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A14186	The whole booke of Psalmes collected into English meter by Thom. Sternh., Iohn Hopkins, W. Whittingham and others, conferred with the Ebrue with apt notes to singe them withall ; set forth and allowed to be song in all churches, of all the people together before and after mornyng and euenyng prayer, as also before and after sermons, and moreouer in priuate houses for their godly solace and co[m]fort, laying apart all vngodly songes and balades, which tend onely to the nourishyng of vice, and corruptyng of youth.; Whole book of psalms. 1578	Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.; Whittingham, William, d. 1579.	1578 (1578)	STC 2450.5	159,067	104

ye people euery where set forth his noble prayse verse 2 For great his kindenes is to vs his truth endures for aye Wherefore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord I say Consitemini Psal. Cxviii M. Sing this as the Cxviij Psalme O Gene ye thankes vnto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee verse 2 Let Israell confesse and say his mercy dures for aye verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say his mercy dures for ay verse 4 Let all that feare the Lord our God euen now confesse and say The mercy of the Lord our God endureth still for aye verse 5 In trouble and in heauines vnto the Lord I cride Which louingly heard me at length my sute was not denide verse 6 The Lord himselfe is on my side I will not stand 〈◊〉 doubt Nor feare what man can do to me when God standes me about verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that helpe to succour me Therefore I shall see my desire vpon mine enemy verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortall seede verse 9 Or to put confidence in kinges or Princes in our neede verse 10 All nations haue enclosed me and compassed me round But in the name of God shall I mine enemies confound verse 11 They kept me in on euery side they kept me in I say But through the Lordes most mighty name I shall worke their decay verse 12 They came about me all lyke bees but yet in the Lordes name I quencht their thornes that were on fire and will destroy the same The second part verse 13 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that I in deede might fall But through the Lord I found such helpe that they were vanquisht all verse 14 The Lord is my defence and strength my ioy my myrth and song He is become for me in deed a Sauiour most strong verse 15 The right hand of the Lord our God doth bring to pas great thinges He causeth voyce of ioy and health in righteous mens dwellinges verse 16 The right hand of the Lord doth bring most mighty thinges to pas His hand hath the preeminence his force is as it was verse 17 I will not ●lye but euerliu● to vtter and declare The Lord his might and wondrous power his workes and what they are verse 18 The Lord himselfe hath chastened and hath corrected me But hath not geuen me ouer yet to death as ye may see verse 19 Set open vnto me the gates of truth and righteousnes That I may enter into them the Lordes prayse to confesse verse 20 This is the gate euen of the Lord which shall not so be shut But good and righteous men alway shall enter into it The third part verse 21 I will geue thankes to thee O Lord because thou hast heard me And art become most ●●ningly a Sauiour vnto me verse 22 The stone which ere this tyme among the builders wa● refusde Is now become the corner stone and chiefly to be vsed verse 23 This was the mighty worke of God this was the Lordes owne fact And it is mar●eilous to behold with eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the ioyfull day in deede which God himselfe hath wrought ▪ Let vs be glad and ioy therein in hart in minde and thought verse 25 Now helpe me Lord and prosper vs we wish with one accord verse 26 Blessed be he that commeth to vs in the name of the Lord. verse 27 God is the Lord that shewes vs light binde ye therefore with cord Your sacrifice to the altar and geue thankes to the Lord. verse 28 Thou art my God I will confes and render thankes to thee Thou art my God and I will prayse thy mercy towardes me verse 29 O geue ye thankes vnto the Lord for gratious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee Beati immaculati psal Cxix W. W. BLessed are they that perfect are and pure in mind and hart whose liues and conuersation from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that geue them selues his statutes to obserue● Seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swarne verse 3 Doubtles such men goe not astray nor do no wicked thing Which stedfastly walke in his pathes without any wandring verse 4 It is thy will and commaundement that with attentiue heed Thy noble and diuine precepter we learnt and keeps in deed verse 5 Oh would to God it might thee please my wayes so to addres That I might both in hart and voyce thy lawes keepe and confesse verse 6 So should no shame my lyfe attaint whilest I thus set myne eyes And bend my minde alwayes to muse on thy sacred decrces verse 7 Then will I prayse with vpright hart and magnifie thy name When I shall learne thy iudgementes iust and lykewise proue the same verse 8 And wholy will I geue my selfe to keept thy lawes most right Forsake me not for euer Lord but shew thy grace and might BETH The second part verse 9 By what meanes may a young man be●● his life learn to amend If that he mark and keep thy word and therin his time spend verse 10 Vnfaynedly I haue thee sought and thus seeking abide Oh neuer suffer me O Lord from thy precepts to slide verse 11 Within my hart and secret thoughts thy words I haue hid stil That I might not at any time offend thy godly wil. verse 12 We magnifie thy name O Lord and prayse thee euermore Thy statutes of most worthy same O Lord teach me therfore verse 13 My lips haue neuer ceast to preach and publish day and night The iudgementes all which did proceed from thy mouth full of might verse 14 Th● testimonyes and thy wayes please me no lesse in deed Then all the treasures of the earth which worldlinges make their meed verse 15 Of t●● precepts I will still muse and thereto frame my talke As at a marke so will I ayme thy waye● how I may walke verse 16 My onely 〈◊〉 shall be so fixt and on thy lawes so set That nothing can me so farre blynd that I thy workes forget GJMEL The third part verse 17 Graunt to thy scruaunt now such grace as may my ●●fe p●●long Thy holy 〈◊〉 then will I keepe both 〈◊〉 hart and tongue verse 18 Mine eyes which we●e d●m and shut vp so upon and make bright That of thy law and maruellous worke● I may haue the cleare fight verse 19 I am a straunger in this earth wandring now heare now theare Thy word therefore to me disclose my footesteps for to cleare verse 20 My soule is ra●●sht with desire and neuer is at r●st But seekes to know thy iudgementes hye and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malitious thou hast destroyed ech one And cursed are such as do not thy hestes attend vpon verse 22 Lord turne from me rebuke and shame which

their land for heritage for his mercy endureth for euer verse 22 Euen to his seruaunt Israell for his mercy endureth for euer verse 23 Remembred vs in base estate for his mercy endureth for euer verse 24 And from oppression rescued vs for his mercy endureth for euer verse 25 Which geueth food vnto all flesh for his mercy endureth for euer verse 26 Prayse ye the God of heauen aboue for his mercy endureth for euer verse 27 Geue thankes vnto the Lorde of Lordes for his mercy ●ndureth for euer An other of the same by T. C. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlvij Psalme O Laud the Lord bening Whose mercies last for aye Geue thankes and prayses sing To God of Gods I say For certainely His mercies dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 3 The Lord of Lordes prayse ye Whose mercies aye do d●re verse 4 Great wonders onely he Doth worke by his great power For certainely His mercyes dure Both firme and sure Eternally verse 5 Which Lord omnipotent By his great wisedome hye The heauenly firmament Did frame as we doo see For certainely c. verse 6 Yea he the heauy charge Of all the earth did stretch And on the waters large The same he did outreach Fo●certaynely c. verse 7 Great lightes he made to vs For why his lone is aye verse 8 Such as the same we see To rule the lightsome day For certainely c. verse 9 And eke the Moon so cleare Which shineth in our fight And Starres that doe appeare To guide the dar●ksome night For certainely c. verse 10 With greuous plagues and sore All Egipt smote he than The first borne les and more He slew of beast and man. For certainely c. verse 11 And from amidst their land His Israell forth brought verse 12 Which he with mighty hand And stretched arme hath wrought For certainly c. verse 13 The Sea be cut in two Which stood vp like a wall verse 14 And made through it to goe His chosen children all For certainely c. verse 15 But there he whelmed then The proud king Pharao With his huge host of men And charets eke also For certainely c. verse 16 Who led through wildernes His people safe and sound And for his loue endles verse 17 Great kinges he brought to ground For certainly c. verse 18 And slew with puisant hand Kinges mightye and of fame As of Amorites land Schon the king by name For certainly c. verse 20 And Og the Giant large Of Basau king also verse 21 Whose land for heritage He gaue his people tho For certainly c. verse 22 Euen vnto Israell His seruaunt deare I say He gaue the same to dwell And there abide for aye For certainly c. verse 23 To made he did vs ●all In our most base degree verse 24 And from oppresso●s all In safety set vs free For certainly c. verse 25 All flesh in earth abroad With food he doth fulfill verse 26 Wherefore of heauen the God To laud be it your will. For certainly c. Super flurnina psal Cxxxvii W. W. WHen as we sat in Babilon the riuers round about and in remembraunce of Sion the teares for griefe burst out We hangd our harpes and instru mentes the willow trees vpon for in that place men for their vse had planted ●any one verse 3 Then they to whome we prisoners were sayd to vs tauntingly Now let vs heare your Ebrue songes and pleasaunt melody verse 4 Alas sayd we who can once frame his sorrowfull hart to sing The prayses of our louing God thus vnder a straunge king verse 5 But yet if I Ierusalem out of my hart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbeling harpe to guide verse 6 And let my tongue within my month be tyde for euer fast If that I ioy before I see thy full deliueraunce past verse 7 Therefore O Lord remember now the curssed noyce and cry That Edomes sonnes agaynst vs made when they raced our Citie Remember Lord their ●rnell wordes when as with one accord They cryed on sack ▪ and race their walles in despight of the Lord. verse 8 Euen so shalt thou O Babilon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be cald that our reuenge hath wrought verse 9 Yea blessed shall that man be cald that takes thy children young ▪ To dash their bones agaynst hard stones which lye the streetes among Confitebor tibi psal Cxxxvii N. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme THee will I prayse with my whole hart my Lord my God alwayes Euen in the presence of the Gods I will aduaunce thy prayse verse 2 Toward thy holy temple I will looke and worship thee And praysed in my thankfull mouth thy holy nam● shall be Euen for thy louing kindenes sake and for thy truth withall For thou thy name hast hast by thy word aduaunced ouer all verse 3 When I did call thou heardest me and thou hast made also The power of encreased strength within my soule to gr●w verse 4 Yea all the kinges on earth they shall geue prayse to thee O Lord For they of thy most holy mouth bane heard the mighty word verse 5 They of the wayes of God the Lord in singing shall entreat Bycause the glory of the Lord it is exceeding great verse 6 The Lord is hye and yet he doth behold the lowly spirite But he contemning knowes a farre the proud and lofty wight verse 7 Although in midst of trouble I do walke yet shall I stand Renued by thee O my Lord thou wilt stretch out thy hand Vpon the wrath of all my foes and faued shall I be By thy right hand the Lord God will performe his worke to me verse 8 Thy mercy Lord endures for aye Lord do me not forsake Forsake me not that am the worke which thi●e owne hand did make Domine probasti psal Cxxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O Lord thou hast me tride and knowne my sitting thou doest know verse 2 And rising eke my thoughtes a farre thou vnderstandst also verse 3 My pathes yea and my lying downe thou compassest alwayes And by familiar custome art acquainted with my wayes verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but knowen it is to thee verse 5 Thou me behinde holdst and before thou layest thy hand on me verse 6 To wonderfull aboue my reach Lord is thy cunning skill It is so higth that I the same can not attaine vntill verse 7 From sight of thy all seing spirite Lord whether shall I goe Or whether shall I flee away thy presence to scape fro● verse 8 To heauen if I mount aloft loe thou art present there In hell if I lye downe below euen there thou doest appeare verse 9 Yea let me take the morning winges and let me goe and hide Euen there where are the farthest partes where flowing Sea doth slide verse 10 Yea euen thether also shall thy reaching hand me

and guile Vnder his to●ng doth mischief 〈◊〉 and trauell all the while verse 8 He lyeth hid in way●s and ●oles to slay the innocent ▪ Agaynst the poore that passe him by his cruell eyes are be●t verse 9 And like a Lyon pri●ely lyeth lurking in his den If he may snare them in his net to spoyle poore simple men verse 10 And for the nonce full craftely he croucheth downe I say verse 11 So are great heapes of poore men made by his strong power his pray The second part verse 12 Tush God forgetteth this sayth he therfore may I be bold His countenaunce is cast a side he doth it not behold verse 13 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poore mans hope doth rest Lift vp thy hand forget not Lord the poore that be opprest verse 14 What blasphemy is this to thee Lord doest thou not abhorre it To beare the wicked in their hartes say tush thou carest not for it verse 15 But thou seest all this wickednes and well doest vnderstand verse 16 That frendles and poore fatherles are left into thy hand verse 17 Of wicked and malicious men then breake the power for euer That they with their iniquitie may perish altogether verse 18 The Lord shall raigne for euermore askyng and God alone And he will chase the Heathen folke out of his land ech one verse 19 Thou hea●st O Lord the poore mans plaint their prayers and request Their hartes thou wilt confirme vntill thine eares to heare be prest verse 20 To iudge the poore and fatherles and helpe them to the right That they may ●e no more opprest with men of worldly might In Domino confido Psal. xi T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme I Trust in God how dare ye then say thus my soule vntill Flee hence as fast as any foule and hide you in your hill verse 2 Behold the wicked bend their bowes and make their arrowes prest To shoote in secret and to hurt the sound and harmeles brest verse 3 Of worldly hope all stayes were shrunke and clearely brought to nought Alas the iust and righteous man what euill hath be wrought verse 4 But he that in his temple is most holy and most hye And in the heauens hath his seate of royall maiestye The poore and simple mans estate considereth in his mynde And searcheth out full narowly the maners of mankynde verse 5 And with a chearefull countenaunce the righteous man will vse But in his hart he doth abhorre all such as mischief muse verse 6 And on the sinners casteth snares as thicke as any ●ayne Fire and brimstone and whirlwindes thicke appointed for their payne verse 7 Ye see then how a righteous God doth righteousnes embrace And to the iust and vpright men shewth forth his pleasant face Saluum me fac Psal. xii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HElpe Lord for good and godly men do perish and decay And fayth and truth from worldly men is parted cleane away verse 2 Who so doth with his neighbour talke his talke is all but vayne For euery man bethinketh how to flatter lye and fayne verse 3 But flatteryng and deceitfull lips and tounges that be so stout To speake proud wordes and make great brags the Lord soone cut them out verse 4 For they say still we will preuaile our tounges shall vs extoll Out tounges are ours we ought to speake what Lord shall vs controll verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poore and men opprest Arise will I now sayth the Lord and them restore to rest verse 6 Gods word is like to siluer pure that from the earth is t●ide And hath no losse then seuen tymes in fire bene purified verse 7 Now since thy promise is to helpe Lord keepe thy promise then And saue vs now and euermore from this ill kynde of men verse 8 For now the wicked world is full of mischiefes manifold When vanitie with mortall men so highly is extold Vsquequo Domine Psal. xiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme HOw long wilt thou forget me Lord shall I neuer be remembred How long wilt thou thy visage hide Oas though thou were offended verse 2 In hart and mynde how long shall I with care tormented be How long eke shall my 〈◊〉 foe thus triumph ouer me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord my God and heare me sore opprest Lighten myne eyes least that I sleepe as one by death possest verse 4 Least that myne enemy say to me behold I do preuayle Least they also that hate my soule reioy ce to see me quayle verse 5 But for thy mercies and goodnes my hope shall neuer start ▪ In thy relief and s●ning health right glad shal be my hart verse 6 I will geue thankes vnto the Lord and prayse● to him s●●g Because he hath heard my request and graunted my wishing Dixit insipiens Psal. xiiii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the third Psalme THere is no God as foolish men affirme in their mad mood Their drifts are all corrupt and vayne not one of them doth good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heauen bye the whole race of mankynd And saw not one that sought in deede the liuyng God to finde verse 3 They went all wide and were corrupt and truely there was none That in the world did any good I say there was not one verse 4 Is all their iudgement so farre lost that all worke mischief still Eatyng my people euen as bread not one to seeke Gods 〈◊〉 verse 5 When they thus rage then sodenly great feare on them shall fall For God doth loue the righteous men and will maintaine them all verse 6 Ye mocke the doynges of the poore to their reproch and shame Because they put their trust in God and call vpon his name verse 7 But who shall geue thy people health and when wilt thou fulfill The promise made to Israell from out of Sion bill verse 8 Euen when thou shalt restore agayne such as were captiues lad Then Iacob shall therein reioyce and Israell shall be glad Domine quis psal xv T. S. ¶ Sing this as the iij. Psalme O Lord within thy Tabernacle who shall inhabite still Or whom wilt thou receiue to dwell in thy most holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is vncorrupt whose workes are iust and straite Whose hart doth thinke the very truth whose toung speaketh no deceit verse 3 Nor to his neighbour doth none ill in body goodes or name Nor willingly doth moue false tales which might impeire the same verse 4 That in his hart regardeth not malicious wicked men But those that loue and feare the Lord he maketh much of them verse 5 His othe and all ●is promises that keepeth faythfully Although he make his couenaunt so that he doth loose thereby verse 6 That putteth not to vsury his money and his coynt Ne for to hurt the Innocent doth bribe or els purioyne verse 7 Who so doth all

mouth and guilefull mouth on me disclosed be And they with false and lying tongue haue spoken vnto me verse 3 They did beset me round about with workes of hatefull spight Without all cause of my desert agaynst me did they fight verse 4 For my good will they were my foes but then gan I to pray verse 5 My good with ill my frendlynes with hate they did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked ouer him to haue the vpper hand At his right hand eke suffer thou his hatefull foe to stand verse 7 When he is indged let him then condemned be therein And let the prayer that he makes be turned into sinne verse 8 Few be his dayes his charge also let thou an other taker verse 9 His children let be fatherles his wife a widow make verse 10 Let his ofspring be vagabonds to beg and seeke their bread Wandring out of the wasted place where erst they haue bene fed verse 11 Let couetous extortioner catch all his goodes and store And let the straungers spoyle the fruites of all his toyle before verse 12 Let there b● none to pitie him let there be none at all That on his children fatherles will let their mercye fall The second part verse 13 And so let his posteritie for euer be destroyde Their name out blotted in the age that after shall succeede verse 14 Let not his fathers wickednes from Gods remembraunce fall And let not thou his mothers sinne be done away at all verse 15 But in the presence of the Lord let them remaine for aye That from the earth the memory he may cut cleane away verse 16 Sith mercy he forgat to shew but did pursue with ●pight The troubled man and sought to slay the wofull harted wight verse 17 As he did cursing loue it shall betyde vnto him so And as he did not blessing loue it shall be far him fro verse 18 As he with cursing clad himselfe so it lyke water shall Into his bowells and lyke oyle into his bones befall verse 19 As garment let it be to him to couer him for aye And as a girdle wherewith he shall girded be alway verse 20 Lo let this same be from the Lord the guerden of my foe Yea and of those that euill speake agaynst my soule also verse 21 But thou O Lord that art my God deale thou I say with me After thy name deliuer me for good thy mercyes be verse 22 Because in depth of great distres I needy am and poore And eke within my payned brest my hart is wounded sore The third part verse 23 Euen so do I depart away as doth declining shade And as the Grashopper so I am shaken of and fade verse 24 With fasting long from needefull foode enfeebled are my knees and all her fatnes hath my flesh enforced bene to leese verse 25 And I also avile reproch to them was made to be And they that did vpon me looke did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God mine ayde and succour be According to thy mercy Lord saue and deliuer me verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this Lord is thy mighty hand And that thou thou hast done it Lord so shall they vnderstand verse 28 Although they curse with spight yet thou shalt blesse with louing voyce They shall arise and come to shame thy seruaunt shall reioyce verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me And with confusion as a cloke eke couered let them be verse 30 But greatly I wiill with my mouth geue thankes vnto the Lord And I among the multitude his prayses will record verse 31 For he with helpe at his right hand will stand the poore man by To saue him from the man that would condemne his soule to dye Dixit Dominus psal Cx. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord did say vnto my Lord sit thou on my right hand Till I haue made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feete shall stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight And in the day on which thy raygne and power they shall see verse 3 Then hereby freewill offeringes shall the people offer thee Yea with an holy worshipping then shall they offer all Thy byrthes dew is the dew that doth from wombe of morning fall verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and neuer will repent what he doth say By the order of Melchisedech thou art a Priest for aye verse 5 The Lord my God on thy right hand that standeth for thy stay Shall wound for thee the stately kinges vpon his wrathfull day verse 6 The Heathen he shall iudge and fill the place with bodyes dead And ouer diuers countryes shall in sunder suite the head verse 7 And he shall drinke out of the brooke that runneth in the way Therefore he shall lift vp on bye his royall head that day Confitebor tibi Psal. Cxi N. WIth hart I do accord To prayse and laud the Lord For great his workes are sound To search them such are bound verse 2 As do him loue and trust His workes are glorious Also his righteousnes verse 3 It doth indure for euer His wondrous workes he would We still remember should His mercy fayleth neuer verse 4 Such as to him loue beare A portion full fayre He hath vp for them layd verse 5 For this they shall well finde He will them haue in minde And keepe them as he sayd verse 6 For he did not disdayne His workes to shew them playne By lyghtninges and by thunders When he the Heathens land Did geue into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his workes ensueth Both iudgement right and truth Whereto his statutes t●nd They are decreed sure verse 8 For euer to indure Which equitie doth end R●demption he gaue His people for to saue verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fayle But alwayes to preuayle His holy name be feared verse 10 Who so with hart full fayn● True wisedome would attayne The Lord feare and obey Such as his lawes doe keepe ●●all knowledge haue full deepe His prayse shall last for aye Beatus vir qui. psal Cxii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the Pater noster THe man is blest that God doth feare And that his lawes doth loue indeede His seede on earth God will vpreare And blesse such as from him proceed verse 2 His house with good he will fulfill His righteousnes endure shall still verse 3 Vnto the righteous doth arise In trouble ioy in darknes light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy alwayes in his fight verse 4 Yea pittie moueth such to lend He doth by iudgement thinges expend verse 5 And surely such shall neuer fayle For in remembraunce had is he verse 6 No tydinges ill can make him q●ayle Whoe ●n the Lord sure hope doth see verse 7 His hart is

grace verse 9 Let all thy Priestes be clothed Lord with truth and righteousnes Let all thy Saintes and holy men sing all with ioyfulnes verse 10 And for thy seruaunt Dauids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine annoynted Lord nor turne thy face a way verse 11 The Lord to Dauid swore in truth and will not shrinke from it Saying the fruite of thy body vpon thy seate shall fit verse 12 And if thy Sonnes my couens●ut keepe that I shall learne echone Then shall thy Sonnes for euer sit vpon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord him selfe hath chose Syon and loues therein to dwell verse 14 Saying this is my restyng place I loue and like it well verse 15 And I will bles with great increase her victuals euery where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will de●ke and cloth her Priestes with my saluation And all her Saintes shall sing for ioy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horne of Dauid for to bud For there haue I ordaind for mine a Lanthorn bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will cloth with shame for euermore But I will cause his crowne to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam psal Cxxxiii W. W. Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme O How happy a thing it is and ioyfull for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amitie verse 2 It cals to mynde that sweet perfume and that costly oyntment Which on the Sacrificers head by Gods precept wa● spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run downe his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drinke the dew of Hermon hill And Syon with his siluer drops the fieldes with fruite doth fill verse 4 Euen so the Lord doth poure on them his blessinges manifold Whose harts and myndes without all guile this knot do keepe and hold Ecce nunc psal Cxxxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the xxv Psalme BEhold and haute regard ye seruauntes of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch prayse him with one accord verse 2 Lift vp your handes on high vnto his holy place And geue the Lord his prayses due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heauen frame Doth Syon blesse and will 〈◊〉 for euermore the same Laudate nomen psal Cxxxv. M. O Prayse the Lord prayse him prayse him prayse him with one accord O prayse him still all ye that be the seruauntes of the Lord O prayse hym ye that stand and be in the house of the lord Ye of his courf and of his house prayse him with one accord verse 3 Prayse ye the Lord for he is good sing prayses to his name It is a comely and good thyng alwayes to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Iacob his very owne you see So hath he chosen Israell his treasure for to bee verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is in deede aboue all Gods most easie to entreat verse 6 For what soeuer pleased him all that full well he wrought In heauen in earth and in the Sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts vp cloudes euen from the earth be makes lightninges and raine He bringeth forth the windes also he made nothing in vayne verse 8 He smote the first borne of ech thing ▪ in Egypt that tooke rest He spared there no liuing thing ▪ the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shewed wonders great O Egypt voyde of vaunts On Pharao thy cursed kyng and his senere seruatnts verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great actes and things He slew the great and mighty est and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Schon king of the Ammorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdomes all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gane their land to Israell an heritage we see To Israell his owne people an heritage to bee The second part verse 13 Thy name O Lord shall still endure and thy memoriall Throughout all generations that are or euer shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now auenge his people all in deede And to his seruaunts he will shew fauour in tyme of neede verse 15 The Idols of the Heathen are made in all their coastes and ●●ndes Of siluer and of gold be they the worke euen of mens handes verse 16 They haue eke mouthes and cannot speake and eyes that haue no sight verse 17 They ha●e eke ●a●es a●d heare nothing their mouthes be brethles quite verse 18 Wherfore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or thinke they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israell see that ye prayse the Lord And ye that be of Aa●ous house pray se him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Lenies house prayse ye likewise the Lord And all that stand in awe of him prayse him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sinn sound his prayse the great prayse of the Lord Which dwelleth in Ierusalem prayse him with one accord Confitemini Do. psal Cxxxvi. N. PRayse ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy end●reth for euer geue prayse vnto the God of God 's for his mercy endureth for euer geue prayse vnto the Lord of Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth foreuer verse 5 Which by his wisedome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer verse 6 Which on the waters stretcht the earth for his mercy endureth for euer ▪ verse 7 Which made great light to shine abroad for his mercy endureth for euer verse 8 As Sun to rule the ligh some day for his mercy endureth for euer verse 9 The Moone ●nd starres to g●ide the night for his mercy endureth for euer verse 10 Which smote Egipt with their first borne for his mercy endureth for euer verse 11 And Israell brought out from them for his mercy endureth for euer verse 12 With mighty h●nd and stretched arme for his mercy endureth for euer verse 15 Which cut the red Sea in two partes for his mercy endureth for euer verse 14 And Israell made pas there through for his mercy endureth for euer verse 15 And drowned Pharao and his host for his mercy endureth for euer verse 16 Through wildernes his people led for his mercy endureth for euer verse 17 He which did smite great noble kinges for his mercy endureth for euer verse 18 And which hath thy ne the mighty kinges for his mercy endureth for euer verse 19 As S●hon king of the Ammo●ites for his mercy endureth for euer verse 20 And Og the king of Basan land fo● his mercy endureth for euer verse 21 And gaue

the night for man to rest in as thou hast ordained him the day to trauell graunt O dear● Father that we may so take our bodely rest that our soules may continually watch for the tyme that our Lord Iesus Christ shall appeare for our deliueraunce out of this mortall life and in the meane season that we not ouercomen by any fantasies dreames or other temptations may fully set our myndes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleepe be not excessiue or ouermuch after the insatiable desires of our fleshe but onely sufficient to content our weake nature that we may be better disposed to liue in all Godly conuersation to the gl●ry of thy holy name and profite of our brethren S● be it ¶ A Godly prayer to be sayd at all tymes HOnor and prayse be genen to thee O Lord God almighty most deare Father of heauen for all thy mercies and louyng kindenesse shewed vnto vs in that it hath pleased thy gratious goodnes freely and of thine owne accord to elect and chose vs to saluation before the begynning of the world and euen like continuall thankes be geuen to thee for creating vs after thine owne Image for redeemyng vs with the precious bloud of thy deare sonne when we were vtterly lost for sanctif●ing vs with thy holy sprit in the reuelation and knowledge of thy word for helping and succouryng vs in all our needes and necessities for sauyng vs from all daungers of body and soule for comfortyng vs so fatherly in all our tribulations and persecutions for sparyng vs so long and geuing vs so large a tyme of repentaunce These benefites O most mercifull Father lyke as we knowledge to haue r●ceiued them of thy onely goodnesse euen so we beseeche thee for thy deare sonne Iesus Christes sake to graunt vs alwayes thy holy sprite whereby we may continually grow in thankefulnes towardes thee to be led into all truth and comforted in all our aduersities O Lord strengthen our fayth kindle it more in 〈◊〉 and loue towardes thee and our neighbours for thy sake Suffer vs not most deare Father to receiue thy worde any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayes the assistance of thy grace and holy spirite that in hart word and deede we may sanctifie and do worshyp to thy name Helpe to amplifie and increase thy kingdome and what soeuer thou sendest we may be hartely well content with thy good pleasure and will Let vs not lacke the thing O Father without the which we can not serue thee but blesse thou so all the workes of our handes that we may haue sufficient and not to be chargeable but rather helpefull vnto others be mercy full O Lord to our offences and seyng our det is great whiche thou hast forgeuen vs in Iesus Christ make vs to loue thee and our neighbours so much the more Be thou our Father our Captaine and defender in all temptations hold thou vs by thy mercyfull hand that we may be eliuered from all inconuenienees and end our lyues in the sanctifing and honour of thy holy name through Iesu Christ our Lord and onely 〈…〉 Let thy mighty hand and out 〈…〉 Lord he still out defence thy mercy and 〈◊〉 kind nesse in Iesu 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 So be it O Lord encrease our fayth ¶ A confession of all estates at all tymes O Eternall God and most mercifull Father we confesse and acknowledge here before thy diuine mai●stie that we are miserable sinners conceiued and borne in sinne and iniquitie so that in vs there is no goodnes For the flesh euermore rebelleth agaynst the spirite whereby we continually transgresse thy holy Preceptes and commaundementes and so purchase to our selues through 〈◊〉 iust iudgement death and damnation Notwithstandyng O heauenly Father for asmuch a● we are displeased with our selues for the sinnes that we haue comitted agaynst thee and do vnfaynedly repent vs of the same we most humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercy on vs to forgeue vs all our sinnes and to increase thy holy spirite in vs that we acknowledgyng from the bottome of our hartes our owne righteousnesse may from hence forth not onely mortifie our sinnefull lustes and affections but also bryng forth such fruites as may be agreable to thy most blessed will not for the worthynesse thereof but for the merites of thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour whom thou hast already geuen an oblation and offeryng for our sinnes and for whose sake we are certainely perswaded that thou wilt deny vs nothyng that we shall aske in his name according to thy will. For thy spirite doth assure our consciences that thou art our mercifull Father 〈◊〉 so lowest vs thy children through him that nothyng is 〈…〉 thy heauenly grace and fauour from vs to thee therefore O Father with the sonne and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end So be it ¶ A prayer to be sayd before a man begyn his worke O Lord God most mercyfull Father and Sauiour seing it hath pleased thee to commaund vs to trauell that we may relieue our neede we beseech thee of thy grace so to blesse our labor that thy blessing may extend vnto vs without the which we are not able to continue and that this great fauour may be a witnes vnto vs of thy bonntyfulnesse and assistaunce so that thereby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast ouer vs Moreuer O Lord we beseech th●e that thou wouldest strengthen vs with thyne holy spirite that we may faithfully trauell in our estate and vocation without fraud or deceit that we may endeuour our selues to follow thine holy ordinaunce rather then to seeke to satisfie our greedy affections or desire to gayne And if it please the● O Lord to prosper our labour geue vs a mynde also to helpe them that haue neede according to that abilitie that thou of thy mercy shalt geue vs and knowing that all good thinges come of thee graunt that we may humble our selues to our neighbours and not by any meanes lift our sel●●● vp aboue them which haue not receaued so large a portion as of thy mercy thou hast geuen vs And if it please thee to try and exercise vs by greater pouertie neede the our flesh would desire that thou wouldest yet O Lord graū vs grace to know that thou wilt nourish vs cōtinually through thy bountifull liberalitie that we be not so tempted that we fall into distrust but that we may paciently way● till 〈…〉 ●on to rest vpon thy mercie● Heare vs O Lord of 〈◊〉 through Iesus Christ thy sonn● our Lord Amen A Prayer for the whole state of Christes Church ALmighty God and most mercifull father we humbly submit our selues fall downe before thy maiestie beseeching thee from the

his sword is not so cruell but the Byshop of Rome on the other side is more fierce and bitter agaynst vs styrryng vp his Byshops to burne vs his confederates to conspire our destruction settyng Kynges agaynst their subiectes and subiectes 〈◊〉 to rebell agaynst their Princes and all for thy na● 〈◊〉 Such dissension and hostilitie Sathan hath set amonge it vs that Turkes be not more enemyes to Christians then Christians to Christians Papistes to Protestantes yea Protestātes with Protestantes do not agree but fall out for trifles So that the poore litle flocke of thy Church distressed on euery side hath neither rest without nor peace within not place almost in the world where to abyde but may cry now from the earth euen as thyne own reuerence cryed once from thy Crosse My God My God why hast thou forsaken me Amongest vs English men here in England after so great stormes of persecution and cruell murther of so many Martyrs it hath pleased thy grace to gene vs these Al●toa dayes which yet we enioye and beseech thy mercyfull goodnesse still they may continue But here also alacke what should we say So many enemyes we haue that e●●ie vs this rest and trauquillitie and doe what they can to disturbe it They which be frendes and louers of the Byshop of Rome although they eate the fatte of the land and haue the best prefermentes and offices and liue most at ease and ayle nothyng yet are they not therewith content They grudge they mutter and murmure they conspire and take on agaynst vs It fretteth them that we liue by them or with them and can not abyde that we should draw the bare breathyng of the ayre when they haue all the most libertie of the land And albeit thy singular goodnes hath geue● them a Queene so calme so pacie●● so mercyfull more like a naturall mother then a Princes to gouerne ouer them such ●s neither they nor thei● a●nciters e●er read of in the stories of this land before yet all this will not calme them their vnquiet spi●ite is not ye● 〈◊〉 they repine and rebell and needes would haue with the Frogges of E●ope a Ciconia au Italian straunger the Byshop of Rome to play Rex ouer them and ca●e not if all the world were set on fire so they with their Italian Lord might reigne alone So fond are we English men of straunge and forrein thynges so vnnaturall to our selues so greedy of new fangle nouelties neuer contented wit● any state long to continue be it neuer so good and furthermore so cruell one to an othe● that we thinke our life not quyet vnlesse it be seasoned with the bloud of other For that is their hope that is all their gapyng and lookyng that is their golden day their day of Iubiley which they thyrst for somuch not to haue the Lord to come in the cloudes but to haue our bloud and to spill our lyues That that is it which they would haue and lōg since would haue had their willes vpon vs had not thy gracious pitie and mercy raysed vp to vs this our mercyfull Queene thy seruaunt ELIZABETH somewhat to stay their furie For whom as we most condig●ely geue thee most hartie thankes so likewise we beseech thy heauenly Maiestie that as thou hast geuen her vnto vs and hast from so manifold daungers preserued her before she was Queene so now in her Royall estate she may continually be preserued not onely from their handes but from all malignant deuises wrought attempted or conceaued of enemyes both ghostly and bodely agaynst her In this her gouernement be her gouerner we beseeth thee So shall her Maiestie well gouerne vs if first she be gouerned by thee Multiply her reigne with many dayes and her yeares with much fel●citie with aboundaunce of peace and life ghostly That as she hath now doubled the yeares of her sister and brother so if it be thy pleasure she may ouer 〈…〉 And because no gouernement can long 〈◊〉 without good Counsell neither can any Counsell be good except it be prospered by thee blesse therefore we beseech thee both her Maiestie and her honorable Counsell that both they rightly may vnderstand what is to be done and she accordyngly may accomplish that they do Counsell to thy glory and furtheraunce of thy Gospell and publicke wealth of this Realme Furthermore we beseech thee Lord Iesu who with the Maiestie of thy generation doest drowne all Nobilitie beyng the onely sonne of God heyre and Lord of all thynges blesse the Nobilitie of this Realme and of other Christen Realmes so as they Christianly agreeing among them selues may submit their Nobilitie to serue thee or els let them feele O Lord what a friuolous thyng is that Nobilitie which is without the● Likewise to all Magistrates such as be aduaunced to authoritie or placed in office by what name or title soeuer geue we beseech thee a carefull conscience vprightly to discharge their dutie that as they by publicke persons to serue the common wealth so they abuse not their office to their private gayne nor priuate reuenge of their owne affections but that iustice beyng administred without bribery and equitie balanced without crueltie or partialitie thynges that be amisse may be reformed vice abandoned truth supported innocencie relieued Gods glory mainteined and the cōmon wealth truly serued But especially to thy spirituall Ministers Byshops and Pastours of thy Church graunt we beseech thee O Lord Prince of all pasto●● that they folowyng the steppes of thee of thy Apostles and holy Martyrs may seeke those thynges which be not their 〈◊〉 but onely which be thyne not caryng how many benefices nor what great Byshopprikes they haue 〈◊〉 well they can guide those they haue Geue them such ●eale of thy Church as may deuoure them and graunt them such salt wherewith the whole people may be seasoned and which may neuer be vnsauery but quicken dayly by thy holy spirite whereby thy flocke by them may be preserued In generall geue to all the people ▪ and the whole state of this Realme such brotherly 〈◊〉 in knowledge of thy truth and such obedience their Superiours as they neither prouoke the scourge of God 〈◊〉 them nor their Princes sword to be 〈◊〉 against her will out of the scaberd of long sufferennce where it hath bene long hyd Especially geue thy Gospell long continaunce amongest vs And if 〈…〉 the contrary graunt we beseech thee with an earnest repentaunce of that which is past to ioyne ●●arty purpose of amendement to come And forasmuch as the Byshop of Rome is wont on euery Good friday to accurse v● as damned her 〈…〉 we here 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 thee gracious Lord that we neuer agree with him in doctrine and that he may so 〈◊〉 vs still and neuer blesse vs more as hee blessed vs in Queene Maryes tyme God of his mercy keepe away