Lyke the dew of Hermon which fel vpon the hyll of Sion For there the Lorde promysed his blessynge and lyfe for euermore Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The C.xxxiij Psalme Ecce nunc benedicite BEholde o prayse the Lorde all ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in the house of the Lorde in the house of our God O lyft vp your handes in the nyght to the sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The Lorde which made heauen and earth blesse the out of Sion Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ RemeÌ„ber not o Lorde the faultes ether of vs or of our parentes nether take thou veÌ„geauÌ„ce on oure synnes spare o Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud be neuermore angre with vs but mercyfully heare vs cryenge vnto the. And graunt also all the sayntes besely to pray for vs and vouchsafe mercyfully to heare vs by Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ The signification of thys worde Letany ¶ Mamercus Bysshoppe of Vienne what tyme that a terriblâ— earthquake fellin his prouynce Leo the fyrst then beynge bisshop of Rome caused the people to assemble to go togyther to a long Araye prayeng and callyng vpon God which thyng now we cal procession â–ª bycause we vse in the same to procede or go forth Here of it came that when any greuous plage was eyther sende by god among the people or any sodeyn chaunse of gladnesse chaunsed procession hath alwayes ben vsed somtyme to pacify gods wrath and somtyme to thanke him of his benefettes For this cause dyd Agapeâ—us bysshop of Rome fyrst institute that procession shulde be done euery sondaye throughout the yere and after him Gregory in the tyme of a common pestileÌ„ce caused more solempne ordre and syngynge to be vsed therin and ordeyned this seruyce called Letany which is a greke worde and as much in Englyssh to say as suplycacion or prayer wherof it hath taken his name bycause that in our generall processions and rogacion dayes prayer and supplycacion is made vnto God for the people and for al estates accordyng to the counsayle of Saynt Paule 1. Timothei ii and dyuers other examples of scriptures LOrde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. God the father of heauen haue mercy on vs. Goddes sonne redemer of the worlde Haue mercy on vs. God the holy goost Haue mercy on vs. Holy Trinite one God haue mercy on vs. Holy Mary vyrgyn and mother of God Praye for vs. Saynt Mychael praye for vs. Saynt Gabriel praye for vs. Saynt Raphael praye for vs. All holy angels and archangels praye for vs. All order of holy spretes praye for vs. Saynt Ihon baptiste praye for vs. All holy Patryarches Prophetes praye for vs. Saynt Peter praye for vs. Saynt Paule praye for vs. Saynt Andrewe praye for vs. Saynt Ihon praye for vs. Saynt Iames. praye for vs. Saynt Thomas praye for vs. Saynt Phylyp praye for vs. Saynt Iames. ☞ ☜ praye for vs. Saynt Matthewe praye for vs. Saynt Bartholome praye for vs. Saynt Symon praye for vs. Saynt Tathe praye for vs. Saynt Mathye praye for vs. Saynt Barnabe praye for vs. Saynt Marke praye for vs. Saynt Luke praye for vs. All holy Apostles and euangelistes praye for vs All holy disciples and innocentes praye for vs. Saynt Steuen praye for vs. Saynt Clement praye for vs. Saynt Timothe praye for vs. Saynt Dionise praye for vs. All holy martyrs praye for vs. All holy confessors praye for vs. Saynt Anne praye for vs. Saynt Elizabeth praye for vs. Saynt Mary Magdalene praye for vs. Saynt Martha praye for vs. All holy vyrgyns praye for vs. All holy sayntes praye for vs. Be mercyfull spare vs Lorde FroÌ„ all euell Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the waytes of the deuell Lorde delyuer vs. From endles dampnacion Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ imminet parel of our synne lorde delyuer vs. From the assaultes of deuels lorde delyuer vs. From the sprete of fornication lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the desyre of vayne glory lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ all vnclenes of body soule lorde delyuer vs. From wrath and hate and all euell wyll lorde delyuer vs. From vnclene thoughtes lorde delyuer vs. From blyndnes of harte lorde delyuer vs. From lyghtenynge and tempest lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ sodeyne vnprouyded death lord delyuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnacion lordr delyuer vs. By thy natiuite lorde delyuer vs. By thy circumcision lorde delyuer vs. By thy baptyme lorde delyuer vs. By thy fastynge lorde delyuer vs. By thy crosse and passion lorde delyuer vs. By thy precious death lorde delyuer vs. By thy glorious resurrccion lorde delyuer vs. By thy meruelous ascencion lorde delyuer vs. By the grace of thy holy goost lorde delyuer vs. In the houre of death lorde succoure vs. In the daye of iudgement lorde delyuer vs. We synners praye the to heare vs. That thou geue vs peace we pray the to heare vs That thy mercy and thy pytie maye euer preserue vs we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy church we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue peace concorde and victorye to oure kynge and princes we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe all our byshoppes and prelates in holy religion we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe al the congregacion of sayntes in thy holy seruice we praye the to heare vs. That thou preserue all ChristeÌ„ people which thou hast redemed wyth thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue all our benefactours euerlastyng benefytes we praye the heare vs. That thou wylt delyuer the soules of vs and oure parentes from eternall damnation we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to geue and preserue the frutes of the earth we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to cast vpon vs thy mercyfull eyes we praye the to heare vs. That thou do cause the obsequy of oure seruyce to be acceptable we praye the to heare vs. That thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heaueÌ„ly desyres we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captiue we praye the. That thou geue euerlastyng rest to al that beleue in the both quycke and dead we pray the to heare That thou vouchsafe to heare vs we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde heare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde spare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde
soule of the gloryous vyrgyn and mother Mary to th ende it shuld be a mete habitacion for thy only begotten sonne graunt that we maye be saued from all instante euylles and eternall death throughe the inestimable merites of hym in the remembraunce of whose death we take ioye and comforte By the same Christ our Lorde So be it TO the holy and indiuisible trinite to the humanite of Iesu Christ crucifyed glory infinitly be geuē of euery creature world wythout ende So be it Blessed be the swete name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the glorious vyrgyn Mary for euermore And the soules of all true beleuers beynge departed through the mercy of God maye reste in peace So be it Praysynge be to God peace vnto the lyuyng and rest vnto the dead So be it ¶ Here after followeth a deuoute prayer vnto Iesus our sauioure O Bontefull Aesu O swete Iesu O Iesu the sonne of the pure virgyn Mary full of mercy and truth O swete Iesu after thy greate mercy haue pitie vpō me O benygne Iesu I praye the by the same precious bloude whych for vs myserable synners thou wast cōtent to shedde in the alter of the crosse that thou vousafe clene to auoyde all my wyckednesse and not to despyse me humbly thys requyrynge and vpon thy mooste holy name Iesus callynge Thys name Iesus is the name of helth What is Iesus but a sauyoure O good Iesus that hast me created and wyth thy precyous bloude redemed suffre me not to be dampned whō of nought thou hast made O good Iesu Christ let not my wyckednesse destroye me that thy almyghty goodnesse made and formed O good Iesu reknowlege that is thyne in me wype clene away that aleneth me frō the. O good Iesu whā tyme of mercy is haue mercy vpon me and destroye me not in tyme of thy terryble iudgemente O good Iesu though I wretched synner for my moost greuous offences haue by thy very iustice deserued eternall payne Yet I appell from thy very ryghteousnesse and stedfastly trust in thy inefiable mercy So that thou as mylde father and mercyfull Lorde wylte take pitye vpon me O good Iesu what profyte is in my bloude syth that I muste dyscende into eternal corruption Certaynly they that be dead shall not magnifye the nor lykewyse all they that go to hell O mooste mercyfull Iesu haue mercy vpon me O moost swete Iesu deliuer me O moost meke Iesu be vnto me synner fauourable O Iesu admytte me a wretched synner in to the nombre of thē that shal be saued O Iesu the helth of them that beleue in the haue mercye vpon me O Iesu the swete forgyuenes of all my synnes O Iesu the sonne of the pure vyrgyne Mary endue me wyth thy grace wysedome charite chastitie humilite yee and in all my aduersyties stedfast paciēs so that I may perfectly loue the and in the to reioyce and haue my only delyte in the worlde with out ende So be it ¶ The antheme O Glorious kynge whych amongest thy sayntes arte laudable and neuerthelesse ineffable thou art in vs Lorde thy holy name hath ben called vppon by vs therfore do not forsake vs Lorde God and in the daye of iudgement vousafe to bestowe vs amonge thy sayntes and electe o blessed kynge ¶ A prayer vnto Christ O Maker of heauen and erth kyng of kynges and Lorde of Lordes whiche of nothynge dyddest make me to thy ymage and lykenes and dyddest redeme me wyth thyne owne bloude whome I a synner am not worthy to name nether to call vpō humbly I desyre the and mekely praye the that gently thou beholde me thy wycked seruaunt and haue mercy on me whych haddest mercy on the woman of Canane and Mary Magdalene whych dyddest forgeue the publicane and the these that hanged on the crosse vnto the I cōfesse oh moost holy father my synnes whyche yf I wolde I can not hyd fro the. Haue mercye on me Christ for I wretch haue sore offēded the in pryde in couetous in glotony in lechery in vayn glory in hatred in enuy in adultery in thefte in lyenge in bacbytynge in sportynge in dyssolute and wanton laughynge in ydle wordes in hearynge in tastynge in touchynge in thynkynge in speakynge in workynge and in alwayes in whiche I afrayle mā and moost wretched synner myght synne my faulte my mooste greuous defaulte Therfore I moost hūbly pray besech thy gentelnes whych for my helth descended frō heauē which dyd holde vp Dauid he shuld not fal into synne Haue mercy on vs oh Christ which dyddeste forgeue Peter that dyd forsake ye. Thou art my creatoure my helper my maker my redemer my gouernour my father my lorde my god my king thou art my hope my trust my gouernyng my helpe my cōforte my strength my defence my redempcion my lyfe my helth my resurrection thou art my stedfastnes my refuge or so coure my lyght my desyre and my helpe I mooste humbly and hertly desyre and praye the helpe me defende me and make me stronge and comforte me make me stedfaste make me mery geue me lyghte and vysite me reuiue me agayne whyche am dead for I am thy makynge and thy worke Oh Lorde dispice me not I am thy seruaunt thy bonde man although euyll althoughe vnworthy and a synner But what soeuer I am whether I be good or bad I am euer thyn therfore to whome shal I flye excepte I flye vnto the If thou caste me of who shal or wyll receaue me yf thou dyspise and turne thy face from me who shall loke vpon me and recognise and knowlege me although vn worthy commynge to the for although I be vile and vnclene thou canst make me clene yf I be sick thou canst heale me Yf I be dead and buried thou canste reuyue me for thy mercy is much more thē my iniquyte thou canst forgiue me more than I can offende Therfore oh Lorde do not consyder nor haue respecte to the nombre of my synnes but accordynge to the greatnesse of thy mercy forgeue me and haue mercy on me moost wretched synner Saye vnto my soule I am thy helth which saydest I wyll not the death of a synner but rather that he lyue and be conuerted Turne me oh Lorde to the and be not angry with me I praye the mooste meke father and for thy great mercy I moost hūbly besech the that thou brynge me to the blysse that neuer shall cease So be it ¶ The .xv. prayers called the xv Ooes ¶ The .xv. prayers followynge called commonly the .xv. Ooes are for forth in diuers laten prymers wyth goodly prynted prefaces promisynge to the sayers therof many thynges doth folyshe and false as the delyueraunce of xv soules out of purgatory with other lyke vanities yet are the prayers selfe right good vertuous yf they be sayde without any such supersticious trust or blynde confidence And for as much as these prayers are a goodly and godly meditacion of Christes passiō
fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme I shall please the lorde in the region of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme Vo is me The C.xix Psalme Addominum cum WHan I am in trouble I cal vpon the Lorde and he hath herde me Delyuer my soule O Lorde from lyenge lyppes and from a deceytfull tonge What rewarde shal be geuen or done to the thou false tonge Euen myghty and sharpe arrowes with hote burnynge coles Wo is me that my banyshment endureth so lōge I dwell in the tabernacles of the sorowfull My soule hath longe dwelled amonge them that be enemyes vnto peace I laboured for peace but when I spake therof they prepared them to battayle ¶ The antheme Wo is me for that my banyshment is prologed The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes vnto the hylles from whence commeth my helpe My helpe commeth from the lorde which made heauen and earthe He shall not suffre thy fote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slomber To he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slomber which kepeth Israell The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euel the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore ¶ The antheme The Lorde kepeth the from all euell he kepeth euē thy soule ¶ The antheme Yf thou The C.xxix Psalme De profundis OVte of the depe called I vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare my voyce O let thyne eares consyder well the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou Lorde wylt be extreme to marke ouriui quities O Lorde who maye abyde it But there is mercy wyth the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abyden in his word my soule hath trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vntyll nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For which the Lorde ther is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell frō al his iniquities ¶ The antheme Yf thou lorde imputest mens synnes vnto them Lorde who shall abyde it ¶ The antheme The workes The C.xxxvii Psalme Confitebor tibi domine I Wyll geue thankes vnto the o lorde with my whole herte for thou hast hearde the wordes of my mouth euen before the goddes wyll I synge prayses vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holy temple and prayse thy name because of thy louynge kyndnes and truth for thou hast magnifyed thy worde accordynge vnto thy great name When I call vpon the heare thou me and endue my soule with much strength All the kynges of the earth shal prayse the o lorde whan they heare the wordes of thy mouth Yee they shal synge in the wayes of the lorde that greate is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lorde be hyghe yet hathe he respecte to the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym afarre of Though I walke in the myddeste of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of myne enemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shall make good for me yee thy mercy o Lorde endureth for euer despyse not then the worke of thyne owne handes ¶ The Antheme Lorde despyce not the workes of thyne handes ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I hearde a. ¶ The songe of blessed Mary Magnificat anima mea dominum MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauyoure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of hys hande mayden beholde now from hense forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hathe done to me greate thynges and blessed is his name And his mercy is alwayes on thē that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength with his arme he hathe scattered them that are proude in the imagynaciō of theyr hartes He hath put downe the myghty frō theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hungrye wyth good thynges and hath sent awaye the rych emptye He hath remembred mercy and hathe holpen hys seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to hys sede for euer ¶ The antheme ¶ I haue herde a voyce from heauen sayenge blessed be the deade whiche dye in the Lorde Lorde haue mercye on vs Christe haue mercye on vs Lorde haue mercye on vs. Our father The C.xlv Psalme Lauda anima PRayse the Lorde O my soule whyle I lyue wyll I prayse the lorde I wyl prayse the Lorde as longe as I shall remayne O put not your truste in princes nor in the chyldren of men for there is no helpe in them For when the breth of man goeth forthe he shall turne agayne to hys earth and so all his thoughtes peryshe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for hys helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God whych made heauen and earth the see and al that there in is Whiche kepeth his promyse for euer whyche helpeth them to ryght that suffre wrōge whych fedeth thy hongry The lorde louseth men out of preson the lorde geueth syght to the blynde The lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the lord loueth the ryghteous The lorde careth for the straungers he defendeth the fatherles and wedowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God O Syon is kynge for euermore and thorowe out all generacyons ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The Answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The versicle I trust to se the goodes of the lorde ¶ The answere In the lande of lyfe ¶ The versicle Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamour ¶ Let vs praye GOd to whom it is approbried to be mercyful euer and to spare be mercyfull to the soules of thy seruauntes of eche kynde and forgeue them all theyr synnes that they beynge lowsed frō the bondes of death maye ascende vnto lyfe O God the Lorde of pardon Graunte vnto the soule of N. thy seruaunte the yeares mynde of whose deathe we haue in remēbraunce a place of reste the blessed ful quyete and clerenesse of the lyghte O God whyche haste caused thy seruauntes in pontificall dignitie to be accompted amonge the prestes apostolyke Graunt we beseche the that they maye enioye in heauen the contynuall company of them whose office they dyd beare sometyme heare in earth O God the graunter of pardon and the louer of mans saluacion we besech thy mercy that thou wylt suffre the congregacion of our brothers and systers beynge departed oute of thys worlde through the intercession of blessed Mary the vyrgyn and S. Michel tharchangell and all holy sayntes to come to the congregacion of euerlastynge
of thy blessynge ¶ The answere ¶ The grace of the holy spirite Pourge and illumyne our harte and wyt ¶ The .iii. lesson Deut. v. THese are the commaundementes ordynaunces and lawes whych the Lorde our God hath commaunded that ye shuld learne thē and do them in the lande whyther ye go to possesse it that thou mayest feare the Lorde thy God kepe all his ordynaunces and commaundementes which I commaunde the thou thy chyldren thy chyldrens chyldren all the dayes of your lyfe that you maye lyue longe Heare thou o Israell and take hede that thou do thereafter that it may go well with the and the thou mayest multyply greatly as the Lorde God of the fathers hath promysed the a lande that floweth with mylke and hony Heare O Israell the Lorde our God is one God onely and thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God wyth all thy harte with all thy soule with al thy myght And those wordes whych I commaunde the thys daye shalt thou take into thy harte And shalt reherse them vnto thy chyldren and shalte talke of them when thou syttest in thy house whan thou walkest by the waye whan thou lyest downe and whan thou rysest vp thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thyne hande they shall be a token of remembraunce before thyne eyes and thou shalte wryte thē vpon the postes of thy house and vpon thy gates Thou Lorde haue mercy on vs. Prayse we God ¶ The responce ¶ Heare o thou Israel the preceptes of thy Lord God and in thy hart wryte thē as in a boke and I wyll gyue to the a lande flowynge mylke hony ¶ The verie ¶ Take hede therfore and heare my voyce and I wyl be an enemy to thyne enemyes ¶ The repeticion ¶ And I wyll gyue the a lande flowynge mylke and hony Glory be to the father and to c. And I wyl geue c. ¶ The songe of Augustyn and Ambrose The deum laudamus WE prayse the O God we knowlege the to be the Lorde All the earth do worshyp the which arte the father euerlastynge To the crye forthe all angels the heauens and al the powers therin To the thus cryeth Cherubyn and Seraphyn contynually Holy art thou Holy art thou Holy art thou Thou art the Lorde God of hoostes Heauen and earth are fulfylled wyth the glory of thy maiestye The glorious company of the Apostles prayse ye. The goodly fellowshyppe of the prophetes worshyppe the. The fellowshyppe of the martyrs prayse the. The holy congregacion of the faythfull throughout all the worlde magnifye the. They knowledge the to be the father of an infinite maiestye They knowlege thy honourable and onely sonne They knowlege the holy goost to be a comforter Thou arte the kynge of glory O Christ Thou arte the euerlastynge sonne of the father Thou whan thou shuldest take vpon the oure nature to delyuer man dyddest not abhorre the vyrgyns wombe Vvhan thou haddest ouercome the sharpnes of death thou opendest the kyndome of heauens to them that beleued in the. Thou syttest on the ryght hande of God in the glory of the father We beleue that thou shalt come to be our iudge Wherfore we praye the helpe thy seruauntes whō thou hast redemed with thy precyous bloude Make thē to be nombred with thy sayntes in ioye euerlastynge O Lorde saue thy people blesse thyne heritage Gouerne also lyft thē vp into blysse euerlasting We prayse the euery daye and we worshyppe thy name euer worlde wythout ende O Lorde let it be thy pleasure to kepe vs thys daye wythout synne O Lorde haue mercye vpon vs haue mercye vppon vs. O Lorde let thy mercy lyghten vpon vs euen as we truste in the. O Lorde I trust in the let me neuer be confoūded ¶ Betwene Septuagesima Easter this psalme followynge is sayde in the stede of Te deum ¶ The .li. psalme Haue mercye vpon me c. Seke it in the seuen psalmes it is in the fourthe psalme ¶ Thys worde laudes is as much to saye as prayse And the seruyce followynge is called so because it contayneth onely the mere laudes and prayse of Christ and the vyrgyn his mother ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God make thy petycion ¶ The answere ¶ That we maye deserue Christes promyssion The laudes O God bende thyselfe in to my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is now and euer shal be So be it ¶ The Ciij Psalme Benedic anima mea PRayse the Lorde O my soule and al that is wythin me prayse his holy name Prayse the Lorde o my soule and forget not all hys benefytes Whiche forgeueth all thy synnes and healeth all thyne infyrmytes Which saueth thy lyfe from destruction crowneth the with mercy and longe kyndnesse Which satisfyeth thy desyre wyth good thynges makynge the yonge and lusty as an egle The Lorde executeth ryghteousnesse iudgemēt for all them that suffre wronge He shewed his wayes vnto Moses hys workes vnto the chyldren of Israell The Lorde is full of compassion and mercy long suffrynge and of great goodnesse He wyll not alwaye be chydynge nother wyll he kepe his angre for euer He hathe not delte wyth vs after our synnes nor rewarded vs accordynge to our wyckednesse For loke how hygh heauen is in comparyson of the earth so greate is his mercy also toward them that feare hym Loke howe wyde the east is from the west so farre hath he set oure synnes from vs. Yee loke as a father pytyeth his owne chyldrē euē so the Lorde is mercyfull vnto thē that feare him For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust That a man in his tyme is but as grasse flouryssheth as a floure in the felde For as sone as the wynd goeth ouer it it is gone and the place therof knoweth it nomore But the mercyfull goodnesse of the Lorde endureth for euer euer vpon thē that feare hym and his ryghteousnesse vpon theyr chyldrens chyldrē Such as kepe his couenaunt and thynke vpō his commaundementes to do them The Lorde hath prepared his seate in heauē and hys kyngdome ruleth ouer all O prayse the Lorde ye angels of hys ye that be myghty in strength fulfyllynge hys commaundemētes that mē may heare the voyce of his wordes O prayse the Lorde all ye his hostes ye seruaūtes of his that do hys pleasure O speake good of the Lorde al ye workes of his in euery place of hys dominion O my soule prayse thou the Lorde Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The songe of thre chyldren PRayse ye the Lorde al his workes paryse and extoll hym for euer Ye angelles of his prayse the Lorde ye heauens prayse the Lorde
shrynke vntyl he se his desyre vpon his enemyes He hath delte abrode and gyuen to the poore hys ryghteousnes remayneth for euer hys horne shall be exalted with honoure The vngodly shall se it and it shall greue hym he shall gnashe with his teth and consume away the desyre of the vngodly shall peryshe Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xii. Psalme Laudate pueri dominum PRayse the Lorde O ye seruauntes o prayse the name of the Lorde Blessed be the name of the Lorde frō this tyme forth and for euermore The Lordes name is worthy to be praysed from the rysynge vp of the sonne vnto the goynge downe of the same The Lorde is hye aboue all heathen and his glory aboue the heauens Who is lyke vnto the Lorde our God that hathe his dwellynge so hye which humbleth hymselfe to beholde that is in heauen and earth Whiche takest vp the symple out of the dust and lyftest the poore out of the myre That he maye set hym amonge the prynces euen amonge the prynces of the people Whiche maketh the baren woman to kepe house and to be a ioyfull mother of chyldren Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xiij. Psalme Inexitu Israel de Aegypto WHan Israel came forth of Egypte and the house of Iacob from amonge the straūge people Iuda was made hys sanctuary Israel his domynyon The see sawe that and fled Iordan tourned back The mountaynes skypped lyke rammes and the lytell hylles lyke yonge shepe What ayled the O thou see that thou fleddeste and thou Iordan tournedest backe Ye mountaynes that ye skypped lyke rammes ye lytell hylles lyke yonge shepe The earth trembled at the presence of the Lorde at the presence of the God of Iacob Which tourned the harde rockes into a stondyng water and the flynt stone into spryngyng welles Not vnto vs o Lorde not vnto vs but vnto thy name gyue the prayse for thy louynge mercy and faythfulnesse Wherfore shall the Heathen saye where is nowe theyr God As for our God he is in heauen he dothe what so euer it pleased hym Theyr ymages are but syluer golde euē the worke of mennes handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue they but they se not They haue eares and heare not noses haue they but they smell not They haue handes and handel not fete haue they but they cānot go nether can they speake in theyr throte They that made them let them be lyke vnto thē and lyke all such that put theyr trust in them But let the house of Israel put theyr trust in the Lorde for he is theyr socoure and defence Let the house of Aaron put theyr trust in the Lorde for he is theyr socoure and defence They that feare the Lorde let thē put theyr trust in the Lorde for he is theyr socoure and defence The Lorde is myndefull of vs and blesseth vs he blesseth the house of Israel he blesseth the house of Aaron Yee he blesseth all them that feare the Lorde bothe small and great The Lorde encrease you more you and youre chyldren For ye are the blessed of the Lorde whyche made heauen and earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes but the earth hath he geuen to the chyldren of men The deed prayse not the O Lorde nether all thē that go downe into sylence But we that are alyue wyll prayse the Lorde frō thys tyme forth for euermore Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxiiii Psalme Laudate nomen domini O Prayse the name of the Lorde prayse it o ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in the house of the Lorde in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracyous o synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hath chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israell for his owne possession For I know that the Lorde is great and that our Lorde is aboue all goddes What soeuer the Lorde pleaseth so doth he in heauen and in earth in the see and in al depe places He bryngeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde he tourneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne Bryngynge the wyndes out of theyr treasures which smote the fyrste borne of Egipte both of mā and beast He hath sent tokens and wonders into the myddest of the o thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all his seruauntes Whych smote dyuerse nacions and slewe myghty kynges Sion the kyng of Amorytes Og the kynge of Basan and all the kyngdomes of Canaan And gaue theyr landes for an herytage vnto Israell his people Thy name o lorde endureth for euer so doth thy memoryall o Lorde from one generacion to another For the Lorde wylauenge his people and be gracyous to hys seruauntes As for the ymages of the heathē they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes speake not eyes haue they but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not nether is there ony breth in theyr mouthes They that make them let them be lyke vnto them and all they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leui ye that feare the Lorde prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde of Syon which dwelleth at Ierusalem Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The Cxxxv. Psalme Confitemini domino O Geue ye thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious for his mercy endureth for euer O geue ye thankes vnto the God of all goddes for his mercy endureth for euer O thanke ye the Lorde of all Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Which onely dothe great wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Which by his wysedome made the heauēs for his mercy endureth for euer Which layde out the earth aboue the waters for his mercy endureth for euer Which hath made the great lyghtes for his mercy endureth for euer The sonne to rule the daye for hys mercye endureth for euer The mone and the starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote Egypte with theyr fyrst borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israell from amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghty hande stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Which deuyded the reed see in two partes for hys mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorow the myddes of it
for his mercy endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his he ouerthrew theÌ„ in the reed see for his mercy endureth for euer Which led his people thorow the wyldernesse for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kynges for his mercye endureth for euer â—ee and slew myghty kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sion kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue awaye theyr lande for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunt for his mercy endureth for euer Which remembred vs when we were in trouble for hys mercy endureth for euer And hath redemed vs from our enemyes for hys mercy endureth for euer Which geueth foode vnto all fleshe for his mercy endureth for euer O geue ye thankes vnto the God of heauen for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of all Lordes for his mercye endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme O Howe muche ought we to geue thankes to God which hath not spared his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all and he borne of an immaculate virgyn was made man redemed vs froÌ„ our vayne conuersacioÌ„ whych we receaued by the tradicioÌ„ of theyr fathers not with corruptyble syluer and golde but wyth the precyous bloude of Christ as of a lambe vndefyled and wythout spot to hym therfore be continuall prayse whose mercy endureth for euer ¶ Matthew .i. Chapter THe Angell of the lorde appeared vnto Ioseph in a dreame sayenge Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Marye thy wyfe for that which is conceaued in hyr is of the holy goost she shall brynge forth a sonne and thou shalte call hys name Iesus for he shall saue hys people from theyr synnes ¶ Thankes be to God ¶ The hymne LEt vs prayse the Lorde omnipotent Which on hys people is so tender Magnifye hym wyth harte diligent For due thankes we can not render From the heauens he descended In the wombe of a virgyne pure He shed his bloude our fautes to amende And of our sycke soules dyd the cure No thy chylde o mother make thy peticion Our infirmite hauynge in remembraunce That he by grace maye amende our condicion And thou by prayer to make intretaunce Now Christ which hast payde the pryce Of our synne and preuaricacion Se vs not dampned in ony wyse Whych thou hast bought by thy passion O vyrgyne Mary moost gracyous O mother of Christ incomperable To thy swete sonne praye for vs That he in deathes houre be fauorable Glory be to the sonne of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn chast was bore Glory to the father and to the holy goost To them be praysynge for euermore So be it ¶ The versycle ¶ Grace in thy vysage encreaseth euermore ¶ The answere ¶ Thou hast ben blessed of God therfore ¶ The antheme ¶ O Lorde moost c. ¶ The songe of the blessed Mary Magnificat anima MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauioure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of his hande mayden beholde now from hens forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hath done to me greate thynges and blessed is hys name And his mercy is alwayes on theÌ„ that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength wyth his arme he hathe scatered them that are proude in the ymaginacioÌ„ of theyr hartes He that put downe the myghty from theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hongry wyth good thynges hath sent awaye the rych empty He hath remembred mercy and hath holpeÌ„ his seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to his sede for euer Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme O Lorde moost mercyfull God whyche of thy mere mercy hast chosen the blessed vyrgyne Mary to by the mother of thy sonne Iesus Christe whom thou so enkyndlest wyth thy loue replenyshedest hyr wyth grace that not onlye hyr mouth but also hyr soule dyd magnifye the o lorde set forth thy prayses Graunt vs Lorde to haue a feruent loue towardes the that fayned deuocion set asyde we maye also wyth our soules magnifye the and geue continuall thankes for the redempcion that we haue by Iesus Christ ¶ The versycle ¶ Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come to the. ¶ The prayer O Lorde whych by the annunciation of thy angell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacion of thy sonne Christ poure thy grace in to oure hertes that we trustynge in him through his passion and death maye be broughte to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our lorde Iesus Christ whiche lyueth and reygneth one God with the father and the holy gooste worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The memory of the holy goost ¶ The antheme ¶ Come holy spirite of God inspire thou the hertes of them that beleue in the and kyndle in them the fyre of thy holy loue ¶ The versycle ¶ Sende forth thy spirite and they shal be made newe ¶ The answere ¶ For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God which hast instructed the hertes of the faythfull by the inspiracion of the holy goost graunt that we in the same spirite maye fauoure the truth and euermore reioyce in his holy consolacion By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the moost holy Trinite ¶ The antheme ¶ Delyuer vs saue vs iustifye vs O blessed Trinite ¶ The versycle ¶ Blesse we the father and the sonne wyth the holy goost ¶ The answere ¶ Prayse we hym and exalte we hym euermore ¶ The prayer ALmyghty and euerlastynge God whyche hast grauÌ„ted to vs thy seruauÌ„tes through confession of true fayth for to acknowlege the glory of the eternal Trinite and to honoure the one God in thy almyghty maiesty we besech the that through our stedfastnesse in the same fayth we maye be alwayes defended from al aduersitie whiche lyuest and reygnest one God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The antheme ¶ O glorious mother of god o perpetual vyrgyn Mary whych dydest beare the lorde of al lordes alone of all other dydest gyue sucke vnto the kyng of angels we beseche the of thy pytie to haue vs in remembraunce and to make intercession for vs vnto Christe that we beynge supported by his helpe maye come vnto the kyngdome of heauen ¶ The versycle O holy mother of God perpetuall vyrgyn Mary ¶ The answere Praye for vs vnto the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The prayer GRaunt we beseche the O Lorde God that thy seruauntes maye
and kynges for to serue the Lorde I answered hym in the waye of his vertue shewe vnto me the shortenesse of my dayes Call me not backe in the myddes of my dayes into the euerlastynges of thy yeare From the begynnynge thou Lorde haste layd the foundacion of the earthe and the workes of thyne handes are the heauens They shall peryshe but thou abydest and all shall waxe olde as a garmente And as a couerynge thou shalt chaunge thē and they shal be chaunged but thou art one the same and thy yeares shall neuer peryshe The sonnes of thy seruaūtes shall dwel togyther and theyr sede shal be directed for euer Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxix Psalme Deprofundis clamaui FRom the depe places haue I called vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare me Let thyne eares be intentyue to the voyce of my prayer Yf thou Lorde wylt loke so straytly vpō synners O Lorde who shall abyde it But there is mercye with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abydē in his worde my soule hathe trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vnto nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For with the Lorde there is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell from all the iniquytyes of it Glory be the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xlij. Psalme Domine exaudi orationem LOrde hare my prayer with thyne eares perceaue my desyre for thy truthe sake heare me for thy ryghteousnesse And entre not into iudgemente wyth thy seruaunt for euery person lyuynge shall not be iustifyed in thy syght For the enemy hathe persued my soule hathe brought lowe my lyfe in earth He hath sette me in darkenesse as the dead men of the worlde my sprete was vexed my herte was troubled within me I haue ben myndefull of olde dayes I haue studyed vpon all thy workes and in the dedes of thy handes I mused I haue stretched forthe my handes vnto the my soule vnto the as earth without water Hastely heare me O Lorde my sprete hath fayled me Turne not thy face from me lest I be lyke to men descendynge into a pytte Cause thy mercye to be herde of me betymes for in the haue I trusted Shewe me the waye where I maye walke for vnto the haue I lyfte vp my mynde Delyuer me from myne enemyes Lorde vnto the haue I fled teache me to do thy wyll for thou arte my God Thy good sprete shall conduce me into the lande of ryghtfulnesse for thy names sake Lorde thou shalte reuyue me through thyne equyty Thou shalte brynge my soule from trouble and through thy mercy destroy all myne enemyes And thou shalt destroye all that molest my soule for I am thy seruaunt Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme ¶ Remembre not O Lorde the faultes eyther of vs or of our parentes nether take thou vengeaūce on our synnes Spare O Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Be neuer more angry with vs. ¶ Here after followeth the xv Psalmes The C.xij Psalme Ad dominum cum tribularer I Cryed to the Lorde when I was in trouble and he hearde me O Lorde delyuer my soule from lyenge lyppes from a disceytful tonge What maye be geuen the or what maye be layde agaynste the thou disceytful tonge The sharpe arowes of the myghtye with whote sparkelynge coles Wo is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled wyth the inhabyters of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle I was peasably with them that hated peace whē I spake vnto them they assaulted me causelesse Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes into the hylles from whence helpe shall come vnto me My helpe commeth from the Lorde that made heauen and earth He shall not suffre thy fote to slype neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slombre Lo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by the daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euell the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge The C.xxi. Psalme Letatus sum I Reioysed in those thynges that were sayd vnto me we shall go into the lordes house Oure fete were standynge in thy gates Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose particypacions is within it selfe For there ascended the trybes euen the trybes of the Lorde the testimony of Israell to acknowlege the Lordes name For there sate the sytters in iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid Praye ye for the peace of Ierusalem and abundaūce is to them that loue the. Let peace be made throughe thy vertue and plentuousnesse in thy houses For my brothers and kynreddes sakes I prayed peace for the. For the house of our Lorde god I besought good thynges for the. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxij. Psalme Ad te Ieuaui oculos meos VNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes which inhabytest the heauen Euen lyke as the eyes of seruaūtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters As the eyes of an handmayde be at the handes of her maystres euen so be our eyes vpon the Lorde our God vntyll he haue mercy on vs. Haue mercy on vs O lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with much vylynesse For our soule is fylled very much beyng scorned of the rych and despysed of the proude Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The .xxiij. Psalme Nisi quia dominus EXcepte the Lorde had ben amonge vs let Israell now speake except the Lorde had bene amonge vs. When men rose agaynste vs peraduenture they myght haue swallowed vs vp quycke When theyr fury was greate agaynst vs peraduenture the water myght haue souped vs vp Oure soule hathe passed ouer a ryuer oure soule peraduenture myght haue passed ouer a water in tollerable Blessed be the Lorde whiche hath not suffered vs to be caught with theyr teth Our soule hath bene deliuered euen as a sparowe from the foulers snare The snare is worne out and we are delyuered Oure helpe consysteth in the name of the Lorde which made heauen and earth Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxiiij Psalme Qui confidunt in domino THey that truste
shall ryse vp no more Yee euen myne owne familier frende whoÌ„ I trusted whiche dyd eate my breade hath lyfte vp hys hele agaynst me But be thou mercyfull vnto me O Lorde rayse thou me vp and I shall rewarde them By thys I knowe thou fauourest me that myne enemye shall not tryumphe ouer me Thou hast holden me because of myne innocency and set me before thy face for euer O blessed be the Lorde God of Israell from hence forth and for euermore So be it So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Heale my soule Lorde for I haue synned agaynste the. ¶ The antheme My soule The .xli. Psalme Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus LYke as the herte desyreth the waterbrokes so longeth my soule after the O God My soule is thursty for God yee euen for the lyuynge when shall I come and beholde the face of God My teares are my meate daye and nyght whyle it is dayly sayde vnto me where is now thy god Nowe when I thynke ther vpon I poure out my herte by myselfe for I wolde fayne go hence wyth the multitude and passe out wyth them vnto the house of God in the voyce of prayse and thankes geuynge amonge such as kepe holy daye Why arte thou so full of heuynesse O my soule and why art thou so vnquyet within me O put thy trust in God for I wyll yet geue hym thankes for the helpe of his countenaunce My God my soule is vexed within me therfore I remembre the lande of Iordane and the lytle hyll of Hermony One depe calleth another with the voyce of thy wystles all the waues and waterfloodes are gone ouer me The Lorde hath promysed his louynge kyndnesse dayly therfore wyll I prayse hym in the nyghte season and make my prayer vnto the God of my lyfe I wyll saye vnto God my stony rocke why haste thou forgotten me why go I thus heuely whyle the enemy oppresseth me Whyle my bones are brokeÌ„ and whyle myne one myes caste me in the teth daylye sayenge vnto me where is now thy God Why art thou so heuy o my soule and why arte thou so disquyeted within me O put thy trust in God for I wyll yet thaÌ„ke hym for the helpe of his countenaunce and because he is my God ¶ The antheme My soule thrusted for god the lyuynge fouÌ„tayne whan shall I ones come and appeare before the face of God ¶ The versycle Geue not the soules vnto beastes that prayse the. ¶ The answere And neuer forget the soules of thy poore Our father which art in c. The .vii. lesson .i. Cor. xv BEholde I saye vnto you a mystery we shal not al slepe but we shall all be chaunged and that sodenly and in the twynklynge of an eye at the tyme of the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe and the deade shall ryse vncorruptible and we shal be chauÌ„ged For thys corruptible must put on vncorruption and thys mortall must put on immortalite But whan thys corruptible shall put on incorrupcion this mortal shall put on immortalite then shall the worde be fulfylled Deathe is swalowed vp in victory ¶ The responce We shall all be brought before the iudgement seat of Christ where euery on of vs shall geue accomptes for hymselfe vnto God ¶ The versicle And he shall rewarde euery man accordynge to hys dedes The repeticion Where euery man shall geue accompt c. ¶ The .viii. lesson .i. Tessa .iiii. WE wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concernynge them that are falleÌ„ aslepe that ye sorow not as other do which haue no hope for yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne Euen so then also whych slepe by Iesus shall God brynge wyth hym for thys we saye vnto you in the word of the Lorde that we which lyue and are remaynynge in the commynge of the Lorde shall not come yer they whiche slepe for the Lorde hymselfe shal come downe from heaueÌ„ with a shoute and voyce of the archangell and with the trompe of God and the deade in Christ shall aryse fyrste than shall we whyche lyue and remayne be caughte vp wyth them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer and so shall we euer be wyth the Lorde Wherfore coÌ„forte yourselfe one another wyth these wordes ¶ The Responce .i. Cor. xv Now is Christ rysen from the deade and is become the fyrste frutes of theÌ„ that slepe for by one man commeth death and by one man the resurreccion of the deade for as they all dye in Adam so shall they all be made alyue in Christe but euery one in his order ¶ The versycle The fyrst is Christ then they that belongeth vnto Christ when he commeth ¶ The repeticion Euery one in hys order ¶ The .ix. lesson Ioh. v. VErely verely I saye vnto you who so heareth my worde and beleuethe hym that sent me hath euerlastynge lyfe and commeth not into dampnacion but is passed thorowe from deathe vnto lyfe Verely verely I saye vnto you the houre commeth and is nowe already that the deade shall heare the voyce of the sonne of god and they that heare it shall lyue for as the father hath lyfe in hymselfe so lykewyse hathe he geuen vnto the sonne to haue lyfe in hym selfe and hath geuen hym power also to execute iudgement because he is the sonne of man Maruayle not ye at this for the tyme commeth in the whiche all that are in the graues shall heare his voyce and shall go forth they that haue done good vnto the resurreccion of lyfe but they that haue done euell vnto the resurreccion of dampnacion ¶ The Responce O Lorde delyuer me from euerlastynge death at the dredfull daye whan heauen and earth shall be altered whyles thou shalt come to iudge the worlde by fyre ¶ The versycle Now Christ Iesus we moost humbly besech the to haue mercy on vs and that thou which arte come to redeme wretches from synne thraldome wylt not cast awaye them whom thou hast so derely redemed ¶ The responce O Lorde delyuer me from euerlastyng death at the dredful daye whan heauen earth shal be altered whyles thou shalte come to iudge the world by fyre ¶ The antheme My brused The .li. Psalme Myserere mei deus HAue mercy vpon me Oh God accordyng to thy great mercy â—nd accordynge to the multitude of thy compassion wype awaye myne iniquitie Washe me more from myne iniquitie and clense me from my synne For I knowledge myne iniquitie and my synne is euer before myne eyes Agaynst the only haue I synned and haue done euell in thy syght that thou mayest be iustifyed in thy wordes and vanquyshe whaÌ„ thou art iudged Lo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne Lo thou hast loued truth the vnknowen secret thynges of thy wysedome hast that vttered vnto me Sprynkle me Lorde wyth ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt washe me and theÌ„ shall I be whyter then snowe Vnto my hearynge shalt thou
felicite O God that art creatoure and redemer of all faythfull people Graunt vnto the soules of all true beleuers beynge deade remission of all theyr synnes that throughe deuoute prayers they maye attayne the gracious pardon whyche they haue alwaye desyred whyche shalte come to iudge the quycke and the deade and the worlde by fyre So be it God haue mercy on al Christen soules So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Matyns of the Dirige Directe good The .v. Psalme Verba mea HEare my wordes O Lorde consyder my callynge O marke the voyce of my petycion my kynge and my God for vnto the wyll I make my prayer Heare my voyce O lorde by tymes for earlye in the mornynge wyll I get me vnto the yee that wyth diligence For thou arte not the God that hath pleasure in the wyckednesse ther maye no vngodlye personne dwell wyth the. Such as be cruell maye not stande in thy syghte thou art an ennemy vnto all wycked doers Thou destroyeste the lyers the lorde abhorreth the bloud thrusty and deceytfull But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen vpon the multitude of thy mercy and in thy feare wyll I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple Lede me O lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes and make the waye playne before me For there is no faythfulnesse in theyr mouthes they dissimble in theyr hartes theyr throte is an open sepulcre with theyr tonges they deceaue Punyshe them O God that they maye perysh in theyr owne ymaginacions cast them out because of the multitude of theyr synnes for they rebell agaynst the lorde Agayne let all thē that put theyr trust in the reioyse yee let them euer be glad and dwell thou in them because thou defendest thē that they which loue thy name maye be ioyfull in the. For thou lorde geueste thy blessynge vnto the ryghteous and wyth thy fauourable kyndnesse thou defendest hym as wyth a shylde ¶ The antheme Dyrecte good lorde my waye in thy syght ¶ The antheme Turne the. c. The .vi. Psalme Domine ne in furore LOrde rebuke me not in thy furye nether chasten thou me in thyne anger Haue mercy on me lorde for I am sycke heale me lorde for my bones are brused And my soule is verye sore troubled but howe longe lorde Turne the Lorde and delyuer my soule saue me for thy mercy For there is none in death that haue mynde of that and in hell who wyll knowlege the. I haue laboured in my sorow I shal euery nyght washe my bedde wyth teares I shall wete the place where I lye Myne eye is troubled wyth woodnesse I haue waxed olde amonge all myne enemyes Auoyde from me all ye that worke wyckednesse for the lorde hath herde the noyse of my wepynge The Lorde hath herde my prayer the lorde hath herde my peticyon Let all myne enemyes be ashamed confounded let them be ashamed confounded very quyckely ¶ The Antheme Turne the Lorde and delyuer my soule for he is not in death that hath mynde of the. ¶ The antheme Lest ony The .vii. Psalme O Lorde my God in the do I trust saue me frō all them that persecute me and delyuer me Lest he catche vp my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle ther is none to helpe that can saue me O Lorde my God yf I haue done ony such thynge yf ther be ony vnryghteousnesse in my handes Yf I haue rewarded euell vnto them that dealte frendely with me or hurte thē that withoute ony cause are myne enemyes Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me yee let hym treade my lyfe downe in the earthe and laye myne honoure in the dust Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrathe lyft vp thyselfe ouer the furyous indygnacion of myne enemyes aryse vp for me in the vengeaūce that thou hast promysed That the congregacion of the people maye come about the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thyselfe agayne The Lorde is iudge ouer the people auenge me then O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnesse and innocency Oh let the wyckednesse of the vngodly come to an ende but mayntayne the iust thou ryghteous god that tryest the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God whych preserueth thē that are true of harte God is a rygteous iudge stronge and pacient and God is euer thretenynge Yf men wyll not turne he hath whet his swearde and hath bent his bowe and made it ready He hath prepared hym the weapens of death and ordeyned his arrowes to destroye Beholde he trauelleth with vnryghteousnes and hath conceaued sorow brought forth iniquitie He hath grauen and dygged vp a pyt but he shall fall hymselfe into the pyt that he hath made For his vnhappynes shall come vpon hys owne heade and his wyckednesse shall fall vpon hys owne pate As for me I wyll geue thankes vnto the lorde for his ryghteousnesse sake wyll prayse the name of the Lorde the moost hyest ¶ The antheme Lest any tyme he maye rauyshe my soule as a lyon whē there is none that wyll redeme it nor saue it ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The Responce Lorde delyuer theyr soules Our father And leade vs. But delyuer vs. The fyrst lesson Iob. vij IS not the lyfe of man vpon earth a very batayl Are not hys dayes lyke the dayes of an hyred seruaunt My flesh is clothed wyth wormes fylthynesse and duste myskynne is wythred and crompled together my dayes passe ouer more spedely then a weuer can weue out his webbe and are gone or I am aware O remember that my lyfe is but a wynde that myne eye shal nomore se the pleasures therof yee and that none other mans eye shall se my ony more ¶ The Response My dayes haue bē more swyft thē a runner they are gone sodenly and haue sene no good thynge ¶ The versycle They are passed awaye as the shyppes that be good vnder sayle as the egle that hasteth to the praye ¶ The repeticion They are gone sodenly c. The seconde lesson Iob. xiiij MAnne that is borne of a woman hath but a shorte tyme to lyue and is ful of dyuers myseries He commeth vp and falleth awaye lyke a floure he flyeth as it were a shadowe and neuer continueth in one estate Thynkeste thou it nowe well done to open thyne eyes vpon such one and to brynge me before the iudgement who can make it clene that cometh of an vnclene thynge No body The dayes of mā are shorte the nombre of his monethes are knowē only vnto the Thou hast appoynted him his bondes he can not go beyond them ¶ The Responce Esay xl All flesshe is grasse and all the bewtye therof is as the floure of the felde whē the grasse is wythered the floure falleth awaye ¶ The versicle Euen so is the peple as grasse when the breath of the Lorde bloweth vpon them ¶ The repeticion When the grasse is wythered the floure