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The alphabet of prayers very fruitefull to be exercised and vsed of euerye Christian man. Newly collected and set forth, in the yeare of our Lorde, 1564. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
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Cancellar, James,
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thee O thou God of the Heauens the maker of the waters and Lorde of al Creatures heare me a most wretched sinner calling on thee take 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mee all my sinnes and make stedfast my fayth and confidence in thy mercifull promises that I putting my trust in them maye haue as y u hast promised euerlasting lyfe thorow Christe Iesus thy Sonne our Lorde Amen An other Prayer OLorde and heauenly Father plant in mee true obedience to thy holye lawes and to my Soueraigne and Gracions Ladye Queene Elizabeth whom thou hast set to raigne ouer mee And lette not the cares of this worlde deceiue mee Keepe me also good Lords from all vncleane desires and graunt mee thy grace to walke before thee all the dayes of thys my Pilgrimage with good conscience and pure minde that when thou shalte appeare to rewarde euerye man according to his deedes I may receiue at thy hand the rewarde of one that hath not bene ashamed of thee in this life O Lorde increase my fayth increase my loue increase in me a sure hope of my saluation O Lorde my Sauiour increase strength in mee to ouercome sinne to stande against all temptations let thy holy Aungell alwayes keepe conduct me y t I may euermore be thankefull vnto thee in Christ Iesu our Lorde to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be all honor and glorye for euer and euer Amen ¶ Here followeth the Letanie with certaine other Godly Prayers O God the Father of Heauen haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Father of Heauen haue mercie vpon vs miserable Sinners O God the Sonne Redeemer of the worlde haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Sonne redeemer of the worlde haue mercie vpon vs iniserable Sinners O God the holy Ghost proceding from the Father and the Sonne haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners O God the Holye Ghost proceding from c. O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie three persones and one God haue mercye vpon vs miserable sinners O Holy blessed and glorious Trinitie c. Remember not Lorde our offences nor the offences of our forefathers neyther take thou vengeaunce of oure sinnes spare vs good Lord spare y e people whōe thou hast redemed w t thy moste precious bloud be not angry with vs for euer Spare vs good Lorde From al euill and mischiefe from sinne from the craftes and assaultes of the diuell from thy wrath and from euerlasting dampnation Good Lorde deliuer vs. From blindenesse of heart from pride vainglory and hipocrisie from enuy hatred and malice al vncharitablenesse Good Lorde deliuer vs. From fornication and all other deadlye sinne and from all the deceytes of the world the fleshe and the Diuell Good Lorde deliuer vs. From lightning tempest frō plague pestilence and famine from battaile and murther and from sodayne death Good Lorde deliuer vs. From all sediction and priuie conspiracy from all false doctrine and heresie from hardnesse of heart and contempt of thy worde and commaundement Good Lorde deliuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation by thy holye natiuitie circumcision by thy baptisme fasting and temptation Good Lorde deliuer vs. By thyne agony and bloudy sweate by thy Crosse and Passion by thy precious death and buryall by thy glorious resurrection and ascention and by the comming of the holy Ghost Good Lorde deliuer vs. In all time of oure tribulation in all time of our welth in the houre of death and in the day of iudgement Good Lorde deliuer vs. We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs O Lorde God and that it maye please thee to rule and gouerne thy holy church vniuersally in the right way We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lorde That it maye please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee in righteousnesse and holinesse of lyfe thy Seruant Elizabeth our moste gracious Queene and gouernour We beseeche thee to heare vs good Lorde That it may please theé to rule hir heart in thy fayth feare and loue and that she may eucrmore haue affyaunce in thee euer seeke thy honor and glory We beseeh thee to heare vs good Lord ▪ That it may please thee to be hir defender and keper giuing hir the victorie ouer all hir enimies We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Byshops Pastours and ministers of the Church wyth true knowledge vnderstanding of thy worde and that both by their preaching and liuing they may set it forth and shewe it accordingly We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to endue y e Lordes of the Counsayle all the Nobility with grace wisedome vnderstanding We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse kepe the Magistrates giuing them grace to execute iustice and to maintainetruth We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to blesse kepe all thy people We besech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to geue to al nations ▪ vnitie peace and concorde We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it maye please thee to giue vs an heart to loue dread thee and diligently to liue after thy commaundementes We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue to al thy people increase of grace to heare meekely thy word to receiue it w t pure affection to bring forth y e fruites of y e spirit We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as haue erred and are deceyued We beesech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to strengthen such as doe stand and to comfort helpe the weake hearted and to raise vp them that fal and finally to beate downe Sathan vnder our feete We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to succour helpe and comfort all that be in daunger necessitie and tribulation We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to preserue all that trauayle by lande or by water all women labouring of childe all sick persones and yong children and to shewe thy pitie vpō all prisoners and captiues We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to defende and prouide for the fatherlesse children widowes al that be desolate oppressed We beseche thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to haue mercye vpon all men We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to forgiue oure enimies persecuters and sclaunderers and to turne their heartes We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our vse the kindely fruits of the earthe so as in due time we may enioye them We besech thee to heare vs good Lord. That it may
seruaunts as may be most expedient for them graunting vs in thys worlde knowledge of thy truth and in the world to come life enerlasting Amen ij Corinth xiij THe grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ and the loue of God and the fellowshippe of the holy ghost be with vs all euermore Amen Euening Prayer The Antheme REmember not O Lorde mine offences nor the offences of my forefathers neyther take thou vengeance of my sinnes spare me good Lord whome thou haste redemed wyth thy most precious bloud and be not angrye wyth me for euer ¶ The fyrst Psalme at Euening Prayer AGainst thee O Lorde against thee haue I sinned done wyckedly before thee and thou seest also that mine iniquitie is great Behold good Lorde I am solde vnder sinne and in my fleshe I fynde not that which is good Comforte therefore O Lorde the soule of thy seruaunt for vnto thee doe I lift vp my heart and minde Do thou shew on me thy mercy O Lorde and graunt vnto me thy saluation Earely in the morning doe I cry vnto thee bicause of thy righteous iudgements and mercy For thou Lorde arte good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon thee Giue lyghte vnto mine eyes O Lorde for I haue slept to long in death and my sinnes haue preuayled againste mee He that liueth O Lorde he that liueth shall prayse thee and shall make thy mercy knowen In thy Tabernacle O Lorde wyll I dwell for euer and my defence and couering shalt be vnder thy wings Glory be to the Father c. ¶ The seconde Psalme LOrde deliuer mee from among the wycked that I maye gyue thankes to thy holye name and make my boast of thy prayse Make all nations whome thou haste made to reioyce and worship thee that they may prayse and glorifie thy name Now teache thou me O Lorde that I may walke in thy truth and knit my heart vnto thee that I maye feare thy name O Lorde fourne thee vnto me and haue mercy vpon me giue thy strength vnto me and succour mee Praysed be thy name O Lorde my God for thou hast set thy glorye aboue all the Heauens Quicken my soule O God and all the powers thereof that it may cleaue fast and be ioyned to thee in ioyful gladnesse of Ghostly rauishings Regarde O Lorde the Prayer of thy seruant and hyde not thy face from me in the time of my trouble Shewe some good token vppon me that they that hate me may see it and be ashamed bycause thou Lorde hast holpen and comforted me Thou Lorde art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all them which call vpon thee Vnto thee therefore O Lorde wyll I perfourme my vowes I wyll giue thee thanks both nowe and euermore worlde without ende Amen The Antheme SAue me good Lorde waking and keepe me sleeping that I may wake in Christ and rest in Peace The Versicle Blessed be the name of the Lorde The Aunswere From this time forth for euermore The Collect. O Lorde God I beseeche thee to lighten my darkenesse and deliuer me from all y e daungers of this night O mercifull Lorde thorowe thy Sonne Iesus Christ who liueth and raigneth with thee in vnitie of the holye Ghoste world without ende Amen The Antheme O Lorde graunt me thy lyght that I being deliuered from the darkenesse of sinne may come to the verye eeight which is Christ The Versicle Lord heare my Prayer The Aunswere And let my crye come vnto thee The Collect. LIghten my darkenesse I besech thee O Lorde and by thy great mercye defende me from all the perils and daungers of this night that after my sleepe I maye safely awake to the prayse and glorye of thy name thorowe Christe thy Sonne our Lorde Sauiour Amen The Prayer O Merciful God and Heauenly Father whether I sleepe or wake liue or die I am alwayes thine Wherfore I besech thee hartily that thou wylte vouchsafe to take charge and care of me not to suffer me to perish in the works of darknesse but to kindle y e light of thy countenaunce in my heart y e thy Godly knowledge may dailye increase in me thorowe a right pure faith and that I maye alwayes be founde to walke and lyue after thy wil and pleasure thorow Iesu Christ our Lorde Sauiour Amen A Prayer for the Queene O Heauenly Father God almighty whose Kingdome is euerlasting power infinite which of thy good nesse haste vouchsaued to restore vnto vs of the Englishe nation the lyght of thy holye Gospell by thy chosen seruant and Minister Elizabeth our moste gracious soueraigne Lady I beseech thee O good Lorde so to rule hir heart that she knowing thy will may alwayes incline to doe the same effectually And graunt that we hir Subiects duely considering hir Regall auctoritye and power which thou hast giuen hir maye truely and faythfully serue honoure and humbly obey hir in thee and for thee according as thou haste commaunded vs in thy blessed and holy Worde thorowe Iesus Christ oure Lorde to whom wyth thee and the Holy Ghost be all honor and glory for euer and euer Amen ¶ A Psalme and Prayer against the Enimies of the Catholike Church ARise O Lorde and stretch forth thine hande the Heathen are fallen into thine heritage thy holy Temple haue they defyled wherin thou haste put thy name and made of it and heape of stones Beholde the dead bodyes of thy seruants haue they giuen to the Foules of the ayre to be deuoured and the bones of thy Sainctes haue they consumed with fyre Cruellye haue they on euery syde shead like water the bloud of thy Faithfull and haue despised to bury them Deceytfullye haue they crept into thine habitation and wyth scorne and derision haue they O Lorde spoken against thee Euen in the middest of thy Temple haue they O Lorde blasphemed thy name and haue not ceassed to doe wickedly Forget not I beseche thee O Lord howe cruelly thys wycked people haue deuoured Iacob thy chosen and layde waste thy dwelling place Giue glorye therefore to thy name O God euerlasting and let the vengeaunce of thy seruants bloud which is shead be openly shewed vpon the wycked in our sight that we thy people and sheepe of thy pasture may ioyfully saye blessed be our God Iehoua for euer and euer Amen The Uersicle Lorde vtterly destroy thine enimye The Aunswere Which hath polluted thy Sanctuarye The Prayer DEliuer thou vs O Lorde frō these vngodly and stiffenecked persons for thou seest that in their heartes they ymagine mischiefe and haue pleasure to eate vp and deuour thy chosen Their tongues be more sharp than the sting of Adders and vnder their lyppes lurketh poyson But O mercifull Lord let vs not fal into their hands least they handle vs after their owne luste Looke downe from Heauen thy habitatiō we beseche thee on thy dispearsed sheepe and strengthen our weakenesse against their furious rages Abate their pride asswage