al our care vppon the for thou carest for vs thou knowest before we aske of the what is necessary for vs Mat. vi yea many tymes thou geuest it vnto vs before we aske it Giue vs not to great abundaunce of ryches least we be thereby occasioned to exalt our selues against the and agaynst our neighbours or that we forget not thy great goodnes and mercy neyther gyue vs so great pouertie nede the we be coÌ„strayned to begge breade or to steale or prouoked too sweare blaspheme thy holy name through vnpacient suffering But gyue vs our daylie sustenaunce neuertheles accordinge to thy Godly wil. We of duety most diligently labour worke but vnto the as he that geueth the encrease we shall cast all our care we are al in thy hande there is none that can resiste thy Godly will Thou good father geuest vnto vs Iob. ix and hast power to take agayn from vs yf thou geuest then doest thou accordyng vnto thy mercye yf thou takest then doest thou accordyng vnto thy rightuousnes Forgyue vs our trespasses as we frogyue them that trespasse agaynst vs. Eccle. 28 Math. 18 Marc. xi Confession O heauenly father I haue bene hardnecked stifnecked and stubborne against those whiche haue offended me haue not willinglye remitted or forgeuen theÌ„ their trespasses but I haue much more accounted and estemed the offence whiche they haue done agaynst me then that whiche I haue done agaynst thy Godly maiestie I haue set the synne of my neyghbour before mine behinde Luke vi haue muche soner spied a mote in my brothers eye then a blocke in myne owne eye By reason wherof I haue not harteli or duely as I ought to haue done desired that thou woldest forgyue me my synnes the whiche alas wretch that I am are ineffabile and innumerable Wherfore I cry the mercy Prayer and confession Meke and gentle father we are exceding greatly iÌ„ thy debte haue not nor know not wherwith to pay the. We know nothyng better then that we fall prostrate before thy fete and cast vp our eyes towardes the and cry the◠〈…〉 mercifull and 〈…〉 his ful of thy mercy 〈…〉 that no man is holy nor saued by hys owne workes only Psal xxii except thou haue mercy on hym forgeue him his synnes Happy are they whose synnes are forgeuen couered Happy is that man whose synnes are not imputed or rekened vnto hym psal xxxi O mercifull father if we go not about to make our selues vngilte fautles or inculpable theÌ„ shalt thou forgiue vs all oure synnes And if we through or by confessioÌ„ do knowledge or discouer our sinnes then shalt thou thy selfe couer them cloke or hide our shame In our spirite o heauenly father is a great deceyt the whiche withoute the brightnes of thy Godlye light we can neyther see nor knowe We loue our selues we seke that is ours we feare adâ—â—r 〈◊〉 we loue not that we seâ—â—e not 〈…〉 is thyne yea not so muche as 〈◊〉 corporall or bodelye thynges Therfore we do se our dampnacion wherin we are and there is none that can redeme or delyuer vs excepte we cal cry vnto the out of the depth O father forgyue vs our trespasses through thy greate merci lyke as a louinge father forgeueth his childe for thou hast promised it vnto vs sayinge Ezech. 18. yf the vngodly will turne away from all his sinnes that he hath done and kepe all my commaundementes do the thing that is equal righte doubtles he shal liue not die for I haue no pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lorde but rather that he coÌ„uerte lyue ii Pet. iii Iere. iii. Agayne thou hast committed fornicacioÌ„ with many louers yet turne agayn to me I wil receaue the. O moost kinde father thinke vppon thy promises haue mercye on vs forgiue vs oure trespasses as we forgiue theÌ„ that haue trespassed agaynst vs. O moost louing father we confesse graunt that it lyeth not in our power to forgyue our ennemies Luk. vi yea to loue theÌ„ as thou coÌ„maundest so is our nature poysoned infected that it is impossible for vs to do it The loue of our selues which is that roote of all Synne seketh alwayes that whiche is hers not that which is thyne or that which is to thy honour or that which is proffitable to our neyghbour Thus good father plant in vs the true brotherly loue the we as thou hast done taught vs may with all our harte loue theÌ„ forgiue theÌ„ pray for theÌ„ Verely I do know most louig father that if we forgiue not oure neyghbour thou shalt neuer forgiue vs our synnes Furthermore I knowe that no sacrifice or prayer is acceptable or pleasaunt vnto the as longe as we reconsyle not our selues with our brother Therfore geue vs grace that we may forgiue our devtoures then shalt thou also forgeue vs our offeÌ„ces for thou art kynd and full of mercy And thou art come downe from heauen here vpoÌ„ this earth for synners that repent and amend their lyfe And let vs not bee led into temptation Psal xii zacha 14. i. Pet v. But delyuer vs from euyll Amen Confession O my lord God my heaueÌ„ly father I haue oft many times alas the while geuyng place vnto temptacion Lyke an vnfaythfull depute or liuetenaunt who through slouthfulnes and neglygence towardes his lorde yeldeth and geueth ouer hys castel or bulwarke vnto the ennemies Neyther haue I beue only satisfied with this miserable wretchednes or fragilitie and synne but haue had pleasure and delite therein in such maner that I haue willingly stirred moued and geuen my selfe ouer and defiled my selfe lyke aswine in the muddy and filthy puddle and myre And haue not endeuoured my selfe to that whiche is euerlasting and good Forgeue o father helpe the feble and weake Prayer and confession O moost bounteous father thou whiche art a kynde and louyng helper of all theÌ„ that feare the and call on the in nede trouble and persecutioÌ„ Beholde consider that our life is a strife and continual warrefare here in this world Our ennemies cease not the deuell goeth about lyke a roaringe lyon sekinge whome he may deuoure The glorious flatteting worlde in lyke case laugheth vpon vs on euery side And our owne flesh and ghostly or inward enemie ceaseth neuer to spurre and striue agaynst the spirite and that so vehemently that of very necessite we are coÌ„pelled to cal vppon the for helpe ayde and comforte as to a fayth full father who wil not suffer vs to bee tempted aboue our power but shal faythfull ye helpe vs at oure right side i. Cor. iiii to the intente we shulde not be ouercome of our ennemies O comforter and father of al consolacion comfort vs in all our aduersitie for thou art a father of all consolacion thou shalt strength â—â—â—s and
neuertheles God the heauenly father through his only beloued sonne Iesus christ full of grace and veritie hath declared publyshed commaunded vnto al men none excepted whiche thinge also we christians do promys sweare advow in our baptisme to obserue and kepe all the dayes of our lyfe Nowe might men aske what haue we sworne wherunto haue we made our vowe promis in baptime to the inteÌ„te wemight kepe the same and liue as christiaÌ„s ought to lyue I answere reade searche reuise this lytell booke diligently praying to God for his grace to illuminate thyne vnderstandinge and I hope thou shalt bee the better all the dayes of thy lyfe a briefe summe of the whole Byble Of God Fyrst the holy Wrytinges of the bible teache vs that there is one God almightye Deut. vi i. Tim. ii Gen. xvii Exod. xv Gene. i. Psal c. iii and .x. Exod. iii. Iere. ix Roma ix i. Lozin xii that hath neither beginning nor eÌ„ding whiche of his owne goodnes did create al thinges of whoÌ„ all thinges procede without whome there is nothinge which is rightuous and mercifull and whiche worketh al thinges in al after his wyll of whome it may not bee demaunded wherfore he doth this or that The creacion of man Then that this very God did create Adam the fyrst man after his owne Image similytude Esay xiv and. liiii Iere. x. xviii and dyd ordeyne and appoynte him lorde of all the creatures in the earth Synne Whiche Adam by the enuy of the deuell Sapi. ii Roma v. disobeying the commaundement of his maker did fyrst synne brought sinne into this world such so great that we which be sprong of him after the fleshe are subdued vnto sinne death dampnacioÌ„ brought vnder the yoke and tiranny of the deuell Ephe. ii Chryst was promysed And further that Chryst Iesus was promysed of God the father Genes iii xii xvii xxviii to be a sauyour to this AdaÌ„ Abraham Isaac Iacob Dauid the other fathers which shulde delyuer them from their sinnes tirannye of the deuell that with a quycke lyuynge faythwolde beleue this promis and trust of this Iesus Christ hoping too haue this delyueraunce of and by him And truely this promes is very oft rehearsed in the bookes of the olde testament yea the olde Testament is this promys as it is called the newe whiche teacheth that this promys is fulfylled The lawe And that in the meane ceason whyle the fathers loked for saluation and delyueraunce promised because maÌ„s nature is suche that he not onely can not Exod. xx and. xix but also wyll not coÌ„fesse hymselfe to be a sinner and specially suche a Sinner that hath neade of the sauinge health promysed Rom. v. the Lawe was geuen wherthrough men might knowe synne that they are sinners when they se that they do none of the thinges that the law biddeth or coÌ„maundeth them with so glad and wyllynge a mynde as God requireth but rather agaynst their wylles without affection as though they were constrayned wyth the feare of that hel whiche the lawe threateneth sayinge cursed bee he that mainteineth not all the wordes of this lawe to kepe theÌ„ And that this law was geuen to the intent that synne the malyce of mens hartes beinge thereby the better knowen men shulde the more feruently thryst after the comminge of Chryst Deut. 27 Gal. iii. i. corin i. whiche shulde redeame theÌ„ from their synnes As it was figured vnto the Iewes by manye ceremonies hostes sacrifices wich were ordeyned of GOD not to the inteÌ„t to take awaye sinnes Heb. xii but to shewe and declare that he shulde be put awaye by fayth in Ioan. i. the saluacioÌ„ promysed thorowe Christ and whiche nowe be put awaye by the comminge of that Christ whiche is the very hoost of the father that taketh awaye all synne The comming of Christ Luke ii Last of all by the bookes of the newe testameÌ„t Gal. iiii Ephe. i. Roma v. Tâ—um â— Ephe. ii Roma v. Ioan. i. we are taught that Christ whiche was promysed and shadowed in the olde Testament is sent of the father at such tyme as he had determined with hym selfe at suche tyme I saye as all wickednes florished And that he was sent not for ani mans good workes for they all were synners but to the intent that he wolde truely shew the haboundaunt ryches of hys grace Esay iiii i. Iohn ii ii peter i. Hebr. ii whiche he had promised The lambe of God In the newe testament therfore it is moost euid entlye declared that Iesus Christ the true Lambe and hoste is come to the â—arent to reconcile vs to the father paying on the crosse the punyshment due vnto oure sinnes and to delyuer vs from the bondage of the deliell vnto whome we serued through synne and to make vs the sonnes of God syth he hath geuen vs the true peace and tranquilitie of conscience Rom. v. Iohn iii. and. vi that we no longer doo feare the paynes of hell whiche feare is put awaye bi the fayth confidence and assuraunce that the father geueth vs drawynge vs vnto hys soÌ„ne For that faith is the gift of God whereby we beleue that Christ is come into this worlde to saue sinners whiche is of so great pyth that they whiche haue it desire to perfourme all the duties of loue to all men after the example of chryst The holyghoost For fayth ones receyued i. corin i. and. v. God geueth his holyghost wherwith he tokeneth and marketh al that beleue Ephesi i. wich is the pledge and erneste that we shal surely possesse euerlasting lyfe and that geueth witnes vnto our spirite Rom. viii and. v. grafteth this fayth in vs that we be the sonnes of God pouring therwith that loue in our hartes which Paule describeth setteth out to the corinthians i cor xiii By that fayth and confidence in Chryst Galo v. wiche by loue is mightie in operacion and that shewed it selfe thorowe the workes of loue stering men therto but that Isay we are Iustified that is by that fayth Chrystes father which is become ours also thorowe that Chryst our brother Hâ—br â—â— counteth vs for rightuous for his sonnes Citn ii imputing not our sinnes vnto vs thorow his grace Good workes To conclude he came to the intent the we beyng clensed from our wicked abhominable sinne and sanctified vnto God the father that is halowed vnto the vse of the father to exercise good workes forsaking the workes of the fleashe shulde feelye serue in rightuousnes and holynes al our lyfe longe Luke i. Ephe. ii thorowe good workes which God hath ordeyned to the intent that we shulde walke in them declaring our selues therby to be surely casted vnto this grace wyche woorkes who so euer hath not declareth that he hath not fayth in Christ
Christ our master Vnto whome we must come Mat. xxi and .xxiii. Iohn 18. Ephe .v. i. Pet. ii Hebr. iiii i. Tim. ii Hebr. xii i. Iohn ii Roma vi Ion. xiiii Heb. iiii and folow him with a cherefull harte that he may instructe and teache vs for he is oure maister meke humble of hart he is our exaÌ„ple of whome we must learne the rule of good liuing further he is our priest hye bishop onely mediatour whiche nowe sitteth on the right haÌ„de of GOD the father he is oure aduocate prayeth eueâ— for vs whiche will vndoubtedly obteyne what soeuer we desyre enther of hym or of his father in his name i. Tim. i. Mat. xi If we beleue that he wyll do it for so hath he promised Let vs therfore not doubte although we somtime sinne with a confidence to comme vnto hym and wyth a lyuinge and vndoubting fayth that we shal obteyne mercy For therfore came he to thyntent to saue sinners neyther requireth he anye thynge more of vs i. Tess ii then to come vnto him without feare This is that Christ Iesus whiche after he hath kylled the name of sinne with the breth of his mouth shall sitte in his Maiestie Iudge all men geuynge vnto euery one the woorkes of his bodi according to that he hath done ii Cor. v. i. cor v. Mat. xxv whether it be good or bad that shall say vnto theÌ„ that shal be on hys rigthand Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inheret ye the Kingdome prepared for you from the beginning of the worlde i. cor v. And vnto theÌ„ that shal be on his lyft hande departe frome me ye cursed into euerlastyng fyre whiche is prepared for the deuell his aungels ii Pet. i. Then shall the ende come and he shall delyuer vp the kingdome to God the father To the intent that we shulde knowe this by the goodnes of God working by his holi spirite are the holy wrytings of the byble geuen vs Ion. xvii and xx Thaâ— we shulde know I say and beleue that there is ouâ— God Iesus Christe whome he hath sent that in beleuyng we shulde haue euerlasting lyfe thorow his name i. cor iii. An other foundacion then this can no man haue saincte Paule desireth that he beholden a cursed that preacheth any other fayth and saluacyon theÌ„ onely by Iesus christ Gal. iii. yea although it were an aungell of heauen For of him thorow hym Roma â—â— and for him are all thinges to whome with the father the holyghost be honour and glory foreuermore Amen Thre thynges are nedeful expedieÌ„t for a maÌ„ to knowe to his saluacion after that hee is ones come to lawfull or reasonable age and vnderstanding Fyrst A Man must knowe what he ought to doo and what he ought to leaue to the intente that he may knowe whiche is good and do the same and that he also may know whiche is euell and leaue the same And this do the .x. commaundementes of God teache hym called the lawe geuen by Moses Secondly When a man doth ones fele that he of hys owne strength and power is not able to doo or to leaue these thynges without the helpe of God for the fleshe as it is written to the Romaynes can not fulfyl the Lawe that he maye knowe where by whome he may obteyne helpe comforte remedye and grace for too fulfyll the lawe For she muste bee all fulfylled so that ther may not be one Iote or tytle vnfulfilled And this theacheth hym the holi christen belefe or Crede And fynallye when a man perceyueth his belefe or fayth in whiche all dependeth and consysteth to bee feable and weake that then he may knowe where by whome he may take his refuge to bee holpen and strenghtened therein And this teacheth hym the prayer of our lorde Iesus Christ COncernynge the before named first article Exod. xix sayncte Paule to the Romaynes in the .iii. chap. sayth on this wyse Roma iii By the lawe sayth he commeth but the knowledge of synne Therfore because that no man shulde boaste and baunte hym selfe of his vertue and holynes but rather with al humilitie low lynes and mekenes knowledge and confesse with the publicane howe wretched synfull and myserably he is I do therfore particularly declare set before al meÌ„seyes the .x. coÌ„maundementes of our Lorde God almighty geuen vnto Moses in two Tables made of stone Antiqui liori r. â—ha 6. whereof the euerye table as Iosephus describeth particularly coÌ„teyneth fyue commaundementes In or by the whiche two tables as it were in a cleare mirrour or glasse euery maÌ„ may most easely see fele and perceaue the whole estate of his harte THe fyrst coÌ„maundement of the fyrst table Iere. v. teacheth feare loue fayth hope sure confidence trust in God aboue all thynges and foundeth thus I am the Lorde thy God whyche haue brought the out of the lande of Egypt froÌ„ the house of bondage Exo. xx a and .liii. e thou shalt haue none other Goddes in my sight That is Thou shalt ouely praye in spirite veritie vnto god the creatour ruler preseruer of all thynges Thou shalte loue the same Lorde God wyth al thy harte Mark xii Deut. vi and xxx v wyth all thy soule wyth all thy mynde wyth all thy streÌ„gth Thou shalt put thy trust fayth hope confidence in him onely Thou shalte loue him aboue althinges Thou shalt feare him serue him onely with al thi harte with al thi minde c. Now where as I do heare saye serue him onely ye may not vnderstande but the seruauntes are bounde to serue their masters subiectes heir superiour powers and such lyke with al due reuereÌ„ce Agaynst this commaundement do Al they whiche put their trust conforte refuge confidence and mooste speciall succour and hope more in any creatures how holy soeuer they be theÌ„ in God the father almightie through his only and derely beloued sonne Iesus Chryst our lorde The second coÌ„maundement teacheth an in warde beholding of the inuisible thinges of God that is his euerlastyng power God head by the meditacion beholding and consideringe of the visible thinges Reg. v. Rom. i. made and created by the infinite power of God and soundeth thus Thou shalte make that no graueÌ„ ymage nor any symylitude Exo. xx â— Leuit. xvi neyther of it that is aboue in h auen nor of it that is beneth vppoÌ„ the earth nor of it that is in the water vnder the earth worship theÌ„ not nor serue them not for I the lorde thy God am a gelous God visitinge the sinne of the fathers vppoÌ„ the chyldreÌ„ vnto the thirde fourth generacyoÌ„ of theÌ„ that hate me And do mercy vppoÌ„ many thousandes that loue me kepe my commaundementes That is The lorde God forbiddeth not the makinge of Images or symylytudes so farre fourth
as they benoâ— abused But he doth forbidde the Idolatry supersticion and false relygion whiche these folyshe braynles fraÌ„tyke and mad people haue vsed yet in many places God amend it do vse in runnyng and gadding with theÌ„ by the streates bearing them on their shulders roarynge cryinge lyke madde people lyke Turkes heathen in fidels whiche knowe not GOD in dede in settinge theÌ„ in their churches houses and els where in lighting of candelstapers kneling and crouching before them in gylting and arraying of theÌ„ wich veluet sylke c. sufferinge in the meane ceason our euen Christen to perish for colde for lacke of succour Ion. v. Saynâ—t Iohn also repreÌ„hendeth them saying Babes kepe youre selues frome Images or symylitudes Lykewise the Prophet Esay sayeth Ezay 4 â— GOD sayth he is gelous he wyll geue his Power to none other neyther his honour to the Gods Agaynst this commaundement do All they of whome the Prophet Ieremy wryteth in diuerâ—e places Ieremy i and .iii. they Isay whiche forsake and leaue God and ronne heare and there to Images and Symylitudes made of stone wodde golde syluer for to obteyne comforte helpe Sapi. 1 â— remedy Neyther are they ashamed to speake wyth hym that his without soule and to call for health vnto him that hath no myght call for lyfe vnto the deade THe thyrd coÌ„maundement teacheth to extolle Leâ—it xix eccl xxiii psal 11. r Hester 1 r Dan. 2. r Deut. v. Leâ—it 24 laude prayse and with all reuerence to magnifye the moost blessed name of God and soundeth thus Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne For the lorde wall not holde hym vngiltie that taketh hys name in vayne That is Thou shalt in no wise sweare nor curse Leu. xix b Math. v. Iacob v. Psalm lxxiiii cxiiii â—xv but thy saying shal be yea yea and no no. Feare and tremble when thou namest the same And be not ashamed to coÌ„fesse the same name before meÌ„ but laude prayse blesse cal vppoÌ„ the same moost holy name If thou art in daunger or in any nede take your refuge to the same name of the almightie God as to a moost sure ancker Agaynst this commaundemeÌ„t do all they whiche for a light matter eccl xxiii leui xxiiii i. corin vi do name the same moost holye name of God Curse sweare and blaspheme by the same in sicknes or aduersitie And they also whiche vse the same name to sorcery or witchcraft And they whiche attribute reken or accompte all honour vnto them selues Furthermore all they that take God to witnes in a false matter And they whiche do not stedfastly trust and beleue to bee true all that whiche God hath spoken taught Or thy whiche eyther do heare or se the same moost holy name dispysed and dishonoured Hebr. vi do not withstand the same to the vtter must of their power But to sweare in a iust cause to gods honour and to the proffit of thy neighbour beyng therto required by the iustice or officer is not forbidden here THe fourth CommaundemeÌ„t teacheth to haue a quyet harte in God Mat. xii i. cor x. Roma x. ezay lvii exod xx b xxiii.b ceasing froÌ„ al bodely labour soundeth thus Remembre the Sabboth day that thou sanctifye it Syxe dayes shalt thou labour and do ol thy worke But the seuenth day is the Sabath of the lorde thi god That is Sease from al bodely labour and trauayle and frome sinne and do good restyng in God hearing his worde seke rightuousnes before thyne eyes al the dayes of thy lyfe sufferinge him to worke thy health and saluacion through Iesus Christ and rest in hym Syxe dayes mayest thou labour and do al that thou haste to do But the seueÌ„th daye is the Sabboth of the lorde thy God in it thou shalte do no maner of worke neither thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter nor thy seruaunt neyther thy cattell neyther yet the straunger that is within thy gates For in sixe dayes the lorde made heauen and earth and the sea and al that in them is and rested the seuenth daye Wherfore the lorde blessed the seuenth day and hallowed it Chryst sayd Mat. xiiâ— and .xii. Ezay lvi it is lâ—full to do good on the Sabboth daye Therfore the sonne of man is lorde euen of the Sabboth daye The lorde sayth by his prophet kepe equitie and do ryght c. Blessed is the maÌ„ that doth this and the mannes chylde whiche kepeth the same He that taketh hede that he vnhalowe not the Sabboth that is if thou kepe thi selfe that thou do not euell for to vnhallowe the Sabboth but to fulfyl my couenaunt sayth the lord then shalt thou be called too the pleasaunt holy and glorious Sabboth of the lorde Where thou shalt be in honour so that thou do not after thyne owne Imaginacion neyther seke thyne owne wyll nor speake thyne owne wordes Hebr. xiii Let vs feare therfore sayth Sainct Paule leaste anye manne forsaking the promes of enteringe this rest shulde seme at any tyme to haue bene disapoynted For to vs is declared the Gospel as wel as to theÌ„ But it profyted not theÌ„ that they hearde the worde Because they that hearde it coupled it not with faith For we whiche haue beleued do enter into this rest c. That is to sai into eternal life which christ the lord of the Sabboth hath obteined for vs. Agaynst this coÌ„maundemeÌ„t do all they whiche vppon the sondaye yea at all tymes when they can or maye do not heare gods word for to be taught and instructed by the same And thei whiche onelye trust vppoÌ„ theyr owne wisdome They which attribute their good workes in case thei haue any to them selues and not to God Also they which spende and consume their time vppon Sondayes and other dayes in slouthfulnes in drinking dronke in vayne talke in dicing carding gaming fighting dauncing suche lyke wickednes abusynge the day and tyme As by experieÌ„ce dayly may be sene at fayrs assemblies bankettes and feastes Esay v. where as menne haue greate delyte in harpes rebeckes fiddels tabrets flutes pipes muche drinkinge but the poore are litle remembred or regarded And speÌ„d and wast thus their time in al disorder vngodly liuyng wher as they ought on such dayes moost of al to hear Gods word to distribute their almes to the poore to visit the sicke to prayse and thanke god and so confesse and bewayle their synnes whiche they all the weke before haue committed THe first coÌ„maundement teacheth to be subiect obedient vnto our elders Deut. xxi geue ix Eccle. iii. as fathers mothers and superiour powers wyth all humilitie and lowlynes i. Tit. iii. alwayes in the feare of god and soundeth thus Honour thy father and thy mother Mat. xv that thy dayes may be longe in the lande whiche the lorde
thy God hath geuen the. That is Honour thy father thy mother Eccle. vii frome the whole harte forget not the sorowfull trauayle that thy mother had with the remembre that thou wast borne thorow them how canst thou recoÌ„pence them the thinges that thei haue done for the Ephe .v. Mat .xv. Mar .vii. Saynct Paule sayth honour thy father and thy mother this is the first commaundement that hath any promes that thou mayst be in good estate and lyue long vppon the earth By this commaundemeÌ„te Christe teacheth vs not onely to haue our fâ—ther and mother in reuerence and to obey them but also to minister vnto their necessitie The chyldren of wisdome are Eccle. iii. a congregacyon of the rightuous and their exercise is obedience and loue Heare me youre father o my deare chyldren and do therafter that ye may be safe For the lord will haue the father honoured of the chyldreÌ„ and loke what a mother commaundeth hir children to do he wyll haue it kept Who so honoureth his father shall haue ioye of hys owne chyldren And whan he maketh his prayer he shal be heard He that honoureth his father shal haue a longe lyfe and he that is obedient for the lordes sake his mother shall haue ioye of hym He that feareth the lorde honoureth his father and mother doth theÌ„ seruice as it were to the lorde hym selfe Honour thy father in dede in worde and in all pacience that thou mayest haue hys blessyng For the blessyng of the father buyldeth the houses of the chyldren but the Mothers curse roteth out the foundacions He that forsaketh hys father shall come to shame and he that defieth his mother is cursed of god My sonne perfourme thy workes with louing mekenes so shalt thou be loued aboue other men shalte fynde fauoure in the sight of God Honour the elders that haue cure of soules as pastoures Curates Priestes Scolemasters declarers preachers of Gods worde yea thou shalte honour them with double honour that is we ought not onely to be obedient vnto their doctrine and learning but we are a so bound to finde them bodely foode sustenaunce and all other necessaries The scripture sayth Deut. 25 r Mat. x. a thou shalte not mosell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne And the labourer is worthy of his rewarde Submyt your selues also vnto the higher powers as Emperour i. cor ix b Kinges princes and rulers Hebr. xiii Rom. xiii a. and. b. and gyue suche tribute tolle custome and honoure as is due too theÌ„ And in lyke case to thy lorde or lady master or mastres alwayes with the feare of God Agaynst this coÌ„maundemeÌ„t do Eccle .iii. All they whiche are ashamed of their elders in their pouertie nede or they whiche angre them vexe them curse them murmur grudde or are rebels against theÌ„ Furthermore they whiche slaunder and blame the ministers of Gods worde Item all they whiche make any tumulte i. Pei. iii. Leuit. xix Eccl. viii i. Tim. va ii Reg. iii Gene. iiii Rom. xii dissencioÌ„ or debate agaynst the superiours yea although they wer wicked They whiche wyll not obey their Master Mastres They whiche wyll not ryse vp before a graye heade nor gyue reuereÌ„ce vnto the aged The sixth commaundement teacheth peace vnitie and quietnes euery man whether it be freÌ„de or foo and soundeth thus Thou shalt do no murther That is Thou shalt beare no rancour enuy or malice in thi harte i. Pet. ii thou shalte not chyde fight scorne nor mock with any man Thou shalt not bakbite neyther desier to be auenged Wyll wysh them good that do euell Blesse them that curse you Matth. v Be not hynderfull to any man in woorde thought or dede that you may be parfecte chyldreÌ„ of your father whiche is in heauen For he maketh the Sunne too ryse both on the euell on the good sendeth hys rayne on the iust on the vnâ—â—â—â— â–ª Hâ— that loueth not his brother abideth in death Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a murtherer c. Agaynst this commaundement do all they whiche a venge one euell with an other i. Pet .iii. Whiche are wroth angrye wyth their neighbours Whiche threten prouoke mocke deride or dispise their Christian brother Whiche vpbrayde their neybors casting them their fautes in theyr tethe Whiche forgiue not their Ennemies and praye not for them Whiche chyde braule fight and suche lyke And he that dooth all these before named thinges doth not onelye agaynst this commaundemeÌ„t but also al thei whiche do not let hinder Lactantius de vero cultu libr vi capi xâ— correct to their power punish these before-named euels This ê¯maundemeÌ„t is not traÌ„sgressed by rulers iusticers in that they vse the swearde Rom .xiii of Iustice righfully in punisshing of the wicked and in defending of the good The seuenth coÌ„maundemeÌ„t teacheth shamefastnes Esap i. Math. v. Pro. xxii honestie and Chastitie both in wordes dedes and thoughtes and soundeth thus Thou shalt not commyt adultery That is Kepe your fiue sences from wantonnes Ephe. iiii Tii i. iii. and from the workes of all maner of vncleaÌ„nes A voyde eschewal excesse of deyntie meates and drinkes eschew also Ezech. xvi all Idelnes the occasions whiche maye prouoke too wantonnes and vncleannes Chryst sayth Math. v. ye haue heard how it was sayed to theim of olde tyme. Thou shalt not commit adultery But I saye vnto you that whosoeuer loketh on a wyfe lusting after her hath ê¯mitted adultery with her already in his harte And saynct Paule sayth i. corin vi knowe ye not that your bodies are the members of Christe shall I nowe take the membres of Christ and make them the membres of an harlot God forbydde Doo ye not knowe that he that coupleth hym selfe with an harlot is become on body for they sayth he shal be two in one flesh But he that is ioyned vnto the lorde is one spirite Flye fornicacion Euerye sinne that a man doth is without the body but he that is a fornicatour sinneth agaynst his owne bodye Eyther know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holighoost whiche dwelleth in you whome ye haue of God And howe that ye are not your owne for you are derelye bought Therfore glorify god in your bodyes and spirites whiche are gods Let wedloke he had in price in all poyntes and let the chambre bee vndefiled for whorekepers and aduouterers God wyll iudge Hebr. xiii Agaynst this commaundement do all they whiche beside lauful matrimony haue any carnall copulacion or commyt anie vncleÌ„nces with vnlyke creatures agaynst nature agaynst the lawe of God Suche as stirre moue or prouoke other parsons to lechery and unclennes with songes ballettes Riddels vncomelye laÌ„guage baudy wordes Amos. vi gesture countenaunce felinge and gropynge They whiche do not a voyde or eschue al glotony
Deut. xii thou shalte wryte them vppon the postes of thy house and vppon thy gates Take hede and here all these wordes whiche I coÌ„maunde the that it maye go well with the and with thy children after the for euer Deut. vi See thou doo that whiche is right in the sight of thy lorde that thou mayste prosper ye shal not do after all the thynges that seme good in thyne owne eyes 〈◊〉 what soeuer I commaunde you Deu. â—xx vii that do and put nought therto nor take ought therfrom Cursed be he that maynteyneth not all the wordes of this law to do theÌ„ THese beforenamed tenne commaundemeÌ„tes dyd the Lorde God i. â—eg vii â—ake xâ— gyue vnto Moses hys seruaunt as we haue before declared in two tables made of stone 〈…〉 xii Wherof in the first is comprehended or conteyned the first chefest and moost pryncypal commaundemente Deu. iiii of the whiche Chryst speaketh sayng Thou shalte loue the lorde thy God wyth all thy harte wyth all thy soule and whithe all thy mynde Thys chefe commaundemente and summe of the first table comprehendeth in it fyue other speciall commaundementes in the whiche we may know and learne what we ought to do and to leaue in that whiche concerneth or toucheth God our heauenly father And in the seconde table is comprysed the secoÌ„de commaun demente lyke vnto the first that is to saye Thou shalt loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe That is What soeuer thou woldeste that other men shulde do to the Mat. vii do euen the same vnto them This commaundemente comprehendeth also in it fyue other commaundementes in the whiche we may learn to know what we ought to do and to leaue in that that coÌ„cerneth or toucheth our â—uen ChristeÌ„ or neyghbour So that in these two coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes are comprehended the whole lawe and prophetes Rom. xiii And euery man maye lightly perceyue that therin although the woordes are fewe are very playnlye and perfeâ—tlye declared al kinde of good workes and commaundemeÌ„tes whiche in any wyse might bee commaunded or geuen to any maÌ„ both for to leade a vertuous and Godlye lyfe towardes God and also howe to vse and behaue ourseâ—ues with our neyghbour both to lyue to dye And who soeuer shall do his vttermost diâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—o the obseruacyon and 〈…〉 the same he shall not 〈…〉 hour in the whiche he might sai what good workes might I do whiche might be grateful pleasaunt acceptable vnto God Neyther let no man maruayle although he finde not here commaunded that we shuld do any thyng to our own behoufe but that weshulde do it to the behoufe of other that is Fyrst to God and after that to our neyghbour So that although in maner of speakinge a man were blinde yet notwitstanding maie he easelye heare sea fele that the fulfillyng of the lawe dooth coÌ„sist in loue charitie I meane not loue and charite towards our selues but towardes other Wherby it maye iustly be sayde He lyueth best that lyueth to other Agayne he lyueth worst the lyueth to hym selfe And therfore may easely bee spied how fewe there he whiche lyue well vertuously Rom. xiii Psal xiii liii Roma iii To the whiche the prophet Dauid and. S. Paule iustly say Ther is not one that lyueth as he ought to lyue no not one according as the before named tenne commaundementes doo require Here myght a man aske What remedy then Is ther no man that lyueth as he ought to do And it is written in the lawe Cursed bee euerye maÌ„ whiche continueth not in al thinges that are written in the booke of the lawe â—â—al iii. deu xxvii to do theÌ„ Who theÌ„ can be saued shall we all be daÌ„pned Heare the sayinge of Roma xii and .iii. S. Paule God sayth he hath comprehended al men vnder sinne and that by through the lawe which geueth vs the knowledge of our sinnes to the intent that he shulde haue mercy on all men And that through faith in Iesu Christ our redeamer By Act. xiii in and through whome all that the carnall men were not able in the fulfyllynge of the lawe is now al fulfylled wholy finished for vs through his precious death Vanquisshinge helle sinne deuell and euerlastyng death Concerninge the seconde article before rehearsed S. Paule to the Balathians in the thirde chapter sayth The rightuous lyueth by fayth Then of necessite a man must beleue if he will be founde rightuous before God Rom. x. And for as muche as the same faith or belefe must come through the hearinge of that whiche men ought to beleue Gyue eare learne and vnderstande in the instruction folowinge called Simbolon Apostorum all that a Christian is chefely bounde to beleue Whiche is deuyded into thre partes eueÌ„ lyke by the same is acknowledged thre parsones i. John v. Gen. t. in one indiuidivle God heade or deitie THe first part of the Chrysten fayth or beleue maketh mencion of the firste parson of the holy triâ—ite God the heauenly father and soundeth thus I beleue in God the father almighty maker of Heauen and earth Malac. 2. Ier. xxxii That is I know Exo. xd. Hebr. xâ—l thynke and beleue in my harte that my God is in heauen about and in the earth beneth and that there is none other God and all thynges he thorow hym and in him He is the maker and creatour of all creatoures what soeuer is in heauen Ephe. i. on earth The lorde is my strength and glorye and is become to me a father and a sauiour Almyghtye is hys name Lorde who is like vnto the amonge the mightye that art so great in thy holynes Hebr. i. fearfull and laudable that shewest wonders and reygnest for euer and aboue Lorde God full of compassion and mercye Exo. xxx iiii whiche art not lightly angry but haboundaunt in mercy and truth and kepest mercye in store for thousandes Ephesi i. and forgeuest wickednes trespasse sinne He hath electe or chosen vs too beehys chyldren through Iesus Chryst And therfore we shal him onely worshippe and besydes hym none other God Also we shal feare hym as an almyghtye God Deut. vi Psal ii xxxiiii Mat. xii And as a mercyfull father shall we loue him wyth all our hart with al our soule with al our power and myndes And vppon hym must stande all ouâ— hope Iere. vii Iacob i. For he is the father of light of the which al mankind lyueth Where is there suche a God as thou art o lorde that pardonest wickednes and forgeuest of fences and castest al our synnes into the bottome of the sea Thus good lorde I do vtterly renounce forsake the fende of hel all I dolatry interiour and exteriour all witchecraft mishelefe al false doctrine which is not Gods worde I vtterlye departe fall and flee from all creatures whiche are in heaueÌ„ aboue or in earth beneth yea
thy children Psal xxi wyth the wholesome meate of thy Godly worde for nowe do the poore sit downe they eate and are fylled prayse the lorde wyth all them whiche after the mocion of the holyghoost seke the wyth all their harte Thou hast geuen that lyuynge water where wyth we maye quentche and expeliche drye thurst wythout ceasynge O father howe louingly and kyndelye doest thou cal vs through the mouth of the prophet Ezay sayinge Eâ—ay lv All they that are thurstie come to the waters and ye that haue no money make hast come but that ye may haue to eate Come buy wyne mylke wythout money or money worth Wherfore do ye laye oâ—t your money for the thyng that fedeth not and spende your labour for the thing that satisfieth you not But harken rather vnto me and ye shal eate of the best and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plentuousnes Enclyne your eares Act. xiii d iâ— Re. vâ—â— ezâ—ch xxx â—iii and come vnto me take hede your soule shall lyue For I wyl make an euerlasting couenaunt with you eueÌ„ the sure mercies promised to Dauid Therfore moost kinde father l. Reg. iiii we confesse and reuerence the lyke chyldren do their father here vppon the harth Thou dwellest in the heauens wyth thy Aungelles who are not troubled wyth the fleshe but alas we dwell vppon this earth in this miserie in all trouble aduersite and teÌ„ptacion We ought also to bee heauenly separed from al worldely and earthly spottes or wrincles a pure holy temple of thy holy Maieste Apo. xxi Lyke thou hast promysed They shal be my people I wil be their God I wil dwel wyth them to the ende of the worlde O moost wyse father thou knowest our weakenes and infirmyte how that in this heauye burthen of the flesh no man is pure no man is vngilty by or through his owne strength before thy face esay lxiiii All our rightuousnesses are as the clotes stayned wyth the floure of a woman we fal euerychone as the leafe for our synnes cary vs away lyke the wynde Treâ—oâ— â— To bryng furth any thing of our selues wherby we might become rightuous we are not able All our fathers whiche nowe are gone haue synned are fallen from the are become vnproffitable neither was there one that dyd good But thou lorde hast made vs rightuous cleÌ„sed vs so that we are heaueÌ„ly and a kyngdome wherin thou sittest And vnder thy fete haste thou the earth to a fotestole so that we do altogether lye vnder thy myght and power wyth fleshe bloude not seking oure owne lust desire but thy wyll not the thinges that are here in this worlde but in heauen eccle xliii where thy sonne Iesus Chryst sitteth on the righthaÌ„de The heaueÌ„s firmameÌ„t in their continuall course are obedient vnto the and serueth vs also continually geuing vs light clearenes into the worlde to the ease of al men as wel the wicked as the good by the whiche thy great pitie mercy and goodnes is expressed declared vnto al the worlde Moost geÌ„tle father graunt that we may so diligently serue thy maiestie and all menne for thy take both wicked and good rightuous vnrightuous psal xviii And boldlye declare pronounce without ceasynge lyke as the heaueÌ„s do thy Godly honour before all men so that therby thy mightie name may be praysed magnified for euermore Lactanti For we are created and made through thy goodnes to thy honour to know ledge confesse and serue the. Hallowed be thy name For all eâ—â—ates Confession O heauenly father lorde God whose name is hallowed aboue all other names euerlastingly also called on ouer me in baptisme I confesse before the that I alas the whyle haue not magnified worshipped the same name as I ought to do But haue arrogantly and presumptuously attributed al honour vnto my selfe and haue exalted and boasted mi selfe in my workes and dedes other thy giftes Furthermore I haue also made thy name a cloke to myne Idolatry tyranny wilines knauery also through ypocrisy swearyng cursing murmuring and vayne talking greatly abusing and dishonouring the same wherfore I crye the mercy Prayer and confession Thy name 〈◊〉 father bee hallowed magnified for euâ—â—more for vnto the apparteineth al sau de euerlasting praise but vnto vs all shame and confusion for all that we are that are we by and through thy mercye and all what we receyue we receyue at thy mylde and lyberall handes So that no maÌ„ nedeth to boaste as though he had it of hym selfe But thou openest thy hand and fyllest al creatures with thy blessynges O moost gentle father let vs fall froÌ„ our selues wholy abiecting and despayring of our owne flesh strength so that we neyther trust to our selues nor yet to our good workes psal cxxii but the we maye fix or sette our eyes vppon the lyke the seruaunt fixeth or setteth his eyes vppoÌ„ hys master tyll tyme the thou haue mercy on vs. For if it were not for thy mercy were as Sodoma Gomoâ—ra Therâ—â—e thy name bee fauctified blessed from the rysyng of the soÌ„ne vnto the going downe of the same Roma ix Graunt o father the oure soule without ceasyng and all our strength without lothsomnes or tediousnes maye laude prayse the in woor de dede And although we dyd al those thinges whiche thou coÌ„maundest vs shape in vs suche a harte yâ— we yet may say that we are vnprofitable seruauntes Luk. xvii For if we haue any thyng that good is it commeth from thy grace O father take froÌ„ vs all pride and the loue of our selues to the intent that we esteme our selues no more theÌ„ we ought to do that we exalte not our selues aboue other But that we thynkyng knowyng the thou hast geuen vs power strength accordinge to thy good wil and pleasure with all humilitie and lowlynes may walke after thy Godly couâ—aunt and wyll That we may say with that princely prophet Dauid Psalm c. xiii Not vnto vs o lord not vnto vs but vnto thy name gyue the prayse for thou art onely lorde both of heauen and earth Thy kyngdome come Confession Psalm lâ—xvi O lorde God I complayne lament and be wayle my miserie vnto the that I haue bene captiue â—h wretch that I am in that straunge lande of babilon in the lande of death geuyng my membres to the seruitude of sinne to striue agaynst thy holy kyngdome And although I haue forsaken the deuel all his workes in baptisme yet al the notwithstanding I am become wo vnto me vnfaythful forsworne and haue fled from the and ronne to thyne ennemieâ— Haue mercy on me Prayer and confession Come o lorde and make thy dwellyng wyth vs and let vs be attone wyth the so that we maye remayne or contine win the and thou in vs. Loâ—â—ng father make our
make vs alyuâ— eueâ— in the middest of persecucion O lorde we desier not 06 to bee deliuered froÌ„ the crosse nor yet that thou take vs from the worlde before that our houre come whiche thou hast appoynted But deliuer and make vs fre froÌ„ euell and suffer vs not to perishe betwene our ennemies For if thou diddest not helpe vs our soule shulde immediatlye dwell in hell and that fearfull Image of death shuld without ceasyng torment trouble and vexe vs in euerlastyng darkenes in the snates of hell O thou speciall helper of all weake and troubled creatures if thou accordinge vnto thy Iudgement suffer vs to fal for there is no man which hath not synned yet lyft vs vp agayne And like as a mother lyst teth vp her childe that is fallen euen delyuer vs from all thâ—â—â— thynges whiche might or 〈…〉 be hinderfull vnto vs. O moâ—â—â— true father thou kepest thy couenaunt and promis at all tymes and euermore We trust in the that lyke as thou ones haste deliuered vs from all euell through thy Sonne Iesus Christ thou shalt preserue saue vs through the effusion and sheddinge of his holy and precious bloude with the whiche he hath sprinkled and clensed vs of all our synne vppon the crossr Conclusion of the lordes prayer or pater noster This prayer we send vnto the o almightie euerlasting God heauenly Father stedfastlye trustinge in thy bottomles mercy and holy promises For thyne onely sonne our 〈…〉 Iesus Christ 〈…〉 â—â—â—aunded 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—â—ge Aske Luke xi it shal be â—â—â—e vnto you knocke and it shal be opened vnto you And what soeuer thou askest beleue and it shal happen vnto the What soeuer thou askest my father in my name sayth Christ he shall gyue it the. Therfore o holy father we come vnto the Iohn 14. in the name of thyne onely sonne not douting but that thou wilt heare vs But o lorde gyue vs our peticion and request not according as it shall seine good in our sight or accordyng to our wyll But wheÌ„ thou shalt thinke it time and as thou wylt and by such meanes wayes as shal be most agreable to thy Godly wil. A brefe instruction of Baptysme THere are thâ—e whiche beâ—â—â— recorde in heauen Iohn v. the â—â—ther the Wâ—â—â—â—e th◠〈◊〉 ghoost these thre are due 〈◊〉 Our lord Iesus Christ sayde vnto his disciples Mat. xvi Go ye your way into all the worlde and preach the Gospell vnto al creatures Who so beleueth and is baptised shal be saued but who so beleueth not shal be dampned When we then are baptised we receyue a sure witnes that al we whiche beleue in Chryste are wasshed and clensed in the precious bloude of that laÌ„be Iesus Christ our sauiour whiche was put to death And the dipping in the water signifieth vnto vs that we are mortified of synne of oure owne wyll and of all fleshlye desier and after this maner are we buried with Chryste in the fonte And that we are lifted again out of the foâ—â—e 〈…〉 that 〈…〉 that is 〈…〉 â—yâ—ne which might drâ—â—ge vs to death in a newe spirituall lyfe And also that after this teÌ„porall death we shal ryse agayne into euerlastinge lyfe And vppon this we receaue our name thus are our names written in the rolle of the christian knightes of Chryst vnder the standarde of the holy crosse as long as we lyue Prayer O moost blessed foregoer and guyde of the Christen people Iesus Chryst who submitting and humblyng thy self vouchsauedst to bee baptised of Iohn in the Iordane werest not only baptised in water but also in bloud and in the holyghoost vouchsafe euen so to enclyne bowe and dispose our outward lyfe wyth our inwarde myâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—ctes and desyres in the 〈…〉 rightuousnes so that we â—â—yng now mortified and dead of the olde AdaÌ„ through thy holy witnes of baptysme by the worke operacion of the holy ghost may alwayes haue our holye couenaunt in remembraunce before our eyes that vowe or couenaunt I saye whiche we haue taken vpon vs in baptysme to the intent that we maye as faythfull campions striuyng agaynst the world the deuell aud the flesh vanquish and ouercom theÌ„ with all other wych myght bee noysome or hinderfull vnto vs. AmeÌ„ A bryefe Instruction of christes supper in the whiche he geueth vs his flesh and bloud Saynct Paule sayth to the Corinthians g. corin xi Mat. xxv That wych I deliuered vnto you receyued I of the lorde Mat. xiii Luke xxi For the lordâ— Iesus the same nyght in the whiche he was betrayed toke bread and gaue thaÌ„kes and brake it and sayde Take ye and eate ye this is my bodye whiche is broken for you Thys do in the remembraunce of me After the same maner also he toke the cuppe when supper was done and sayde This cuppe is the new testament in my bloude this do as oft as you drinke it in the remembraunce of me For as oft as ye shall eate of thys bread and drinke of this cup ye shall shewe the Lordes death vntyll he come Wherfore who soeuer shal eate of this breade drike of this cuppe of the lorde vnworthely shal be gyltye of the body and bloude of the lorde â— corin xi But let a man examen him selfe and so let him eate of this breade and drinke of this cuppe For he that eateth drinketh vnworthely eateth drinketh hys owne damnacion because he maketh no difference of the lordes body This hath the sonne of God first instituted vnto vs to the intent we shulde do the same thyng after hym euen vnto the ende of the worlde and that we outwardly shulde kepe holde and exercise oure selues in thys supper of thankesgeuing hauinge alwayes in remembraunce hys inexplycable loue and benefite sshewed towardes vs left vs in a Testament to a corroboracion or streÌ„thening of our beleue or fayth Prayer O most blessed and holy bloudeshearder for all synneful creatures Iesus 〈…〉 so our 〈…〉 sences or vnderstandyng so and in such wise I say that we altogether through one perfect knowledge in one fayth and in one spirite may so vse this misterie and holy sacrament in the christen coÌ„munion and receaue the same in suche wyse euen as thou hast instituted it to the intent that we may come wortely to thy communion and that we maye there so eate and drinke and being assembled in feruent charite and brotherly loue may declare thy bitter death to eache other haue the same alwayes in our remembraunces not doubtyng but stedfastly beleuyng and contynuinge therby vnto death that thy holye Bodye and moost precious bloud hath beâ—e â—ffred â—â—es for all â—â—pon â—he 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 â—â—â—fect attâ—â—◠〈…〉 forgeuenes of all ouâ—â—ynâ—es Furthermore gyue vs grace o lorde that we and all men maye rightlye and iustly knowe to what end and wherfore thou diddest institute and ordeyne thys new Testament to the intent that we through the same
power with a perfect beleue in the same may stedfastly continue agaynst our ennemies Amen Finis The ordenary 〈…〉 Christians to â—ende a uertuous and Godly lyfe heare in thys vale of mysery Translated out of Doutch into Inglish by Anthony Scoloker i. Cor. vii Let every one abyde in the calling wherin he is called To the christen Reader Pâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 that 〈…〉 â—h◠〈…〉 of our great graund mâ—â—â—er Eue â— Tim. ii who after that she was deceyued subdued vnto the transgression brought forth death vppon all her posterite declareth that to heale so gread a wound and to appeare beautifully in the eyes of the mighty lorde whose deare sonne Iesus Chryst sayde Father those that thou hast geuen vnto me I wyl that where I am they be also wyth me Iohn 17. that they may see my glory After the fyrst rudiment of a Christian the whyche is fayth iii. waytynge virgins ought to bee attendaunt and seruiceable vnto hym that in thys vale of mysery intendeth too leade a perfect lyfe loue holynes and discrecion Vnder the whiche discrecion as it may bee gathered by thâ— properte of the Greke terme in that place sophrosin are comprised chastitie teperaunce modestie and decent shamefastnes because all these vertues are alwayes coherent ioyned together And holynes lyke as she requireth to flie froÌ„ al vice so doth she require the exercise of all vertuous â—orkes 〈…〉 â—hat proceâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—orow loue 〈…〉 may be sanctifiâ—◠〈…〉 â—ys father I haue 〈…〉 them that name And wyll â—â—â—â—are it that the loue wherewith thou hast loued me may be in them and I in them Wherfore that by loue the duetie of all men from the lowest to the highest may bee knowen from the one to the other Reade ouer thys lytle booke Iohn xv that walking â—n the daungerous pathes of thys exyle thou mayest know how to to bee trayned vnto the mansion place prepared vnto the rightuous that neuer shall haue ende Fyrst How the spirituall Prelates ought to vse them selues towardes the commeÌ„ people BEholde I send you forth as shepe among wolues Go ye your way teache all nacions baptise theÌ„ in the name of the father of the soÌ„ne of the holi ghoost mat r 7. c And teach theÌ„ to kepe al thynges what soeuer I haue commaâ—â—â—ed you Col. i. a. Ye haue not choâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—ut haue chosen you Iohn xv Mat. â—0 b ordeined you that ye go bryng furth frute And ye shal beare me witnes not onely at Ierusalem Iohn xv Act. i. a. and .ii. d. but also throughout the land of Iury Samaria to the vttermust coastes of the earth Ioan. xxc Receyue the holyghost Whose sinnes soeuer ye remitt thei are remitted whose siÌ„nes soeuer ye reteyne Mat. x. mat 18. b thei are reteyned Verely I say vnto you what soeuer ye shall binde vppoÌ„ earth shal be bound also iÌ„ heaueÌ„ and what soeuer ye lowse vppoÌ„ earth shal be also loused in heaueÌ„ Take hede vnto your selues and to all the flocke â—ct xx d. among the whiche the Holyghost hath set you to bee bishopes to feade the congregacion of God whiche he hâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—owne 〈…〉 camâ—◠〈…〉 ys gone 〈…〉 all heauens Ephe. iiii to fâ—â—â—â—aâ— i. Cor. xii hath set some to be apostles some to bee prophetes some to bee Euangelistes some to bee shephardes and teachers wherbithe saynctes myght bee coupled together thorow commeÌ„ seruice to the edifieng of the body of Christ i. Tim. iii Leuit. xxi Ezech. 44 Titu iii. A byshop must be blamelesse The husband of one wife sober discrete manerly hâ—rberous apt to teach not geuen to moch wyne no fighter not geuen to filthy lucre but geâ—â—le abhorring stryfe abhorryng couetousnes one that ruleth hys owne house honestly hauing obedient chyldreÌ„ wyth al honestie For if he caÌ„not rule hys owne house howe shall he care for the ê¯gregacioÌ„ of God The seruaunt of the lord ought not to striue i. Tim. i Gal. vi a but to be geÌ„tle vnto euery maÌ„ apt to teach are 〈…〉 can forbeare the 〈…〉 with mekenes enforme 〈◊〉 resist if God at any tyme wyl geue theÌ„ repeÌ„taunce for to know the truth and to turne agayn from the snare of the deuel which are holdeÌ„ i prison of him at his wyll Preach the worde 2. Tim. 4. beferuent be it in season or out of ceasoÌ„ iproue rebuke exhorte with allong suffering doctrine For the time wil come when they shall not suffer wholsome doctrine but after their own lustes shal thei whose eares itch get theÌ„ an heap of teachers shal turne their eares froÌ„ the trueth and shal be geueÌ„ vnto fables But watch thou i al thinges suffer aduersite do the workes of a precher of the gospell fulfill thine office vnto the vttermust Se the thou know the numbre of thicatell Pro. 27. c loke wel to thy flockes Iohn 10 Titu i. b. A Bishop must cleaue fast vnto the true worde of doctrine the he may be able to exhort wyth wholsom learning to iproue theÌ„ that sai agaynst it i. Pet. v. Acto v. c. Act. xx d. The elders which are amoÌ„ge you I exhort whiche am also an Elder and a witnes of the affliction in Christ partaker of the glory that shal be opened Fede Christes flock whiche is among you take the ouersight of them not as though ye were coÌ„pelled therto but willynglye not for the desire of fylthy lucre Titu ii a but of good mide not as though ye were lordes ouer the pharissheÌ„s but the ye be an exaÌ„ple to the flocke Who soeuer wyl be great amoÌ„g you let him be your mynister whosoeuer wil be chefe Mat. xx d. let hym be your seruaunt EueÌ„ like as the sonne of man came not to be serued but to do seruice to geue hys lyfe to a redeÌ„ption for many Go and preach the Gospell Mat. x. saying The kingdom of heauen is at hand Heale the sicke clense the lepers rayse the deade cast out the deuels Frely ye haue receyued frely gyue agayne Matth. xx iiâ—i mat xxv Who is now a faithful seruaunt who me hys Lord hath made ruler ouer his boushold that he may gyue them meate in due ceason Blessed is that seruaunt whome hys lord whan he commeth shal finde so doing Uerely I say vnto you he shall set hym ouer all his goods But if the euell seruante shal saye i his hart Apoe xvi Tush it will be long or my lorde come begin to smite his fellowes yea and to eate and drinke wyth the droÌ„ken the same seruauntes Lord shall come in a day whan he loketh not for him in an houre the he is not ware of shall heawe hym in peces giue hym hys reward with ypocrites where shal be waylinge gnasshing of teth I haue made the a watch man vnto the house of Israel
the lord Ephe vi a Collo iii Exodi xx for that is right Honour thy father thy mother the is the first coÌ„maundement the hath ani promes that thou mayst prosper and lyue long vppon earth Titu ii a i. Pet. ii Ecc. vii c and. iii. a. Let the yongmeÌ„ be soberminded Ye yonger submit your selues vnto the elder Honour thy father from thy whole harte and forget not the sorrowfull trauayle that thy mother had wyth the. Remembre that thou wast borne thoroâ—◠〈◊〉 how caust thou recoâ—â—â—â—â— theÌ„ the things that they haue 〈◊〉 for the Lob. iii a Holde thy mother in honour all the dayes of thylife For thou oughtest to remembre what Lob. iiii how great parreles the suffred for the iÌ„ her wombe My sonne care and bee wise so shal thyne harte prosper in the way Let not thyne harte be gelous to follow synners but kepe the styl in the feare of the lord al the day long Pro. xxiiii Kepe no company with wine bibbers and riottours eateres of flesh for such as be dronkardes and riottoursshal come to pouertie Pro. xxii and he that is geueÌ„ to much slepe shal go with a ragged coate Geue eare vnto thi father that begatte the and dispise not thy mother whaÌ„ she is olde The lord wil haue the father honoured of the childreÌ„ Eccle. â— loke what a mother commaundeth hir children to do he wyll haue it kept Who so honoreth his father Exod. r 0 Deut. v. c hys synnes shal be forgeuen hym he that honoureth hys mother gathereth treasure together Who so honoreth his father shall haue ioy of his owne chyldren whan he maketh hys prayer he shal be hearde He that feareth the lorde honoureth hys father and mother and doth theÌ„ seruice as it were vnto the lorde hym selfe Honour thy father in dede Geue ii â— and. 4 9. Deut. z 4. in worde in all Pacience that thou mayest haue his blessyng for the blessyng of the father buyldeth vp the house of the chyldreÌ„ but the mothers curse roteth out the foundacions My sonne make much of thy father in hys age greue him not as long as he lyueth And if his vnderstandyng fayle haue pacience wyth him â–ª despise him 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—th He y◠〈…〉 come to shame 〈…〉 his mother is cursed of God Pro. xix d He that hurteth his father or shutteth out hys mother is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne Leuit. xxi Thou shalt rise vp before a gray hede shalt gyue reuerence vnto the aged How the master and mastres ought to vse them selfes towardes their seruauntes He that dilicatelye bringeth vp his seruaunt froÌ„ a chyld Pro. xxix shal make hym hys master at length Where as thi seruaunte worketh truelye entreat him not euel Eccle. 7 c nor the hyreling that is faythfull vnto the. Loue a discrete seruaunt as thyne owne soule The fodder the whippe the burtheÌ„ belongeth vnto the asse meate correction and worke vnto the seruaunt If thou let thy seruaunt laboure thou shalt finde rest but if thou let him go I dell he shal seke â—â—bertie The yoke the whippe bow downe the necke but tame thou the euel seruaunt with bandes correctioÌ„ Set him to worke for that beloÌ„geth vnto him and becommeth hym well If he bee not obedieÌ„t binde his fete but do not to muche vnto him iÌ„ aniwise without discrecioÌ„ do nothing If thou haue a faythfull seruaunt let hym be vnto the as thyne owne soule for in bloud hast thou gotten him if yÌ„ entreatest him euel Collo iii. kepest him hard he wil ronne a way froÌ„ the ye masters do vnto your seruauntes that which is iust equal knowe that ye also haue a master iÌ„ heaueÌ„ ye masters Ephe vi a Eccle. zz Collo iii c put away your threateninges know that their God is your God also neyther is there any respect of persons with him 〈…〉 lyon in thyâ—â— owne house destroying thy houshold foâ—â—es Tobi. iii. Deut. 24 oppressing them that are vnder the. Who soeuer worketh any thing for the immediatly geue him his hyre loke that thi hyred seruauntes wages remaine not by the ouer night Leuit. xix Tob. xiiii Eccl. 2. z. b Eccl. z 4 c Eccle. 5. c The workemans labour shal not byde with the vnto the morning He the defraudeth the labourer of his hyre is a bloudsheader How seruauntes ought too bee haue them selues in the seruice of theyr masters or lordes Dames or mastresses Let as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke counte their masters worthy of all honour that the name of God his doctrine be not euell spoken of Se that they whiche haue beleuing masters despise theÌ„ not for thei are Brethern but rather doo them seruice for so much as they are beleuing beloued partakers of the benefyte Col. iii. c. Ephe. vi Tâ—tu ii b i. Pet. ii a ye seruauntes be obedieÌ„t vnto your bodely masters in all thinges not with eye seruice as menpleasers but iÌ„ sin glenes of harte fearing God What soeuer ye do do it hartely eueÌ„ as vnto the lord not vnto meÌ„ And be sure that of the lorde ye shal receaue the reward of the in heritaunce for ye serue the lorde Christ ye seruauntes be obedieÌ„t vnto your masters Titu ii a Ephe. i. a. Col. iii. a. please theÌ„ iÌ„ al thinges not answering theÌ„ againe neither be ye pikers but shewe al good saythfulnes that in al thinges ye may do worship vnto the doctrine of God our sauiour ye seruauntes obey your masters with all feare not onely if they be good curteous but also though they be froward For that is grace if a man for conscienâ—e tow 〈◊〉 God endure greâ—◠〈…〉 For what praise is it if whaÌ„ ye be buffeted for your fautes ye take it pacieÌ„tly But if whan ye do wel ye suffer wrong and take it paciently that is grace wyth God The duety of maried men towardes their wiues Departe not from a discrete and good woman that is fallen vnto the for thy porcion in the feare of the lorde Eccle. vii The gift of her honestie is aboue golde If thou haue a wyfe after thyne owne minde Eccl. ix b forsake her not commit not thy selfe to the hatefull Vse thy selfe to lyue ioyfull ye with thy wife whome thou louest all the dayes of thy lyfe whiche is but vain that God hath geuen the vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie Mat. vi Pro. v. c. for that is the porcion in this lyfe of al thy labour trauayle the thou taken â–ª vnder the sunne ye husbaÌ„des loue your wiues euen as Christ loued the congregacion Ephe. v. c Bal. ii c. Titu z. c. i. Pet. z. a gaue hym selfe for it to sanctifye it clensed it in the fonteyne of water by the worde to make it
charets of the people more theÌ„ thou Deu. x. a be not afrayd of them Now / wen ye are come nigh vnto the battayle the prieste shall step furth speake to the people and saye vnto theÌ„ Deu. xii c Num. 14 1. Mat. 4 Deut. xxv Heare o ye people ye go this daye into the batayle against your ennemies let not your hait faynte Feare not be not a frayed of them for the lorde your God goeth wyth you Num. xxi to fight for you agaynst your enemies that he may saue you Whan thou commeth nygh vnto a city too fight agaynst it thou shalt offer theÌ„ peace But if they wyll not deale peaceably with the Deut. x. c wil warre with the theÌ„ befege it WhaÌ„ thou must ligh a loÌ„g seasoÌ„ before a city agaynst that which thou makest war to take it thou shalt not destroy the trees nor heawe theÌ„ down with the axe for thou mayest eate of the frute for it is but woode vppon the felde and no man cannot come be bul warkes against the. But the trees that thou knowest that meÌ„ eate not of those shalt thou destroy and rote out and make bul warkes thereof against the citie that warreth wyth the tyl thou haue ouercome it Let hym that is a fear de faynte turne home agayne Mat. iii b i. Ieg 14. It is a smal matter for many to be ouercome with few yea ther is no difference too the God that is in heauen-to deliuer bi a greate multitude or by smal companye for the victory of the battell standeth not in the multitude of the host but the strength commeth from heauen ye Souldiours do no man wrong Luk. iii. b and be content with your wages Exhortacion to custumers toluers and publicanes ye custumers and tolners require no more of the people then is apoynted you Exhortacion to lombardes vzurers If thy brother ware pore and fal in decay beside the Leuit. 25 Exo. xxv Deut. 24 Ezech. 18 thou shaâ—â— receaue hym as a straunger â—â—gest that he may lyue by the and thou shalt take no vsury of hym nor more then thou hast geuen but shalt fear thy God that thy brother may lyue beside the. For thou shalt not lend hym thy money vppon vsury nor delyuer hym thy meate vppon aduauntage Let no man take vsury of his brother Deut. 24 Ero. xxii Leui. xxv Thou shalt occupye no vsury vnto thy brother neyther with money nor wyth food nor wyth any maner of thyng the vsury may bee vsed withall that the lorde thy God may blesse the in all that thou takest in hand WhaÌ„ one of thy brethern is waxed pore in any cyt ye within the land whiche the lord thy GOD shall geue the Deu. xv a â— Iohn 7 thou shalte not hardeÌ„ thyne hart nor withdraw thyne hande from thy poore brother but shall open thyne hand vnto him send hym according as he hath nede Beware that ther be not a point of belial in thine hart thoÌ„ 〈◊〉 thinke not the he shal not geue it the agayne For if thou lokest not frendly vppoÌ„ thy brother Rom. x. b geuest hym nothyng them shal he cry ouer the vnto the lorde it shal be counted synne vnto ye. But thou shalt geue him For because of it shall the load thy God blesse the in al thy workes in al that thou puttest thy haÌ„d vnto The land shall neuer bee without pore therfore maund I the say that thou open thine haÌ„ de vnto thy Brother whiche is nedye and poore in thy land If thou lend a pore body sayth god thou shalte not lye downe to slepe wyth hys pledge Deu. xiiii shalt delyuer hym his pledge againe gayne whan the Sunne goeth downe that he mai slepe i his owne rayment Blesse the so shal the same be rekened vnto rightuousnes before the lord thy God Psal xiiii Lord sayth dauid who shall dwell in thy tabernacle Who shal resâ— vppon thy holye hyl Do that sweareth vnto his neighbour and disapointeth him not He that geneth not hys money vppon vsury taketh no rewarde agaynst the innocent Ezech. 18 If a man doe Godly do the thyng that is equall and ryght be greueth no bodye he geueth hys detter his pledg agayn he parteth his meat wyth the hungry he clotheth the naked he lendeth nothyng vpoÌ„ vsury he withdraweth his hand froÌ„ doyng among he haÌ„deleth fayth fulli betwixt man maÌ„ Mat. ii â–ª Psal xiii This is a rightuous man he shal surely lyue sayth the lorde God Thou hast receyued giftes too shedde bloud Thou hast taken vsury Ezech 2 2 increase Thou haste oppressed thy neyghbours by extorcion forgotteÌ„ me sayth the lord God He that hath pitie vppon the pore lendeth vnto the lord Pro. xix and loke what he layeth out it shal be payed hym agayne Exhortacion to Whore moungers and fornicatours The lyppes of an harlot are a dropping hony combe Pro. v. b. Prouer. 7 and her throte is softer theÌ„ oyle But at the last she is as bytter as wormewode as sharpe as a two edged sworde Her fete goo downe vnto death and her steps pearse thorow vnto hel She regardeth not the path of life so vnstedfast are her wayes that the cast not knowe theÌ„ Heare me therfore O my soÌ„ne and depart not from the wordes of my mouth kepe thi waie farre froÌ„ her come not nygh the dores of her house That thou morne not at the last wheÌ„ thou hast spent thy body goods and then say Alas why hated I nurtour Why dyd my hart despise correction Wherfore was not I obedient vnto the voyce of my teachers and harkened not vnto theÌ„ that enformed me Pro. v. c. Iob. 31. a My sonne whi wilt thou haue pleasure i an harlot enbrace the bosom of an other woman For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the lord he pondreth al their goinges pro. xxx c The mouth of an harlot is a depe pyt wherin he falleth that the lord is angry with al A folish retcheles womaÌ„ful of wordes suche one as hath no knowledge sitteth in the dores of her house vpon a stoole aboue in the city Pro. ix b. to call such as go by and walke strayght in their wayes Who so is ignoraunt sayth she let him comhither and to the vn wise she sayth stolen waters are swete the bread that is priuely eateÌ„ hath a good taste But they consider not that death is there that her gestes go downe to hell He that loueth harlots Pro. xxix speÌ„deth a waye all that he hath Turne away thi face froÌ„ a beautifull woman loke not vppon the fayrenes of other Many a man hath perisshed thorowe the beaut ye of women for thorow it the desier is kindled as it were a fyre A whoore is a depe graue and a harlot is a
narrdow pit Eccl. ix x Mar. v. c She lurketh lyke a these those that be not aware she bryngeth vnto her Let vs not coÌ„mit whoredome as some of them dyd and fell in one day thre and twenty thousand The wyll of God in that ye shuld absteyne from whoredom ii Tess 4 Ephe. iiii Tob. vi d Roma i c that euery one of you shulde knowe how to possesse his vessel in holynes and honour and not in the lust of concupiscence as the heathen whiche know not God Ephe. iii Mat. xiid Let no fylthy communication procead oute of thy mouth but that whyche is good too edify withal And greue not the spirit of God wherwith you are sealed vnto the day of redemption Fle whordom i. Cor. 6. c All synnes that a man doth are without the body But he that committeth whoredom synneth agaynst hys owne body Know ye not that your bodye is the Temple of the holyghost whome ye haue of God are not your owne Gall. v. c i. Cor. vib Aduouterers whoremongers fornicatours vnclean parsons shall not inheret the kingdome of God Shuld I then sayth the lorde for all this haue mercy vppon the Iere. v thy chyldren haue forsaken me and sworne by them that are no Gods And albeit they were bound too me in mariage yet they fell to aduoutery haunted harlots houses In the desyre of vnclenly lust Ezech 2 2 Iere. ix a they are hecome lyke the stoned horse euery man neyeth at hys neyghbours wife Shuld I not correct this sayth the lorde And shuld I not be avenged of eueri people that is like vnto this Exhortacion to dronkardes Wo bee vnto theÌ„ that rise vp early to vse theÌ„ in dronkennes Iob. xxi b yet at nyght are more superfluous in wine In whose coÌ„panie are harpes lutes tabrettes pipes But thei regarde not the workes of the lord consider not the operacion of his handes Wo be vnto them that are conning men to sup out wine Pro. iii. a and expert to set vp drokennes Where is wo Where is sorrow Where is stryfe Where is brawling where are woundes without cause Pro. xxiii Where be read eyes Is it not amoÌ„g those that bee euer at the wine seke onelye wher the best is occupy theÌ„ selues to drike out goblets glasses cups Loke not thou vppon the wyne howe read it is what colour is in the glasse It goeth down softly but at the last it biteth lyke a serpeÌ„t styngeth lyke an Adder And whaÌ„ a maÌ„ is dronke Luke xi c Rom. xiii he casteth hys eyes vnto straunge women doth muse vppon froward thynges Take hede vnto your selues that your hartes be not ouerladen with excesse of eating with dronkennes ii Esdraii Wyne is maruel ous strong and ouer commeth theÌ„ that drinke it / it deceaueth the mind / and bringeth both the pore man the kyng to dotage vanitie Pro. xx Thus doth it with the bondmaÌ„ / with the free / with the poore rych It taketh away their vnderstandinge / and maketh theÌ„ careles mery so that none of theÌ„ remeÌ„breth any heauines dette / or duety It causeth also a man to think that the thing which he doth is honest good remembreth not in what auctorite he is / that he ought not to do such thinges More ouer when men are drinking they forget all frendship all brotherlye faythfulnes loue But as sone as they are dronken they drawe oute the sweard wil fight And whaÌ„ they are layd down frome their wine / so rysen vp agayn they caÌ„ not tell what they dyd Wine is a voluptuous thing Pro. xx a droÌ„kennes causeth sedicioÌ„ Ephe. v. b who so delyteth therin shal neuer bee wyse Proue xi Ephe. v. Bee not the a wyne bybbet for wyne hath destroyed mani a man O how wel conteÌ„t is a wise man with a lytle wine The fire proueth the hard yron euen so doth wine proue the hartes of the proud wheÌ„ their be droÌ„ken Wine soberly dronken quikeneth the life of maÌ„ If the drinkest it mesurably thou shalt be teÌ„perate Wine was made from the beginnyng to make meÌ„ glad not for dronkennes wine measurably droÌ„ken is a reioycyng for yâ— soule bodye But if it bee dronken with exeos it maketh bitternes sorrow vnto the minde Dronkennes tilleth the mind of the folish with shame ruine diminisheth the strength and maketh woundes Bee not dronken for therin is exces ExhorcacioÌ„ vnto al sinners generally The same soule that sinneth shal dye The child shal not beare the fathers offence nether shal the father beare the childes offeÌ„ce But the rightuousnes of the rightuous shal be vpon him selfe and the wickednes of the wicked shal be vppon him selfe also But if the vngodlie wyll turne awaie from all his synnes that he hath done kepe my commaundemeÌ„tes do the thinge that is equall and right doutles he shall lyue not dye And I wyll thinke no more vppon all his sinnes that he did before For I haue no pleasure in the death of a synner saith the Lorde God but rather that he conuert and lyue A generall exhortacion vnto al men Thou shalt reprehende thy brother whan he synneth least hys offence come ouer all men Be ye all of one minde one suffer with an other loue as brethern bee pitifull be curteous Recompence not euell for euell nether rebuke for rebuke but contrary wyse blesse knowe that ye are called therto euen that ye shulde bee heyres of the blessyng For who so listeth to lyue Geue xii Mat. xv wold fayne se good dayes let hym refrayn hys tonge from euell and hys lyppes that they speake no gyle Let hym eschue euell and do good Let hym seke peace and ensue it For the eies of the lord are ouer the rightuons and his eares are open vnto theyr prayes But the face of the lorde beholdeth them that do euell Finis A ryght Goodly rule how al faithful Christians ought too occuppye and exercise them selues in their dayly prayers Luke xxii Math. vi Christ teacheth vs in hys Gospell saying Pray that ye fall not into temptacion How a man shall behaue hym selfe in the morning when he ryseth Whan thou rysest in the mornyng loke that thou wyth all humblenes of mind knele downe lyftyng vp thy harte thy handes and thyne eyes vnto heaueÌ„ vnto God the father almyghty praye on this manyer The prayer for the mornyng O Almighty and most gentse God we thanke the for the swete flepe coâ—fortable rest the thou hast geuen vs thys night And for as much as the hast coÌ„maunded by thi holâ— worde that no man shuld be ydle but alwaies occupied in vâ—retâ—ous exercises euery man accordyng to his callyng We most humbly beseche the that thyne eyes may aâ—tend vppon vs dayly doinsh vs in for now â—â—â—out vs
cher she coÌ„fort and gouerne all our councel â—â—u dyes labours In suche wyse that we maye so spend this day accordyng to thy inâ—ost blessed will withoute hurâ—inge of oureneyghbour that we may diliâ—eÌ„tly and warely eseâ—ue and auoyde althynges that siâ—ilde displease the set them alwayes before our eies lyue in thy feare euer worke that that maâ— befound acceptable before thy diuine maieste vnto the prayse of thi moost holy name through Iesu Christ our sorde So bee it An other prayer for the Mornyng SEing that thou O heuely father art that one alone almightie god whiche art in euery place bâ—holdest the councels deusses workes yea the verxe thoughtes of all men geuest to euery one according to their dedes We beseche the that for as muche as thou hast moost gracioussye preserued vs thys night we may not spod this day after our owne minde pleasure whyche is alwayes euell and â—â—â—cked but earnestly loke vppon and dylygenâ—ly folow thy fatherly wyl thyne euerlasting councell thy healthfull word pleasure which is alwayes good perfect and holy and fulfyll the same wyth good harte that thy diuine name may alwayes bee sanctifyed both now euer for vs myserable synners through thy derely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our lord and sauiour So beyt After that thou hast prayed on this maner seing that we be all synners it shall be expedient if thou hast conuenient leasure therunto to confesse thy self on this maner vnto God the father The confession of our synners vnto God the father O Almyghty God and heauenly father maker of heauen earth I confesse my selfe vnto the euen froÌ„ the very hart that I am a miserable wretched and abhomynable synner And haue wyckedly trangressed all thy holy commaundementes the diuine preceptes of thy Godly wyl The synnes alas which I haue committed in my flesh agaynst the are so great and so excedingly increased that thei are no lesse innumerable then the sandes of the sea And they thrustme downe euen as an intollerable burdeÌ„ In these wicked sines oh lord God haue I hetherto walked accordyng to the wyll of the prince of the worlde whyles I dyd that was pleasaunt too the Fleshe and euell lustes through vayne thoughtes the blindnes of my hart the outward presence of Godlynes fayned fayth Thys cam too passe Ah wretch that I am because that I did neuer earnestly stryue agaynst the suggestions of Sathan nor the concupiscences or desyres of the world nor yet the lustes of my flesh But filthily obeyed them a thousand tymes more than the admonicions of thy holy spirite O lord my God It cam to passe also that I dyd set nought by thy Godly counsell dispised thy holy name and feared thy vengeaunce and heauy displeasure nothing at al. But what soeuer I haue in this behalfe offended thy most Godly maieste it fore repenteth me and the faulte greueth me euen vnto the very harte And if it were not o most mee cifull father that thou haddest layde vp mercy in the bowels bloud and woundes of Iesus Christ thy sonne and our lorde for so many as vnfaynedlye repent and truly beleue be theyr sinnes neuer so great many I shuld se none other way but throwe my selfe downe headloÌ„g through disperacioÌ„ into the bottomles pit of hell But for as much as thou hast set thy welbe loued sonne Iesus Christ to bee our mediatour and mercy stocke And hast promised grace mercye forgeuenes of sinnes to as many as aske it iÌ„ his name through fayth in his bloud Therefore in this time of grace mercy I miserable synner com nowe vnto the desier the milord God that the wil graunt me thorowe the our lord Iesus Christ a ryght true fayth And for hys sake forgeue me al mi siÌ„nes make me to walke daili more more iÌ„ a new hart in the frutes of the holyghost that I may vtterli despise al the vngodly lustes of this worlde that I may bee found continent pure of lyuing temperate good ryghtuous honest diligeÌ„t in al goodnes meke mercyful modest humble and redy to forgeue suche as offend me euen froÌ„ the very harte And so lyue all the dayes of my life accordyng to thy diuine wil and true feare That I may dye to the worlde to all synne to my selfe And wyth a good coÌ„fidence and mery hart loke for the comming of the lorde and my sauiour Iesus Christ To whom wyth the and the holyghost bee all honour and glorye for euer and euer So be it Thou mayest if thou wylt after thy confession say the lordes prayer called the Pater noster And so commeÌ„ding thy selfe vnto God fall to som honest and vertuous exercise accordyng vnto thy callinge but what soeuer thou doest do it with purenes of harte wyth synglenes of eye yea so do it as though God were present and loked vppon the as vndoubtedly he doth The prayer too bee sayd when thou goest to bedde O God the almighty lord bi whose ordre and will the night darkenes do now approch where in we shall geue our selues to quiet and slepe We moost instauntly desier the that thou graciously receaue vs into thy tuicion and keping that the prince of darkenes do not hurte vs wyth hys terrours and feres And although we must slepe because of our feblenes yet let our hart and mind watcha vnto the. God thou before vs and shew vs the way as a piller of fyre that we may follow the as wel iÌ„ rest as in busines and occupacions of this lyfe And graunt that we be not founde in thy sight chyldren of night and darkenes but of daye lyght through Iesus Christ our lorde So be it An other prayer THis oure mortal bodie whiche through sinne daylie de cayeth diminissheth must at the last altogether perish become earth wherof it is come made and theÌ„ shall our vanitie whiche we through our owne ignoraunce haue made vnto our selues take an ende But moost mercifull creatour maker of all thinges vouchsafe so to breake deuide and dissolue me thy pore creature who am gathered knit and made of the graunt that I may alwates haue in mind thiÌ„ dissolucion and of whome I am knit together hauing an eye to what place I must go to the intent that Inot beinge prepared be not brought without nupcial or bridal garment before thy iudgement seat For like as wheÌ„ the day is ones past we giue our selues to rest euen so must we this lyfe being ended rest in the death Nothing is more lyke vnto lyfe then the daye nothynge more lyke vnto death theÌ„ the night And nothyng so lyke the graue or sepulchre as the coutch bed or bed stead Thus good keper and defender from all euell graunt vs now lying in impotency seblenes of our selues that thorough the we may bee preserued thys nyght from all the assaultes of the deuell of hell Amen Whan thou goest to
thy labour at worke Prayer O Most kynde and gentle heauenly father thou knowest and hast also taught vs how great the weakenes of man is so that no man without thy Godly help can do nothing Thus vouchsafe to seÌ„d vs thi holye spirite the he may strengthen stirre and moue our vnderstandyng and reason in al thynges that we thys daye outwardly shal go about and take in hande or of that we in wardli shal thinke or haue in mynde too the intent that it may all bee done too thy glory to the proffit of our neyghbour So beit Whan a man is bounde towarde any iourney THis ourlyfe moost merciful lorde is nothyng els but a pilgrimage and through fare for we haue here no abydyng or dwellyng place We are com from the and we must returne agayne vnto the But amongest or betwene all the trappes assaultes pittes and snares whiche the deuell hath layd out and spred abrode for vs blynded in synne vouchsafe thou o Lorde Iesu Christ to lead vs with thy right and for thou art a true trusty and sure frende Open our eyes to thintent that we mysse not the way which thou thy selfe art but leade vs through and by thi felfe vnto thy father to thintent that all we may bee made one wyth the and hym euen lyke as thou art one wyth him O moost mercyful lord lyke as thou doest send thy holy Aungels to bee defenders of as mani as serue and please the wyth a symple innocent and pure hart by the whiche they be led lyke yong childreÌ„ are led of them whiche are elder stronger than thei And lyke as thou diddest vouchsafe too sende thyne Aungell Baphaell to be a guyde vnto the Sonne of that reuerent man Tobi vouchsafe euen so O Lorde to send vs the same Aungell although we are not so worthy as the same Tobi was that he may encourage lead vs through that way whiche is not pleasaunt vnto vs but vnto the. So be it Whan a man commeth home or is at his sourness ende Thankesgeuing and prayer I Thanke the o heauenly father for thy great grace mercy which thou hast shewed vnto me in going forth and in returnyng or coÌ„ming agayne through thi holy blessing which thou geuest vnto all them that kepe thy holye word and do ther after Graunt vs o gracious god here where we haue no abyding or dwellyng place a sure and quiet conscieÌ„ce through thy sonne Iesus Christ who is our onely rest So be it For Kinges Princes and Rulars Praper O Lorde of lordes Iesus christ thou art an example and glasse mirroure of theÌ„ which gouerne and beare rule of reaimes countreyes and cities whom thei ought to follow for thou art the best the wisest and therfore canst thou not erre nor doo any other thyng but well Vouchsafe with the light of thy clearnes with the fire of thy loue to kindle the hartes of al such as thou through thy Godly prouidence hast instituted and ordeyned to bee rulers ouer the people to the intent that they through the as through or by a foregoing light may se and perceiue what is best to be done and fulfyll the same and that they takyng the alwaies for a sure marke of their eye do not that thynge which onely seameth good in their syght but that whiche may bee too thy honoure to our proffit to their health and saluacion to thinteÌ„t also that they may iustlye and duely minister and execute their office geueng vnto theÌ„ of the so that we wyth theÌ„ and thei wyth vs may lead a peaceable vertuous and quiet lyfe So beit For all teachers and preachers of the moost holy word of God Prayer O Mercyfull priest chefe Bishop and true good heard IESVS Chryst vouchesafe through thy holy spirite to strengthen all preachers and teachers whiche thou hast called and sent to be labourers in thy holy haruest for to breake and distribute the bread of thy holy word to thintent that thei may boldly earnestly set their soules in the defence of thy holy word and for their shepe against all the threateninges and false prophets whiche go about to seduce and bryng vs out of the right waye for their bellye 's sake through their false doctrine To the intent that they may so teache and declare vs thy holy lawes and Gospe I that we may be taught and edyfied and that also thy Godly honour mai dayly more and more bee magnyfyed thereby Amen For all them which lye in the extâ—e me panges of death or otherwise O Pytifull phisicyan healer both of soule and body Christ Iesu Vouchsafe too cast thyne e yes vppon thy poore sinnefull creature N. who lyeth here captiue bound with sicknes turning hys weakenes too thy glory to his health And vouch safe good lord to sende hym pacieÌ„t sufferaunce that he may sted fastly continue to the ende and that he may with a true and perfecte fayth fyght manfully agaynst all temptacions of the deuell when he maye no longer cotinue So be it For all women bound with the lordes bandes Prayer Good truharted lorde Iesu Christ lyke as thou diddest confort deliuer thy disciples all elect chosen men and women in al their nede martirdome and paynes whiche they suffred of the tyrauntes wrongfully and diddest also cure heale them of their wondes paynes and smart thore we hope of the crowne of euerlastyng lyfe EueÌ„ so vouchsafe thou whiche art a helper of all theÌ„ that call on the in trouble and nede to delyuer this pore weake vessell which is here bound with a fruit after thine owne similitude and lykenes not withstanding that she hath deserued in transgressynge of thy holye commaundement to bryng furth her chyldren in paying and wo that she may bee made a glad and ioyfull mother through that new creature wyth good spede that the chylde may haue name and christendome and that the mother may be purified to thy honour and to hyr health So beit For all parsons generally Prayer O Worthy brydegrome of all ChrysteÌ„ soules IESVS Chryst who hast a lynguler respect to thy congregacion which thou also promisedst that thou woldest neuer forsake hyr â–ª Reioyce augment and encrease the same through a spirituall conuersion of many new creatures of them whiche as yet do not perfectly knowe the too thintente that all we together through one God one sautour one fayth one baptism one spirite one iudgement and mynde may bee made chyldren of 〈◊〉 heauenlye 〈…〉 whereof 〈…〉 a coâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 the one 〈…〉 Iesu Chryst 〈…〉 aâ—â—ictoure of peace loue and goodnes mollyfy and soften our hartes and all our powers that we wisshyng all goodnes the one to the other we specially that beare the name of Christians to the intent that al men may therby bee drawen vnto the and se that we are thy disciples and followers For the Cytie or towne where in thou dwellest Prayer Except thou o mercyfull lorde God almighte kepe the Citie
the watch men wake but in vayne that kepe it Therefore o lorde God send thy holy spirite in the hartes of theÌ„ whiche rule our cytie or towne to the intent that we wyth theÌ„ and they with vs may lyue in thy Godly feare so that it may go well wyth vs. And suffre vs not good lorde to put out trust any more in worldly power as money horse weapon artillery gonnes or stronge walles but much rather in the whiche art a defender of al theÌ„ that put their whole affiaunce and trust in the For all frutes of the earth Prayer O Good father and geuer of all goodnes god almightie we poore sely wormes of the earth labour and take paynes dyg and delue tyll plow plant sowe can do no more But thou onely mayest wylt gene the encrease in due tyme. Therfore moost best yea onelye good father and God vouchsafe through thy diuine prouideÌ„ce to preserue and kepe all the frutes of the earth suffre the same to grow and encrease too a perfect grouthe althoughe we are not worthy of it out for thy names sake too the intent we may vse them to our necessitie sustinaunce with thankesgeuinge and alwayes to thy glory So be it A generall confession O Lorde God almighty father of mercy and God of all confort Rom. iii. Gene. vi and .iii. we thy pore creatures resort vnto the knowledging and coÌ„fessing our selues before thy glorious maiestie that we al are greuous sinners can of our selues doo nothyng but synne For al our ymaginacioÌ„s intentes and thoughtes are enclined and disposed vnto euell from out youth vp Osee xiii ii Cor. ii Phili. ii Gene. iii. Ephe. ii Psal lii Iohn xv Eza lxi ii Iere. xii Our dampnacion commeth of oure selues we oure selues are not able to thynke a good thought It is thou only that doest worke in vs both the will and the dede We are but earth and naturallie the children of wrath We of our selues are but vayn yea lighter then vanite it selfe We can do nothing without the ther is not one of vs whole we are all vnclean and all our rightuousnes is but as a fylthy cloth We haue no more power to do good of our selues then a man of Inde hath power to chaunge his skinnâ— or the leopard hir spots Nowe according to this euell and corrupt inclinacion of our nature so haue we liued iÌ„ thought word and â—â—de daniâ—l ix We haue syâ—â—ed we haue â—â—â—â—ded we haue gone back froÌ„ thy laid haue not harkened vnto thy worde We haue not loued the o lorde our god vs all our harte with all our soule withall our strength and wyth all our power We haue bene sore transgressours of thy cominaundementes we haue not put our whole trust and confidence only in the. We haue in our troubles nede not sought for helpe onely in the. We haue not called onely vppon thi name but with false confidence with vayne supersticion and vnâ—aufull othes haue we blasphemed thy name We haue prayed and made intercession vnto stockes and stones and made thy creatures our aduocates and mediatours contrary to thy woorde We haue reposed our trust and affiance in our owne dedes and in suche woorkes as haue bene deuised by meÌ„nes fantasies â–ª besides the scripture We haue wandred on vayne pilgrimages offringe vp money candels and tapers too ymages and relykes with suche lyke supersticion We haue bene slouthfull in our busines We haue not bene feruent and diligeÌ„t in doinge of our duetie specially on such dayes as bee appointed for the preaching of thi word we haue not plyed our selues wholy to learne it nor occupied our tyme in prayer and geuyng of thankes vnto the. And as touching the loue that we ought too haue vnto all men and women for thy sake we haue not ben ernest in at al tymes We haue not loued our neighbour as our selues We haue not done as we wolde bee done vnto We haue been vngentle vnpacieÌ„t vncurteous froward angry displeased we haue reioyced in our neighbours hurt bene sory of his welfare We haue bene ledde with false doctrine â—â—â—ours froÌ„ the way of thy truth We haue synned which our fathers we haue done amys We haue dealt wickedly Therfore our moost dere father which art in heaueÌ„ for as muche as we haue blasphemed the and not sought alway the glory of thy name graunt nowe the from hense forth thy name maye bee sanctified and hallowed in vs Graunt now that thy kingdom may come and that in steade of sinne errour thou onelye mayest raigne iÌ„ vs graunt nowe that our wil may be coÌ„formable vnto thine and that in all aduersitie we may be hartely wel content too suffre thy will to bee done in vs. Graunte nowe that we bee neuer destitute of our dayly food but that we may all way be norisshed wyth thy word in our soules and haue suche a competent lyuing in this lyfe as is necessary for our bodyes Graunt now that we may euen from our hart rotes forgiue one an other all maner of trespace as thou for Iesu Chrystes sake thy sonne hast mercifully forgeuen vs. Graunt now that where as the world the deuell our owne flesh doth dayly tempt and prouoke vs to synne we may thorow that strength be able to resist all their temtacion Graunt now that thorow thy helpe and grace we may be delyuereo from all euell from all daunger and parell of soule and body from all synne hell and damnacion from all pride and enuy from al wrath and slouthfulnes from couetous vnmeasurable and fylthy lyuing Graunt nowe that from hence forth we maye bee content wyth suche fatherly prouision as thou hast made for vs alredi Graunt now that we maye bee temperate in eatyng and drinking And of so honest and clenly conuersacion that we gyue no man occasion of euell Graunt now that in stead of our olde fayned workes we may bee occupyed wyth suche frutes of thy holy spirit as thy word maketh mencion of Graunt now that accordyng to thy wholsom monicioÌ„ of thy blessed apostle Peter and of all the scrâ—pture besyde Peter we may be faythfull true and obedient vnto the kyng our souereygne lorde and supreme head immediatly vnder chryst And not onlye vnto all suche officers as be sent of hym but also vnto al suche wholsom lawes and iniunctions as by hys auctorite bee made for the tranquilitie welth of vs hys subiectes Graunt now that we all may encrease in the knowledge of the that oure youth may be brought vp in vertu that children maye obeye their fathers and mothers the seruauntes may be true to their masters that laÌ„d lordes may bee gentle to their tenauntes that husbandes may be louing to their wiues wyues lykewise to their husbaÌ„des that men maye kepe their houshold in the feare and knowledge of the that ydle people may bee set to laboure and that all suche as bee poore in