handes of all that hate vs. To fulfill the mercie promised to our fathers and to remembre his holye couenaunte And to performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham to geue vs that wee delyuered out of the handes of our enemies mighte serue hym without feare all the daies of our life in suche holynes and righteousnes as is accepte before hym And thou childe shalt bee called the prophete of the highest and thou shalte goo before the face of the Lorde to prepare his waies And to geue knowelage of saluacion vnto his people for the forgeuenes of synnes Throughe the tendre mercie of our God wherby the daye spryngeth from an highe hath visited vs. To geue light to theim that satte in darkenesse and in shadowe of death and to guyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The prayses of the angelles at the birth of Christe Luke 2. GLORI vnto God on highe and peace on the earthe vnto menne reioysyng ¶ Gyuyng of thankes of Symeon Luke 1. LORDE now letteste thou thy seruaunt departe in peace acordyng to thy promise for myne iyes haue sene the sauiour sent from thee whiche thou hast prepared before the race of all people A lighte to lighten the Gentyles and the glorie of thy people Israell ¶ Thankes of Paull for his conuersion vnto Christe 1. Timothi 1. VNto GOD kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisible and wyse onely but honoure and prayse for euer and euer Amen ¶ A song of the triumphers ouer the beaste Apoca. 15. GReate and meruelouse are thy woorkes Lorde God almightie iust and true are thy waies kyng of sainctes Who shall not fear O Lorde and glorifie thy name For thou onely art holy and all Gentiles shall come and worshippe before thee for thy iudgemeÌ„tes are made manifest ¶ A blessyng of the people by kyng Salomon 3. Kynges 8. BLessed bee the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israell accordyng to all that he promised so that there is not one worde escaped of all the good promises whiche he promised by the hande of Moses his seruaunt And the Lorde oure God bee with vs as he was with our fathers and forsake vs not neyther leue vs but he may bowe our heartes vnto hym to walke in al his waies to kepe his commaundementes ordinaunces and customes whiche he coÌ„maunded our fathers And these my woordes whiche I haue prayed before the Lorde bee nighe vnto the Lorde our God daie and nighte that he defende the quarell of his seruaunt and of his people Israell euermore that all nacions of the earth maie knowe that the Lorde he is God and none other but he and I praye God that youre heartes maie bee founde with the Lorde oure God to walke in his ordinaunces and to kepe his lawes as wee dooe this daie ¶ The blessyng and prayses of saincte Ambrose and Augustyne Te Deum laudamus WE prayse thee Oh Lorde wee knowelage thee to bee the Lorde All the earth mought worship thee whiche art the father euerlastyng To thee crieth forth all angelles the heauens and all the powers therin To thee thus crieth Cherubin and Seraphin continually holy art thou holy art thou holy art thou Thou art the Lorde God of hoostes Heauen and earthe are fulfilled with the glory of thy maiesti The glorious compaigne of the Apostles praise thee The goodly feloshippe of the propheies praise thee The fayre feloâ—shippe of Matters prayse thee The holy congregacion of the faithefull throughout all the world magnifie thee Thei knowlage thy honorable and verie onelye soonne The knowelage the holye ghoste to bee a conforter Thou arte the kyng of glorie O Christe Thou arte the euerlastyng soonne of the father Thou wheÌ„ thou shouldest take vpon thee oure nature to delyuer manne diddest not abhorre the virgins wombe wheÌ„ thou haddest ouer come the sharpenes of deathe thou openeddest the kyngdome of heauens to theim that beleued in thee Thou sittest on the righte hande of God in the glorie of the father Wee beleue thou shalt come to bee our iudge wherefore wee praye thee help thy seruauntes whoÌ„ thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Make theÌ„ to bee noÌ„bred with thy saintes in ioy euerlasting O Lord saue thy people blesse thine heritage Gouerne and also lift theim vp into blesse euerlastyng wee praise thee euery daie and wee worshippe thy name euer worlde without ende O Lorde lette it bee thy pleasure to kepe vs this daie without synne O Lorde haue mercie vpon vs eueÌ„ as mee trust in thee In thee O lorde dooe I trust let me not bee confounded for euer Amen ⧠PRAIERS FOR SVCcours and reliefes of life for wysedome for humylitie and for other naturall giftes ¶ The request of Iacob for sustentacioÌ„ and reliefe of this present life Genesis 28. IF THE LORDE will bee with me and will kepe me in the waie that I shall walke in will geue me breade to eate and clothe to weare and that I maie returne again vnto my fathers house in sauerie theÌ„ shall the Lorde bee my God and this stone whiche I haue sette vp an ende shal bee godes house and of all that thou shalte geue me will I geue the tenth vnto thee ¶ Thus prayed Anna vnto the Lorde that she might obtein a childe 1. Kynges 1. LORDE of hoostes if thou wilt looke on the wretchednes of thyne handmaide and shalt remembre me and not forgette thyne handmaide and shall geue thyne haÌ„d maide a maÌ„ne childe I will geue him vnto the Lorde all the daies of his life ¶ The prayer of Salomon for wysedome well to gouerne his people daiely to bee prayed of all princes other rulers 3. Kynges 3. THou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father great mercy acording as he walked before thee in trouth in righteousnes and in playnesse of hearte with thee And thou haste kepte for hym this greate mercie that thou haste geuen hym a soonne to sit on his seate And now Lorde my God it is thou that haste made thy seruaunte kyng in the rouâ—e of Dauid my father and I am a young lad and wote not how to ordre myself And thy seruaunte is in the middest of thy people whiche thou hast chosen a people that are so many that thei cannot bee nombred for multitude geue therefore thy seruaunte an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge thy people to deserue betwne good and bad for who is able to iudge this thyne so greate a people ¶ A prayer of Salomon for a competency of life Prouerbes 30. TWo thynges I require of thee that thou wilt not denie me before I die Remoue froÌ„ me vnnitie and lies geue me nether pouertie nor riche onely graunt me a necessarye liuyng least if I bee to full I mought happely denie thee and saie what feloe is the Lorde or constrayned through pouertie I mought fall vnto stealyng forsweare the name of my God Amen ¶ A prayer for obteinyng of Wisedome Sapiense 9. GOD of my fathers and Lorde of mercies
thou hast made all thynges with thy woorde and ordained manne throught thy wysedome that he should haue dominion ouer the creature whiche thou haste made that he should ordre the worlde acordyng to equitie and righteousnes and execute iudgemente with a true hearte geue me wysedome whiche is euer aboute thy seate and put me not out from emong thy children For I thy seruaunte and soonne of thy handemayde am a feble persone of a short tyme and to young to the vnderstandyng of iudgement and of thy lawes And thoughe a manne hee neuer so perfect emong the childreÌ„ of menne yet if thy wysedome bee not with hym he shal bee nothyng worth Oh sende her out of thy holy heaueÌ„s and from the trone of thy maiestie that she maie bee with me laboure with me that I maie knowe what is acceptable in thy sighte For she knoweth and vnderstandeth all thynges and she shall conducte me sobrely in my woorkes and preserue me in her power So shall my woorkes bee acceptable AMEN ¶ A prayer for mekenes and the obteinyng of chastitie Eccle. 23. O LORDE thou father and God of my life lette me not haue a proud loke But tourne a waie all volupteousnes from me Take from me the lustes of the body lett not the desyres of vnclennes take holde vpon me and geue me not ouer into an vnshamefaste and obstinate mynde Amen ¶ The prayer of Iesus the soonne of Syrache in necessitie for wisedome Eccle. the laste I Thanke thee O Lorde kyng and praise thee O God my sauiour I will yelde prayses vnto thy name for thou art my defender and helper from the snare of traitours touÌ„gues and from theim that are occupied in lies Thou haste been my helper from suche as stode vp againste me and haste deliuered me acordyng to the multitude of thy mercie for thy holy names sake Thou haste deliuered me from the roaryng of theim that prepared theimselues to deuoure me out of thy handes of suche as soughte after my life from the multitude of theim that troubled me and wente aboute to sette fyre vpon me on euery syde so that I was not brente in the middes of the fyre From the depe of hell froÌ„ an vnclene toungue from liyng woordes from the wicked kyng and froÌ„ vnrighteouse toungue My soule shall prayse the Lorde vnto deathe for my life drewenie vnto hell Thei coÌ„passed me rouÌ„de aboute on euery syde and there was no manne to help me I looked about me if there were any manne that would succoure me but ther was none TheÌ„ thought I vpon thy mercie O Lorde and vpon thy actes that thou haste dooen euer of olde namely that thou deliueredest suche as putte their trust in thee riddest theim out of the handes of the Heathen Thus lifted I vp my prayer from the earth and praied for deliueraunce from deathe I called vpon the Lorde my father that he would not leaue me without help in the daie of my trouble and in the tyme of the proude I praysed thy name coÌ„tinually yeldyng honoure and thankes vnto it and so my prayer was harde Thou sauedest me from destruction and deliueredest me from the vnrighteouse tyme. Therefore will I acknowelage and prayse thee and magnifie the name of the LORDE When I was yet but young or cun I went a straye I desired wysedome openly in my prayer I came therfore before the temple and I soughte her verie busyly Theâ— florished she vnto me as a grape that is sone rype My hearte reioysed in her then went my fote the right waie yea froÌ„ my youth soughte I after her I bowed doune myne eare receiued her I tounde in my self muche wysedome and prospered greately in her Therefore will I ascribe the glorye vnto hym that geueth me wysedome for I am aduised to dooe therafter I will bee gelouse to cleue vnto the thyng that is good so shall I not bee confounded My soule hath wresstled with her and I haue been diâ—igent to bee occupied in her I lifte vp myne handes on highe theÌ„ was my soule lightened through wysedome that I knowelaged my foolishnes I ordred my soule after her she and I were one hearte from the begynnyng and I founde her in clennesse and therfore shall I not bee forsaken My hearte longed after her and I gat a good treasure Thorowe her the Lorde hathe geuen me a newe tongue wherwith I wyll prayse hym Oh come vnto me ye vnlearned and dwell in the house of wysdome withdrawe not youreselues from her but talke and comen of these thynges for your soules are very thurstye I opened my mouthe and spake Oh come and bye wysdome withoute money bowe downe youre necke vnder her yoke and your soule shal receiue wisdome she is hard at hande and is content to bee found Beholde with your eyes howe I haue had but lytle laboure and yet haue founde much rest Oh receyue wysdom and ye shal haue plenty of syluer and golde in possession Lette youre mynde reioyse in his mercye and bee not ashamed of his prayse woorke his woorke by tymes and he shall geue you youre rewarde in due tyme. ¶ The prayer of Abacuc Prophete for ignorauncy Abacuc 3. O Lorde when I heard speake of thee then I was afrayed The woorke that thou hast taken in hande shalte thou perfourme in his tyme. Oh Lorde when thy tyme commeth thou shalt declare it In thy very wrathe thou thynkest vpon mercy The Lorde God is my strengthe he shall make my feate as the feete of hartes and he whiche geueth the victorie shall bryng me to my hye places syngyng vpon my psalmes Amen ¶ The prayer of our Lord Iesus which he taughte his discyples Math. 6. OVr father whiche art in heauen halowed bee thy name Thy kyngdome come Thy wyll bee doen in earth as it is in heauen Geue vs this day our dayly bread And forgeue vs our trespaces as we forgeue theim that trespace againste vs. And lette vs not bee led into temptacion But delyuer vs from euell for thyne is the kyngdome and the power and the glorie for euer Amen ¶ A prayer of the faythfull congregacion that they maye speake the woorde of God boldly Actes 4. LOrd thou art God which hast made heauen earthe the sea all that in theim is which by the mouth of thy seruaunte Dauid haste saied why dyd the heathen rage the people ymagyne vayne thynges The kynges of the earth stoode vp the rulers came together agaynst the Lorde and agaynst Christe For of a truthe agaynst this holy chyld Iesus whom thou hast anoynted both Herode and also Pontius Pylate with the Gentyles the people of Israel gathered theim selues together to dooe euen what soeuer thyne handes and thy counsayle determined before to bee dooen And nowe Lorde beholde theyr threatenynges and graunte vnto thy seruauntes with al confidence to speake thy woorde and that thou stretche forthe thyne hande to the intente that healyng signes wonders maye bee dooen
by the name of thy holy chylde Iesus Amen ¶ A prayer of Christe vnto his father for his lytle ones whiche trust and repose theimselues vpon hym Iohan. 17. FAther the houre is come glorifie thy sonne that thy sonne maye glorifie thee as thou hast geuen hym power ouer all fleshe that he should geue euerlastyng lyfe to as many as thou haste geuen hym This is lyfe euerlastyng that they myghte knowe thee that onely very God and whome thou haste sent Iesus Christe I haue glorified thee on the earthe I haue finyshed the woorke whiche thou gauest me to doo And now glorifie me thou father with thyne owne selfe with the glorie which I had with thee eare the world was I haue declared thy name vnto the menne whiche thou gauest me of the worlde Thyne they were and thou gauest theim me and they haue kepte my sayenges Nowe they knowe that all thynges what soeuer thou gauest me are of thee for I haue geuen vnto theim the woordes which thou gauest me they haue receyued theim and know surely that I came out from the they beleued that thou dedest sende me I pray for thē I pray not for the worlde but for theim which thou hast geuen me for they are thine and all myne are thyne and thyne are myne and I am glorified in theim And nowe am I no more in the worlde but they are in the worlde and come vnto thee Holye father kepe in thyne owne name theim whiche thou haste geuen me that they maye bee one as wee are whyle I was with theim in the world I kepte theim in thy name Those that thou gauest me haue I kepte and none of theim is loste but that loste chylde that the Scripture myghte bee fulfylled Nowe come I to thee and these woordes spake I in the worlde that they myght haue my ioye full in theim I haue geuen theim thy woordes and the worlde hathe hated theim euen as I am not of the worlde I desyre not that thou shouldest take theim out of the world but that thou kepe theim frome euell They are not of the worlde as I am not of the worlde Sanctifie theim with thy trouthe Thy sayeng is true As thou sentest me into the worlde euen so haue I sente theim into the worlde And for theyr sakes sanctifie I myselfe that they also myghte bee sanctified thorowe the truthe I praye not for theim alone but for theim also whiche shall beleue on me throughe theyr preachynge that they all maye bee one as thou father arte in me and I in thee that they maye bee also one in vs that the worlde maye beleue that thou haste sente me And that glorie that thou gauest me I haue geuen theim that they maye bee one as wee are one I in theim and thou in me that they maye bee made perfecte in one and the worlde maye knowe that thou haste sent me and haste loued theim as thou haste loued me Father I wyll that they whiche thou haste geuen me bee with me where I am that they maye see my glorie whiche thou haste geuen me For thou louedest me before the makynge of the worlde Oh ryghteouse father the verye worlde hathe not knowen thee but I haue knowen thee and these haue knowen that thou haste sente me And I haue declared vnto theim thy name and wyl declare it that the loue wherwith thou haste loued me bee in theim and I in theim CERTAINE PSALmes picked forthe very mete for dayly prayers vnto God ¶ To bee delyuered from the vngodly that wee peryshe not with theim that endeuer theimselues by all meanes to withdraw vs frome the waye of truthe and that all good menne maye continuallye bee enuironued with Goddes proteccion The prayer of Dauid Psal 5. HEARE my wordes O Lord considre my callyng oh marke the voyce of my peticion my kyng and my God For vnto thee wyll I make my prayer Heare my voyce by tymes oh Lorde for early in the mornyng wyl I get me vnto thee yea and that with diligence for thou art not the GOD that hast pleasure in wyckednesse there maye no vngodly persone dwell with thee Suche as bee cruell may not stande in thy syght thou arte an enemy vnto all wycked dooers Thou destroyest the lyers the Lorde abhorreth the bloudthurstye and the deceytefull But I O Lorde wyll come into thy house trustyng vpon the multitude of thy mercy And reuerently wyll make my supplicacion in thy holy temple Conduyse me Oh Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes and make thy way playne before me For there is no faythfulnesse in theyr mouthes they dissemble in theyr heartes their throte is an open graue with theyr tongues they practyse deceytes Punysh theim Oh God that they maye peryshe in theyr owne imaginacions caste theim oute because of the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse for they rebell agaynste thee Agayne lette all theim that put theyr truste in thee reioyse yea lette theim euer bee geuyng of thankes because thou defendest theim that they whiche loue thy name maye bee ioyfull in thee For thou Lorde geuest thy blessyng vnto the ryghteous and with thy fauorable kyndnesse thou defendest hym as with a shylde ¶ To escape Goddes wrathe and to obteyne his mercye thus shalt thou pray with Dauid Psal 6. O Lorde rebuke me not in thyne angre chasten me not in thy heuy displeasure haue mercye vpon me Oh Lorde for I am weake Oh Lorde heale me for my bones are all to shaken My soule also is in greate trouble but Lorde howe longe wylte thou tarye Tourne thee Oh Lorde and deliuer my soule Oh saue me for thy mercyes sake for in death no manne remebreth thee Oh who wyll geue thee thankes in the hell I am wery of gronynge euery nyghte washe I my bed and water my couch with my teares My countenaunce is chaunged for very inwarde gryefe I consume awaye I haue so many enemyes Awaye from me all ye wycked dooers for the Lorde hath hearde the voyce of my wepynge the Lorde hathe hearde myne humble peticyon the Lord hath receyued my prayer All myne ennemyes shall bee confounded and sore vexed yea they shall bee tourned backe and put to shame and that ryghte soone ¶ If thou bee falsely belyed and maligned of thyne aduersarye accustome thyselfe vnto this prayer of Dauid whiche he songe vnto the Lorde vpon the woordes of the sonne of Iemini Psal 7. O Lorde my God in thee dooe I truste saue me frome all theim that persecute me and delyuer me leaste he catcheth vp my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peeces whyle there is none to helpe Oh Lorde my God yf I haue dooen any such thyng yf there bee any vnryghteousnesse in my handes yf I haue rewarded euell vnto theim that hathe dealte frendly with me or hurte theim that without any cause are myne ennemyes then lette myne ennemy persecute my soule and take me yea lette hym treade my lyfe downe in the earth and lay myne honoure
reioyce in hym because wee haue hoped in his holy name Let thy merciful kyndnes O Lorde bee vpon vs like as wee haue reposed our trust in thee ¶ A stablishemeÌ„t of the mynde against suche as slaunder vs that wee again vpbrayde not theim whiche thyng is the greate gift of God Psal 39. I Was determined to kepe my waies that I offend not in my toungue so I shut my mouth Whyle the vngodly laie in a wayte for me I helde my toungue I was dome I kept silence for a good purpose but it was pain and grief vnto me My hearte was hote within me myes and in his truth shall he destroy theim Wherfore I wyll offer vnto thee and prayse thy name Oh Lorde because it is so comfortable for thou hast delyuered me oute of all my trouble so that myne eye seeth his desyre vpon myne enemyes ¶ That beyng lightened with Goddes grace wee may knowe here in erth the waye that leadeth to God whithe is a sure confydence vpon God and charyte towardes the neyghboure Psal 67. GOD bee mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs and shewe the lyghte of his countenaunce vpon vs. That wee maye knowe thy waye vpon earthe thy sauyng health among all heathen Let the people prayse thee O God yea let all people prayse thee Lette the people reioyse and bee glad for that thou iudgest the folke ryghteouslye and gouernest the nacions vpon earthe Lette the people prayse thee Oh God lette all people prayse thee God euen our owne god geueth vs his blessyng that the earthe mâ—â—e bring forth her encrease God blesseth vs and lette all the endes of the world feare hym ¶ Agaynste Antechrist pursuynge and kyllyng the holy ones of God and defilyng the misteries of Goddes woorde Psal 79. OH God the heathen haue inuaded thyne herytage the holy temple haue they defyled and made Ierusalem an heape of stones The deade bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the ayre to bee deuoured and the fleshe of thy holy ones vnto the beastes of the land Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euerye syde of Ierusalem and there was no manne to burye theim wee are become an open shame vnto oure enemyes a very scorne and verision vnto theim that are round about vs Lorde howe longe wylte thou bee angry shall thy gelousye burne lyke fyre for euer Powre oute thy indignacion vpon the Heathen that know thee not and vpon the kyngdomes that call not vpon thy name For they haue deuoured Iacob and layde wast his dwellynge place Oh remembre not oure olde synnes but haue mercye vpon vs and that soone for wee are come to greate mysery Helpe vs Oh God oure sauyoure for the glorie of thy name Deliuer vs and forgeue vs oure synnes for thy names sake Wherfore shall the Heathen saye where is nowe theyr God Lette the vengeauÌ„ce of thy seruauÌ„tes bloud that is shed bee openly shewed vpon the Heathen in oure syghte Lette the sorowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee acordyng to the strength of thyne arme preserue those that are apoynted to dye And for the blasphemye wherewith oure neyghbours haue blasphemed thee rewarde theim Oh Lorde seuen folde into theyr bosome So wee that bee the people and shepe of thy pasture shall geue thee thankes for euer and wyll alwaye bee shewynge forthe thy prayse more and more ¶ A prayer and yeldynge of thankes for that wee bee redemed by Christ froÌ„ eternall deathe Psal 86. BOwe downe thyne eare Oh Lorde and heare me For I am confortles and poore Kepe my soule for I am gyltlesse Oh my God helpe thy seruaunte that putteth his truste in thee Bee mercyfull vnto me Oh Lorde for I call dayly vpon thee Comforte the soule of thy seruaunte for vnto thee Oh Lorde dooe I lyfte vp my soule For thou Lorde art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all theim that call vpon thee Geue eare Lorde vnto my prayer and ponder my humble desire In the tyme of my trouble I call vpon thee for thou hearest me Amonge the goddes there is none like vnto thee Oh Lord there is not one that can doo as thou dooest All nacions whome thou haste made shall come and worshyp before thee Oh Lorde and shall glorifie thy name For thou arte great thou dooest wonderous thynges thou arte God alone Leade me in thy waye oh Lorde that I may walke in thy truthe Oh lette my hearte bee lyghte in fearynge thy name I thanke thee oh Lord my god and wyll prayse thy name for euer For great is thy mercy towarde me thou haste delyuered my soule from the nethermoste hell O God the proude are rysen ayenst me and the congregacion of the myghtye seketh after my soule and set not thee before their eies But thou oh Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercye longe sufferyng great in goodnesse and truthe Tourne thee O Lorde vnto me haue mercye vpon me geue thy strengthe vnto thy seruaunt and helpe the soÌ„ne of thyne handmayd Shewe some token vpon me for good that they whiche hate me maye see it and bee ashamed because thou Lorde haste helped me and comforted me ¶ When wee bee cleane put oute of all comforte wee may praye with the prophet in the persone of Christe Psal 88. OH Lorde God my sauyoure I crye day and nyght before thee Lette my prayer entre into thy presence enclyne thyne eare vnto my callyng For my soule is full of trouble and my lyfe draweth nye vnto hel I am counted as one of theim that goo downe vnto the pytte I am euen as a manne that hathe no strength I am founde amonge the deade lyke vnto theim that lye in the graue Which bee out of remembraunce and are cut awaye by thy hande Thou haste dryuen me into the lowe pytte into darknesse out of whiche can no man wade Thy displeasur lyeth harde vpon me and thou vexest me with all thy floudes Thou haste put awaye myne acquayntaunce farre fro me and made me to bee abhorred of theim I am so faste in prysone that I can not gette forthe My syghte fayleth for verye trouble Lorde I call dayly vpon thee and stretche out my handes vnto thee Doost thou shewe wonders amongst the deade Can the phisycions rayse theim vp agayn that they may prayse thee Maye thy louyng kyndnesse bee shewed in the graue or thy faythfulnesse in destruccyon Maye thy wonderouse woorkes bee knowen in the darke or thy ryghteousnesse in the lande where all thynges are forgotten Vnto thee I crye Oh Lorde and earlye coÌ„meth my prayer before the Lord why puttest thou awaye my soule Wherfore hydest thou thy face from me My strengthe is gooen for very misery with fearfulnesse doo I beare thy burdens Thy wrathfull displeasure gooeth ouer me the feare of thee oppresseth me They come rounde aboute me dayly lyke water and compasse me together on euery syde My louers and frendes haste thou put awaye frome me and tourned awaye myne acquayntaunce
is my desire Encline my hearte vnto thy testimonies and not to coueteousnes Oh turne awaie myne iyes lest thei behold vanitie and quicken me in thy wais Stablishe thy woorde in thy seruaunte that I maie feare thee Take awaie the rebuke that I am afrayed of For thy iudgemeÌ„tes are amiable Beholde my delite is in thy commaundementes Oh quicken me in thy righteousnes Let thy louyng mercie come vnto me Oh Lord and thy sauyng helth a cording to thy worde That I maie geue aunswere vnto my blasphemers for my trust is in thy woorde Take not the woorde of trouth vtterly oute of my mouth for my hope is in thy iudgemeÌ„tes So shall I alwaie kepe thy lawe yea for euer euer And I will walke in thy libertie for I seke thy commaundementes I will speake of thy testimonies euen before kynges will not bee ashamed My delite shal bee in thy commaundementes whiche I loue My handes also will I lifte vp vnto thy commaundementes whiche I loue and my talkyng shal bee of thy statutes Thynke vpon thy seruaunte as concernyng thy woorde wherin thou hast caused me to putte my truste For it is my confort in my trouble yea thy woorde quickenethe me The proude hath me greately in derision yet shrynke not I from thy lawe I remembre thyne euerlastyng iudgementes oh Lorde and am coÌ„forted I am horribly affride for the vngodly that forsake thy law Thy statutes are my songes in the house of my pylgrimage I rhynke vpon thy name Oh Lorde in the right season and kepe thy lawe And I praye thee let this chaunce vnto me that I may kepe thy commaundementes Thou arte my porcion Oh LORDE I am purposed to kepe thy law I make my humble peticion in thy presence with my whole hearte Oh bee mercyfull a cordyng vnto thy woorde I call myne owne waies to remeÌ„brauÌ„ce and turne my fete into thy recordes I make haste and prolonge not the tyme to kepe thy commaundementes The congregacions of the vngodlye haue robbed me but I forgette not thy lawe At midnighte stande I vp to geue thankes vnto thee for the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse I am a compaignion of all that feare thee and kepe thy commaundementes The earthe Oh Lorde is full of thy mercie teach me thy statutes Oh Lorde thou hast dealte frendely with thy seruaunte a cordynge vnto thy woorde Teache me thy kyndenesse nourtour and knowlage for I beleue thy coÌ„maundementes Before I was troubled I went wrong but now I kepe thy woorde Thou art good and frendly wherefore of that thy goodnes teach me thy statutes The proud imagin lies vpon me but I kepe thy commaundementes with my whole hearte Their hearte is congeled as a louÌ„p of fat but my delighte is in thy lawe It is good for me that I haue ben in trouble that I maie learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouthe is dearer vnto me then thousandes of golde siluer Thy handes haue made me fashioned me geue me vnderstaÌ„ding that I maie learne thy commauÌ„dementes Thei that feare thee will bee glad when thei see me because I put my trust in thy woorde I knowe Oh Lorde that thy iudgementes are right and that thou of verie faithfulnes haste caused me to bee troubled Oh let thy mercifull kyndnes bee my conforte a cordyng to the promâ—s that thou hast made vnto thy seruaunt Let thy louyng mercie come vnto me that I maie liue for thy lawe is my delite Let the proude bee confounded whiche handle me so falsely But let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies be at one with me Let my heart bee vndefiled in thy statutes that I bee not ashamed My soule longethe for thy sauyng helthe for my trust is in thy woorde My iyes long sore for thy woorde sayng Oh when wylte thou conforte me For I am become like a bottell in the smoke yet dooe I not forget thy statutes How many are the daies of thy seruaunt when wilt thou bee auenged of mine aduersaries The proude haue dygged pittes for me whiche are not after thy lawe All thy commaundementes are true thei persecute me falsely but bee thou my helpe They haue almoste made an ende of me vpon earthe but I forsake not thy commaundementes Oh quycken me after thy louyng kyndnesse and so shall I kepe the recordes of thy mouthe Oh Lorde thy woorde endureth for euer in Heauen Thy trouthe also remayneth frome one generacion to an other thou haste layde the foundacyon of the earthe and it abydeth They contynue this daye a cordyng to thyne ordynaunce for all thynges serue thee If my delyght were not in thy awe I shoulde peryshe in my trouble Wherfore I wyll neuer forgette thy commaundementes for with theim thou quyckenest me I am thyne helpe me For I seke thy commaundementes The vngodly laye wayte for me to destroye me but I consyder thy testimonies I se that all thynges come to an ende but thy commaundement is exceding broade Oh what loue haue I vnto thy lawe all the daye longe is my talkyng of it Thou thoroughe thy commaundemente haste made me wyser then myne enemyes for it is euer by me I haue more vnderstandyng then all my teachers for thy testimonies are my studye Yea I am wyser then the aged for I kepe thy commaundementes I refrayne my fete from euerye euyll waye that I maye kepe thy woordes I shrynke not frome thy iudgementes for thou teachest me Oh howe swete are thy woordes vnto my throte Yea more then hony vnto my mouthe Thoroughe thy commaundementes I get vnderstanding therfore I hate all false wayes Thy woord is a lanterne vnto my fete and a lyghte vnto my patthes I haue sworne and am stedfastly purposed to kepe the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse I am troubled aboue measure quicken me oh Lorde a cordyng vnto thy woorde Lette the free sacrifices of my mouth please thee oh lord and teache me thy iudgementes My soule is alwaye in my hande yet dooe not I forgette thy lawe The vngodlye haue layde a snare for me but yet swarue not I from thy commaundementes Thy testimonies haue I claymed as my heritage for euer and why they are the very ioye of my hearte I apply my heart to fulfyll thy statutes alway euen vnto the ende I hate the vngodlye but thy lawe dooe I loue Thou arte my defence and shelde my truste is in thy woorde Away fro me ye wycked I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my God Oh stablysh me a cordynge vnto thy woorde that I maye lyue and lette me not bee dysapoynted of my hope Holde thou me vp and I shal bee safe yea and I shal euer bee talkynge of thyne ordinaunces Thou treadeste downe all theim that depart from thy statutes for they ymagyne but deceyte Thou putteste awaye all the vngodlye of the earthe lyke draffe therfore I loue thy testymonies My flesh trembleth for feare of thee and I am affrayed of thy iudgementes I deale with the thyng that is lawfull and ryghte Geue
me not ouer vnto myne oppressoures Bee thou suertie for thy seruaunte to doo hym good that the proude dooe hym no wronge Myne eyes are wasted awaye with lookynge for thy healthe and for the woorde of his ryghteousnesse Goo to deale with thy seruaunt a cordyng vnto thy louyng mercy and teache me thy statutes I am thy seruaunte Gh graunte me vnderstanding that I may know thy testimonies It is tyme for thee Oh Lorde laye to thyne hande for they haue destroyed thy lawe For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and preciouse stone Therfore holde I strayghte all thy commaundementes and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre Thy testimonies are wonderfull therfore dooeth my soule kepe theim When thy woorde gooeth forthe it geueth lyght and vnderstandyng euen vnto babes I open my mouthe and drawe in my breathe for I desyre thy commaundementes Oh looke thou vpon me and bee mercyfull as thou vsest to dooe vnto those that loue thy name Order my gooynges after thy woorde that no wyckednesse raygne in me Delyuer me frome the sclaunders of menne so shall I kepe thy commaundementes Shewe the lyghte of thy countenaunce vnto thy seruaunt and teache me thy biddynges Myne eyes gushe out with water bycause menne kepe not thy lawe Ryghtuouse arte thou Oh Lorde and true is thy iudgemente The testimonies that thou haste commaunded are exceadynge ryghtuouse and true My zeale hathe euen consumed me because myne enmyes haue forgotten thy woordes Thy woorde is tryed vnto the vttermoste and thy seruaunte loueth it I am smal of no reputacion yet dooe I not forget thy commaundementes Thy rightuousnesse is an euerlasting ryghtuousnesse and thy lawe is true Trouble heuinesse haue taken holde vpon me yet is my delight in thy commaundementes The ryghtuousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng Oh graunt me vnderstandyng and I shal lyue I call with my hole hearte heare me Oh Lorde I wyll kepe thy statutes Yea euen vpon thee I dooe calle helpe me and I shall kepe thy testimonies Early in the mornynge doo I cry vnto thee for in thy woorde is my truste Myne eyes preuente the myghte watches that I myghte bee occupyed in thy woordes Heare my voyce Oh LORDE a cordynge vnto thy louyng kyndnesse quycken me a cordynge as thou arte wonte They draw nygh that of malyce persecute me and are farre from thy law Be thou nygh at hande also oh Lord for thy promyses are faythful As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen euer sythens the beginning that thou haste grounded theim for euer Oh consider myne aduersitie and delyuer me for I doo not forget thy law Mainteyn thou my cause and defend me quycken me a cordynge vnto thy woorde Health is farre from the vngodly for they regarde not thy statutes Greate is thy mercy Oh Lorde quycken me as thou arte wonte Many there are that trouble me and pursue me yet dooe not I swarne frome thy recordes It greueth me when I see that the transgressoures kepe not thy lawe Consyder Oh Lorde howe I loue thy commaundementes and quicken me with thy louyng kyndnes Thy woorde is true for euer all the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse endure for euermore The tyrauntes persecute me withoute cause but my hearte standeth in awe of thy woordes I am as glad of thy woorde as one that fyndeth greate spoyles I hate and abhore lyes but thy lawe do I loue Seuen tymes a daye dooe I prayse thee becauce of thy ryghtuouse iudgementes Great is the peace that they haue whiche loue thy lawe and they are not offended at it Lorde I looke for thy sauynge healthe and dooe after thy commaundementes My soule kepeth thy recordes and loueth theim exceadynglye I kepe thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Let my complaynte come before thee Oh LORDE geue me vnderstanding a cordyng vnto thy woorde Lette my supplicacion come before thee delyuer me a cordyng vnto thy promyse My lypes shal speake of thy prayse seyng thou haste taughte me thy ordinaunces Yea my tongue shall synge thy woorde For all thy commaundementes are ryghte lette thyne hande helpe me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes I longe for thy sauynge healthe Oh Lorde and in thy lawe is my delyght Oh let my soule lyue and prayse thee that thy iudgemeÌ„tes may helpe me I gooe astraye lyke a shepe that is loste seke thy seruaunte for I dooe not forgette thy commaundementes ¶ When wee are broused and humbled in heart and contrarywyse the worlde reioyseth and triumpheth Psal 130. OVte of the depe call I vnto the Oh Lorde LORD heare my voyce Lette thyne eares consider well the voyce of my complaynte If thou Lorde wylte bee extreme to marke what is dooen amysse oh Lord who maye abyde it But there is mercye with thee that thou mayste bee feared I looke for the Lord my soule doeth wayte for hym in his woorde is my truste My soule dooeth paciently abyde the Lorde frome the one mornyng to the other Let Israel trust in the Lorde for wyth the Lorde is merâ—ye and plentuous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israell from all hys synnes ¶ To bee delyuered from bloude souppers that busye theimselues to plucke vs from the way of God bothe by force and crafty meanes and whiche labour to abolyshe Goddes woorde Psal 140. DElyuer me Oh Lorde from the euyll menne preserue me frome the wycked menne whiche imagyne myschefe in they re heartes and styrre vp stryfe at all seasons They sharpen theyr tongues lyke a serpente adders poysone is vnder they re lyppes Kepe me oh Lorde from the hand of the vngodly preserue me from the wycken menne whiche are purposed too ouerthrowe my gooynges The proude hath layde a snare for me and spred a nette abrode with cordes yea and sette trappes in my way But my saiyng is vnto the Lorde thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayer oh Lorde Oh Lorde God thou strenth of my health thou hast couered my head in the daye of battayle Lette not the vngodly haue his desyre Oh Lorde lette hym not haue his purpose leaste he bee to proude Lette the mischeft of their owne lyppes fall vpon the head of theim that compasse me about Let hote burnyng coles fall vpon theim lette theim bee cast into the fier into the pyt that they neuer ryse vp again A man full of woordes shall not prosper vpon the earthe a malicyous and wycked person shall bee hunted away and destroied Suer I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the poore and mainteine the cause of the helplesse The rightutuouse also shall geue thankes vnto thy name and the iuste shall contynue in thy syghte ¶ That GOD may kepe vs that wee synne not with our tongue neither excuse our synnes as hypocrytes dooe Psal 141. LOrd I call vpon thee haste thee vnto me and consider my voice When I cry vnto thee lette my prayer bee sette forth in thy syght as incence and let the lyftyng vp of my handes bee an euenyng sacrifyce Set a
and gooddes therof behold there are we bonde meÌ„ne And great is the increase of it vnto the kynges whom thou hast set ouer vs because of our sinnes thei haue dominion ouer our bodies and cattell and wee are in greate trouble And in all this make we a sure couenaunt and write it and let our princes Leuites and preestes seale it ¶ A praier of the churche for synnes Sapi. 15. THou O oure God art swete long suffering and true with mercy ordrest thou all thynges Though wee synne yet are we thyne for we knowe thy greatenes If wee synne not theÌ„ are wee sure that with thee wee bee allowed For to knowe thee is perfecte righteousnes yea to nowe thy righteousnes and power is the rote of immortalite ¶ An other for synnes Hiere 3. LO wee are thyne for thou art the Lorde our God the hilles fall all the high pride of the mountaines but the helth of Israell standeth vpon God our Lorde Confusion hath deuoured the laboure of our fathers from our youth vp yea their shepe and bullockes their soonnes doughters So dooe wee also slepe in our confusion and shame couereth vs for wee and our fathers euen from our youthe vnto this daie haue synned againste the Lorde oure God and haue not obeyed the voyce the lorde of our GOD. ¶ The lamentacion of Hieremie for the synnes of the people Hiere 13. PIteously lette me wepe and lette the teares gusshe oute of myne iyes For the lordes flocke is takeÌ„ tell therfore the kyng and the rulers humble your selues sette you doune on the earthe for the croune of your glory shall fall from your hedde The citees of the southe bee shut vp and there is no manne to open theim All Iuda is caried awaie captiue so that none remaineth lift vp your iyes and behold theim that come from the North where is the flocke that was gyuen thee thy noble catell to whom wilte thou make thy mone when he cummeth vpon thee for thou hast taught theÌ„ thyself against thyself and made theÌ„ masters ouer thee Shall not sorowe come vpon thee as on a womaÌ„ traualyng with childe And if thou wouldest saie in thyne hearte wherefore come these thynges vpon me Surely euen for the multitude of thy wyckednes thy hynder partes and thy feâ—e be discouered If the manne of Inde can chauÌ„ge his skynne and the cat of the mountayne her spottes then maie ye that bee exercised in eiuill dooe good Therfore will I scatter you like as the stouble that is taken a waie with the south wynde This shall bee your lot and the porcion of your measure where with ye shall bee rewarded of me saeith the Lorde because ye haue forgotten me and putte your trust in discritfull thynges Therfore haue I turned thy clothes ouer thy hedde discouered thy thighes that thy priuities might bee sene thy adueutry thy deddely malice thy beastlynes thy shamefull horedome For vpoÌ„ feldes and hilles I haue sene thy abhominacions wo bee to thee O Hierusalem wilt thou not bee clensen sythe thou arte yet vncleane ¶ The praier that Baruch prescribed vnto the captiues in Babilon for their synnes Batuch 23. THE Lorde our God is righteous and we with our fathers are brought to open shame as it is to see this daie And as for these plages that are come vpon vs alredy the Lorde had deuised theim for vs yet would we not praie vnto the Lord our God that we might euery maÌ„ne turne froÌ„ his naughty waies So the Lorde hath caused suche plages to come vpon vs for he is righteous in all his woorkes that he hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded vs whiche we also haue not dooeÌ„ nor herkened vnto his voyce for to walke in the coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde that he had giueÌ„ vnto vs. And now O Lorde God of Israell thou that hast broughte thy people out of the lande of Egypte with a mightye hande with tokens wonders with thy great power out stretched arme and hast gotten thyself a name as it is come to passe this daie O lord our God we haue synned we haue dooen wickedly wee haue behaued our selues vngodly in all thy righteousnes Turne thy wrath froÌ„ vs we beseche thee for we are but a few left emong the Heathen where thou hast scattered vs. Heare our prayers O Lorde our peticions bryng vs out of captiuite for thyne owne sake get vs fauoure in the sight of theÌ„ whiche haue led vs a waye that all landes maye knowe thou art the Lorde our God and that Israell and his generation calleth vpon thy name O Lorde loke doune from thy holy house vpon vs encline thyne eare and heare vs. For the dedde that bee gone doune to their graues and whose soules are out of their bodyes geue vnto the Lord neither prayse nor righteous makynge but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her synnes whiche walketh heuenly and weakely whose iyes begynne to fayle suche a soule gyueth the praise and righteousnes vnto the Lorde O Lorde wee power out oure praiers before thee and require mercye in thy sight O Lorde oure God not for any godlynes of oure forefathers but because thou hast sent out thy warthe and indignation vpoÌ„ vs accordyng as thou diddest threaten vs by thy seruauntes the Prophetes saiyng Thus saieth the Lorde bowe doune your shulders and neckes and serue the kynge of Babylon and so shall ye remaine still in the lande that I gaue youre fathers if ye will not dooe this nor heare the voyce of the Lorde your God to serue the kyng of Babylon I shall destroye you in the citees of Iuda within Hierusalem and without I shall also take frome you the voice of myrthe and the voice of ioye the voyce of the brydegrome and the voyce of the bryde and there shall no manne dwell any more in the lande but thei woulde not herken vnto the voyce to dooe the kyng of Babylon seruice therfore hast thou performed thy wordes that thou spakest by thy seruauntes the prophetes namely that the bones of our kynges and the bones of our fathers should bee traÌ„slated forth of their place And lo nowe are thei laide out in the hete of the soone and in the colde of the night and thei bee dedde in great mysery with honger with swerde with pestileÌ„ce and are cleane cast forth As for the temple wherin thy name was called vpoÌ„ thou hast laied it wast as it is to see this daie and that for the wickednes of the house of Israell the house of Iuda O Lord our God thou haste entreated vs after all thy goodnes accordyng to all thy great louing mercy like as thou spakest by thy seruaunt Moses in the daie wheÌ„ thou diddest coÌ„maunde hym to write thy lawe before the childreÌ„ of Israell saiyng If ye will not harkeÌ„ vnto my voyce theÌ„ shall this greate multitude be turned into a very smal people for I will scatter theim abrode notwithstandyng I am sure that this flocke
kyng shewyng mercy vnto thyne annoynted euen vnto Dauid and his sede for euer ¶ A blessynge of Tobias the elder wherewith he blessed the Lorde in the ende of his lyfe Tobi. 13. GReate arte thou O Lorde for euermore and thy kyngedome worlde without ende For thou scourgest and healest thou leadest vnto hell and bryngest out agayne And there is none that maye escape thyne hande O ye chyldren of Israel geue thankes vnto the Lorde and prayse hym in the syghte of the heathen For among the heathen which know hym not hath he scatered you that ye should shewe forth his meruelous workes cause theim to knowe there is none other GOD almyghtie but he He hath chastened vs for our mysdedes and for his owne mercyes sake shall he saue vs. Consyder then howe he hath dealt with you and prayse hym with feare and drede and magnifie the euerlasting kyng in your wordes Certes I wyll prayse hym euen in the place of my captiuitie for he hathe shewed his maiestie vnto a synfull people Tourne you therfore O ye synners doo ye ryghteousnes before God trustyng verely he wyll shewe his mercy vpon you Certes I and my soule wyl reioyce in God prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde the dayes of gladnes and bee thankeful vnto hym Oh my soule blesse thou the Lorde Amen ¶ The thankesgeuing and songe of Iudith for the victory for the delyuery of the countrey from theyr enemies Iudith 16. BEgyn vnto the Lorde vpon the tabrettes synge vnto the Lorde vpon the Cymbales synge vnto hym a newe songe of thankesgeuyng bee ioyful and call vpon his name It is the Lorde that destroyeth warres euen the Lorde is his name whiche hath pytched his tentes in the mydst of his people that he myghte delyuer vs from the hande of all our enemyes Assur came out of the mountaynes in the multitutde of his strength his people stopped the water brookes theyr horses couered the valleyes He purposed to haue brent vp my lande and to sley my yong men with the sweard He would haue caried away my chyldren and virgines into captiuitie but the almyghtye Lorde anneyed hym and delyuered hym into the handes of a womanne whiche broughte hym to confusyoÌ„ For theyr myghty was not destroyed of the yong menne It was not the sonnes of Tiran that slewe hym neyther haue the greate gyauntes sette theim selues agaynste hym but Iudith the doughter of Merari with her fayre beawtye discomfyted hym and broughte hym to naughte She layde downe her wydowes apparell and decked herselfe with the tyre of myrthe in the reioysyng of the chyldren of Israell She annoynted her face she bounde vp her heare to begyle hym her slyppers rauysshed his eyes her beawtye raptiuated his mynde with the swearde smote she of his necke The Persyans were astonyed at her stedfastnesse and the Medes at her boldnesse Lette vs syng a songe of thankesgeuyng vnto the Lord A new songe of prayse wyll wee syng vnto our God Lorde Lorde thou art a greate God myghtye in power whome no manne may ouercome All thy creatures shoulde serue thee for thou speakest but a woorde and they were made thou sentest thy spirite and they were created and no manne can withstande thy voyce The mountaynes shall moue frome the foundacyons with the waters the stony rocke shal melte before thee lyke waxe But they that feare thee shall bee great with thee in all thynges woo vnto the people that ryse vp agaynste my generacion For the almyghty Lorde wyll auenge hymselfe of theim and in the day of iudgement wyll he vyset theim ¶ The blessyng of Seraphin Esay 9. HOly arte thou holy arte thou holy art thou thou art the Lord God of Hoostes all the earth is full of thy glorie ¶ Thankynges Esay 25. O Lorde thou art my God I wyll prayse thee magnifie thy name for thou bryngest meruelouse thinges to passe a cordyng to thine olde counsayles truly and stedfastly ¶ An other of the same Esay 26. O Lorde geue vs peace for thou workest in vs all oure woorkes O Lorde our God thoughe suche lordes haue dominacion vpon vs as knowe not thee yet graunte that wee maye hope onely in thee and kepe thy name in remembraunce ¶ A blessing with an admiracion of the meruelouse counsayles of God Iere. 32. O Lorde God it is thou that haste made heauen earthe with thy great power and hygh arme and there is nothyng to hard for ye. Thou shewest mercy vpon thousandes thou dooest recompense the wickednes of the fathers into the bosome of the children that come after theim Thou arte the great mighty God whose name is the Lorde of hoostes great in councel and infinite in thought Thyne eyes looke vpon all the wayes of mens chyldren to reward euery one after his waye and accordyng to the fructes of his inuencions Thou hast dooen great tokens and wonders in the lande of Egipt vpon the people of Israel to make thy name great as it is come to passe this day Thou hast brought thy people of Israel out of the land of Egipt with tokens with wonders with a myghtye hande with a stretched oute arme and with great terriblenes and haste geuen theim this lande lyke as thou haddest promysed vnto theyr fathers Namely that thou wouldest geue theim a lande that floweth with mylke and honey Nowe when they came therin and possessed it they folowed not thy voyce and walked not in thy lawe but all that thou commaundest theim to doo that haue not they dooen And therfore come all these plagâ—s vpon theim Beholde there are bulwarkes now againste the citee to take it and it is wonne of the Caldes that besege it with swearde with honger and deathe and what soeuer thou hast spoken that same is come vpon theim ¶ The songe and thankesgyuyng of Mary the virgyne Luke 1. MI soule magnifieth the Lorde my spirite reioyseth in God my sauiour For he hath loked vpon the poore degre of his handemaide Behold now from henseforth shall all generacions call me blessed for he that is mightie hath dooen to me greate thynges and holy in his name And his mercie is on theim that feare hym throughout al generacioÌ„s He sheweth strengthe with his arme he scatereth theim that are proude in the imaginacion of their heartes He putteth doune the mighty from their seates he exalteth theim of lowe degree He fillith the hungry with good thynges and sendeth a waie the riche emptie He remembreth mercye and helpeth his seruaunt Israell Euen as he promised to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer ¶ The prophesie and gyuyng of thankes of Zachary Luke 1. BLessed bee the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visited redemed his people And hath raised vp an horne of saluacion vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid EueÌ„ as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes whiche were sythens the worlde begonne that wee should bee saued from oure enemies and from the
watch Oh Lorde before my mouth yea a watche at the dore of my lyppes Oh lette not myne heart bee enclined to any euyll thyng to bee mynded as the vngodly or wycked menne leaste I eate of such thinges as please theim Lette the ryghtuouse rather smyte me frendlye and reproue me so wyll I take it as though he had poured oyle vpon my heade it shall not hurte my heade but I wyll praye yet for theyr wyckednesse Theyr Iudges stumble at the stone yet heare they my woordes that they bee ioyfull Oure bones lye scatered before the pytte lyke as when one graueth and dyggeth vp the grounde But myne eyes looke vnto thee Oh Lorde God in thee is my truste caste not out my soule kepe me frome the snare which they haue laid for me and frome the trappes of the wycked dooers Lette the vngodlye falle into theyr owne nettes together vntyll I bee gooen by theim ¶ That wee maye bee led forthe of the pryson of distresse of synnes of death vnto the prayse and glorie of God that wee bee no longer pressed vpon earth Psal 146. I Crye vnto the Lorde with my voyce yea euen vnto the Lorde dooe I make my supplicacion I poure oute my complaynte beefore hym and shewe hym of my trouble When my spirite is in heuynesse for thou knowest my pathe in the waye wherin I walke haue thei priuely laid a snare for me I tooke vp my ryghte hand and se there is no man that wil know me I haue no place to flee vnto no man careth for my soule Therfore doo I cry vnto thee Oh Lord and say thou arte my hope and my porcion in the lande of the lyuyng Consider my coÌ„plaint for I am brought very low oh delyuer me frome my persecuters for they are to stronge for me Bryng my soule out of pryson that I maye geue thankes vnto thy name Whiche thing yf thou wilt graunt me then shal the ryghteouse resorte vnto my company ¶ When wee fynde no merites in vs no ryghteousnes of oure owne but all thynges desperate And again remembre howe God frome the begynnyng of the worlde hathe wrought wonders in his sainctes and hathe neuer forsaken suche as call vpon hym thus may wee praye Psal 143. HEare my prayer Oh Lorde consyder my desyre answere me for thy trouth and râ—hteousnes sake and entre not into iudgement with thy seruaunte for in thy syghte shall no man lyuing bee iustified For the enemye persecuteth my soule he smyteth my lyfe downe to the grounde he layeth me in the darknesse as the dead men of the world Therfore is my spirite vexed within me my hearte within me is desolate Yet dooe I remembre the times past I muse vpon all thy woorkes Yea I exercise my selfe in the woorkes of thy handes I stretche forthe myne handes vnto thee my soule cryeth vnto thee out of the thyrsty lande Heare me Oh Lorde and that ryghte sone for my spirite waxeth faint hide not thy face from me least I bee lyke vnto theim that gooe downe into the graue Oh lette me heare thy louyng kyndnesse bee tymes in the mornyng for in that is my truste shewe thou me the waye that I shoulde walke in for I lyfte vp my soule vnto thre Delyuer me Oh Lorde frome myne enemyes for I resorte vnto thee Teache me to dooe the thynge that pleaseth thee for thou arte my God lette thy louyng spirite leade me forth vnto the lande of ryghtuousnesse Quycken me Oh Lorde for thy names sake and for thy ryghtuousnes sake bryng my soule out of trouble And of thy goodnesse scatter myne enemyes abroade and destroye all theim that vexe my soule for I am thy seruaunte ¶ A thankesgeuing that albeit wee be vile yet by the vertue of God wee bee stronge againste all straunge chyldren that is to saye suche as bee not chosen â—o the inheritaunce of God Psal 144. BLessed bee the Lorde my refuge whiche teacheth my handes to warre and my fingers to fyght My hope and my castle my defence and my delyuerer my shylde in whom I trust whiche gouerneth the people that is vnder my power Lorde what is maÌ„ne that thou hast suche respecte vnto hym or the soonne of manne that thou so regardest hym MaÌ„ne is like a thyng of naught his tyme passeth awaie like a shadowe Bow thy heauens oh Lorde come doune touche the mouÌ„taines that thei maie smoke again Sende forth lightenyng scater theim shote oute thyne arowes consume theim Sende doune thyne hande from aboue deliuer me take me out of the great waters from the hande of straunge children Whose mouth talkyeth of vanitie and their righte hande is all falshed That I maie syng a newe song vnto thee oh God and syng prayses vnto thee vpon a ten strynged lute Thou that geuest victorie vnto kynges and hast deliuered Dauid thy seruaunt from the perill of the swerde Saue me and deliuer me from the hande of strauÌ„ge children whose mouth talketh of vanitie and their right hande is a righ hande of falshed that oure soonnes maie growe vp like young plantes a that oure daughters maie bee as the polished corners of the temple That our garmentes maie bee full and pleÌ„teouse with all maner of store that our shepe maie bryng forth thousandes and hundreth thousaâ—des in our vilages That our oxeÌ„ maie bee stroÌ„g to laboure that there bee no mischaunce ne decaie and no complainyng in our stretes Happy are the people that bee in suche a case Yea blessed are the people whiche haue the lorde for their god ¶ A praisyng of God for his meruaylous mercy the eternal raigne of his clemencie whiche prouideth for al his creatures and in especiall for suche as feare hym Psal 145. I Will magnifie thee Oh God my kynge I will prayse thy name for euer and euer Euery daie will I geue thâ—nkes vnto thee and prayse thy name for euer and euer Greate is the LORDE and meruelouse worthy to bee praysed there is no ende of his greatnes One generacion shall prayse thy woorkes to a nother and declare thy power As for me I shall bee talkyng of thy worshippe thy glory thy prayse thy wounderous woorkes So that men shall speake of the mighte of thy merueylouse actes and tell of thy greatenesse The memoriall of thyne aboundaunt kyndenesse shall bee shewed and menne shal syng of thy righteousnesse The LORDE is gracious and mercifull long sufferynge and of greate goodnes The Lorde is louyng vnto euery manne his mercy is ouer all his workes All thy workes praise thee oh Lord thy saintes geue thankes vnto thee Thei shewe the glory of thy kyngdome and talke of thy power That thy power thy glorie mightines of thy kyngdome mighty bee knoweÌ„ vnto menne Thy kyngdome is an euerlastyng kyngdoÌ„ and thy dominion endureth through oute all ages The Lorde vpholdeth all suche as should fal and lifteth vp all those that bee doune The iyes of all waite vpon thee and thou geuest thei