verse 3 And when I feele my selfe nere lost then doth he me home take Conducting me in his right pathes euen for his owne names saâ—â—e verse 4 And though I were euen at deathes dore yet would I feare none ill For with thy rod and shepheardes crooke I am comforted still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly deckt in despight of my soe Thou hast my head with balme refreshe my cup doth ouerfloe verse 6 And finally while breath doth last thy grace shall me defend And in the house of God will I my lyfe for euer spend An other by Thomas Sternehold ¶ Sing this as the xxi Psalme MY shepheard is the liuing Lord nothing therefore I neede In pastures fayre with waters calme he set me for to feede verse 2 He did conuert and glad my soule and brought my minde in frame To walke in pathes of righteousnes for his most holy name verse 3 Yeâ— though I walke in vale of death yet will I feare none ill Thy â—od thy staffe doth comfort me and thou art with me sâ—â—ll verse 4 And in the presence of my foes my table thou shalt spread Thou shalt O Lord fill full my cup and the 〈◊〉 my head verse 5 Through all my lyfe thy fauâ—â—r is 〈◊〉 frankely shewed to me That in thy house for euermoâ—e my dwelling place shall be Domini est terra psal xxiiii I. H. Sing this as the xxi Psalme THe earth is all the Lordes with all her store and furniture Yea his is all the world and all that therein do indure verse 2 For he hath â—aftly founded it aboue the Sea to stand And layd alow the liquid floudes to flow beneath the land verse 3 For who is he O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose handes are harmeles and whose hart no spot there doth defiler His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne no guile verse 5 Him that is such a one the Lord shall place in blisâ—ull plight And God his God and Sauiour shall yeld to him his â—ight verse 6 This is the brood of trauelers in seeking of this grace As Iacob did the Israelite in that tyme of his race verse 7 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall â—â—ter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 8 What is the king of glorious state the strong and mighty Lord The mightye Lord in battayle stout and triall of his sword verse 9 Ye princes open your gates stand open the euerlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 10 What is the king of glorious state the Lord of hostes it is The kingdome and the royaltye of glorious state is his Ad te Domine psal xxv T.S. Sing this as the xiij Psalme I Lift mine hart to thee my God and guide most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 I â—t not my foes reioyce nor make a scorne of me And let them not be ouerthrowen that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right wayes vnto me Lord descry verse 4 â—â—rect me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Sauiour on thee I wait alway verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember And eke thy pitie plentifull for they haue bene for euer verse 6 Remember not the faultes and frailtye of my youth Remember not how ignorant I haue bene of thy truth Nor after my desertes let me thy mercy finde But of thine owne benignitye Lord haue me in thy minde verse 7 His mercy is full sweete his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as goe aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his preceptes for to keepe He will direct in all his wayes the lowly and the meeke verse 9 For all the wayes of God are truth and mercy both To them that keepe his testament the witnes of his troth The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To graunt me pardon for my sinne for it is wondrous great verse 11 Who so doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To leade his lyfe in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall euermore in goodnes dwell and stâ—â—d His seede and his posteritâ—â— inherite shall the land verse 13 All those that feaâ—â— the Lord know his secret lateâ—â— And vnto them he doth declare his will and Testament verse 14 Mine eyes and eke my hart to him I will aduannce That pluckt my feete out of the snare of sinne and ignoraunce verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my none For I am poore and desolate and comfortlesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my hart are multiplyed in dâ—ede Bring me out of this misery necessitie and need verse 17 Behold my pouertyâ—â— mine anguish and my payne Remitte my sinne and thine offence and make me cleanâ— agayne verse 18 O Lord behold my foes how they do still in â—rease Pursuing me with deadly hate that fâ—yne would lyne in peace verse 19 Preserue and keepe my soule and eke deliuer me And let me not be ouerâ—hrowen because I trust in thee verse 20 Let my simple purenes me from mine enemies shend Because I looke as one of thine that thou wouldest me defend verse 21 Deliuer Lord my folke and send them some reliefe I meane thy chosen Israell from all their payne and griefe Iudica me domine Psal. xxvi I.H. Sing this as the xviij Psalme LOrd be my iudge and thou shalt see my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and hope that he will strength me to remaine verse 2 Proue me my God I thee desirâ— my wayes to search and try As men do proue their gold with fire my raynes and hart espye verse 3 Thy goodnes layd before my faâ—e I durst behold alwayes For of thy truth I tread the trace and will doe all my dayes verse 4 I doe not lust to haunt or vse with men whose deedes are vayne â–ª To come in house I doe refuse with the deceitfull trayne verse 5 I much abhorre the wicked sort their deâ—des I doe despise I doe not once to them resort that hurtfull thinges deuise verse 6 My handes I wash and do proceede in workes that walke vpright Then to thine altar I make speede to offer there in sight verse 7 That I may speake and preach the prayse that doth belong to thee And so declare how wondrous wayes thou hast bene good to me verse 8 O Lord thy house I loue must deare to me it doth 〈◊〉 I haue delight and would be 〈◊〉 whereas thy grace doth well verse 9 Oh shut not vp my soule with them in sinne thaâ— take their fill Nor yet my lyfe among those men that seeke
mouth and guilefull mouth on me disclosed be And they with false and lying tongue haue spoken vnto me verse 3 They did beset me round about with workes of hatefull spight Without all cause of my desert agaynst me did they fight verse 4 For my good will they were my foes but then gan I to pray verse 5 My good with ill my frendlynes with hate they did repay verse 6 Set thou the wicked ouer him to haue the vpper hand At his right hand eke suffer thou his hatefull foe to stand verse 7 When he is indged let him then condemned be therein And let the prayer that he makes be turned into sinne verse 8 Few be his dayes his charge also let thou an other taker verse 9 His children let be fatherles his wife a widow make verse 10 Let his ofspring be vagabonds to beg and seeke their bread Wandring out of the wasted place where erst they haue bene fed verse 11 Let couetous extortioner catch all his goodes and store And let the straungers spoyle the fruites of all his toyle before verse 12 Let there bâ— none to pitie him let there be none at all That on his children fatherles will let their mercye fall The second part verse 13 And so let his posteritie for euer be destroyde Their name out blotted in the age that after shall succeede verse 14 Let not his fathers wickednes from Gods remembraunce fall And let not thou his mothers sinne be done away at all verse 15 But in the presence of the Lord let them remaine for aye That from the earth the memory he may cut cleane away verse 16 Sith mercy he forgat to shew but did pursue with â—pight The troubled man and sought to slay the wofull harted wight verse 17 As he did cursing loue it shall betyde vnto him so And as he did not blessing loue it shall be far him fro verse 18 As he with cursing clad himselfe so it lyke water shall Into his bowells and lyke oyle into his bones befall verse 19 As garment let it be to him to couer him for aye And as a girdle wherewith he shall girded be alway verse 20 Lo let this same be from the Lord the guerden of my foe Yea and of those that euill speake agaynst my soule also verse 21 But thou O Lord that art my God deale thou I say with me After thy name deliuer me for good thy mercyes be verse 22 Because in depth of great distres I needy am and poore And eke within my payned brest my hart is wounded sore The third part verse 23 Euen so do I depart away as doth declining shade And as the Grashopper so I am shaken of and fade verse 24 With fasting long from needefull foode enfeebled are my knees and all her fatnes hath my flesh enforced bene to leese verse 25 And I also avile reproch to them was made to be And they that did vpon me looke did shake their heads at me verse 26 But thou O Lord that art my God mine ayde and succour be According to thy mercy Lord saue and deliuer me verse 27 And they shall know thereby that this Lord is thy mighty hand And that thou thou hast done it Lord so shall they vnderstand verse 28 Although they curse with spight yet thou shalt blesse with louing voyce They shall arise and come to shame thy seruaunt shall reioyce verse 29 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me And with confusion as a cloke eke couered let them be verse 30 But greatly I wiill with my mouth geue thankes vnto the Lord And I among the multitude his prayses will record verse 31 For he with helpe at his right hand will stand the poore man by To saue him from the man that would condemne his soule to dye Dixit Dominus psal Cx. N. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord did say vnto my Lord sit thou on my right hand Till I haue made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feete shall stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight And in the day on which thy raygne and power they shall see verse 3 Then hereby freewill offeringes shall the people offer thee Yea with an holy worshipping then shall they offer all Thy byrthes dew is the dew that doth from wombe of morning fall verse 4 The Lord hath sworne and neuer will repent what he doth say By the order of Melchisedech thou art a Priest for aye verse 5 The Lord my God on thy right hand that standeth for thy stay Shall wound for thee the stately kinges vpon his wrathfull day verse 6 The Heathen he shall iudge and fill the place with bodyes dead And ouer diuers countryes shall in sunder suite the head verse 7 And he shall drinke out of the brooke that runneth in the way Therefore he shall lift vp on bye his royall head that day Confitebor tibi Psal. Cxi N. WIth hart I do accord To prayse and laud the Lord For great his workes are sound To search them such are bound verse 2 As do him loue and trust His workes are glorious Also his righteousnes verse 3 It doth indure for euer His wondrous workes he would We still remember should His mercy fayleth neuer verse 4 Such as to him loue beare A portion full fayre He hath vp for them layd verse 5 For this they shall well finde He will them haue in minde And keepe them as he sayd verse 6 For he did not disdayne His workes to shew them playne By lyghtninges and by thunders When he the Heathens land Did geue into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his workes ensueth Both iudgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tâ—nd They are decreed sure verse 8 For euer to indure Which equitie doth end Râ—demption he gaue His people for to saue verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fayle But alwayes to preuayle His holy name be feared verse 10 Who so with hart full faynâ— True wisedome would attayne The Lord feare and obey Such as his lawes doe keepe â—â—all knowledge haue full deepe His prayse shall last for aye Beatus vir qui. psal Cxii W.K. ¶ Sing this as the Pater noster THe man is blest that God doth feare And that his lawes doth loue indeede His seede on earth God will vpreare And blesse such as from him proceed verse 2 His house with good he will fulfill His righteousnes endure shall still verse 3 Vnto the righteous doth arise In trouble ioy in darknes light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy alwayes in his fight verse 4 Yea pittie moueth such to lend He doth by iudgement thinges expend verse 5 And surely such shall neuer fayle For in remembraunce had is he verse 6 No tydinges ill can make him qâ—ayle Whoe â—n the Lord sure hope doth see verse 7 His hart is
be euermore The song of Saint Ambrose called â—e Deum WE prayse thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternall father all the â—arth doth worshyp thee To thee all Anngels cry the heauens and al the powers therein To thee Châ—ruh and Sâ—raphin to cry they do not linne O holy holy holy Lord of Sabboth Lord the God Through heauen and earth thy prayse is spread â–ª and glory all abroad Thapostles glorious company yeld prayses vnto thee The Prophetes goodly felowship prayse thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy prayse Thy holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes Father of endles Maiestie they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thinâ— honorable trâ—e and onely sonne to bee â–ª The holy Ghost the comforter â–ª Of glory thou arâ—kyng O Christ and of the Father art the sonne euerlastyng When sinnefull mans decay in hand thou â—ookest â—p 〈◊〉 â–ª To be inclosed in virgins 〈◊〉 â–ª thou diddest 〈…〉 When thou hadst 〈…〉 the sharpe and cruell â—â—ight Thou heauens kyngdome didest set 〈◊〉 to ech beleâ—yng wighâ—â— Iâ— glory of the Father thoâ— doest siâ— on Godâ—â—right had We trust that thou shalt come 〈◊〉 iudge our cause to vnderstaâ—d Lord helpe thy 〈◊〉 whoâ— tho◠〈◊〉 bought with thy precious bloâ—d And in eternall glory set them with thy Saintes so good O Lord do thou thy people saue blesse thine inheritaunce Lord gouerne them and Lord do thoâ— for euer them adâ—â—unce We magnifie thee day by day and world without all end Adore thy holy name O Lord. Vouchsafe vâ— to defend From sinne this day Haue mercy Lord haue mercy on vs all And on vs as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I haue reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confoundyng shame therfore Lord let me neuer bee ¶ The song of the three children O All ye workes of God the Lord bles ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 2 O ye the Aungels of the Lord Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 3 O ye the starry heauens â—ye Blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 4 O ye waters aboue the sky blesse ye the lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 6 O ye the shinyng Sunne and Moone blesse ye the lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistryng starres of heauen blesse ye the lord c. verse 8 O ye the sâ—owers and dropping dew blesse ye the lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowyng windes of God blesse ye the lord c. verse 10 O ye the fiâ—e and warming heat blesse ye the lord c. verse 11 Ye Wiâ—ter and the Sommer tyde blesse ye the lord c. verse 12 O ye the dewes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ndyng froâ—tes blesse ye the lord c. verse 13 O ye the frost and chilling cold blesse ye the lord c. verse 14 O ye congeled yse and snow blesse ye the lord c. verse 15 O ye thâ— nightes and 〈…〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 16 O ye thâ— darknes and the 〈◊〉 â–ª blesse ye the lord c. verse 17 O ye the 〈…〉 and the â—loudes blesse ye the lord c. verse 18 O let the earth eke blesse the Lord â–ª yea blesse the lord c. verse 19 O ye the mountaines and the hillers blesse ye the lord c. verse 20 O all ye 〈◊〉 thingâ—s 〈◊〉 the earth blesse ye the lord c. verse 21 O ye the 〈◊〉 springyng welles blesse ye the lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the â—â—oâ—des blesse ye the lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that 〈◊〉 water 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying foules of thayre blesse ye the lord c. verse 25 O all ye beastes and cattell eke blesse ye the lord c. verse 26 O ye the children of 〈◊〉 blesse ye the lord c. verse 27 Let Israell eke blesse the Lord yea blesse the lord c. verse 28 O ye the Priestes of God the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 29 O ye the scruauntes of the Lord blesse ye the lord c. verse 30 Ye spirites and soules of righteous men blesse ye the lord c. verse 31 Ye holy and ye meeke of hart blesse ye the lord c. verse 32 O Ananias blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse â—im and magnifie him for euer verse 33 O Azariâ—s blesse the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer verse 34 And Misaell blesse thou the Lord blesse thou the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer ¶ The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israell be praysed euermors For through his visitation and mercy kept instâ—rer His people now he hath redemde that long hath bene in thrall and spread abroad his sauing health vpon his seruauntes all In â—â—â—uids house â—iâ— seruaant true 〈…〉 to his mynder â–ª And aâ—so his â—â—noynted â—yng As we in Scripture findâ— As by his holy Prophetes all Oft tymes he did declare The which were since the world began His way for to prepare That we might be deliuered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the handes Of all that do vs hate The mercy which he promised Our Fathers to fulfill And thinke vpon his couenaunt made Accordyng to his will. And also to performe the oâ—â—e Which he before had sworne To Abraham our Father deare For vs that were â—orlorne That he would geue him selfe for vs And vs from bondage bring Out of the bandes of all our foes To sâ—rue out heauenly king And that without all manner feare And eke in righteousnes And also for to lead our lyfe In stedfast holynes And thou O child which now art borne And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophâ—â— of the hyest His wayes for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his wayes And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy dayes To geue them knowledge how that their Saluation is nere And that remission of their sinnes Is through his mercy mere Whereby the dayspring from on hye Is come vs for to visite And those for to illuminate Which do in darknes fit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide their feete The way to peace and rest ¶ The song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirite eke euermore reioyseth in the Lord my God which is my Sauiour And why because he did regar de and gaue respect vnto so base estate of his hand mayd and let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this tyme forth for euermore â–ª Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be euer sanctified
the thynges that I haue done Be hidden from thee then Nay nay thou knowest them all O Lord Where they were done and when Wherfore with teares I come to thee To begge and to entreat Euen as the child that hath done euill And feareth to be beat So come I to thy mercy gate Where mercy doth abound Requiryng mercy for my sinne To heale my deadly wound O Lord I neede not to repeate What I do begge or craue Thou knowest O Lord before I aske The thyng that I would haue Mercy good Lord mercy I aske This is the totall summe For mercy Lord is all my sute Lord let thy mercy come ¶ The Lordes Prayer or Pater noster OVr father which in heauen art Lord hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth euen as the same in heauen is geue vs O Lord oâ—â— dayly bread this day As we forgeue ouâ— detters so forgeue our dettes we pray Into temp tation lead vs not From euill make vs frâ—e For kyngdome poweâ— and glory thyne both now and euer bee ¶ The x. Commaundementes Audi Israell Exod. xx HArke Israell and what I say geue hede to vn derstand I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of Egypt land euen from the house wherein thou didst in thraldome lyne a slaue None other God 's at all before my preseâ—ce shalt thou haue No maner grauen Image shalt thou make at all to thee Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfatted bee Of any â—hyng in heauen aboue nor in the earth below Nor in waters beneath the earth to them thou shalt not bow Nor shalt them serue The Lord thy God a ielous God am I That punish parentes faultes vnto the third and fourth degree Vpon those children that me hate and mercy do display To thousandes of such as me loue and my preceptes â–ª obey The name thou of the Lord thy God in vayne shalt neuer vse For him that takes his name in vayne the Lord shall not excuse Remember that thou holy keepe the sacred Sabboth day Sixe dayes thou labour shalt and do thy needefull workâ—s alway The seuenth day is set by the Lord thy God to rest vpon No worke then shalt thou do in it ne thou nor yet thy sonne Thy daughter seruaunt nor handmayd thyne Oxe nor yet thine Asse Nor straunger that within thy gate hath his abidyng place For in sixe dayes God heauen and earth and all therein did make â–ª And after those his rest he did vpon the seuenth day take Wherefore he blest the day that he for resting did ordayne And sacred to him selfe alone appointed to remayne Yeld honor to thy parentes that prolongde thy dayes may bee Vpon the land the which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee Thou shalt not murther Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steale Nor witnes false agaynst thy neighbour be Thou shalt not couet house that to thy neighbour doth belong Ne couet shalt in hauyng of his wife to do him wrong Nor his man scruaunt nor his mayd nor Oxe nor Asse of his Nor any other thyng that to thy neighbour proper is ¶ The complaint of a sinner WHere righteousnes doth say Lord for my sinne full part In wrath thou shouldst me pay vengeance for my desart I can it not deny but needes I must confesse how that continually thy lawes I do trans gresse Thy lawes I do transgresse But if it be thy will With sinners to contend Then all thy â—â—ocke shall spill And be lost without end For who liueth here so right That rightly he can say He sinneth not in thy sight Full oft and euery day The Scripture playne telth me The righteous man oftendeth Seuen tymes a day to thee Whereon thy wrath dependeth So that the right wise man Doth walke in no such path But he falth now or than In daunger of thy wrath Then sith the case so standes That euen the man rightwise Falth oft in sinnefull bandes Whereby thy wrath may rise Lord I that am vniust And righteousnes none haue Whereto then shall I trust My sinnefull soule to saue â–ª But truely to that post Whereto I cleane and shâ—ll Which is thy mercy most Lord let thy mercy fall And mitigate thy moode Or â—ls we perish all The price of this thy bloud Wherein mercy I call The Scripture doth declare No droppe of bloâ—d in thee But that thou didst not spare To shed ech drop for mee Now let those drops most sweete So moyst my hart so dry That I with sinne replete My liue and sinne may dye That beyng mortified This sinne of myne in me I may be sanctified By grace of thyne in thee So that I neuer fall Into such mortall sinne That my foes inâ—ernall Reioyce mâ— death therein But vouchsafe me to keepe From those inâ—ernall foeâ— And from that lake so deepe Whereas no mercy growes And I shall sing the songes Confirmed with the iust That vnto thee belonges Which art myne onely trust ¶ FINIS ¶ PSALMES OF DAVID Beatus vir Psalme i. T. S. THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked reade his eare Nor led his life as sinners do not sat in scorners chayre 2. But in the law of God the Lord doth set his whole delight And in that law doth exercise him selfe both day and night verse 3 He shal be like the tree that growetâ— fast by the riuer side Which bringeth forth most pleasanâ—t fruite in her due tyme and tyde Whose leafe shall neâ—er fade nor fall but florish still and stand â–ª Euen so all thinges shall prosper well that this man taketh in hand verse 4 So shall not the vngodly men they shal be nothyng so But as the dust which from the earth the windes driue to and fro verse 5 Therfore shall not the wicked men in iudgement stand vpright Nor yet the sinners with the iust shall come in place or â—ight verse 6 For why ' the way of godly men vnto the Lord is knowen And eke the way of wicked men shall quite be euerthrowen Quare fremuerunt Psal. ij T. S. ¶ Sing this as the first Psalme WHy did the Gentiles tumultes rayse what rage was in their brayne Why did the Iewish people muse seeyng all is but vayne verse 2 The kynges and rulers of the earth conspire and are all bent Agaynst the Lord and Christ his sonne which he among vs sent verse 3 Shall we be bound to them say they let all their bonds be broke And of their doctrine and their law let vs reiect the yoke verse 4 But he that in the heauen dwelleth their doinges will deride And make them all as mocking stockes throughout the world so wide verse 5 For in his wrath the Lord will say to them vpon a day And in his fury trouble them and then the Lord will say verse 6 I haue annoynted him my king vpon my holy hill I will therefore Lord preach thy lawes and eke declare thy will. verse 7
in mine ire your helpe be farre to finde verse 26 He that doth geue to me the sacrifice of prayse Doth please me well and he shall see to walke in godly wayes 1. Miserere mei Psal. Li. W. W. O Lord consider my distres and now with speede some pitie take My sinnes deface my faulte 〈◊〉 good Lord for thy great mercyes sake Wash me O Lord and make me cleane from this vniust and sinfull acte and purâ—â—e yet once agayne my haynous crime and blondy fact verse 2 Remorse and sorrow do constraine me to acknowledge mine excesse verse 3 My sinne alas doth still remaine before my face without relesse verse 4 I or thee alone I haue offended committing euill in thy sight And if I were therefore condemned yet were thy iudgementes iust and right verse 5 It is to manifest alas that first I was conceaned in sinne Yea of my mother so borne was and yet vile wretcâ— remaine therein verse 6 Also behold Lord thou doest loue the inward truth of a pure hart Therefore thy wisedome from aboue thou hast â—encaled me to conuert verse 7 If thou with 〈…〉 this blot I shall be cleaner then the glasse And if thou washe away my spot the snow in whitenes shall I passe verse 8 Therefore O Lord such ioy me send that inwardly I may finde grace And that my strength may now amend which thou hast swaged for my trespasse verse 9 Turne backe thy face and frowning ire for I haue felt inough thy hand And purge my sinnes I thee desire which do iu number passe the sand verse 10 Make new my hart within my brest and frame it to thy holy will Thy constant spirite in me let rest which may these raging enemies kill The second part verse 11 Cast me not Lord out from thy face but spedely my tormentes end Take not from me thy spirite and grace which may from daungers me defend verse 12 Restore me to those ioyes agayne which I was wont in thee to finde And let me thy free spirite retayne which vnto thee may stirre my minde verse 13 Thus when I shall thy mercyes know I shall instruct others therein And men lykewise that are brought low by mine example shall flee sinne verse 14 O God that of my health art Lord forgeue me this my bloudy vice My hart and tongue shall then accord to sing thy mercies and iustice verse 15 Touch thou my lips my tongue vntye O Lord which art the onely kay And then my mouth shall testifie thy wondrous workes and prayse alway verse 16 And as for outward sacrifice I would haue offered many one But thou esteemest them of no price and therein pleasure takest thou none verse 17 The heauy hart the minde opprest O Lord thou neuer docst reiect And to speake truth it is the best and of all sacrifice theffect verse 18 Lord vnto Sion turne thy face poure out thy 〈◊〉 on thy hill And on Ierusalem thy graâ—e build vp the walles and loue it still verse 19 Thou shalt accept then our offringes of peace and righteousnes I say Yea calues and many other thinges vpon thine altar will we lay ¶ An other of the same by T. S. Sing this as the Lamentation HAue mercy on me God after thy great abounding grace After thy mercies multitude do thou my sinnes deface Yet wash me more from mine offence and clense me from my sinne For I beknow my saultes and still my sinne is in mine eyen Agaynst thee thee alone I haue offended in this case And euill haue I done before the presence of thy face That in the thinges that thou doest say vpright thou mayest be try de â–ª And eke in iudging that the dome may passe vpon thy side Behold in wickednes my kinde and shape I did receaue And loe my sinfull mother eke in sinne did me conceaue But loe the truth in inward partes is pleasaunt vnto thee And secrets of thy wisedome thou reuealed hast to me With Isope Lord bespriâ—ckle me I shall be clensed so Yea washe thou me and so I shall be whiter then the snow Of ioy and gladnes make thou me to heare the pleasing voyce That so the brused bones which thou hast broken may reioyce From the beholding of my sinnes Lord turne away thy face And all my deedes of wickednes doe vtterly de face O God create in me a hart vnspotted in thy fight And eke within my bowels Lord renue a stable spirite Ne cast me from thy sight nor take thy holy spirite away The comfort of thy sauing helpe geue me agayne I pray With thy free spirite establish me and I will teach therefore Sinners thy wayes and wicked shall be turnd vnto thy loâ—e The second part O God that art God of my health from bloud deliuer me That prayses of thy righteousnes my tonguâ— may sing to thee My lips that yet fast closed be do thou O Lord vâ—lose The prayers of thy maiestie my mouth shall so disclose I would haue offered sacrifice if that had pleased thee But pleased with burnt offeringes I know thou wilt not be A troubled spirite is sacrifice delightfull in Gods eyes A broken and an humble hart God thou wilt not despise In thy good will deale gently Lord to Sion and withall Graâ—nt that of thy Ierusalem vpreard may be the wall Burnt offringes giftes and sacrifice of iustice in that day Thou shalt accept and Calues they shall vpon thine altar lay Quid gloriaris Psal. Lii I. H. WHy doest thou tyrant boast abroad thy wicked workes to prayse Doest thou not know there is a God whose mercyes last alwayes verse 2 Why doth thy minde yet still deuise such wicked wiles to warpe Thy tongue vntrue in forging lyes is lyke a rasor sharpe verse 3 On mischiefe why setst thon thy minde and wilt not walke vpright Thou hast more lust false tales to finde â—hen bring the truth to light â–ª verse 4 Thou doest delight in fraud and guyle in mischiefe bloud and wrong â–ª Thy lips haue learnd the flattering stile O false deceitfull tongue verse 5 Therefore shall God for euer confound and pluck thee from thy place Thy seede roote out from of the grounde and so shall thee deface verse 6 The iust when they behold thy fall with feare will prayse the Lord And in reproch of thee withall cry out with one accord verse 7 Behold the man that would not take the Lord for his defence But of his goods his God diâ— make and trust his corrupt sence verse 8 But I an Oliue fresh and greene shall spring and spread abroad For why'my trust all tymes hath bene vpon the liuing God. verse 9 For this therfore will I geue prayse to thee with hart and voyce I will set forth thy name alwayes wherein thy Saiâ—tes reioyce Dixit inspiens Psal. Liij T. N. Sing this as the xlv Psalme THe foolishe man in that which he within his hart hath sayd That there is any God at all hath vtterly denayed
ye people euery where set forth his noble prayse verse 2 For great his kindenes is to vs his truth endures for aye Wherefore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord I say Consitemini Psal. Cxviii M. Sing this as the Cxviij Psalme O Gene ye thankes vnto the Lord for gracious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee verse 2 Let Israell confesse and say his mercy dures for aye verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say his mercy dures for ay verse 4 Let all that feare the Lord our God euen now confesse and say The mercy of the Lord our God endureth still for aye verse 5 In trouble and in heauines vnto the Lord I cride Which louingly heard me at length my sute was not denide verse 6 The Lord himselfe is on my side I will not stand 〈◊〉 doubt Nor feare what man can do to me when God standes me about verse 7 The Lord doth take my part with them that helpe to succour me Therefore I shall see my desire vpon mine enemy verse 8 Better it is to trust in God then in mans mortall seede verse 9 Or to put confidence in kinges or Princes in our neede verse 10 All nations haue enclosed me and compassed me round But in the name of God shall I mine enemies confound verse 11 They kept me in on euery side they kept me in I say But through the Lordes most mighty name I shall worke their decay verse 12 They came about me all lyke bees but yet in the Lordes name I quencht their thornes that were on fire and will destroy the same The second part verse 13 Thou hast with force thrust sore at me that I in deede might fall But through the Lord I found such helpe that they were vanquisht all verse 14 The Lord is my defence and strength my ioy my myrth and song He is become for me in deed a Sauiour most strong verse 15 The right hand of the Lord our God doth bring to pas great thinges He causeth voyce of ioy and health in righteous mens dwellinges verse 16 The right hand of the Lord doth bring most mighty thinges to pas His hand hath the preeminence his force is as it was verse 17 I will not â—lye but euerliuâ— to vtter and declare The Lord his might and wondrous power his workes and what they are verse 18 The Lord himselfe hath chastened and hath corrected me But hath not geuen me ouer yet to death as ye may see verse 19 Set open vnto me the gates of truth and righteousnes That I may enter into them the Lordes prayse to confesse verse 20 This is the gate euen of the Lord which shall not so be shut But good and righteous men alway shall enter into it The third part verse 21 I will geue thankes to thee O Lord because thou hast heard me And art become most â—â—ningly a Sauiour vnto me verse 22 The stone which ere this tyme among the builders waâ— refusde Is now become the corner stone and chiefly to be vsed verse 23 This was the mighty worke of God this was the Lordes owne fact And it is marâ—eilous to behold with eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the ioyfull day in deede which God himselfe hath wrought â–ª Let vs be glad and ioy therein in hart in minde and thought verse 25 Now helpe me Lord and prosper vs we wish with one accord verse 26 Blessed be he that commeth to vs in the name of the Lord. verse 27 God is the Lord that shewes vs light binde ye therefore with cord Your sacrifice to the altar and geue thankes to the Lord. verse 28 Thou art my God I will confes and render thankes to thee Thou art my God and I will prayse thy mercy towardes me verse 29 O geue ye thankes vnto the Lord for gratious is he Because his mercy doth endure for euer towardes thee Beati immaculati psal Cxix W. W. BLessed are they that perfect are and pure in mind and hart whose liues and conuersation from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that geue them selues his statutes to obserueâ— Seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swarne verse 3 Doubtles such men goe not astray nor do no wicked thing Which stedfastly walke in his pathes without any wandring verse 4 It is thy will and commaundement that with attentiue heed Thy noble and diuine precepter we learnt and keeps in deed verse 5 Oh would to God it might thee please my wayes so to addres That I might both in hart and voyce thy lawes keepe and confesse verse 6 So should no shame my lyfe attaint whilest I thus set myne eyes And bend my minde alwayes to muse on thy sacred decrces verse 7 Then will I prayse with vpright hart and magnifie thy name When I shall learne thy iudgementes iust and lykewise proue the same verse 8 And wholy will I geue my selfe to keept thy lawes most right Forsake me not for euer Lord but shew thy grace and might BETH The second part verse 9 By what meanes may a young man beâ—â— his life learn to amend If that he mark and keep thy word and therin his time spend verse 10 Vnfaynedly I haue thee sought and thus seeking abide Oh neuer suffer me O Lord from thy precepts to slide verse 11 Within my hart and secret thoughts thy words I haue hid stil That I might not at any time offend thy godly wil. verse 12 We magnifie thy name O Lord and prayse thee euermore Thy statutes of most worthy same O Lord teach me therfore verse 13 My lips haue neuer ceast to preach and publish day and night The iudgementes all which did proceed from thy mouth full of might verse 14 Thâ— testimonyes and thy wayes please me no lesse in deed Then all the treasures of the earth which worldlinges make their meed verse 15 Of tâ—â— precepts I will still muse and thereto frame my talke As at a marke so will I ayme thy wayeâ— how I may walke verse 16 My onely 〈◊〉 shall be so fixt and on thy lawes so set That nothing can me so farre blynd that I thy workes forget GJMEL The third part verse 17 Graunt to thy scruaunt now such grace as may my â—â—fe pâ—â—long Thy holy 〈◊〉 then will I keepe both 〈◊〉 hart and tongue verse 18 Mine eyes which weâ—e dâ—m and shut vp so upon and make bright That of thy law and maruellous workeâ— I may haue the cleare fight verse 19 I am a straunger in this earth wandring now heare now theare Thy word therefore to me disclose my footesteps for to cleare verse 20 My soule is raâ—â—sht with desire and neuer is at râ—st But seekes to know thy iudgementes hye and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malitious thou hast destroyed ech one And cursed are such as do not thy hestes attend vpon verse 22 Lord turne from me rebuke and shame which
faythfull people doth defend Standing them by assuredly From this tyme forthworld without end Rightwise and good is our Lord Gods And will not suffer certainly The sinners and vngodlyes rod To tary vpon his family Least they also from God should goe Falling to sinne and wickednes O Lord defend world without end Thy Christian flocke through thy goodnes O Lord do good to Christians all That stedfast in thy word abide Such as willingly from God fall And to false doctrine dayly slide Such will the Lord scatter abroad With hypocrites throwen downe to hell â–ª God will them send paynes without end But Lord graunt peace to Israell Glory to God the Father almight And to the Sonne our Sauior â–ª And to the holy Ghost whose light Shine in our harts and vs succour That the right way from day to day We may walke and him glorifie With hartes desire all that are here Worshyp the Lord and say Amen In conÌ„uertendo psal Cxxvi. W. K. WHen that the Lord agayne his Syon had forth brought from bondage great and also sernitude ex treme his worke was such as did surmouÌ„t maÌ„s hart and thought so that we were much lyke to the that vse to dreame our mouthes word with â—â—ughter filled then and eke ouâ— tounges did shew vs ioyfull men verse 2 The Heathen folke were forced then this to confes How that the Lord for them also great thinges had done verse 3 But much more we and therfore can confes 〈◊〉 lesse Wherfore to ioy we haue good cause as we begon verse 4 O Lord go forth thou canst our bondage end As to desertes the flowing riuers send verse 5 Full true it is that they which fow with teares indeedâ— A time will come when they shall â—eape in myrth and ioy verse 6 They went and wept in bearing of their precious seede For that their foes full oftentymes did them annoy But their returne with ioy they shall sure see Their sheaues home bryng and not impayred be Nisi dominus psal Cxxvii W. W. ¶ Sing this as the Lordes Prayer EXcept the Lord the house do make And thereunto do 〈◊〉 his hand What men do build it cannot stand Likewise in vayne men vndertake Câ—ties and holdes to watâ—â— and ward Except the Lord be their sauâ—gard verse 2 Though ye rise early in the morne And so at night go late to bed Feedyng full hardly with brown bread â–ª Yet were your labor lost and worne But they whom God doth loue and keepe Receaue all thynges with quyet sleepe verse 3 Therfore marke well when euer ye see That men haue beyres to enioy their land It is the gift of Gods owne hand For God himselfe doth multiply Of his great liberalitie â–ª The blessing of posteritie verse 4 And when the children come to age They grow in strength and 〈◊〉 In person and in comlynes â–ª So that a shâ—ft shot with courage Of one that hath a most strong arme Flieth not so swift nor doth like harme verse 5 Oh well is him that hath his quiuer Fornished with such artillery For when in perill 〈…〉 Such one shall neuer shake nor shiuer When that he plâ—â—deth before the iudge Agaynast his foes which beare him grâ—â—ge Beati omnes â–ª psâ—l Cxxviii T. S. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme BLessed are thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt cat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitfull vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spriâ—e out Thy children stand like Oliue plantes thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Ierusalem and his felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great ioyes encrease And likewise grace on Israell prosperitie and peace Saepe expugnauerunt psal Cxxix N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalms OFt they now Israell may say me from my youth assayled verse 2 Oft they assayled me from my youth yet neuer they preuayled verse 3 Vpon my backe the plowers plowed and surrowes long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 They that hate him shal be shamed and turned backe also verse 6 And made as grasse vpon the house which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Wherof the mower can not finde inough to fill his hand Nor he can fill his lap that goeth to gleane vpon the land verse 8 Nor passers by pray God on them to let his blessing fall Nor say we blesse you in the name of God the Lord at all De profundis Psal. Cxxx. W. W. LOrd to thee I make my moue when daun gers me oppresse I call I sigh playne and grone trusting to findâ— relesse Heare now O Lord my request for it is full due time And let thine eares aye be prest vnto this prayer myne verse 3 O Lord our God if thou way our sinnes and them peruse Who shall then escape and say I can my selfe excuse verse 4 But Lord thou art mercyfull and turnest to vs thy grace That we with hartes must carefull should scare before thy face verse 5 In God I put my whole trust my soule waytes on his will For his promise is most iust and I hope therein still verse 6 My soule to God hath regard wishyng for him alway More then they that watch and ward to see the dawnyng day verse 7 Let Israell then boldly in the Lord put his trust He is that God of mercy that his deliuer must verse 8 For be it is that must saue Israell from his sinne And all such as surely haue their confidence in him Domine non est Psal. Cxxxi M. ¶ Sing this as the Lamentation O Lord I am not putt in mynde â–ª I haue no scornefull eyeâ— I do not exercise my selfe in thynges that be to bye verse 2 But as the child that wayned is euen from his mothers brest So haue I Lord behaued my selfe in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israell trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this tyme forth for euermore from age to age I say Memento Domine psal Cxxxii. M. REmember Dauids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore and vowd a vow to Iacobs God to keepe for euermore I will not come with in my house nor clime vp to my bed nor let my temples take their rest or the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I haue found out for the Lord a place to fit thereon An house for Iacobs Gods to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we heare this sound And in the fieldes and forrestes there those voyces first were sound verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstoole to fall downe vpon our knees in feare verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting place Both thou and the Arke of thy strength the presence of thy
do the thirsty landes verse 7 Heare me with speede my sprite doth fayle hide not thy face me fro Els shall I be lyke them that downe into the pit do go verse 8 Let me thy louing kindenes in the morning heare and know For in thee is my truse shew me the way that I shall goe verse 9 For I lift vp my soule to thee O Lord deliuer me From all miue enemies for I haue hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou thou art my God I say Let thy good spirite into the land of mercy me conuey verse 11 For thy name sake with quickening grace aliue do thou me make And out of trouble bring my soule euen for thy instice sake verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes O Lord destroy them all That do oppresse my soule for I thy seruaunt am and shall Benedictus Dom. Psal. Cxliiii N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxlv. Psalme BLest â—e the Lord my strength that doth instruct my handes to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 He is my goodnes fort and tower deliuerer and shield In him I trust my people he subdues to me to yelde verse 3 O Lord what thing is man that him thou holdest so in prise Or sonne of man that vpon him thou thinkest in such wise verse 4 Man is but lyke to vanitie so passe his dayes to enâ— verse 5 As fleâ—ting shade Boâ— downe O Lord thy heauens and descend verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoke cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arroâ—es shoote consume them with the same verse 7 Send downe thy hand euen from aboue O Lord deliue me Take me from waters great from hand of straungers make me free verse 8 Whose subtill mouth of vaâ—itie and fondnes doth entreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshode and deceite verse 9 A new song I will sing O God and singing will I be On viole and on instrument ten stringed vnto thee verse 10 Euen he it is that onely genes delineraunce to kinges Vnto his seruaunt Dauid helpe from hurtfull sword he bringes verse 11 From straungers hand me fane and shield whose mouth talkes vanitie And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtiltie verse 12 That out sonnes may be as the plantes whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carued corner stones lyke to a pallace fayre verse 13 Our garners full and plenty may with sundry sortes be found Our sheepe bring thousandes in our streetes ten thousandes may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do vs inuade There be no going out no cry within our streetes be made verse 15 The people blessed are that with such blessings are so stord Yea blessed all the people art whose God is God the Lord. Exaltabo te Psal. Cxlv. N. THee will I laud my God and king and blesse thy name for aye for euer will I prayse thy name and blesse thee day by day Great is the Lord most wor thy prayse his greatnes none can reach fro raceto race they shall thy works prayse thy power preach verse 5 I of thy glorious maiestie the beautie will record And meditate vpon thy workes most wonderfull O lord verse 6 And they shall of thy power and of thy fearefull actes declare And I to publish all abroad thy greatnes will not spare verse 7 And they into the mention shall breake of thy goodnes great And I aloud thy righteousnes in singing shall repeat verse 8 The Lord our God is gracious and mercifull also Of great abounding mercy and to anger he is slow verse 9 Yea good to all and all his workes his mercy doth exceede verse 10 Loe all thy workes do prayse the Lord and do thine honor spread verse 11 Thy Saintes do blesse thee and they do thy kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And blase thy power to cause the sonnes of men his power to know verse 13 And of his mightye kingdome eke to spread the glorious prayse Thy kingdome Lord a kingdome is that doth endure alwayes And thy dominion through ech age endures without decay verse 14 The Lord vpholdeth them that fall the slyding he doth stay verse 15 The eyes of all do waite on thee thou doest them all relieue And thou to ech suffising foode in season due doest geue ' verse 16 Thou openest thy plenteous hand and bounteously doest fill All thinges what soeuer doth liue with giftes of thy good will. verse 17 Thâ— Lord is iust in all his wayes his workes are holy all verse 18 Neare all he is that call on him in â—ruth that on him call verse 19 He the desires which they require that feare him will fulfill And he will heare them when they cry and saue them all he will. verse 20 The Lord preserues all those to him that beare a louing hart But he them all that wicked are will vtterly subuert verse 21 My thankfull mouth shall gladly speake the prayses of the Lorde All flesh to prayse his holy name for euer shall accord Lauda anima Psal. Cxlvi I.H. ¶ Sing this as the Cxxxvij Psalme MY soule prayse thou the Lord alwayes my God I will confes verse 2 While breath and lyse prolong my dayes my tongue no tyme shall cease verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sonnes of morrall men in whome there is no health verse 4 For why their breath doth sonne depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their hart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is â—â—at man I say whom Iacobs God doth ayde And he whose hope doth not decay but on the Lord is stayd verse 6 Which made the earth and waters deepe the heauens hye withall Which doth his word and promise keepe in truth and â—â—er shall verse 7 With right alwayes doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong The poore and hungry he doth feed and lose the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth send the blinde their fight â–ª the lame to limmes restore The Lord I say doth loue the right and lust man euermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherles the straunger sad in hart And quitte the widdow from distresse and ill mens wayes subuert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall raigne In tyme of all posteritic for eâ—er to remaine Laudate Domino Psal. Cxlvii N. PRayse ye the Lord for it is good vnto our God to sing for it is pleasant to prayse it is a comely thing The Lord his owne IerusaleÌ„ he buildeth vp alone the dispeâ—st of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their hart their fore vp doth he binde verse 4 He countes the number of the starres and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is our Lord great is his power his wisedome infinite verse 6 The
the night for man to rest in as thou hast ordained him the day to trauell graunt O dearâ— Father that we may so take our bodely rest that our soules may continually watch for the tyme that our Lord Iesus Christ shall appeare for our deliueraunce out of this mortall life and in the meane season that we not ouercomen by any fantasies dreames or other temptations may fully set our myndes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleepe be not excessiue or ouermuch after the insatiable desires of our fleshe but onely sufficient to content our weake nature that we may be better disposed to liue in all Godly conuersation to the glâ—ry of thy holy name and profite of our brethren Sâ— be it ¶ A Godly prayer to be sayd at all tymes HOnor and prayse be genen to thee O Lord God almighty most deare Father of heauen for all thy mercies and louyng kindenesse shewed vnto vs in that it hath pleased thy gratious goodnes freely and of thine owne accord to elect and chose vs to saluation before the begynning of the world and euen like continuall thankes be geuen to thee for creating vs after thine owne Image for redeemyng vs with the precious bloud of thy deare sonne when we were vtterly lost for sanctifâ—ing vs with thy holy sprit in the reuelation and knowledge of thy word for helping and succouryng vs in all our needes and necessities for sauyng vs from all daungers of body and soule for comfortyng vs so fatherly in all our tribulations and persecutions for sparyng vs so long and geuing vs so large a tyme of repentaunce These benefites O most mercifull Father lyke as we knowledge to haue râ—ceiued them of thy onely goodnesse euen so we beseeche thee for thy deare sonne Iesus Christes sake to graunt vs alwayes thy holy sprite whereby we may continually grow in thankefulnes towardes thee to be led into all truth and comforted in all our aduersities O Lord strengthen our fayth kindle it more in 〈◊〉 and loue towardes thee and our neighbours for thy sake Suffer vs not most deare Father to receiue thy worde any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayes the assistance of thy grace and holy spirite that in hart word and deede we may sanctifie and do worshyp to thy name Helpe to amplifie and increase thy kingdome and what soeuer thou sendest we may be hartely well content with thy good pleasure and will Let vs not lacke the thing O Father without the which we can not serue thee but blesse thou so all the workes of our handes that we may haue sufficient and not to be chargeable but rather helpefull vnto others be mercy full O Lord to our offences and seyng our det is great whiche thou hast forgeuen vs in Iesus Christ make vs to loue thee and our neighbours so much the more Be thou our Father our Captaine and defender in all temptations hold thou vs by thy mercyfull hand that we may be eliuered from all inconuenienees and end our lyues in the sanctifing and honour of thy holy name through Iesu Christ our Lord and onely 〈…〉 Let thy mighty hand and out 〈…〉 Lord he still out defence thy mercy and 〈◊〉 kind nesse in Iesu Christ thy deare sonne our saluation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto the end and in the end So be it O Lord encrease our fayth ¶ A confession of all estates at all tymes O Eternall God and most mercifull Father we confesse and acknowledge here before thy diuine maiâ—stie that we are miserable sinners conceiued and borne in sinne and iniquitie so that in vs there is no goodnes For the flesh euermore rebelleth agaynst the spirite whereby we continually transgresse thy holy Preceptes and commaundementes and so purchase to our selues through 〈◊〉 iust iudgement death and damnation Notwithstandyng O heauenly Father for asmuch aâ— we are displeased with our selues for the sinnes that we haue comitted agaynst thee and do vnfaynedly repent vs of the same we most humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercy on vs to forgeue vs all our sinnes and to increase thy holy spirite in vs that we acknowledgyng from the bottome of our hartes our owne righteousnesse may from hence forth not onely mortifie our sinnefull lustes and affections but also bryng forth such fruites as may be agreable to thy most blessed will not for the worthynesse thereof but for the merites of thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our onely Sauiour whom thou hast already geuen an oblation and offeryng for our sinnes and for whose sake we are certainely perswaded that thou wilt deny vs nothyng that we shall aske in his name according to thy will. For thy spirite doth assure our consciences that thou art our mercifull Father 〈◊〉 so lowest vs thy children through him that nothyng is 〈…〉 thy heauenly grace and fauour from vs to thee therefore O Father with the sonne and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end So be it ¶ A prayer to be sayd before a man begyn his worke O Lord God most mercyfull Father and Sauiour seing it hath pleased thee to commaund vs to trauell that we may relieue our neede we beseech thee of thy grace so to blesse our labor that thy blessing may extend vnto vs without the which we are not able to continue and that this great fauour may be a witnes vnto vs of thy bonntyfulnesse and assistaunce so that thereby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast ouer vs Moreuer O Lord we beseech thâ—e that thou wouldest strengthen vs with thyne holy spirite that we may faithfully trauell in our estate and vocation without fraud or deceit that we may endeuour our selues to follow thine holy ordinaunce rather then to seeke to satisfie our greedy affections or desire to gayne And if it please theâ— O Lord to prosper our labour geue vs a mynde also to helpe them that haue neede according to that abilitie that thou of thy mercy shalt geue vs and knowing that all good thinges come of thee graunt that we may humble our selues to our neighbours and not by any meanes lift our selâ—â—â— vp aboue them which haue not receaued so large a portion as of thy mercy thou hast geuen vs And if it please thee to try and exercise vs by greater pouertie neede the our flesh would desire that thou wouldest yet O Lord grauÌ„ vs grace to know that thou wilt nourish vs coÌ„tinually through thy bountifull liberalitie that we be not so tempted that we fall into distrust but that we may paciently wayâ— till 〈…〉 â—on to rest vpon thy mercieâ— Heare vs O Lord of 〈◊〉 through Iesus Christ thy sonnâ— our Lord Amen A Prayer for the whole state of Christes Church ALmighty God and most mercifull father we humbly submit our selues fall downe before thy maiestie beseeching thee from the
de a louing God to me Deus repulisti psal lx I.H. ¶ Sing this as the lix Psalme O Lord thou didst vs cleane forsake and scatteredst vs abroad Such great displeasure thou didst take returne to vs O God verse 2 Thy might did moue the land so fore that it in sunder brake The hurt thereof O Lord restore for it doth bow and quake verse 3 With heauy chaunce thou plagest thus the people that are thine And thou hast geuen vnto vs a drinke of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to such as feare thy name a token shall ensue That they may triumph in the same because thy word is true verse 5 So that thy might may keepe and 〈◊〉 thy folke that fauour thee That they thy helpe at band may haue O Lord graunt this to me verse 6 The Lord did speake from his own place this was his ioyfull tale I will deuide Sichem by pace and meete out Succothes vale verse 7 Gilead is geuen to my hand Manasses mine beside Ephraim the strength of all my land my law doth Iuda guide verse 8 In Moab I will washe my feete ouer Edome throw my shoe And thou Palestine oughtst to seeke for fauour me vnto verse 9 But who will bring me at this tide vnto the Citie strong Or who to Edome will me guide so that I go not wrong verse 10 Wilt thou my God which didst forsake thy folke their land and coastes Our wares in hand thou wouldest not take nor walke among our hostes verse 11 Gene ayde O Lord and vs relieue from them that vs disdayne The helpe that hostes of men can geue it is but all in vaine verse 12 But through our God we shall haue might to take great thinges in hand He will tread downe and put to â—light all those that vs withstand Exaudi Deus Psal. Lxi. I.H. Sing this as the Lix Psalme REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my sute to thee Let not my wordes returne in vayne but geue an eare to me verse 2 From of the coastes and vtmost partes of all the earth abroad In griefe and anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God. verse 3 Vpon the rock of thy great power my woefull mâ—nde repose Thou art my hope my fort and tower my fence agaynst my foes verse 4 Within thy tent I trust to dwell for euer to endute Vnder thy winges I know right well I shall be safe and sure verse 5 The Lord doth my desire regard and doth fulfill the same With godly giftes will he reward all them that fâ—are his name verse 6 The king shall be in health maint ine aâ—d so prolong his dayes That he from age to age shall raigne for eueâ—more alwayes verse 7 That he may haue a dwelling place Before the â—ord for aye O let thy mercy truth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shall I sing for euer still with prayse vnto thy name That all my vowes I may fulfill and dayly pay the same Nonne Deo. Psal. Lxii. I.H. Sing this as the lix Psalme MY soule to God shall geue good heede and him alone entend For why my health and hope to speede doth whole on him depend verse 2 For he alone is my defence my rockâ— my health my ayde He is my stay that no pretence shall make me much dismayde verse 3 O wicked folke how long will ye vse craft sure ye must fall For as a râ—tten hedge ye be and lyke a tottering wall verse 4 Whome God doth loue ye seeke alwayes to put him to the worse Ye loue to lye with mâ—â—th ye prayse and yet your hart doth curse verse 5 Yet still my soule doth whole depend on God my chiefe desire From all false feates me to defend none but him I require verse 6 He is my rocke my strength my tower my health is of his graceâ— He doth support me that no power can moue me out of place verse 7 God is my glory and my health my soules desire and lust My fort my strength my stay my wealth God is mine onely trust verse 8 Oh haue your hope in him alway ye folke with one accord Poure out hartes to him and say oâ—r trust is in the Lord. verse 9 The sâ—nnes of men decitfull are on ballance but a sleight Which thinges most vaine do them compare for they can keepe no weight verse 10 Trust not in wrong robbery or stealth let vayne delightes be goâ—e Though goodes well got flow in with wealth set not your hartes thereon verse 11 The Lord long sith one thing did tell which here to minde I call He spake it oft I heard it well that God alone doth all verse 12 And that thou Lord art good and kinde thy mercy doth exceede So that all sortes with thee shall finde according to their deede Deus Deus meus Psal. Lxiii T.S. Sing this as the xliiij psalme O God my God I watch betyme to come to thee in hast For why my soule and body both doe thirst of thee to tast And in this barren wildernes where waters there are none My flesh is parcht for thought of thee for thee I wishe alone verse 2 That I might see yet once agayne thy glory strength and might As I was wont it to behold within the temple bright verse 3 For why thy mercyes farre surmount this lyfe and wretched dayes My lips therfore shall geue to thee due honor laud and prayse verse 4 And whiâ—est I liue I will not fayle to worship thee alway And in thy name I will lift vp my handes when I do pray verse 5 My soule is fild as with marow which is both far and sweete My mouth therefore shall sing such songes as are for thee most meete verse 6 When as in bed I thinke on thee and eke all the night tyde verse 7 For vnder couert of thy winges thou art my ioyfull guide verse 8 My soule doth surely stick to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seeke my soule to stroy them death shall soonâ— deuour verse 10 The sword shall them deuoureth one their carcases shall feede The hungry Foxes which do runne their pray to seeke at neede verse 11 The king and all men shall reioyce that do professe Gods word For lyers mouthes shall then be stopt which haue the truth disturbd Exaudi Deus Psal. Lxiiii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xviij Psalme O Lord vnto my voyce geue care with plaint when I do pray And rid my soule from dread and teare of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceites do lurke And from the frowning face of them that all ill feates do worke verse 3 Who whet their tongues as we haue seene men whet and sharpe their swordes They shoote abroad their arrowes kene I meane most bitter wordes verse 4 With priuie sleight shoote they their shaft the vpright man to hit The iust vnware to strike by craft
neede so vs defend That we may prayse thee world without end ¶ FINIS ⧠A forme of Prayers to be vsed euery Mornyng and Euenyng Morning Prayer ALmighty God and most mercifull Father 〈◊〉 doe not present our selues here before thy Maiestie trustyng in our owne merites or worthynes but to thy manifold mercies whiche hast promised to heare our Prayers and graunt our requestes which we shall make to thee in the name of thy beloued sonne Iesus Christ our Lord who hath also commanded vs to assemble our selues together in his name with full assuraunce that he will not onely be amongst yâ— but also be our Mediatour and aduocate towardes thy Maiestie that we may obtay â—e all thinges which shall seeme expedient to thy blessed will for our 〈◊〉 Therfore we beseech thee most mercifull Father to turne thy louing countenaunce towardes vs and 〈◊〉 not vnto vs our manifold sinnes and ofences whereby we â—ustly deserue thy wrath and sharpe punishment but rather receaâ—e vs to thy mercy for Iâ—suâ— Christes sake accepting his death and passion as a iust recompence for all our offences in whom â—â—ely thou art pleased and through whom thou canst not be offended with vs And seeing of thy great mercies we haue quietly passed this â—ight grauâ—â—â— heauenly father that we nay bestow this day wholy in thy seruâ—â— so that all our thoughtes wordes and deeds may redound to the glory of thy name and good eâ—sample to all men who seeing our good worker may glorifie thee our heauenly father And for as much as of 〈◊〉 meere fauour and loue thou hast not onely created vs to thyne owne similitude and 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 hast chosen vs to be heyres with thy deare sonne Iesus Christ of that immortall kingdome which thou preparedst for vs before the begynning of the world we beseech thee to increase our faith and knowledge and to lighten our haâ—â—eâ— with thy also spirite that we may in the mean time liue in Godly coÌ„uersation and integrity of life knowing that Idolaters Adulterers Couetous men 〈◊〉 our persons Dronkerdes Glâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 shall not inherite the kingdome of god And because thou hast commaunded vs to pray one for an other we doâ— not onely make request O Lord for our selues and for them that thou hast already called to the true vnderstandyng of thy heauenly will but for all people and nations of the world 〈◊〉 as they know by thy wonderfull workeâ— that thou 〈◊〉 God ouer all so they may be instructed by thy holy spirite to 〈◊〉 in thee their onely 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 But for asmuch as they cannot be 〈…〉 heare nor can heare but by preachyng and none can preach except they be sent Therefore O Lord rayse vp faithfull distâ—ibuters of thy misterieâ— who setting aparâ— all worldly respectes may both in their lyle and doctrine onely seeke thy glory Coâ—trâ—ryâ—y confound Sathan Antichrist with al hirelinges whom thou hast already cast of into a reprobate senceâ— that they may not by sectes scismes heresies and errours disquiet thy little flocke And because O Lord we be fallen into the latter dayes and daungerous tymes wherin ignoraunce hath gotten the vpper hand and SathaÌ„ by his Ministers seeke by all meanes to quench the light of thy Gospell we beseech thee to maintaine thy cause agaynst those rauening Wolues and strengthen all thy seruauntes whom they keepe in prison and bondage Let not thy long sufferyng be an occasion either to encrease their tyranny or to discourage thy children neither yet let our sinnes and wickednes be a hinderannce to thy mercies but with speeile O Lord consider these great miseryes For thy people Israell many tymes by their sinnes prouoked thine anger and thou punishedst them by thy iust iudgement yet though their sinnes were neuer so greuous if they once returned from their iniquitie thou receiuedst them to mercy We therefore most wretched sinners bewayle our manifold sinnes and earnestly repent vs for our former wickednesse and vngodly behauiour towardes thee whereas we cannot of our selues purchase thy pardon yet we humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercies vppon vs and receiue vs agayne to thy fauour Graunt vs deare Father these our requesteâ— and all other thynges necessary for vs and thy whole Church accordyng to thy promise in Iesus Christ our lord In whosâ— name we beseech thee as he hath taught vs saying Our father c. Euening prayer O Lord God Father euerlastyng and full of pitâ—e we acknowledge and coÌ„fesse that we be not worthy to lift vp our eyes to heauen much lesse to pâ—esent ourselues before thy Maiestie with confidâ—nce that thou wilt heare our prayers and graunt our request if we consider our owne deseruynges for our consciences do accuse vs and our sinnes witnesse agaynst vs and we know that thou art an vpright iudge which doest not iâ—stifie the sinners and wicked men but punishest the faultes of all such as transgresse thy commaâ—ndementes Yet most mercyfull Father since it hath pleased thâ—e to commaund vs to call on thee in all our troubles and aduersities promising euen then to helpe vs when we feele our selues as it were swallowed vp of death and desperation we vtterly renouncâ— all worldly confidence and flee to thy soueâ—aigne bounty as our onely stay and refuge beseeching thee not to call to remembraunce our manifold sinne and wickednesse whereby we continually prouoke thy wrath and indignatioâ— agaynst vs neither our neglâ—gence and vnkindnesse whiche haue neither worthely esteemed not in our liues sufficiently expressed the sweetâ— comfort of thy Gospell reueled vnto vs that rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ who by offeryng vp his body in sacrifice once for all hath made a sufficient recompence for all our sinnes Haue mercy therefore vpon vs O Lord and foâ—geue vs our offences Teach vs by thy holy sprite that we may rightly wey them and earnestly repent for the same And so much the rather O Lord because that the reprobaâ—e and such as thou hast forsaken can not prayse thee nor call vppon thy name but the repentyng hart the sorrowfull mynde the conscience oppressed â—â—ungryng and thirstyng for thy grace shall euer set forth thy prayse and glory And albeit we he but worthes and dust yet thou art our creator and we be the worke of thy haâ—des yea thou art our Father and we thy children thou art our shepheard and we thy â—ocke thou art our redeemeâ— and we the people whom thou hast bought thou â—art our God and we thine inheritannce Correct vs noâ— therfore in thine anger O Lord neither accordyng to our desertes punish vs â—ut mercyfully chastise vs with a fatherly affection than all the world may know that at what tyme soeuer a sinner doth repent him of his sinne from the bottome of his hart thou wilt put away his wickednes out of thy remembraunce as thou hast promised by thy holy Prophet Finally for asmuch as it hath pleased thee to make
And praysed day and night For with his mercy and his grace All 〈◊〉 he doth infâ—ame Throughout all generations To such as feare his name He shewed strength with his great arme And made the proud to start With all imaginations That they bare in their hart He hath put downe the mighty ones From their supernall seate And did exalte the meeke in hart As he hath thought it meete The hungry he replenished With all thinges that were good And through his power he made the rich Oft times to want their foode And calling to rememberaunce His mercy euery deale Hath holpen vp assistantly His seruaunt Israell According to his promise made To Abraham before And to his seede successiuely To stand for euermore ¶ The song of Simeon called Nunc dimiâ—tis O Lord because my hartes desire hath wished long to see my onely Lord and Sauiour thy sonne before I dye The ioy and health of all mankinde desired long before which now is come into the world of mercy bringing store Thou sufferest thy seruaunt now In peace for to depart According to thy holy word Which lighteneth my hart Because mine eyes which thou hast made To geue my body light Haue now beheld thy sauing health Which is the Lord of might Whom thou mercifully hast set Of thine aboundant 〈◊〉 In open fighâ— and visible Before all peoples face The Gentiles to illuminate And Sathan ouerquell And eke to be the gloâ—y of Thy people Israell ¶ The Symbole or Creede of Athanasius called Quicunque vult WHat man soeuer he be that saluation will at taine The Catholicke beliefe he must before all thinges retayne Which fayth vnlesse be â—oly keepe and vndefiledly without all doubt eternally he shal be sure to dye The Catholicke beliefe is this that God we worship one In Trinitie and Trinitye in vnitye alone So as we neither do confound the persons of the three Nor yet the substance whole of one in funder parted be One person of the Father is an other of the Sonne â–ª An other person proper of the holy Ghost alone Of Father Sonne and holy Ghost but one the Godhead is Lyke glory coeternall eke the maiestie lykewise Such as the Father is such is the Sonne in ech degree And such also we do beleue the holy Ghost to be Vncreate is the Father and 〈◊〉 vncreate is the Sonne The holy Ghost vncreate so vncreate is ech one Incomprehensible Father is incomprehensible Sonne And comprehensible also is the holy Ghost of none The Father is eternall and the Sonne eternall sot And in lyke sort eternall is the holy Ghost also And yet though we beleue that ech of these eternall be Yet there but one eternall is and not eternalls three As 〈◊〉 incomprehensible we ne yet vncreats three But one incomprehensible one vncreate hold to be Almighty so the Father is the Sonne almighty so And in lyke sort almighty is the holy Ghost also And albeit that euery one of these almighty be Yet there but one almighty is and not almightyes three The Father God is God the Sonne God holy Ghost also Yet are there not three Gods in all but one God and no moe So lykewise Lord the Father is and Lord also the Sonne And Lord the holy Ghost yet are there not three Lordes but one For as we are compeld to graunt by Christian veritie Ech of the persons by himselfe both God and Lord to be So Catholicke Religion forbiddeth vs alway That either Gods be three or that there Lordes be three to say Of none the Father is ne made ne create nor begot The Sonne is of the Father not create nâ— made but got The holy Ghost is of them both the Father and the Sonne Ne made ne create nor begot but doth proceede alone So we one Father hold not threâ— one Sonne also not three One holy Ghost alone and not three holy Ghostes to be Nonâ— in this Trinitie before nor after other is Ne greater any then the rest ne lesser be lykewise But euery one among themselues of all the persons three Together coeternall all and all coequall be So Vnitie in Trinitie as sayd it is before And Trinitie in Vnitie in all thinges we adore Therefore what man so euer that saluation will attaine This fayth touching the Trinitye of force he must retayne And needfull to eternall lyfe it is that euery wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleue aright For this the right fayth is that wâ— beleue and eke be know That Christ our Lord the Sonnâ— of God is God and man also God of the Fathers substance goâ— before the world began And of his mothers substaunce borne in world a very man. Both perfect God and perfect man in one 〈◊〉 Iesus Christ That doth of reasonable soule and humaine flesh subsâ—â—t Touching his Godhead equall with his Father God is hâ— Touching his manhood lower then his Father in degree Who though he be both very God and very man also Yet is he but one Christ alone and is not persons two One not by turning of Godhead into the flesh of man But by taking manhood to God this being one began All one not by confounding of the substance into one But onely by the vnitie that is of one person For as the reasonable sâ—â—le and flesh but one man is So in one person God and man is but one Christ likewise Who suffered for to saue vs all to hell he did descend The third day rose agayne from death to heauen he did ascend He sâ—â—tes at the right hand of God thalmighty Father there From thence to iudge the quicke and dead agayne he shall retire At whose returne all men shall rise with bodies new restordeâ— And of their owne workes they shall geuâ— accompt vnto the Lord. And they into eternall life shall go that haue done well Who haue done ill shall go into eternall fire to dwell This is the Catholicke belief who doth not faythfully Beleue the same without all doubt he sâ—ued can not be To Father Sonne and holy Ghost all glory be therfore As in beginâ—yng was is now and shal be euermore ¶ The Lamentation of a Sinner O Lord turne not away thy face from him that lyeth prostrate Lamentyng sore his sinnefull life before thy mâ—rcy gate Which gate thou openest wide to those that do lament theâ—r sinne shut not that gate agaynst me Lord but let mee enter iâ— And call me not to myne accompts How I haue liued here For then I know right well O Lord How vile I shall appeare I neede not to confesse my life I am sure thou canst tell What I haue bene and what I am I know thou knowest it well O Lord thou knowest what thinges be past And eke the thinges that bee â–ª Thou knowest also what is to come Nothing is hid from thee Before the heauens and earth were made Thou knewest what thynges were then As all thinges â—ls that haue bene since Among the sonnes of men And can