and not compared with other workes but estemed aboue them all ¶ Some are workes of mennes tradicion yet agreable and cōsonant to goddes worde and these ought to be obserued but not had in lyke reuerence with the workes commaunded of God ¶ Some workes are tradicions of men not agreable to goddes worde but repugnaunt which nother ought to be regarded nor obserued ¶ Of these brefly shal be somwhat sayde but for as much as the workes commaunded of God are to be reputed as the chefeste they shal be recyted in the fyrst place ¶ The commaundementes of God geuen by Moyses and expounded by Christ sentencially takē and here with theyr whole sentences set forth as they haue spoken them very necessary and expedient for youth to learne and for all estates to know and obserue the same ¶ The fyrst table I Am the LORDE thy god which haue brought the out of the lande of Egypt and out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes but me Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen ymage nor any likenes of onythyng that is in heauen aboue or in earth beneth nor in the water vnderneth the earth thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worshyppe them For I the LORDE thy god am a gelouse god and visyte the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde and fourth generacion of them that hate me and yet shewe mercye vnto thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes Christ Heare Israel our LORDE God is one Lorde and thou shalt loue thy Lord god with al thy herte with all thy soule with all thy mynd with all thy strength Thou shalt worshyp thy Lorde god him only shalt thou serue Thou shalt not take the name of thy Lorde god in vayne For the Lorde wyll not hold hym gyltles that taketh the name of the Lorde his God in vayne Christ Ye haue herd howe it was sayd to them of olde tyme Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but shalt perfourme thyne othes to the Lorde But I saye vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heauen for it is goddes fete nor yeat by the earth for it is his forestole neyther by Ierusalem for it is the cyty of the great kyng Neyther shalt thou sweare by thy head because thou canst not make one whyte heare or a blacke But let your communicacion be yee yee and nay nay for whatsoeuer is more than that cometh of euell Remembre that thou kepe holy the sabboth daye Syxe dayes mayst thou laboure and do al that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalte do no maner worke neyther thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter neyther thy man seruaunt nor thy mayde seruaunt neyther thy cattell neyther yet the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth and the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye Wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth daye and halowed it Christ It is lefull to do a good dede on the Sabboth daye For the sonne of man is Lorde euen of the sabboth daye The Lorde sayeth by his prophete Esaye that his sabboth is halowed kepte when we rest and cease to do our owne wyll to folowe our owne wayes to speake our owne wordes when we in worde thought and dede fulfyll his wyll and not ours and we suffre him to do his workes in vs that at the last we maye come to the Sabboth true rest euen eternall lyfe whiche Christ the Lorde of the Sabboth hath obtayned for vs by his bloude ¶ The seconde table ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother That thy dayes maye be longe in the lande whiche the LORDE thy god geueth the. Christe Honour thy father and thy mother Paule Honour thy father mother this is the fyrste commaundement that hath any promes that thou mayst be in good estate lyue longe on the earth By this commaundement Christ teacheth vs not only to haue our father and mother in reuerence and to obey them as he himselfe was subiecte vnto his mother the virgyne Mary but also to ministre vnto there necessityes ¶ Thou shalt do no murther Christ Ye haue herde howe it was sayde vnto them of the olde tyme Thou shalt not kyll Whosoeuer kylleth shal be in daunger of iudgement But I saye to you Whosoeuer is angry with his brother shal be in daunger of iudgement Whosoeuer sayeth to his brother Racha shal be in daunger of a councell But whosoeuer sayeth thou foule shal be in daunger of hell fyre Itē ye haue herde howe it is sayde Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour and hate thyne enemy But I saye to you loue your enemyes blesse them that curse you do good to them that hate you that ye maye be the chyldren of your father which is in heauen For he maketh the sonne to aryse on the euyll and on the good and sendeth his rayne on the iust and on the vniust ¶ Thou shalt not commyt adultery Christ Ye haue herde howe it was sayde to them of old tyme thou shalt not commyt adultery But I saye to you that whosoeuer loketh on a woman lustyng after her hath commytted adultery with her already in his harte Let wedlocke be had in all pryce in all poyntes and let the chambre be vndefyled for horekepers and aduouterers God wyll iudge ¶ Thou shalt not steale Christe Steale not defraud no man yf any man wyll sue the at the law and take thy cote from the let him haue thy cloke also geue to him that asketh and from him that wolde borowe turne not awaye Paule Nowe is there vtterly a faute amonge you because ye go to lawe one with another Why rather suffre ye not wrong Why rather suffre ye not your selfe to be robbed ye euen your selfe do wronge and robbe and that the brethren Let him that dyd steale steale no more but let hym rather labour with his handes some good thynge that he maye haue to geue vnto him that nedeth ¶ Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghbour Christ Beare no false wytnesse I saye vnto you that of euery ydle worde which men shall haue spoken they shal geue accōpt at the daye of iudgement Paule Wherfore put awaye lyenge and speake euery man truth to his neyghbour for as muche as we are members one of another Let no fylthy commuicacion procede out of your mouthes But that which is good to edyfye withal whan nede is that it may haue fauour with the hearers Let all bytternes fearcenes and wrath roaryng and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you Let no fylthynes folyssh talkynge nor testynge which are not comly be ones named amonge you but rather geuyng of thankes ¶ Thou shalt not coueyt thy neyghbours house neyther shalte thou coueyt thy neyghbours wyfe his man seruaunt his mayde his oxe his asse or ought that is his Christ What
so euer ye wolde that men shulde do to you euen so do you to them To loue a mannes neyghbour as him selfe is a greater thynge than all burnt offrynges and sacrifices Be not ouercome with lustes for the care of this world and the deceytfulnesse of ryches choke the worde Paule Let your conuersacion be without couetousnes and be cōtent with that ye haue already Godlynes is ryches yf a man be content with that he hath For we brought nothynge into the world and it is a playne case that we cary nothyng out Whan we haue fode and rayment let vs therwith be cōtent They that wyl be rych fal into temptacion and snares and into many folyssh and noysome lustes which droune men in perdicion and destruccion For couetousnes is the rote of all euyll whiche whyle some lusted after they erred from the fayth and tangled themselues with many sorowes ¶ The .x. commaundementes compendiously extracted and brefely set forth accordyng to the forme of the last settynge forth i. Thou shalt haue none other goddes but me ii Thou shalt not take the name of the lorde god in vayne iii. Remembre that thou kepe holy the Sabboth daye iiii Honour thy father and mother v. Thou shalt do no murther vi Thou shalt not commit aduoutry vii Thou shalt not steale viii Thou shalt beare no false wytnes agaynst thy neyghbour ix Thou shalt not desyre thy neyghbours c. x. Thou shalt not desyre thy neyghbours wyfe nor his seruaunt nor his mayde c. THese are the wordes whiche euery christian ought both to knowe and to do and about this shuld a deuout mynd be busied and ocupied and not about vayne workes of our owne heades for the knowlege of the which we haue bē ryght ernestly intent and geuen diligence in these commaundementes of God neglected which wolde of vs not to be forgoten but alwayes had in harte as these sentences folowyng doth testyfy These wordes which I commaund the this daye shal be in thyne herte and thou shalt were them on thy chyldrē and shalt talke of them whā thou arte at home in thyn house and as thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thy hande And they shal be papers of remembraunce betwene thyne eyes and thou shalt wryte thē vpon the postes of thy house and vpon the gates Take hede and heare all these wordes which I cōmaund the that it maye go well with the and with thy chyldren after the for euer whan thou doest that which is good and right in the syght of the LORDE thy God ¶ Se thou do that which is right in the syght of the Lorde that thou mayst prospere Deut. vi ¶ Ye shall do after nothyng that ye do here this daye euery mā what semeth him good in his owne eyes But what so euer I cōmaunde you take hede ye do and put nothynge therto nor take ought therfrom Deut. xii ¶ Cursed be he that continueth not in al the wordes of this lawe to do them Deut. xxviii Christ yf ye loue me kepe my commaundementes Ioh. xiiii Christ Happy are they that heare the word of god and kepe it Whosoeuer kepeth the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynte he is gylty in all For he that sayde Thou shalt not commyt aduoutry sayd also Thou shalt not kyll They that feare the Lord kepe his commaundement Eccle. ii THe second state of workes is of mans tradicion which be with goddes wordes or at the lest not repugnaunt to goddes worde they are to be receyued as the prescription of certayne dayes to be kepte holy or to be fasted the lemytacion of certayne houres to be appoynted in the church for the people to praye certayne of ceremonies about the ministracions of the sacrament with suche other for the receyuynge of the which and suche other lyke S. Peter geueth vs counsell sayeng ▪ Submyt your selfe vnto all maner of ordinaunce of men for the Lordes sake for the ordinaunces of men accordyng to the cōdicion of men and the tyme are very expedient Wherfore Paule among the corinthians made many ordinaunces as that a mā shuld not praye or prophecy hauyng ony thyng vpon his heade and that no woman shuld praye or prophecy with an vncouered head That they shuld come to the suppers of the lorde in an ordre and that in the congregacion they shuld not all prophecye at ones but that one shuld prophecy after another that wyues shuld kepe sylence in the congregacion for it becometh not women to speake in the congregacion And for a conclusion he sayeth let all thynges be done honestly and in ordre yf then Paule made such tradicions among the Corinthians such maye be made amonge vs and as he made them to be obserued so ought this lawful ordinaunces to be obserued But as Paule dyd not commaunde thē to be obserued as workes of righteousnes but as comly ordinaūces as concernyng a poletyke ordre so ought the tradicions nowe receyued in the church to be obserued as cyuyle pollyces and not as workes of righteousnes Wherfore the supersticious holynes of many maye here well be noted which alwayes thought them selues very holy yf they obserued suche cyuyle ordinaunces the commaundementes of God neglected Was that not counted holynes euery sondaye to receyue holy breade fastyng was not he counted holy that wold fast euery sayntes euen and kepe the daye holy as they call it that is to put on the best garmentes be ydle al the daye or els geue themselfe to abhominacion Were not these more regarded or maye I saye be they not nowe better estemed then the commaundementes of God The fastynge dayes and holydayes be they not euery sondaye in the churche proclamed the commaundementes of god tyll these latter dayes not one daye spoken of for holydayes and fastyng dayes the people diligently enquired of theyr curates bycause they haue a fere of the breakyng of them but of the commaundementes of God they nothynge requyre because they regard not the transgression of them There is a great nombre that maketh great daunger to eate whyte meate in lente yet they make smale daunger to transgresse gods commaundement These thynges are not rehersed gentle reader to the intent that such tradicions shulde be vtterly contemned but to shewe the abuse how they are more estemed then the true holynes of an christen mans lyfe whyche is to be collocate in the fayth of Christ and the commaundementes of God but these were preferred before gods commaundementes in mās estimation yet playnly they are but trefels to thē in reputacion for as God is aboue man so is his cōmaundementes aboue the cōmaundemētes of men Regarde Gods commaundementes aboue all mans tradicions yet receaue and obserue mens tradycions that be lawfull but much more receaue and obserue fyrste Goddes commaundementes and then the lawfull tradycyons of the heades For Christe rebuked not the Pharyses because they dyd obserue
of thy blessynge ¶ The answere ¶ The grace of the holy spirite Pourge and illumyne our harte and wyt ¶ The .iii. lesson Deut. v. THese are the commaundementes ordynaunces and lawes whych the Lorde our God hath commaunded that ye shuld learne thē and do them in the lande whyther ye go to possesse it that thou mayest feare the Lorde thy God kepe all his ordynaunces and commaundementes which I commaunde the thou thy chyldren thy chyldrens chyldren all the dayes of your lyfe that you maye lyue longe Heare thou o Israell and take hede that thou do thereafter that it may go well with the and the thou mayest multyply greatly as the Lorde God of the fathers hath promysed the a lande that floweth with mylke and hony Heare O Israell the Lorde our God is one God onely and thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God wyth all thy harte with all thy soule with al thy myght And those wordes whych I commaunde the thys daye shalt thou take into thy harte And shalt reherse them vnto thy chyldren and shalte talke of them when thou syttest in thy house whan thou walkest by the waye whan thou lyest downe and whan thou rysest vp thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thyne hande they shall be a token of remembraunce before thyne eyes and thou shalte wryte thē vpon the postes of thy house and vpon thy gates Thou Lorde haue mercy on vs. Prayse we God ¶ The responce ¶ Heare o thou Israel the preceptes of thy Lord God and in thy hart wryte thē as in a boke and I wyll gyue to the a lande flowynge mylke hony ¶ The verie ¶ Take hede therfore and heare my voyce and I wyl be an enemy to thyne enemyes ¶ The repeticion ¶ And I wyll gyue the a lande flowynge mylke and hony Glory be to the father and to c. And I wyl geue c. ¶ The songe of Augustyn and Ambrose The deum laudamus WE prayse the O God we knowlege the to be the Lorde All the earth do worshyp the which arte the father euerlastynge To the crye forthe all angels the heauens and al the powers therin To the thus cryeth Cherubyn and Seraphyn contynually Holy art thou Holy art thou Holy art thou Thou art the Lorde God of hoostes Heauen and earth are fulfylled wyth the glory of thy maiestye The glorious company of the Apostles prayse ye. The goodly fellowshyppe of the prophetes worshyppe the. The fellowshyppe of the martyrs prayse the. The holy congregacion of the faythfull throughout all the worlde magnifye the. They knowledge the to be the father of an infinite maiestye They knowlege thy honourable and onely sonne They knowlege the holy goost to be a comforter Thou arte the kynge of glory O Christ Thou arte the euerlastynge sonne of the father Thou whan thou shuldest take vpon the oure nature to delyuer man dyddest not abhorre the vyrgyns wombe Vvhan thou haddest ouercome the sharpnes of death thou opendest the kyndome of heauens to them that beleued in the. Thou syttest on the ryght hande of God in the glory of the father We beleue that thou shalt come to be our iudge Wherfore we praye the helpe thy seruauntes whō thou hast redemed with thy precyous bloude Make thē to be nombred with thy sayntes in ioye euerlastynge O Lorde saue thy people blesse thyne heritage Gouerne also lyft thē vp into blysse euerlasting We prayse the euery daye and we worshyppe thy name euer worlde wythout ende O Lorde let it be thy pleasure to kepe vs thys daye wythout synne O Lorde haue mercye vpon vs haue mercye vppon vs. O Lorde let thy mercy lyghten vpon vs euen as we truste in the. O Lorde I trust in the let me neuer be confoūded ¶ Betwene Septuagesima Easter this psalme followynge is sayde in the stede of Te deum ¶ The .li. psalme Haue mercye vpon me c. Seke it in the seuen psalmes it is in the fourthe psalme ¶ Thys worde laudes is as much to saye as prayse And the seruyce followynge is called so because it contayneth onely the mere laudes and prayse of Christ and the vyrgyn his mother ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God make thy petycion ¶ The answere ¶ That we maye deserue Christes promyssion The laudes O God bende thyselfe in to my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is now and euer shal be So be it ¶ The Ciij Psalme Benedic anima mea PRayse the Lorde O my soule and al that is wythin me prayse his holy name Prayse the Lorde o my soule and forget not all hys benefytes Whiche forgeueth all thy synnes and healeth all thyne infyrmytes Which saueth thy lyfe from destruction crowneth the with mercy and longe kyndnesse Which satisfyeth thy desyre wyth good thynges makynge the yonge and lusty as an egle The Lorde executeth ryghteousnesse iudgemēt for all them that suffre wronge He shewed his wayes vnto Moses hys workes vnto the chyldren of Israell The Lorde is full of compassion and mercy long suffrynge and of great goodnesse He wyll not alwaye be chydynge nother wyll he kepe his angre for euer He hathe not delte wyth vs after our synnes nor rewarded vs accordynge to our wyckednesse For loke how hygh heauen is in comparyson of the earth so greate is his mercy also toward them that feare hym Loke howe wyde the east is from the west so farre hath he set oure synnes from vs. Yee loke as a father pytyeth his owne chyldrē euē so the Lorde is mercyfull vnto thē that feare him For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust That a man in his tyme is but as grasse flouryssheth as a floure in the felde For as sone as the wynd goeth ouer it it is gone and the place therof knoweth it nomore But the mercyfull goodnesse of the Lorde endureth for euer euer vpon thē that feare hym and his ryghteousnesse vpon theyr chyldrens chyldrē Such as kepe his couenaunt and thynke vpō his commaundementes to do them The Lorde hath prepared his seate in heauē and hys kyngdome ruleth ouer all O prayse the Lorde ye angels of hys ye that be myghty in strength fulfyllynge hys commaundemētes that mē may heare the voyce of his wordes O prayse the Lorde all ye his hostes ye seruaūtes of his that do hys pleasure O speake good of the Lorde al ye workes of his in euery place of hys dominion O my soule prayse thou the Lorde Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The songe of thre chyldren PRayse ye the Lorde al his workes paryse and extoll hym for euer Ye angelles of his prayse the Lorde ye heauens prayse the Lorde
¶ The Manuall of prayers or the prymer in Englyshe set out at lengthe whose contentes the reader by the prologe next after the Kalender shal sone perceaue and there in shall se brefly the order of the whole boke ¶ Set forth by Ihon late bysshoppe of Rochester at the cōmaundement of the ryght honorable Lorde Thomas Crūwel Lorde Priuie seale Vicegerent to the Kynges hyghnes ☞ The prayer of a ryghteous man c. Iacob 1. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ¶ Iohn late Bysshop of Rochester vnto the right honorable Thomas LOERE Crumwell Lorde Pryuye seale viceregent to the kynges hyghnes wyssheth and desyreth graet peace and helth in God the father by the holy Ghoste thorowe our LORDE Iesus Christ ALthough that the sōdry diners sortes of prymers my special good Lord singular frend here before set forth as wel in many thinges supersticions as derogatyue vnto the true honour of god might haue enforced and dyd in dede me to haue desyred a syncere correccion herein yet the feruent desyre that I perceyue in your lordeshyp to the true honour of God the vnite weale of the Christian cominalte hath much more as the prourrbe sayeth set the spurre vnto the hasty runner in maner compelled me to shewe som token of my dewe seruyce toward gods honour and towarde your fauourable goodnes in settynge forth this rude and symple worke as vnto whom your much and manyfolde fauour hath constrayned bound me next vnto almyghty god my souerayne Lorde the kyng to your prest assidious seruyce al my lyfe dayes And for as much as we haue of tyme in experience that a worke taketh no smale estimacion with the commen people both of the aucthor and specially of him vnto whom it is dedicated For this cause haue I this my rude and grosse enterpryse dedicated vnto your lordeshyppes name nod because I thought it to be so exquisite and of so exacte a iudgement as the learned wold desyre worthy of so wyse learned a patrone but rather commyttyng it to the most wysest iudgemēt of the kynges most sapient councell wherof ye are that yf so be it sholde seme vnto the same a thynge worthy or mete to be had in common vsage then by the iudgement of the same approued it myght the rather and with the more auidite be receyued of the peple yf not yet to be a tokē of my poore good wyl and desyre that I bare vnto such a thyng to be done of som other that are of more perfect iudgement and lyterature and also to be a token of the of fyce and seruyce that I owe vnto goddes syncere honour and to your lordeshyppes sauourable goodnes The prologe to the kalender THe straungenes of this Kalender gentle reader shall not moue the to meruayll very muche the cause ones knowen for the newe fashion her of hath a double commodite The one is brefnes for where the other kalender had a great nombre of sayntes without profyte to the vnlearned this hath but only such feastes which are kepte holy day and the Epistle and Gospell that are red in the Church on such holy dayes set forth in the kalender The second is that where the nōbre of sayntes were set there haue we appoynted wekely certayne places of the scripture which the churche doth vse to read at Matens that the reader maye know what scripture the Church doth vse thorow out the year and to study and vse the same This thē is the order of the kalender the dayes of the moneth are set in the myddes of the syde of the lefe and on the right hande are the sayntes dayes and directly on the other syde of the letter wheron the feastes fall are set the epistle and gospel of the feaste and so of all feastes of Sayntes As for example new yeares daye falleth on A the fyrst daye of the moneth on the one syde of A. is the name of the feast and of the other syde the Epistle and Gospell of the daye We haue also appoynted the Epistle and Gospell for euery sondaye but because that the sondaye falleth not vpon one letter alwaye we haue set in the voyde places of the kalender the names of the sondayes with theyr epistle and Gospell so that the reader maye knowe fyrste the name of the sondaye and seke in the kalender and then shal he fynd there the epistle Gospell ¶ An Almanacke for .xvij. yeares The date of the yeares Easter day Golden nombre Dominicall letter Lepe yeare M.D.xxxix vi Apryll i E  M.D.xl xviii Marche ii C D M.D.xii xvii Apryll iii B  M.D.xlii ix Apryll iiii A  M.D.xliii xxv Marche v G  M.D.xliiii xiii Apryll vi E F M.D.xlv v. Apryll vii D  M.D.xlvi xxv Apryl viii C  M.D.xlvii xviii Apryl ix B  M.D.xlviii viii Apryll x G A M.D.xlix xxi Apryll xi F  M.D.l vi Apryll xii E  M.D.li xxix Marche xiii D  M.D.lii xvii Apryll xiiii B C M.D.liii ii Apryll xv A  M.D.liiii xxiiii March xvi G  M.D.lv xiiii Apryll xvii F  KL Ianuary hath .xxxi. dayes The mone hath .xxx. dayes Newe yeares daye A For the Tit. ij And whan Luc. ij b On the sondaye within .viij. daye of Christmasse whan euer it fall Read the epistle to tit .ii. to Tim. c d And I saye Gala. iiij And hys Lu. ij e For the. Tit. ij When herode Mat. ij The epyphany f Esa lx When Iesus was bor Mat. ij g On the sondaye nexte after .xij. daye Rede the epistle to the Romaynes A Ryse vp Esa lx The next daye Io. i b On the seconde sondaye after .xij. daye I beseche Ro. xij And when he Lu. ij c Rede the epistle to the Corinthiās d On the .iij. sondaye yf ther fall so many Seynge we haue Rom. xij e f And the thyrde Ioh. ij Rede the .ij to the Cor. g On the .iiij. sonday yf ther fall so many betwene .xij. day goynge out of ma. A Reade this weke to the Ga. the .i to Timo. b Be not wyse in your Rom. xiiij c When Iesus was Mat. viij d On the .v. sonday yf ther be so many betwene Septuagesima and .xij. daye e Rede the ephe Phi. f Owe nothynge Rom. xv g And he entred Mar. iiij Rede to the Thessalo to the Col A On the .vi. sondaye yf ther be so many betwene twelfe tyde septuagesima b c Now therfore as electe i. Col. iij On thys sōdaye the churche begynneth to red the scriptur in order d The kyngdom of heauen is Mat. xiij e  f On the sondaye when maryage goeth out g A Perceaue ye not how that i. Cor. ix b For the kyngdome of heauen Mat. xx  c  KL February hath .xxviii. dayes The Mone hath .xxix. dayes On Candelmasse daye d Fast Malachy the thyrde chapter e Cādelmasse daye And when the tyme of theyr Luc. ij f On the
Ye waters al that are aboue heuē prayse the Lorde all the powers of the Lorde prayse ye the Lorde The sonne and the mone prayse ye the Lorde sterres of the fyrmament prayse ye the Lorde The rayne and the dewe prayse ye the Lorde all the wyndes of god prayse ye the Lorde Fyer and heate magnyfye ye the Lorde wynter and somer prayse ye the Lorde Dewes and ye hore frostes prayse ye the Lorde frost and colde prayse ye the Lorde Yse and snowe prayse ye the Lorde nyghtes and dayes prayse ye the Lorde Nyghtes and darkenesse prayse ye the lorde lyghtenynges and cloudes laude ye the lorde The earth mought prayse the lorde laude and extoll hym for euer Hylles and mountaynes prayse ye the Lorde al the spryngeth vpon the earth laude ye the Lorde Ye welles and sprynges prayse the Lorde sees and floudes prayse ye the Lorde Whalles and all that moueth in the waters prayse ye the Lorde all byrdes of the ayre prayse ye the lorde All beastes both wylde and tame prayse ye the lorde ye chyldren of men prayse ye the lorde Let Israell prayse the Lorde laude hym and extoll hym for euer Ye prestes of the Lorde prayse the lorde ye seruaūtes of the Lorde prayse ye the Lorder Ye spirites and soules of ryghteous mē prayse the Lorde ye holy and meke in herte prayse the Lord. Anania Azaria Mizaell prayse ye the Lorde laude and extoll hym for euer Blesse we the father the sonne wyth the holy goost prayse we hym and serue we hym for euermore Blessed art thou Lorde in the firmament of heauen thou arth prayse worthy glorious and magnifyed worlde without ende ¶ The C.xlviij psalme Laudate dominum de coelis PRayse ye the Lorde of heuens prayse ye hym in the hyghe place Prayse ye hym all his angels al his powers prayse ye hym Prayse ye hym sonne and moone all sterres and lyght prayse ye hym The hyghest of heuens prayse ye hym and the waters that are aboue the heauens let them prayse the Lordes name For by his worde all thynges were made by hys commaundementes all thynges were created He hathe stablysshed them euerlastynglye and in to the worlde of worldes he hathe set a lawe that shall not exspyre Prayse the Lorde ye draggons and all depenesses of the earth Fyre hale snow yse stormes of wyndes that do hys commaundement Mountaynes and all lytell hylles woode berynge fruyte and all ceder trees Bestes and all maner of cattell serpentes and fethered foules Kynges of the earth and al people prynces and al iudges of the earth Bachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the Lorde for the name of hym onely is exalted The knowlegyng of hym aboue heuen and earth and he hath exalted the horne of hys people Laude be vnto all his sayntes to the sonnes of Israell to the people approchynge vnto hym Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The Cxlix Psalme Cantate domino SYnge ye vnto the lorde a new songe praysed be he in the congregacion of Sayntes Let Israell reioyce in hym that made hym and let the sonnes of Syon tryumphe in theyr kynge Let them prayse his name with daunsyng let thē synge vnto hym wyth tympany and harpe For the Lorde is well pleased wyth hys people and hath exalted the lowly into saluacion Sayntes shall tryumphe in glory they shal make ioye in theyr chambers The prayses of God shal be in theyr mouthes and two edged swordes in theyr handes To do vengeans amongest nacions and correccions amongest the people To bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron For to execute on them the iudgement wrytten thys is glory vnto all his sayntes Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it c. ¶ The C.l. Psalme Laudate dominum in PRayse ye the Lord in his sayntes prayse him in the fyrmament of his power Prayse ye hym in his strēgth prayse ye hym accordynge to the almyghtynesse of his power Prayse ye hym wyth the sound of a trūpet prayse ye hym wyth rebekes and organnes Prayse ye hym wyth clary symballes well soundynge prayse ye hym wyth Symballes of swetenesse let euery sprete prayse the Lorde Glory be to the father and to the. c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The antheme ¶ Holy Mary moost pure of virgyns all Mother and doughter of the kynge celestyall So comforte vs in oure desolacion That by thy prayer and specyall meditacion We maye enioye the rewarde of the heauēly reygne And with Goddes electe there for to remayne ¶ To the Ephesyans the .ij. ¶ The Chapter ¶ By grace are we made safe through fayth and that not of oure owne selues for it is the gyfte of God and cometh not of workes lest yf ony man shulde boost hymselfe of his owne dedes Thankes be to God The hymne Laudetur deus PRaysed be the God omnipotent Which through his benygnitie His moost deare sonne hath to vs sent To dye for oure iniquite Conceyued he was by the holy goost And borne of a vyrgyn pure Thus the God of myghtes moost Abhorred not our nature And where we were ryght wretchedly Abiecte for our transgression In Christ are we set at lyberte By whom we haue redemption O vyrgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs That he after death be fauorable Glorye be to the Trinite The father the sonne and spirite lyuynge Whych arte one God and personnes thre To whom be prayse wythout endynge ¶ The versycle ¶ Praysed be the name of the Lorde ¶ The answere ¶ From thys tyme forth and for euermore ¶ The songe of Zachary the prophet Benedictus Dominus BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visyted and redemed his people He hath raysed vp an horne of saluacyon vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouthe of hys holy prophetes which were syns the worlde beganne That we shulde be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of them that hate vs. To fulfyll the mercy promysyd to our fathers to remember his holy testament To performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham that he wold gyue hymselfe to vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym wythout feare In holynes and ryghteousnesse before hym al the dayes of our lyfe And thou chylde shalt be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes To gyue knowlege of saluacion vnto hys people for remyssion of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our god by the which spryngynge from the hye hath vysyted vs. To gyue lyght to them that syt in the darkenesse and in the shadow of
crosse to be led with nayles to be through persed with eysel and gall to be gyuen drynke vnto and to be lyfte vp in the crosse amonge theues to be deputed wyth the moost vylest dethe to dye and with a spere to be wounded thou Lorde by these moost holy paynes whych we thy vnworthy seruaūtes do rendre and by thy holy passion delyuer vs from the paynes of hell and vouchsaufe to brynge vs wretched synners whyther as thou broughtest the penytent these crucyfyed wyth the. Which lyuest and reygnest wyth God the father in the vnyte of the holy goost for euer worldes wythout ende So be it ¶ The glorious passion of our Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioye of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of the compassion of our lady ¶ The antheme ¶ Holy mother of god mayden immaculate Of whom it pleased god to receaue our nature And to dye for vs wretches synners deplorate We beseche the hartely vyrgyn moost pure To pray to thy sonne that it may be his pleasure To graunt vs his fauoure by thy intercession And to be partakers of his moost holy passion ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God make thy petycion ¶ The answere ¶ That we maye optayne Christes promyssion ¶ The prayer O God whych vnto mākynde by the fruyte of the vyrgynytye of the blessed vyrgyn Mary hast gyuen the gyftes of eternall helth Graunt to vs we besech that she for vs may praye by whom we haue receyued the authour of lyfe the Lorde Iesus Christ whych wyth the lyueth reygneth God worlde without ende So be it ¶ The gloryous passion of the vyrgyns sonne Brynge vs to the blysse of the fathers kyngdom So be it The thyrde houre O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde ¶ The hymne COme holy goost O creatour eternall In our mynde to make visitation And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Oure hertes that be of thy creacion Remember Lorde authoure of saluacion That sometyme of a vyrgyn pure Without helpe of mannes operacion Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature And as thou of thy clementie and mere mercye specyall Aboue her desertes hast chosen amonge all other And toke her to such fauour and grace supernall That thou woldest be her sonne and she to be thy mother So we beseche the Christ moost tender Graunt that thy seruauntes with a deuout moode Maye oftymes swetely remember The effusion of thy precyous bloude O vyrgyn Mary moost gracious O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs That he after death be fauourable Glory be to the Lorde of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn was bore Glory to the father and the holy goost To them be prayse for euer more So be it ¶ The .xxxij. Psalme Exultate iusti REioyce in the Lorde O ye ryghteous for it becometh well the iust to be thankefull Prayse the Lorde wyth harpe synge psalmes vnto hym wyth the lute and instrumēt often strynges Synge vnto hym a new songe yee synge lustely vnto hym and with a good courage For the worde of the Lorde is true and all hys workes are faythfull He loueth mercy and iudgement the earth is full of the goodnes of the Lorde By the worde of the Lorde were the heauens made and all hoostes of them by the brethe of hys mouthe He gathereth the waters together as it were in a bottell and layeth vp the depe in secrete Let all the earth feare the Lorde and let all them that dwell in the worlde stande in awe of hym For loke what he sayeth it is done loke what he commaundeth it standeth fast The Lorde bryngeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought and tourneth the deuyses of the people But the counsell of the Lorde endureth and the thoughte of hys harte from generacion to generacion Blessed are the people that holde the lorde for theyr god and blessed are the folke whom he hath chosen to be hys herytage The Lorde loketh downe frō heauen beholdeth all the chyldren of men from his stronge sete he cōsydereth them that dwell in the worlde He only hath fashyoned all the hartes of thē and knoweth all theyr workes A kynge is not helped by hys owne greate hoost nother is a gyant saued by the myght of his owne strength A horse is but a vayne thynge to saue a man it is not the power of his strength that can delyuer hym Beholde the eye of the lorde loketh vnto thē that feare hym and put theyr trust in his mercy That he maye delyuer theyr soules from death to fede them in the dere tyme. Let our soule paciently abyde the Lorde for he is our helpe and shelde So shall oure harte reioyce in hym because we haue hoped in his holy name Let thy mercyfull kyndnesse O Lorde be vpon vs lyke as we put our trust in the. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the. c. The C.xviij. Psalme Beati immaculati BLessed are those that be vndefyled in the way which walke in the waye of the Lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testimonyes and seke hym wyth theyr whole herte Which walke in the wayes do no wyckednesse Thou hast gyuen strayte charge to kepe thy commaundementes O that my wayes were stablyshed to kepe thy statutes So shulde I not be confounded whyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaundementes I wyll thanke the wyth an vnfayned herte because I am learned in the iudgemētes of thy ryghteousnesse I wyl kepe thy statutes o forsake me not vtterly Where withall shall a yonge man clense his way euen by rulynge hymselfe after thy worde With my whole herte do I seke the O let me not go wronge out of thy commaundementes Thy wordes haue I hyd wythin my harte that I shulde not synne agaynst the. Praysed be thou O Lorde O teache me thy statutes Wyth my lyppes wyll I be tellynge out all the iudgementes of thy mouth I haue great delite in the waye of thy testimonies as in all maner of rychesse I wyll exercyse my selfe in thy commaundementes and haue respecte vnto thy fotepathes My delyte shal be in thy statutes I wyll not forget thy wordes Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The C.xlvi Psalme Laudate dominum PRayse the Lorde for it is a good thynge to synge prayses vnto our God yee a ioyfull and pleasaunte thynge it is to be thankefull The Lorde shall buyld vp Ierusalem and gather togyther the outcastes of Israell He that healeth the cōtrite in harte and byndeth vp theyr woundes He that telleth the nombre of the starres and calleth them all by
haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade But delyuer vs. c. ¶ The versycle We haue offended with our father ¶ The answere We haue done wronge and commytted iniquetie ¶ The versycle Lorde do not with vs accordynge to our synnes ¶ The answere Nether rewarde thou vs after our vngodlynesse ¶ The versycle Lorde shewe vs thy mercye ¶ The answere And geue vs thy sauynge helthe ¶ The versycle And let thy mecy come vpon vs Lorde ¶ The answere Thy sauynge helth accordynge to thy promyse ¶ The versycle Lorde saue the Kynge and the realme ¶ The answere And heare vs in the daye where in we call vnto ye. ¶ The versycle Let thy prestes do on iustice ¶ The answere And let thy sayntes reioyce ¶ The versycle For oure brothers and systers ¶ The answere Saue O God thy seruauntes both men and wemen that trust in the. ¶ The versycle Let vs praye for all Christen people ¶ The answere Lorde saue thy people and blesse thyne heretage and rule them and exalte them euermore ¶ The versycle Lorde sende peace through thy vertue ¶ The answere And great abundaunce in euery countre ¶ The soules of all faythfull departed by the mercy of God let them rest in peace ¶ The versycle Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamoure ¶ For remyssion of synnes GOd to whom it is apropryed to be mercyfull euer and to spare take our prayer and and let thy pytiefull mercye assoyle them that are bonde wyth the chayne of synners By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For mercy LOrde we beseche the to shewe vnto vs thyn vnspekable mercy that thou both purge vs from all our synnes and mercyfullye delyuer vs from the payne that we deserue for the same By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the kynge LOrde God of hoostes kynge most myghty and stronge by whom kynges do reygne in whose handes are the hertes of all kynges Graunte vnto thy welbeloued seruaunt H. our kynge continuall helth of body and soule that his harte alwayes enclynynge to wholsome and godlye counsayles and the enemyes of the common welthe beynge vanquyshed we maye lōge inioye vnder him perpetuall peace and brotherly concorde By Christ our Lorde So be it ALmighty eternal god which alone doest great wonders graūt vnto thy seruauntes the bysshoppes to al congregacions cōmytted vnto thē the sprete of grace that in the truth they maye please the powre out on thē the perpetuall dewe of thy benediction By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the people and all estates FOr thy pytie Lorde we besech the to louse the bandes of all our synnes through the prayer of the blessed glorious virgyn Mary wyth al thy sayntes kepe vs thy seruauntes oure kynge and all Christē people in al holynesse all that by kynred of bloude familiaritye confessiō or prayer be alyed vnto vs clense them Lorde of all vyces lyghte thē with vertues peace and helth geue vnto vs auoyde from vs all our enemyes as well visible as inuisible geue thy charyty to our frendes and to our enemyes expell all pestylence and famyne to all christē people quycke dead graunt lyfe endles rest By Christ our lorde So be it ¶ For Charytye O God which doste powre the gyftes of charytye into the hartes of the faytfull through grace of the holy gooste graunt vnto thy seruauntes both men and women for whō we praye vnto thy mercy helth of body and soule that they maye loue the wyth all theyr power and perform wyth al loue the thynges that be pleasyng to the. By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For peace O God from whome all holy desyres all good counsels and all iuste workes do procede gyue vnto vs the same peace which the worlde cannot geue that our hartes beynge obedyent to thy commaundementes and the feare of our enemyes takē awaye our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccion By Christ our Lorde ¶ For the soules departed GOd that arte creatoure and redemer of all faythfull people graunte vnto the soules of all true beleuers beynge deade remyssion of all theyr synnes that through deuoute prayers they maye attayne thy gracyous pardon which they haue alwaye desyred By Christ oure Lorde ☞ So be it ☜ * ¶ An instruction of the maner in hearynge of the Masse shewynge howe and to what intente it shulde be herde the whiche instruction I haue by occasion preuented with a declaracion to the instablyshmente of the Christen fayth concernynge the Sacramēt of as the aulter whyche is consecrated in the Masse THe order taken of me in thys prymer moost deare reader setteth here followynge certayne meditacions to be sayd at the sacrynge as we cal it of the masse in the masse tyme which masse is a consecracion of the body and bloude of Christ by the power of God workynge secretly in the wordes that are spoken of the prest and institute for a specyall memory of Christes passion set forth wyth certayne ceremonies and deuoute suffragies to the enkyndlynge and styryng vp of the deuocions or deuoute myndes not only of the prest but also of the hearers to the entent that they maye impende a dew honoure as concernynge theyr deuty to the same blessed sacrament And for as much as dyuers people dyuersly do heare it some for custome some by shame cōpelled some wyth smale deuocion some cōtented to heare and se what the prest doth thynketh it ynoughe to be present in the churche whyle it is a doyng but not so many as I wolde wyshe doth heare the same to the ende that Christe dyd ordeyne it to be done for And specyally a great sorte which is worst of all maketh this moste holy sacrament of no estimacion nor reuerence pernycyously affyrmynge that in that sacrament is not the presence of the body and bloude of Christe I haue thought it conuenyente and some what necessarye both to make a declaracyon to the deuoute readers of the fayth that belongeth to the same and also to geue instruccyon to what vse or purpose they shulde frequent the consecracyon and mynistracyon of it Whiche entrepryse gentle readers I take in hande not because thynke my selfe of such excellent iudgement and learnynge that I can exquysytely and suffycyently declare and satysfye the reader of the misteryes of so excellent and hygh sacrament but that onely I wolde shewe some token of my deuty to my euen Christen in the distribucion vnto hym of suche talent whyche God hath lente me And fyrst shall I reherse the scriptures whych the sacramentaries go aboute to enstablyshe theyr hereticall opinion as concernynge the body of Christ presence of the same sacrament declarynge such places of scripture that they haue chosen in theyr owne natyue sence the hereby may appere both that they distort the scripture for theyr singuler opyniō also that theyr opiniō
angels exhibite to the poore scabed Lazarus in the syght of God whych angels caryed hym out not into a marble tombe but they caryed hym vp into the bosome of Abrahā ¶ The responce The dead bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the eyre to be deuoured and the flesh of the sayntes the beastes of the lande ¶ The versycle Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euery syde of Ierusalem and ther was no man to burye them ¶ The repeticion And the fleshe of thy sayntes haue they geuē vnto the beastes The .v. lesson Of S. August NOt yet for all that are the bodyes of the deade to be contemned and cast awaye specyally of the ryghteous and faythfull the which as vessels and organs to al good workes the holy goost dyd vse The corse of the olde ryghteous men wyth a diligente godlynesse were taken hede vnto they re exequies celebrated and sepultures prouyded and they when they lyued of theyr bodyes to be buryed or transferred to theyr chyldren gaue commaundement And Toby in buryenge the deade the angell beynge wytnes gate thākes of god The lorde also that the thyrd day wold ryse agayn doth opēly declare the good worke of the deuout womē wylled it also to be declared and that she dyd it to the buryall of hym they also laudably are remembred in the gospell whyche toke hys body from the crosse and dyd ther indeuoure diligently and honorably to couer and bury it ¶ The responce Gene. xl Ioseph sayde vnto hys brethren I dye and God wyll vysite you and brynge ye oute of thys lande to the lande that he sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob Therfore toke he an oth of the chyldrē of Israell and sayde Whan God shall vysite you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The versycle So Ioseph dyed when he was an hundreth and ten yeare olde and they embalmed hym and layde hym in a chest in Egypte ¶ The repeticion And God shall vysyte you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The .vi. lesson S. August THere are sayde many deade men to haue appered in dreames or other wayes to the lyuyng But it is to be answered that for al that it is not to be thought that the deade doth thynges perceaue Because they are semed suche thynges to aske or to tel or shewe For the lyuyng also do often tymes appeare to other alyue beyng aslepe when they themselfe do not know that they do appeare and yet they heare thē that hath thys dreamed saye that they haue sene thē in ther dreames speakyng or doynge sumwhat Yf thē any mā cāse me in this dreame tellyng hī what is already done or shewyng hī before hāde what is to come I nothyng knowyng of it nothyng at al mynding or passyng not only what he dreameth But whether he wake whyle I slepe or whether I wake whyle he slepe or whether at one tyme we do both slepe or both wake when he sawe this dreame in the which he saw me what meruaile is it yf the dead not knowyng nor perceyuyng these thynges or yet se that of the lyuyng in theyr dreames And somwhat do saye which whan they walke do knowe to be true ¶ The Responce O Lord iudge me not after my dedes I haue done nothyng worthy to be accepted before the wherfore I beseche thy maiesty whiche arte the only God to clense me from myne iniquitye ¶ The versicle And yet agayne wassh me from myne vnrighteousnesse and clense me from my synne for I confesse I haue only trespassed agaynst the. ¶ The repeticion Wherfore I beseche the ¶ The .xxxix psalme Expectans expectaui I Wayted paciently for the Lorde which enclyned hymselfe to me herde my callyng He brought me out of the horrible pytte out of the myre and claye he set my fete vppon the rocke and ordeyned my goyng He hath put a new sōge in my mouth euē a thākes geuyng vnto our God Many men seyng this shal feare the Lorde and put theyr trust in hym Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the lord and turneth not vnto the proud and to suche as go about wyth lyes O Lorde my God great are the wonderous workes whych thou hast done and in thy thoughtes towardes vs ther maye none be lykened vnto the. I wolde declare them and speake of thē but they are so many that they can not be tolde Sacrifice offrynge thou woldeste not haue but a body hast thou ordened burnt offrynges and sacrifice for synne thou hast not alowed Then sayd I Lo I come In the begynnynge of the boke it is wryttē of me that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll o my God and that I am contente to do yee thy lawe is wythin my harte I wyll preach of thy ryghteousnesse in the great congregacion Lo I wyll not refrayne my lyppes o Lorde and that thou knowest I do not hyde thy ryghteousnesse in my herte my talkynge is of the truth and sauyng helth I kepe not thy louynge mercy faythfulnesse backe from the great congregacion Turne not thou thy mercy from me o Lorde but let thy louynge kyndnesse and truthe alwaye preserue me For innumerable troubles are come aboute me my synnes haue taken such holde vpon me that I am not able to loke vp Yee they are more in nombre then the heer 's of my heade and my harte hath fayled me O Lord let it be thy pleasure to delyuer me make hast o Lorde to helpe me Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule to destroye it let thē fall backward and put to confusion that wyshe me euell Let them be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyful gladde in the and let all suche as delyte in thy saluacion saye alwaye the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in mysery but the lorde careth for me Thou art my helper and redemer make no longe taryenge O my God ¶ The antheme Pleasynge be it vnto the O Lorde for to delyuer me Lorde haue regarde to helpe me ¶ The antheme Heale my soule The .xl. Psalme Beatus qui intelligit super BLessed is he that cōsydereth the poore the Lorde shall delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble Thou shalt preserue hym and kepe hym alyue he shal make hym to prosper vpon earth and shal not delyuer hym to the wyll of hys enemyes The lord shal refresh him whā he lyeth sycke vpon his bed yee thou makest his bed in al his syckenes I sayd lorde be mercyfull vnto me heale my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. Myne enemyes speake euell vpon me when shal he dye and when shall hys name peryshe Though he came in to se yet meaned he falshed in hys harte heapynge myschefe vpon hymfelfe All they that hate me runne in together agaynst me and ymagyne euell agaynst me They haue geuen a wycked sentence vpō me whā he lyeth he
exspyre Prayse ye the Lorde of the earth ye dragons and all depenesses Fyre hayle snowe yse stormes of wyndes that do his commaundemente Mountaynes and all lytell hylles woodes bearynge fruyte and all cedre trees Beastes and all maner of cattel serpentes and fethered foules Kynges of the earthe and all people prynces and all iudges of the earth Bachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the lorde for the name of hym onely is exalted The knowledgynge of hym is aboue heauen and earth and he hath exalted the horne of hys people Laude be vnto al his sayntes to the sonnes of Israel to the people approchynge vnto hym The Cxlix Psalme Cantate domino Sâ—nge ye vnto the Lorde a newe songe let the congregacion of sayntes prayse hym Let Israel reioyce in hym that made him and let the sonnes of Sion tryuÌ„phe in theyr kyng Let them prayse his name with daunsyng let theÌ„ synge vnto hym wyth timpany and harpe For the lorde is well pleased with his people and hath exalted the lowly into saluacion Sayntas shal tryumphe in glory they shall make ioye in theyr chambers The prayses of God shal be in theyr mouthes and two edged swordes in theyr handes To do vengeans amongest nacions and correccions amongest people To bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron For to execute on them the iudgement wrytten thys is glory vnto all hys sayntes Laudate dominum PRayse ye the lordein his sayntes prayse him in the fyrmament of his power Prayse ye hym in his streÌ„gth prayse ye him accordynge to the almyghtynesse of his power Prayse ye hym with the sounde of a trumpette prayse ye hym with harpe and lute Prayse ye hym with tympany dauÌ„synge prayse ye hym with rebeckes and organnes Prayse ye hym wyth clary symballes well soundynge prayse ye hym with Symballes of swetenesse let euery sprete prayse the Lorde The antheme Let euery sprete geue prayse vnto the Lorde ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The responce Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I am ¶ The songe of Zachary the prophete Benedictus dominus Luce .i. BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath vysited and redemed hys people â—e hath raysed vp an horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouth of his holy prophetes whyche were syns the worlde beganne That we shulde be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of them that hate vs. To fulfyl the mercy promysed to our fathers and to remembre hys holy testament To performe the oth whiche he sware to our father Abraham that he wolde geue hymselfe to vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym wythout feare In the holynes and ryghteousnes before hym all the dayes of our lyfe And thou chyld shalt be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare hys wayes To gyue knowlege of saluacion vnto hys people for remyssion of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our god by the which spryngynge from that hye hath visited vs. To gyue lyght to them that syt in the darknesse and in the shadowe of death and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The antheme I am the resurreccion and lyfe he that beleueth in me ye all though he were dead yet shall he lyue whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth in me shall not se euerlastyng death Lord haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs ¶ The .xxix. psalme Exaltabo te domine I Wyl magnify the O Lorde for thou hast set me vp and not suffred my foes to tryumph ouer me O Lord my God I cryed vnto the and thou hast healed me Thou Lorde haste brought my soule out of hell thou hast kepte my lyfe where as they go downe into the pytte Synge prayses vnto the Lorde O ye sayntes of his geue thankes vnto him for a remembraunce of holynesse For his wrath is but the twynkelyng of an eye his plesure is in lyfe heuinesse maye wel endure for a nyght but ioye commeth in the mornynge As for me when I was in prosperitye I sayde tusshe I shall neuer fall more And why thou Lorde of thy goodnesse haddest made my hyll so gronge But as sone as thou turnest thy face from me I was brought in feare Then cryed I vnto the O lorde ye vnto the lorde made I my prayer What profyte is there in my bloude yf I go downe into corruption Maye the dust geue thankes vnto the or shall it declare thy faythfulnesse Heare O Lorde and haue mercy vpon me Lorde be thou my helper And so thou hast turned my heuynesse into ioye thou hast put of my sackecloth gyrded me wyth gladnesse That myne honoure myght synge prayses vnto the without ceasynge Lorde my God I wyll geue thankes vnto the for euer From the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules I trust to se the goodnes of the lorde in the londe of the lyuynge Lorde heare my prayer and and let my clamour come vnto the. ¶ The prayer O God whiche by the mouth of Saynt Paule thyne apostle hath taught vs not to be sory for them that slepe in Christ Graunt we beseche the that in the commynge of thy sonne our lorde Iesu Christ we with al other faythful people being departed may be graciously brought vnto ioyes euerlastyng which shalt com to iudg both the quycke and the deade and the worlde by fyre ALmyghty eternall God to whom there is neuer any prayer made without hope of mercy be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt N. that seynge it departed from thys lyfe in the confession of thy name thou wylt cause it to be associate to the company of thy sayntes By Christ our Lorde O God of whose mercy ther is no nuÌ„bre admyt our prayers for the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes the Byshoppes and graunt vnto them the lande of pleasure lyghte in the felowshyp of thy blessed angels By christ our lord LOrde enclyne thyne eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryghte deuoutly cal vpon thy mercy that thou wylt bestow the soules of thy seruauntes both men womeÌ„ which thou hast coÌ„maunded to departe froÌ„ thys worlde in the countre of peace and rest and further cause them to be partakers with thy sayntes By Christ our Lorde WE beseche lorde that the prayer of thy suppliantes maye auayle to the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes of eyther kynde that thou wylt both purge theÌ„ of all theyr synnes cause them to be partakers of thy redempcion which lyuest and reygnest God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The thyrde parte of the prymer treatynge of workes WOrkes are diuers some right good necessary which must nedes be obserued as the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes of god And these most chefely ought to be regarded and had in price
geue ioye and gladnesse and my weykened bones shal be refreshed Turne thy face from my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse A pure herte create in me Oh Lorde and an vpryght sprete make a newe within me Vast me not awaye from thy face and thy holye sprete take not from me Restore vnto me the gladnesse of thy saluacion strenthen me with a principall herte I wyll instruct the wycked that they maye knowe thy wayes the vngodly shal be conuerted vnto thē Delyuer me frō bloudes oh Lorde the god of my helth and my tonge shal exalte thy ryghteousnes Lorde open thou my lyppes and my mouthe shall shewe forth thy prayse For yf thou haddest desyred sacrifices I had surelye geuē it but thou delytest not in burnt sacrifices A sacrifice to God is a lowly sprete a cōtryte and an humble herte thou shalt not dispyse O God Deale gentelye of thy fauourable beneuolence wyth Syon that the walles of Ierusalem maye be buylt agayne Then shalte thou accepte the sacrifice of ryghteousnesse oblacion and burnt offrynges then shall they laye calues vpon thy aulter ¶ The antheme My brused bones Lorde shal be refreshed ¶ The antheme Heare Lorde The .lxiiii. Psalme Te decet hymnus THou O God art praysed in Sion and to the is the vowe perfourmed Thou hearest the prayer therfore commeth all fleshe vnto the. Our mysdedes preuayle agaynst vs Oh be thou mercyfull vnto our synnes Blessed is the man whom thou chosest and receauest vnto the that he maye dwell in thy courte he shal be satisfyed wyth the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple Heare vs accordyng vnto thy wonderfull ryghteousnes of god our saluacion thou that art the hope of al the endes of the earth and of the brode see Which in his strength setteth fast the mountaynes and is gyrded about with power Whych stylleth the ragynge of the see the roarynge of hys wawes and the woodnes of the people They that dwell in the vttermoost parties are afrayed at thy tokens thou makeste bothe the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse the. Thou vysitest the earth thou watterest it makest it very plenteous The ryuer of god is ful of waters thou preparest man his corne thys thou prouydest for the earthe Thou waterest hyr forowes thou breakest the hard clottes therof thou makest it softe wyth the droppes of rayne and blessest the increase of it Thou crowneste the yeare with thy good and thy fote steppes droppe fatnes The dwellynges of the wyldernes are so fat also that they droppe wyth all and the lytle hylles are pleasaunt on euery syde The feldes are ful of shepe the valyes stōde so thyck with corne that they laugh synge ¶ Antheme Heare my prayer o Lorde vnto the shall euerye creature come ¶ The antheme Hath receyued The .lxii. psalme Dens deus meus O God thou art my god early wyll I seke ye. My soule thyrsteth for the my flesh lōgeth after in a baren and drye lande where no water is Thus do I loke for the in thy sanctuary that I myght beholde thy power and glory For thy louynge kyndnesse is better thē lyfe my lyppes shall prayse the. As longe as I lyue wyl I magnify the and lyfte vp my handes in thy name My soule is satisfyed euen as it were wyth mary and fatnesse when my mouthe prayseth the wyth ioyfull syppes In my bed wyll I remēbre the and when I wake my talkynge shal be of the. For thou hast ben my helper and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I reioyce My soule hangeth vpon the thy ryght hande vpholdeth me They seke after my soule but in vayne for they shall go vnder the earth They shall fall into the swearde and be a porcion for foxes But the kynge shall reioyce in God all they that swere by hym shall be commended for the mouthe of lyers shal be stopped The .lxvi. Psalme Deus miseriatur nostri GOd be mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs shew the lyght of his countenaunce vpon vs. That we maye know thy waye vpō earth thy saluacion amonge al Heathen Let the people prayse the O God yet let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyse and be gladde that thou iudgest the folke ryghteously and gouerneste the nacions vpon earth Let the people prayse the O God let all people prayse the the earth hath geuen her frute God euen our owne God geue vs his blessynge God blesse vs and let all the endes of the worlde feare hym ¶ The antheme Lorde thy ryght hande hath defended me ¶ The antheme From the gates ¶ The songe of Ezechias Esay xxxviii Chap. Ego dixi in dimidio dierum I Thought I shulde haue gone to the gates of hel in my best age and haue wanted the resydue of my yeares I sayde within myselfe I shall neuer visyte God in thys lyfe I shal neuer se man amonge the dwel lynges of the Lorde Myne age is folden vp together and taken away from me lyke a shepeherdes cotage my lyfe is hewen of lyke as a weuer cuttes of his webbe Whyle I was yet takynge my reste he hewed me of and made an ende of me in one waye I thought I wolde haue lyued vnto the morowe but he brused my bones lyke a lyon and made on ende of me in one daye When chattred I lyke a swallow and lyke a crane and mourned as a doue I lyft vp myne eyes into the heyght O lord sayd I vyolēce is done vnto me be thou suerty for me What shall I speake or saye that he may do this that I maye lyue out all my yeares yee in the bytternesse of my lyfe Verely Lorde men must lyue in bytternesse and all my lyfe must I passe ouer therin for thou raysest me vp and wakest me but I wysbe well contēt with this bytternesse Neuerthelesse my conuersacion hath so pleased the that thou woldest not make an ende of my lyfe so that thou hast cast my synnes behynde thy backe For hell prayseth not the deathe dothe not magnifye the. They that go downe into the graue prayse not thy truth but the lyuynge yee the lyuynge acknowlege the lyke as I do thys daye the father telleth hys chyldren of thy faythfulnesse Delyuer vs O Lorde we wyl synge prayses in thy house all the dayes of our lyfe ¶ The antheme Frō the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme Let euery sprete The Cxlviiij Laudate dominum decelis PRayse ye the Lorde of heauens prayse ye hym in the hyghe place Prayse ye hym all his angels all his powers prayse ye hym Prayse ye him sonne and mone all starres and lyghe prayse ye hym The hyghest of heauens prayse ye hym the waters that are aboue the heauens let them prayse the Lordes name For by his wordes al thynges were made by his commaundement all thynges were created He hath stablyshed them euerlastyngly and into the worlde of worldes-he hath set a lawe that shal not