best and finally desiring nothing but theé who with the father and the holy Ghost art the full and perfect felicity for all euer Amen ⧠A Prayer to the holy Ghost O Holy Spirit worthy of all worship which makest vp the almighty trinity which proceédest from the father and the sonne and art equall to either of them differing from them in only propriety of person which of thy â—nd Enoch walked with God and he was no more sene for God tooke him away c. Gen. â— There appeared a charet of fire and horses of fire to Elias went vp by a whirlwind c 2. Reg. 2 So after the Lord hâ—d spoken vnto them he was receiued into heauen and sate at the right hand of god And they went forth and preached â—c Mar. 16 goodnes forgeuest the sinnes of them that amend which with thy holy breth cleansest mennes mindes comforting them when they be in sorrow cheéring them vp with pure gladnes when they be in heauynes leading them into all truth when they be out of the way kindling in them the fire of charitye when they be a cold knitting them together with the glew of peace when they be at varyance and garnishing and inriching them with sundry giftes which by thy meanes profes the name of the Lord Iesu by whose working all things liue which liue in deéde whose delight is to dwell in the harts of the simple which thou hast vouchsafed to consecrate for temples to thy selfe I beseéch theé maintayne thy giftes in me increase the things dayly which thou hast vouchsafed vpon me that by thy gouernance the lustes of the flesh The birth of blessed Mary the virgine the mother of Christ c. There shall come a rod forth of the stocke of Iâ—ssâ— and a graffe c. Esay 11. There shall come a star of Iacob and a scepter shall rise of Israell c. Num. 24. may dye more and more in me and the desire of the heauenly life more quicken and increase Let me so passe through the misty desert of this world by thy light going before me as I may neither be defiled with Sathans vices nor be intangled with any errors disagreéing from thy truth which the true catholick church hath delyuered vs by the instinct of theé which liuest raignest euerlastingly with the Father and the Sonne Amen * A Prayer to God for his Spirite and grace to pray effectually ETernall and most mercyfull Father we know not our selues neither can easely vnderstand what or how we should pray as we ought But thou shalt goe vnto my fathers house and to my kinred and take a wifâ— c. Gen. 24. I will speak for her that she may be geuen theâ— to wife for to thee doth the right of her c. Tob. 6. Mary the mother of Iesu betrothed to Ioseph her husband before they came together was founde with childe by the holy ghost TheÌ„ Ioseph her husband being a iust men c Math. 1. Geue vs the Spirit ô Lord to help our infirmytyes which maketh requeste for vs vnto theé with sighes which cannot be expressed I lift vp mine eyes to theé that dwel lest in the heauens Stir vp my hart and mind ô Lord come into me ô spirite of God that I may come vnto theé with hart soule not with mouth and lips only Geue vs thy grace that we may call vpon theé as true worshippers in spirite and truth with the inward attention without hipocrisie and ambition Graunt that I aske nothing of theé but that which may agreé to thy holy will to thy prayse and glory and to the health of my soule â—nd in the â—i moâ—rt the Angell Gabrielâ— was sent froÌ„ God to a citie in Galile naâ—med Nazareth to a virgine affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid c. Luke 1. â—he â—aâ—de of the womâ—n shall â—read vpon the head of the serpent Gen. 3. The Angel sayd to him the Lord is with thee â—hou valyant man â—udges 6 Neither let my praiers ô Lord prescribe the time when and how they should be fulfilled But let me submit my selfe to thy holy will in all things with hope patience and humilitie of hart Thy will be done in earth ô Lord as it is in heauen I will wayt patiently ô Lord for theé that thou mayst incline vnto me and heare my prayer Behold euen as the eies of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a mayd vnto the hand of her maistresse so our eyes will wayt vpon theé ô Lord vntill thou haue mercy vpon vs. â—nd Moyses returned to Iethro his father in law and sayd to him I pray c. Exo. 4. My soule doth magnify the Lord and my sprite doth reioyce in God my sauiour Luke 1. Aâ—d Mary câ—ose and went with hast into the hilly contrey to a citie of Iuda 〈◊〉 entred into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth And it came to passe c. Luke 1. In his name through faith we come to the throne of thy grace receiuing the spirite of adoption we cry Abba Father StrengtheÌ„ vs O Lord least the vnworthynes of our life withdraw and intice vs from prayer Assist vs therfore O most mercifull father that we may pray euery where lifting vp pure hands without wrath or doubting with supplications prayers intercessions geuing of thanks for our selues and for all men Graunt this through Iesus Christ our Lord who is also at thy right hand and maketh request for vs To whom with theé and thy holy Spirit be all laud and glory Amen When the dayes were accomplished Mary brought forth her first begotten sonne and wrapped him in swadling clothes and layd him in the manger because there was no roume c. Lu. 2. Put thy shoes of thy feete for the place wheron thou standest is holy ground Exod. 3. Aarons rod being put in the tabernacle did blossom and I will make cease c. Num. 17. * A Prayer for the whole Realm and the body of the Church with the members therof according to their estates degrees Abraham circumcised his sonne Isaac when he was eight dayes old as God had coÌ„maunded him c. Gen. 2. Let euery maÌ„ child among you be circumcised That is ye shal circumcise the foreskin of your flesh c. Ge. 17 And when the viii dayes were accomplished that they should circumcise the childe his name was then called Iesus which was so named of the Angel before he was conceiâ—ed c. Luke 2. And forasmuch as thou hast commaunded vs to pray inespecially for kings and Princes and for all such as are set in authoritie that the company of mankind may liue peaceably and quietly vnder them in all godlines and honesty considering how burthensome crownes and scepters are how hard the wealding of them is and how difficult a matter it is to discharge them well whether it be in respect of themselues or of their
sobernes and chastity Geue thy people willingnesse to obay thy hestes and forwardnes to serue them by whom it is thy will to haue the affayres of this world ordered so shall it come to passe that if by thy inspiration the Princes commaund things seéming theé and the Shepheards teach things accordingly and the people obay For feare of him the kepers were astonied became as dead men But the Angell sayd to the women Feare not for I know you seeke Iesus which was crucified c. Maâ—h 23. â—amson arose at midnight and toke the â—ores c. Iudicum 16 â—nd the Lord spake vnto the fish and it cast out Ionas c. Ionas 2. their good gouernment and godly teaching the church shall with such good order soon recouer her former dignitye and quietnes to the glory of thy name Notwithstanding that thou hadst appointed the Niniuites to vtter destruction yet diddest thou spare theÌ„ as soone as they turned to repentance wilt thou despise thy spouse casting her selfe down at thy feéte which vseth sighes in steéde of sackcloth and teares in steéde of ashes Thou hast promised forgeuenes to such as conuert and yet is it thy gift that a man returneth to theé with all his hart to the intent that all our good thinges should redound to thy glory Thou art the maker repayre thy creature Thou art the raunsomer saue the cost which thou hast bestowed Thou art the Sauyour suffer not them to perish which hang wholly vpoÌ„ theé Thou 〈…〉 and behold Ioseph was not in the 〈◊〉 c. Gen ◠〈…〉 my soule loueth I sought him but I found him not 〈…〉 Mary stoode at the sepulcher weâ—â—ng and as she wept the bowed her selfe into the sepulcher and saw two aungels in white sitting the one c. Iohn 20. art the Lord maintayn thine own possession Thou art the head succour thy members Thou art the king geue vs reuerence of thy lawes Thou art the Prince of peace inspire thy loue into vs Thou art God haue mercy vpon thy humble suiters According to S. Paules saying be thou all in all men that the wholl company of thy church may with one mind and one voyce in consent yeald thanks for her obtayned mercy to the father and the sonne and the holy Ghost who being the perfect pattern of concord are distinct in propriety of persons and yet in nature but one to whom be prayse and glory for euer Amen * A Prayer for the Queenes Maiestie Iesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene out of whom he had cast viâ— deuils And she went and told them that had bene with him which mourned c. Mar. 16 The king said vnto Daâ—iell O Daniel the seruaunt c. Daniel 6. When I had past a litle from them then I found him c. Cant. 3. Thou hast restored again the liberty of our countrey and the sincerity of thy doctrine with peace and tranquilitie of thy church Thine thine was the benefit the meanes the labor and seruice was hers A burthen to heauy alas for a womans shoulders yet easie and tollerable by thy helping hand And Iacob called the name of the place Peniell c. Gen. 32. Gedeon aunswered â—he Lord be with vs why then c. Iud. 6. Iesus said to Thomas put the finger here and see my hands and â—ut forth thy hand and put it into my side and be not faythlesse c. Iohn â—â— Preserue her kingdome maintayn religion defend thy cause our Queen vs thy sheépe and her people Scatter thine enemies which thirst after war. Let them be ashamed and confounded that worshippe Idols Let vs not be a pray to the nations that know not theé neither call vpon thy name So after the Lord had spoken vnto them he was receiued into heauen and sate at the right hand of god And they went forth and preached c. Mar. 16 â—nd Enoch walked with God and he was no more sent for God tooke him away c. Gen. 5. There appeared â— charet of fire and horses of fire so Elias went vp by a whirlwind c. 2. Reg. 2 * Another O God most excellent creator and preseruer of all thinges we cast our selues down before the feéte of thy maiestie and inwardly feéling how vnworthye we are to haue our prayers heard of theé we dare not lift vp our eyes to heauen Knowledge of God in Iesus Christ is life Mahomet and his Alcoron is perdition Loue of God is in spirite and truth Idolatry is Spirituall adultery Aboue al take the shield of fayth Ephe. 6. Behold thou hast caâ—â— me out Genesis 4. Fayth apprehendeth Christ Iesus Cayne dispaireth of mercy Moreouer O singular and most precious treasure of al treasures thou through her meanes and ministery hast brought agayn Christ Iesus once banished out of England Hope maketh not ashamed Iudas ashamed and hanged him selfe Looking vnto Iesus the Author c. Heb. 12. Let al bitternes and anger and wrath Eph. 4. Pâ—tience â—uercoÌ„meth all thinges Wrath deuoureth it selfe Thou hast geuen her Counsellers graunt that she may vse their councell happely Indue them with godly righteous and carefull hartes that they may be both willing and able simply and faithfully to consult and also prouidently to prouide as well for thy church as for her and vs her people It is thy grace O Lord that we her people renued with thy word doe suffer our selues to be nourished with the same Send forth therefore faithfull shepheards godly and true teachers to feéde vs And driue away all hirelings and rauening wolues from this flock of thine and of thy Sonne Iesus Christ. Humilitie is tender harted Pride despiseth his neighbour Be not high minded but make your selues c Rom. â—2 Woe to the crown of pride c. Esay 28. Furthermore of thy goodnes maintayne peace and tranquilitie defend our Queéne her kingdome and countrey from bloudy warres and especially protect her and vs from hollow harts and from ciuill tumults and coÌ„spiracies which haue shaken the greatest part of Christendome And because the affliction of euery poore creature appertayneth to her in as much as she is thine inspire the magistrates vnder her with thy holy spirite that they may willingly carefully maintayne iustice and prouide for the releéfe of Christ his poore members whose treasurers both she and we and all others are whom thou hast blessed with thy earthly benefits Be 〈◊〉 â—nd tender harted c. Ephe 4. Auenge not your selues â–ª but geue place c. Rom. 12. Mercy beareth with infirmities Cruelty seeketh reuenge * Another O Almighty God king of kinges Lord of Lords the only God and gouernour of all things Thou art he by whom alone kings doe raigne Thou most high bearest rule ouer all the kingdomes of men Thou in Christ thine only Sonne being the most gracious father of thy chosen church doest for the comfortable nourishing of it dispose the Royall state among men Concord supporteth one another Discord destroyeth one another Three things
other shall be refused Another O Souerain creator of al things when I consider what maner of maiestie I haue offended with my sins I doe euen shudder at mine own rashnes When I bethink me how gracious and bountifull a father I haue forsakeÌ„ I abhorre mine own vnkindnes When I perceue from how blessed freédome of minde into how miserable thraldome I haue cast my selfe I condemn mine own madnes and I vtterly mislike of my self and my conscience is put in such terror by thine vneschuable iustice as I seé nothing before me but helfire and disparre The Sea shall swell higher theÌ„ any hill shall fal agayne as low fishes monsters of the Sea shal appere with roaring voyce Again how redy thou art to pardon such as amend thine own only begotteÌ„ sonne doth beat into our heads by many parables as of the lost groate and the finding thereof again of the shepherds bringing home of his stray sheép vpon his shoulders but most euidently of the prodigall sonne whose Image I seé plainly in my selfe The sea and all fluddes shall burne trees and herbes shal drop bludâ— Cities and all buildings shall be ouerturned O let thy mercy receiue him now submitting himself whom thou hast he therto borne withall so gentely in his straying from theé I am vnworthy to lift vp mine eyes to theé or to call theé by the name of father Neuerthelesse vouchsafe I beseéch theé to cast thine eye vpon me For thy loking towardes the sinner maketh him to reuiue when he is dead and to returne home again when he is lost Stoneâ— shall tuÌ„ble together and make a huge none Tirrâ—ble earthquakes shall make meÌ„ hide theÌ„selues Valyâ—s shall be 〈◊〉 and hils broght low Slaue that I am and worthy of all maner of punishment I seeke not that thou shouldst imbrace me and kisse me I craue not the long robe and the ring which are the badges of the former dignity that I did hold scorne of I sue not to be receiued to the honor of thy children It shall be a benefite great inough for me if thou admit me but into the number of thy basest seruantes euen of such as are bronded brought again from roging that I may at least wise be some hanger on vnto theé for in thy house there are many roumthes They that hid theÌ„selues shall runne forth like mad meÌ„ â–ª The bones of the dead shall appere aboue the Sepulcres The powers of heauen shall be shaken It shall not greéue me to be counted among the abiects in this life and to be racked with repentance and to be sullied with mourning so I may not be separated from theé for euer I pray theé and I beseéch theé by the death of thy dearly beloued and only begotten sonne impart thy spirit vnto me to cleanse my hart and to strengthen it with his grace that I slide not thether again through ouersight from whence I was called back by thy mercy Amen * Another I Haue gone astray like a lost sheep seeke out thy seruant O Lord for I haue not been vnmindfull of thy coÌ„maundements The offences ouersightes of my youth remember not O lord Be mindfull on me according to thy mercy For thy goodnes sake Euery one liuing shall dye presently Heauen earth all elementes shall burne The dead shall rise O Lord keepe my soule and deliuer me so shall I not be ashamed of putting my trust in thee Turne my mourning into ioy Rend my sackcloth asunder and compasse me about with gladnes that my tongue may sing to thee without prick or sting of conscience Amen * Another IF thou looke straitly to our sinnes O Lord Lord who shall abide it But forasmuch as there is mercy with thee I haue waited vpon thee for thy lawes sake O lord My soule hath held out in thy word my soule hath trusted in thee O lord For with thee there is mercy and plenteous redemption and thou redemest Israell from all his iniquities Amen Another Knowledge of God in Iesus Christ is life Mahomet and his Alcoron is perdition THou hast chastised me O Lord I am brokeÌ„ as an vntamed youÌ„g bullock Turne me I shal be turned for thou art the Lord my God for wheÌ„ thou hadst once turned me I amended and when thou hadst shewed me my faults I strake my thigh I was ashamed and blushed because I abode the reproch of my youth Another O Good Iesu O sweét Iesu y soÌ„ne of the virgine Mary full of mercie and truth O sweét Iesu haue pitie vpoÌ„ me according to thy great mercy O louing Iesu I beseéch theé by that precious bloud of thine which thou didst vouchsafe to shed for vs wretched sinners vpon the altar of the crosse put away all my sinnes and despise me not in myne humble sute calling vpon this thy most holy name of Iesus This Loue of God is in spirite and truth Idolatry is Spirituall adultery name Iesus is a swet name this name Iesus is a healthfull name For what els is Iesus but Sauior O good Iesu which hast created me redeémed me with thine own bloud suffer me not to be damned whom thou hast created O good Iesu let not my wickednesse destroy me whom thy almighty goodnes hath made O good Iesu consider what is thyne in me whatsoeuer is otherwise wipe it away O good Iesu haue mercy vpon me while the tyme serues to haue mercy least thou destroy me in the tyme of thy dreadful doome O good Iesu although I myserable sinner haue iustly deserued euerlasting punishment for my most greéuous sinnes by thy rightful iustice yet do I appeal from thy rightfull iustice to thyne vnspeakable mercie therfore pity thou me as a louing Father and mercifull lord O good Iesu what profit is ther Fayth apprehendeth Christ Iesus Cayne dispaireth of mercy Aboue al take the shield of fayth Ephe. 6. Behold thou hast cast me out Genesis 4. in my bloud that I should go down into euerlasting corruptioÌ„ For the dead shall not prayse theé O Lord nor yet they that goe downe into hell O most mercifull Iesu haue mercy vpon me O most sweét Iesu set me at liberty O louing Iesu be fauorable to me sinner O Iesu admit me wretched sinner into the number of thy chosen O Iesu the health of theÌ„ that trust in theé O Iesu the welfare of them that beleue in theé haue pity vpon me O Iesu the sweéte remission of all my sinnes O Iesu the sonne of the virgine Mary poure thy grace wisedome louingnes charity and humility into me and in all mine aduersityes geue me holy patience that I may be able to beare thy crosse with theé to loue theé to glory delight in theé for euer and euer Amen Another Hope maketh not ashamed Iudas ashamed anâ— hanged him selfe MOst righteous and mercifull god remember that thou art pitiful and that thou art my redeemer As thou art a iudge to condemne offenders so art
no persequutions may euermore geue thanks vnto theé in thy holy church through Christ our Lord. O Lord arise help vs and deliuer vs for thy names sake O God we haue heard with our eares and our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes that thou didst in their dayes and in the old time before them O Lord arise help vs and deliuer vs for thy honor ¶ The Shepeheard Leaue thy shepe And with me crepe ¶ The Foole. Of foolish and fond I aÌ„reake the bonde The wise the simple and euery degree Are by force compelled to obay vnto me Glory be to the Father and to the Sonne and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning c. FroÌ„ our enemies defend vs O Christ. Graciously look vpon our afflictions Pitifully behold the sorrowes of our harts Mercifully forgeue the sinnes of thy people Fauourably with mercy heare our Prayers O Sonne of Dauid haue mercy on vs. Both now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ. Graciously heare vs O Christ graciously heare vs O Lord Christ. O Lord let thy mercy be shewed vpon vs. As we doe put our trust in thee Let vs pray Time to liue time to dy God grant vs liue eternally ¶ The Beggar Begging is done For I am come The Roge. Thinke I am best For I bring rest WE humbly beseéch theé O father mercifully to looke vpon one infirmities for the glory of thy names sake turne from vs all those euils that we most righteouslye haue deserued And graunt that in all our troubles we may put our whol trust and confidence in thy mercy and euermore serue theé in holynes and purenes of liuing to thy honor and glory through our only mediator and aduocate Iesus Christ our Lord Amen ⧠A Prayer for the Queenes Maiestie O Lord our heauenly father high and mighty king of kings Lord of Lords the only Ruler of Princes which doest from thy throane behold al the dwellers vpon the earth most hartely we beseech theé with thy fauour to 〈…〉 Young olde Come to my folde ¶ Of Infancy Feare not me though I grisly be No state no might yâ—ung nor old To resist death dare be hold behold our most graciâ—us us souerain Lady Queéne Elizabeth and so replenish her with the grace of thy holy Spirit that she may alway incline to thy will and walke in thy way Indue her plentifully with heauenly gifts Graunt her in health and wealth long to liue Strength her that she may vanquish and ouercome all her enemies And finally after this life she may attayne euerlasting ioy and felicitie through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen ⧠In the time of any common plague or sicknes O Almightye God which in thy wrath in the time of king Dauid didst slea with the plague of pestilence threéscore and ten thousand and yet remembring thy mercy didst saue the rest Haue pitie vpon vs miserable We that were of highest degree â–ª Lye dead here now as ye do see ¶ The Empresse Empresse thogh thou be Thou must away with me ¶ 〈◊〉 Queene Queene also thou doost see As I am so 〈◊〉 thou be sinners that now are visited with greate sicknes mortalitie that like as thou didst then commaund thine Angell to cease from punishing so it may please theé to withdraw from vs this plague and greéuous sicknes through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen * A Prayer of Chrisostome ALmighty God which hast geuen vs grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications vnto theé and doest promise that wheÌ„ two or threé be gathered together in thy name thou wilt graunt their requestes Fulfill now O Lord the desires and petitions of thy seruants as may be most expedient for them grauÌ„ting vs in this world knowledge of thy truth in the world to come life euerlasting Amen ¶ The princes Princes of hye estate coÌ„teÌ„t you I am your mate ¶ The Duchesse Duches princes Death dayly conuinces We that sate in the highest sâ—ate Are layd here now for wormes meate * A Prayer to be sayd at the visitation of the sick O Almighty and eternal God the God of al mercy many diuers are thy chastisements by which thou callest vs vnto theé thy sonne Christ. Especially it is thy wonted clemency to tame our flesh by sundry and sore diseases to awake and shake of our sleépe by dangerous infirmities to admonish vs of our former wicked life frayl of it selfe by greéuous anguishes and torments the messengers of death Also by this thy crosse thou puttest vs in minde of thy Sonne Christ his crosse of his bloudy sweate and passion of the great and last day of thy iudgement ioyfull to thine elect to the reprobate a iudgement day most horrible O Lord most horrible Beauty honour and riches auayle no whit For death when he commeth â–ª spoyleth it The Countesse Countesse or â—hat thou art I striâ—e thee with my dart ¶ The Vicountesse Vicountes I do not spare For of them I â—aue no care Forasmuch therfore O Lord God as we find this our poore brother weakened with sicknes imprisoned here in his bed sustayning the rigor of thy punishment sharpnes of thy rod whose conscience also the feéling of his sins and feare of death doth terrifie We wretched sinners yet thy creatures members of thy church being flesh and bloud of corruptible flesh as well as he most humbly and most hartely pray beseéch thy goodnes that thou wilt not shew thy rigorous iudgement vpon him as he hath deserued But rather cast thy eyes of mercy vpon him Looke on him as on one whom thou hast redeémed Geue him grace and constancy of courage that he may peaceably and patiently take this thy fatherly correction submitting himselfe with all his hart to thy good pleasure and will who hast visited him ¶ The Baronnesse Baronnesse braue and hie Prepare thy selfe to dye ¶ The Lady Ladies gay and fayre To you I doe repayre No state no might young nor old To resist death dare be â—old Assist him in this his present danger especially if his conscience discouered before his inward sight accuseth him of any inward and secret sinne O our God our good God God of al comfort and consolation set against the same his wounded conscience the greéuous torments and voluntary sacrifice of thy welbeloued Sonne Iesus Christ who bare our infirmities and indured the payn which we had deserued being made sinne for vs wheÌ„ he suffred death for our sinnes and offences which he washed away with his bloud and rising agayn from the dead is made our iustice and present redemption Death by his might doth conuince Empresse Queene Dutchesse and Prince The Iudges wife Madame or iustice wife I am come to ende thy life The Lawyers wife Beware thy husbands gayn Reward thee not with pain The GentlewomaÌ„ Gentles braue fâ—â—e Daunce after my line Aldermans wife Thou art clothed in skarlet And yet art â—ut my varlet
be a harty confession of vnrighteousnes yealding to Gods mercy and crauing forgeuenes Such though they labor be heauy laden yet let thē come But how with a true faith nothing wauering or doubting 1. Tim. 2. Iam. 1. without fainting Eccle. 7. For the Lord is nigh vnto all those that call vpō him faythfully Psal. 145. According to your fayth be it vnto you saith Christ vnto the two blind men Mat. 10. What faith was that Do ye beleue sayth Christ that I am able to do this we beleue lord say they According to this faith they prayed for their eyesight and had it Pray thou in the same faith for thy soules health thou shalt receaue it Perswade thy selfe that God cannot but performe for Christes sake all his promises of grace and mercy Beleeue that Iesus Christ shed his hart bloud not only for our sinnes speaking generally but for thy sinnes and that he can and will helpe thee To such a one Christ him selfe sayth What so euer you desire when you pray beleue that you shall haue it it shal be done vnto you But whē you pray sayth he forgeue if you haue ought against any man that your Father in heauen may forgeue you .. Mark. 11. So that with this faith must be ioyned peace loue with our neighbor Mat. 6. 11. Also a life answerable to this faith 1 Ioh. 3. Least either our prayers be hindered 1. Pet. 3. Or not regarded Mat. 6. Or turned into sinne Psal. 109. But who hath this perfection Or whose prayers then shall be accepted Come therfore in the name of Christ For Christ is perfect though we vnperfect his holynes maketh our prayers holy when he offereth thē vnto the lord His righteousnes is our righteousnes and he was made sin for vs that we might be made the righteousnes of God. 2. Cor. 5. For to him that worketh not but beleueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly his fayth is coūted for righteousnes Rom. 4. Let not thy sinne therefore withdraw thee from this exercise for none asketh but he that wāteth none seeketh to find but he that hath lost Come therfore vnto him thou that doest labor and art heauy ladē carying in thy minde this one speciall note by the way what it is thou wilt demaund whē thou commest vnto him and for whom For prayers at aduenture are vnprofitable proceeding of custome from the lips not of zeale frō the hart What we should pray for the Scripture teacheth plainly First for the glory of god Ioh. 12. For the peace of Ierusalem Psal. 132. That the word of God may haue free passage 2. Thess. 3. that our flight be not in the winter Mat. 13. For our former sinnes Eccle 81. For soules health Psal. 36. For wisedome 2. Parali 1. For increase of loue Phil. 1. In time of sicknes Exod. 8. In afflictiō Ia. 1 Finally for all such thinges as the vse and want of man doth require whether they be earthly graces or spiritual alwayes framing our petitions to that certayn and iust rule of Gods will to the which all manner of requests must be referred for we know not what we should pray as becommeth vs Rom. 8. And therefore we aske and haue not Why Because we aske amisse Iam. 4. But this trust we haue that if we doe aske according to his will he heareth vs. 1. Ioh. 5. According vnto this his will therfore I meane his reuealed will knowen in Scripture pray for all men 1. Tim. 2. For all Kinges Esdr 6. Baruc. 1. For all that are in authoritie 1. Tim. 2. For the Ministers of Gods blessed word Heb. 1. That God may open their vtterāce Col 4. and increase their nūber Mat. 9. And that the word of God may be geuen vs Ephesi 6. Finally we must pray one for an other Iam 2. And for them that hate vs wrongfully Mat. 5. Forgeuing not seuen tymes but seuentye seuen tymes Mat. 18. And as Christ forgaue you so do ye Col. 3. For as the Chirurgian cannot soūdly heale a wound so long as the iron of the dart which gaue the wound is lodged in the bottome therof So likewise cannot prayer profite so long as the hart is cankered Therfore forgeue thy brother if he repent him Luk. 17 if he repent not yet forgeue him doe good vnto him so shalt thou heap coles of fire on his head Rom. 12. It followeth And I will refresh you Wherin thou mayst behold Christian Reader the assured mercy of God in Iesus Christ the effect of true and harty prayer For if thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus and shalt beleue in thyne hart that God raysed him vp from the dead thou shalt be saued He is rich vnto all thē that call vpon him for whosoeuer shall call vpon the name of the Lord shal be saued Rom. 10. Ye shall goe and pray vnto me and I wil heare you saith the Lord and you shall seek me and find me because you shal seek me with al your hart and I wil be foūd of you and I wil turn away your captiuity Iere. 29. Seeke and you shall find Mat. 6. God is true of his promise and therfore we find in Scripture that at Moises prayer the plague ceased Exod. 8. Miriam by it was deliuered from his leprosy Num. 11. By prayer Anna was of a barrē woman made fruitfull 1. Reg. 1. Dauid obtained forgeuenes for his manslaughter and whoredōe 2. Reg. 12. Helias caused great plenty of rayne Ia. 5. Ezekias ouercame Zenacharib 4. Reg 19. Toby prospered Tob. 4. Susanna deliuered from death Dan. 13. By prayer Queen Hester deliuered her and her people Hest. 14. Ionas was deliuered out of the whales belly Ionas 2 By prayer Lepers were clensed Luk. 17. the blinde restored to sight Luk. 18. The palsy cured Mat. 11. many men we omen obtained health for their sonnes daughters and seruaunts Mat. 8. 15. By prayer the lame was restored to lims Ma. 4. the deafe men to heare Ma. 21. the dome to speake Ma. 12. By prayer remissiō of sinnes was obtayned Ma. 11. the holy ghost purchased for the Apostles all the faythfull Ma. 26. To be short wonderfull is the strength and force of prayer without the which nothing prospereth with vs fortunately But yet here remaineth a farther question how it may stād with Gods immutable wil and decree that our prayers should be of such strength force to alter the threatnings which are decreed therfore of force must come to passe I aunswere God neuer promysed any thing in scripture for the most part except it were the absolute promises concerning Messias and such like but it hath a condition annexed vnto it ether expresly or to be vnderstood Likewise he neuer threatneth for the most part but a conditiō is added thereunto As for example Adam was created of God that he should haue liued continually in blesed estate if he would so remayne this was the conditiō
to Iethro his father in law and sayd to him I pray c. Exo. 4. My soule doth magnify the Lord and my sprite doth reioyce in God my sauiour Luke 1. I Thanke theé O Lord Iesu Christ that it hath pleased theé to geue me good rest this night past And I beseéch theé likewise to prosper me all this day following to the glory of thy name and to mine own soules health And thou which art the true daylight that neuer knoweth any euentide And the euerlasting dayson which quickneth cherisheth and cheéreth all thinges vouchsafe to shine into my minde that I may not stumble into any sinne but by thy guyding come to eternall life Amen Another I Thank theé O holy Lord father almighty and euerlasting God that thou hast vouchsafed to keépe me this night through thy great mercy And I beseéch theé of thine vnmeasurable clemency to geue me grace so to pas this day now comming in all lowlynesse Put thy shoes of thy feete for the place wheron thou standest is holy ground Exod. 3. Aarons rod being put in the tabernacle did blossom and I will make cease c. Num. 17. When the dayes were accomplished Mary brought 〈◊〉 her first â—e â—otten sonne and â—rapped him in swaâ—lâ—ng clothes and layd him in the manger because there was no roume 〈…〉 meéknes chastity charitie patience goodnes feare and warynesse as my seruise may please theé through him which shall come to iudge both the quick and the dead the world by fire keépe and preserue me from all euil from all stumbling and geuing of offence from all wilfull sinning and from all the crafts and assaultes of wicked feénds and enemies seéne or vnseéne through our Lord Iesus Christ thine onely begotten sonne To whom be prayse and glory with theé for euermore Amen * A Prayer at the putting on of our Clothes MOst gracious and merciful sauyour Iesus Christ thou knowest how we be borne clothed clogged with the greéuous and heauy burthen of the first man who fell away vnto fleshlynesse through disobedience And when the viii dayes were accomplished that they should circumcise the childe his name was then called Iesus which was so named of the Angel before he was conceiued c. Luke 2. Abraham circumcised his sonne Isaac when he was eight dayes old as God had coÌ„maunded him c. Gen. 21 Let euery maÌ„ child among you be circumcised That is ye shal circumcise the fores skin of your flesh c. Ge. 17 Uouchsafe therefore I beseéch theé to strip me out of the old corrupt Adam which being soked in sin transformeth him self into all incumberances and diseases of the minde that may lead away from theé Rid me also quite and cleane of that his tempter the deceitfull Eue which turneth vs away from the obedience of thy Father Clothe me with thy self O my redeémer and sanctifyer clothe me with thy self which art the second man and hast yealded thy self obedient in all things to God thy father to rid away all lustes of the flesh and to destroy the kingdome thereof through righteousnes Be thou our clothing and apparrell to keép vs warme from the cold of this world For if thou be away by and by all things become noume weake and stark dead Wheras if thou be present they be liuely sound strong and lusty Abner said to Dauid make couenant with me and be hold mine hand shal be with thee c. 2. Sam. 3. The Queen of Saâ—a bring gifts to Ierusalem to Salomon with a very great trayâ—e c. 3. Reg· 10. â—here is the king of the Iewes that is 〈◊〉 for we haue 〈◊〉 his starre in the East and are â—ome to worship him When Herode the king heard this he was troubled all Ierusalem â–ª c. Math. 2. And therfore like as I wrap my body in these clothes so cloth thou me all ouer but specially my soule with thine own selfe Amen ⧠A Prayer to be sayd at our first going abroad I Must be fayn to go abroad among the snares which the deuill and his handseruant the world haue layd for me and I cary with me besides the stinges of mine own flesh Guyde me therfore O thou most sure guide be thou my leader thou God of my welfare Defend me O captayn from the traynes and stalles that are layd for me that whatsoeuer thinges I shall meéte with I may make no more accouÌ„t of them then they are worthy of but keép on my way with mine eyes so fast fixed and setled vpon theé alone as I may not deal with any thing further 〈◊〉 the dayes of Purification after the law of Moses â—â—re accomplished they brought Iesus to Ierusalem to preseÌ„t him to the lord as it is written in the law of the lord Luke 2. God sayd to Moses sanctify vnto me all the first borne that open al maner matrices among the childreÌ„ c. Exo. 13 Anna bare a sonne brought him into the house of the Lord in Siloh and the child was young c 1. Sam. 1. forth then it hath respect vnto theé Lord shew me thy wayes and lead me in thy pathes for thy Sonnes sake Amen * A Prayer to be sayd at our returning home O How excellent and ioyfull shall our returning home be into the euerlasting quyet and blessed house of heauen where there is no troble nor incumberance at al. All the mirth and gladnes of this world is but a shadow in comparysoÌ„ of the pleasures that are there Nothing O Lord is liker to thy holy nature then the minde that is setled in quietnesse Thou hast called vs into that quietnes and peace of thine froÌ„ out of the turmoiles of this world as it were from out of stormes into a hauen Which is such a peace as the world cannot geue and as passeth all capacitie of man. Behold thy brother Esau is coÌ„forted agaynst ther meaning to kill thee Gen. 27. Michaell spake vnto Dauid If thou saue not thy self this night to morrow c. 1. Sa. 19· â—rise and take the babe and his mother and flie into Egipt and be there till I bring thee word for Herode will seeke the babe to destroy him So he arose toke the babe his mother c Math. 2 Houses are builded for vs to repair into from the anoyance of the wether from the cruelty of beastes and from the waues and turmoiles of this troublous world Graunt now O most mercifull Father that through thy singular goodnes our bodies may so resort into theÌ„ from our outwarde doinges as our mindes may yeald them selues obedyent vnto theé without striuing that they may the better and more quyetly exalt them selues into that souerayne rest of thine aboue Graunt that nothing may disturb and disquyet them here beneath but that all things may be quyet and calme through that peace of thine The peace of Christ be to this house and to all that dwell therin Amen * A Prayer to be sayd
morrow Moreouer because this life hath not one houre certayne whensoeuer the eâ—entide therof commeth the long sleepe of the body groweth vpon me from which we shall not wake till the dead rise agayn at the sound He was transfigured before them and his face did shine as the sunne and his clothes were as white as the light And beholde there appeared vnto them Moses and Elias c. Math. 17. Abraham said Lord if I haue now found fauor in thy sight c â–ª Gen. â—1 Nâ—buchadneser aÌ„swered Lo I seâ— foure men loose walking in the midst of the fire Dan. 3 of thine Angels Trumpet I beseech thee lighten thou then the eyes of my minde so as I may not sleepe in euerlasting death by the quenching of my faith but rest in thee to whom euen the dead are aliue Which lyuest and raignest with the Father and the holy Ghost one God world without end Amen ¶ A prayer to be sayd when we vnclothe our selues to bedward THis body which is become vnhaÌ„some and vnwealdy through sin shal be consumed by litle and litle and deliuered agayne to the earth from whence it was taken There shall the end be of this vanitie which we haue purchased to our selues by our owne folly Now therfore thou O most louing Father which hast set me together Dauid sayd to Nathan I haue sinned agaynst the lord c. 2. Sam. 12. Aaron looked vpon Myriam and behold she was leprous Num. 12. Iesus sayd Many sinnes are forgeuen her for she loued much To whom a little is forgeuen he doth loue a litle And he said vnto her Thy sinnes are forgeuen thee c. Luke 7 dissolue me in such wise as I may feéle my selfe to be dissolued and remeÌ„ber of whom I am ouercome and consider whether I must goe Take me not vnwares and vnprouyded to thy iudgement seat but like as we be willing to put of our clothes which we shall put on agayne when the night is past so let vs not be loth to put of this body which we shall receiue agayn after that the night of this world hath run out his full race Amen ⧠A Prayer to be sayd at our going into bed WHen the day is ended we geue our selues to rest in the night so when this life is ended we rest in deth Nothing resembleth our life more theÌ„ the day nor death more then sleépe nor the graue more then the bed Uouchsafe therfore O Lord our gouernour When Christ came nere Ierusalem he beheld the citie and wept for it saying O if thou hadst euen knowen at the lest in this thy day those thinges which belong vnto thy peace c. Luke 19. Who shall haue pity then vâ—on thee O Ierusalem or who c. Iere. 15. Their feasts are turned into lamentation their Alars c. 1. Michâ— 1. defender both to shield vs now lying vnable to help our selues from the craftines assaults of our cruell enemy also to call vs then vnto theé when we shal be yet more vnable at the finishing of the race of this life not for our own deserts but for thy own mercy sake that we may liue walk with theé for euer And now let vs so fall a sleép in theé as thou only those exceding great incredible good thinges may in such wise be preseÌ„t alway before vs by the insight of our minds as we may not be absent from theé no not euen in sleép that such dreames may both keép our beds and bodies pure vndefiled and also chere our harts with that blessed ioy of thine In trust wherof I wil fall on sleép and take my rest through our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Amen A Prayer when we be redy to sleep The women sang by course in their play and said c. 1. Sam. 2â— The children of the prophetes came to meete Helisha c. 4. Reg. 2. Christ riding to Ierusalem many spred their gâ—â—â—entes in â—he way other cut downe branches of the trees strawed them in the way And they that went before and they that folowed c Mark. â—â— â–ª TAke me into thy protection O Lord Iesu Christ our defender and graunt that while my body slepeth my soul may wake in thee and cheérefully and ioyfully behold the happy gladsome heauenly life wherein thou art soueraine with the Father and the holy Ghost and the Angels and holy soules of men are most blessed fellow Citizens for euer and euer Amen * A preparation or preface to Publick Prayer ALmighty God and heauenly Father I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy and in thy feare will I worshippe toward thy holy Temple I haue loued the habitation of thine house and willingly am I present in the congregation of thy Saints praysing and confessing thy holy name Iesus went into the temple and began to cast out them that sold and bought saying vnto them it is written Myne house is the house of prayer but ye haue made it a deâ— of theues Luke 10 Is this house become a den of theeues wherupon c. Jere. 7. Mine house shall be called a house of prayer for all people c. Esay 56 Come let vs fall and bow down before the Lord who hath made vs because he is the Lord our God and we the sheep of his pasture Exalt the Lord our God fall down before his footstoole for he is holy Lord I make my prayer vnto thee in an acceptable time euen in the multitude of thy mercies O God heare me in the truth of thy saluation I will offer to thee a sacrifice of praise and will call vpon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vowes vnto the Lord euen now in the presence of all his people in the courts of the Lords house euen in the middest of thee O Ierusalem I will run in the way of thy commaundementes when thou shalt inlarge mine hart Teach me O Lord the way of thy statutes Open mine eyes that I may see the wonders of thy lawe When Iosephes brethren saw him a farr of c. Gen. 3 Absolon rose vp early and stode hard by the c. 2. Sam. 15. Behold a woman a Cananite came out of the sea coastes â–ª and cried saying vnto him Haue mercy on me O Lord c. Math. 1â— Then will I take the cup of saluation and call vpon the name of the Lord. Lord open thou my lips and my mouth shall shew forth thy prayse I will sing with the Spirite and in vnderstanding and say Amen * A short speech before the Lords Proyer O Heauenly Father O most merciful God I most wretched sinner am vnworthy to lift vp my hands and eyes vnto thee or to trouble thee with my prayers Neuerthelesse forasmuch as thou hast commaunded all men to pray promised that thou wilt heare vs And moreouer prescribed vs a forme of Prayer in expresse wordes by thy welbeloued Sonne Iesus Christ being
haue now found fauor in thy sight c. Gen. 18. Nabuchadneser aÌ„swered Lo I see fouremen loose walking in the midst of the firâ— Dan. 3 He was transâ—Ì„gured before them and his face did shine as the sunne and his clothes were as white as the light And beholde there appeared vnto them Moses and Elias c. Math. 17. Iesus sayd Many â—innes are forgeuen her for she loued much To whom a little is forgeuen he doth loue a litle And he said vnto her Thy sinnes are forgeuen thee c. Luke 7 Dauid sayd to Nathan I haue sinned agaynst the lord c. 2. Sam. 12. Aaron looked vpon Myâ—iam and behold she was leprous Num. 12. Who shall haue pity then vpon thee O Ierusalem or who c. Iere. 15. Their feasts are turned into lamentation their Altars c. 1. Micha 1. When Christ came nere Ierusalem he beheld the citie and wept for it saying O if thou hadst euen knowen at the left in this thy day those thinges which belong vnto thy peace c. Luke 19. And because no gouernment can long stand without good counsell neither can any counsell be good except it be prospered by theé blesse therfore we beseéch theé both her maiesty and her honorable Counsaile that both they rightly vnderstand what is to be done and she accordingly may accomplish that they doe counsell to thy glory and furtherance of the gospell and publick wealth of this Realme Christ riding to Ierusalem many spred their garmentes in the way other cut downe branches of the trees stâ—awed them in the way And they that went before and they that folowed c Mark. â—â— The women sang by coâ—â—ese in their play and said c. 1. Sam. 2â— The children of the prophetes came to meete Helisha c. 4. Reg. 2. Likewise to al magistrates such as be aduaunced to authority or placed in office by what name or title soeuer geue we beseéch theé a carefull conscience vprightly to discharge their duety that as they be publick persons to serue the commoÌ„ wealth so they abuse not their office to their priuate gayne nor priuate reuenge of their own affections but that iustice being administred without bribery and equity balanced without cruelty or parciality thinges that be amisse may be reformed vice abandoned truth supported innocency releéued Gods glory maintayned and the Common wealth truely serued Is this house become a â—en of theeues wherupon c. Iere. 7 Mine house shall be called a house of prayer for all people c. Esay 56. Iesus went into the temple and begâ—n tâ— cast out them that sold and bought saying vnto them 〈…〉 written Myne house is the house of prayer but ye haue made it a 〈◊〉 of thenâ—s Luke â— The chiefe priestes and the Scribes and the Elders of the people consulted how they might take Iesus by suttletie and kil him But they said not on the feast day least any vprore c. Math. 26 When Iosephes brethren saw him a farr of c. Gen. 3 Absolon rose vp early and stoode hard by the c. 2. â—am 19. And forasmuch as the Bishoppe of Rome is wont on euery good Friday to accurse vs damned hereticks we curse not him but pray for him that he with all his partakers either may be turned to a better truth or els we pray theé gracious Lord that we neuer agreé with him in doctrine and that he may so curse vs still and neuer bles vs more as he blessed vs in Queéne Maries time God of thy mercy keép away that blessing from vs. Iudas sayd Come let vs sell him to the Ismalites c. Gen. 37 So Ioseph was brought down into Egypt and Poâ—ipher c. Gen. 30 Then appointed vnto him thirtie pieces of siluer and from that â—â—me Iudas sought oportunitie to betray Christ his maister Now on the first day of the feast of vnleaueâ—ed bread c. Math. 26 And forasmuch as thy poore little flock can scarse haue any place or rest in this world come Lord we beseéch theé with thy Factum est and make an end that this world may haue no more time nor place here that thy Church may haue rest for euer For these and all other necessities requisite to be begged and prayed for asking in thy Christes name and as he hath taught vs we say Our Father which art in heauen c. Another O Singular louer of vs Christ Iesu O Bridegrome to whom thy Church is most deare and which hast Iesus at his last supper as they did eate tooke bread wheÌ„ he had geuen thankes brake it and gaue it to his disciples saying Take eate this is my body c. Math. 26. Melchâ—â—â—ech brought forth bread and wine and he c. Gen. 37 Moses sayd to the people of Israell This is that bread c. Exo. 16. promised that thou wilt neuer fayle her increase her and multiply her with good issue like the father that is to wit like thy selfe Make vs to be all of one minde both in thee and in the thinges that concern thee so as we may verely be that body whereof thou art the head being as it were glewed and fastened together with mutuall charitie kindeled with that euerlasting fire of thine which hast so loued vs that thou hast spent thy bloud and thy life for vs. O Christ the author and perswader of peace loue and good wil soften our hard and steely harts warme our ycie and frozen harts that we may wish well one to another so as al men may perceue vs to be thy true disciples And geue vs grace eueÌ„ now to begin to shew forth that heauenly life wherin there is no disagreement I saw all Israel scatred as sheepâ— that had no shepheard c. 3. Reg. 22 Helisha sayd behold thou shalt see it with thine eyes but thou c. 4. Reg. 7. 〈◊〉 said all ye shall be offended by 〈◊〉 this night c. He said moreouer vnto them sitte yâ— here while I go and pray yonder and he toke Peter and the two sonnes c. Math. 26. nor hatred but peace and loue on all hands one towards another Amen Another THe Church is one body deriued from thee O Christ the head therof into diuers members knitte to thee together among themselues with the knot of mutual loue a great mistery of Gods goodnes Now look how great a benefite loue vnitie and peace are so great a mischief is dissention the mother of hatred The author of the former is God and the author of this other is the deuil And like as nothing can be deuised more blessed then to haue the Earthlye church to imitate the concord of the heauenly church so nothing is more wretched then the contrary which is the Image of hell O head and father of oures thou Iesus knowing all thinges that should come went forth and said vnto them Whome seeke ye They answered him Iesus of Nazareth Iesus aunswered I am he Iudas also
c. Iohn 1â— The foolish virgines camâ— also sayng Lord Lord c. Math. 2â— The great Dragon that old serpent was cast out c. 〈◊〉 12. only art of power to performe what thou listest Therefore gather thou vs together dispersed knit vs together now iarring rent asuÌ„der with opinions vnite vs together whom hatred and enmity hath set as far at ods as can be Graunt that all of vs which are regenerated renewed by baptisme in thy name may cloase together in one body meet for such a hed as thou art theÌ„ the which none caÌ„ be imagined either better or greater Let vs be all of one minde let vs set our harts all vpoÌ„ one thing namely vpon thee the only almighty god and singular louer of vs which art also a most meek man and wast nayled to the crosse for our sinnes and art the redeemer of mankind and the setter vp agayn of the whole world Lord asswage the great number of waues wherewith this Ship of thine Ioaâ— tooke 〈…〉 peaceably and smote him vnder the ribbe that he 〈◊〉 c. 2. Sam. 3. Simon to redeme Ionathan sendeth mony and the children to Triphon c. 1. Maâ—ha 13. Iudas had geuen them a token saying Whomsoeuer I kisse he it is take him and lead him away And as soonâ— as he was come hâ— goeth to him and saith Maister maister c. Marke 14. is assaulted and shakeÌ„ Awake Christ Iesu and saue vs or els we are like to suffer sore and horrible shipwrack No strength no wisdome no riches of men can now help vs there remaineth no hope of remedy Only thy mercifull looke can saue vs from this cruell storme and make it calme agayn Therefore put to thy helping hand that we being preserued by thy power may glory in thy name AmeÌ„ * Another O Lord Iesu christ which through thine almightye power diddest make all creatures both visible and inuisible which by thy heauenly wisdom gouernest and disposest all thinges in most beutifull order which by thine vnspekable goodnes preseruest maintaynest and quicknest all things which through thine infinite mercy ameÌ„dest The Iewes 〈◊〉 Christ in his face and buffeted him saying Prophecy vnto vs O Christ who is he that smote thee Peter sate without in the hall and a maid c Math. â—6 When C ham the father of 〈◊〉 saw the nakednes of his father he told his two brethren c Gen. 10 Heliseâ—s is mocked of little children crying vnto him Come vp thou baldhead c. 4. Reg. 2. the things that are crazed buildest vp the things that were fallen down and quicknest the thinges that were dead vouchsafe we beseéch theé to turne thy countenance at length to thy singularly beloued spouse the church euen that milde and gratious countenaunce of thine wherwith thou cherest all things in heaueÌ„ in earth aboue the heauens and vnder the earth vouchsafe to turne those meéke and merciful eyes of thine wherwith when thou beheldest Peter he repented him by and by and wherewith thou beheldest the scattered people and wast moued with pitie because they wandered like stray and scattered sheép for want of a shepheard Thou seést O good shepheard how sundry sorts of wolues are broken into thy sheépfold of whoÌ„ euery one crieth this is Christ insomuch that euen the perfectest might be drawen into error The ploweâ—s ploweâ— vpon my backe and furrowes long did cast c. Psal. 131. Sathan smote Iob with sore boyles frâ— the solâ— of his foot c. Iob. 2. Pilate let 〈◊〉 lose vnto theÌ„ and scourged Iesus and deliuered him to be crucified Then the souldiours of the gouernour toke Iesus in to the common hâ—ll c. Math. 2â— if it were possible Thou seést with what windes with what waues and with what stormes thy litle ship is tossed out of the which it is not thy will that there shall be any safety What must follow but that all of vs must neédes perish if she should be drowned in the waters We acknowledge and confes that our own sinnes haue procured vs this tempest We acknowledge thy righteousnes and bewalle our own vnrighteousnes but yet therwithall we appeale to thy mercy which according to the psalme of the Prophet exceédeth al thy works We haue indured much punishment already being ouerworn with so many warres ouerspent with so many exactions vexed with so many kindes of sicknesses and plagues ouerflowed with so many flouds and scared with so many strange wonders threatening vs from the skyes and yet for al these And the souldiours platted a crowne of thorne vpon his head and a reede in his right hand and bowed their knees before him and mocked him saying God 〈◊〉 c. Math. 27 When thou hast done all thy dâ—â—ty â—â—tte downe that thou mayst receue a crown c. Eccle. â—2 Abner sayd vnto Dauid who art thou that criest to the king c. 〈◊〉 1. Sam. 26 mischiefes following one in anothers neck there apeareth not any HaueÌ„ any where to rest in but sorer things seéme to hang still ouer our heads We complayne not of any rigor on thy behalfe O most meéke Sauyour but we acknowledge thy mercy in that behalfe also for truely we haue deserued far sorer thinges How be it O most mercifull Iesu stand not thou vpon the due of our deserts but consider what becommeth thine own mercifulnes without the which not euen the Angels were able to stand before theé and much lesse we that are but earthen vessels Haue mercy vpon vs O pitiful Redeémer not for any worthinesse of oures but geue that glory to thy holy name Suffer not the Iewes Turks and others which ether know theé not or els enuy thy glory to brag continually against vs and to say Where is Iezabell sent a messenger vnto Helias saying The Gods do so to me â–ª c. â— Reg. 19. Then the king commaunded and they brought Daniell and cast c. Dan. 6. Pilate toke water and washed hys handes before the multitude saying I am innocent of the death of this 〈◊〉 man looke you to it Then answered all the people â–ª c. Math. 27. their God Where is their Redemer Where is their Sauiour Where is their Bridegroome whom they boaste of These reproches light vpon theé while thy goodnes is measured by our aduersities Because they perceiue not that this chastising is to our welfare they deéme vs to be forsaken In time past when thou didst sleépe in the ship and the tempest that arose threatned destruction to all that were in it thou diddest awake at the crying out of a few of thy disciples and anone at thy almighty voyce the surges sank down the winds were whist and still and the troublesome storme was sodenly turned into a great calme The duÌ„be elementes knew the commaundement of their maker Now in this farre greéuouser tempest wherby not a few bodies but innumerable soules are in danger we beseéch theé to awake at the â—nd Iesus â—are his crosse
thou also God to acquite thy seruantes and a creator to saue thine own worke and a Sauyour to saue him that beleueth in thee and is baptized Wherfore O Lord mind not thy iustice only as agaynst a sinner but be mindfull of thy goodnesse as towards thy creature minde not thy wrath as agaynst an offender but be mindfull of thy compassion as towards a poore wretch of thine Spare me O Lord which art my saluation and desirest not the death of a sinner Spare my sinfull soul. My God in thee doe I trust and vnto thee doe I commit my soule O merciful God haue pitie vpon me haue pitie vpon thy humble creature Deale with me according to thy mercy O thou that art blessed for euer Amen Patience ouercōmeth all thinges Wrath deuoureth it selfe Looking vnto Iesus the Author c. Heb. 12. Let al bitternes and anger and wrath Eph. 4. Another O Most mercifull Lord how can I be good which haue bin euil euen in the good I sinned thou winkedst at it I continued long time in my wickednes and thou continuedst as long in thy louing kindnesse of purpose to bring me to repentance and to shew me fauor Thou therfore that hast born so long with my offences geue mercy to me miserable wretch For I beleue that whatsoeuer thou determinest to forgeue me it shal be as if it had neuer beéne done My whole life O my God maketh me afrayd because that when I sift it thorowly there appeareth welnere nothing but sinne or barrainnesse in it and if there be any fruit in it it is ether so thin and slender or so vnperfect and corrupted by some mean or other that Be not high minded but make your selues c Rom. 12. Woe to the crown of pride c. Esay 28. Humilitie is tender harted Pride despiseth his neighbour it may well either vtterly displease theé or at least wise not like theé Therfore being abashed at the multitude of my sinnes but yet trusting to thy gracious goodnes I acknowledge and cōfesse to theé my maker and Redeémer which hast promised forgeuenes to offenders that in sinne I was conceued in sinne haue I beén brought vp and in sinne haue I liued all the time of my life vnto this day I find not any sinne wherewith I am not defited by some meanes or other Thus is my soule filled with misery according to the desert of my sinnes Thus is my soule brought euen to the gate of hell O my God if thou deliuer me I haue cause to thanke theé if thou deliuer me not yet haue I no cause to blame theé for thou art righteous Alas how haue I liued what a nūber of euill things haue I sayd done Mercy beareth with infirmities Cruelty seeketh reuenge Be curteous and tender harted c. Ephe. 4. Auenge not your selues but geue place c. Rom. 12. I am ashamed that I haue liued so my conscience telleth me I haue deserued damnation but I am sure that thy mercy wipeth away all offence Wipe away mine iniquities therfore O Lord with the multitude of thy mercies and by the desert of thy most bitter passion and death Amen Another WOe is me wretch that I am how often haue I fallen in rising and lien still when I was fallen I haue heaped sinne vpon sinne often promising amendement but neuer perfourming it I haue alwayes returned agayn to my vomit and to my former offences I haue added new and worse Behold O most mercifull God I hide not my sinnes but I bewray them I doe not excuse but accuse my selfe for I know mine iniquitie well inough Surely I might well inough despayre in respect Three things reioyce me the vnitie c. Ecclesiasticus 25. The strife of the proud is bloudshed Ecclesi 27. Concord supporteth one another Discord destroyeth one another of my outragious sinnes vices and infinit ouersights which I haue committed and dayly doe committe without ceasing in thought word and deede and by all other meanes wherin mans frailty may offend were it not that thy word O Lord is become flesh and dwelleth among vs But now I dare not dispayre because that he submitting himselfe vnto thee to the very death yea euen to the death of the crosse hath taken away the handwriting of our sinnes and nayled it to his crosse crucifiyng the same and death both at once Therfore I beseech thee for thine only begotten sonnes death sake wipe away all my iniquities and be mercifull to me the miserablest of all sinners to the intent that being set free from sinne and iustified before thee through the righteousnes of thy sonne I may sing prayse to thy name and glorifie thee together with Loue nourisheth with ioy Herod murthereth infants the same thy sonne and the holy Ghost from this time forth for euermore Amē Another MY soul is weary of her life I will speake in the bitternes of my hart I am sick my life is brought weake with misery my bones are bruzed as in a mortar and therfore I flie to thee Lord as to my phisition Heal me O Lord and I shall be wholl saue thou me and I shal be safe And because I trust in theé I shall not be put to shame But who am I O gracious God that dare speak thus boldly vnto theé I am a sinner wholy bred born and brought vp in sinne a rotten caryon a filthy vessel wormes meat Woe is me Spare me O lord What victory were it if thou shouldest fight with me and ouercome me which am lesse then the stubble before the wind Pardon Put on the whole armore c. Ephe. 6. Stand fast in the faith c. 1. Cor. 16. Chastitie is secrete and clean Vncleanes is like a Goate me all my sinnes and lift me poore soule out of the mire Surely Lord if thou wilt geue me leaue thou shouldst not shun him that commeth running to theé For thou O Lord Iesu art my God and yet art thou flesh of my flesh and bone of my bones ioyning thy self to my humain nature without leauing the right hand of thy father and being both God and man in one person and yet contynuing still that which thou wast before And to what end hast thou done this so high and vnconceiuable thing but that I should come running boldly vnto theé as to my brother and thou mercifully impart thy Godhead vnto me Wherfore vp Lord and help me vp I say and put me not back for euer Like as the hart seéketh after the fountaines of water so doth my thirsty soul long after theé the liuing spring to Wisedome is better then gold Sardanapalus an imprudent king draw water of comfort out of the Sauiours welles that it may no more be a thirst when it commeth to appeare before thy face Come the ioy of my hart that I may take pleasure of theé Shew thy mercy to me to glad my hart with all Let me find theé for whom I long Let my sute enter
into thy presence O Lord and let thy hand saue me Loe here the man that was caught of theéues wounded and left half for dead as he was going towards Iericho Thou kinde harted Samaritane take me vp I haue sinned to to much in my life and done euil in thy sight From the sole of my foote to the crown of my hed there is no souÌ„d peéce in me Hadst not thou helped me by thy dying vpon the crosse my soule should haue gone to hell as it hath deserued But I O mercifull Iesu am a peéce of thy so deare raunsome Thou Vnderstanding is a welspring of life c. Prouâ—â—b 16 Be ye not like horse and Mule which c. Psalme 32. VnderstaÌ„ding reacheth the heauen Ignorance is as a beast hast shed thy precious bloud for me refuse me not I am the sheép that is gon astray O good shepheard seéke me out and bring me home to thy fold agayne that thou mayst be iustyfied in thy sayinges For thou hast promised me that in what houre soeuer a sinner doth figh for his sinnes he shal be safe I am sory I acknowledge mine iniquities and mine offences are alwayes in my sight Of a truth I am not worthy to be called thy sonne because I haue sinned against heauen and against theé Make me to heare of ioy and gladnes Turne thy face away from my sinnes and blot out all mine offences For thy singular mercies sake cast me not away from thy sight Deal not with me according to my sins neither reward me according to mine iniquities but help me O God of my welfare and for the honor of thy name delyuer me deal Industry gathereth reward Sloth bringeth sleep Goe to the Pismere O thou Slouggard c. Prouerb 6. The Slouthfull man hideth his hand in his c. Prouerb 26. fauourably with me according to thy good pleasure that I may dwell in thy house all the dayes of my life prayse theé for euer and euer with them that are there Amen Another MOst gentle master Iesu christ how oft haue I transgressed the rule of thy doctrin How oft haue I despised thy commaundements O holy Lord When thou badst me returne I returned not â–ª WheÌ„ thou didst threaten I was not afrayd When thou didst deale mildly and gently with me I becam the curster Aboue seuenty times seuen times haue I sinned against heauen and in thy sight who shall wash away so great filth who shall scrape of this daubaken dung Whatsoeuer Peter say thou Wherfore I put you in remembrance c. 2. Tim. 1. I am counted among them that goe down c. Psal. 88. Memory is a treasure house Obliuion is as a graue must be fayn to wash vs thy selfe for we be not able to wash our selues but in al things that we doe we haue neede of thy mercifull washing The traytor Iudas was admitted to eate with thee at thy table but he was shut out from this healthful washing and in the end could not be washed for defacing the honor of his apostleship with cursed couetousnes Howbeit forasmuch as with thee is the well of life and the bottomles poole of all compassions that euer haue been vouchsafe that we whom thou hast washed in baptisme whom thou hast washed with thine own bloud and whom thou washest still from time to time by forgeuing our dayly sinnes may be remoued from the puddles of this world and from the mire of this present life to the most pleasant kingdom of thy glory Iustice iudgeth rightly Tyranny oppresseth â—ight Dauid executed right and iustice c 2. King. 2. Thy princes are rebellious and companions c. Esay 1. where there is neither scab nor sorenesse of eyes neither issue of bloud nor vncleanes of body nor any need of more washing because the substance of thy brightnes shall be fully incorporate into our bodies according to thy promyses which thou must needes fulfill And therfore goe through with the good worke which thou hast begun and bring it to perfection according to thy good pleasure Amen * Another BOw downe thine eares to my words O Lord and harken to my cry Harken to the voyce of my prayer my king and my God haue mercy vpoÌ„ me and heare my prayer Upon the multitude of thy compassions will I enter into thy house and worship towards thy holy temple Lord rebuke He girdeth me with strength c. Psalme 18. He sayd he would burne vp c. Iudith 6. Strength shevved in the arme Holofernes slayne by Iudith me not in thy rage neither chastise me in thine anger For thine arowes stick fast in me and thy hand lyeth heauy vpon me There is no health in my flesh at the sight of thy displeasure There is no ease in my bones at the sight of my sinnes For mine iniquities are gone ouer my head and lye heauy vpon me like a sore burthen Haue pity vpon me according to thy great mercy and according to the multitude of thy compassions wipe away my sinnes Wash me more and more from mine vnrighteousnes and clense me from my sinne For I acknowledge mine vnrighteousnes and my sinne is alwayes in my sight Greatly haue I sinned against theé and done euil in thy sight that thou mightest be iustified in thy sayings and ouercome when thou art iudged Behold I was conceiued in wickednes and my mother bred me Courage is bould in Christ. Cowardice faynteth in tryall Dauid tooke a good courage to him c. 1. Reg. 2. I desire that you faynt not c. Ephe. 3. in sinne Turn thy face away from my sinnes and wipe out all my iniquities A clean hart create in me O God and renue a right spirit in my bowels Thrust me not out of thy presence neither take thou thy holy spirite from me Geue me the comfort of thy sauing health agayn and strengthen me with a principall spirit For thou Lord art good and pitifull and of much mercy to them that call vpon theé Thou O lord God artful of mercy and compassion flow to wrath but full of pitie truth Therefore shall the righteous prayse theé and sinners shall be conuerted vnto theé Amen Another I Am gone astray like a lost sheep seek thy seruant O Lord for I am not vnmindfull of thy commaundements Enter not into iudgement with thy seruant A wholesome sleepe commeth of c. Eccle. 31. For tables are so full of vomit c. Esay 28 Temperance watcheth and bridleth Intemperance ouercommeth the hart O Lord for no man liuing shall be iustified in thy sight Who knoweth all his sins Cleanse me from my secret sinnes and for other mennes sinnes beare with thy seruant Call to minde thy compassions O Lord and thy mercies which haue been from euerlasting Remember not Lord the misdeedes and offences of my youth Be mindfull of me according to thy mercy for thy goodnes sake O Lord for it is exceeding great Make thy mercies yet more wonderfull O thou that sauest theÌ„ which
trust in thee Turne not thy face away from me neither shake of thy seruant in thine anger For in death no man is mindfull of thee and in hell who will prayse thee What profit is there in my bloud that I should goe down into corruption Shall dust geue thee thanks or vtter forth thy truth Looke back vpon me and hear me O my God Inlighten mine eyes that I Measure in wine comforteth Excesse walketh wantonly Vse a little wine for thy stomack 1. Tim. 5 〈…〉 that rise vp early c. Esay 1. sleepe not in death Withhold not thy compassions aloofe from me but let thy mercy and truth alwayes preserue me Amen A comfort after crauing of mercy gathered out of the psalmes IN theé O Lord doe I trust therfore shall I not be confounded for euer Deliuer me in thy righteousnes I beseéch theé my god Cast a chereful couÌ„tenance vpon thy seruant and saue me for thy mercies sake Lord let me not be put to shame for I haue called vpon theé For sake me not O Lord my God depart not from me Make hast to help me O God of my welfare Why art thou heauy O my soul and why doest thou trouble me Put thy trust in God for yet will I praise him because there is helpe in his countenance Pitifull and mercifull is the Lord For it is suffycient for vs c. 1 Pet. 4. Let vs which are of the day be sober 〈…〉 Sobriety watcheth her mouth Voluptuousnesse ryoteth slow to wrath and of much compassioÌ„ He will not be alwayes at variance nor be angry for euer But looke how high the heauen is aboue the earth so highly hath he made his mercy to preuaile vpon them that feare him Looke how farre the East is from the Weast so farre hath he set our sinnes from vs And as the father pityeth his own children so doth the Lord pitie them that feare him For he knoweth wherof we be made and he considereth that we be but dust Therfore wil I tary the Lords laysure my soule wayteth vpon the Lord in his word is my trust my soule wayteth for the Lord from one morning watch to another Let Israell trust in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and plenteous redemption and he will redeéme Israell from all his iniquities Yea the Lord is good vnto all Christian souldior harnised Hell Temptation ouercome Whose apparailing let not be c. 1. Pet. 3. The steps of a strange woman c. Prouerb 5. men and his mercy is aboue all his works Praysed be the Lord Amen ⧠A Prayer in commendation of Gods mercy receiued made by S. Augustine BEhold O my Creator many things haue I craued but not deserued the least I confesse alas I confesse that these thy benefits are not due vnto me but rather many and most strange scourges Yet for that Publicans sinners and theéues in a momeÌ„t deliuered out of their enemies iawes are mercifully receiued into the shepheards fold I am so much the more imboldned For thou O thou maker of all things albeit in all thy works thou art maruelous yet in thy works of mercy thou art surpassing marueilous wherof thou thy self hast spokeÌ„ by one of thy seruants saying His mercy is aboue all If they continue grounded in faith 1. Tim. 2 He that endureth to the end shal be saued Mat. 10 Perseuerâ—ce indureth to the end Reuolting a Sow in the mire his workes And that which thou spakest in generall of all thy people we trust thou hast verefied vpon euery one seuerally saying My mercy will I not take from him For thou despisest none reiectest none thou terrifiest none but such as most horibly are afrayd of theé When thou art angry yet doest thou not reuenge but doest blesse with thy riches such as haue kindled thy wrath if they shal cease Charitie feedeth the hungry I was an hungry and ye gaue me meate Mat. 25. If thine enemy hunger feede him Prouer. 25. The ignorant is instructed by theé the mourner comforted they that fall raysed agayn and deliuered from destruction to him that asketh thou doest geue he that seéketh theé findeth theé and to him that knocketh thou doest open O Lord God of my health behold what should I obiect what should I answere no refuge without theé no corner is hid from theé thou hast shewed me the way to liue well thou hast geuen me the knowledge to walke aright thou hast threatned hell fire and promised the glory of thy paradise â—â—aritie geâ—eth drinke to the thirsty I thirâ—ted and you gaue me drink Mat. 25. The Niggard witholdeth drinke from the thirsty â—say â—2 O Lord my strength and might my God my refuge and deliuerer inspire my minde what to thinke of theé Put into my mouth how to call vpon theé Geue me such workes as may please theé With theé a sorrowfull spirite is a sacrifice also thou doest accept an humble and contrite hart Charitie harboreth strangers I was a stranger ye lodgeed me Mat. 25. I haue not suffered a stranger to lye without Iob. 31. * A complaint of a sinner in that he sinneth againe after repentance by S. August Charitie clotheth the naked I was naked ye clothed me Mat. 25 If a brother or Sister be naked or destitute Iames. 2. With what face shall he intreat for mercy who is worthy of hatred and he that meriteth punishmeÌ„t with what boldnes can he demaund prayse He prouoketh the iudge who seéketh to haue a recompence but neglecteth his purgation He insolently and worthy of death tryumpheth ouer the king who albeit a traitor sueth for an vndeserued reward He exasperateth the louing affectioÌ„ of his father who before due time vsurpeth the prerogatiue of inheritance Charitie visiteth the sick I was sick ye visited me Math. 25. Let it not greue thee to visit the sick Eccle. 7 And seéing that it is impossible for me to recken vp all I confesse that I haue instructed the simple how to sin the vnwilling I haue perswaded I haue inforced them that refused and I haue geuen consent to them that of theÌ„ selues were willing Sight Let thine eyes behold that is right Prouerb 4. A Prayer against dispayre MAny say to my soule there is no help for him in his god But thou Lord art my maintayner my glory and the holder vp of my head Departe not from me in the time of my neéd but defend thou me till this storm be ouerpast Amen ⧠A Prayer vpon the minding of Christes passion WHat man is this whom I behold all bloudy with skin all to torn with knubs and wales of stripes hanging down his head for weakenes towards his shoulder crowned with a Hearing The eare of â—elosy heareth all thyngs Wisdome 1. garland of thornes pricking through his skull to the hard brayne and nayled to a crosse What so haynous fault could he do to deserue it What iudge could be so cruell as to put him to it What hangmen could
to abide all things patiently for thy sake and for the truth of thy gospell And let it ingender in me a despising of all worldly and earthly things and an earnest loÌ„ging and indeuour to attayn to the heauenly herytage for the purchasing wherof vnto me for the bringing of me therunto thou hast endured these and all other thy most bitter and intollerable torments Stones shall â—uÌ„ble togeâ—her and make a huge noâ—e â—irrible earthquakes shall make meÌ„ hide theÌ„selues Valyes shall be filed and hils brogh â–ª low Wherfore I beseéch theé graunt me true repentance amendment of life perseuerance in all goodnes a stedfast fayth and a happy death through the merites of thy sufferings that I may also be made partaker of thy blessed resurrection Amen Another O Lord Iesu the very freedome of the Angels and the pleasure of paradise remember the terror and greefe which thou didst indure at such time as all thine enemies stoode about thee like a sort of Lyons vexing thee with buffetings spittings scratchings and other intollerable dealings and martyring thee with reprochfull words greeuous stripes and most greeuous torments I beseech thee O Lord for thine own sake and for thine exceding great mercies sake which caused thee to abide these things for our They that hid thâ— selueâ— shall runne forth like mad 〈◊〉 The bones of the dead shall appere aboue the Sepulâ—res The povvers of heauen shall be shaken redemption delyuer me from all mine enemies visible inuisible and graunt that I may finde both protection in this life and endlesse felicitie in the life to come vnder the shadow af thy wings Amen Another O Iesu the framer and creator of the world whom no measure can comprehend within bounds and which holdest the earth in thy hand call to minde thy most bitter payn which thou didst indure when they nayled thy most holy hands to the crosse likewise strake through thy most tender feet making thy wouÌ„ds still more and more paynfull because thou wast not agreeable to their fancy and so drawing and retching out thy body to the length and bredth of the crosse that they loosened all the sinewes of thy members Euery one liuing shall dye presently Heauen earth all elementes shall burne The dead shall rise I beseech thee graunt that my continuall minding of this thy most holy and bitter paynes vpon the crosse may cause me to stand in awe of thee and also to loue thee Amen Another O Iesu the heauenly phisition remember the anguish payn and greéfe which thou diddest suffer by the rending and tearing of all thy members wheÌ„ thou wast hoysed vp nayled to the crosse insomuch as ther was not any one of them that remayned whole and sound so that there was neuer any payn found like vnto thine for there was not any place of theé left whole from the sole of the foote to the crown of the head and yet euen then vnmindefull of all thy paynes thou prayedst meékly to thy father for thine Emperors and kings we did raigne But now the earth doth vs detayne ¶ The Emperor Of Monarch Emperor I am the conqueror ¶ The king Keâ—sar or king I must thâ—e bring enemies saying Father forgeue them for they wote not what they doe I beseéch theé by thy louing kindenes and mercy which caused theé to suffer these paynes for my sake let thy passion be the full pardon of all my sinnes Amen Another O Iesu the mirror of eternall brightnes and fountayn of vnconsumeable goodnes which hanging vpon the crosse didst thirst for the saluation of maÌ„ mankind I beseech thee kindle in vs the desire of all good works and quench in vs the thirst of all fleshly lustes and both coole and kill in vs the loue of all worldly delighte Amen * Another O Princely Iesu the strength and triumph of our mindes which for ¶ The Duke Duke though thou be daunce after me â–ª ¶ The Marques Marques of state march with thy mate Dukes and Marques we haue been Nought now but bones are to be seen our sakes diddest suffer such anguish of hart that the bitternes of thy death and the exclamation of the Iewes vpbraiding and reuyling thee made thee to cry out with a loud voyce O God my God why hast thou forsaken me I beseech thee forsake me not in my distresse but be at hand to comfort me and delyuer me specially in the time of death Amen Another O Iesu the bottomles sea of all mercye I beseech thee by thy deepe wounds which pearced through thy flesh into the marow of thy bones and into the very bowels of thee pull me out of the gulfe of my sins and hide me in the holes of thy wounds from the sight of thy Fathers iust wrath vntill his displeasure be ouerpast Amen We Earles and Barons were sometime Now wrapt in lead are turnd to flâ—me ¶ The Baron Barons of nobilitie sweare to me fealty ¶ The Vicount Earle or Vicount geue thy account O Iesu the mirror of truth the staÌ„dard of vnitie and the bond of charitie remember thine innumerable wounds wherwith thou wast torne froÌ„ top to toe by the wicked Iewes so that thou wast all on a gore bloud Which torment thou didst suffer in that chast body of thine for our sakes O most meéke Iesus leauing nothing vndone on thy behalf that might be for our benefite I beseéche theé write all thy woundes in my hart with thy most precious bloud that in them I may reade thy great loue towards me ¶ The Archbishop Archb. Metropolite theé thy Prouince I visite ¶ The Bishop Bishops graue old are sheep of my fold Bishops we haue taught the lore That all must enter deathes dore Another O Iesu the only begotten Sonne of the heauenly Father the brightnes and Image of his substaÌ„ce remember the harty commending of thy spirite into thy Fathers handes when hauing thy body all to torne and thy hart full of anguish and hauing earst vttered the bowels of thy mercy thou gauest vp the Ghost I beseeche thee for this thy precious deaths sake O king of Saincts giue me strength to withstand the diuel the world and the flesh that being dead vnto the world I may liue to thee onely And whensoeuer this banished and wayfaring soule of myne shall depart hence I beseech thee receiue it home into the hands of thy mercy Amen Both sheep and shepheard all must dye We taught the same the same we try ¶ The Doctor Doctor diuine at last thy reading houre is past ¶ The Preacher Preach no more about thy glas is run out Another O Iesu the true and fruitful vine remember the aboundant flowing out sheading of thy bloud which thou didst send out of thy body most plentifully as out of grapes pressed at the wine presse at such time as thou didst tread the winefat alone and begannest to vs of the cup of water and wine by the soldyars thrusting of theé into the
side with his spear so as there remayned not one drop more in thy body But finally thou wast as a bundle of mirhe hanged vp aloft thy tender flesh shrunke the moysture of thy bowels dried vp the marow of thy bones wasted away I beseéch theé O most sweéte Iesu by this most bitter death of thine and by the sheading of thy most precious bloud wound my hart with such repentance ¶ The lord Come lordings all daunce at my call ¶ The Knight Goe hence sir Knight t is almost night We Lordes and Knightes of late Now lye in low estate of my sinnes and ioy of thy loue as my teares may be my foode day and night Turne thou me wholy vnto theé that my hart may dwell with theé continually and my conuersation be acceptable vnto theé And let my life be such through thy goodnes as I may prayse theé for euer with al thy Saints in the life to come Amen Another O Lord Iesu Christ the sonne of the liuing God who for the saluation of the world drankest eyzell and Gall vpon the cros like as at the geuing vp of the Ghost when thou hadst finished all things didst commit thy soule into thy Fathers hāds so do I betake my soul into thy mercifull hands beseeching thee both to preserue it here frō all sinne and in the end to receaue it in peace into the company of thy chosen that are departed that I may Behold the Squire as in a glas For as thou art so he was ¶ The Esquire Esquire the braue It bootes nor to craue ¶ The Gentleman Lusty or sad Thou must be had with thē prayse thee euerlastingly which liuest raignest c. Amen * A prayer vpon the minding of Christes resurrection and ascention O Lord Iesu O good Iesu which diddest vouchsafe to die for my sinnnes and rosest agayn for my iustification I beseéch theé by thy glorious resurrection raise me vp from the graue of al my vices and sinnes and geue me part daily in the first resurrection that I may be made partaker of the second resurrection also O most sweét Iesu which art gone vp into heauē with glorious triumph and sittest at the right hand of thy Father like a most mighty king draw me vp to theé make me to runne after theé for the sweét sent of thine oyntmentes ¶ The Iudge Come on iudge With me to trudge ¶ The iustice Sir Iustice arise come to my assise Iudge and Iustice sentence haue To ly as captiues in the craue make me to run without tyring by thy drawing and pulling of me forward Draw the soul that thirsteth after theé to the riuers of euerlasting suffifanze which are aboue yea verely draw me to thy selfe which art the liuing fountayn that I may so drink of theé according to my capacitie as I may liue for euer My God my life thou welspring of life fill my minde with the streames of thy pleasures ▪ make my hart loue-sick with the sober drunkennes of thy loue that I may forget the things that are vain and earthly and haue theé only in my mind continually Geue me thy holy spirite which is betokened by those waters which thou hast promysed to geue to them that are a thirst Graunt I beseéch theé that I may long with all my hart and labour with all my indeuor to attayne to the place whether we beleéue that thou didst ascend No law no plea ▪ no drift From death can make a shift ¶ Sergeant at law Leaue the Lawes heare my cause ¶ The Attorney Plead as thou lust With me thou must the fortith day after thy resurrection so as I may be conuersant in this vale of misery but with my body and alwayes in heauen with my hart so as my minde may be where thou art euen where thou my incomparable and deér beloued treasure art that I may sing prayses to thy name from this time forth for euermore Amen Another O Brother of oures O naturall sonne of that father whose sōnes thou makest vs by adoption O head of our body we seé that thou art king of heauē forget not thou thy earth wherinto thine inestimable loue of vs did bring theé down Thou frō out of that place geuest hope to vs thy members that we may come thether as thou art exalted already O gard and defence of vs what can now hurt vs so long as ¶ The Mayor Mayor I theé call to my guild Hall. ¶ The Shirife Shirif for execution I haue a commission The Mayors and Shirifes doe pas with speed And others them in place succeed we trust in theé Most wretched are they that know theé not and most happy are they that doe euer behold theé Blessed are they that knew theé here in the dayes of the mortalitie of thy flesh But more blessed are they that seé theé in heauen and shall seé theé raigning in the chief goods of thy father O loue and delight of mankind O only hope of vs imbrace vs with thy fauour kisse vs shead thy spirite into our harts and make our minds to run continually vpon theé to our exceéding great comfort Lift vs vp lying flatte vpon the ground open our eyes and lift them vp vnto theé Open thy mouth to call vs and open our eares to heare theé that we setting theé alone before vs for our marck to direct our life by may square out all our doeings words thoughts by theé Amen We peace did keep in Princes name Now death doth charge vs with the same ¶ The Bailife Come Baylife no bayle with me shal preuayl ¶ The Constable Constable I arrest to my ward be prest ⧠A Prayer to Christ ascending and raigning in glory OH good Christ our first begotten brother and tender harted Ioseph Oh natural sonne of that Father to whom we are made children of adoption through theé Oh our head raigning on high in glory forget not vs thy poore members here on earth wher into abasing thy selfe thou camst down and sufferedst for vs most cruell death Out of this thy throne of maiesty and glory thou putst vs in assured hope and confidence that we also shall attayn to that blessed place whether thou art gon before to take possessiō for vs Oh our strong tower of defence succor what can hurt vs now trusting in theé Most vnhappy are they which are ignorāt of theé Most happy are they which alwayes behold theé ¶ The Phisicion By thy water I do seé thou must away with me The Astronomer Looke not so hie low thou must lie No arte or medicine can preuayle When death doth purpose to assayle Blessed are they which haue known theé here in the dayes of their mortalitie but more blessed are they which seé theé in the heauens and shall seé theé raigning with thy Father in ioyes incomparable Oh Lord the only ioy and comfort of our soules shew vs thy louing countenance imbrace vs with the armes of thy mercy receiue vs O good
Ioseph thy younger bretheren with the kisse of comfort pour into our harts thy holy spirite pluck vs vp from the earth earthly things open our eyes and lift them vp vnto theé open thy mouth and call vs vnto theé open our eares that we may heare theé so that whatsoeuer we doe speak or thinke it may be directed vnto theé alone our Redeémer Mediator Aduocate Amen Death wins the field All armes must yeald ¶ The Herauld Herald in thy shield beare grasse in green field Sergeant at Armes Sergeant see thou stay Al glory must away ⧠A Prayer at our going to a Sermon MAny and sundry wayes O lord doest thou vtter and shew forth thy light vnto vs in this great darcknes of oures But no way more effectually and plenteously then by thine Apostles and by them that haue succeéded in their charge Great and plentyfull is the haruest as thou thy selfe hast told vs but few are the haruestfolkes For the most part they be all ignorant and ouercast with the cloud of darcknes And as for true preachers that teach as they ought to doe the number of them is very small ¶ The TruÌ„petor Trumpet geue sound all must to the ground ¶ The Pursiuant Goe suÌ„mon by message to come without baggage All must needes die we need not tell Our message hath been sounded well And vnto this man also graunt the treasure of thy wisedome that he may poure it out vpon vs to our saluation And in vs open thou the windowes and dores of our harts that we may so receiue into vs the wholesome light of thy most holy word as that the good seéde which shall fall into vs be neither choked with bryars thornes and brambles nor burnt vp with drought nor deuâ—ured by the birds of the ayre but battle as in good ground bring forth plentifull fruit to the prayse honor of thy name Amen A Prayer for knowledge and vnderstanding HEare my prayers O Lord Iesu the euerlasting wisedome of the We drum that domes day now at hand Doth call all soldiâ—rs to deathes band ¶ The Dromme Drommer call together al soldyars to my baÌ„â—t ¶ The Fife Fife seé thou play to leade them the way Father which geuest vnto childhoode the commoditie of aptnes to learne I pray theé adde the furtherance of thy grace to the forwardnes of nature that I may the sooner and more perfectly learn knowledge and the liberall sciences Howbeit in such wise as they may serue to thy glory so as my minde being furthered by the help of them may attayn to the fuller knowing of theé which is the highest poynt of mans felicitie And also that according to the example of thy most holy childhoode I may dayly prosper more and more in age wisdome and fauor both before God and man to the glory of thy name which liuest and raignest c. Amen A Prayer to be sayd before receuing of the Communion O Father of mercy and God of al consolation seéing all creatures ¶ The Capitaine Captain march with me thy Captayne I must be ¶ The Souldior Soldyar haue a courage to thy long vyage Death only maketh Captaines quail â–ª And harty souldiers for to fayle do acknowledge and confesse theé to be their gouernour and Lord it becometh vs the workmanship of thine own hands to reuerence and magnifie thy godly maiestie First for that thou hast created vs to thine own Image and similitude but cheéfly because thou hast deliuered vs from that euerlasting death damnation into the which Sathan drew mankind by the meanes of sinne from the bondage wherof neither man nor angell was able to make vs freé But thou O Lord rich in mercy and infinite in goodnes hast prouyded our redemptioÌ„ to stand in thine only and wel beloued sonne whom of very loue thou didst geue to be made man like vnto vs in all things sinne excepted that in his body he might receaue the punishment of our transgression by his death to make satisfaction to thy iustice and by Vse gayne of Gold and liue in cost So as by death life be not lost ¶ The Marchant Neither craft nor trade Can me perswade ¶ The Citizen Of towne and citie I haue no pitie his resurrection to destroy him that was author of death and so to bring agayn life to the world from which the whole ofspring of Adam was most iustly exiled O Lord we acknowledge that no creature was able to comprehend the length and breadth the deépenes and height of that thy most excellent loue which moued theé to shew mercy where none was deserued to promise geue life where death had gotten victory to receaue vs into thy grace when we could doe nothing but rebell against thy maiesty O Lord the blind dulnes of our corrupt nature will not suffer vs sufficiently to weigh these thy most ample benefites Yet neuerthelesse at the commaundement of Iesus Christ our Lord we present our selues to this his table which he hath left to be vsed in remembrance of his death vntil his comming ¶ The Printers Leaue setting thy page spent is thine age Pressmen goe play printing must stay We Printers wrote with wisdomes peâ— She liues for â—ye we die as men again to declare and witnes before the world that by him alone we haue receaued liberty and life that by him alone thou doest acknowledge vs to be thy children and heires that by him alone we haue entraÌ„ce to the throne of thy grace that by him alone we are possessed in our spiritual kingdome to eate and drinke at his table with whoÌ„ we haue our conuersation presently in heauen and by whom our bodies shall be raysed vp agayn from the dust and shall be placed with him in that endles ioy which thou O Father of mercy hast prepared for thine elect before the foundation of the world was layd And these most inestimable benefits we acknowledge and confesse to haue receaued of thy freé mercy and grace by thine onely beloued sonne Iesus christ For the which therfore we thy congregation moued by thy holy spirite Death takes no bribe of wealth Death forceth not long health ¶ The Riche man Thy siiluer nor golde froÌ„ death can theé withhold ¶ The aged man By rigâ—t I must be bold with thee that liuest so old render to theé all thanks prayse and glory for euer and euer Amen Another WHat tongue or what hart can worthely geue theé thankes O Lord Iesu for thine vnspekable loue towards vs Who to the intent to redeéme mankind forlorn diddest vouchsafe to become man and to take all the miseries of our state vpon theé in so much that in the end thou being a pure and vnspotted lamb wast contented to be made a sacrifice for vs vpon the altar of the cros and to abide the punishment due for our sins that thou mightest reconcile vs to thy Father yea and both in life and death thou didst spend geue and bestow thy selfe wholy vpon vs and
due for We that were of highest degree Lye dead here now as ye do see ¶ The Empresse Empresse â—hogh thou be Thou must away with me ¶ The Queene Queene also thou doost see As I am so shalt thou be them But be we once escaped out of the prison of this body and receiued into thy company O Lord God we shal be quite out of doubt of the immortality of our Saluation Sicknes penury and payne shall not come at vs no nor yet the vices of the minde for all those things are farre of from heauen O Father giue vs the light of faith that we may not stumble in the things that are most true Geue vs the loue of theé wherthrough we come thither stablish our fayth with charity increase our charity with hope which vnderproppeth strengtheneth and holdeth vs vp in doing the workes of godlines And forasmuch as our watching and warding here and our warfare which is ordained for great reward are finished by death and we cannot tell when that shall come thou which knowest all things ¶ The princes Princes of hye estate coÌ„teÌ„t you I am your mate ¶ The Duchesse Duches princes Death dayly conuinces We that sate in the highest seate Are layd here now for wormes meate call me hence at such tyme as may be most for my behoof to depart out of this life through Iesus Christ our lord Amen A prayer in danger of death MOst mercifull Sauyor inlighten mine eies that I may neuer fall a sleép in death least mine enemie say I haue preuayled agaynst him They that persecute me wil be glad if I fall but I haue fastened my hope in thy mercy Enter not into iudgement with thy seruant for no man liuing shal be iustified in thy sight I will looke before me at the Lord who is alwayes in my sight for he is at my right hand to keép me that I be not moued My hart is glad my tongue reioiceth more ouer my flesh shall rest in hope A prayer for good successe and for the direction of Christ in all our doyngs Beauty honour and riches auayle no whit For death when he commeth spoyleth it ¶ The Countesse Countesse or what thou art I strike thee with my dart ¶ The Vicountesse Vicountes I â—o not spare For of them I 〈◊〉 no carâ— O God and Lord Iesus Christ thou knowest yea and thou hast taught vs how great mannes weakenes is or rather how vnable he is to doe any thing without theé If he trust to himselfe he must neédes fall hedlong into a thousand mischiefes O deére father pitie thy childes infirmitie be merciful and fouourable vnto me that I may seé the true good things through thine inlightning haue a longing to them through thine incouraging and attayn to them through thy guyding vtterly distrusting my selfe I geue ouer and betake me all wholy vnto theé alone ¶ The Baronnesse Baronnesse braue and hie Prepare thy selfe to dye ¶ The Lady Ladies gay and fayre To you I doe repayre No state no might young nor old To resist death dare be bold Death by his might doth conuince Empresse Queene Dutchesse and Prince â—he â—udges wife â—adame or iustice wife I am come to endethy life The lawyers wife Beware thy husbands gayn Reward theé not with pain The GentlewomaÌ„ Gentles braue fine Daunce after my line Aldermans wife Thou art clothed in skarâ—et· And yet art but my varlet Behold vs here that sometime were gay â—ow now we lye dead all wrapped in clay Geue me grace O God to harken to thy calling and to follow thy guyding For thou leadest vs to store of all good things thou offerest thy self and all thy goods giue vs grace to receiue them Thou shewest vs the way to most singular benefites suffer vs not to turne head vntill we haue taken possession of them Giue vs constancy and stedines of purpose that our thoughtes may not be fleéting fond and vneffectual but that we may performe all things with an vnmouable minde to the glory of thy holy name through Iesus Christ our lord Amen Riches nor treasure auayle nothing For death to earth all doth bring Merchantes wife Braue neuer so nice daunce after my deuice Citisens wife Trick and trim put of your hood I am come to do you good A prayer to be sayd agaynst temptation This weak feéble fortres of ours is assaulted coÌ„tinually with innumerable enemies and engines But yet if it please theé O sauior Christ to fortifie it but with thy onely strength it shall abide inuincible Riche mans wife Though thou haue siluer and golde Yet art thou within my holde Young woman Fine prety in the wast Come with me in hast As death in this world hath the victory So by death we hope to enter Gods glory â–ª Wherfore we beseéch theé goe not from the helme of this brittle ship that is tossed in the waues of the manifolde temptations and afflictions of this world vntill thou haue brought it to the quyet and safe hauen of thine eternall and blessed kingdome in heauen Amen Time to liue â— time to dy God grant vs liue eternally ¶ The Mayde Fresh galant gay All must with me away ¶ The Damosell Fine proper neate And all is but wormes meate * A Prayer to be sayd agaynst the world OH with what sleights this iugling world beguileth our feéble and dim eyes O how gay glitterings of things it sheweth a far of that they might seéme great and worth the hauing wheras in deéde they be but smal empty to be despised that the thinges might seéme terrible which are but trifles that the things might seéme meéte to be shunned which are conuenyent to be sought and attayned to ¶ Farmers wife Cease thy labour and paine For I am thy riches and gaine HusbandmaÌ„s wife Toyle no more I say For heÌ„ce I must away 〈…〉 liue â— time to dy God grant vs liue eternally The wise the simple and euery degree Are by force compelled to obay vnto me Countreywoman Away with butâ—er cheése For thy life thou mâ—st â—eesâ— The Nurse Geue sucke no more For I am at the dore Deliuer vs therfore from vanity O Lord God and geue vs stedfastnes in seéking thy truth and in sticking to it so as we may set our whole minds vpon thy righteousnes ioy in nothing but in theé in thy sonne Iesus Christ our Lord Amen * A Prayer against the flesh O Sauyour of mankind we feéle alas to our great greéfe we feéle that our spirite is clogged with the flesh a reasonable thing with a brutish and filthy thing While man was in innocency reason made the spirit a soueraign but now the sinfulnes that we haue receaued by inheritance from our first Parents hath matched the rebellious flesh against her superior and ruler Shepeheardes wife Be thou young or olde Thou must enter into my folde ¶ Aged woman Be the day neuer so long At last commeth Euensong From
earth we came to earth we shall For sinne by death hath made vs thrall the mind And the more gentlenes that is vsed towards this most vnkind and leud bondseruaÌ„t the body so much the worse and more wicked doth it become If we follow it it caryeth vs into destruction turning vs away from God to it own earthlines and rottennes O how vnseémly an incounter is this wherin the flesh being matched against the Spirite that is to say the bondslaue against his Lord striueth with him for victory and prehemineÌ„ce sometime getting the vpper hand so as his master is not able erewhiles to represse his boldnes malapertnes and lustines because he bare with him to long and to often But thou O Lord Christ to whom all power is geuen both in heauen and earth which camest to vndo the works of the deuill which onlye art able to make the thing cleane which is conceiued The wise the simple and euery degree Are by force compelled to obey vnto me The Creeple Be thou poore or disesed Thou must with me be pleased The poore woman To thou neuer o poore Thou must enter at my â—ore of vncleane seéde Reforme our vnderstanding and will Cleanse our harts Circumcise our mindes Wash our soules Stablish thy freé and mighty spirite in vs Subdue vs wholy to thy good pleasure And restore vs the state by thy goodnes which we haue lost through our own naughtines so as our flesh may be in subiection to the spirite and our affections be made obedient to right and vncorrupted reason Or at least wise that although the flesh rebell and fight against the spirit yet the power of y minde may be so strong â–ª and the strength of our reason so mighty through thy grace as they may get the vpper hand in all incounters and finally ouercome all assaultes to the praise of the working of thy holy spirit Amen ⧠A Prayer to be sayd against the deuill The Infant Loe this little hart I strike with my dart The Foole. Of foolish and fond I break the bond No state no might young nor old To resist death dare be bold IEsus Christ our Lord God our shield our fortres our strong rock our only defence thou knowest and it greeueth vs to feel with how great force and perilous pollicie that olde enemy of oures the wily serpent that beguiled our first parents in paradise the roaring Lyon that goeth about night and day seeking whom he may deuoure That destroyer waster and accuser of the saynts the deuill commeth vpon vs to assayl vs thou knowest how small or rather no power at al we haue of our selues to withstand him so that vnlesse thou succour vs he will easely deceaue vs by his craftynes ouerthrow vs by his mightynes and rend vs in peeces by his cruelty But we know that if thou doe but shew thy selfe to him aloof thou shalt driue him away with thine only looke For thou hast ouercome Emperors and kings we did raigne But now the earth doth vs detayne The Emperor Of Monarch Emperor I am the conqueror ¶ â—he king Keisar or king I must theé bring him by thy death thou hast bound him disarmed him and spoyled his house thou hast bereft him of all lordship and power thou hast crushed his head thou hast cast down hys throne and dispossessed him of hys kingdome thou hast led away captiuity captiue thou hast cancelled the obligation that he had of oures and nayled it to thy crosse and finally thou hast tryumphed ouer him in our nature to our benefite and behoofe We therfore being weake feeble naked vnarmed vnskilfull ignorant and of no forecast but yet thy members through thy grace beseech thee which art strong almighty only wise and prudent vouchsafe to defend maintayn preserue vs continually from that merciles dragon Be thou our eye our eare our hand our loads man guide and captayn Set thy selfe ¶ The Duke Duke though thou be daunce after me ¶ The Marques Marques of state match with thy mate Dukes and Marques we hauâ— bene Nought â—ow but â—oâ—es are to be seen in our defence against this our vnappeasable aduersary disappoynt his practises confound his deuices break his bow knap asunder his speare ouerthrow his holds quench his fiery darts put his armies to flight and geue thy seruants the vpper hand of him and his or rather ouercome thou him and his in vs and by vs. Doe but aduaunce the standard of thy crosse in our harts and thou dryuest him out of the field Vnder this baÌ„ner dare we march boldly against him assuring our selues that by the power thereof thou wilt delyuer vs from the hands of our enemies and of all that hate vs so as we may serue thee in holynes and righteousnes all the dayes of our life Which we beseech thee to graunt vs for thy mercies sake to the euerlasting honor of thy most holy name Amen We Earles and Barons were sometime Now wrapt in lead are turnd to flime ¶ The Baron Barons of nobilitie sweare to me fealty ¶ The Vicount Earle or Vicount geue thy account ⧠A Prayer to be sayd of a woman with Child THy wisedome and power shine forth in all thy workes O Lord but yet much more greater more manifest and more wonderfull are they in the shaping of man Of how small beginning doest thou make so marueilous a liuing thing sheading a soule into it whose originall is from heauen to the intent he should long to returne thether as into his countrey ¶ The Archbishop Archb. Metropolite theé thy Prouince I visite ¶ The Bishop Bishops graue old are sheép of my fold Bishops we haue taught the lore That all must enter deathes dore O most gracious workman let thy pitifulnes amend the thing which our sinfulnes hath marred and eyther abate my payne that I may not haue neéde of so great strength tendance cunning or els increase my strength power and courage that I may be able to ouercome all the payn of my trauell Amen * A Prayer to be sayd of such as be vnder the Crosse. HOw long wilt thou forget me O Lord for euer how long wilt thou hide thy face from me Both sheep and shepheard all must dye We taught the same the same we try ¶ The Doctor Doctor diuine at last thy reading houre is past ¶ â—he Preacher Preach no more â—bout thy glas is run out Unto theé O Lord haue I cryed all the day long haue I stretched out my hands vnto theé Wilt thou worke wonders among the dead or shal the dead arise praise theé shall any man shew thy mercy in the graue or thy truth in destruction Shall thy wonders be knowen in the darck or thy righteousnes in the land of forgetfulnes Why doest thou thrust back my soul O Lord and hide thy face from me no man is mindful of theé in death and who will prayse theé in the graue Be stil before God O my soule for
deliuer vs. From all blindnes of hart from pride vayn glory and hipocrisie from enuy hatred and malice and all vncharitablenes Good Lord deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadly sinne and from all the deceites of the world the flesh and the deuill Good Lord deliuer vs ¶ The TruÌ„petor â–ª Trumpet geue sound all must to the ground ¶ The Pursuant Goe suÌ„mon by message to come without baggage All mâ—st needs dye â–ª we need not tell Our message hath bene sounded well From lightnings and tempests from plague pestilence and famine from battayl and murther and from sodayn death Good Lord deliuer vs. From all sedition and priuy conspiracy from all false doctrine and heresie from al hardnes of hart and contempt of thy word and commaundement Good Lord deliuer vs. By the mistery of thy holy incarnatioÌ„ by thy holy natiuitie and circumsition by thy baptisme fasting and temtatioÌ„ Good Lord deliuer vs. By thine agony and bloudy sweat by thy crosse and passion by thy precious death and buryall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the coÌ„ming of the holy Ghost Good Lord deliuer vs. We drum that domes day now at hand Doth call all souldyers to deathes hand ¶ The Dromme Drommer call together al soldyars to my baÌ„ner ¶ The Fife Fâ—fe seé thou play to leade them the way In all time of our tribulation in all time of our welth in the hour of death and in the day of iudgement Good Lord deliuer vs. We sinners â—oe beseéch theé to hear vs O Lord God and that it may please theé to rule and gouern thy holy church vniuersally in the right way We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please theé to keép streÌ„gthen in true worshiping of theé in righteousnes and holynes of life thy seruant Elizabeth our most gracious Queéne and gouernour We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to rule hir hart in thy faith feare loue and that she may euermore haue affiance in theé euer seéke thy honor and glory We beseech thee c. ¶ The Capitaine Captain march with me thy Captayne I must be ¶ The Souldior Soldyar haue a courage to thy long vyage Death only maketh captaines quayl And harty soldyars for to fayl That it may please theé to be her defender and keéper geuing her the victory ouer all her enemies We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to illuminate al Bishops Pastors and Ministers of the church with true knowledge vnderstanding of thy word And that both by their preaching liuing they may set it forth shew it accordingly We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to indue all the Lords of the counsel and all the Nobilitie with grace wisedome and vnderstanding We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to blesse and keépe the Magistrates geuing them grace to execute Iustice and to maintayn truth We beseech thee c. Vse gayn of gold and liâ—e in cost So as by death life be noâ— lost ¶ The Marchant Neither craft nor trade Can â—e perswade ¶ The Citizen Of towne and citie I haue â—o pitie That it may please theé to bles keépe all thy people We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to geue to all Nations vnitie peace and concord We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to geue all thy people increase of grace to heare meékly thy word and to receiue it with pure affection and to bring forth the fruites of the spirite We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to bring into the way of truth al such as haue erred and are deceiued We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to strengthen such as doe stand to comfort and helpe the weak harted to rayse them vp that fall and finally to beate down Sathan vnder our feéte We beseech thee c. ¶ The Printers Leaue setting thy page â–ª spent is thine age Let printing stay and come away We Printers wrote with wisdomes pen She liues for aye we die as men That it may please theé to succor help and comfort all that be in danger necessitie and tribulation We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to preserue all that trauail by land or by water al women labouring with child all sick persons and young children and to shew thy pitie vpon all Prisoners and Captiues We beseech thee c. it may please theé to defend and prouide for the fatherles children and widowes and all that be desolate and oppressed We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to haue mercy vpon all men We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to forgeue our enemies persecutors and slaunderers Death takes no bribe of wealth Death forceth not long health ¶ The Riche man Thy siluer nor golde froÌ„ death can theé withhold ¶ The aged man By right I must be bold â–ª with theé that â—â—â—uest so old and to turne their harts We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to geue and preserue to our vse the kindly fruits of the earth so as in due time we may enioy them We beseech thee c. That it may please theé to giue vs true repentance to forgeue vs all our sins negligences and ignorances and to indue vs with the grace of thy holy spirite to amend our liues according to thy holy word We beseech thee c. Sonne of God we besech theé to heare vs. Sonne of God we c. O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Graunt vs thy peace ¶ The Artificer No compas or arte can cause me depart The Husbandman Labour no more For I â—aue store No one deuise no aâ—t no toyle Could make vs geue to death the foyle O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Haue mercy vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Our father which art in c. And leade vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euil Amen ¶ The versicle O Lord deale not with vs after our sinnes Answere Neither reward vs after our iniquities Let vs pray In song in daunce in pipes in play We lost our life now wrapt in clay ¶ The Musicâ—oÌ„â— Strike vp thy play Daunce with me away O God mercifull Father that despisest not the sighing of a contrite hart nor the desire of such as be sorrowfull mercifully assist our prayers that we make before theé in all our troubles and aduersities when so euer they oppresse vs And graciously heare vs that those euils which the craft and subtiltie of the deuill or man worketh against vs be brought to naught and by the prouidence of thy goodnes they may be dispersed that we thy seruants being hurt by
Behold vs here that sometime were gay And now lie dead all wrapped in clay Riches nor treasure auayl nothing For death to earth all doth bring Merchantes wife Braue neuer so nice daunce after my deuice 〈…〉 wife â—ricke and trim â—ut of your hood â— am come to d◠〈◊〉 good * A Prayer in desire of the life to come IN the life to come we must not thinke to inioy any one benefite alone as we do here but al good things and all at once euen as many as are possible to be thought or not thought For we shall inioy theé O God who alone art all in all things And loue shal make vs one with theé and so we shall be as it were certayn Gods. O when shall we haue an end of this misery and a beginning of that ioy when shal I cease to liue among such as are euil spitefull cumbersome and enemilike and begin to liue with Christ who is Riche mans wife Though thou haue siluer and golde Yet art thou within my holde Young woman Fine prety in the wast Come with me in hast â—s death in this world hath the victory So by death we hope to enter Gods glory curteous good frendly and loueth me most deérely This body of mine is but a pryson to my soule Yea and that a most darck and lothsome one This world is but a banishmeÌ„t and this life but sorow wretchednes But where as thou art there is our home our freédome and our endles blisse Twitch our mindes from time to time to the remembraunce of so great happynesse Sheade into our harts the desire of so great good things and therfore cheéfly to be coueted Settle our mindes and geue them euen here some tast of thy ioyes wherby we may lothe and abhor these things wherinto we runne with such headinesse imbracing them fast betweéne our armes and laying hold on theÌ„ with both our hands that we may shun and hold scorne of these so harsh and bitter things couet nothing so much as the sweétnes of thy company O death how bitter is thy sting That poore and rich to earth doth bring ¶ The Mayde Fresh galant gay All must with me away ¶ The Damâ—sell Fine proper neate And all is but wormes meate whereunder al good thinges are contayned Amen * The feare of the Iudge and Iudgement day O Lord and God of Gods reuenger of wickednes I know that thy comming will be manifest I am certayn thou wilt not alwayes keépe silence when fire shall burne before thy face and a mighty tempest shall rage in thy sight when thou shalt cal the heauen from aboue and the earth from beneath to seuere thy people Behold in the presence of so many thousands of people mine iniquitie shall be discouered my sinnes shal be opened in the sight of so many Angels and not my misdeédes only but thoughts and words Before so many Iudges shall I stand helplesse as haue excelled me in good workes By so many euidences shall I ¶ Farmers 〈◊〉 Cease thy labour and paine For I am thy riches and gain Husbandmas wife â—oyle no more I say For heÌ„câ— I must away Time to liue â— time to dy God grant vs liue eternally be cast as haue geuen me example of good life With so many witnesses shal I be coÌ„uinced as haue admonished me with holesome counsell and by their vertuous deédes haue bene paterns for me to imitate O my Lord I haue not what to alleage I finde nothing what I should aunswere And being now in this greuous danger my coÌ„science vexeth me the secrets of my hart wound me couetousnes heÌ„meth me in pride accuseth enuy consumeth concupiscence enflameth exces corrupteth me rauine defameth me drunkennes dryeth me vp slaunder renteth me in peéces ambition supplanteth rapine sharpely rebuketh dissention cutteth a sunder anger disturbeth lightnes maketh me dissolute faintnes weakneth me hipocrisie deceueth flattery breaketh me fauour lifteth me vp but malice doth goare The wise the simple and euery degree Are by force compelled to obay vnto me Countrrywoman Away with butter cheése For thy life thou must leese The Nurse Geue such no more For I am at the dore Behold O my deliuerer froÌ„ this wrath full generation behold with whom I haue liued euer since my birth day after whom I sought with whom I kept fayth and promise The life which I loued condemneth me which I commended disdaineth me These be my frends in whom I did repose my selfe the gouerners whom I obayed masters whoÌ„ I serued counsellers whom I did credite Citizens with whom I dwelled domistical fellowes with whom I was familiar Alas my king and my God that I haue so long soiorned among theÌ„ Woe is my light that I haue dwelled with the inhabitaÌ„ts of Cedar And seéing that holy Dauid sayd long how much more miserable wretch that I am may I say to long hath my soule dwelt among them O God my streÌ„gth no fleshe shall be iustified in thy sight My help is not in the children of men Thus death hath brought all things to nought Set thy mercy aside whom shalt thou finde iust when thou iudgest And except thou iustifie the sinner in thy mercy who shall be found pure whom thou mayest glorifie For I beleue O my sauing health that which I haue heard which of thy mercy to bryng me to repentance the sweét lippes of thy mouth hath spoken that no man can come to me except my father who sent me draw him For truly thou hast instructed me and most fauorably with thy instructioÌ„ hast reformed me I besech theé almighty father in thy beloued sonne with all the strength of my hart and minde I besech theé O welbeloued sonne of god I beseéch theé O most holy and most coÌ„fortable spirite of God so leade me that I may hasten to the sweéte smelling fauoure of thy precious balmes Amen Come ye blessed of my father inherite the kingdome prepared for you Matâ—â—5 Depart from me ye 〈…〉 euerlasting 〈…〉 is prepared for 〈◊〉 Math. 25. The conclusion O Lord Iesus Christ thou king of kings the great counsell and wisedome of the father O thou the greate Shephearde of thy Pasture O thou righteous Iudge of all Iudges preserue our Queen Elizabeth long to liue with thy pore Church of England in health and wealth to thy good pleasure and will. Blesse thou the wisedome and pollicy of her counsayle to the strengthening of the same thy Church the tranquilitie of our Queene and Country inspire the Ministers of thy blessed Gospell with thy holy spirite that they may be sauery salt to season and bright lights to the way of saluation Rayse vp faythfull distributers of right and iustice to the poore commons of this Realme diligent and carefull magistrates to execute the lawes aright as they will answere before thy tribunall seate at the day of iudgement Finally to euery of vs thy poore sheepe let thy mighty hand outstretched arme O Lord God father
of heauen be still our defence thy mercy and louing kindnes in Iesus Christ thy deare sonne our saluation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto the end and in the end Amen FINIS ⧠A Table of the prayers contayned in this booke A Preface to priuate prayer 1 A prayer to be sayed at our first waking 1 A prayer at our vprising 2 A prayer at the putting on of our clothes 3 A praier to be sayd at our first going abroad 4. A prayer to be sayd at our returning home 5 A prayer to be sayd at the setting of the sun 6 A prayer to be sayd at Candle light 6 A prayer at the Euening 7 A prayer at vnclothing of our selues 9 A prayer at our going to bed 9 A prayer when we be redy to sleépe 10 A preparation to publick prayer 10 A short speéch before the Lordes prayer 11 A prayer to God the Father 12 A prayer to God the Father in Christs name 15 A prayer to God the sonne 16 A prayer to God the holy Ghost 19 A prayer for Gods spirite to praye effectually 20 A prayer for the Realme and Church 22 A prayer for the church and states therof 25 A prayer for the vniuersall church 32 A prayer for the Queéne 40 A prayer for the Magistrates 48 A prayer of children for Parents 49 Prayers for loue towards our neighbor 50 A prayer for the persecuted 51 A prayer for such as are in aduersity 52 A prayer for them that are in pouerty 53 A prayer for our euilwillers 54 A confession of our sinne 55 A prayer for remission of our sinne 56 A comfort after crauing of mercy 71 A prayer in commendation of Gods mercy receiued 72 A complaint of a sinner that he sinneth again after repentance 74 A prayer agaynst despayre 75 Prayers vpon the iudgement of Christes passion 76 A prayer vpon the minding of Christs resurrection and assention 77 A prayer to Christ assending to glory 87 A prayer at our goyng to a sermon 88 A prayer for vnderstanding 89 A prayer to be sayd before the receiuing of the communion 89 A prayer after the receiuing of the communion 94 A prayer for Gods grace 94 A prayer for fayth 95 A prayer for trust in God. 96 A prayer for the feare of God. 97 A prayer for loue towardes Christ. 97 A prayer for cleanes of hart 98 A prayer for obtayning of a sound minde 99 A Prayer for newnes of life 99 A Prayer for true mortification 101 A Prayer for continuaunce in seéking after Christ. 103 A Prayer for spirituall ioyes 105 A Prayer to be sayd in tyme of sicknes 106 A Prayer in the plague time 110 A Prayer for health of body minde 111 A Prayer in affliction 112 A Prayer vpon the minding of death 113 A Prayer in danger of death 114 A Prayer for Christes direction and successe in all our doings 114 A Prayer against temptation 116 A Prayer against the world 117 A Prayer against the flesh 118 A Prayer against the deuill 120 A Prayer to be sayd of a woman with child 121 A Prayer to be sayd of such as are vnder the crosse 122 A Prayer for Gods goodnes and continuāce of the same 123 A Generall thankesgeuing 124 The Letany 128 A Prayer to be sayd at the visitation of the sick 133 A Prayer in desire of the life to come 136 The feare of the Iudge and iudgement day 137 FINIS AT LONDON Printed by Ihon Daye and are to be solde at his long shop at the West ende of Paules ⧠Cum Privilegio Regiae Majestatis