my hope is in him because he is my rock and my sauiour and I shall not be remoued In God is my welfare my glory the rock of my strength and my hope is in God. ¶ 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 Nyw lye in low estate Quicken me O Lord for thy names sake and for thy righteousnesse sake rid my soule out of trouble For I O Lord am thy seruaunt I am thy seruaunt and the sonne of thy handmayd I will offer vnto theé the sacrifice of prayse and pay my vowes vnto theé in the sight of all the people Amen ¶ A Prayer for Gods goodnes and for continuance of the same I Yeald theé thanks and prayse O Lord my God for creating me after thine own Image and likenes For redeming me with thy precious bloud For admitting me into the number of thy children by adoption through the washing of holy baptisme and for feéding me with the sacrament of thy body and bloud Behold the Squire as in a glas For as thou art so he was ¶ The Esquire Esquire the braue It bootes not to craue ¶ The Gentleman Lusty or sad Thou must be 〈◊〉 Also I geue theé prayse and thanks for that thou of thine infinite gracious goodnes hast paciently wayted for my amendement euen from the time of mine ignorant childhoode vnto this houre notwithstanding that I ran losely into innumerable vices I glorifie theé and praise theé for thy often ridding of me from a number of troubles distresses calamities and miseries and for sauing me hetherto froÌ„ the often deserued euerlasting punishments and torments both of body and soule I prayse theé and glorifie theé for thy mercifull geuing of me health of body soundnes of limmes quyetnes of times and working of good things with many other vertues ¶ The Iudge Come on iudge With me to trudge ¶ The iustice Sir Iustice arise â–ª come to my assâ—se Iudge and Iustice sentence haue To ly as Captiues in the graue Dispose and order thou all my thoughts words and deédes according to thy will. Keépe me at all times and in all places wheresoeuer I goe whether it be in prosperitie or aduersitie And in the end bring me to the desired ioyes of the present beholding of theé Amen A generall thanksgeuing O God which excellest in all goodnes and wisdome O heauenly Father which art full of mercy and clemency when I cal to minde the works of thy hands I cannot but wonder at thy great wisdome and infinite goodnes which thou hast shewed towards No law no plea no drift From death can make a shift ¶ Sergeant at law Leaue the Lawes heare my cause ¶ The Attâ—rney 〈◊〉 lead as thou â—ust With me thou must all thy creatures especially towards me Not only in that thou hast geuen me being mouing and life but also in that besides thine other infinite benefites which thou hast distributed in general to all men in the world thou hast bestowed so many particular benefites vpon me as it is vnpossible for me to rehearce them yea or to conceiue theÌ„ Thou hast vouchsafed to deliuer me by the light of thy gospel from the darcknes of error and ignorance or rather to draw me out of the horrible dungeons of death and damnation wherto I was condemned in respect of the corruptnes of my nature and so conueyed me into the kingdome of thy welbeloued sonne who hath geuen him self for my sinnes according to thy good pleasure and euerlasting ordinance Also thou hast receaued me into thy Church among the number of thy childreÌ„ thou ¶ The Mayor Mayor I theé call to my guild Hall. ¶ The Shirife Shirif for execuâ—ion I haue a commission Mayors Shirifes do passe with speed And others them in place succeed hast elected and chosen me through thy wonderfull prouidence to be to the glory of thy mercy And thou hast inhonored me with the copartnership of the euerlasting inheritance of thy deér beloued sonne to beé of that royall priesthoode which shall offer the sacrifices of eternall prayse and thanksgeuing to thy holy name in thy heauenly temple now therfore according to dauids saying what shall I reÌ„der to the Lord for all his benefites towardes me I know that al my life ought to be consecrated to continuall thankes geuing to shew forth with his holy people and purchased possession the mighty workes of him that hath called vs out of darckenes to his wonderfull light The cup of deliueraÌ„ce ought not to depart out of my handes nor the new songs therof out of my mouth But Lord graunt me the grace wh c 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 thou didst shew heretofore to Dauid a maÌ„ according to thine own hart Who treating of the same matter and rehersing the recordes of thy goodnes sayd of a truth Lord I am thy seruant and the sonne of thy haÌ„dmaid thou hast broken my boÌ„ds a sunder I will offer vnto theé the sacrifice of thankesgeuing call vpon thy name Euen so say I lord of my selfe and that by thy grace I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruant Thou hast broken my bonds and preserued me and set me in safety Unto theé O king of eternitie immortall and inuisible euen vnto theé O God who only art good and onely wise be honor and glory for euer through Iesus Christ thy sonne our Lord and only Sauiour So be it ¶ The Phisicion By thy wateâ— I do seé thou mâ—st away with me The 〈◊〉 Looke not so hie low thou must lie No arte or medicine can preuayl When death doth purpose â—o assayl ⧠Here beginneth the Letany and Suffrages O God the Father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the father of heauen haue mercy c. O God the Sonne Redeémer of the world haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer c. O God the holy Ghost proceéding froÌ„ the Father and the Sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy Ghost c. O holy blessed and glorious Trinity threé persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious c. Remember not Lord our offences nor the Death winnes the field â—ll armâ—s must yeeld ¶ The Herauld Herald in thy â—hield beare grasse in greenfield Sergeant at Armes Sergeant see thou sâ—ay â—l glory must away offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeance of our sinnes Spare vs good Lord spare thy people whoÌ„ thou hast redeémed with thy most precious bloud and be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lord. From all euil and mischief from sinne from the crafts and assaultes of the deuill from thy wrath and from euerlasting damnation Good Lord
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
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
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
at the setting of the Sunne He shall breaks downe their altars he shal destroy their images For now they shall say we haue no king because we feared not the Lord and what should a king do to vs Ose. 10. Moses cast the â—abâ—es out of his handes and brake them in pieces because of their idolatry c. Exo. 32 The Philistines finde Dagon fallen downe be fore the ark of the Lord c. 1. Sam. â— WRetthed are they O Lord to whom thy daysun goeth down I meane that sonne of thine which neuer setteth to thy saints but is always at the noonpoint with theÌ„ euer bright and euer shining A droopy night ouer dreépeth the minds of them euen at hie noontide which depart from theé But vnto them that are conuersant with theé it is continually cleére daylight This daysun that shineth in the skye goeth and commeth by turnes But thou if we loue theé in deéd doest neuer goe away froÌ„ vs O that thou wouldst remoue away this impediment of sin from vs that it might alwayes be day light in our harts Amen * A Prayer to be sayd at the lighting vp of Candles GReat and thick darcknes ouerwhelmeth our harts O Lord Saul sayd to Doeg euen thou and fall vpon the priestes And Doeg the Edomite turned c. 1. Sa. 22 Aâ—halia seing her sonne to be dead destroyed all the kings seed But Iehoâ—heba c. Reg. 11. Herode caused all male children to be slaine that were in Bethlehem and in all the costes therof from two yeare olde and vnder according to the tyme which he had diligently searched c. Maâ— 2. vntil thy light do chase it away Thy Daysun O most wise workmaster is as the cresset of this bodily world and vnto the spirituall world the cresset is thy wisdome from whence springeth the light both of our bodies and of our soules At the comming of the night vpon the day thou hast geuen vs Candles for a remedy of the darknes and for a remedy of our ignoraunce after sinne thou hast geuen vs thy doctrine which thy sonne who loueth vs moste deérelye hath brought down vnto vs. Wherfore thou fountayne and teacher of all trueth make vs through both those lights to seé such things as may driue away the dimnesse of our minds The light of thy countenance is sealed vpon vs O Lord thou hast put lightsomnes into our harts Thy word is a lantern to my feet and a light to my pathes And Iesus when he was baptised came straight out of the water And lo the heauens were opened vnto him and Iohn saw the spirite of God descending like a doue c. Math. 3. Lift vp thy rodde and stretch out thine handâ— vpon the seâ— c. Exodus 14. They curtâ— down a branch with one cluster of grapes and bearâ— vpon c. Num. 13. ⧠A Prayer to be sayd in the Euening O Lord my God my Father and my sauyour forasmuch as thou hast graunted me the grace to come to the end of this day hast created the night for man to rest in I casting my self most humbly down before thy holy maiesty beseéch theé most hartelye to shew me this goodnes to the residue of thine infinite benefites that I may so rest this night to the comfort and refreshment of mine infirmitie as my hart may still be lift vp vnto theé And my soule haue her spirituall rest aswel as the body taketh his Let not my sleépe be vnmeasurable to please excessiuely the ease of my flesh but only to suffice the necessity of my nature that I may be the better disposed to thy seruice to morrow God spake to Iacob get thee out of this countrey Iacob toke all his gooddes and cattell c. Gen. â—1 Dauid asked counsel of the Lord saying Shall I go vp into any cities of Iudah c. 2. Sam. 2. The Angel sayd to Ioseph Arise and take the babe and his mother and go into the land of Israel for they are dead which sought the babes life Then he arose and toke the babe c. Mat. Preserue me also from all vncleannes both of body and soule keéping me from all temtations of the enemy and from all dangers that may befall me And because I haue not passed this day without offeÌ„ding theé after diuers sorts and maners Like as now in the absence of the sun thou sendest darcknes to couer all things so also vouchsafe to wipe out all mine offences by thine infinite mercy so as they may neuer come to reckning before thy iudgement seate All which things I aske and craue of theé in the name and for the sake of thine only Sonne my Lord and Sauyour Iesus Christ according to the rule which he hath geuen vs to pray by saying Our Father which art c. * Another The tempter came to Christ saying If thou be the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made bread But he aunswering sayd it is written Man shal not liue by bread only c. Math. 4. Esau selleth his byrth right for a mâ—sse of portage c. Gen. 25. The woman seyng the tree to be pleasaunt tooke of the fruit c. Gen. 3. LOrd Iesu Christ to whose vnconsumable goodnes we be beholden for all things which hast graunted the cherefull light of the day vnto al men both good and bad to doe their busines in and mercifully geueÌ„ them the sweet stilnes of the night to refresh the pores of their silly bodies and to put away the cares of their minds and to asswage their sorowes Forasmuch as thou thy selfe performest al these thinges much more beneficially to them that loue thee to whom thou geuest a far greater light by the grace of fayth to do al deedes of godlines by then doth the shining of the Sun vnto the world In so much as the promyses neuer suffer them to faynt but the comfort of thy Spirite putteth away all cumberaunces of minde far more effectually then any sleepe of the body And the wholl Helyas stretched himselfe vpon the childe and the Lord heard the voyce of Helyas c. 3. Reg. 17. Heliseus comming into the house and behold the childe was dead and he stretched c. 4. Reg. 4. Christ cried with a loud voyce Lazarus come forth Then hâ—â—hat was dead came forth bound band foote with bandes and his face was bound with a napkin Iesus said vnto them c. Iohn 11. man resteth not more sweetly or safely in any thing then in thy mercy O deere Redeemer I besech thee that if I haue done any thing this day through humayn frailety and neglygence which hath offended thyne eyes pardon it for thy wonted goodnes sake and graunt therewithal that this night may be happy to me by thy prospering thereof pure by thy preseruing of me and safe from the nightly illusions of wicked feendes through thy protection so as this sleep may make both my body and minde more cherefull and lusty to serue thee to
may be moued with pitie towardes those whom we seé oppressed with the Vse a little wine for thy stomack 1. Tim. 5 Woe vnto them that 〈◊〉 vp early c. Esay 1. Measure in vvine comforteth Excesse vvalketh vvantonly same aduersities O most milde and mercifull Christ we beseéch theé brethe vpon vs the spirit of thy meékenes and goodnes that like as thy pitying of vs made theé to indure most bitter death and torments for vs so our pitying of our neighbors may lead vs to succour them to our power Amen Another WHere Charitie and Loue are there is the congregatioÌ„ of the Sayntes There is neither wrath nor disdayne but stedfast charitie for euer Therfore graunt vs O Lord God that we may loue one another vnfaynedly for where loue is there art thou and he that loueth his brother is born of thee and dwelleth in thee and thou in him And where brethren doe glorifie Sobriety watcheth her mouth Voluptuousnesse â—yoteth Let vs which are of the day be sober 1. Thess. 5. For it is suffycient for vs c. 1. Pet. 4. thee with one accord there doest thou poure out thy blessing vpon them Loue vs therefore O Lord and shead thy loue into our hartes that we may loue thee and our bretheren in thee and for thee as all children to thee through Iesus Christ Amen ⧠A Prayer for the afflicted and persequuted vnder the tiranny of Antichrist O Mercifull Father who neuer doest forsake such as put their trust in theé stretch forth thy mighty arme to the defence of our brethren by the rage of enemies persequuted and greéuously tormented in sundry places for the true profession of thy holy Gospell who in their extreém necessitie cry for comfort vnto theé Let not thy long suffering O Lord Whose apparailing let not be c. 1. Pet. 3· The steps of a strange woman c. Prouerb 5. Chastitie is secrete and clean Vncleanes is like a Goate be an occasion either to increase the tyranny of thy enemies or to discourage thy children but with speéde O lord consider their great miseries and afflictions Preuent the cruell deuise of Haman Stay the rage of Holophernes Breake the counsell of Achitophell Let not the wicked say Where is now their God Let thy afflicted flock feéle present ayde and releéfe from theé O Lord look down vpon them with thy pitifull eye from thy holy habitation send terror and trembling among their enemies make an end of their outragious tiranny beate back their boldnes in suppressing thy truth in destroying thy true seruants in defacing thy glory and in setting vp Antichrist Let them not thus proudly aduaunce themselues against theé and thy Christ but let them vnderstand and feéle that against theé PerseueraÌ„ce â—ndureth to the end Reuolting a Sow in the mire If they continue grounded in faith 1. Tim. 2. He that endureth to the end shal be saued Mat. 10 they fight Preserue and defend the vine which thy right hand hath planted and let all nations seé the glory of thine annoynted Amen * A Prayer for our bretheren that are in aduersitie MOst gratious and merciful sauiour we finde by experience almost euery minute of an houre that this life of oures is fraughted with aduersities which grow vnto euery of vs either out of the sinfulnes of the flesh or of ech mannes own folly or of other mennes spitefulnes Besides this other mennes misfortunes are both an increase and an example of our own For we seé by them that the like may befall vs and brotherly charity compelleth vs to be sory for them In respect wherof thou also hast commaunded vs to weépe with them Charitie feedeth the hungry I was an hungry and ye gaue me meate Mat. 25. If thine enemy hunger feede him Prouer. 25 â–ª that weépe and to mourn with theÌ„ that mourn and to be like minded one towards another as members all of one body Thou therfore O mercifull Redeémer which hast borne our infirmities harken to the prayers which we poure out before theé for the releéfe of our bretherens aduersities increase not our sorrowes by the sorrowes of our frends Rid them out of their miseries that they may the more quietly set their minds vpoÌ„ theé we through thy gratious goodnesse be discharged of no small peéce of our heauines Or if it be not expedient either for them or vs for thou only knowest what is expedient for euery man at least wise giue them power of minde and strength of bâ—dy to bear their sore crosses the easilyer so as neither their bodies may be vnable to abide and indure the paines nor their harts quayle vnder the grief Charitie geueth drinke to the thirsty I thirsted and you gaue me drink Mat. 25. The Niggard witholdeth drinke from the thirsty Esay 32. wherby they might be dryuen to doe say or thinke any thing which thou mightest mislike of or which might turne to their own hurt through impatience or dispayre Amen ⧠A Prayer for them that be in pouertie THey that are snarled and intangled in the extreém penury of things neédfull for the body cannot set their minds vpoÌ„ theé O Lord as they ought to doe but when they be disapoynted of the thinges which they doe so mightely desire their harts are cast down and quaile for excesse of grief Haue pitie vpon them therfore O mercifull father and releéue their misery through thine incredible riches that by thy remouing of their vrgent necessitie they may rise vp vnto theé in minde Thou O Lord prouidest inough for all men Charitie harboâ—eth strangers I was a stranger ye lodgeed me Mat. 25. I haue not suffered a stranger to lye without Iob. 31. with thy most liberall and bountifull hand but wheras thy gifts are in respect of thy goodnes freé fauor made common to all men we through our naughtines nigardship and distrust doe make them priuate and peculiar Correct thou the thing which our iniquity hath put out of order let thy goodnes supply that which our niggardlynes hath plucked away Geue thou meate to the hungry and drinke to the thirsty Comfort thou the sorrowfull Cheére thou vp the dismayd StreÌ„gthen thou the weake Deliuer thou them that are prisoners And geue thou hope and courage to them that are out of hart O Father of all mercy haue compassion of so great misery O Fountain of all good thinges and of all blessednes wash thou away these so sundry so manifold so great miseries of oures Charitie clotheth the naked I was naked ye clothed me Mat. 25 If a brother or Sister be naked or destitute Iames. 2. with one drop of the water of thy mercy for thine only Sonne our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christes sake Amen * A Prayer to be sayd for our Euilwillers MOst mercifull Redeémer thou hast commaunded vs to pray for them both which wish vs euill and as much as in them lyeth doe worke vs euill and that hast thou done not only in