God gaue him rest on euery side Or this may be the first Lesson The historie of King Hezekia taken out of the fourth booke of Kings the 18.19 and 20. Chapters 4. Reg. chap. 18. a. 1.3 HEzekia the sonne of Ahaz reigned ouer Iuda and he did that which is right in the sight of the Lorde according to all as did Dauid his father verse 4 He put away the high places and brake the Images and cut downe the groues and all to brake the brasen serpent that Moses had made for vnto those dayes the children of Israel did burne sacrifice to it verse 5 and he called it Nehustan He trusted in the Lord God of Israel so that after him was none like him among all the Kings of Iuda neither were there any such before him verse 6 For he claue to the Lorde departed not from him but kept his commaundementes which the Lorde commaunded Moses And the Lorde was with him verse B. 7 so that he prospered in all things which he tooke in hande and he resisted the King of Assyria verse B. 13 and serued him not Therefore in the fourteenth yeere of king Hezekia did Sennacherib King of Assyria come vp against all the strong cities of Iuda verse C. 17. 18 and tooke them And he sent worde to King Hezekia by his captayne Rabsakeh verse 19 who sayde Tel Hezekia thus sayth the great king euen the king of Assyria What confidence is this thou hast or on whom doest thou trust that thou rebellest against mee If ye saye Ye trust in the Lorde our God is not that hee whose high places and whose altars Hezekia hath put downe And Rabsakeh stoode and cryed vnto the Iewes that stoode vpon the walles verse E. 28 with a lowde voyce saying Heare the wordes of the great King euen the King of Assyria verse 29 Thus sayth the King Let not Hezekia beguile you for he shall not be able to deliuer you out of my hands verse 30 Neither let Hezekia make you to trust in the Lorde saying The Lorde shall surely deliuer vs and this citie shall not be giuen ouer into the handes of the King of Assyria verse 32 Hearken not vnto Hezekia for he beguileth you saying The Lorde shall deliuer vs. verse 33 Hath euery one of the gods of the nations deliuered his lande out of the hande of the King of Assyria verse 34 Where is the God of Hamath of Arphad and where is the God of Sepharuaim Hena and Iua did they deliuer Samaria out of mine handes verse 35 And what god is among all the gods of the nations that hath deliuered his land out of mine hand Shall the Lord deliuer Hierusalem out of mine hande 4. Reg. 19. vers 1. a. When king Hezekia heard of these words he rent his clothes and put on sackcloth and came into the house of the Lord and sent Eliakim verse 2 which was the Stewarde of the householde and Sobna the Scribe and the Elders of the Priestes clothed in sacke to Isai the Prophet the sonne of Amos verse 3 And they said vnto him Thus saith Hezekia This day is a daye of tribulation and of rebuke and blasphemie verse 4 Peraduenture the Lorde thy God will heare all the wordes of Rabsakeh whome the king of Assyria his master hath sent to raile on the liuing God and to rebuke him with wordes which the Lorde thy God hath heard and lyft thou vp thy prayer for the remnant that are left verse 5 So the seruaunts of King Hezekia came to Isai verse 6 And Isai sayde vnto them So shal you say to your master Thus sayeth the Lorde Be not afrayde of the wordes which thou hast heard with which the yong men of the kinge of Assyria haue rayled on me Beholde verse B. 7. I will put him in another minde and he shall heare tydings and so returne to his owne lande and I will bring to passe that he shal fall vpon the sworde euen in his owne lande verse 9 And when Sennacherib had worde that Thirhaka King of Ethiopia was come out to fight against him he departed sent messengers vnto Hezekia verse 10 saying Thus speake to Hezekia king of Iuda saying Let not thy God deceyue thee in whom thou trustest saying Hierusalem shal not be deliuered into the hande of the king of Assyria Beholde verse 11 thou hast heard what the kinges of Assyria haue done to all landes howe they haue vtterly destroyed them verse 14 and shalt thou escape And Hezekia receyued the letter of the hande of the messengers and readde it and Hezekia went vp into the house of the Lorde and layde it abroade before the Lorde verse 15 And Hezekia prayed before the Lorde and sayde O Lorde God of Israel which dwellest betweene the Cherubims thou art God alone ouer all the kingdomes of the earth thou hast made heauen and earth verse 16 Lord bowe downe thine eare and heare open Lorde thine eyes I beseech thee and see and heare the wordes of Sennacherib which hath sent this man to rayle on the liuing God verse 17 Of a trueth Lorde the kings of Assyria haue destroyed nations and their landes verse 18 and haue set fire on their gods for they are no gods but the worke of the handes of man euen of wood and stone and they destroyed them verse 19 Nowe therefore O Lorde our God I beseech thee saue thou vs out of his hande that all the kingdomes of the earth may knowe that thou onely art the Lorde God verse 20 And Isai the sonne of Amos sent to Hezekia saying Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel That which thou hast prayed mee concerning Sennacherib King of Assyria I haue heard it Wherefore thus sayth the Lord concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come to this citie verse E. 32. nor shoote an arrowe into it nor come before it with shield nor cast a banke against it verse 33 but shall go backe againe the way he came shall not come into this citie saith the Lord. For I will defend this citie to saue it verse 34 for mine owne sake for Dauid my seruants sake verse 35 And the selfe same night the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the hoast of the Assyrians an hundred fourescore and fiue thousande when the remnant were vp earely in the morning beholde they were all dead coarses verse 36 And so Sennacherib king of Assyria auoyded and departed went againe and dwelt at Niniue verse 37 And as he was in a temple worshipping Nisroch his god Adramelech and Saresar his owne sonnes smote him with the sword and they escaped into the lande of Armenia Asarhaddon his sonne raigned in his steade 4 Reg. 20. chap. vers 1. a. About that time was Hezekia sicke vnto death the Prophet Isai the sonne of Amos came to him and said vnto him Thus saith the Lord Put thine houshold in an order verse 2 for thou shalt die and not
putteth his trust in the Lorde and in the mercy of the most highest he shall not miscarie All thine enemies shall feele thy hande thy right hand shall finde out them that hate thee Thou shalt make them like a fiery ouen in time of thy wrath the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure and the fire shall consume them Their fruit shalt thou roote out of the earth and their seede from among the children of men For they intended mischiefe against thee and imagined such a deuice as they are not able to perfourme Therefore shalt thou put them to flight and the stringes of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against the face of them Be thou exalted Lord in thine owne strength so will we sing and praise thy power Benedixisti domine Psal 85. LOrd thou art become gracious vnto thy lande thou hast turned away the captiuitie of Iacob Thou hast forgiuen the offence of thy people and couered all their sinnes Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indignation Turne vs then O God our sauiour and let thine anger cease from vs. Wilt thou be displeased at vs for euer and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another Wilt thou not turne againe and quicken vs that thy people may reioyce in thee Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunt vs thy saluation I wil hearken what the Lord God wil say concerning me for he shall speake peace vnto his people to his saints that they turne not againe For his saluation is nygh them that feare him that glory may dwell in our land Mercy and trueth are met together righteousnesse and peace haue kyssed eche other Trueth shall florish out of the earth and righteousnesse hath looked downe from heauen Yea the Lorde shall shewe louing kindnesse and our lande shall giue her encrease Righteousnesse shall go before him and he shall direct his going in the way Nisi quia dominus Psalm 124. IF the Lord him selfe had not byn on our side now may Israel say if the Lord him selfe had not bin on our side when men rose vp against vs. They had swalowed vs vp quicke when they were so wrathfully displeased at vs. Yea the waters had drowned vs the streame had gone ouer our soule The deepe waters of the proude had gone euen ouer our soule But praysed be the Lorde which hath not giuen vs ouer for a pray vnto their teeth Our soule is escaped euen as a birde out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are deliuered Our helpe standeth in the name of the Lorde which hath made heauen and earth ¶ The first Lesson taken out of the xvii xviii.xix and xx Chapters of the second booke of the Chronicles 2. Chr. cha 17. vers 1. a. 3. c. IEhosaphat the sonne of Asa reigned ouer Iuda And the Lorde was with him because he walked in the former wayes of his father Dauid and sought not Baalim But sought the Lorde God of his father and walked in his commaundements and not after the doings of Israel And the Lorde stablished the kingdome in his hand and al Iuda brought him presents so that he had abundance of riches and honour And he lift vp his heart vnto the waies of the Lord and he put downe yet more of the high places and groues out of Iuda In the thirde yeere of his reigne he sent to his Lordes euen to Benhail Obadia Zacharia Nethanel to Michaia that they should teach in the cities of Iuda And with them he sent Leuites euen Semaia Nethania Zebadia Asael Semiramoth Iehonathan Adonia Tobia and Tobadonia Leuites and with them Elisama and Ioram Priests And they taught in Iuda and had the booke of the lawe of God with them and went about throughout all the cities of Iuda and taught the people And the feare of the Lorde fell vpon all the kingdomes of the lands that were round about Iuda and they fought not against Iehosaphat 2. Chro. chap. 18. vers 3. a. 31. c. And when Iehosaphat taking part with Achab in his warres against the king of Syria was in great danger to be slayne he cryed vnto the Lorde and the Lorde helped him and chased his enemies away from him but wicked Achab king of Israel was there slaine 2. Chro. chap. 19. vers 1.4 a. c. And Iehosaphat came home againe in peace to Hierusalem dwelt there And Iehosaphat went out to the people from Beerseba to mount Ephraim and brought them againe vnto the Lorde God of their fathers And he set Iudges in the Lande throughout all the strong cities of Iuda citie by citie and sayd to the iudges Take heede what ye do for ye execute not the iudgementes of man but of God which is with you in the iudgement Wherefore now let the feare of the Lorde be vpon you and take heede and be doing the thing that pleaseth him for there is no vnrighteousnes with the Lorde our God that he should haue any respect of persons or take rewardes Moreouer in Hierusalem did Iehosaphat set of the Leuites and of the Priestes and of the ancient fathers ouer Israel in the iudgement and cause of the Lord and they returned againe to Hierusalem And hee charged them saying Thus shal ye do in the feare of the Lord faythfully with a pure heart What cause soeuer come to you of your brethren that dwel in their cities betweene bloud bloud betweene lawe and commaundment betweene statutes and ordinances yee shall warne them that they trespasse not against the Lorde and so wrath come vpon you and your brethren thus do and ye shal not offend And beholde Amaria the high priest is among you in al matters of the Lord Zebadia the sonne of Ismael a ruler of the house of Iuda for al the Kinges matters there be officers of the Leuites also before you take courage to you therefore and be doing manfully and the Lord shal be with such as be good After this there came an exceeding great armie of the Moabites and Ammonites against Iehosaphat And Iehosaphat feared 2. Chro. chap. 20. vers 1.2.3 a. set himselfe to seeke the Lord and proclaimed fasting throughout al Iuda And he with all Iuda a. 5. c. 18. and the inhabitantes of Hierusalem prayed and fell before the Lorde worshipping the Lord. d. 22. c. And the enemies fel out amongst themselues and slue one another vntill they were al destroyed And Iehosaphat and his people had the spoyle of goods rayment iewels more then they could carrie away And they blessed the Lord and called the place The valley of blessing vnto this day And they returned to Hierusalem with great ioy gladnes And the feare of God fel on the kingdoms of al landes when they had heard that the Lorde fought against the enemies of Israel And so the Realme of Iehosaphat was in tranquillitie and his
supplications to giue thankes for al men we humbly beseech thee most mercifully to receiue these our prayers which we offer vnto thy diuine maiestie beseeching thee to inspire continually the vniuersal Church with the spirit of trueth vnitie and concorde and graunt that al they that doe confesse thy holy name may agree in the trueth of thy holy worde liue in vnitie and godly loue We beseeche thee also to saue and defende all Christian kinges princes and gouernours and specially thy seruant Elizabeth our Queene that vnder her we may be godly and quietly gouerned And graunt vnto her whole counsayle and to all that be put in aucthoritie vnder her that they may truely and indifferently minister iustice to the punishment of wickednesse and vice and to the mayntenance of Gods true religion and vertue Giue grace O heauenly father to al Byshops Pastours Curates that they may both by theyr lyfe doctrine set foorth thy true and liuely woorde and rightly and duely administer thy holy Sacramentes And to all thy people gyue thy heauenly grace and especially to this congregation here present that with meeke heart and due reuerence they may heare and receiue thy holy worde truely seruing thee in holynesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of their life And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodnesse O Lord to comfort and succour all them which in this transitory lyfe bee in trouble sorowe neede sicknesse or any other aduersitie Graunt this O father for Iesus Christes sake our onely mediatour and aduocate Amen ALmightie God which hast promised to heare the petitions of them that aske in thy sonnes name wee beseeche thee mercyfully to encline thine eares to vs that haue made now our prayers and supplications vnto thee and graunt that those thinges which we haue faithfully asked according to thy wil may effectually be obteyned to the releefe of our necessitie to the setting foorth of thy glory through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen THE peace of God which passeth al vnderstanding keepe your hearts and mindes in the knowledge and loue of God and of his sonne Iesus Christe our Lorde and the blessing of God almightie the father the sonne and the holy ghost be among you and remayne with you alwaies Amen A thankesgiuing to be sung as the 81. Psalme BE light and glad in God reioyce which is our strength and stay Be ioyfull and lift vp your voyce for this most happie daye Sing sing O sing vnto the Lorde with melody most sweete Let heart and tongue in one accorde as it is iust and meete 2 Sing lawde vnto the Lorde aboue serue him with glad intent O clappe your handes in signe of loue for this which he hath sent Sing prayse sing prayse with Harpe and Lute with ioy let vs be seene Before our God let none be mute but lawde him for our Queene 3 Sound out the trumpe courageously blowe as on solemne dayes Both high and lowe come fill the skye with sweete resounding prayse For why when we were bound in thrall and eke in griefe did stand The Lord did set vs free from all by this his seruants hand 4 Our selues therefore we wholly binde a Sacrifice to bee In token of our thankeful minde O God most deare to thee To thee we crye and also giue most high thankes lawde and prayse For thy good giftes which we receiue both now and all our dayes 5 When we in griefe did crie and call thou holpst vs by and by And thou didst set vs free from thrall O God our God most hye Thy mercie therefore wil we sing and prayse thy holy name For working of so great a thing O Lorde preserue the same 6 Blessed art thou O Lorde of hostes our shielde and buckler tryde Thy name be praysde in al the coastes throughout the world so wide Vouchsafe this inward sacrifice to thee O Lorde we call Our heartie thanks do not despise we yeelde our soules and all 7 For thou through loue when we were lost didst send to seeke therefore This sillie barke of ours so tost thou broughtstfull safe to shore When we through blindnes went astray with burdens sore opprest Thou sentst and set vs in the way that leades vs to thy rest 8 We prayse thee therefore Lorde on hie with heart and heartie cheare To thee we sing we call we cry O Lorde our God most deare Thou art the worker of our wealth our safegard and our stay O Lorde graunt this our countrey health on thee we waite alway The second part 9 To thee O God we yeelde all prayse thou art our helpe alone To thee it is we sing alwayes to thee and els to none Then bowe to vs good Lorde thine eare and heare vs when we crie Preserue thy Churche now planted here and watche it with thine eye 10 Lorde keepe Elizabeth our Queene defend her in thy right Shewe forth thy selfe as thou hast bene her fortresse and her might Preserue her grace confound her foes and bring them downe full lowe Lord turne thy hand against al those that would her ouerthrowe 11 Mayntaine her scepter as thine owne for thou hast plaste her here And let this mightie worke be knowne to nations farre and nere A noble ancient Nurse O Lorde in England let her raigne Her grace among vs do afford for euer to remaine 12 Indue her Lorde with vertues store rule thou her royall Rod Into her minde thy Spirite powre and shewe thy selfe her God In trueth vpright Lorde guide her still thy Gospell to defende To say and do what thou doest will and stay where thou doest ende 13 Her counsell Lord vouchsafe to guide with wisdome let them shine In godlines for to abide as it becommeth thine To seeke the glorie of thy name their countries wealth procure And that they may performe the same Lorde graunt thy Spirite pure 14 So will we sing vnto thee Lorde betyme yer day be light And eke declare thy trueth abroade when it doth drawe to night To thee O Father with the Sonne and Spirite be therefore All glorie nowe as hath bene done from henceforth euermore Amen FINIS An Antheme or prayer for the preseruation of the Church the Queenes Maiestie and the Realme to be sung after Euening prayer at all times Saue Lorde and blesse with good increase Thy Church our Queene and Realme in peace AS for thy giftes we render praise So Lorde we craue still blessed dayes Let thy sweete worde Gospell pure With vs deare God for aye endure With prosperous reigne increase it stil That sound thereof the world may fill Saue Lord and blesse with good increase Thy Church our Queene and Realme in peace That vine thy Right hande planted hath Preserue O Lord from enemies wrath And those that practise Sions spoyle With mightie arme Lorde giue them foyle Thy Church and Kingdome Christ we praye Increase and builde from day to day Saue Lord and blesse with good increase Thy Church our Queene and Realme in peace Like as thy grace our Queene hath sent So blesse her Rule and gouernement Thy glorie chiefely to maintaine And graunt her long and prosperous Raigne All foes confound and Rebels eke That Prince or Churches harme would seeke Saue Lord and blesse with good increase Thy Church our Queene and Realme in peace This English Isle and people all Preserue for Christes blood we call Graunt peace t' enioy thy blessings now Because none fyghtes for vs but thou So shall we liue to praise thee then Which likewise graunt Amen Amen Saue Lord and blesse with good increase Thy Church our Queene and Realme in peace A song of reioysing for the prosperous Reigne of our most gratious Soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth Made to the tune of the 25. Psalme GEue laude vnto the Lorde And prayse his holy name O let vs all with one accorde Now magnifie the same Due thanks vnto him yeeld Who euermore hath beene So strong defence buckler and shielde To our most Royall QVEENE ANd as for her this daie Each where about vs rounde Vp to the Skie right solemnelie The belles doe make a sounde Euen so let vs reioyce Before the Lord our King To him let vs now frame our voyce With chearefull hearts to sing HEr Maiesties intent By thy good grace and will Euer O Lorde hath bene most bent Thy Lawe for to fulfill Quite thou that louing minde With loue to her againe Vnto her as thou hast beene kinde O Lord so still remaine EXtende thy mightie hand Against her mortall foes Expresse shewe that thou wilt stand With her against all those Nigh vnto her abide Vpholde her Scepter strong Eke graunt with vs a ioyfull guide She may continue long I. C. AMEN Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker Printer to the Queenes Maiestie Cum priuilegio