euerlasting and they that haue done euil into euerlasting fire This is the Catholique faith which except a man beleeue faithfully he cannot be saued Glory be to the Fathet and to the Sonne amp c. As it was in the beginning is now c. Thus endcth the order of Morning and Euening prayer throughout thewhole yeere Here followeth the Letanie to be vsed vpon Sundayes Wednesdayes and Fridayes and at other times when it shal be commanded by the Ordinary O God the Father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs iniscrable sinners O God the Father of heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer of the world haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer of the world haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Sonne haue Mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious Trinitic three persons and one God haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O holy blessed and glorious Trinitie three persons and one God haue mercie vpon vs miscrable sinners Remember not Lord our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeance of our sins spare vs good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood and be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lord. From all cuill and mischicfe from in sinne from the craftes and assaults of the deuill from thy wrath and from euerlasting damnation Good Lord deliuer vs. From all blindnesse of heart from pride baine glory and hypocrisie from enuie hatred and malice and all vncharitablenesse Good Lord deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadly sinne and from all the deceits of the world the flesh and the deuill Good Lord deliuer vs. From lightning and tempest from plague pestilence and famine from battell and murther and from sudden death Good Lord deliuer vs. From all sedition and priuie conspiracie from all false doctrine and heresie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy word and commandement Good Lord deliuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation by thy holy natiuitie and circumcision by thy baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lord dcliuer vs. By thine agonie and bloody sweat by thy crosse and passion by thy precious death and buriall by thy glorious resurrection and ascension and by the comming of the Holy Ghost Good Lord deliuer vs. In all time of our tribulation in all time of our wealth in the houre of death and in the day ofiudgement Good Lord deliuer vs. We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs O Lord God and that it may please thee to rule and gouerne holy Church vmuerfally in the right way We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of life thy seruant Iames our most gracious King and gouernour We beseech thec to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith feare and loue and that he may euermore haue affiance in thee and euer seeke thy honour and glory We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to be his defender and Keeper giuing him the victory ouer all his enemies We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse and preserue our gracions Queene Anne Prince Henry and the rest of the King and Queenes Royall issue We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops Pastours and Ministers of the Church with true knowledge and vnderstanding of thy worde and that both by their prcaching and liuing they may set it foorth and shew it accordingly We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to indue the Lords of the Counsaile and all the Nobilitie with grace wisedome and vnderstanding We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates giuing them grace to execute Iustice and to maintayne trueth We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse and keepe all thy people We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue to all nations vnity peace and concord We beseeth thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue vs an heart to loue and dreade thee and diligently to line after thy commaundements We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue to all thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy word and to receiue it with pure affection and to bring forth the fruits of the spirit We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of trueth all such as haue erred and are deceiued We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as doe stande and to comfort and helpe the weake hearted and to raise vp them that fall and finally to beate downe Satan vuder our feete We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to succour help and comfort all that be in danger neressitie and tribulation We befeech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to preserue all that trauaile by lande or by water all women labouring of childe all sicke persons and yong children and to shewe thy pitie vpon all prisoners and captiues We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children and widowes and all that bee desolate and oppressed We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to haue mercy vpon all men We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to forgiue our enemies persecuters and s slanderers and to turne their hearts We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our bse the kindely fruits of the earth so as in due time wee may enioy them We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue vs true repentance to forgive vs all our sinnes negligences and ignorances and to endue vs with the grace of thy holy Spirit to amend our liues according to thy holy word We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. Some of God We beseech thee to heare vs. Sonne of God we beseech thee to heare vs. O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Grant vs thy peace O Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world Haue mercie vpon vs. O Christ heare vs. O Christ heare vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue
mercie vpon vs. Our Father which art in heauen c. And lead vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euill Amen ¶ The Versicle O Lord deale not with vs after our sinnes Answere Neither reward vs after our iniquities Let vs pray O God mercifull father that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart nor the desire of such as be sorrowfull mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and aduersities whensoeuer they oppresse vs and graciously heare vs that those euils which the craft and subtiltie of the deuill or man worketh against vs bee brought to nought and by the prouidence of thy goodnes they may be dispersed that wee thy seruants being hurt by no persecutions may euermore giue thankes vnto thee in thy holy Church through Iesus Christ our Lord. O Lord arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thy Names sake O God wee haue heard with ourt eares and our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes thou diddest in their dayes and in the old time before them O Lord arise helpe vs and deliuer vs for thine Honour Glory be to the father and to the Sonne and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and euer shal be world without end Amen From our enemies defend vs O Christ Graciously looke vpon our afflictions Pitifully behold the sorrowes of our hearts Mercifully forgiue the sinnes of thy people Fauorably with mercy heare our prayers O Sonne of Dauid haue mercy vpon vs. Both now and euer bouchsate to heare vs O Christ Graciously heare vs O Christ graciously heare vs O Lord Christ The Versicle O Lord let thy mercy be shewed vpon vs. Answere As we doe put our trust in thee Let vs pray WE humbly beseech thee O Father mercifully to looke vpon our infirmities and for the glory of thy Names sake turne from vs all those euils that wee most righteously haue deferued and graunt that in all our troubles wee may put our whole trust confidence in thy mercy and euermore serue thee in holinesse and purenesse of liuing to thy honour and glory through our onely Mediatour and Aduocate Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen A prayer for the Kings Maistie O Lord our heauenly Father high and mightie king of kings Lord of lords the onely ruler of Princes which doest from thy Throne beholde all the dwellers vpon earth most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious soueraigne Lord king lames and so replenish him the grace of the holy Spirit that hee may alway encline to thy will and walke in thy way endue him plenteously with heauenly gifts graunt him in health and wealth long to liue strengthen him that hee may banquish and ouercome all his enemies and finally after this life he may attaine euerlasting ioy and felicitie though Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen A Prayer for the Queene and Prince and other the King and Queenes children ALmightie God which hast promised to be a Father of thine Elect and of their seed wee humbly beseech thee to blesse our gratious Queene Anne Prince Henry and all the King and Queenes Royall progenie indue them with thy holy Spirit enrich them with thy heauenly grace prosper them with all happinesse and bring them to thine euerlasting Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen ALmightie and euerlasting God which onely workest great marueiles send downe vpon our Bishops and Curats and all Congregations committed to their charge the healthfull Spirit of thy grace and that they may truely please thee powre vpon them the continuall deaw of thy Blessing Graunt this O Lord for the honour of our Aduocate and Mediator Iesus Christ Amen A prayer of Chrysostome ALmighty God which hast giuen vs grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications vnto thee and doest promise that when two or three bee gathered together in thy Name thou wilt graunt their requests fulfill now O Lord the desires and petitions of thy seruants as may bee most expedient for them graunting vs in this world knowledge of thy Trueth and in the world to come life euerlasting Amen 2. Corinth 13. THE grace of our Lord Iesus Christ and the loue of God the fellowship of the holy Ghost be with vs all euermore Amen For raine if the time require O God heauenly Father which by thy Sonne Iesus Christ hast promised to all them that seeke thy kingdome and the righteousnesse thereof all things necessary to their bodily sustenance Send vs we beseech thee in this our necessitie such moderate raine and showres that we may receiue the fruites of the earth to our comfort and to thy honour through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen For faire Weather O Lord God which for the sinne of man diddest once drowne all the world except eight persons and afterward of thy great mercie didst promise neuer to destroy it so againe Wee humbly beseech thee that although wee for our iniquisies haue worthily deserued this plague of raine waters yet vpon our true repentance thou wilt send vs such weather whereby wee may receiue the fruits of the earth in due season and learne both by thy punishment to amend our liues for thy clemencie to giue thee praise and glory through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen In the time of dearth and famine O God heauenly father whose gift it is that the raine doeth fall the earth is fruitful beasts increase and fishes doe multiply beholde wee beseech thee the afflictions of thy people and grant that the fearcitie and dearth which we do now most iustly suffer for our iniquitie may through thy goodnesse be mercifully turned into cheapnesse plentie for the loue of Isus Christ our Lord to whom with thee and the holy ghost be all honour c. In the time of Warre O Almighty God King of all kings and gouernour of all things whole power no creature is able to resist to whom it belongeth instly to punish sinners and to be mercifull to them that truely repent saue and deliuer vs wee humbly beseech thee from the handes of our enemies abate their pride asswage their malice and confound their deuiecs that wee being armed with thy defence may be preserued euermore from all perils to glorifie thee which art the onely giuer of all victorie through the merits of thy onely Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord. In the time of any common Plague or sickenesse O Almighty God which in thy wrath in the time of King Dauid diddest flay with the plague of pestilence threescore and ten thousand and yet remembring thy Mercie diddest saue the rest haue pitie vpon vs miserable sinners that now are bifited with great fikenesse and mortalitie that like as thou diddest then command thine Angel to cease from punishing so it may nowe please thee to withdraw from vs this plague and grieuous fickenesse through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen O God whose nature and propertie is euer to haue merce and to
and they were all together with one accorde in Salomons porche And of other durst no man ioyne himselfe to them neuerthelesse the people magnified them The number of them that beleeued in the Lord Act. 5.12 both of men and women grewe more and more in so much that they brought the sicke into the streetes and laide them on beddes and couches that at the least way the shadow of Peter when he came by might shadow some of them There came also a multitude out of the cities round about vnto Hierusalem bringing sicke folkes and them which were vexed with vncleane spirits and they were healed euery one The Gospel AND there was a strife among them Luk. 22.24 which of them should seeme to bee the greatest And hee said vnto them The kings of nations reigne ouer them and they that haue authoritie vpon them are called gracious Lords but yee shall not so be But he that is greatest among you shal be as the yonger and he that is chiefe shal be as he that doeth minister For whether is greater hee that sitteth at meate or hee that serueth Is not hee that sitteth at meate But I am among you as one that ministreth Yee are they which haue bidden with me in my temptations And I appoint vnto you a kingdome as my father hath appointed vnto me that ye may eat and drinke at my table in my kingdome and sit on seates iudging the twelue tribes of Israel Saint Matthew Apostle The Collect. ALmightie God which by thy blessed sonne didst call Matthew from the receite of custome to bee an Apostle and Euangelist Graunt vs grace to forsake all couetous desires and inordinate loue of riches and to follow thy said sonne Iesus Christ who liueth and reigneth c. The Epistle SEeing that wee haue such an office 2. Cor. 4.1 euen as God hath had mercie on vs we goe not out of kinde but haue cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie and walke not in craftinesse neither handle we the word of God deceitfully but open the trueth and report our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God If our Gospel be yet hid it is hid among them that are lost in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which beleeue not lest the light of the Gospel of the glorie of Christ which is the image of God should shine vnto them For we preach not our selues but Christ Iesus to bee the Lord and our selues your seruants for Iesus sake For it is God that commandeth the light to shine out of darkenesse which hath shined in our hearts for to giue the light of the knowledge of the glorie of God in the face of Iesus Christ The Gospel ANd as Iesus passed forth from thence Maâ—â— 9 hee saw a man named Matthew sitting at the receit of custome and he said vnto him Follow me And hee arose and followed him And it came to passe as Iesus sate at meate in his house beholde many Publicanes also and sinners that came sate downe with Iesus and his disciples And when the Pharises saw it they said vnto his disciples why eateth your master with Publicaues and sinners But when Iesus heard that he said vnto them They that bee strong neede not the Physicion but they that are sicke Goe yee rather and learne what that meaneth I will haue mercie and not sacrifice For I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Saint Michael and all Angels The Collect. EVerlasting God which hast ordeined and constituted the feruices of all Angels and men in a wonderfull order Mercifully graunt that they which alway doe thee secuice in heaven may by thy appointment succour and defend vs in earth through Iesus Christ our Lord. The Epistle THere was a great battell in heaven Michael and his Angels fought with the Dragon Apo. 12.7 and the Dragon fought with his Angels and preuailed not neither was theri place found any more in heauen And the great Dragon that olde Serpent called the deuill and Satanas was cast out which deeciueth all the world And he was cast into the earth and his angels were cast out alst with him And I heard a lowde voyce saying In heauen is now made s aluation and strength and the kingdome of our God and the power of his Christ For the accuser of our brethren is cast downe which accused them before God day and night And they ouercame him by the blood of the Lambe and by the word of their testimonie and they loued not their liues vnto the death Therfore reioyce yee heavens and yee that dwell in them Woe vnto the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea for the deuill is come downe vnto you which hath great wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time The Gospel AT the same time came the disciples vnto Iesus Mat. 18.1 saying who is the greatest in the kindome of heauen Iesus called a child vnto him and set him in the middest of them and said Verely I say vnto you except ye turne and become as children yee shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen Whoseuer this childe that same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen And whoseuer receiueth such a childe in my name receiueth me But who so doeth offend one of these little ones which beleeue in mee it were better for him that amilstone were hanged about his necke and that hee were drowned in the depth of the sea Woe vnto the World because of offences Necessarie it is that offences come but wo vnto the man by whom the offence commeth Wherefore if thy hand or thy foote hinder thee cut thm off and cast them from thee it is better for thee to enter into life halte or maymed rather then thou shouldest hauing two hands or two feete be cast into euerlasting fire And if thing eye offend thee plucke it out and cast it from thee It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye rather then Having two eyes to be cast into hell fire Take heede that ye despise not one of these little ones For I say vnto you that in heauen their Angels doe alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in heauen Saint Luke the Euangelist The Collect. AL mighty God which calledst Luke the Physitton whose praise is in the Gospel to be a Physition of the soule it may plese thee by the wholesome medicines of his doctrine to heale all the diseases of our soules through thy sonne Iesus Christ Lord. The Epistle WAtch thou in al things 2. Tim. 4.5 suffer afflictions doe the worke throughly of an Evangelist fulfil thine office vnto to the vttermost Besober For I am now ready to be offred and the time of my departing is at hand I haue fought a good fight I haue fulfilled my couse I haue kept the faith From henceforth there is laid vp for mee a crowne of rightousnesse which the Lord
hee it is that ovteineth grace for our sinnes For hee was wounded for our offences Esai 53. smitten for our wickednesse Let vs therefore returne vnto him who is the merciful receiuer of all true penitent snners afsuring our selues that he is ready to receiue vs most willing to pardon vs if we come vnto him wiht faithfull repentance if we will submit our selues vnto him from henceforth walk in his wayes Matt. 11. if wee will take take his easie yoke and light burden vpon vs to follow him in lowlines patience and charitie and bee ordered by the gouernance of his holy spirite seeking alwayes his glory and seruing him duely in our vocation with thankesgiuing This if wee doe Christ will deliuer vs from the curse of the law and from the extreme maledirtion Which shalt light vpon them that shal be set on the left hand and he will set vs on his right hand Marr. 25. and giue vs the blessed benediction of his father commaunding vs to take possession of his glorious kingdome vnto the which he vouchsafe to bring vs all for his infinite mercie Then shalt they all kneele vpon their knees and the Priest and Clarkes kneeling where they are accustomed to say the Letanie shalt say this Psalme Miserere mei Deus HAue mercy vpon me Misere mei Psal 51 O God after thy great goodnesse according to the multitude of thy mercies doe away mine offences Wash mee throughly from my wickednesse and cleanse me from my smne For I knowledge my faultes and my sinne is euer before me Against thee onely haue I finned and done this euill in thy sight that thou mightest bee iustified in thy saying and cleare when thou art iudged Behold I was sapen in wickednesse and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me But loe thou requirest trueth in the inward partes and shalt make me to vnderstand wise dome secretly Thou shalt purge me with Hysope and I shalt be cleane thou shalt wash me and I shal be whiter then snow Thou shalt make mee heare of ioy and gladnesse that the bones Which thou hast broken may reioyce Turne thy face from my smnes and put out all my misdeedes Make mee a cleane heart O God and renew a right spirit Within me Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirit from me O giue me the confort of thy helpe againe and stablish me with thy free spirit Then shalt I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked and sinners shal be conuerted vnto thee Deliuer me from bloodgiltinesse O God thou that are the God of my health and my tongue shalt sing of thy righteousnesse Thou shalt open my lips O Lord my mouth shalt shew thy prayse For thou desirest no sacrifice else would I giue it thee but thou delightest not in burnt offering The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and contrite heart O God shalt thou not despise O be fauourable and gracious vnto Sion build thou the walles of Hierusalem Then shalt thou bee pleased with the sacrifice of righteousnesse with the burnt offerings and oblations then shal they offer yong bullocke vpon thine altar Glorie be to the Father c. As it was in the beginning c. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Christ haue mercie vpon vs. Lord haue mercie vpon vs. Our Father which art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptation Answere But deliuer vs from euill Amen Minister O Lord saue thy seruants Answere Which put their trust in thee Minister Send vnto them helpe from aboue Answere And euermore mightily defend them Minister Helpe vs O God our Sauiour Answere And for the glorie of thy names sake deliur vs bee mercifull vnto vs sinners for thy names sake Minister O Lord heare our prayer Answere And let our crie come vnto thee Let vs pray O Lord wee beseech thee mercifully heare our prayers and spare all those which confesse their sinnes to thee that they whose cosciences by sinne are accused by thy mercifull pardon may bee absolued through Christ our Lord. Amen O Most mightie God and mercifull Father Which hast compassion of all men and hatest nothing that thou hast made Which wouldest not the death of a sinner but that hee should rather turne from sinne and be saued mercifully forgiue vs our trespasses receiuc and comfort vs Which bee grieued and wearied with the burden of our sinne Thy propertie is to haue mercie to thee onely it appertaineth to forgiue snnes Spare vs there fore good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed enter not into iudgement with thy seruants which bee vile earth and miserable sinners but so turne thine yre from vs Which meekely knowledge our vilenesse and truely repent vs of our faultes so make haste to helpe vs in this world that we may euer liue with thee in the world to come through Iesus Chrift our Lord Amen Then shalt the people say this that followeth after the Minister TUrne thou vs O good Lord and so shalt we bee turned be fauourable O Lord be fauourable to thy people which turne to thee in weeping fasting and praying for thou art a mercifull God ful of compassion long suffering and of great pitie Thou sparest when wee deserue punishment and in thy wrath thinkest vpon mercie spare thy people good Lord spare them and let not thine heritage be brought to confusion Heare vs O Lord for thy mercie is great and after the multitude of the mercies looke vpon vs. THE Psalter or Psalmes of David after the Translation of the great Bible Pointed as it shalt be sung or said in Churches * ⎠* ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO 1603. ¶ Cum priuilegio Moneth The j. day The Psalmes of Dauid Beatus vir qui non abijt Psal j BLessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsaile of the vngodly Morning prayer nor stand in the way of sinners and hath not sit in the seate of the scornefull But his delight is in the lawe of the Lorde and in his law will he exercise himselfe day and night And he shal be like a tree planted by the water side that will bring toorth his fruit in due season His lease also shalt not wither and looke whatsoeuer hee doeth it shalt prosper As for the vngodly it is not so with them but they are like the chaffe which the winmde scattereth away from the face of earth Therefore the vngodly shalt not bee able to stande in the iudgement neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the vngodly shalt perish Quare fremuerunt gentes Psal ij Why doe the heathen so furiously rage together why doe the people imagine vaine thing The kings of the earth stand vp and the rulers take counsaile together against the Lord against his anointed Let vs breake their bondes asuuder
that hope in thee shall not bee ashamed but with as transgresse without a cause shal be put to confusion Shew me thy wayes O Lord and tearh me thy paths Lead me foorth in thy trueth learne me for thou art the God of my saluation in thee hath bene my hope al the day long Call to remembrance O Lorde thy tender meries and thy louing Kindnesse which hath bene euer of olde Oh remember not the sinnes and offences of my youth but according to thy mercie thinke thou vpon me O Lord for thy goodnesse Gracious and righteous is the Lord therfore wil be teach sinners in the way Them that be meeke shal he guide in iudgement and such as be gentle them shal he learne his way All the paths of the Lord are mercie and trueth vnto such as keepe his couenant and his testimonies For thy Names sake O Lord be mercifull vnto my sinne for it is great What man is he that feareth the Lord him shall he teach in the may that he shall choose His soule shal dwel at ease his seed shall inherit the land The secrct of the Lord is among them that feare him and he will shew them his couenant Mine eyes are euer looking vnto the Lorde for hee shall plucke my feete out of the net Lurne thee vnto me and haue mercie vpon me for I am dcsolate and in miserie The sorowes of my heart are enlarged O bring thou me out of my troubles Looke vpon mine aduersitie and miserie and forgiue me all my sinne Cousider mine enemies howe many they are and they beare atyrannous hate against me O keepe my soule and deliuer mee let me not be contounded For I haue put my trust in thee Let perfectnesse and righteous dealing waite vpon mee for my hope hath bene in thee Deliuer Israel O God out of all his troubles Iudica me Domine Psal xxvj BE thou my iudge O Lord for I haue walked innocently my trust hath bene also in the Lord therfore shal I not fall Eramine me O Lord and proue me try out me reinef and my heart For thy louing kindnesse is euer before mine eyes and I will walke in thy trueth I haue not dlwelt with vaine persons neither wil I haue fellowship with the deceitfull I haue hated the congregation of the wicked and wil not sit among the vngodly I will wash my hands in innocencie O Lord and so will I goe to thine altar That I may shew the voice of thankesgiuing and tell of all thy wonderous workes Lord I haue loued the habitation of thy house and the place where thine honour dwelleth O shut not vp my soule with the sinners nor my life with the bloodthirstie In whose hands is wickednes and their right hands are full of gifts But as for me I will walke innocently O Lord delitter me and be mercifull vnto mee My foote standeth right I wil praise the Lord in the congregations Dominus illuminatio Psal xxvij THe Lord is my light and my saluation Eueing prayer whom then shall I feare the Lord is the strength of my life of whom then shall I be afrand When the wicked euen mine cnemies and my foes came vpon me to cate vp my flesh they stumbled and fell Though an hoste of men were layd against mee yet shall not my heart be afraid and though there rose vp warre against me yet will I put my trust in him One thing haue I destred of the Lord which I will require euen that I may dwel in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the faire beauty of the Lord and to visit his temple For in the time of trouble he shal hide me in his tabernacle yea in the serret place of his dwelling shal be hide me and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone And now shall hee lift vp mine head aboue mine enemies round about me Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladnes I will sing and speake praises vnto the Lord. Hearken vnto my voice O Lord when Icrie vnto thee haue mercie vpon me and hear me My heart hath talked of thee seeke yee my face thy face Lord will I seeke O hide not thou thy face from mee nor cast thy seruant away in displeasure Thou hast been my succour lcaue me not neither forsake me O God of my saluation When my father and my mother forsake me the Lord taketh me vp Teach me thy way O Lord and leade mee in the right way bccause of mine enemies Deliuer me not ouer into the will of mine aduersaries for there are false witnesses risen vp against me such as speake wrong I shold btterly haue fainted but that I beleeue verely to sce the goodnes of the lord in the land of the liung O tarie thou the Lords leasure bee strong and hee shall comfort thine heart and put thou thy trust in the Loard Ad te Domine Psal xxviij VNto thee will I crie O Lorde my strength thinke no scorne of me left if thou make as though thou hearest not I bccome like them that goe downe into the pit Heare the voice of my humble petitions when I crie vnto thee when I hold vp my hauds toward the mercie seate of thy holy Temple O plucke me not away neither destroy mee with the vngodly wicked doers which speake friendly to their neighbours but imagine mischiefe in their hearts Reward them according to their deedes and according to the wickednesse of their owne inuentions Recompense them after the workem of their hands pay them that they haue deserued For they regard not in their mind the workes of the Lord nor the operation of his hands therfore shall he breake them downe and not build them vp Praised bee the Lord for hee hath the voice of my humble petitions The Lorde is my strength and my sheild my heart hath trusted in him and I am helped therefore my heart danceth for ioy and in my song will I praise him The Lord is my strength and he is the wholsome defence of his anointed O saue thy people and giue thy blessing vnto thine inheritance feede them and set them vp for euer Afferte Domino Psal xxix BRing vnto the Lord O ye mighty bring young rammes vnto the Lorde ascribe vnto the Lorde worshippe and strength Giue the Lorde the honour due vnto his Name worship the Lord with holy worship It is the Lord that commandeth the waters it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder It is the Lord that ruleth the sea the voyce of the Lordeis mighty in operation the voyce of the Lord is a glorious voyce The voyce of the Lord breaketh the Cedac trees yea the Lord breaketh the Cedars Libanus He made them also to skippe like a calfe Libanus also and Syrion like a yong Vnicorne The voice of the Lord diuideth the flames of fire the voice of the Lord shaketh the wildernes yea the Lorde shaketh the wildernesse of Cades
deligently and warily eschew and auoid all things that should displease thee set thee alwayes before our eyes liue in thy feare working that which may be found accepteble before thy diuine Maie stie through Christ our Lord Amen A prayer for the Euening O Most mighty Lord our father and God e uerlasting full of pitie and compassion we acknowledge and confesse that we be not worthy to lift by our eies to heauen much lesse to present our selues before thy Maiesty with confidence that thou wilt heare our prayers grant our requests if we consider our owne deseruing For our conseiences doe accuse vs and our sinnes witnesse against vs and wee know that thou art an vpright iudge which doest not iustifie the sinners and wicked men but punishest the faults of such as transgresse thy commaunde ments Yet most mercifull Father sith it hath pleased thee to command vs to call on thee in all our troubles aduersities promising euen then to helpe vs When wee feele our selues as it were swallowed vp of death and desperation wee vttterly renounce all worthy confidence and flee to thy soue-raigne bounty as our onely stay and refuge besceehinng thee not to call to remembrance our manisold sinnes and wicked-nesse where by wee continually prouoke thy wrath and in dignation against vs neither our negligence and vnkindnesse which haue neither worthily csreemed nor in our liues sufficiently expressed the sweete comfort of thy Gospell reuealed vnto vs but rather to accept the obedience and death of thy Sonne Iesus Christ who by offering vp his body in Sacrifice once for all hath made sufficient recompense for all our sinnes Haue mercie therefore vpon vs O Lorde and forgiue vs our offences Teach vs by thy holy Spirit that wee may rightly weigh them and earnestly repent for the same and so much the rather O Lorde because that the reprobate and such as thou hast forsaken cannot praise thee nor call vpon thy Name but the repenting heart the sorowfull minde the conscience oppressed hungering and thirsting for thy grace shall euer set foorth thy praise and glory And albeit wee bee but wormes and dust yet thou art our Creator and we be the worke of thy hands yea thou art our Father and wee thy childreen thou art our sheepheard and wee thy flokec thou art our redeemer and we thy people whom thou hast bought thou art our God and wee thine inheritance Correct vs not there fore in thine anger O Lord neither according to our deserts punnish vs but mercifully thastise vs with a fatherly affection that all the world may knowe that at what time soeuera sinner doeth repent him of his sinne from the bottome of his heart thou wilt put away his wickednesse out of thy remembrance as thou hast promised by thine holy prophet Finally forasmuch as it hath pleased thee to make the night for man to rest in as thou hast ordained him the day to trauell Grant O deare Father that we may so take out vodily rest that our soules may continuaily watch for the time that our Lord Iesus Christ shall appeare for our deliuerance out of this mortall life and in the meane season that wee not ouercome by any fantasies dreames or other temptations may fully set our mindes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee Furthermore that our sleepe be note excessiue or ouer much after the insatiable desires of our flesh but onely sufficient to content our weake nature that wee may bee the better disposed to liue in all godly conuersatiou to the glory of shine holy Name and profite of our brethren Amen A most necessary prayer O Lord Iesus Christ which art true Sunne of the worlde euermore arising and neuer going downe which by thy most wholesome appearing and sight doest bring foorth preserue nourish and refresh all things aswell that are in heauen as also that are on earth we beseech thee mercifully and fauourably to shine into our hearts that the night and darkenesse of sinnes and the mists of errours on cuery side driuen away thou brightly shining within out hearts we may all out life space go with out any stumbling or offence and may decently and seemely walke as in the day time being pure and cleane from the workes of darkenesse abounding in all good workes which God hath prepared for vs to walke in which with the Father and with the holy Ghost liuest and reignest for euer and euer Amen ⧠The prayer of Manasseh King of the Iewes O Lord Almighty God of our fathers Abra ham Isarâ—nd Iacob and of their righte ouseed 〈◊〉 made heauen and earth with all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which hast bound the sea by the word of thy commandement which haâ—◠〈◊〉 vp the deepe and sealed it by thy terriblâ— glorious name whome all doe feare tremble before thy power for the Maiesty of thy glory cannot bee borne thine angry threatning toward sinners is importable but thy mercifull promise is vnmeasurable and bnscatcable For thou art the most high Lord of great com passion long suffering and most mercifull and repentest for mans miscrics Thou O Lord according to thy great good nesse hast promised repentance and forgiuenesse to them that sinne against thee and for thine infinite mâ—rcies hast appointed repentance vnto sinners that they may bee saued Thou therefore O Lord that art the God of the iust hast not appointed repentance to the iust as to Abraham and Isaac and Iacob which haue not sinned against thee but thou hast appointed repcntance vnto nice that am a sinner for I haue sinned aboue the number of the sand of the sea By transgressions O Lorde are multiplied my transgressions are exceeding many and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of the heauens for the multitude of mine vnrighte ousnes I am bowed downe with many yron bands that I cannot lift vp mine head neither haue I any telese For I haue prouoked thy wrath and done euill before thee I did not thy will neither kept I thy commandements I haue set vp abominations and haue multiplied offences Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart beseeching thee of grace I haue sinned O Lord I haue sinned and I acknowledge my transgressions but I humbly beseech thee forgiue mee O Lord forgiue mee and destroy mee not with my transgressions Be not angry with me for euer by reseruing euill for mee neither condemne mee into the lower partes of the earth For thou art the God euen the God of them that repent and in me thou wilt shewe all thy goodnesse for thou wilt saue me that am vnworthy according to thy great mercie theresre I will prayse thee for euer all they dayes of my life For all the power of the heauens prayse thee and thine is the glory for euer and euer Amen ⧠A prayer conteining the duetie of euery true Christian O Most mighty God merciful and louing Father I wretched sinner come vnto thee in the name of