and immaculate lambe whiche taketh a waie the sinnes of the worlde by whose precious bloud we are redemed from our iniquities Looke vpon that mooste méeke innocent whiche like a Lambe that was ledde to his death and beyng mooste cruelly intreated once opened not his mouthe Behold thine onely sonne whom although thou begattest of thy almightie power substaunce and nature yet thou wouldest he should bee partaker of my infirmitie Whiche being God in nature thought it no rauine to be equal with God but made hym self lowe takyng vpon him the shape of a seruaunt and commyng in the similitude of sinfull fleshe coÌ„demned synne in the fleshe submittyng hym self vnto thee O father euen to the death of the crosse and there putte on the hande writyng that was against vs conteined in the law written and taking it out of the waie fastened it to his crosse on the which he spoiled potestates and powers and made a shewe of them openly and triumphed ouer theÌ„ in his owne person Turne the iyes of thy maiestie O lorde God and loke vpon the woorke of thy ineffable goodnesse Behâ—ld thine owne swete sonne how all his bodie was drawen and stretched forthe on the crosse Looke vpon all the partes of his bodie from the croune of the heade vnto the sole of the foote and no paine shall be found like vnto his paine Behold O louyng father the blessed head of thy deare soonne crouned with sharpe Thornes and the bloud rennyng doune vpon his godlie visage Beholde his tender bodie how it is scourged his naked breast is striken and beaten his bloudie side is thrusted through his hart paÌ„teth his senewes bée stretched forth his Godlie eyes dasell and leese their sight his princely face is wanne and pale his pleasaunt tonge is inflamed for paine his inward partes waxe drie and starke his armes both blewe and wanne by striefe his bones bée plucked one from an other his beautifull legges bee feeble and weake the streames of blood issuyng out of his bodie renne doune apace vpon his feete Looke O my maker vpon the humanitie and geÌ„tlenes of thy deare soonne and pitie the infirmitie of thy weake handie woorke Beholde O glorious Father the bodie of thy deare soonne all too rente and torne and remember I beseche thee of how small substaunce I am Loke vpon the pain of him that is bothe God and man release the miserie of man whom thou hast made Beholde the greuous sufferyng of the redeemer and forgiue the sinne of him that is redemed Kéepe me froÌ„ all euill wayes and teache me by thy holy spirit to chuse the waie of truthe I beseche thée o thou king of holinesse by hym that is moste holy by this my redemer Christ that thou bryng me again into the right waie that I maie bee vnited and made one with hym in spirit whiche abhorred not to bee vnited with me in fleshe Make me to goe perfectly in thy pathes and to hate al wicked waies Washe my harte froÌ„ malice and clense me from my secrete synnes Clense me O holy father with the bloud of the newe Testament of thy welbeloued sonne which hath loued vs and washed vs with his bloud from our synnes and hath redemed vs from al iniquitie Purifie my harte by the sanctification of thy spirite the sprinklyng of the bloud of thy sonne froÌ„ al filthines of sinne and euil conscience O God almightie be mercifull vnto me sinner for thy glorious name sake and remeÌ„ber my sinnes no longer For thou arte God gracious and mercifull and paciently dooest suffer vs and wouldest that no maÌ„ should perishe but that all menne should returne to penaunce Make me O Lord God to retourne from my euill waies and wicked thougtes Remember not the synnes and abhominations of my youthe accordyng to thy mercie bee myndfull of me for thy goodnes sake O lorde Looke not vpon me with a greuous countenaunce for there is no manne that dare speake for me Enter not into iudgemeÌ„te with thy seruant for if thou accuse me I shall neuer bee quitte For if thou o lorde marke my synnes iniquitie who shall not fall before thee This is certaine and sure that then in thy sight no maÌ„ liuyng shalbe iustified seyng thou haste founde iniquitie euen in thy angels How muche rather in meÌ„ whiche is abhomination and filthinesse and dwelleth in the earthly house of this bodie and drinketh iniquitie as it were water Who is clene from filthinesse when all be corrupted Truely not one No though he haue liued but one daie on the yearthe and though his Monethes maie bee easilie numbred Of a truthe there is no mortal manne whiche hath not doen wickedly nor there is any righteous on yearth whiche doeth good and synneth not Yet bicause mercie is in thy hand O lorde although thou be dreadfull my hope is in thee in whom my soule trusteth My soule looketh for thee bicause mercie and pleÌ„tifull redemption is with thee For this I knowe assuredly that thou wilte not caste me awaie for euer But although thou caste me awaie for my synnes a while yet thou wilt haue mercie vpon me againe accordyng to the multitude of thy mercies For thou O lorde are â—ull of pitie and mercie and wilt not tourne thy face awaye from vs if we will retourâ—e to thee Thou art our God full of sweetenesse veritie and pacience and disposest all thinges by mercie The fouÌ„taines of thy goodnes be euer full flow ouer thy grace neuer decaieth All thy waies be mercieâ— truth to them that seke outthy couenaunt and testimonies How geÌ„tle and louyng the father is to his children so gentle and louyng arte thou O lorde to them that feaâ—e thee and for the habouÌ„dance of thy mercy thou doe it pardon our infirmities Thou â—nowest thine own handie worke thou rememâ—eâ—est what we are thou seest that we are fleshe and of no strength Thou hast not forgotten that this worlde is ful of vnrighteousnesse and wickednesse and that it is whollie set and bent on euill Yea neuerthelesse thou art mercifull and full of grace and like a mercifull lord forbearest to punishe synners when thei repente them self and returne froÌ„ their sinnes Haue mercie vpon me O Lorde God my Sauiour for the glorie of thy name And deliuer me forgiue me my synnes for thy names sake O righteous father looke not straitly vpon the multitude of my synnes but looke on the face of Iesu thy holie soonne whiche beyng without synne bare our synnes in his body on the free of the crosse Turne awaie thy face froÌ„ my synnes and putte out all my iniquities Make a cleane hart in me O God and renue me with a right spirite Caste me not awaie from thy presence and take not thy holy spirite from me Giue me againe the comfort of thy helpe and stablish me with thy mightie spirit Mollifie my harte o lorde God that I maie returne to thy pathes for I haue wandered ouer long in the waie of errour Tourne me
to thée and I shalbe tourned for thou arte my maker I am the claye and worke of thy handes Turne not thy face awaie from me nor goe not from thy seruaunt in thine anger Be my helper and forsake me not despise me not O lorde whiche art my GOD and my healthe Amen The second Psalme for remission of synnes O Moste mightie God of Aungels and of men whose iudgemeÌ„tes bée vnsearchable whose wisedome is profounde and depe Heare the praiers of thy seruaunt and cast not awaie the huÌ„ble sutes of thy poore creature and handie worke For as long as I shal liue I will speake vnto thee and I will not hold my peace so long as the breathe is in my bodie I doe tourne my soule vnto thee and I set myne eyes directly vpon thee Let thyne anger bée tourned awaie from me I besech thee and graunt that I maie finde grace and fauoure in thy sight Accordyng to thy greatenesse of the merrie forgiue me all my synnes Plucke me awaie from myne heinous offences and heale my soule whiche hath offended thee make me free from the guilte of my transgression for I acknowledge my iniquitie and am sorie for my synnes I haue forsaken thy waie and I knowyng thy commaundementes haue dooen all thinges coÌ„trary to them I haue broken the couenauÌ„t that I made with thee and haue despised to keepe thy lawe Uerely I haue synned against thee O lorde God and the blemishe of my synneâ— bideth still with me euen vnto this daie I haue forsaken thee O God my maker and gone awaie from thee my sauiour and haue rebelled againste thee like the Ore that winceth and striueth when he 〈◊〉 â—o yoked I haue hâ—â—denâ—d my harte againste thee and I haue lifted vp my necke proudly after 〈◊〉 â— haue trusted in â—yes and through deâ—eipte would not knowledge thee but I haue folowed the lâ—udnesse of my harte My 〈◊〉 and arrogancie haue begiled me and the fooliâ—â— boldnesse of my harte hath broughte me into desolate waies Myne own counsailes and aduises haue wroughte me these thynges Suche is the malice and rebellioÌ„ that possesseth the hartes of men My soule is â—ut froÌ„ quietnesse and reste â–ª and I cannot thinke of any good thyng The yoke of my synnes is waxed verie heauie it is lifted vp and fastened aboute my necke Thou hast spoken to me but I would not heare thou haste called me but I would not aunswere I beleued not thy wordes nor would abide thy counsaile I regarded not thy holie woorde and I gaue not my mynde to thy saiynges Thou hast striken me but I would not know the cause thereof thou haste corrected me but I would not take thy discipline I did not consider in my hart that thou wouldest not forget my sinne and malice With my mouth and my lippes I glorified thee but my harte was farre froÌ„ thee I hid my synne as Adam did to the intent to haue my iniquitie vnknowen I asked counsaile of thy mouthe and I would not folowe thy lawe I haue sinned before thine eyes â–ª and therefore my soule is made vnstable I forseke thee whiche art the fountaine of continuall springyng waters to the intent to bigge to my self muddie pittes whiche haue no water In all these thinges I am not retourned to thee nor I haue not praied vnto thee that I might leaue my wicked waies Se lorde and behold how vile I am made al the beautie of my soule is perished and gone In so muche that now I dare not in any wise beholde and looke vpon thee And there was no cause why I should forsake thee vainly folowe vaine thinges Lorde haue mercie vpon me and hear my praiers for thou arte my God and there is no sauiour besides thee Tourne awaie from me thy heauie displeasure and destroye me not for my synnes of my youth I humbly beseche thee O Lorde forgiue me forgiue me for thy excedyng mercy O Lorde God of hostes if thou bée determined to saue who can lette or resiste If thou stretche out thy hande who shall turne thee awaie Thou maiest doe to me as the potter doeth to his potte for behold I am in thy haÌ„de as the claye is in his Amende me O lorde but in mercy not in thine anger leaste thou vtterly consume me make me to vnderstand and knowe how hurtful and deadly a thyng it is to forsake thee my Lorde GOD and to caste awaie from me the feare of thee There is no man that can heale me nor cure my plage no man can deliuer me â—ut thou O lorde whiche woundest makest whole whiche strikeste and healest againe My destruction cometh of my self my helpe and saluation standeth onely in thee For none is like vnto thee thou art mightie and greate is the name of thy strength Turne me to thée o lorde and I shall bee tourned take awaie from me this synfull harte that thy lawe maye bryng for the fruite in me Remember me Lorde for thy goodnes sake and for the great loue that thou bearest towardes me O lorde God behold thou hast made bothe heauen and yearth by thy greate might and nothing is harde to thée Thou art that puissaunte and mightie whose name is the lorde of hostes great and marueilous in thy counsaill As sone as thou hast spokeÌ„ the woorde all thynges bee doen assone as thou hast coÌ„maunded thynges bee and thy woorde returneth not to the voide and without effect Thou o lorde God shewest mercie vnto all for thou caÌ„st doe all and thou makeste as though thou sawest not the synnes of men bicause thei should doe penaunce and amende their liues For thou louest all thynges that bee and hateste nothing that thou haste made for nothyng thou madest or hast ordeined of any hatred Thou spareste and tenderest all men for all thynges be thyne and thou louest the soules of men Thou doest minister mercie equitie and iustice in the yearth and therfore in these vertues thou greatly delitest Truely O lorde thou art righteous and gracious notwithstandyng I haue offended thee transgressyng thy couenaunt and trespassyng against thee O lorde thou hast seen all my abhominations looke on my cause and consider how vile and wretched I am see and beholde my greate confusion In the tyme of reconciliatioÌ„ heare me and in the daie of saluation haue mercie on me Be merciful vnto me and haue mercie on me whiche haue none other helpe but thee whose will nothing can resist wheÌ„ so euer thou doest purpose to saue Heare me whiche am a wretche makyng supplication vnto thee make me to truste in thy name and deliuer me by thy power Haue regarde to me from heauen O Lorde and looke downe from thy holie habitation and from the throne of thy glory Destroy me not bicause of my iniquitie but remember the sorowe and paine that I suffer Be not stil angrie with me o lorde forget all my sinnes and remember theÌ„ no loÌ„ger Let my praier ascende vp vnto thee saie vnto my
hym yea and all the deade whiche are huried in the yearth shal knele and make reuerence in his honour bicause he hath not disdained to spende his owne life for them Thei that shall come after vs shall honour and serue hym These thynges shall bee written of the Lorde that our posteritie maie knowe and vnderstande them That thei also maie come and shewe these thynges to the people that shalbe borne of them that the Lorde hath doen these thynges whiche be so marueilous A Psalme of thankes giuyng Iubilate deo omnis terra REioyce and syng in the honour of the Lorde all ye that liue on yearth Worshippe and serue the Lorde with gladnesse come into his sighte and presence with ioye and mirthe Acknowledge you and cōfesse that the Lorde is that GOD whiche hath created and made vs for truely wee made not our self but we bée his people and his flocke which he nourisheth and feedeth continually Goe ye through his gates to giue him thākes for the innumerable benefites which ye haue receiued of hym and to syng through his courtes his worthie actes and dedes praise hym and highlie commende his name For the lorde is both good and gracious and his mercie is infinite he is moste constaunt in kéepyng of his promises not to one generation onely but euen to all ¶ A Psalme to be saied in the tyme of any common plague sicknesse or other crosse and visitation of GOD. O Come let vs humble our selues fall doune before the Lorde with reuerence and feare For he is the Lorde oure God and wee are the people of his pasture and the sheepe of his handes Come therefore lette vs turne againe vnto our lorde for he hath smitten vs and he shall heale vs. Let vs repent and tourne from our wickednesse and our sinnes shalbe forgiuē vs. Lette vs tourne and the Lorde will tourne from his heauie wrathe and will pardon vs we shall not perish For wee knowledge oure fault and our sinnes be euer before vs. Wee haue sore prouoked thyne anger O Lorde thy wrathe is waxen hotte and thy heauie displeasure is sore kindled against vs. Thou haste in thyne indignatiō striken vs with gréeuous sicknesse and by and by we haue fallen as leaues beaten doune with a vehemente winde In dede we acknowledge that all punishementes are lesse then our deseruynges but yet of thy mercie Lorde correcte vs to amendement and plague vs not to our destruction For thy hand is not shortned that thou canst not help neither is thy goodnesse abated that thou wilt not hear Thou haste promised O Lorde that afore wee crye thou wilte heare vs whilest wee yet speake thou wilte haue mercie vpon vs. For none that trust in thée shalbee confounded neither any that call vpon thee shalbe despised For thou arte the onely Lorde who woundeste and doest heale againe who killest and reuiueste bryngeste euen to helle and bryngeste backe againste Our fathers hoped in thée thei trusted in thée and thou diddest deliuer them Thei called vpon thée and were helped thei put their truste in thee and were not confounded O Lorde rebuke not vs in thyne indignation neither chasten vs in thy heauie displeasure O remember not the synnes offences of our youth but accordyng to thy mercie thinke thou vpon vs o lorde for thy goodnes Haue mercie vpon vs O Lorde for wée are weake O Lorde heale vs for our bones are vexed And nowe in the vexation of our spirites and the anguishe of our soules wee remember thee and wee crye vnto thee heare Lorde and haue mercie For thyne owne sake and for thy holie names sake incline thyne eare and heare O mercifull Lorde For we doe not powre out our praiers before thy face trustyng in our owne righteousnesse but in thy greate and manifolde mercies Washe vs throughly frō our wickednesse and clense vs from our synnes Tourne thy face from our synnes and put out all oure misdeedes Make vs cleane hartes O God and renewe a right spirite within vs. Helpe vs o God of our saluation for the glorie of thy name O deliuer vs and bee mercifull vnto our synnes for thy names sake So we that be thy people and shepe of thy pasture shal giue thee thankes for euer and will alwaies be shewing forthe thy praise from generation to generation Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begin c. ¶ A Psalme of thankesgiuing for deliuerance from the plague or any other kinde of sicknes trouble or affliction LOrde thou arte become gracious vnto thy lande thou hast turned alwaie the afflictions of thy seruantes Thou hast taken awaie al thy displeasure and tourned thy self from thy wrathfull indignation For if thou lord hadst not helped vs it had not failed but our soules had been put to silence But when wee saied oure feete haue slipped thy mercie O lorde helped vs vp In the multitude of the sorowes that wee had in our hartes thy comfortes haue refreshed our soules Our soules waited still vpon the lorde our soules hāged vpon his helpe our hope was alwaies in hym In the Lordes woorde did wée reioyce in Gods woorde did we comfort our selues For the lorde saied call vpon me in the tyme of trouble and I will heare thee and thou shalt praise me So when wée were poore nedie sickly and in heuines the lord cared for vs he was our help and our sauiour accordyng to his woorde In our aduersitie and distresse he hath lifte vp oure heades and saued vs frō vtter destruction He hath deliuered our soules from death he hath fedde vs in the tyme of dearth he hath saued vs from the noysome pestilence Therefore wil we offer in his holie temple the oblatiō of thankesgiuing with great gladnesse wée will syng and speake praises vnto the lord our sauiour We wil giue thankes vnto the lord for he is gracious and his mercie indureth for euer The Lorde is full of compassion and mercie long sufferyng plenteous in goodnesse and pitie His mercie is greater then y e heauens his gracious goodnes reacheth vnto y e cloudes Like as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is the Lorde mercifull vnto theim that feare hym Therefore will we praise thée and thy mercies o God vnto thee will wee syng O thou holy one of Israell We will syng a new song vnto thee O God wee will praise the Lorde with Psalmes of thankes giuyng O syng praises syng praises vnto our GOD O syng praises syng praises vnto our kyng For God is the king of the yearth sing praises with vnderstandyng Wee will magnifie thee O GOD our kyng we will praise thy name for euer and euer Euery daie will wee giue thākes vnto thee and praise thy name for euer and euer Our mouthe shall speake the praises of the Lorde and let all fleshe giue thankes to his holie name for euer and euer Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell for euer and blessed bee the name of his Maiestie worlde without
Al the thoughtes and imaginations of my harte haue been sette to dooe euill euer since I was young O why do I dye in my sinnes lorde God seyng thy wil is not that a synner dye but returne from his synne and liue For thou art good and mercifull and accordyng to thy greate mercie sauest theim that be vnworthie For albeit no man is able to beare the punishemente whiche thou dooest threaten against sinners yet the mercie whiche thou hast promised is greate vnsearchable Thou hast shewed mercie a thousande tymes heretofore to make thy name glorious as it is euen yet still The olde fathers in their necessities cried vnto thee thou didst deliuer them ther putte their trust in thee and thei were not confounded When thei were at their wittes ende and wiste not what to dooe this was their onely refuge to lift vp their eyes to thee Thou didst saue theim for thy names sake to shewe in them thy might and streÌ„gth Many a tyme thei prouoked thee throughe their iniquities and stirred thy goodnesse to displeasure Yet when thou saweste their tribulation and their lowlie submission vnto thee Thou didst remember thy promise and by and by baddest pitie and compassion vppon theim accordyng to the multitude of thy mercies Haue mercie vpon me O lorde God omnipotent haue mercie vpon me for I am a miserable and a wretched creature make me whole I beseche thee whoÌ„ thou haste striken for my synne and iniquitie My soule is troubled greatly how long O lorde wilt thou not loke towardes me How long wilt thou reiect my praier thus criyng oute vnto thée Wilte thou heare me at no tyme Howe long wilt thou tourne awaie thy face from me Where be thy old mercies O Lorde whom thou haste stablished in thy truthe Wilt thou now O Lorde God cease to shewe mercie Or wilt thou withdraw thy goodnesse for displeasure Hast thou caste me awaie for euer That thou wilte neuer hereafter bee pleased with me Thy hande is not weakened but it maie help and thy eares bee not stopped that thei refuse to heare How long shall my minde bee troubled with painfull and heauie thoughtes How long shall sorowe formente my harte How long shall myne enemie haue the ouerhande of me loke towardes me lorde God and heare my praier Giue light to myne eyes for I haue slepte to longe in death and my synnes haue preuailed against me Tourne againe O Lorde turne again and deliuer my soule saue me for thy great mercies sake Loe nowe is the accepted tyme nowe bee the daies of healthe and grace In death who shall remeÌ„ber thee In hell who shall laude or praise thee He that liueth he that liueth shall praise thee shall make thy mercie knowen Lorde rebuke me not in thine anger nor punishe me in thy greate displeasure Cast not thy dartes at me nor laie not thy heauie hand vpon me For I haue borne thyne anger a loÌ„g while and of the Cup of thy high displeasure I haue drunke very deepe There is no health in my fleshe for feare of thy displesure I haue no peace nor reste when I beholde my synnes My iniquities bee gone ouer my head and like an heuie burdein thei daily presse me doune The woundes in my soule dooe fester and stincke euen through myne owne follie I am a wretche cast awaie froÌ„ thy fauour and presence and goe mournynge all the daie long My soule is full of filthynesse and no parte of me is whole and sounde Wherefore my enemies dooe persecute me the more the greatnesse of my paine maketh me to rore and crie My hart fainteth and treÌ„bleth within me and my strength is gone awaie O Lorde thou knoweste my desire and thou seest my necessitie Forgiue me all my sinnes O Lorde GOD almightie for thyne owne sake and put out of thy sight my heinous offences for according to thy goodnesse thou haste promised forgiuenesse of synnes to theim that doe penaunce Haue mercie on me lorde for the glorie and honour of thy name and bee no longer displeased with me and then thou shalt surely be knowen to bee iuste and true in thy wordes and shalt ouercome when thou art iudged For by this thy great grace shalbe knowen that thou takest mercy on them whiche haue not whereof thei maie glory in thy sight And all the dwellers on the yearth shall learne and knowe thy goodnesse when thou shalt conferre and giue thy benefites to vs for thy greate names sake and not after our euill waies and wicked deedes Uerely lorde God except thou shewe vnto vs thy manifolde mercies the worlde shall not haue life nor thei that dwell therein And if thou helpe vs not with thy goodnesse how may thei whiche haue offended be raised vp froÌ„ their sinnes Haue mercie on me o good father haue mercie on me and for thy glorious name be no loÌ„ger angrie with me Take me synner vnto thy mercie for the name of thy holy sonne Iesus whoÌ„ thou haste sente to bee the obtainer of mercie for our sinnes through faithe in his bloud Beholde holie father beholde thy childe whom thou hast chosen beholde thy welbeloued sonne in whom thy soule deliteth vppon whom thou hast put thy holy spirit and sent hym to preache the Gospell to the poore to heale theim whiche for their synnes bee sorowfull and contrite to comforte them that mourne to preache pardone to the prisoners and sight to the blinde Beholde thy littell one which was borne for vs behold thy sonne whiche is giuen to vs whom thou haste not spared but giueÌ„ to death for vs all to bee a sweete offeryng and sacrifice to thee Uerely be tooke vpon him in his bodie our infirmities and he bare our paines He was made weake for our sinnes and he was wouÌ„â—ed for our offences The correcttion for oure peace was laied vpon hym by the strokes that he suffered our wouÌ„des wer healed All wee went a straie like sheepe euery one followed his owne waie and thou O lorde puttest on him our iniquitie strikyng hym for the offences of thy people He gaue his bodie to bee beaten and his cheekes to be striken he turned not a waie his face from them that scorned him and spit vpon hym Through his loue mercie he hath redeemed theim that were loste and by his bloud shedde on the crosse he hath pacified all thynges in heauen and in yearth He gaue hymself to death and made his praiers for theÌ„ whiche were offenders Loke O mercifull father and consider who it is that thus did suffer and remember I besche thee for whom he hath suffered For this is that innocente whom thou gauest to death for vs euen then when wee were synners and shall wée not beyng now iustified by his bloud muche rather bee saued from wrathe through hym If we when we were yet enemies were reconciled to thee by the death of thy soÌ„ne shall wée not beyng reconciled muche rather bee saued by his life Behold that pure
soule beholde I am come to thee thy healthe thy saluation The third Psalme for remission of synnes O God eternall iuste and holie whiche kepest couenaunte and mercie with theÌ„ that loue thee and kéepe thy commaundementes Loke at me haue mercy vpon me for I haue trespassed againste thee and dooen euill in thy sight Shewe foor the vppon me the tender affections of thy mercie that thy seruaunte maie haue an harte to praye vnto thee I humbly make my praier before thy face not trustyng in mine owne righteousnes but in thy greate mercies For I am vncleane filthie and al my righteousnes is like a foule bloudy cloâ—te Unto thee O lorde be iustice mercie and pitie but vnto me bee confusion and shame for my iniquities Certainly euen from my beginnyng I haue vsed my self proudly against thee doyng wickedly ceasyng not O Lorde thou haste redemed me and yet I haue not ceased to offende thee my harte hath not been straight in thy sight Thou hast taught and instructed me and stablished my power and I haue been euill affected towardes thee being like vnto a deceiptfull bowe My pride and presumptioÌ„ accuse me to my face I am ouerthrowen in mine owne wickednesse I doe seke thee O lorde I beseche thée that I maie finde thee thou arte separated froÌ„ me for I haue gredily folowed filthinesse Yet will I accuse myne owne synfull waies before thée o lorde vntill thou haue mercie vpon me and receiue me againe into thy fauour God forbidde that euer I should departe from thee again and not diligently seke for thy promises I wil neuer hold my peace nor kéepe silence vntill thou haue established that couenaunt with me which thou haste made and ordeined in tymes paste That is to saie like as the iustice of a iuste maÌ„ shall not deliuer or saue hym what time soeuer he shall offende so the wickednesse of a wicked man shall not hurt him what tyme so euer he shall return froÌ„ his wickednes In hope of this O Lorde God I will tarrie thy pleasure for thou art good to theÌ„ that trust in thee and to the soule that seketh thee Thou kepest thy truth for euermore and the woorde whiche issueth forthe of thy mouthe shall not bee voide and of none effecte Destroie me not good lord for my synnes Nor reserue not eternall punishemente for me Open thyne eyes and beholde the greatnesse of my paine my affâ—iction for my iniquitie is great in thy sight and my sinnes haue brought me into this trouâ—le Destroie me not vtterlie nor leaue me in my synnes for thou art God of mercie and very gracious Execute not the punishement vpon me whiche thou haddest purposed doe to me accordyng to thy name although my defaultes and sinnes be many O lorde thou art my God and thy name hath been put vpoÌ„â—e leaue me not in the deepenesse of my troubles Thou haste chastised and reformed many and haste strengthened the weary haÌ„des thy woordes haue set vp him that staggered and thou haste made straight the croked knees Wherefore I will seeke thee O Lorde God whiche haste wrought greate thynges vnsearcheable and innumerable Thou haste taken vp the poore out of the duste hast exalted theim whiche were obiectes For thou doest deliuer the poore in his miserie out of the straite and bottomelesse pit of tribulation and out of the wide mouth of anguishe and affliction into reste and quietnesse Thou art gracious mercifull for that thou sheweste mercie to theÌ„ whiche he not yet come into the world and thou art very merciful to theÌ„ whiche diligentely obserue and keepe thy lawes thou doest pacieÌ„tly suffer sinners giuing them time and place wherby thei maie be chaunged from their malice Heare me poore wretche makyng supplication vnto thee for in thee thy name I haue put my truste and affiaunce Take me thy seruauÌ„t vnto thee and make me good and let me not be disapoineted of that I looke for Come again o lorde God and saue my soule destroye me not whom thou hast redeemed by thy great might and power Loke not vpoÌ„ the hardnes of my harte nor vpoÌ„ my sinnes but like as thou hast many tymes shewed mercie so nowe bee mercifull and forgiue me Heare me O lorde and be pacified regarde my praier and dooe accordynge to thy greate name O Lorde I looke to haue helpe and saluation froÌ„ thée and this is my daiely meditation and exercise For thy mercies be great thy goodnes is inestimable Heare me nowe fauourably and withholde thy mercies no longer from me In the waie of thy iudgementes I will looke after thee my soule desireth too magnifie thy name and to haue thee in memorie Incline my hart to do thy commaundementes and directe my waies euermore in thy sight Lette me neuer hereafter goe awaie from thy waies nor leaue me not now in the deepenesse of my troubles Tourne not thyne eyes awaie from me but teach me O lorde to doe those thynges whiche are pleasaunt in thy sight Make a perpetuall league and couenaunt with me that thou wilt put thy feare into my harte y t I neuer swarue from thee in all my life Withdrawe not thy goodnesse from me for euer but kepe thy promise fidelitie Be good vnto me with beneuoleuce fauour for thou art mercifull and thy displesure continueth not for euer RemeÌ„ber me with fauour and kindnesse and visite me with thy saluation I knowe O Lorde God that thou arte gracious and mercifull pacient of great mercifulnesse Thou art good and mercifull thou kéepest couenaunt and mercy with thy seruauÌ„tes which walke before thée in their whole harte There is none other God but thou whiche regardeste and carest for all For thou haste been euer very mercifull to me deliuering my soule from the depe helle Let thy goodnesse o lorde bee euer with me for all my wealth resteth onely in thee In the tyme of tribulatioÌ„ I call vpon thée O lorde for thou art nigh vnto theÌ„ which call vpon thy holy name Succoure me O God and looke merily vpon me shew me the lighte of thy countenaunce in thee my soule trusteth and my hart reioyceth Let my praier come vnto thy throne bowe doun thine eare vnto my crie Heare me now beyng penitent O lorde whom thou hast hitherto paciently suffered to the intent I should repent and amende my life O God I haue opened vnto thee my life Saue me for thy names sake For my trust is in thee What care I for worldlie thynges this one thing onely I neede and desire that I maie finde grace and fauour in thy sight Wherefore I beseche thée O lorde God take awaie froÌ„ me this pain and sorowe or at leaste wise mitigate asswage it either by comfort or by counsaile or by what meanes so euer it shall bee seen good to thee ¶ The fowerth Psalme is a complaint of a penitent sinner which is sore troubled ouercome with synne O Lorde GOD mercifull and
exclamation for very paine and thou wilte not saue me O lorde god of hostes how loÌ„g wilt thou be angrie with the praiers of thy seruaunt Come againe vnto me O God my sauior take awaie thine indignatioÌ„ against me When thou arte tourned O Lorde thou thaâ— restore al thinges again and he that was in sadnesse before shall take ioy and comfort of thee Let thy hande bee to helpe manne whiche is thy hâ—ndy worke whom thou hast exalted and magnified to sette forthe thy glorie Mine enemies liue wealthily and are strong and thei which hate me increase and goe forward daiely Thei despraise and set at naught my couÌ„saile bicause I take God for my hope and comforte Thei saie to me daily thou trusteste in God let hym deliuer thee and saue thee if so bee that he heare loue and fauour towardes thee Thei leape at me as it wer so many dogges the companies of the wicked barke at me thei beset my haÌ„des and feete rounde aboute O Lorde goe not farre awaie from me thou art my strength make spede to help me Deliuer my soule froÌ„ death tourne my waie froÌ„ the rage of dogges Kepe mâ— out of the mouth of Lions and saue me from the déepe lake Thou art bothe holie and strong and no man is hable to resist thee wheÌ„ thy anger is greate and feruent Who shall not feare thee O Lorde Or whiche of all princes shall not obey thee The earth trembleth and quaketh for fear of thine anger the people shall not bée able to abide thy â—â—râ—atning Helpe me O Lorde God my sauiour and for the glorie of thy name â—eliuer me forgiue me my trespasses For I doe vtter expresse myne iniquitie vnto thee my synne greueth me verie sore Arise vp O Lorde and helpe me and deliuer me for thy mercies sake O god my refuge and my strength whiche haste been euer a greate helpe in tribulation Thou diddeste receiue me into thy tuition wheÌ„ I came out of my mothers wombe and thou mâ—ste my helper when I sucked my mothers breastes I was left to thâ—â— as sone as I was borne euen from my motherâ— wombe thou art my God Withdrawe not thâ— selfe farre awaie from me for tribulation is nere at hand and ther is none that caÌ„ help me Mine enemies coÌ„passe me rouÌ„de about my persecutors besiege me on euery side And I am feble and weake and sore broken the paine of my hart maketh me to gron and sigh I am as the water that is caste foorthe my strength is gone and vtterly dried vp as if it were a tile stone Haue mercie vpon me O Lorde haue mercie vpoÌ„ me and impute not my sinnes vnto me which I haue doen by folie Remember not my synnes passed lette thy mercies preuent them for I am in a marueilous wretched case I am weakned and cleane out worne and go mourning euery daie And now O Lorde what loke I after verely my soule loketh to thee for helpe Shewe nowe and declare thy goodnesse to me withhold not thy helpe from me My soule is replenished with troubles and aduersities and draweth nere vnto deathes dore I am in greate pouertie and neede and my harte is sore troubled within me Cast not me awaie in the time of my moste necessitie and now when my stength faileth me faile not thou me O Lorde Deliuer me from myne enemies and make me not a mockyng stocke to theim that iest and raile vpon me Saue me from these roaryng LioÌ„s readie to deuour and from the haÌ„des of them that would haue my life froÌ„ me I doe crie to thee O lorde for thou art my hope and my portioÌ„ in the lande of liuers Bring my soule out of prison and set my fete in a place where I maie walke at libertie Turne not thy face away from me leaste I bee made like vnto them that discende intot the pitte Giue eare vnto my praiers for I am punished and brought very lowe Deliuer me from my persecutours for thei bée muche stronger then I. O Lorde heare me spedely least my spirite faile within me Deliuer my soule out of trouble and in thy mercie destroie all myne enemies And make them to perishe whiche would destroye me for I am thy seruaunt AmeÌ„ ¶ The .xiij. Psalme In which he giueth thankes to god that his enemies haue not gotten the ouerhande of hym I Will magnifie and praise thee O Lorde GOD for thou hast exalted me and set me vp and my enemies haue not gotten the ouerhande of me O Lorde of hostes I haue cried vnto thée and thou hast saued me Thou haste broughte my soule out of helle thou haste holden me vp from fallyng into the depe lake froÌ„ wheÌ„ce no man retourneth Thou haste not closed me vp in the handes of myne enemies but thou haste sette my féete in a place both wide and broade I haue soughte thee and thou hast heard me thou hast brought me into libertie out of greate distresse Thou hast tourned my sorow into gladnesse thou hast ceased my mournyng and compassed me rounde about with mirthe Thou haste declared thy greate magnificence in helpyng thy seruaunt Thou hast doen mercifully with me in my miseries Thou hast regarded y e pain of the poore thou hast not turned a waie thy face from me I will euer be singyng and speaking of thy mercies and I will publishe to other thy fidelitie and truthe so longe as I shall liue My mouthe shall neuer cease to speake of thy righteousnesse and of thy benefites whiche bée so many that I can not number them But I will giue thée thankes till death take me away I will sing in y e praise of thée so long as I shall continue I will triuÌ„phe and reioyce in thy mercie for that thou hast looked vpon my necessities and regarde my soule in my greate distresse Thou haste been my sure refuge and the strengthe of my trust and hope I thanke thee Lorde for thy goodnesse alwaie and for thy exceadyng mercie Thou haste been my comfort in the tyme of my trouble thou hast been mercifull vnto me o lorde and hast reuenged the wronges y e mine enemies haue doen to me Accordynge to the multitude of the heauie thoughtes that I had in my mynde thy comfortes haue cleared and lightned my harte Thou haste sente me now ioye for the daies wherein I was in sorowe and for the yeres in whoÌ„ I suffered many a painfull storme Thou hast called to remâ—braunce the rebuke that thy seruaunte hath been put to and how furiously mine enemies haue persecuted me O lorde god of hostes who may be compared vnto thee thou art greate and greatlie to bée praised Thou art high vpon al the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all Goddes Glorie and honour before thy face holinesse magnificence in thy sanctuarie With Iustice and Iudgement thy roial throne is stablished mercie and truth goe before thy face Blessed art thou O lorde which hast not holden backe thy mercie froÌ„ thy
seruaunt After that I had long looked for thee O Lorde at the last thou diddest attende vnto me and heardest my crie Thou hast taken me out of the lake of miserie and sette my feete vppon a rocke and made my steppes sure Thou haste giuen me my desire I haue séen thy ioyful countenaunce Thou haste striken all my aduersaries and hast abated their strength Thou haste rebuked the rablement of theim that vexed me and hast plucked me forthe of their handes Thou haste caste theim headlyng into their own pit their feete bee wrapped in the Nette whiche thei laied priuely for me Mine enemies are reculed backe thei are fallen doune and destroied from thy sight Thou hast been the poore mānes defence and his helper in tribulation whē most neede was Thou haste dooen Iudgemente for me thou haste defended my cause against my accusars And although thou were verie angrie with me a little while yet nowe I liue thorowe thy mercie goodnesse Uerly I supposed with my self that I was cleane caste awaie out of thy fauour But thou haste heard my praiers and according to thy greate mercie hast taken me againe into thy fauour O Lorde of thyne owne minde and will thou hast giuen strength vnto my soule but whē thou hidest thy face from me o lorde how greatly was I astonied When I was in aduersitie then I cried vnto thee and thou diddest aunswere me when my soule was in greate anguishe and trouble then O lorde I did remember thee I haue tasted seen howe swete thou arte truely blessed is that manne that trusteth in thee Accordyng to thy name so is thy cōmendation praise but thy counsailes touchyng vs bée without example and greater then can with woordes be expressed Dominiō power and glorie bee thyne for thou haste made al thinges and bicause thy will is so thei dooe still continue Thy name be blessed praised and magnified both now and euer worlde without ende Amen ¶ The .xiij. Psalme In the whiche the goodnes of God is praised O Lorde our gouernour how wonderfull is thy maiestie throughout y e whol worlde whiche haste set thy glory aboue all the heauens What is manne that thou magnifieste hym so greatly Or the sonne man that thou doest visite hym O Lorde thou art greate and muche to bee praised in thy holie hill Praise bee vnto thee O Lorde God let our vowes made to thee be alwaies performed Confession and magnificence are thy woorke and thy righteousnes continueth for euermore Thou haste dooen many thynges O lorde God bothe marueilous and greate and there is none that cā bee like vnto thee in thy worke Thy waies be iust true who wil not feare and dread thée and magnifie thy name I thāke thee o lorde God with all my harte and I wil halowe thy name for euer O lord thou art my strēgth and my praise Thou haste broughte downe myne enemies whiche arte a iudge euen from the beginnyng The right hande is exceadyng strong thy right hande worketh many great actes Thyne arme is mightie and strōg and bicause it hath pleased thee thou hast strēgthened myne infirmitie I wil praise thy great and dreadful name for it is holy Although I haue fallē yet I am not crusshed in peeces for thou haste susteined my hande I haue opened and shewed my waie vnto thee and in thee I haue trusted and thou at length haste accomplished my desires Thou hast broken the heddes of myne enemies and haste made theim to stoupe whiche walked proudely in their synnes Thou hast dominion ouer their power and when thei bee exalted and set a lofte in their waies thou abateste their courage and destroiest thē with thy mightie arme In thy name I will euer reioyce and in thy mercie is all my glorie Thou louest righteousnes and iudgement the yearth is replenished with thy mercy Thy iye looketh fauourably vpon thē that dread thee and trust in thy mercie There shall no good thing be lackyng to them that seke thée and thei that feare thee shall not be helplesse For thou doest order their waies hearest them when thei crie vnto thee That thou maiest deliuer their soule from death and swage their paines whē thei be greeued For thou helpest theim whose hartes be brokē with sorowe and bearst vp with thy hande them that be contrite in spirite Thou sauest the soules of thy seruauntes and all thei that truste in thee shall not be destroied Wherefore my tong shall syng thy praise O lorde god I wil alwaies magnifie thée I will loue thee O lorde whiche art my strength my staie my might my sauiour and my refuge My God my defendoure and my buckeler the strēgth of my saluation and my supporter After that I had called vpon thee with due laude and praise thou haste saued me from myne enemies When I was in trouble I called vpon thee thou haste heard my voice out of thy holy temple and my crie hath entred vp into thyne eares Thou hast saued me from myne aduersaries that rose vp against me thou hast deliuered me from wicked enemies Then haste taken me frō the companie of euill menne and myne iye hath séen vpon myne enemies the thynges that I desired And therefore if it should fortune me to passe through the darcke vale of death I will goe without feare For thou wilte bee with me thy rod and thy staffe shall comforte me Thou shalte deliuer mee from tribulation thou shalt hope me from them whiche seke to destroie me Mine iyes be vpon thée O Lorde for thou shalte bryng my feete forthe of the snare Unto thee O Lorde God I will performe my vowes I will giue thee thākes both now and euermore worlde without eror Amen ¶ The .xv. Psalme Of the benefites of God with thankes for the same MY soule praiseth thee O Lorde and al that is within me praiseth thy holie name My soule giueth thée humble thankes and thy benefites I will neuer forget Whiche forgiuest all my sinnes and healest all my infirmitie◠Whith hast saued my life from destructiō and shewed in me thy grace and mercie Whiche he hast satisfied my desire with good thynges shalte once restore my youth againe Thou haste intreated me mercifully at all tymes and haste reuenged me of myne enemies Thou haste been a defence to me O Lorde and a sure foundation of my wealthe Thou hast guided me with thy counsaile and taken me to thee through thy mercie Thou haste many waies declared in me thy greate might and power and after thyne anger hath been past thou hast tourned again and comforted me Thou hast sent me many greuous troubles but at the lengthe thou haste broughte me out of the bottomeles depenesse Thou haste made me priuie to thy waies and haste not hid thy counsailes from mee Thou arte full of mercie and grace O Lorde slowe to wrathe and readie to goodnesse Thy displeasure lasteth not alwaie and thou keepest not backe thy mercies in thyne anger for euer Thou rewardeste
regarde that is precious in thy sight and that to refuse that is vile before thee Suffer me not to iudge thy misteries after my outward sences ne to giue sentence after the hearing of the ignorante but by true iudgemeÌ„t to discerne thynges spirituall and aboue all thinges alwaie to searche and followe thy will and pleasure O Lorde Iesu thou art all my richesse all that I haue I haue it of thee But what am I lord that I dare speake to thee I am thy poore creature a worm moste abiecte Beholde Lorde I haue nought and of my self I am nought worth thou art onely God righteous and holie thou ordereste all thynges thou giuest all thynges and thou fulfilleste all thynges with goodnesse I am a synner barren and voide of godlie bertue Remember thy mercies and fill my harte with plentie of thy grace for thou wilt not that thy woorkes in me should be in vaine How maie I beare the miserie of this life excepte thy grace mercy do coÌ„fort me Tourne not thy face from me deferre not the visityng of me ne withdrawe not thy comfortes least happely my soule be made as drie yearth without the water of grace Teache me lore to fulfill thy will to liue mekely and worthelie before thee for thou art all my wisedom and cunnyng thou arte he that knoweste me as I am that knowest me before y e world was made and before I was borne or broughte into this life to thee O Lorde bee honour glorie and praise for euer and euer Amen Laus deo in aeternum Amen ¶ A deuoute praier to bee saied daiely O Almightie and eternall God which vouchsauest that we as it were heauenly children should euery one of vs call thee our heauenly father Graunt that emong vs be purenesse and example of iâ—nocent life thy moste holy name may be sanctified that all other nations beholdyng our goodnesse and vertuous deedes that thou workest in vs maie bee stirred to hallowe and glorifie thee Graunt O lorde that the kyngdome of thy grare and mercy maie reigne continually in our hartes so that we maie he worthie to be partakers of the realme of glorie and maiestie Graunt that vnto the very death we refuse not to folowe thy deuine will that wée accordyng to the example of the celestiall citezens agreyng together quietly vnited in spirit all controuersie in opinions laied aparte the lustes of the fleshe beyng subdued and the flatteryng assaultes of the worlde and the Deuill ouercome neuer wrastell againste thy moste holie will but obeye it in all thynges Graunt O Lorde for our bodie néedefull sustenaunce that wee maie the more fréely serue thee Giue vs we beseche thee O mercifull father that heauenlie bread the bodie of thy sonne Iesu Christ the verie foode health of our soules giue vs the breade of thy diuine preceptes that we maie truely walke and liue after theim Giue vs the breade of the heauenly woorde whiche is thy stroÌ„g buttresse and sure defeÌ„ce of our soules that we beyng well fedde and filled with this foode may worthily come to the celestial feast where as is no huÌ„ger GrauÌ„t O lorde that wée paciently beare suffer our enemies and suche as hurte vs and willyngly to forgiue the offences coÌ„mitted against vs that so wee maie finde thee lord in forgiuing vs our trespasses milde and mercifull Graunt O lorde that we be not vtterly ledde into teÌ„ptation that thereby we should be loste but in all perilles of temptation and in the middes of the stormy tempestes and tribulations let vs thy children perceiue and feele thy fatherly succoure readie to helpe vs least that we ouercome with the naughtie craftes and deceiptes of the temptour should be drawen into euerlastyng destructioÌ„ but when we be well assaied approued and pourged with the fire of temptation then let vs finishe our course and so well and valiauntly fight that we maie for euermore liue with thee in that heauenly citie where against thee whiche no maner temptation can preuaile Finally graunte moste mercifull father that we through thy benigne goodnesse maie bee deliuered from all euils presente and to come bothe of bodie and soule and that at the last the yoke of the foule feinde beyng shaken of wee maie possesse the heritage of the heauenlye Kyngdome whiche thy soonne with his precious bloud bought for vs thy children and there for euer to haue the fruitioÌ„ of celestiall delectations accompanied with Angells blessed sainctes through the help benignitie and grace of our sauiour Iesu Christ to whoÌ„ and to thee our father and to the holie ghost be glorie and honor now and euer Amen ¶ An other praier O Heauenly father God almightie I praie and beseche thy mercie benignly so beholde me thy vnworthy seruaunt that I maie by gifte of thy holie spirite feruently desire thy kyngdom that I maie knowe thy will and worke thereafter Giue me O lorde wisedom Make me constaunte pacient and strong in thée Kepe me lord from the sleightie inuasioÌ„ of the old wilie serpeÌ„t Defende me from the counsailes and cursynges of euill tongues let thy mightie arme bée my shield againste all the malignitie of this wicked world Remember not O Lorde myne offences instruct prepare me to repent to be sory for my synnes Make me to loue Iustice and hate wrong to doe good and abstain from all euilles that I maie be worthie to be called thy childe To thee be honor and glorie for euer and euer AmeÌ„ ¶ A deuoute praier LOrde harken to my wordes consider the thought of mine harte Beholde hold loude I crie vnto thee Let my iuste praier enter into thyne eares whiche vnfainedly cometh fro mine hart Heare me Lorde for I am poore and destitute of mannes helpe Take care for my soule saue me thy seruaunte whiche wholie trust in thee haue mercie vpoÌ„ me o lord for I wil neuer cease criyng to thee for help For thou art milde and more mercifull then any tong caÌ„ expresse as often as aduersitie assaileth me I will crie and call for helpe vnto thée I will cal vpoÌ„ thee in the daie tyme and in the night my crie shal not bee hidde from thee O thou God of the heauens maker of the waters and lorde of al creatures heare me a poore sinner callyng vpoÌ„ thée puttyng my whole truste in thy mercie Haue mercie vpoÌ„ me for thy manifolde mercies sake forgiue me al mine offences Amen ¶ The Letanie O God the father of heaueÌ„ haue mercie vpon vs miserable synners O God the father of heauen c. O God the soonne redemer of the worlde haue mercie vpon vs miserable synners O God the sonne redemer c. O God the holy ghost proceding from the father and the soonne haue mercie vpon vs miserable synners O God the holie ghost c. O holie blessed and glorious trinitie three persones and one God haue mercie vpon vs miserable synners O holie blessed and glori c. Remember not Lorde our
The Kynges Psalmes ¶ The firste Psalme 〈◊〉 the obteinyng remission â—f synnes O Lorde of Lordes God almightie greate and dreadfull whiche by thy woorde haste made heauen yearth the Sea and all thynges conteined in them Nothyng is hable to resist thy power thy mercie is ouer all thy woorkes 〈◊〉 thynges bée vnder thy dominioÌ„ and rule bothe man 〈◊〉 beaste and all liuyng â—â—â—atures Thou arte mercifull too whom thou wilte and haste compassion on whom it pleaseth thee Thy counsaile shalt stand for euer and what so euer thou wilt shalbe doen. Power Dominion and Glorie is thine whiche arte aboue all thynges and in all thynges and in vs all Thou arte father of mercies and GOD of all grace peace and comforte whiche wilt not the death of sinneâ— nor delitest in the damnation of soules O Lorde God whiche art riche in mercie and of thyne especiall loue towardes vs euen when wee were thyne enemies by sinne didst sende into the worlde thyne onely begotteÌ„ sonne Iesus Christ that whosoeuer beleueth duly in hym shall not perishe but haue euerlastyng life Haue mercie vpoÌ„ me haue mercie vpon me accordyng to thy greate mercie And according to the multitude of thy mercâ—â— put awaie myne 〈…〉 O God moste 〈…〉 me from my 〈◊〉 and make me cleane 〈◊〉 myne vncleannesse For I acknowledge O Lorde my heinous synnes and accuse my self of myne vnrighteous deedes I confesse against my self the wickednesse of my hart whiche hath been euer vnfaithfull and rebellyng against thy preceptes I haue béen an vntrue and a froward childe to thee and haue prouoked thee with my vanities O holie father I haue offended thy diuine Maiestie and am not worthie to bee called thy sonne Bicause I prouoked thee to anger through the multitude of my synnes and haue not exercised my self in thy righteous lawes I haue turned backe from thy waies and doen euill before thee I haue doen wickedly and vniustly behaued my selfe leauing thy coÌ„maundementes and murmuring against thy correction I haue tourned my self awaie and not kepte my promise made vnto thée I haue walked in an euill waie after myne owne thoughtes fantasies chusyng the thynges that thou wouldest not O Lorde God almightie I haue not feared thee nor shewed due reuerence vnto thee but I haue been disobedient stubburne vnto thée As a coÌ„mon harlot is with out shame eueÌ„ so am I without shame of my synnes for behold I speake vnto thee yet I synne more and more I haue left that whiche is good and gone backe from thee and I haue not put my truste and hope in thee my maker but haue soughte for helpe and sauegarde otherwise I haue ploughed wickednesse and reaped iniquitie eaten the fruicte of lyes Bicause I haue trusted in mine owne waie I haue cast thy lawes behynde my backe not regardyng thy commaundementes nor leauyng mine owne leude customes I haue not giuen my hart to returne to thy pathes for I would not knowe thee but haue falleÌ„ through mine iniquitie I neuer vnto this day turned truely vnto thée with all my harte But as a woman that breaketh her fidelitie and promise vnto her houseband euen so O lorde God I haue broken my promise vnto thee For I haue liued abhominablie and haue had no remorse nor repentaunce for my euill deedes but haue runne from synne to synne followyng the leude desires of my harte Thou knoweste all thynges O Lorde howe I haue prouoked thée to displeasure by my leude inuentions and none of all my synnes be hid from thee I hated thy discipline and correction and regarded not thy wordes and saiynges I haue not doen penaunce for my malice But haue increased in muche vanitie My harte hath been voide of truthe my handes haue wrought vnrighteousnesse My tonge hath spoken sinfully and I haue laboured with the imagination of my harte to finde out lyes and deceiptes and no truth hath been in my waies I haue accustomed my tong to speake â—rifles vanities fulfillyng my fleshly desires and thoughtes my purposes and inuentions haue been contrary to thy will whereby I haue offended the eyes of thy Maiestie Thou haste seen all these thynges O Lorde and haste holdeÌ„ thy peace and yet thei were euill in thy fighte and displeased thee In thy anger thou hast cast me awaie and arte diuided from me now many daies Thou hast giuen me vp to the desires of my harte To doe the thynges whiche bee not semyng Woe I am that I haue gone from thée greate is my miserie that I haue lead my life in synne Woe is me that I haue forsaken thee to doe my deuises not after thy minde to accomplishe my thoughtes which haue not proceaded of thy spirite but haue heaped vp synne vpon synne Myne infamie reproche is daiely before mine eyes for shame I dare not shewe my face And now o lord god why forgettest thou me why kepeste thou awaie so long thy mercie from me Heare now my cause gratiously although thou haste been displeased with me agreate while For thou arte mercifull bee not angrie alwaies I beseche thee Cast not awaie a contrite penitent persone a wretch and an abiecte whiche humblie calleth vpon thy name Tourne againe a little toward me O lorde God and forgiue me my mischeuous deedes Order me not accordyng to my sinnes nor punish me as my wickednes deserueth Shewe not forthe thy power against a poore wretch persecute hym not so sore which is without al streÌ„gth Turne not thy face alwaie from my praiers but accordyng to thy promises take me againe vnto thy fauour For I am thyne O righteous father whoÌ„ thine onely deare sonne hath redemed with his precious bloud And now my soule abhorreth my old coÌ„uersation and of thee whiche arte iudge of all men I aske mercie I dooe submit my self vnder thy mightie hand for after thyne anger thou shewest mercie and in the time of tribulation thou doest forgiue synnes I acknowledge that I am a sinner beseching thee lorde God almightie of thy goodnesse to doe with me accordyng to thy greate mercie I am coÌ„founded and ashamed to lifte vp myne eyes vnto thee for my synnes are ascended vp vnto thy sight Against thee O father againste thee I haue synned and dooen euill before thee thou seest that myne iniquitie is greate Truely I haue béen an offender againste thee euen from my cradell and sinee I sucked my mothers brestes I haue not ceased to doe euil Beholde I was begotten in iniquitie and my mother brought me into this worlde defiled with synne For the Corne of an euill seede is sowen in my harte and how muche wickednesse hath sprong therof vnto this daie thou knowest O lorde I can not shake of my synnes and offence but I carrie still with me the infamie of my youth Behold lord I am sold vnder sinne and in my fleshe I finde not that whiche is good For the good that I would that dooe I not but the euill that I hate that I doe
pacient of muche mercifulnesse and truthe Which for thy aboundant charitie and according to thy greate mercie hast taken vs out from the power of darknesse and haste saued vs by the fountaine of regeneration and newe birth and the renuyng of the holie ghoste whoÌ„ thou hast shed vpon vs aboundantly by Iesu Christ our sauiour If I haue found grace and fauour in thy sighte Suffer me to speake a woorde vnto thee and bee not displeased with me Why doest thou euer forgette me and leauest me in the middes of my troubles and euilles Where is become thy zeale and thy strength Where is the multitude of thy tender affections of thy mercies O lorde maie not he whiche is fallen rise vp againe or maie not he whiche hath gone awaie froÌ„ thée returne to thee againe Shall my sorowe euer indure Shall my wounde bée vncurable and neuer healed How commeth it to passe that I tourne still awaie froÌ„ thee my synne daily increaseth and of my self I cannot retourne In as muche as it is not giuen to manne to direct his own waies neither to make perfect his own procedinges For in thy hand is the life of euery liuyng thyng and the spirit also of euery man Thou shewest thy mercie to whoÌ„ thou wilte and thou art gracious to them whom thou fauourest Thou doest kill and thou doest quicken Thou leadest doune to hell gate and bryngest vp againe Thy iyes beholde the wayes of euery man and thou searchest the hartes of men There is no place so secret or darcke wherein synners may hide theÌ„ selues froÌ„ thée Nor any maÌ„ may so lurke and hide hym self in caues but thou shalt se hym which doest fulfill both heauen and yearth in euery parte Why hast thou cast me awaie from thy presence and takest me for thy enemie Why hast thou laied vpoÌ„ my head the heauie waight of my sinnes seyng no maÌ„ is able to beare thy displeasure What meaneth it that thou sheweste thy power against a wretche Why destroyest thou me for the sinnes of my youth If I haue sinned what shal I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thee if my sinnes be increased what shall I doe If I doe iustly what shall I giue to thee or what shall thou receiue at my hande My wickednesse shal hurt myself and my rightousnes shall profite me The life of man is a temptation vpon the yeare â—â—and if I haue synneâ— as all men haue what maiâ— I 〈◊〉 Shall any man bee founde cleane and without 〈◊〉 fore thee or shall 〈…〉 without default in his dides How maie â— morâ— all man 〈◊〉 puâ—e from spirite 〈◊〉 sight 〈◊〉 how maie he which is borne of a woman â—ee righteous Remember O lorde I beseche thee that thou haste made me of the yearth and that thou shalte brâ—ng me againe into the dust of death My daies passe and vanish awaie like smoke thei waist daily there is no tarriyng My life flieth awaie as the wynde and considereth not that whiche is good I 〈◊〉 but lately â—orne into thiâ— worlde and shortly I shalbe taken away hence by death I neuer continue still in one state The daies of my life bee fewe and shorte thou haste appoincted an ende which I shall not passe Naked and bare I came out of my mothers wombe and naked and bare I shall retourne againe Tuely all men liuyng are vanitie Haue pitie o lorde on theÌ„ that are in miserie despise not the workes of thy haÌ„des Though we sinnâ— yet are we vnder thée for we know thy power and strength and if we synne not then are we sure that thou regardest vs. Cease thy indignation O lorde and turne it from me and caste all my synnes behinde thy backe Take awaie thy plagues from me for thy punishmeÌ„t hath made me bothe feeble and fainte For when thou chastisest a manne for his sinnes thou causest him by and by to consume and pine awaie Whatsoeuer is delectable in hym perisheth like vnto the clothe that is eaten with Mothes Would God I had one to defende me a while vntill thy anger were tourned awaie or that thou wouldest set me a tyme in the whiche thou wouldest remeÌ„ber me I am cleane caste awaie froÌ„ thy preseÌ„ce shall I neuer hereafter se thy face againâ— â–ª Behold I haue opened the griefes of my soule the daies or my sorowes hauâ— takeÌ„ me The flâ—uddes of triâ—ulation coÌ„passe me rounde about and the â—reaures of thy fury renne ouer me And I crie â–ª vnto thee O lorde God but thou heareste me not I aske mercie but thou reieâ—test my praiers Why thrustest thou doun 〈◊〉 wretche froÌ„ thy presence or why forsakest thou me so long tyme Why takest thou not away my iniquitie And why puttest thou not awaie the wickednesse of my harte Arise and tarry no longer O Lorde arise and â—eieâ—â—e me not for euer Haue me in remembrance I beseche thée for I throâ—ghly tremble shake for feare Yet I will not holde my tonge â–ª but crie still vnto thée with a mournyng an heauie harte Tourne awaie the stroke of thy vengeaunce from me bryng my minde out of troubles into rest I am here no longer continewer but a pilgrime and a straunger as all other mortall men be And what â—s maÌ„ that thou shouldeâ—â— beâ— angerie with him Or what is mankinde that thou shouldest be so heauie Lorde vnto vs What witte thou bryng folowe vpon sorowe I pant for paine and finde no reste My sorowe greeueth me when I should eate sodain fighes ouer whelme my hart I am as if my bones were all to broken when I heare myne enemies raile vpoÌ„ me and saie to me daie by daie where is thy Godâ— Why tournest thou thy face awaie froÌ„ these thinges O Lorde Why hast thou no regarde of my trouble I earnestly â—ake my prayers daiely 〈◊〉 thy sight and the heauinesse of my hart â–ª I doe shewe vnto thee My spirite is carefull and troubled within me and desperation hath entered into my harte Is it thy pleasure O lorde GOD to caste awaie thyne owne handie worke Deliuer my soule froÌ„ corruption and my life from euerlastyng darkenesse What auaileth it me that euer I was borne if thou caste me straight into damnation seyng that she deade shall not praise thee nor any of theim whiche goe doune to helle I haue synned what shall I doe to thee why hast thou putte me to bee contrarie to thee I am wearie of myne owne self Why searcheste thou out my sinnes so narrowly wheÌ„ there is no man that caÌ„ take out of thy hande If â— would say that I wer rightous and without sinne then thou mightest worthily condemne me to the fire prepared for the Deuill and his angelles But I confesse that I am a synner and I dooe humble my harte in thy sight Surely if any man would stande with thee in iudgement he shall not be able to answere one word to a thousande thynges wherewith thou mightest charge hym This maketh me to feare all my deedes knowing
that thou spareste not hym that offendeth If I loke vpon thy power O how mightie and stronge thou art if I shall cal for iudgemente who shall defende my matter or speak for me To thée O lorde I cal and crie to thée my God I make myne humble sute Tourne awaie thyne anger from me That I maye knowe that thou arte more mercifull vnto me then my synnes deserue What is my streÌ„gth that I maie indure Or what is y e ende of my trouble that my soule maie pacieÌ„tly abide it My streÌ„gth is not a stonie strength and my flesh is not made of brasse There is no helpe in my selfe and my strength fleeth awaie from me Although thou hide these thynges in thyne harte yet I knowe that thou wilt remember me at length For thou art true and iust O lorde God thou doest not condemne vniustly whiche rewardest man accordyng to his deserteâ— All this is come vnto me bicause I haue forgotteÌ„ thée and not vsed my self truely in thy testament My hart hath turned backwarde and I hauâ— followed the desires of my fleshe And thou hast surely knowen thiâ— thing which â—nowest the sâ—cretes of the hart Laie not againste me O lord the sinnes of my youth nor haue in remembraunce â—yne olde iniuries dooen against thee Daily sorowe ouercometh me and saâ—nesse possesseth my harte I looke after peace but I can not haue it I looke for a tyme of health but my grief continueth still When the tyme of thyne anger is past let mercy come yet am I vnhappy more and more Woe and alas that euer I synned My harte therefore mourneth is sad all mirth and ioye be banished froÌ„ me How am I wasted How miserably am I confounded bicause I haue forsaken and caste awaie thy lawe Death hath asceÌ„ded vp by the windowes pearcyng the inwarde partes of my hart When I daily one while in use secretly with my self an other while with loude voice crie out and complain the meane tym◠〈◊〉 draweth nere to the pitte Who shall giue me place to reste in from all my griefes and troubles And I will forsake all men and get me awaie from them Who shal giue me water to my heade and a fountaine of teares to myne iyes that I maie bewaile my synnes bothe night and daie And I will looke for hym whiche maie saue me and deliuer me from the wrathe to come I haue no trust neither in life nor death but I feare thy iudgement o lorde the paines prepared for wicked sinners The feare of my sinne maketh me carefull the burdein of my conscieÌ„ce oppresseth me sore O God whiche tenderly louest mankinde art most rightful iudge spare me now I beseche thée and shewe me some fauour while tyme is Forgiue that which I feare putte awaie that whiche I dread before I depart hence and shall not returne again My synnes do vexe trouble me sore thei be so greate that none can be greater Alas my fal alas my miserie alas y e grief of my plague and stroke certainly my syn is the cause of all this and so I will take and suffer it ¶ The .v. Psalme for the obteinyng of godly wisedome O Lorde God of mercie whiche by thy woorde hast made all thinges and by thy wisedome haste created manne O God eternall to whom all thynges bee knowen bee thei neuer so secrete whiche knowest all thynges before thei be doen. Open my lippes and my mouthe that I make speake and shewe forthe the glorie and praise of thy name Giue me a newe hart and a right spirit take from me all wicked sinfull desires O lorde I am folishe ignoraunt and blinde wheÌ„ I am destitute of thy knowledge I am ignorant and without intelligeÌ„ce my dulnesse is so great that my iyes can no see nor my hart perceiue Yea I am a very babe and a child and knowe full little mine owne life coÌ„uersatioÌ„ My lippes bee defiled and vncleane my tyme is short and I am not able to vnderstande thy lawe Giue thy seruaunte I beseche thee an harte apte to take learnyng that I maye knowe what thing is acceptable in thy sight at al times Sende doune from heaueÌ„ the spirite of thy wisedome and replenishe my hart with knowledge thereof The wisedom giueth true knoweldge and out of thy mouth procedeth bothe couÌ„saile and intelligence Thy wisedome openeth the mouthe of the dombe and maketh the tongue of infantes eloquent If any seme to be perfecte among men yet if thy wisedome forsake hym he shalbe reckened nothyng worthe Thy wisedome is to men a treasure that faileth not which who so vse it thei are ioined to god in loue amitie Howe well is it with that man which is wittie in this behalf and hath his soule indued with thy wisedome What manne in all the worlde knoweth thy counsaile Or who caÌ„ compasse in his minde what thy will is Who can coÌ„prehende thy purpose and mynde Except thou giue him wisedom and instructe hym with thy holie spirite For mennes reasons dooe faile in many thynges and their forecastes and inuentions be vncertaine vnsure For the mortall and corruptable bodie muche greeueth the soule and the earthly house of the bodie holdeth doune the minde musyng vpon many thynges CouÌ„saile and good successe commeth from aboue wher also wisedome is and vertue With thee O lorde is richesse glorie and righteousnesse whiche bee treasures incorruptible He that hath fouÌ„d out thee hath founde life and he that loueth not thée loueth death O Lorde GOD touche my mouthe that my iniquitie maie bee driuen awaie dwell thou in my harte that my synnes maie be purged Wisedome doeth not enter into a malicious soule nor will abide in a bodie whiche is suiecte to synne Teache me O lorde God least my ignorance increase and my synnes waxe moe and moe Let thy spirite teache me the thynges that bee pleasaunt vnto thée that I maie bee ledde into the straighte waie out of errours wherin I haue wandered ouer long Let thy wisedome bée stablished in my spirite write thy lawe in my harte Thy wisedome is to me more precious then al riches and I desire more to haue it thaÌ„ all other thinges be thei neuer so faire and goodly O lord thou knowest how sore I am inflamed with the loue of thy wisedome which is my onely studie and meditation O how pleasaunt swete thy wordes be to my harte truely muche more then honie is to my mouthe Thy worde is a bright caÌ„dell to my feete and a lighte to my waies Thy wisedom pleaseth me more then thousaÌ„des of gold or of siluer can doe I haue more pleasure and delectatioÌ„ in the waie of thy wisedome then in greate aboundaunce of treasure Would GOD my waies maie be ordered that I may learne thy wisedom and thy woordes Thy woorde giueth heate and inflameth wherefore I greatly desire it O happie is he lorde whoÌ„ thou instructest and makest learned in thy lawe His soule hath alwaie
studied wisedome and his tong shall speake iudgement The lawe of God shall be written in his harte and he shall not be ouerthrowen as he goeth O Lorde whiche art my God and my sauiour heare my praier and my tongue shall euer speake and sette out thy mercies Giue me wisedome which is assistēt to the throne that I mai◠discerne betweene good and euill maie know thy holy misteries Open myne eyes that I maie perceiue and beholde the wounderfull thynges whiche be in thy lawe Remēber thy worde now I call vpon thee For I haue put my hope in it make me to knowe the waye of thy wisedome and hide not thy knowledge from me Order me accordyng too thy mercie and disappoincte me not of that I looke for Teache me right wisedom and intelligence for thy wisedome is all that I desire Putte thy woorde in my mouth and fasten thy wisedome in my harte Let thy wisedome rule guide my thoughtes That thei maie alwaie please thee Thy wordes be wōderful and marueilous wherefore my soule deliteth in them Thy wisedome is perfect and thy knowledge is clere and giueth light to the iyes It is more amiable then golde and precious stones it is farre sweeter then the honie combe Thy wisedome is pure and vndefiled and maketh soules strong thy wordes be certaine true and giue vnderstādyng vnto the simple When shal he that erreth in his spirite haue knoweledge and when shal he that is ignoraunt haue learning When wilte thou sende doune thy holie spirite from aboue when shall the blinde hart be lightned with knowledge when shall the tongue that stammereth bee made eloquent I am like a babe without wisedome and discretion let thy strong hande O Lorde be my helpe I knowe that thou canste doe all thynges and nothing is harde to thee Thou art greate O lorde and canste not bee knowen and thy wisedome is infinite I haue declared my cause before thée doe with thy seruaūt accordyng to thy great mercie Loke toward me and haue mercie vpon me that I may bryng to passe that whiche I beleue and thinke may be doen by thee Make the waie of thy wisdome knowen vnto me and replenishe my hart with the knowledge thereof Heare my voice O lorde accordyng to thy mercie intreate me accordyng to iudgemente Giue glory vnto thy name O Lorde for thou onely art good and wise and there is none other sauior beside thée Heare me O Lorde for thy name sake and withhold not thy mercie from me My lipps shall speake and set forth thy laude and praise when thou haste taught me thy wisedome Then I will declare thy marueiles That other also maie be conuerted vnto thée And maie blesse thy name for euer worlde without ende Amen The sixte Psalme A Christian man praieth that he maie bee heard of GOD. O Lorde heare my praiers and lette my crie come to thee Turne not awaie thy face from me in the daie of my tribulation What daie so euer I shall call vpon thee heare me O Lorde God For thou arte greate and workest wonders thou onely art God Also thy workes be great thy thoughtes bee very profounde and deepe Bowe doune thyne eare vnto me and heare me for I am poore and without help Haue mercie vpon me O lord for whē trouble cometh I flie vnto thee for succour Make glad the soule of thy seruaunt for I haue lifted vp my harte vnto thee O lorde thou art good and mercifull of muche mercy to al them that call vpō thee Heare my request and peticion and graciously accept my praiers O Lorde GOD in thee I trust let me not be confounded I beseche thee Deliuer me in thy righteousnesse Herken vnto the voice of my crie O my kyng and my God for I make my humble suite vnto thee Hear my voice with whiche I call vppon thee haue mercie vpō me and saue me My praiers bee euer vnto thee O lorde God if that the tyme of thy gracious pleasure shall come whē that accordyng to the multitude of thy mercie thou wilt heare me in the truth of thy helth Haue regarde vnto me O lord for thy mercie is swete accordyng to the multitude of thy mercies loke vpō me Goe not farre awaie from me O my GOD but make haste to helpe me Let my woordes bee pleasaunte vnto thee and make that the thoughtes and meditation of my harte maie be acceptable afore thee Turne not awaie thy face from thy seruaunt for trouble riseth vp againste me on euery side wherefore nowe succour me My hart desireth thee my soule seketh for thée I tarry and looke when I maie beholde thy face Turne not awaie thy face from me cast not awaie thy seruaunt in a displeasure Thou hast alwaies helped me before this time forsake me not nowe in my moste nede o my lord and my God To thee I crie daiely goe not awaie frō me and turne not the deafe eare vnto me Cause my praier to enter into thy presēce and let my crie come vnto thee Heare me O Lorde for I lifte vp my mynde vnto thy holie temple Help now in time of trouble for vain is the help of mā I looke after thy helpe O Lorde and to thy iudgemetes my will is conformable Looke vnto me and take pitie vpon me for I am poore and lefte alone O Lorde God of hostes if thou wilt thou maiest helpe me nothyng can ouercome thy strength My God my God leaue me not in these greuous tribulations for thy greate names sake O God make hast to deliuer me O lorde make spede to helpe me Bee contented to deliuer me For in thee I truste O Lorde God Beholde I haue no helpe in my self There is no man that regardeth my necessitie I am poore and in miserie and great calamitie and my strength is gone from me Arise vp O Lorde and declare thy glorie vnto thy seruaunte Let saluation and healthe come to me frō thée y t all my enemies maie be ashamed Thine arme is mightie and strong and when thou wilt all thynges bee obedient vnto thee Heauen is thyne yea and the earth is thyne thou madest the worlde and all that is therein Let thy mercie comforte me whiche surely I desire more then this life I sticke to thy testimonies O Lorde let me not bee confounded Out of the depe I haue called vnto thee O lorde lorde heare my voice O let thyne eares marke wel the voice of my cōplaint O lorde if thou impute my sinnes vnto me how maie I looke for thy grace pardon But thy mercie exceadeth all thynges and thy truthe passeth the heauens Wherfore my soule hath looked to thee and to thee maketh humble praiers O God bee not still keepe not silēce but for thine owne sake sée that thy holie name be not dishonoured Extende out thy mercy to them that call vpō thee and thy righteousnesse to theim that seeke thée I haue caste my burdeine vpon thee beare me vp and lette me not alwaies
bee in wauering seing that I haue put my trust in thee My soule cleaueth vnto thee make thy right hande to streÌ„gthen me against the power of myne enemies Heare my o lorde and deliuer me incline thine eares vnto my praiers and saue me for I am poore O Lorde haue regarde vnto me Thou O Lorde God art my helpe and my sauiour O God thy waie is holie and rightful what God is so greate as thou our god art Thou dooest marueilous thynges thy name is y e lord thou onely art the highest vpon all the yearth Bee now pacified toward thy seruaunte and hide thy face from me no longer Be good vnto me O lorde as thou art full of goodnesse thy self that I maie glory in thee all the daies of my life My lippes reioyce to syng praise vnto thee and euen so doeth my soule whiche thou hast redemed My hart shal alwaies study thy righteousnesse when thei shalbe coÌ„founded which seke to doe my harme I will renne all the waie of thy commaundementes when thou shalte dilate and inlarge my harte Amen ¶ The seuenth Psalme for an order and direction of good liuyng TO thee O lorde I lift vp my mynde In thee I truste O lorde God let me not bée coÌ„founded least mine enemies make me their iestyng stock and a matter to laugh at O Lorde make thy waies knowen vnto me and trade me in thy pathes Directe me in thy truthe and instruct me for thou art God my sauiour I looke after thee euery daie O Lorde thou art sweete and rightfull and bringest againe into thy waie theim that went out Thou leadeste streight in thy iudgement them that be milde and tractable and teachest them that be meke thy wordes and testimonies Thou healest theim that be contrite in harte asswageste their paines griefes Thou holdest vp all them whiche els should fall and al that are fallen thou lifteste vp againe Thou giuest sighte to the blinde and losest theim that be bounden Thou art nigh vnto al theÌ„ that call vpon thee So that thei call vpon thee faithfully and hartely Thou fulfillest the desire of them that feare thee and hearest their praier and sauest them Haue mercie vpon me O God haue mercie vpon me for in thée my soule trusteth Uerely my soule hath a speciall respect vnto thee for my health my glory and all my streÌ„th cometh from thee For thyne owne sake O Lorde God laie not my synnes to my charge I vnderstand not all mine errours innumerable troubles close me rounde aboute my synnes haue taken holde vpon me and I am not able to looke vp Put to thy hande to helpe me and leade me right in al my workes Make me to walke perfectly in thy waies that no kind of synne ouercome me Sette a watche before my mouthe and kéepe the doore of my lippes Let the woordes of my mouthe and the meditation of my hart be euer pleasant and acceptable in thy sight Let the woorde of truthe neuer goe awaie from my mouth and suffer no malice to dwell in my harte O Lorde deliuer my soule from liyng lippes and saue me froÌ„ the deceiptfull tonge Put into my mouthe thy true and holie woorde and take cleane from me all idle and vnfruictfull speache Deliuer me froÌ„ false surmises accusations of men rule me eueÌ„ as thou thinkest good after thy wil pleasure Turne awaie myne iyes that thei behold no vain thinges fasten them in thy way Take from me fornicatioÌ„ and all vncleanesse let not the loue of y e fleshe begile me Yea deliuer my soule froÌ„ pride that it reigne not in me and then shall I be clene from the greatest synne Staie and keepe my feete fâ—om euery il waie least my steps swarue froÌ„ thy pathes My iyes looke euer vp vnto thee O lorde bicause thou art nigh at hand and all thy waies be the truthe Thy mercies be great and many O lorde blessed is â—e who soeuer trusteâ—h in thee For wheÌ„ I sâ—ied vnto thée my féete be slipped thy mercie O Lorde by and by did holde me vp Teache me to do thy will and leade me by thy pathe waie for thou art my God O lorde saue my soule and deliuer me from the power of darkenesse Let the brightnesse of thy face shine vpon thy seruant for vnto thée O Lorde God I â—aue â—edde for succour Looke vnto me and haue mercy vpon me for I am desolate and poore Keepe my soule deliuer me that I be not coÌ„founded for I haue trusted in thee O Lorde God forsake me not although I haue dooen no good in thy sight For thy goodnesse graunt me that at the leaste wise now I maie beginne to liue well Amen ¶ The eight Psalme A Christian man praieth that he maie bee defendâ—d from his enemies O God almightie saue me froÌ„ mine enemies and by thy stronge power defende and kepe me Preserue my soule for thou art holy saue thy seruaunte whiche trusteth in thee For straungers do assault me daiely and seke my soule to destroie it O God helpe thou me O lorde deliuer me from them that rise vp against me Be readie O God to succour me make hast to helpe me O Lorde Bee thou my protectour and a place of streÌ„gth wherin I maie safely be For thou art my strength and my refuge for thy name sake leade and guide me Take me O God out of the handes of mine enemies and cast me not awaie in the tyme of tribulation wheÌ„ all my might is decaied gone Helpe me O lorde God saue me for thy mercies sake Haue mercie vpon me O lorde the God of my health and in thy righteousnesse deliuer me From the vexation of theÌ„ that persecute me from the assaulte of myne enemies whiche compasse me aboute on euery side Let them be confounded brought to naught which be aduersaries vnto my soule let theim bee couered with shame and rebuke whiche seke my hurte Lette them tourne backe with rebuke shame which say God hath forsaken him let vs sette on hym and sake hym for there is none that shall deliuer hym Conioyne thy self o God vnto my soule make it stroÌ„g and deliuer me from myne enemies Destroye them by thy power and bryng to naught al their strength That thei reioyce not and saie emong them selues wee haue ouercome hym and vtterly caste hym doune Saue me O Lorde God for in thee haue I trusted say to my soule bee not afraied for I am with thee It is in thy hande what shall come of me deliuer me from myne enemies for yet thei cease not Their crueltie increaseth daily more and more companies of tiranntes violently come on me and thei haue not thée before their iyes But thou o lorde not gracious and mercifull and sufferest longe and thy mercie and truthe be greate Looke vnto me and haue mercie vppon me and indue thy seruaunte with some of thy strength for I call vpon thee and earnesty make my praiers in thy sight My
enemies reioyce that I am falleÌ„ and that my hart hath turned out of thy waie But I trust in thy mercy and my harte is comforted in hope to haue help and saluation from thee For thou art good gracious thy mercye indureth euer and thy truthe continueth from one generation to an other Let al them reioice in thee and be glad which seke thee and let them whiche loue to haue saluation of thee saie magnified bee the Lorde for euer Amen ¶ The ninth Psalme Against enemies SO lorde and beholde how many thei be which trouble me howe many whiche make rebellion against me Thei say emong them selues of my soule There is no help of god for it to trust vpoÌ„ O lorde god in thée I haue put my hope and trust saue me from theÌ„ whiche do persecute me and deliuer me Least peradueÌ„ture at one tyme or an other thei take my life from me and ther be none to deliuer me froÌ„ them Haue pitie vpoÌ„ me o lord loke vpoÌ„ the affliction which I suffer of my enemies Forget not thy poore seruaunte suffer not theim whiche be oppressed to looke for helpe alwaies in vaine Put them to flight disappoinct theÌ„ of their purposes caste theim doune headlong as their wickednes hath deserued for thei are traitours and rebelles against thee Let their power be brought to naught and their wickednesse light vpon their owne heades Lette the wicked sinners returne into hell and let theÌ„ fall and bee taken in the pit which thei haue digged I will trust in thee o lord whiche sauest theim that in thee put their confidence Thei saie that thou forgettest thy seruauntes and that thou hidest thy face bicause thou wilt not se their trouble Their pride is to vs muche grief and vexation and thei glorie and triumphe in oure trouble and aduersitie How long O Lorde wilt thou stande a farre of hide thy self in the tyme of tribulation How long shal the wicked despise thee and saie in their harte that thou regardeste nothyng Rise vp O lorde stretche out thy hande forget not theÌ„ whiche be oppressed Bryng doune the power of the wicked that thei may perishe together with their wickednesse Let thy zeale sodainly come vpon them the fierie Thunder bâ—ltes and the spirite of the whirle winde be portion of their parte Preuent me in the daie of my tribulation and deliuer me out of my distresse Haue mercie vpon me for I am troubled on euery side and my strengthe is decaied through myne iniquitie Myne enemies speake of me muche shame rebuke an thei are wholie bente to take my life from me The paines of death compasse me rounde aboute and the flouddes of my synnes trouble me sore The ropes of hell bee tied rounde aboute me and I am wrapped in y e snares of death and whiche waie so euer I goe I finde stumdlyng blockes to ouerthrowe me Stande vp O Lorde and punish this naughtie people and deliuer me from my deceiptfull enemies Heare me in the day of my tribulation let thy mightie name defende me For thou art my fortresse and my glory and bearest vp my weaknesse infirmitie Saue me Lorde I beseche thée that mine enemies preuaile not against me Powre out thy indignatioÌ„ vpon theÌ„ and let the wrathe of thy furie vexe and trouble them Let theim bee confounded for euer yea let them tremble and perishe together Let theÌ„ fall into the deepe pitte and neuer bee hable to rise vp againe That thei maie know thy name to bée the Lorde of hostes onely mightie and high worlde without ende AmeÌ„ ¶ The .x. Psalme When the enemies bée so cruell that he cannot suffer them HAue mercie vpon me o God for thyne enemie fredeth me vnder his fete he ceaseth not to assaulte me and to doe me muche grief He alwaies coueteth too swallowe me vp and many there be that proudly bragge and crake against me Thei gather them selues together in corners Thei watch my steppes how thei may take my soule in a trap Thei be like vnto a Lyon that is greedie of his preye and like a yonge Lyon thei priuely lye in waite for me Thei doe beset my waies that I should not escape thei looke and stare vpon me to take me in their snare Thei haue prepared a net for my feete thei haue digged a deepe pitte that my soule might fall therein Make me strong O lorde GOD by thy might and power make my waie perfect before thee Kepe my steppes continually in right pathes leaste perchaunce my feete begin to slippe I am so vexed that I am vtterly wearie helpe me against theÌ„ that lye in waite for me Make thy mercie to be meruailous in me and deliuer my soule out of their haÌ„des Hide me froÌ„ the companie of the wicked and from the rage of them that worke iniquitie According to thy great mercie quicken me that now in my sorow I bée not brought vnder the power of myne enemie whiche rageth against against me Sende forth thy light and thy truthe and thei shal leaâ— me into thy holy hill and into thy tabernacles Instruct teache my handes to battaile make my armes stronge like a bowe of steele Girde me with strengthe to battaile ouerthrowe theÌ„ that arise against me Instructe me in the waie wherein I maie walke prouide for me by thy ouersight Cast doune mine enemies before my face and destroye them that hate me Least mine enemies ouer come me and the companies of tirantes ouerwhelme me Make my feete to be stedfast and my pathes streight Thei reioyce and bee glad of my fall declination thei be asseÌ„bled together against me thei strike to kille me in the waie before I maie beware of them Thei curse and banne my woordes euery daie and all their thoughtes be set to do me harme My life is as it were in the middes of fierce Lyons whose teethe bee like vnto speares and their tonge like a sharpe swoorde And who shall stand with me against all these or who shall ouercome these woorkers of iniquitie Thei shall flee and râ—nne awaie O Lorde aâ—â—â—ne as thou rebukest theim from the voice of thy thunder thei shall â—enne headlyng Whiche lookest vpon the yearth and it wholy quaketh whiche toucheste the hilles and thei smoke iudgemente procedeth froÌ„ thy face thyne iyes doe approue equitie Keepe me O Lorde from mine aduersaries and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges defende me Iudge them that hurt me fight against them that fight with me Let theim goe backwarde and haue euill lucke whiche persecute me putte them to shame that will my hurte Make them to bée as duste in the winde and let thy angell vexe and disquiet them Let theim vanishe awaie like smoke and as waxe melteth with the heate of y e fire so let them perishe O lorde from thy sight and presence Beate theim doune that thei be not able to stand neuer giue ouer vntill thou haue vtterly destroied them Make their waies darcke and slippie and let thyne
angell fiersly goe vpon theim And thou O Lorde God haue mercie vpon me sende me helpe and then I shalbee able to resiste them For I am weake and in sorowe giue thou me health and saluation Let thy hande correcte and chastise me But deliuer me not vnto myne enemies My soule is filled with the scornyng and derision that myne enemies haue at me and with the despite fulnesse of the proude My soule is cleane discouraged within me it groneth and fretteth in it self against me yet will I trust in thee for that I shall estsones giue thee thankes againe for the help and saluation that thou sendest me For thy verie truthe now helpe me O thou whiche art my health and the hope and comfort of all regions of the yearthe and of the mayne Sea Whiche by thy power rulest froÌ„ the beginnyng thine iyes beholde all thynges What God is there but thou Who is so stronge as thou our God In thy protection I will trust vntill iniquitie bée passed and gone In thee I shall bee strong and sure for euermore ¶ The .xi Psalme Of confidence and trust in God O Lorde whiche art my light and my health of whoÌ„ shal I be afraied O lorde thou art the steÌ„gth of my life in thée I will euer truste For like as the Hearte when he is chased coueteth to the riuers of water euen so O Lorde my soule desireth to be with thée My soule thirsteth to bee with thee For with thee is the fountaine of life and recreation in aduersitie Here in this worlde is labour and paine Calamitie and miserie Wée haue battaile daiely with enemies wee haue no rest here so long as we liue But when so euer we put our truste in thy helpe then we shalbe sure by thy protection Saiyng vnto thee thou art our defendor our refuge and our God and in thee we truste Thou shalt deliuer me froÌ„ the snares of the Hunters and from the perilles of my persecutours Thou shalte make a shadowe for me vnder thy shulders and vnder thy wynges I shalbe harmelesse Thy truthe shall bee my shielde and buckeler and no euill shall approche nere vnto me And therefore if my enemies shal warre against me that thei maie deuoure me wholie yet I will not flee nor tourne my backe Although neuer so strong enemies shal pitche their teÌ„tes against me my hart shal not bee afraied If death sodenly come vpon me in thée will I rest without feare Thou shalt hide me in thy Tabernacle in the tyme of aduersitie thou shalt hide me in some secrete place of thy tente thou shalt sette me vpon a sure rocke Thou shalt lifte me vp aboue myne enemies be siegyng me rounde aboute and thou shalt deliuer me out of their handes If I shall walke in y e midnes of tribulation thou shalt kepe me and shalte stretche foorthe thy hande againste mine enemies and thy right hande shall saue me O Lorde thou shalte doe and bryng to passe all thynges for me thy mercie indureth euer thou wilte not despise thy own handy worke Thou shalte leade me out of the net whiche mine enemies haue spread abroade to catche me in thou shalt take me out of their pitte O how greate be the good thinges which thou lâ—iest vp in store for theim that feare thee Which also thou shewest to theim that truste in thee euen in the sight of the children of men Thou hidest theim in the secrete place of thy countenaunce from trouble of enemies and from their contentions O Lorde what a precious treasure is thy goodnes and men shall truste in thy protection Thei shall bee filled with the pleÌ„tifulnes of thy house and thou shalte make theim drinke of thy Riuer of deinties Thei shal drinke with thée of the fountain of life and in thy light theâ— shall se light Thy righteousnesse is as the highest mountaines and thy iudgementes be like vnto y e deepe botomles waters Thy mercie stretcheth vp to the heaueÌ„s and thy truthe ascendeth vp to the same O Lorde God thou haste euer froÌ„ age to age been our refuge and succour Before the foundations of the â—earth were laied without beginnyng and endyng thou art God O my God thou hast helped me euâ—r from my youth and vntill my olde age and laste daies forsake me not I will acknowledge that I haue al my streÌ„gtâ— of thee for thou arte my protection my God and my sauiour And therefore what tyme so euer I shall bee afraied I will trust in thee What time so euer I shal call vpon thée I knowe that thou art my God Keepe thy mercie for me alwaies and the couenaunt that thou haste made with me lette it be surely performed And if I haue swarued froÌ„ thy lawe and not walked in thy iudgementes If I haue broken thy statutes and transgressed thy commaundementes Then with thy rod visite mine offences and with stripes correcte my trespasses But take not thy mercie awaie from me not let not thy promise bee voide and of none effecte Breake not the couenant that thou haste made with me chanÌ„ge not that which hath issued out of thy mouth For in thée O GOD our health and glorie doeth consiste thou arte our helper in whom we doe euer trust And this is certaine that all thei whiche trust in thee shall not be confounded For who is he that hath trusted in thee and is confounded For thy name sake o lord thou forgiuest our sinnes although thei bee many and greuous Thou arte a sure staie to theim that dreads thee and shewest them thy testameÌ„t And vnto thee I crye O lord and I beleue that thou wilte saue me for thy great mercies sake Thou shalte redeme my soule in peace froÌ„ the wrath whiche is to come in the last daie I will offer vp to thee Sacrifice of laude praise And I will render vp my vowes to thée which art the highest The wicked watche and looke to destroye me But I truste in thy mercie Thou art my protectour and my buckler my GOD my strength my refuge and deliuerer I tary and looke for helpe from thee O lorde blessed is the maÌ„ that trusteth in thée O lorde what great pleasures thou hast prepared for me in heauen that I should delite in no yearthly thyng but in thee My mooste pleasure is to cleane faste vnto thee and in thee to set my hope and trust I commit my spirite vnto thy handes deliuer me from the powers of darkenesse of this worlde Amen ¶ The .xij. Psalme If GOD deferre to help long tyme. O My God my Goâ— why forsakest thou me why lokest not vpoÌ„ my necessitie Shall thy mercie faile for euer Wilte thou neuer bee pleased more How loÌ„g wilt thou be miscontented with me O lord wilt thou kindle thine anger throughly as it were fire WheÌ„ wilt thou haue any regarde to deliuer my soule To deliuer my life from destruction of enemies How long shall I crie and thou wilte not heare How longe shall I make
ende Amen Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begin c. FINIS The Queenes praiers Or Meditations wherein the mynde is stirred to suffer all afflictions here Jmprinted at London by H. Wykes Colloss iij. ¶ If ye bee risen againe with Christe seke the thynges whiche are aboue where Christe sitteth on the righte hande of God sette your affection on thynges that are aboue not on thynges which are on the yearth MOoste benyng Lorde Iesu graunte me thy grace that it maie alwaie woorke in me and perseuere with me vnto thende Graunte me that I maie euer desire and will that whiche is moste pleasaunte and moste acceptable to thee Thy will bée my will and my will be to folowe alwaie thy will Lette there bée alwaie in me one will and one desire with thee and that I haue no desire to will or not to will but as thou wilt Lorde thou knowest what thynges is moste profitable and moste expedient for me Giue therefore what thou wilt as muche as thou wilt and when thou wilt Dooe with me what thou wilte as it shall please thee and as shalbe moste to thine honour Put me where thou wilt and fréely doe with me in all thynges after thy will Thy creature I am and in thy handes leade and turne me where thou wilt Loe I am thy seruaunte readie to doe all thinges that thou commaundest for I desire not to liue to my self but to thee Lorde Iesus I praie thee graunte me grace that I neuer set my harte on the thinges of this worlde but that all worldly and carnall affections maie vtterly dye and be mortified in me Graunt me aboue al thinges that I maie rest in thee and fullie quiete and pacifie my harte in thee For thou lorde art the verie true peace of harte and the perfecte rest of the soule and without thee all thynges be greuous and vnquiet My lorde Iesus I beseche thee bee with me in euery place and at all tymes and let it bee to me a speciall solace gladly for thy loue too lacke all worldly solace And if thou withdrawe coÌ„forte from me at any tyme keepe me O lorde from desperation and make me paceintly to abide thy will and ordinaunce O Lorde Iesu thy Iudgementes be rightous and thy prouidence is muche better for me then all that I can imagine or deuise Wherefore do with me in all thynges as it shall please thee for it maie not bee but well all that thou doest If thou wilte that I be in light bee thou blessed if thou wilte that I be in darknesse be thou also blessed If thou vouchsaue to comfort me be thou highly blessed if thou wilt I liue in trouble and without comfort be thou likewise euer blessed Lorde giue me grace gladly to suffer whatsoeuer thou wilte shall fall vpon me and pacientely to take it at thy hande good and hadde bitter and swete ioye and sorowe and for all thynges that shal befall vnto me hartely too thanke thee Kepe me lorde from sinne I shall then neither dread death nor hell O what thankes ought I to giue vnto thee which hast suffered the greeuous death of the Crosse to deliuer me from my synnes and to obtain euerlastyng life for me Thou gaueste vs mooste perfecte example of pacience fulfillynge and obeiyng the will of thy father euen vnto the death Make mée wretched synner obediently to vse my self after thy will in all thinges and paciently too beare the burdeÌ„ of this corruptible life For though this life be tedious and as an heauie burden to my soule yet neuerthelesse through thy grace and by example of thee it is now made muche more easie and coÌ„fortable then it was before thy incarnation and passion Thy holie life is our waie to thee and by followyng of thee we walke to thée that art our heade and sauiour and yet except thou haddest gone before and shewed vs the waie to euerlastyng life Who would indeuoure hym self to followe thée Seyng we bee yet so slowe and dull hauyng the light of thy blessed example and holie doctrine to lead and direct vs. O Lorde Iesu make that possible by grace that is too me impossible by nature Thou knowest well that I maie little suffer and that I am anone caste doune and ouerthrowen with a little aduersitie wherefore I beseche thée O lorde to strengthen me with thy spirit that I maie willyngly suffer for thy sake al maner of trouble and affliction Lorde I will knowledge vnto thee all myne vnrighteousnesse and I will coÌ„fesse to thee all the vnstablenesse of my harte Oftentymes a verie little thing troubleth me sore and maketh me duâ—le and slowe to serue thee And sometyme I purpose to stande strongly but when a little trouble commeth it is to me great anguishe and griefe and of a righte little thyng riseth a geeuous temptation to me Yea when I thynke my self to be sure and stroÌ„g and that as it semeth I haue the vpper hande sodainly I féele my self readie to fall with a little blaste of temptation Behold therfore good lorde my weaknesse and consider my frailnesse beste knowen to thee Haue mercie on me and deliuer me from all iniquitie and synne that I bee not intangled therewith OfteÌ„tymes it greueth me sore and in maner confoundeth me that I am so vnstable so weake and so fraile in resistyng sinfull motions Whiche althoughe they drawe me not awaie to consent yet neuerthelesse their assaultes bee verie gréeuous vnto me And it is tedious to me to liue in suche battaill albeit I perceiue that suche battaile is not vnprofitable vnto me For thereby I knowe the better my self mine owne infirmities and that I must seke help onely at thy haÌ„des O lorde God of Israel the louer of all faithfull soules vouchsafe to beholde the labour and sorrowe of me thy poore creature Assiste me in all thynges with thy grace so strength me with heauenly strength that neither my cruell enemie the fâ—ende neither my wretched fleshe whiche is not yet subiecte to the spirit haue victorie or dominion ouer me O what a life maie this be called where no trouble nor miserie lacketh Where euery place is full of snares of morall enemies For one trouble or temptation ouerpassed an other commeth by and by and the firste conflicte yet duryng a new battaile sodenly ariseth Wherefore Lorde Iesu I praie thee giue me the grace to rest in thee aboue al thinges and to quiete me in thée aboue all creatures aboue al glorie and honour aboue all dignitie and power aboue al cunnyng policie aboue all healthe and beautie aboue al riches and treasure aboue all ioye and pleasure aboue all fame and praise aboue al mirthe and consolation that mannes harte maie take or feele besides thee For thou Lorde God art best moste wise moste high moste mightie moste sufficiente and moste full of goodnesse moste swete and most coÌ„fortable moste faire most louyng moste noble moste glorious in whom
all goodnesse moste perfectly is And therfore whatsoeuer I haue beside thee it is nothyng to me For my harte maie not rest ne fully be pacified but onely in thee O Lorde Iesu moste louyng spouse who shall giue me wynges of perfecte loue that I maie flie vp froÌ„ these worldlie miseries and reste in thee O when shall I ascende to thee and see and feele howe swete thou art When shall I wholie gather my self in thee so perfectly that I shal not for thy loue feele my self thee onely aboue my self and aboue all worldlie thynges that thou maieste vouchsaufe to visite me in suche wise as thou doest visite thy moste faithfull louers Now I often mourne and complaine of the miseries of this life and with sorow and greate heauinesse suffer theÌ„ For many thynges happen daiely to me whiche oftentymes trouble me make me heauie and darken mine vnderstandyng Thei hinder me greately and put my minde from thee and so incomber me many waies that I can not freely and clearely desire thee ne haue thy swete consolations which with thy blessed sainctes be alwaie present I beseche thee Lorde Iesu that the sighynges and inward desires of my harte maie mone and incline thee to heare me O Iesu king of euerlaking glorie the ioye and comforte of all Christian people that are waÌ„dring as pilgrimes in the wildernesse of this world my harte crieth to thee by still desires and my silence speaketh vnto thee saieth how long tarieth my Lorde God to come to me Come O Lorde and visite me for without thee I haue no true ioye without thee my soule is heauie and sad I am in prison and boundeÌ„ with Fetters of sorowe till thou O lorde with thy gratious prsence vouchsafe too visite me and to bryng me againe to libertie and ioye of spirite to shewe thy fauourable countenauÌ„ce vnto me Open my hart lorde that I maie beholde thy lawes and teache me to walke in thy commaundementes Make me to know and folowe thy wil and to haue alwaies in my remembraunce thy manifold benefites that I maie yelde due thankes to thee for them But I knowledge and coÌ„fesse for truth that I am not hable to giue theâ— condigne thankes of the least benefite that thou hast giuen me O lorde all giftes and vertues that any man hath in bodie or soule naturall or supernaturall be thy giftes and come of thee and not of our self and thei declare the greate riches of thy mercie and goodnesse vnto vs. And though some haue no giftes then other yet thei al procede from thee and without thee the leaste can not bee had O Lorde I accompt it for a greate benefite not to haue many worldly giftes wherby the laude praise of men mighte blinde my soule and deceiue me Lorde I knowe that no man ought to bee abashed or miscoâ—tente that he is in a lowe estate in thsi worlde and lacketh the pleasures of this life But rather to bee glad and reioyce thereat For so muche as thou hast chosen the poore and meeke persons and suche as are despised in the worlde to bee thy seruauntes and familiâ—r freindes Witnesse bee thy blessed Apostles whom thou madst chiefe Pastours and Spirituall gouernors of thy â—locke whiche departed froÌ„ the couÌ„saile of the Iewes reioysyng that thei were compted worthy to suffer rebuke for thy name Euen so O Lorde graunte that I thy seruaunt maie be as well content to bée taken as the least as other be to be greatest that I be as well pleased to bee in the loweste place as in the higheste and as glad to be of no reputatioÌ„ in the worlde for thy sake as other are to bée noble and famous Lorde it is the woorke of a perfecte man neuer to sequestre his minde from thée and emong many wordelie cares to go without care not after the maner of an idle or a dissolute person but by the prerogatiue of a free mynde alwaie myndyng heauenlie thynges and not by inordinate affectioÌ„ to any creature I beseche thee therefore my Lorde Iesu kepe me froÌ„ the superfluous cares of this worlde that I be not inquieted with bodilie necessities ne that I be not taken with the volupteous pleasures of the worlde ne of the fleshe Preserue me froÌ„ all thynges whiche hinder my soule healthe that I bee not ouerthrowen with theim O Lorde God whiche art swetenes vnspeakable turn into bitternesse to me all worldlie and fleshly delites whiche moughte drawe me froÌ„ the loue of eternall thinges to the loue of shorte and vile pleasure Let not fleshe and bloud ouercome me ne yet y e world with his vaine glorie deceiue me nor the feinde with his manifolde craftes supplante me But giue me ghostely strength in resistyng theim pacience in sufferyng them and coâ—stauncie in perseueryng to the ende Giue me for all worldlie delectations the most swete consolation of thy holy spirit and for al fleshely loue indue my soule with feruente loue of thee Make me strong inwardly in my soule cast out therof all vnprofitable cares of this worlde that I bee not ledde by vnstable desires of yearthly thynges but that I maie repute all thynges in this worlde as thei bée transitory and sone vanishing away and my self also with them drawing toward mine ende For nothynge vnder the Sunne maie long abide but all is vanitie and affliction of spirite Giue me Lorde therefore heauenlie wisedome that I maie learne to seke and find thee and aboue all thynges to loue thee Giue mee grace to withdrawe me from theim that flatter me and pacientlie to suffer theim that vniustlie greue me Lorde when temptation or tribulation cometh vouchsafe to succoure me that all maie tourne to my ghostlie comfort and pacieÌ„tly to suffer and alwaie to saie thy name be blessed Lorde trouble is nowe at hande I am not well but I am greatly vexed with this presente affliction O moste glorious father what shall I dooe Anguishe and trouble are on euery side helpe now I beseche thee in this houre thou shalte bee lauded and praised when I am perfectly made meke before thee and when I am clerely deliuered by thee Maye it therefore please thee to deliuer me for what maie I moste sinfull wretch doe Or whether maie I goe for succour but to thee Giue me pacience now at this tyme in all my trouble helpe me Lorde God and I shal not feare ne dread what troubles soeuer fall vpoÌ„ me And now what shall I say but that thy will bee doen in me I haue deserued to bee troubled gréeued and therfore it behoueth that I suffer as long as it pleaseth thee But would to God that I mighte suffer gladly till the furious tempestes wer ouer passed and that quietnesse of harte might come againe Thy mightie hande lorde is strong inough to take this trouble from me and to asswage the cruell assaultes thereof that I bee not ouercome with theÌ„ as thou haste oftentymes doen before this tyme that when I am
clerely deliuered by thee I maie with gladnes saie the right hande of him that is highest hath made this chaunge Lorde graunt me thy synguler grace that I may come thether where no creature shall let me ne kéepe me froÌ„ the perfect beholdyng of thée For as long as any transitorie thyng kepeth me back or hath rule in me I maie not frely ascende to thee O lorde without thee nothyng maie longe delite or please for if any thing should be likyng sauourie it must be through help of thy grace seasoned with y e spice of thy wisedome O euerlastyng light farre passyng all thynges sende doun y e beames of thy brightnesse from aboue and purifie and lighten the inward partes of my harte Quicken my soule and all the powers thereof that it maie cleaue fast and bée ioyned to thée in ioyfull gladnes of ghostly rauishynges O when shall that blessed howre come that thou shalt visite me and glad me with thy blessed preseÌ„ce wheÌ„ thou shalt be to me al in al verely vntill that tyme came there can be no perfect ioye in me But alas myne old man that is in my carnall affections liue still in me are not crucified nor perfectly dead For yet striueth the fleshe against the spirite and moueth greate battaile inwardly against me suffreth not thy kyngdome of my soule to liue in peace But thou good lorde that haste the Lordship ouer all and power of the Sea to asswage the rage and surges of the same arise and helpe me destroye the power of myne enemies whiche alwaies make battaile against me shewe forthe the greatnes of thy goodnesse and let the power of thy right hande be glorified in me For there is to me none other hope nor refuge but in thee onely my Lorde my God to thee bee honor and glory euerlasting O Lorde graunt me that I maie wholie resigne my self to thee and in all thynges to forsake my self and paciently to beare my crosse and to folowe thee O lorde what is man that thou vouchesaueste to haue minde of him to visit him Thou arte alwaie one alwaie good alwaie righteous and holie iustlie and blessedly disposyng all thynges after thy wisedome But I am a wretche and of my self alwaie readie and prone to euill and doe neuer abâ—de in one state but many tymes do varie and chaunge Neuerthelesse it shall bee better with me wheÌ„ it shall please thee for thou O lorde onely art he that maiest help me and thou maiest so confirme and stablishe me that my harte shall not be chaunged from thee but bée surely fixed and finally rest and be quieted in thee I am nothing els of my self but vanitie before thee an vnconstaunt creature and a féeble and therefore wherof maie I rightfully glorie Or why should I loke to be magnified Who so pleaseth hym self without thee despiseth thée and he that deliteth in mennes praisynges looseth the true praise before thee The true praise is to bee praised of thee and the true ioye is to reioyce in thee Wherefore thy name O lorde be praised not myne Thy workes be magnified and not myne and thy goodnesse bée alwaies lauded and blessed Thou arte my glorie and the ioye of my harte in thee shal I glorie and reioice and not in my selfe nor in any wordlie honour or dignitie whiche to thy eternall glory compared is but a shadowe and a verie vanitie O Lorde wée liue here in greate darknesse and are sone deceiued with the vanities of this wordle and are sone greeued with a little trouble yet if I could behold my self well I should plainly see that what trouble so euer I haue suffered it hath iustly comen vpoÌ„ me bicause I haue ofte sinned and greeuously offended thee To me therefore confusioÌ„ and despite is due but to thee laude honour and glorie Lorde sende mee helpe in my troubles for mans helpe is little worthe How often haue I been disappoineted wher I thought I should haue founde frendship And how often haue I founde it where as I leaste thought Wherfore it is a vain thing to truste in man for the true truste and healthe of man is onely in thee Blessed be thou lorde therfore in all thynges that happeneth vnto vs for wee bee weake vnstable sone deceiued â–ª and sone chaunged froÌ„ one thyng to an other O Lorde God moste righteous iudge strong and paciente whiche knoweste the frailtie and malice of man be thou my whole strengthe and coÌ„fort in all necessities for myne owne conscience Lorde sufficeth not Wherefore to thy mercie I dooe appeale seyng no man maie be iustified ne appeare righteous in thy sight if thou examine hym after thy iustice O blessed mantion of thy heauenly citie O moste clerest daie of eternitie whom the night maie neuer darkeÌ„ This is the daie alwaie cleare and mearie alwaie sure and neuer chaungyng his state Would too God this daie mighte shortly appeare and shine vpon vs and that this worldly phantasies were at an ende This daie shineth clearely to thy Sainctes in heauen with euerlastynge brightenesse but to vs pilgrimes in yearth it shineth obscurely and as through a mirrour or glasse The heauenlie Citezeins knowe how ioyous this daie is but we outlawes the children of Eue wepe and waile the bitter tediousnesse of our daie that is of this presente life short and euill full of sorowe and anguishe Where manne is oftentimes defiled with synne encoÌ„bred with affliction inquicted with troubles wrapped in cares busied with vanities blinded with errours ouerchanged with laboures vexed with temptations ouercome with vaine delites and pleasures of the worlde and greuouslie tormented with penurie and neede O wheÌ„ shall the'nde come of all these miseries When shall I bee clearely deliuered from the bondage of synne When shall I lorde haue onely minde on thee fullie be glad and merie in thee WheÌ„ shall I be frée without lettyng and be in perfect libertie without grief of bodie and soule Whe shall I haue peace without trouble peace with in and without and on euery side stedfast and sure O Lorde Iesu when shall I stand and beholde thée and haue full fighte and contemplation of thy glorie WheÌ„ shalt thou bee to me all in all And when shall I be with thée in thy kingdom that thou haste ordeined for thyne electe people from the beginnyng I am lefte here poore and as an outlawe in the laud of myne enemies where daily be battailes and greate misfortunes Comforte myne exile asswage my sorowe for all my desire is to be with thee It is come an â—npleasant burdeÌ„ what pleasure soeuer the worlde offreth me hore I desire to haue inwarde fruâ—sion in thee but I caÌ„ not attaine thereto I couet to cleane faste to heaueÌ„ly thynges but worldly affectioÌ„s pluck my minde doâ—neward I would subdue al euill affections but thei daily rebell and rife against me and will not be subiect vnto my spirit Thus I wretched creature fight in my self and am gréeuous
offences nor the offences of our forefathers nether take thou vengeaunce of our synnes spare vs good lorde spare thy people whom thou haste redemed with thy most precious bloud and bee not angrie with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From all euill and mischief from synne from the craftes and assaultes of the Deuill from thy wrathe and from euerlastyng dampnation Good Lorde deliuer vs. From blindnesse of hart froÌ„ pride vainglorie and hypocrisie froÌ„ enuie hatered and malice al vncharitablenes Good Lorde deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadly synne and from al the deceiptes of the world the fleshe and the deuill Good Lorde deliuer vs. From lightninges and tempestes froÌ„ plague pestilence and famine froÌ„ battaile and murther froÌ„ sodain death Good Lorde deliuer vs. From all sedition and priuie conspiracie from all false doctrine and heresie froÌ„ hardenesse of harte and contempt of thy woorde and commauÌ„dement Gâ—od Lorde deliuer vs. By the misterie of thy holie incarnation by thy holie natiuitie and Circumcision by thy Baptisme Fastyng and temptation Good Lorde deliuer vs. By thyne agonie and bloudie sweate by thy crosse and passioÌ„ by thy precious death and buriall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the commyng of the holie ghoste Good Lorde deliuer vs. In all tyme of our tribulation in all tyme of our wealth in the houre of death and in daie of iudgement Good Lorde deliuer vs. We synners doe besech thée to heare vs O Lorde God and that it maie please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy Churche vniuersally in the right waie We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to kéepe and streÌ„gth in the true worshippyng of thée in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy seruaunt Elizabeth our moste gracious Queene and gouernour We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to rule her harte in thy faithe feare and loue and that she maie alwaies haue affiaunce in thée and euer seke thy honour and glorie We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to be her defender and keeper giuyng her the victorie ouer all her enemies We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to illuminate all Bishooppes Pastours and Ministers of the church with true knowledge and vnderstandyng of thy worde and that bothe by their preachyng and liuyng thei maie sette it forthe and shewe it accordyngly We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to indue the lordes of the counsaile all the nobilitie with grace wisedome and vnderstandyng We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates giuyng theim grace to execute iustice to maintaine truche We besâ—che thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to blesse kepe all thy people We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to giue al nations vnitie peace and concorde We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to giue vs an harte to loue and dread thee and diligently to liue after thy commaundementes We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to giue all thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy woorde and to receiue it with pure affection and to bryng foorthe the fruictes of the spirite We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to bryng into the waie of truth all suche as haue erred and be disceiued We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to strengtheÌ„ suche as doe stand and to comfort and help the weake harted and to raise vp them that fall and finally to beate doune Sathan vnder our feete We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to succour helpe and comforte all that be in daunger necessitie and tribulation We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to preserue all that trauaile by lande or by water all womeÌ„ labouryng of childe all sicke persones and yong children and to shewe thy pitie vpon all prisoners and captiues We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children and widowes and all that bee desolate and oppressed We beseche thee to heare vs. c. That it maie please thee to haue mercie vpon all men We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to forgiue our enemies persecutours and slauÌ„derers and to tourne their hartes We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kyndelie fruictes of the yearth so as in due tyme we maie enioye them We beseche thee to heare vs c. That it maie please thee to giue vs true repentaunce to forgiue vs all our sinnes negligences and ignorances to indue vs with the grace of thy holie spirite to amende our liues accordyng to thy holie worde We beseche thee to heare vs. c. Soonne of God wee beseche thee to heare vs. Sonne of God we beseche thee to heare vs. O lambe of God that takest awaie y e sinnes of the world Graunt vs thy peace O lambe of God that takest awaie y e sinnes of the world Haue mercie vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Lorde haue mercie vpon vs. Our father whiche art in c. And leade vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill Amen The versicle O Lorde deale not with vs after our synnes The aunswere Neither rewarde vs after our iniquities Let vs praie O God mercifull Father that despiseste not the sighyng of a coÌ„trite hart nor the desire of suche as bee sorowful mercifully assist our praiers that wee make before thee in all our troubles and aduersities wheÌ„ soeuer thei appresse vs graciously heare vs that those euils whiche the craft and subtiltie of the deuil or man worketh againste vs bee broughte to naught by the prouidence of thy goodnesse thei maie be dispersed that wee thy seruauntes beyng hurte by no persecutioÌ„s maie euermore giue thaÌ„kes vnto thee in thy holie Churche through Iesu Christ our Lorde O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thy names sake O God we haue heard with our eares our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble woorkes that thou diddest in their daies and in the olde tyme before them O Lorde arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thine honour Glory be to the father and to the sonne to the holy ghost As it was in the beginnyng is now euer shalbe worlde without ende Amen From our enemies defende vs O Christe Graciously loke vpoÌ„ our afflictioÌ„ â–ª Pitifully beholde the sorowes of our hartes Mercifully forgiue the synnes of thy people Fauourably with mercie heare our praiers O soonne of Dauid haue mercie vpon vs. Bothe now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ. Graciously heare vs O Christ. Graciously heare vs O Lord christ The versicle O Lorde let thy mercie be shewed vpon vs. The aunswere As we dooe put our truste in thee Let vs praie WE humbly beseche thée O father mercifully to looke vpon our infirmities and for the glorie of thy names sake turne from vs all those euilles that wée moste righteously haue deserued graunte that in all our troubles we maie put our whole truste and confidence in thy mercie and euermore serue thée in holinesse purenesse of liuyng to thy honour and glorie through oure onelie mediatour and aduocate Iesus Christ our lorde Amen ¶ A praier for the Queenes Maiestie O Lorde our heauenly father high and mightie kyng of kynges lorde of lordes the onely ruler of princes whiche dooest from thy throne beholde all the dwellers vpon the yearth moste hartly we beseche thee with thy fauor to behold our most gracious Soueraigne Ladie quéene Elizabeth and so replenishe her with the grace of thy holie spirite that she maie alwaie incline to thy will and walke in thy way indue her plentifullie with heauenlie giftes graunt her in health and wealth long to liue strengthe her that she maie vanquishe ouercome all her enemies And finallie after this life she maie attain ouerlasting ioye and felicitie through Iesus Christ our Lorde Amen ALmightie and euerlastyng GOD whiche onely workest greate marueiles sende doune vppon our Bishappes and Curates and all congregations committed to their charge the healthfull spirite of thy grace and that thei maie truely please thee Poure vppon theim the continuall dewe of thy blessyng graunt this O Lorde for the honour of our aduocate and mediatour Iesus Christe Amen A praier of Chrisostome ALmightie God whiche hast giuen vs grace at this tyme with one accorde to make our common supplications vnto thee and doest pramise that when twoo or three bee gathered together in thy name thou wilt grauÌ„t their requestes fulfill now O Lorde the desires and petitions of thy seruauntes as maie be moste expedient for theim grauntyng vs in this worlde knowledge of thy truthe and in the worlde to come life euerlastyng AmeÌ„ ii Corinth xiii THe grace of our lorde Iesus Christe and the loue of God and the felowship of the holie ghoste bee with vs all euermore Amen ¶ In the tyme of any common plague or sickenesse O Almightie God which in thy wrathe in the tyme of kyng Dauid diddest slea with the plague of Pestilence three score and ten thousande and yet remembryng thy mercie didst saue the reste haue pitie vpon vs miserable sinners that now are visited with greate sicknesse and mortalitie that like as thou diddest then coÌ„maunde thyne Aungell too cease from punishyng So it maie please thee too withdrawe from vs this plague and greuous sicknesse Throughe Iesus Christe our Lorde Amen O GOD whose nature and propertie is euer to haue mercie and to forgiue receiue our humble petitions and though we bée tied and bounde with the chaine of our synnes yet let the pitifulnesse of thy greate mercie looce vs for the honour of Iesus Christes sake our mediatour and aduocate Amen FINIS