Certes thou shuldest by this meanes geue them occasion the more constantly to suffer aduersitie and to trust assuredly vpon the. O Lorde God raūsome me I saye frō thys paynfull bondage destroy this captiuitie euen as the hote sonne cōsumeth and dryeth vp the dewe that falleth by nyght Turne my weping vnto gladnes euen for thy names sake as I shall euer more auaunce and magnifye it To be admytted vnto Christes Sabboth or restynge daye Psalm 127. BUylde vs O Lorde watch and kepe vs for onles thou vouchsaue to do it doubtles we spēde our wynde in waste Let vs I saye ones ceasse from thys hurlye burlye thys toylynge drudgynge in the vayne trumpery of thys worlde so as ones at last we maye religiously hallowe thy holye Saboth and wyth longe sufferynge a wayte for thy ioyful cōmynge castynge al our thought and care on the only albeit in the meane season we ought to laboure diligētly
for truely so we haue in commaūdement of the where as yet the encrease and furtheraunce of oure labours to the mayntenaunce of oure lyuynge whyle we be in thys body we loke for at thyne handes and not by our owne paynes takynge Take awaye Lorde al couetyse and vayne studye of ryches frō our hertes Let vs be founde lyke vnto the arrowes shot from a bowe euen ernestly bent and constant in thy worde Let oure quyuers and hert strynges be foūde full of hote and feruent zeale alway by peticiō shotynge vnto the so that in face of oure enemyes we neuer be steyned wyth any blot of reproche To be blessed of the Lorde Psalm 128. GEue vs grace swete Lorde to feare the to walke in thy waies and fotesteppes and well to prosper in our iorney Moreouer vouchsaue to blesse vs and all thynges belongynge vnto vs so as we also maye se many children of fayth and peace in Israel Amen For defence agaynst our enemyes Psal. 129. LOrde many ther be that cōspire agaynst vs full many that inuade vs that make hurly burlies amōge vs and fyersly assault vs but suffer them not to preuayle neyther to haue y e vpperhande on vs O our moost mercyfull God cut a sonder theyr ropes and snares Let them returne with shame as many as work vs any trouble but blesse thou vs O Lord for thyne holy names sake Amen For the troubled conscience Psalm 130. LOrde I crye vnto y t euē in myddes of al my troubles Wherfor I besech the mercyfull Lorde heare my voyce Bow downe thyne eares vnto my pyteous cōplaynt yf thou laye to our charge our horrible innumerable faultes who shal escape or go quyte whan thou shalt syt as iudge who shal be able to holde plee with the yea who is he that shal not be forced vnto vtter despayre Truly then shulde we all peryshe Thys notwythstādyng ther is yet in thyne handes Lorde both power and also a good wyll to forgeue vs oure synnes which thyng I know thou wolt do yf it were but to perfourme thy promyse made by thy sonne Christe our Lorde and prest who assuredly hath payed a sufficient raūsome for oure synnes euen the mooste deare sacrifice of his owne bodye to thintente y u mightest be our soueraygne Lorde God and y t we myght knolege our synnes and make sute vnto y e for pardon therof Lorde graūt me to wayte for thy gracious pardon longe to trust hange on the euen so longe tyll at length thou dispetche me as my truste is in thy promise From daysprynge to daysprynge diligently I wayte Lorde our god without dout thy mercy is great great pardō styl remaineth in thyn handes yea thy mercy can neuer be spēt Agayn thy promises can not be vndone nor made voyde Delyuer me then pluck from me this incommodite other casualtyes of this wretched lyfe Preserue all true Israelites in spirite I meane al the beleuers in y e frō these remnauntes of synnes naturally buddyng forth of our harte Defende vs also from all aduersities of flesh O Lorde of thy moost gracious clemencye mercye and pytye Amen For the auoydyng of spirituall pryde Psalm 131. SUffer not my harte to swell in pryde nor myne eyes to shew any proude lokes that I take not to much vpon me neyther arrogantly auaunce my selfe aboue Christe our heade but make y t I maye gredyly couet to haue good sauoure in thy worde only as much as thou shalte vouchsaue to open vnto me And in case thou wythholdest the mylke of cōforte whych streameth frō Christe wel vnderstanded and knowen yet let vs not Lorde despayre but truste wyth a quyet herte alway vpon the. So be it To obteyne Christes benefites Psalm 132 THou son of Dauid Iesu Christ arise take seasin of thy resting place which I beseche y e it may be amonges vs for asmoche as by thy promyse we be entytled recognised to be thy court and dwellyng place God thy father which can not deceyue hath made vs an ernest promise confirming also the same by his solemne othe that thou shuldest be our sauiour maynteynour and defēsour Truly it is not possible for hym to go backe and not to stande by his worde yea euen nowe hathe he suche is his fidelitie performed it in dede and what so euer helth he hath sent vs the same also hath he confirmed by sure and substantiall witnes aswell of his owne word as of his sacramētes Thou also most deare Lorde Iesu hast forther promised y t thou wolt abyde wyth vs euen vntyl the worldes ende This thy worde is oure assured ioye and comfort for we know that euermore sythens thy deathe and bodylye departyng thou art thobteyner of our remission and pardon wherfore O moste gracious Lorde through thy fauour and in the let vs fynd mercy and that for euer In al our workes and procedynges prosper vs saue vs fyll vs with ioye Thyne halowynge mought shyne clere vpon vs thy kyngdome and crown abyde with vs and in thy peax euermore preserue vs. Amen For Christiane charite and cōmunion of sayntes Psalm 133. INspire vs ī suche wise O Lord y t as most louynge brethren quietly and peaciably we may dwell to gether in thyne house Brynge to passe I saye that by true and faythfull loue we maye be ioyned and fastened euery one to other as membres of Christes body Thyne oyle of hallowynge I meane euen thyne holy goost mought waxe hote and fragrant amonges vs vpon vs let fall thy dewe of blessynge the plentyfull encrease of all thynges bothe bodely and goostly to thintent accordynge vnto thy moost fre promyse we may obteyne euerlastynge lyfe For continuaunce of grace Psal. 134. GRaunte vs thy seruauntes alwaye to auaunce y e our Lorde in thyne house to walke vpryghte wythout blemish or cause of reproch yea in our trouble and affliccion to lyfte vp innocente and pure handes vnto the prayenge on thys maner vnto the. Blesse vs O God for thou arte the maker of heauen and earth Amen A generall prayer of Christians for helpe from God Psalm 135 DYspose our hertes Lorde that we thy seruaūtes may worthely prayse and lyfte vp thy name for we knowe thou arte gentyll meke mercyfull free Thy name is gracious frendfull and ryght amyable to all that cal on the in tyme of theyr aduersite of thy mere goodnes thou hast chosen vs to be thyne owne seuerall people Thou alone arte the great very God thou madest both heauen and earth euen accordynge to thyn owne pleasure thou dealtest thy benefytes and gyftes of grace to euery one of them namely to thy electe chosen euen agaynst Satan and the hole kyngdome of y e vngodly Wherfore Lorde let the remembraunce prayse of thy name euermore be feruent amonges vs. Reason thou debate thou iuge thou thy peoples cause surely they suffer passynge great wronges But stande thou I say good gracious Lorde vnto thy seruauntes be mercyful to them
glorye Howe is it that thy gelousy thy strength the multitude of thy mercyes thy louyng kyndnes will not be entreated of vs yet arte thou our father Abrahā knewe vs not neyther was Israell acquaynted with vs. But thou Lorde arte our father and redemer and thy name is euerlastyng O lorde wherfore haste thou led vs out of thy way Wherfore hast thou hardened our hertes that we feare the not Be at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake whiche be of the generacion of thyne heritage Thy people hath hadde but lytle of thy sanctuary in possession for our enemyes haue taken it in And we are become euen as we were at the beginning what tyme we were not vnder thy dominion nor called on thy name O that y u woldest cleaue y e heauē in sonder come downe that the mountaynes myght melt a way at thy presence lyke as an hote fyre and that the malicious myght boyle as the water dothe vpon the fyre wherby thy name myght be knowen amonges thyne enemyes and that the panyms might tremble before y e that y u myghtest come downe wyth thy wonderous strange workes thā shuld the hylles melt at thy p̄sence for sythens the begynnynge of the world was none except thou o god y t harde or perceyued neyther hathe any eye sene what y u doste for them that put theyr trust in the. Thou helpest him that dothe ryghte withe cherefulnes and them that thynke vpon thy wayes But lo thou arte angry for we haue synned and haue bene euer in sinne yea there is not one hole we are all as an vncleane thynge and al our ryghtuousnesses are as clothes stayned with y e floures of a woman we fal eueryone as the leafe for our synners cary vs awaye as the wynde There is no man that calleth vpon thy name that stādeth vp to take holde by the. Therfore hydest thou thy face from vs and cōsumest vs because of our synnes But nowe o lorde thou that art our father we ar the clay thou arte oure potter and we are all the worke of thy handes Be not to sore displeased o lorde and kepe not our offences to long in thy remēbraunce but consydre that we all are thy people The cyties of thy sanctuarye lye wast Syon is a wyldernes and Ierusalem a deserte Oure holy house whiche is our beuty wheare our fathers praysed y t is brente vp yea all our commodities and pleasures are wasted away wilt y u not be ētreated Lorde for all this wylt thou holde thy peax scourge vs so sore An other prayer of Hieremye Hierem. 17. HEale me o lorde and I shal be hole saue thou me and I shall be saued for thou arte my prayse Be not thou terrible vnto me O Lorde for thou arte he in whome I hope whē I am in peryl Let my persecuters be confounded but not me let them be afrayed not me Thou shalt brynge vpon them the fyme to their plage and shalt destroye them ryght sore Amen An other prayer of Hieremye Hier. 31. O lorde thou hast chastened me thy chastenynge haue I receyued as an vntamed calfe Conuerte thou me and I shall be conuerted for thou arte my lorde God for as sone as thou tournedst me I repented my self And when I vnderstode I smote vpon my thyghe I confessed and was ashamed because I suffred reproche of my youthe A prayer of Hieremye vnder the person of Christ which euery Christen maye saye in tyme of aduersitie Lamenta 3. THou haste herde my voyce O lorde and haste not tourned awaye thyne eares from my sighyng and cryeng Thou haste approched nere me when I called vpon the hast sayde feare not Thou O lord haste maynteyned the quarell of my soule and haste redemed my lyfe O lord thou hast sene my blasphemers take thou my quarell vpon y e. Thou haste well considered howe they go about to do me harme and that all their counsayles are agaynste me Thou haste herde their dispytefull wordes o lord yea and al their imaginacions agaynste me Thou seyst also their syttynge downe and their rysynge vp they make their songes of nothinge but of me Rewarde them o lorde accordinge to the workes of their handes Gyue them the thinge y t their owne herte is afrayd of euen thy curse Persecute them o Lorde with thyne indignacion and rote thē out frō vnder y e heauē Amē The prayer of Iudas Machabeus when he shuld encountre with his ennemyes 1. Machab. 4. BLessed arte thou o sauyoure of Israell whych dydest destroye the violent power of the gyaunt in the hande of thy seruaunt Dauid gauest the host of the heythen into y e hand of Ionathas the son of Saul his weapen bearer put this hooste nowe into the hand of thy people Israell and let them be confounded in their multitude horsemen Make them afrayde and discomfyte the boldnesse of their strength that they maye be moued throughe their destruction Caste them down through the sworde of thy louers then shall al they that knowe thy name prayse y t for euer with thākesgyuyng Amē The prayer of Nehemias for the people oppressed of the Heythen 2. Machab. 1. O Lord god maker of al thinges thou fearfull and stronge thou ryghteous and mercyfull thou that art only a gracious king only lyberal only iust almyghty and euerlastinge thou that delyuerest Israell from all trouble thou that hast chosen the fathers and haste halowed them receyuinge the offringe for the hole people of Israel preserue thyn owne porcion and halow it Gather those togither y t are scatered abroad from vs. Delyuer them that are vnder the heythens bondage loke vpon them which are despysed and abhorred that the heythen may knowe and se howe thou arte our god Punyshe them that oppresse proudlye put vs to dishonoure Amen OF THE BYBLE THANKESGYVYNges and prayses vnto God of the fathers The songe of Moses and the chyldren of Israell for their delyueraunce from Pharao Exod. 15. LEt vs singe vnto the lorde for he is become glorious the horsman he hath ouerthrowen in the se. The lord is my strength my song and is become my saluacion he is my god and I will glorifye him he is my fathers god and I wil extolle him vpon hyghe The lorde is as a stronge man of warre almyghty is his name Pharaos charettes his hoste hath he cast into the see His pyked capitaynes were drowned in the red see the depe waters haue couered them they sonk to the botome as a stone Thy hāde lorde is gloriouse in power thyne hande hath all to shaken thyne enemyes and withe thy greate glory thou hast destroyed thyne aduersaries Thou senteste forth thy wrath and it consumed thē euen as stubble with the brethe of thyn anger The water gathered togither and the floudes stode styll as a rocke and the depe water cōgeled togither in the myddest of the see The ennemye sayde I wyll folow ouertake them
the hertes Psalm 24. REnue me shape me agayne O Lorde for thyne is the worlde and all that is therin that I may be able to clyme vp vnto thy mount to abyde in thyne holy cytie to receaue at thy handes helth blessynge mercy and ryghteousnes Let me be as a person new borne of the let me ensearch the alwaye O Christ kynge of glory haue thou an euerlastynge raygne in me for thou arte stronge ynough thou arte puyssaūt myghtye in battell and Lorde of hoostes yea let the boūdes and lymytes of thy kyngdome stretch throughe the worlde Cause all mē to do theyr homage and sute vnto the as to the most glorious conquerour of synne death and hell Amen To be admytted one of Gods flocke Psalm 25. TO the Lorde I lyfte vp my herte and my soule my God I truste in the put me not to reproche that myne enemyes haue no cause to laugh at me No man shal be shamed that trusteth in the. Shewe me thy waye teache me thy pathes preserue me from wickednes and vnbelefe that I swarue not from the rule and touche stone of thy worde Guyde me in thy trouth teach me for thou arte the God of my helthe and sauetie and daylye do I longe for the. Lorde remēber not my faultes and mysdemenours whyche frō my chyldhode I haue cōmytted one vppon anothers necke neyther call thou to remembraūce my stony dulnes and blynde ignoraunce but rather thynke on thy tender mercye whych thou hast cōtinued towardes those that thou haste chosen from the begynnynge of the worlde neyther is there any mā that can stoppe the from thyne accustomed wonte Wherfore I beseche the that I also maye be partaker of thy gracious goodnes accordyng to the depth of thy mercy for thou Lorde art ryghteous and good therfore thou canst not but warne synners whan they wandre frō thy waye that they ones taught by thy spirite shuld walke in spirite and truth and returne from wylsomnes Doubtles Lorde thy wayes be good and faythfull of thy mere kyndnes thou dost promyse thy promyse thou kepest faythfully to all such as kepe the condicions of thy couenaunt I meane the ten cōmaundementes and whose hertes desyre is set in y e and in thy wordes both daye and nyght Go to Lorde call me to be one of thys nombre for thy names sake pardon me my gyltes whych be excedynge greate Make me to feare the teache me the waye thou beste allowest make my soule to dwell in these thy good pauillions Let thy chyldren beynge ones taught thy worde and embrasynge the true fayth in the be thyne heyres accordynge to thy promyse whych arte Lorde of heauen erth Be oure staye that we fall not from fayth declare vnto vs thy heauenly secretes thy couenaūt vnknowen to fleshe and bloude Thys to do is thy most pure grace whych by fayth we receaue as in a vessell where by we attayne to know y e whych knowlege of the vndoubtedly no man can haue onles he hath takē it of the by Iesus Christe My eyes be fixed alwayes vpō the draw backe my feete from the snare of synne from ignoraunce and frō goynge astraye loke towardes me haue mercy vpon me for I am left alone very heuy How excedynge greate is the ignoraunce of my herte Leade me I besech the out of these straytes and necessities Lorde loke vpō my distresse wype awaye my synnes Thou knowest howe many enemyes I haue lyenge in my necke and whych kepe backe the knowlege of the which haue bytterly hated me Fence therfore my soule in thys strayte Plucke me out of thys ignoraunce for in the is my trust otherwyse I shulde vtterly fal to grounde All godly honeste true herted and ryghteous persons woll the same that I woll and make request vnto the for y e same I meane that we myghte be delyuered from the grosse darkenes of our herte Assuredly it cam only of thy goodnes that hytherto I fel not awaye from the company of the godly that yet dayly I loke for ayde from the and that I cōtinue after a maner in this trade of good lyuynge Lorde God vouchsafe to deliuer Israel thy people whych trusteth to the and hangeth vpon thy hādes from all theyr tribulacions by Christ our Lorde So be it For continuaunce in Christ. Psal. 26. LOrde be thou my iudge and defēde me from the wyckednes of myne aduersaries strengthen my truste that I haue towarde the that I slyde not pourge myne herte and raynes for I loke onely vpon thy mercye that by fayth and truste vnto the truth I maye please the and continually walke therin So order my thynges as I haue nought to do with the wycked nor be of coūsel wyth them but in y e church of innocentes of beleuers and of sayntes kepe thou me in whyche churche O lorde thou makest thy abode and kepeste thy resydence so that I maye heare the swete voyce of thankes gyuynge of prayse and of the rehersal of thy maruelles and benefytes to thyntent I also maye thanke and prayse the. Take not awaye my soule wyth y e vngodly nor my lyfe wyth the bloudye let me walke innocently in the safe conduyte of thy grace Delyuer me haue pytie on me let my feete stāde fast in y e brode felde at large out of the prison of synne that in all assebles I myghte prayse and auaunce the my redemer and sauiour for euer Amen For strength and encrease of fayth Psalm 27. ILluminate my herte Lorde and so helpe thou me that I nede to feare no man be thou my herte of cōforte y t I be not dismayed thoughe the whole worlde aryse agaynst me In thy house let me styll dwell that I maye beholde and enioye thy delices and pleasures I meane that I maye fele ioye in the holy spirite aswell concernynge forgeuenesse of my synnes as the inheritaūce of heauen that is geuen me Let me visyte thy holy temple that is thy chosen flocke in whome thou dwellest Let me go about my busynes safly protected vnder thy wynges and rered vpon Christ my rocke Let me be founde no churle for y e benefites I haue taken at thy handes Thy name let me honoure wyth chearful herte in the church of sayntes Herkē O Lorde tenderly to my voyce lamentably cryenge vnto the be pytyful heare me graciously for my hert hunteth for the and wolde God we mought dayly more and more trace the out and continually increase frō fayth to fayth Hyde not thy face frō me Me thy seruaūt in thyne anger cast not awaye be myne aydour and defensoure fayle me not Thy helpynge hande O lorde god of helth wythdrawe not from me in thys my syckenes and malady My chefe frēdes haue forsaken me but thou O Lorde take me and let me fele sensibly that thou hast taken me Tel me thy wayes leade me the moost redye and gaynest waye because of myne enemyes whych be excedyng many agaynst whome yf I be destitute deuoyde