thys is certayne that all they which truste in thee shall not bee confounded Breake not therefore good Lorde the couenant that thou hast made wyth thy Seruaunt and chaunge not that which hath yssued out of thy mouth Cause that thy holye Aungell may direct and guide me that my soule may truste in thee for thou arte the fountayne of Lyfe and my recreation in aduersytie Deliuer mee from the snares of the hunters and from the perilles of my persecuters and make a shaddowe ▪ for mee vnder thy shoulders and I shall be harmelesse Euyl men are risen vp agaynste me yet thy truth shall be my shield buckler and therefore if my enimies come agaynste me I will not flye nor turne my backe For who is he that hath trusted in thee and is confounded or who hathe called vpon thee and thou haste despised him Go not from me O Lord for like as the Hart when he is chased coueteth to the riuers of water euen so my soule desireth to be with thee Howe great pleasures hast thou O Lorde prepared for me in heauen that I shuld delight in no earthly thing but in thee I will therefore acknowledge that I haue all my strength of thee for thou art my hope my protection my God and my Sauiour Keepe mee O Lorde for in thee my health and glorye doth consist thou arte my comfort my strength and helper in whome I doe trust Let all them O Lorde reioyce and be glad which seeke thee and let them whiche loue to haue Saluation of thee say Magnified be the Lorde for euer Glory be to the father c. The Versycle O Lorde heare my Prayer The Aunswere And let my cry come vnto thee The Prayer O Most gratious moste wise guide my Sauyour Christe which doest leade all them that truely and vnfaynedly truste in thee the righte way to immortall blessednesse Graunt mee that like as I am weake and feable so I maye take and repute my selfe that I presume not as of my selfe to see my selfe but so farre to see that I maye alwayes trusting in thee haue thee before my eyes to follow thee being my guid to be ready at thy call moste obediently to accompt my selfe wholly vnto thee that thou which only knowest the way mayst leade me in the same waye to thy heauenly ioyes where thou raygnest God euerlastingly Amen ¶ The fourth Psalme of Mercy To be said before the receyuing of the Communion ¶ O Mercifull Iesu HAue mercy vpon me accordinge to thy great mercye and according to the multitude of thy mercies doe away all mine offences O Sweete Iesu I Haue sinned agaynst thee and done euill in thy sight that thou mayst be iustified in thy saying and mayst ouercome when thou art iudged O Christ the Sonne of God LOoke on mee with y e eyes of thy mercy the vnknowne things of thy wisedome haste thou reuealed vnto mee if thou therefore sprinckle me with ysope I shall be cleansed if thou wash mee I shall be whiter than Snowe O my Sauiour MAke thou a pure hearte in mee and looke no more on my synnes but after thy mercy and great goodnesse put out of thy sight all mine offences O my Redemer NO man can helpe mee but thou cast me not therefore from thy presence ▪ and thy holy Spirite take not from me O my Maker OUt of the bowels of thy mercy giue me comfort and thy helpe so shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked that they may conuert vnto thee O King of Kings PUt from mee Bloudgyltynesse thou that arte the hope of my health and my tong shall speake of thy ryghteousnesse O Iesu QUenche the desire of Synne in mee and open my lippes that my mouth may set forthe the worthy prayse of thy name O maruellous Creator REmember thou desyrest not the Sacryfice of Calues nor delightest in whole burnt Offrings yet haste thou pleasure in a lowly Spirite and a contrite and humble heart doest thou not despise O Holy of Holiest SEnde downe thy fauourable beneuolence vpon Sion thy holye habitation and builde vp the walles and pyllers thereof then shall the acceptable sacrifice of righteousnesse be layde vpon thine altare O Holy Father PRaise be to thee and to the Sonne and holye ghost as it was in the beginning is now and euer shalbe worlde without ende Amen The versicle O Lord Iesu haue mercye The Aunswere Which came downe suffred for mee The Collect. O Sorde Iesus Christ Sonne of the liuing God set thy holye Passion Crosse and death betweene thy iudgement and my soule both nowe at the houre of death And moreouer vouchsafe to graunt vnto y e liuing mercye and grace that after thys lyfe they may haue rest quietnesse in thee And to thy whole Church graunt peace and concorde that all the members thereof may liue ioy in thee for euer which liuest and raignest with the Father and holy Ghost worlde without ende Amen The Prayer O Lorde Iesus Christ the onely stay and defence of my mortall state my onely hope my onely saluation my victorye my glorye and my triumphe who in the fleshe which thou haddest for my onely cause taken vppon thee didst suffer thy selfe to be tempted of Sathan and who onely and alone diddest vtterly ouercome and vanquish sinne death the worlde the Diuel and all the kingdome of Hell And whatsoeuer thou haste so ouercome for my behouse it is thou y t haste ouercomed it alone Giue me therefore I besech thee O Lion most victorious of y e tribe of Iuda strength against the deceitfull waiting of the most subtil Serpent which dailye seketh to deuour my soule Thou beyng a Lambe as whyte as Snowe the vanquisher of Sathans tyranny gyue vnto mee thy lyttle one the strength and vertue of thy Spirite that being of my selfe weake and feable but in thee strong and valiaunt I may withstande and ouercome all assaultes of temptation so that my ghostly Enimie the Diuel may not glory ouer me but being a cōquerour thorow thee ▪ I may giue thankes to thy mercy which neuer leaueste him destitute that putteth his truste in thee who liuest and raignest God for euer without ende Amen When thou shalt receyue the Communion say thus O Lord and Sauiour Iesu Christ who in thy laste Supper wyth thine Apostles didst giue vnto them in a Sacrament thine owne body and Bloud to be the foode of their soules Graunte mee I beseech thee euer stedfastly to beleeue and kindelye to acknowledge thy Infinite and Almighty power and thine incomprehensible loue towarde mee and that I may alwayes worthily receyue the same blessed Sacrament and memoriall of thy death according to thy holye ordinaunce that it may worke in mee increase of all Godlinesse in vnity of spirite with thee oure head and by thee and thy spirite with al the company of them y t be truely thine which be thy spirituall and mysticall bodye and my spirituall and Christen brethren Heare mee
thee O thou God of the Heauens the maker of the waters and Lorde of al Creatures heare me a most wretched sinner calling on thee take 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mee all my sinnes and make stedfast my fayth and confidence in thy mercifull promises that I putting my trust in them maye haue as y u hast promised euerlasting lyfe thorow Christe Iesus thy Sonne our Lorde Amen An other Prayer OLorde and heauenly Father plant in mee true obedience to thy holye lawes and to my Soueraigne and Gracions Ladye Queene Elizabeth whom thou hast set to raigne ouer mee And lette not the cares of this worlde deceiue mee Keepe me also good Lords from all vncleane desires and graunt mee thy grace to walke before thee all the dayes of thys my Pilgrimage with good conscience and pure minde that when thou shalte appeare to rewarde euerye man according to his deedes I may receiue at thy hand the rewarde of one that hath not bene ashamed of thee in this life O Lorde increase my fayth increase my loue increase in me a sure hope of my saluation O Lorde my Sauiour increase strength in mee to ouercome sinne to stande against all temptations let thy holy Aungell alwayes keepe conduct me y t I may euermore be thankefull vnto thee in Christ Iesu our Lorde to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honor and glorye for euer and euer Amen ¶ Here followeth the Letanie with certaine other Godly Prayers O God the Father of Heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Father of Heauen haue mercie vpon vs miserable Sinners O God the Sonne Redeemer of the worlde haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer of the worlde haue mercie vpon vs iniserable Sinners O God the holy Ghost proceding from the Father and the Sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Holye Ghost proceding from c. O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie three persones and one God haue mercye vpon vs miserable sinners O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie c. Remember not Lorde our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neyther take thou vengeaunce of oure sinnes spare vs good Lord spare y e people whōe thou hast redemed w t thy moste precious bloud be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From al euill and mischiefe from sinne from the craftes and assaultes of the diuell from thy wrath and from euerlasting dampnation Good Lorde deliuer vs. From blindenesse of heart from pride vainglory and hipocrisie from enuy hatred and malice al vncharitablenesse Good Lorde deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadlye sinne and from all the deceytes of the world the fleshe and the Diuell Good Lorde deliuer vs. From lightning tempest frō plague pestilence and famine from battaile and murther and from sodayne death Good Lorde deliuer vs. From all sediction and priuie conspiracy from all false doctrine and heresie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy worde and commaundement Good Lorde deliuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation by thy holye natiuitie circumcision by thy baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lorde deliuer vs. By thyne agony and bloudy sweate by thy Crosse and Passion by thy precious death and buryall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the comming of the holy Ghost Good Lorde deliuer vs. In all time of oure tribulation in all time of our welth in the houre of death and in the day of iudgement Good Lorde deliuer vs. We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs O Lorde God and that it maye please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy church vniuersally in the right way We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lorde That it maye please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of lyfe thy Seruant Elizabeth our moste gracious Queene and gouernour We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lorde That it may please theé to rule hir heart in thy fayth feare and loue and that she may eucrmore haue affyaunce in thee euer seeke thy honor and glory We beseeh thee to heare vs good Lord ▪ That it may please thee to be hir defender and keper giuing hir the victorie ouer all hir enimies We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Byshops Pastours and ministers of the Church wyth true knowledge vnderstanding of thy worde and that both by their preaching and liuing they may set it forth and shewe it accordingly We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to endue y e Lordes of the Counsayle all the Nobility with grace wisedome vnderstanding We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse kepe the Magistrates giuing them grace to execute iustice and to maintainetruth We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse kepe all thy people We besech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to geue to al nations ▪ vnitie peace and concorde We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it maye please thee to giue vs an heart to loue dread thee and diligently to liue after thy commaundementes We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue to al thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy word to receiue it w t pure affection to bring forth y e fruites of y e spirit We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as haue erred and are deceyued We beesech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as doe stand and to comfort helpe the weake hearted and to raise vp them that fal and finally to beate downe Sathan vnder our feete We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to succour helpe and comfort all that be in daunger necessitie and tribulation We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to preserue all that trauayle by lande or by water all women labouring of childe all sick persones and yong children and to shewe thy pitie vpō all prisoners and captiues We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children widowes al that be desolate oppressed We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to haue mercye vpon all men We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to forgiue oure enimies persecuters and sclaunderers and to turne their heartes We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kindely fruits of the earthe so as in due time we may enioye them We besech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may
please thee to giue ▪ vs true repentance to forgeue vs al our synnes negligences ignorances to endue vs with y e grace of thy holy spirite to amend our liues according to thy holy worde We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lord. Sōne of god we besech thee to heare vs. Sonne of God ▪ we beseech thee to heare vs. O Lambe of God that takest away the synnes of the worlde Graunt vs thy peace O Lambe of God that takest away the synnes of the worlde Haue mercy vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde 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 lead vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill Amen The Versicle O Lorde deale not wyth vs after oure synnes The Aunswere Neither reward vs after oure iniquities Let vs pray O God mercifull Father that despiseste not the sighing of a contrite heart nor the desire of such as be sorowefull mercifully assyst our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles aduersities whensoeuer they oppresse vs graciously heare vs that those euills which the crafte and subtilty of the diuell or man worketh agaynst vs be brought to nought and by the prouidence of thy goodnesse they may be dispersed that we thy seruaunts being hurt by no persecutiōs may euermore giue thankes vnto thee in thy holy Church thorow Iesu Christ our Lord. O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thy name sake O God we haue heard with oure eares and oure fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes thht thou didst in their dayes and in the olde time before them O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thine honour Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and euer shall be world without ende Amē From our enimies defend vs O Christ Graciously looke vpon our afflictions Pitifullye beholde the sorrowes of oure heartes Mercifully forgiue the sinnes of thy people Fauourablye wyth mercye heare oure Prayers O Sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon vs. Both now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ Graciously heare vs O Christ Graciously heare vs O Lorde Christ The Versicle O Lord let thy mercy be shewed vpō vs. The Aunswere As we doe put our trust in thee Let vs Praye WE humbly beseeche thee O Father mercifullye to looke vpon our infirmities and for the glorie of thy names sake tourne from vs all those euils that we most righteously haue deserued and graunt that in all our troubles we may put oure whole truste and confidence in thy mercye and euermore serue thee in holinesse purenesse of liuing to thy honour and glory thorowe oure onely Mediatour and Aduocate Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen A Prayer for the Queene O Lorde Iesu Christ most high most mighty God euerlasting King of Kings Lorde of Lordes the onely ruler of Princes the very sonne of God on whose right hande sitting doest from thy throne beholde all the dwellers vpon earth wyth most lowely heart I beseeche thee vouchsafe wyth fauourable regarde to beholde our moste gratious soueraigne Ladye Queene Elizabeth and so replenishe hir wyth the grace of thy holy spirite that she alwaye may encline to thy will and walke in thy way kepe hir farre of from ignoraunce thorowe thy gift let prudence knowledge alway abounde in hir royal heart so instruct hir O Lorde raygning vppon vs in earth that hir humaine Maiestie alwaye obey thy Diuine Maiestie in feare and dread Indue hir plentifully wyth Heauenly gyftes Graunt hir in health and wealth long to liue Heape glorye and honour vpon hir Glad hir with the ioy of thy countenaunce So strengthen hir that shee maye vanquishe and ouercome all hir enimies and be dreade and feared of them and finallye after thys lyfe I beseech thee good Lorde that shee may attaine euerlasting ioy and felicity where thou raignest God with the Father and the holy Ghost Amen A Prayer to be sayde in the time of extreme Sicknesse O Lorde Iesu which arte the onelye health of all men liuing and the euerlasting lyfe of thē which dye in thy fayth I wretched Sinner giue and submit my selfe wholly vnto thy blessed wyll And I being sure that the thing cannot perishe which is committed vnto the mercye willingly therefore beseeche thee moste mercifull Lorde Iesu Christ that thou wilt by thy grace make strong my soule agaynst all temptations and that thou wylte couer and defende mee wyth the buckler of thy mercy against all the assaultes of the Diuell I see and acknowledge that there is in my selfe no hope of saluation but all my hope confidence trust is in thy mercye I haue no merits nor good works which I may alledge before thee of sinnes and euill workes alas O Lorde I see a great heape but yet thorowe thy mercy I trust to be in the number of them that shall be saued to whome thou wylt not impute their sinnes but take them to euerlasting lyfe Thou Lorde wast borne for my sake thou diddest suffer hunger and thirst for my sake thou diddest praye and fast for my sake finally thou diddest all good workes and deedes for my sake and gauest thy moste precious bodye to dye thy bloud to be shead on the crosse for my sake Now therefore moste mercifull Sauiour let all these good things profit mee which thou freely hast giuen me that hast giuen thy selfe for mee Let thy bloud washe and cleanse awaye the spottes fowlenesse of my sinnes let thy righteousnesse hide and couer mine vnrighteousnesse let the merits of thy passion and bloud be the satisfaction for my sinnes Giue me O Lorde thy grace that my fayth and saluation in thy bloud wauer not in me but euer to be firme and constant that the hope of thy mercy neuer decay in me that charitye waxe not colde in me finally that the weakenesse of my fleshe be not ouercome with the feare of death Graunt also mercifull father that when Death hath shut vp the eyes of my body yet that the eyes of my soule may still beholde and looke vpon thee that when death hath taken away the vse of my tong and speache yet that my heart may crye and saye vnto thee O Lorde into thy handes I giue and commit my Soule and wyth thy holye Martir Steuen beholding thee in my soule may say Lorde Iesu receiue my soule vnto thee which liuest and raignest God euerlasting with the Father and Holy Ghost Amen ¶ A Prayer of Chrisostome ALmighty God which haste giuen vs grace at this time wyth one accorde to make oure common supplications vnto thee and doeste promise that when two or three be gathered togyther in thy name thou wylte graunt their requestes fulfyll nowe O Lorde the desires and peticions of thy
of thy mercye not doubting but that thou wylte haue mercy on mee Thou hast O Lorde Iesu giuen thy selfe an acceptable Sacrifice to thy Father to appease hys wrath and to bring al sinners truely repenting vnto hys fauour Accept mee therefore sweete Iesus truly repēting my sinnes ▪ among the number of them which shall be saued and that I may leade a Godly and innocent lyfe so that after thys lyfe I may attayne lyfe euerlasting thorow the merits of thy death Passion Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ our Sauiour O My Sauiour Christ Iesu which diddest saye I will not the death of a synner but that he liue and conuerte Vouchsafe I beseeche thee to looke vppon me moste wretched synner with those mercifull eyes wyth which thou once diddest beholde and looke vpon Peter bytterly weeping in the court of Pilate wherewith also thou diddest looke vppon Mary Magdalene the penitente at the feast of Simon lykewyse vppon the Theefe hanging on the crosse and cause me thorowe thy greate goodnesse that I maye worthylye bewayle my synnes and weepe wyth Peter and with Mary to loue thee wyth a pure and perfecte loue and with the Theefe that I may beholde and see thee which wyth God the Father and the holy Ghost raygneste GOD worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ A Prayer to Christ our daily to be saide O Mercyfull Lorde Iesu I beseeche thee to bee mercifull vnto mee a wretched synner as for all my iniquitie and my negligences and all my immortifications I put them all into thy most precious woundes O Lorde putte awaye all my sinnes washe mee cleane wyth thy precious bloud sanctify me with thy bitter passion and death clense me perfectly restore againe vnto me the innocency which thou O Lord gauest me in baptisme that I may truly please thee I worship and lande and glorifye thee I prayse and giue thankes vnto thee my Lorde Iesu Christe for all thy mercies and benefits which y u dayly bestowest on me I thank thee O sonne of the liuing God which for y e exceding great charity that thou diddest beare toward me haste vouchsaued to be made man Thou wouldest for my sake be borne in a stable and as an Infante be wrapped in clothes to be swadled and layde in a manger to be fedde wyth the lyttle mylke of the Mayden and Virgin thy blessed Mother Thou diddest for my sake suffer needynesse and pouertie and many other agonies dyddest thou suffer O Lorde for my sake as to be apprehended and taken shamefully and to be bounde vnworthily and to be condemned vniustlye thus wyth innumerable sorrowes wast thou brought to y ◠shamefull death of the Crosse wherevpon for my sake thou diddest shead thy most precious bloud Graunt me therefore moste mercifull Christ alway to acknowledge thy great loue and kindenesse towarde me which hast suffred for mee that I may after thys lyfe liue wyth thee euerlastingly Amen ¶ A Prayer to the blessed Trinitie O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost three persons and one God haue mercy vppon me Lorde omnipotent and euerlasting God without beginning or ending whom we doe confesse one in Trinitie and thre in vnitie I prayse thee I worship thee I glorifie thee and giue thankes vnto thee for thy mercifull goodnesse and clemencye whiche wouldest that I being in the darkenesse of all error and ignoraunce shoulde be made partaker of thy grace mercy I beseche thee also moste blessed and glorious Trinitie bring to passe the woorke of thy mercifull goodnesse begonne in mee and leade me in all pietie and Godlinesse and cause me alwayes to thinke speake and doe those things which shall be acceptable in thy syght y t after this lyfe I may haue the fruition of thy deitie which liuest and raignest God in perfect vnitie world w tout end ¶ A Prayer vpon the Peticions of the Lordes Prayer O Almighty and Eternall God whiche vouchsauest that we as it were thy heauenly children should euery one of vs call thee oure Heauenlye Father graunte that among vs by purenesse example of liuing thy most holy name may be sanctified that all other nacions beholding our vertuous deedes that thou workest in vs may be stirred to blesse and gloryfie thee Graunt O Lorde that the Kingdome of thy grace and mercy may raigne continually in our heartes so that we may be partakers of the Realme of thy glory and Maiestie Graunt that vnto the very death wee refuse not to followe thy Diuine will and that we according to the example of the Celestial Citizens agreeing together quietly vnited in spirite al controuersie in opinions layde aparte the lusts of the flesh being subdued and all flattering assaults of the worlde and the Diuel ouercome neuer wrastle against thy most holy wyll Graunt O Lord for our body needefull sustenaunce that we may the more freely serue thee Giue vs we besech thee O mercifull Father that Heauenlye bread the body of thy sonne Iesu Christ the very foode and health of our soules Giue vs the breade of thy Diuine preceptes that we may truely walke and liue in them Giue vs the breade of thy heauenly word which is the strong fortresse sure defence of our soules that we being well fed and fylled wyth thys foode maye worthyly come to the celestiall feast where as is no hunger Graunt O Lorde that we paciently beare and suffer our Enimies and suche as hurte vs and wyllingly forgiue the offences committed agaynste vs that so we may fynde thee O Lorde mylde and mercifull in forgiuing vs oure trespasses Graunt O Lorde that we be not vtterly led into temptation that thereby we should be loste but in all perilles of temptation and in the middste of the stormy tempestes of tribulations let vs thy children perceyue and feele thy Fatherly succoure readye to helpe vs least that we ouercome wyth the naughtye craftes and deceytes of the tempters shoulde be drawen into euerlasting destruction but when we be well assayd approued and pourged wyth the fyre of temptation then let vs finishe oure course and so well and valiantly fyght that wee maye for euermore lyue wyth thee in that heauenly Citie where and agaynst the which no manner of temptation can preuayle Finally graunt most mercifull Father that we thorow thy benigne goodnesse may be deliuered from all euilles present and to come bothe of body and soule and that at the last the yoke of the fowle fiende being shaken of wee may possesse the herytage of thy Heauenlye Kingdome which thy Sonne wyth hys precious bloud bought for vs thy Children and there for euer to haue fruition of Celestiall delectations accompanied wyth Angels and blessed Saincts thorowe the help benignity and grace of our Sauior Iesus Christ to whome and to thee our Father the holy Ghost be glory and honor now and euer Amen ¶ A comfortable Meditation of the reconcilation and atonement made by Christ to God the Father OAlmighty God
father of my lorde behold the most high and precious thing y t I can fynde the same haue I offered vnto thee the thing of moste estimation that I could fynde haue I humbly presented vnto thee which is thy deare sōne Christ I haue left nothing but in him I haue declared it to thy Diuine Maiestie There is nothing remayning that I may adde more bycause I haue committed betaken my whole hope vnto him I haue I say O holy Father sente vnto thee my aduocate and spokesman euen thy welbeloued sonne I haue sent thy glorious childe to be a mediator for me I haue sēt him as an intercessor by whome I trust to get pardon forgiuenesse of my synnes I haue sent O mercifull Father word vnto word that is God vnto God according to the saying of thine Apostle In the beginning was the word the worde was with God c. which worde I beleue was sent downe from thee for my mysdeedes and dyd take vpon him my humanitie nature in the which he thoughte not scorne to suffer buffettes bondes spittings and mockes Yea he toke vpon him to suffer the cruell paynes of the Crosse nayles and darte after diuers punishments gaue vp his moste holy spirite and was reckened among the deade Looke mercifull Father here vppon thy Sonne whome thou diddeste beget and bonde seruant whōe he redemed Behold here a Creator doe not refuse a Creature Receyue the shephearde welcomed with a gentle and louing countenaunce and mercyfully looke vppon the sheepe which he hath brought home to the ninety and nine Beholde O Lorde my King and my God which like a good shepherde rendreth to thee that which thou diddest committe to his charge I was able O holy father by my selfe to offend thee but I was not able of my self to appease and pacifie thee If thou therefore despyse me as it were right for mine iniquitie yet at the least wyse mercifullye looke vppon mee for the charitie of thy welbeloued Sonne Looke O Holye Father vppon the Sacrifice of fleshe and pardon the offences of fleshe and bycause fleshe hath stirred thee to anger let fleshe I beseeche thee moue thee to mercy that lyke as fleshe hath seduced and led mee to sinne so fleshe may gette and obtayne for me remission for sinne For certayne it is muche that mine iniquity hath deserued but yet much more it is that the goodnesse of my redeemer may euen of ryght require Mine vnrighteousnesse is great but yet holye Father hys righteousnesse is greater wherefore most noble Creator of lyght pardon mine offences for the miserable trauayles and paynes that thy beloued Sonne did sustayne Now I besech thee O mercifull Father let hys goodnesse be set against my wickednesse hys modestye and temperance agaynst my vngracious naughtinesse and hys meekenesse against my fierce crueltie Let hys humilitie recompence my pride hys patience mine impacience his gentlenesse mine vnkindenesse hys obedience my disobedience hys quietnesse mine vnquietnesse hys pleasaunt towardenesse my bytter frowardnesse his sweete facilitle and gentlenesse mine anger and fretting fumes To conclude O holy Father let his charitie make amendes for mine vnmercyfulnesse To whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory both nowe and euer worlde wythout ende Amen FINIS Imprinted at London by Henry Denham dwelling in Paternoster Rowe at the Signe of the Starre Anno. 1565. Septembris 3. Ecclesia 11. Ecclesia 1. Ecclesia 25. 2. Kings 7. Psalme 89. Genesis 4. Math. 6. 7. Iohn 16. 1. Kings 2. Luke 11 Iames. 1. Math. 15. Psalme 25.