reioyce in hym because wee haue hoped in his holy name Let thy merciful kyndnes O Lorde bee vpon vs like as wee haue reposed our trust in thee ¶ A stablishemeÌ„t of the mynde against suche as slaunder vs that wee again vpbrayde not theim whiche thyng is the greate gift of God Psal 39. I Was determined to kepe my waies that I offend not in my toungue so I shut my mouth Whyle the vngodly laie in a wayte for me I helde my toungue I was dome I kept silence for a good purpose but it was pain and grief vnto me My hearte was hote within me myes and in his truth shall he destroy theim Wherfore I wyll offer vnto thee and prayse thy name Oh Lorde because it is so comfortable for thou hast delyuered me oute of all my trouble so that myne eye seeth his desyre vpon myne enemyes ¶ That beyng lightened with Goddes grace wee may knowe here in erth the waye that leadeth to God whithe is a sure confydence vpon God and charyte towardes the neyghboure Psal 67. GOD bee mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs and shewe the lyghte of his countenaunce vpon vs. That wee maye knowe thy waye vpon earthe thy sauyng health among all heathen Let the people prayse thee O God yea let all people prayse thee Lette the people reioyse and bee glad for that thou iudgest the folke ryghteouslye and gouernest the nacions vpon earthe Lette the people prayse thee Oh God lette all people prayse thee God euen our owne god geueth vs his blessyng that the earthe mâ—â—e bring forth her encrease God blesseth vs and lette all the endes of the world feare hym ¶ Agaynste Antechrist pursuynge and kyllyng the holy ones of God and defilyng the misteries of Goddes woorde Psal 79. OH God the heathen haue inuaded thyne herytage the holy temple haue they defyled and made Ierusalem an heape of stones The deade bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the ayre to bee deuoured and the fleshe of thy holy ones vnto the beastes of the land Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euerye syde of Ierusalem and there was no manne to burye theim wee are become an open shame vnto oure enemyes a very scorne and verision vnto theim that are round about vs Lorde howe longe wylte thou bee angry shall thy gelousye burne lyke fyre for euer Powre oute thy indignacion vpon the Heathen that know thee not and vpon the kyngdomes that call not vpon thy name For they haue deuoured Iacob and layde wast his dwellynge place Oh remembre not oure olde synnes but haue mercye vpon vs and that soone for wee are come to greate mysery Helpe vs Oh God oure sauyoure for the glorie of thy name Deliuer vs and forgeue vs oure synnes for thy names sake Wherfore shall the Heathen saye where is nowe theyr God Lette the vengeauÌ„ce of thy seruauÌ„tes bloud that is shed bee openly shewed vpon the Heathen in oure syghte Lette the sorowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee acordyng to the strength of thyne arme preserue those that are apoynted to dye And for the blasphemye wherewith oure neyghbours haue blasphemed thee rewarde theim Oh Lorde seuen folde into theyr bosome So wee that bee the people and shepe of thy pasture shall geue thee thankes for euer and wyll alwaye bee shewynge forthe thy prayse more and more ¶ A prayer and yeldynge of thankes for that wee bee redemed by Christ froÌ„ eternall deathe Psal 86. BOwe downe thyne eare Oh Lorde and heare me For I am confortles and poore Kepe my soule for I am gyltlesse Oh my God helpe thy seruaunte that putteth his truste in thee Bee mercyfull vnto me Oh Lorde for I call dayly vpon thee Comforte the soule of thy seruaunte for vnto thee Oh Lorde dooe I lyfte vp my soule For thou Lorde art good and gracious and of great mercy vnto all theim that call vpon thee Geue eare Lorde vnto my prayer and ponder my humble desire In the tyme of my trouble I call vpon thee for thou hearest me Amonge the goddes there is none like vnto thee Oh Lord there is not one that can doo as thou dooest All nacions whome thou haste made shall come and worshyp before thee Oh Lorde and shall glorifie thy name For thou arte great thou dooest wonderous thynges thou arte God alone Leade me in thy waye oh Lorde that I may walke in thy truthe Oh lette my hearte bee lyghte in fearynge thy name I thanke thee oh Lord my god and wyll prayse thy name for euer For great is thy mercy towarde me thou haste delyuered my soule from the nethermoste hell O God the proude are rysen ayenst me and the congregacion of the myghtye seketh after my soule and set not thee before their eies But thou oh Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercye longe sufferyng great in goodnesse and truthe Tourne thee O Lorde vnto me haue mercye vpon me geue thy strengthe vnto thy seruaunt and helpe the soÌ„ne of thyne handmayd Shewe some token vpon me for good that they whiche hate me maye see it and bee ashamed because thou Lorde haste helped me and comforted me ¶ When wee bee cleane put oute of all comforte wee may praye with the prophet in the persone of Christe Psal 88. OH Lorde God my sauyoure I crye day and nyght before thee Lette my prayer entre into thy presence enclyne thyne eare vnto my callyng For my soule is full of trouble and my lyfe draweth nye vnto hel I am counted as one of theim that goo downe vnto the pytte I am euen as a manne that hathe no strength I am founde amonge the deade lyke vnto theim that lye in the graue Which bee out of remembraunce and are cut awaye by thy hande Thou haste dryuen me into the lowe pytte into darknesse out of whiche can no man wade Thy displeasur lyeth harde vpon me and thou vexest me with all thy floudes Thou haste put awaye myne acquayntaunce farre fro me and made me to bee abhorred of theim I am so faste in prysone that I can not gette forthe My syghte fayleth for verye trouble Lorde I call dayly vpon thee and stretche out my handes vnto thee Doost thou shewe wonders amongst the deade Can the phisycions rayse theim vp agayn that they may prayse thee Maye thy louyng kyndnesse bee shewed in the graue or thy faythfulnesse in destruccyon Maye thy wonderouse woorkes bee knowen in the darke or thy ryghteousnesse in the lande where all thynges are forgotten Vnto thee I crye Oh Lorde and earlye coÌ„meth my prayer before the Lord why puttest thou awaye my soule Wherfore hydest thou thy face from me My strengthe is gooen for very misery with fearfulnesse doo I beare thy burdens Thy wrathfull displeasure gooeth ouer me the feare of thee oppresseth me They come rounde aboute me dayly lyke water and compasse me together on euery syde My louers and frendes haste thou put awaye frome me and tourned awaye myne acquayntaunce
thankesgeuyng and wil paie that I haue vooed for my saue garde vnto the Lorde ¶ The prayer of Iudas Machabeus when he should encouetre with his enemies 2. Macha 4 BLessed art thou O sauiour of Israel whiche diddest destroy the violente power of the gyaunt in the hāde of thy seruaunt Dauid and gauest the hooste of the Heathen into the hande of Ionathan the soonne of Saull his weapon bearer Putte this hoost now into the hande of thy people Israell and lette theim bee cōfounded in their multitude and horse men Make theim afrayed and discōfite the boldenesse of their strengthe that thei maie bee moued throughe their destruction Caste theim doune throughe the sworde of thy louers then shall all thei that knowe thy name prayse thee for euer with thankesgeuyng Amen ¶ The prayer of the preestes againste the tiraunt that he might not prospere against the holines of God 1. Macha 7. FOrasmuche as thou lord God hast chosē this house that thy name mighte bee called vpon therein that it should bee an house of prayer and peticion to thy people bee auenged of this māne and of his hooste and lette theim bee slain with the swearde Remembre the blasphemies of theim and suffre theim not to continue any longer ¶ The prayer of Nehemias and the prestes for the people oppressed of the Heathen 2. Machabe 1. O Lorde God maker of all thynges thou fearefull and strong thou righteous and mercifull thou that art onely a gracious kyng onely liberall onely iuste almightie and euerlastyng thou that deliuerest Israell from all trouble thou that hast chosen the fathers and halowed theim receiuyng the offeryng for the hole people of Israell preserue thine owne porcion and halowe it Gather those together that are scattered abroade frome vs. Deliuer theim that are vnder the heathens bōdage looke vpon theim whiche are dispised and abhorred that the Heathen maie knowe and see how that thou art oure GOD. Punishe theim that oppresse and proudely put vs to dishonoure Set thy people again in thy holy places lyke as Moses hath spoken Amen ¶ The prayer of Eleazar whē he was drawen to execucion and redy to die 2. Machab. 6. LOrde God whiche hast the holy knowelage thou knoweste full well that where as I mighte haue been deliuered from deathe I suffer these sore paynes of my body but in my mynde I am well content to suffer theim be cause I fear thee ¶ THANKESGYVYNges and prayses vnto GOD of the Fathers ¶ The song of Moses and the childrē of Israell for their diliueraunce from Pharao Exodi 15. LET VS SYNGE vnto the Lorde for he is become glorious the horse and the horseman The Lorde is my strengthe and my song and is become my saluacion he is my God and I will glorifie hym he is my fathers God and I will extolle hym vp on highe The Lorde is as a strong manne of warre almightie is his name Pharaos charettes his hooste hath he cast in the sea His pyked capitaines are drouned in the red sea the depe waters haue couered thē thei sounke to the botome as a stone Thy hande Lorde is glorious in power thyne hande hath all to dasshed thyne enemies and with thy greate glory thou hast destroyed thine aduersaries Thou sentest forth thy wrath and it consumed theim euen as stubble with the brethe of thyne anger The water gathered together and the fludes stode still as a rocke and the depe water congeled together in the middest of the sea The enemie saied I will foloe and ouer take theim and will deuide the spoyle I will satisfie my lust vpon thiem I will drawe my swearde and my hande shall destroy theim Thou bluest with thy brethe and the sea couered theim and thei soūke as lead in the mightie waters Who is like vnto thee O Lorde emōges the goddes Who is like thee so glorious in holynes fearefull laudable and that shewest wonders Thou stretchedest thy righthāde and the earth swalowed theim with mercie thou cariedest this people whiche thou deliueredst and broughtest thei with thy strengthe vnto thyne holye habitacion The nacions hearde and were afraied panges came vpon the Philistines Then the Dukes the Edomites were amased and trēblyng came vpon the mightiest of the Moabites all the enhabitauntes of Canaan wared fainte hearted Let feare and dredde fall vpon theim through thy greatenesse of thyne arme and let theim bee as still as a stone whyle thy people passe throughe O Lorde whyle thy people passe throughe whiche thou haste gotten Brynge theim in and plante theim in the moūtaines of thyne enheritaunce the place Lorde whiche thou hast made to dwel in the sanctuarye Lorde whiche thy handes haue prepared The Lorde raigneth euer and alwaie For Pharao went on horsebacke with his charettes and horsemen into the sea the lorde broughte the waters of the sea vpon thē And the children of Israell went on drye lande through the sea ¶ The forme of blessyng the children of Israell Numeri 6 ON this wyse shall ye blesse the children of Israell and saie vnto thē The Lorde blesse thee kepe thee The Lorde make his face shine vpon thee and bee mercifull vnto thee The Lorde lift vp his countenaunce vpō thee and geue thee peace The preestes shall make inuocation to my name ouer Israell that I may blesse theim ¶ Anna thankyng the Lord of his benefite on this maner syngeth to God 1. Kynges 2. MY hearte reioyseth in the Lorde myne horne is high in the Lorde and my mouth is wyde open ouer myne enemies for I reioyse in thy sauyng There is none so holy as the Lorde no there is none saue thou Neyther is there any strengthe lyke vnto oure God Talke not so muche proudely let olde thynges depart out of your mouthes for the Lord is God of knowlage and iudgeth the thoughtes The bowes of the stronge are broken and the weake endued with strength They that of late were full haue let forth theim selues for breade and the hungry bee satisfyed in so much that the baren hath borne seuen and she that had many chyldren is waxed feble The Lorde kylleth and quickeneth agayne he bryngeth downe to hell and fetteth vp agayn The Lorde maketh poore and maketh eych bryngeth low and heueth vp on hygh he rayseth vp the poore out of the duste and lyfteth vp the beggar frome the donge hyll to sette hym amongest Prynces and make hym holde the seate of glorye For the pyllers of the earthe are the Lordes and he hathe sette the rounde worlde vpon theim He wyll kepe the fete of his sainctes but the wycked shal kepe silence in darkenesse For in his owne myghte shall no man bee strong The Lordes aduersaryes shall bee made to feare hym and oute of heauē he shal thunder vpon theim The lord shall iudge the coastes of the worlde and shall geue myght vnto his kyng and exalte the horne of his Christ Am̄ ¶ For benefytes receyued at Goddes hande the prayer of Dauid 2. Reg.
7. WHat am I Lorde almighty and what is my house that thou shuldest thus auaunce me And is this a small thynge in thy syghte Lorde almyghty but that thou wouldeste speake also of thy seruauntes house for a greate whyle to come Is this a lawe amonge menne Lorde almyghty And what can Dauyd saye more vnto thee seynge thou knoweâ—â— thy seruaunt Lorde almyghty Euen for thy woordes sake and a cordyng to thyne owne heart haste thou dooen all these great thynges to make theim knowen vnto thy seruaunt wherfore thou arte greate O Lorde God and there is none lyke thee nether is there any God saue thou acordyng to all that wee haue heard with oure eares And what one people in the earthe is lyke thy people Israell whiche God went to delyuer to bee his people and too make hym a name and to shewe theim greate and terrible thynges in the earthe before thy people whiche thou redemedest to thee out of Egypt euen for the people and for theyr goddes And thou haste ordeyned thy people Israell to bee thy people for euer And thou Lorde arte theyr God and now Lord God the thing that thou hast saied of thy seruauÌ„t and of his house make it good for euer and dooe as thou haste saied And let thy name bee greate for euer that men may say the Lord of hoostes is the God of Israel and let the house of thy seruaunt Dauid bee stablyshed before thee For thou Lorde of hoostes God of Israel hast tolde in the eare of thy seruaunt saying I wyll buylde thee an house And therfore hathe thy seruaunte founde in his hearte to praye this prayer vnto thee â—nowe Lorde almyghty thou arte the God and thy woordes muste bee true for thou hast tolde this goodnesse vnto thy seruaunt and now goo to and blesse the housholde of thy seruaunt that it maye contynue for euer before thee For thou Lorde almighty haste saied that with thy blessyng the house of thy seruaunte shall bee blessed for euer ¶ A songe that Dauid saunge vnto the Lorde in the daye that the Lorde delyuered hym our of the hande of his enemyes 2. Reg. 22. THe Lord is my rocke my castle and my delyuerer God is my strength and in him wyl I trust my shylde and the horne that defendeth me myne hygh helde and refuge O my sauyour saue me from wronge I wyll prayse and call on the Lorde and so shall I bee saued from my enemyes for the waues of deathe haue closed me aboute and the floudes of Belial haue feared me the cordeâ— of hell haue compassed me aboute and the snares of death haue ouertaken me in my tribulacion I called to the Lorde and cryed to my God and he hearde my voyce oute of his temple and my cry entred into his eares And the earth trymbled and quoke and the foundacyons of Heauen moued and shooke because he was angrye Smoke went oute of his nosethrylles and consumyng fyre out of his mouthe that coles were kyndled of hym and he bowed the heauen and came downe and darknesse vnderneth his fete And he code vpon Cherub and flewe and appeered vpon the wynges of the wynd and he made darkenesse a tabernacle rounde about hym with water gathered together in thicke cloudes Of the bryghtnesse that was before hym coles were set on fyre The Lorde thundred from heauen and the most highe put oute his voyce he shot arrowes and scatered theim and hurled lyghtenyng and turmoyled theim The botom of the sea appeered and the foundacyons of the worlde were seen by reason of the rebukyng of the Lorde and through blastyng of the brethe of his nosethrylles he sente from aboue and fette me and plucked me oute of myghty waters He delyuered me froÌ„ my myghty enemy from theim that hated me and were to stronge for me when they had compassed me in the day of my tribulacion the Lorde stayed me vp and broughte me oute into roumth and delyuered me because he delyghted in me The Lord rewarded me accordynge to my ryghteousnesse and a cordyng to the purenesse of my handes he delte with me For I kepte the wayes of the Lorde dyd no wyckednesse forsakyng my God But I had all his lawes in my syghte and tourned my face from none of his ordynaunces I was pure vnto hymwarde and kepte myselfe from wyckednesse And the Lorde dyd to me againe a cordyng to my ryghteousnesse and after my purenesse that I had in his syght with the holy thou shalt bee holy and with the man that is vncorrupte thou shalt bee vncorrupt with the pure thou shalte bee pure with the froward thou shalte bee froward also Certaynly the people that are in aduersitie thou shalt helpe and on the proude shalte thou caste thyne eyes Thou art my light o Lord the Lord shall lyght my darkenesse with thyne helpe I wyll runne through an hoost of men and by the ayde of my God I wyll spryng ouer a wall The way of God is vndefyled and the woorde of the Lorde fyned as golde he a shilde to all that trust in hym Who is a God saue the Lorde and who mighty saue our God God is my strength in war and ryddeth the way clere before me He maketh my fete as swyfte as an hyndes and setteth my fete fast vpon my hygh holde He teacheth my handes to fyght that a bowe of brasse is to weake for myne armes And thou hast saued me with thy shylde and kepest me euer in mekenesse Thou madest me space to walke in that my fete should not stumble I folowed myne enemyes and destroyed theim tourned not againe vntyl I had consumed theim I wasted theim and so clouted theim that they coulde not aryse but fell vnder my fete and thou comparedest me aboute with myghte to battayle and madest theim that rose agaynst me to stoupe vnder me Thou madest myne enemyes to tourne their backes to me and theim that hated me and I destroyed theim they looked for helpe but none came to saue theim vnto the Lorde they cryed but he hearde theim not And I wyll beat theim as smal as the dust of the earth and wyll stampe theim as the durte in the strete and wyll sprede theim abroade Thou delyueredst me frome the dissencion of my people and kepst me to bee an heade ouer nacions for the people whiche I knewe not became my seruauntes and the alientes crouched vnto me and obeyed me at a woorde and the alientes that shrynke awaye shall tremble for feare in theyr defeÌ„sed places The Lord lyueth and blessed beâ— he my strengthe and exalted bee God the strengthe that saueth me It is GOD that auengeth me and that bryngeth downe the people vnder me and delyuereth me frome my ennemyes thou lyftest me vp on hyghe from theim that ryse agaynste me and delyuerest me frome the wycked menne Therfore I wyll prayse thee O Lorde amonge the heathen and wyll synge vnto thy name For thy greate and manyfolde sauyng of thy
handes of all that hate vs. To fulfill the mercie promised to our fathers and to remembre his holye couenaunte And to performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham to geue vs that wee delyuered out of the handes of our enemies mighte serue hym without feare all the daies of our life in suche holynes and righteousnes as is accepte before hym And thou childe shalt bee called the prophete of the highest and thou shalte goo before the face of the Lorde to prepare his waies And to geue knowelage of saluacion vnto his people for the forgeuenes of synnes Throughe the tendre mercie of our God wherby the daye spryngeth from an highe hath visited vs. To geue light to theim that satte in darkenesse and in shadowe of death and to guyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The prayses of the angelles at the birth of Christe Luke 2. GLORI vnto God on highe and peace on the earthe vnto menne reioysyng ¶ Gyuyng of thankes of Symeon Luke 1. LORDE now letteste thou thy seruaunt departe in peace acordyng to thy promise for myne iyes haue sene the sauiour sent from thee whiche thou hast prepared before the race of all people A lighte to lighten the Gentyles and the glorie of thy people Israell ¶ Thankes of Paull for his conuersion vnto Christe 1. Timothi 1. VNto GOD kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisible and wyse onely but honoure and prayse for euer and euer Amen ¶ A song of the triumphers ouer the beaste Apoca. 15. GReate and meruelouse are thy woorkes Lorde God almightie iust and true are thy waies kyng of sainctes Who shall not fear O Lorde and glorifie thy name For thou onely art holy and all Gentiles shall come and worshippe before thee for thy iudgemeÌ„tes are made manifest ¶ A blessyng of the people by kyng Salomon 3. Kynges 8. BLessed bee the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israell accordyng to all that he promised so that there is not one worde escaped of all the good promises whiche he promised by the hande of Moses his seruaunt And the Lorde oure God bee with vs as he was with our fathers and forsake vs not neyther leue vs but he may bowe our heartes vnto hym to walke in al his waies to kepe his commaundementes ordinaunces and customes whiche he coÌ„maunded our fathers And these my woordes whiche I haue prayed before the Lorde bee nighe vnto the Lorde our God daie and nighte that he defende the quarell of his seruaunt and of his people Israell euermore that all nacions of the earth maie knowe that the Lorde he is God and none other but he and I praye God that youre heartes maie bee founde with the Lorde oure God to walke in his ordinaunces and to kepe his lawes as wee dooe this daie ¶ The blessyng and prayses of saincte Ambrose and Augustyne Te Deum laudamus WE prayse thee Oh Lorde wee knowelage thee to bee the Lorde All the earth mought worship thee whiche art the father euerlastyng To thee crieth forth all angelles the heauens and all the powers therin To thee thus crieth Cherubin and Seraphin continually holy art thou holy art thou holy art thou Thou art the Lorde God of hoostes Heauen and earthe are fulfilled with the glory of thy maiesti The glorious compaigne of the Apostles praise thee The goodly feloshippe of the propheies praise thee The fayre feloâ—shippe of Matters prayse thee The holy congregacion of the faithefull throughout all the world magnifie thee Thei knowlage thy honorable and verie onelye soonne The knowelage the holye ghoste to bee a conforter Thou arte the kyng of glorie O Christe Thou arte the euerlastyng soonne of the father Thou wheÌ„ thou shouldest take vpon thee oure nature to delyuer manne diddest not abhorre the virgins wombe wheÌ„ thou haddest ouer come the sharpenes of deathe thou openeddest the kyngdome of heauens to theim that beleued in thee Thou sittest on the righte hande of God in the glorie of the father Wee beleue thou shalt come to bee our iudge wherefore wee praye thee help thy seruauntes whoÌ„ thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Make theÌ„ to bee noÌ„bred with thy saintes in ioy euerlasting O Lord saue thy people blesse thine heritage Gouerne and also lift theim vp into blesse euerlastyng wee praise thee euery daie and wee worshippe thy name euer worlde without ende O Lorde lette it bee thy pleasure to kepe vs this daie without synne O Lorde haue mercie vpon vs eueÌ„ as mee trust in thee In thee O lorde dooe I trust let me not bee confounded for euer Amen ⧠PRAIERS FOR SVCcours and reliefes of life for wysedome for humylitie and for other naturall giftes ¶ The request of Iacob for sustentacioÌ„ and reliefe of this present life Genesis 28. IF THE LORDE will bee with me and will kepe me in the waie that I shall walke in will geue me breade to eate and clothe to weare and that I maie returne again vnto my fathers house in sauerie theÌ„ shall the Lorde bee my God and this stone whiche I haue sette vp an ende shal bee godes house and of all that thou shalte geue me will I geue the tenth vnto thee ¶ Thus prayed Anna vnto the Lorde that she might obtein a childe 1. Kynges 1. LORDE of hoostes if thou wilt looke on the wretchednes of thyne handmaide and shalt remembre me and not forgette thyne handmaide and shall geue thyne haÌ„d maide a maÌ„ne childe I will geue him vnto the Lorde all the daies of his life ¶ The prayer of Salomon for wysedome well to gouerne his people daiely to bee prayed of all princes other rulers 3. Kynges 3. THou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father great mercy acording as he walked before thee in trouth in righteousnes and in playnesse of hearte with thee And thou haste kepte for hym this greate mercie that thou haste geuen hym a soonne to sit on his seate And now Lorde my God it is thou that haste made thy seruaunte kyng in the rouâ—e of Dauid my father and I am a young lad and wote not how to ordre myself And thy seruaunte is in the middest of thy people whiche thou hast chosen a people that are so many that thei cannot bee nombred for multitude geue therefore thy seruaunte an vnderstandyng hearte to iudge thy people to deserue betwne good and bad for who is able to iudge this thyne so greate a people ¶ A prayer of Salomon for a competency of life Prouerbes 30. TWo thynges I require of thee that thou wilt not denie me before I die Remoue froÌ„ me vnnitie and lies geue me nether pouertie nor riche onely graunt me a necessarye liuyng least if I bee to full I mought happely denie thee and saie what feloe is the Lorde or constrayned through pouertie I mought fall vnto stealyng forsweare the name of my God Amen ¶ A prayer for obteinyng of Wisedome Sapiense 9. GOD of my fathers and Lorde of mercies
wil not heare me for it is an hardenecked people but in the lande of their captiuite thei shal remembre them selues lerne to knowe that I am the lorde their God When I shall giue theim an hearte to vnderstaÌ„de and eares to heare then shall thei praise me in the lande of their captiuite and thynke vpoÌ„ my name Then shall thei turne theim from their harde backes and from their vngodlynes There shall thei remembre the thynges that happened vnto their fathers whiche synned against me So will I bryng theÌ„ again into the lande whiche I promised with an othe vnto their fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob and thei shal be lordes of it yea I will encreace theim and not minishe theim And I will make an other couenaunt with theÌ„ suche one as shall endure namely that I will bee their God and thei shal be my people and I will no more dryue my people the children of Israell out of the lande that I haue gyueÌ„ theim And now O Lorde almightie thou God of Israell our soule that is in trouble and oure spirite that is vexed crie vnto thee Heare vs O Lorde haue pitte vpon vs for thou art a mercifull God God bee gracious vnto vs for wee haue synned before thee Thou endureste for euer should wee then vtterly perishe O Lorde almighty thou God of Israell heare now the praier of the dedde Israelites and of their children whiche haue sinned before thee and haue not harkened vnto the voyce of the Lord their God for whiche cause these plages hang now vpon vs Oh Lorde remeÌ„bre not the wickednes of our forefathers but thynke vpon thy power and name now at this tyme for thou art the Lorde our God and thee O Lorde will wee praise For thou hast put thy feare in our heartes to the intent wee should call vpon thy name and praise thee in our captiuitie and that wee might turne from the wickednes of our forefathers that synned before thee Beholde wee are yet this daie in our captiuitie where as thou hast scattered vs to bee an abhomination curse and synne like as it hath happened vnto our forefathers beecause of all their wyckednes and departyng from thee euen from thee that art the Lorde our GOD. Amen ¶ The praier of Daniell the prophete for his owne synnes and for the synnes of the hole nacion Daniell 9. O Lorde thou greate and fearefull GOD thou that kepest couenaunte and mercye with theim whiche loue thee and kepe thy commaundementes wee haue synned wee haue offended wee haue been disobedient and haue gone backe yea we haue departed from the preceptes and iudgementes would neuer foloe thy seruauÌ„tes the prophetes that spake in thy name to our kynges and princes to our forefathers and to all the people of the laÌ„de O lorde righteousnesse belongeth vnto thee and to vs perteineth nothyng but open shame as it is come to passe this daie vnto euery manne of Iuda to theim that dwell at Hierusalem yea vnto all Israell whether thei bee farre or nighe through out all landes wherin thou hast scatttered them because of the offences thei did against thee O lorde vnto vs to our kynges and princes to oure forefathers euen vnto vs all that haue offeÌ„ded thee belongeth opeÌ„ shame But vnto thee O Lord God pertaineth mercy forgeuenes wher as we on our behalfe are gone backe from thee and haue not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God to walke in his lawes whiche he laied before vs his seruauntes the prophetes yea all Israell haue transgressed gone backe froÌ„ thy lawe so that thei haue not herkened vnto thy voyce wherefore the curse the othe that is written in the law of Moses the seruauÌ„t of God against whom â—e haue offeÌ„ded is poured vpon vs. And he hath performed his woordes whiche he spake against vs and against our iudges that iudged vs to bryng vpoÌ„ vs such a plage as neuer was vnder heauen like as it is now come to passe in Ierusalem yea all this plage as it is writen in the law of Moses is come vpon vs yet we neuer made any supplicatioÌ„ before thee O lorde that we might tourne again froÌ„ our wickednes thinke vpon thy trouth Therfore hath the lord made hast to bryng this plage vpon vs for the lorde our God is righteous all his woorkes whiche he dooth and the cause herof was that wee would not harken to his voice And now O lorde our God thou that with a mightie hande hast brought thy people out of Egypte to gette thyself a name as thou hast at this daie wee haue synned O Lorde and dooen wickedly againste all thy righteousnes Let thy wrothfull displeasure bee tourned awaie I beseche thee from the citee Hierusalem thy holy hill for through the haynous offence of vs our forefathers is Hierusalem and thy people abhorred of all theim that are aboute vs. Nowe therfore O our God heare the praier of thy seruauÌ„t and let thy face shyne ouer thy Sanctuary that lieth waste O my God encline thyne eare and harken at least for thyne owne sake open thyne iyes and see how wee bee spoiled and the citee desolate whiche is called after thy name for wee dooe not cast our praiers before thee in our owne righteousnes but onely in thy greate mercies O lorde heare O lord forgyue O Lorde considre tary not ouer longe but for thyne owne sake dooe it O my God for thy citee and thy people is called after thy name ⧠PRAIERS IN tyme of aduersytie and for a maÌ„nes owne synnes ¶ The prayer of Iacob to bee delyuered from his brother Esau Genesis â—â— 32 O GOD of my father Abraham and God of myfather Isaac Lorde whiche saydeâ—te vnto me returne vnto thy countrey thy kinred and I will dooe all well with thee I am worthy of the leaste of all the mercies and truthe whiche thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunt for with my staffe came I ouer this Iordane now haue I gotten twoo droues Deliuer me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare hym least he will come and smyte the mother with the children Thou saidest that thou wouldeste suerly dooe me good and wouldest make my sede as the sande of the sea whiche cannot be numbred for multitude ¶ The praier of Iosua what tyme the people fled in the battaill Iosua 7. AH Lorde almightie wherefore hast thou brought this people ouer Iordane to deliuer vs in to the handes of the Amoretes to destroie vs. Would God we had adueÌ„tured â–ª dwelte on the other syde Iordan O Lorde what shall I saie wheÌ„ Israell turneth their backes before their enemies Moreouer the Cananites and all the inhabitaunces of the lande shall heare of it and shall come aboute vs to destroie the name of vs out of the world and then what wyle thou dooe vnto thy myghtie name ¶ A prayer an open confession of the people of Israell to bee delyuered from theyr enemyes Iudic. 10
WE haue synned agaynst thee for we haue forsakeÌ„ our owne God and haue serued Baalim Lorde wee haue synned doo thou vnto vs what soeuer please thee and delyuer vs onlye at this tyme. Amen ¶ The prayer of Samson vnto God that he mighte reuenge hym agaynste the Hhilistines Iudic. 16. MI Lorde almighty thinke vpon me and strengthen me at this tyme oneâ—y O God that I may bee auenged of my enemyes and for the losse of my two eyes that I maye reuenge me ones Amen ¶ In warres againste Turkes and inuadours the prayer of kyng Asa 2. Paral. 14. LOrde it is all one with thee to helpe theim that haue no power with few or with many Helpe vs O Lord our God for wee trust to thee in thy name be come agaynst this multitude Thou art the Lorde our God let no man preuail agaynst thee AmeÌ„ ¶ An other of kyng Iosaphat 2. Paral. 22. LOrde God of oure fathers arte not thou God in heauen raygnest not thou on all the kyngdomes of the heathen And in thyne hande is power and myght that no man can stande before thee Art not thou oure God which dydest cast out that enhabitauntes of this lande before thy people Israel and gauest it to the sede of Abraham thy louer for euer and they dwelt therin haue buylt the a temple therin vnto thy name saied when euyl coÌ„meth vpon vs as the sweard of iudgement pestilence or honger then yf wee stand before this house and before thee for thy name is in this housâ— and shal cry vnto thee in our tribulacion thou shalt heare helpe See therfore howe proudely oure aduersaries nowe assaulte vs. O our God wylt thou not iudge theÌ„ for wee haue no might agaynst this company that coÌ„meth agaynst vs neyther wote wee what to doo but our eyes bee vnto thee ¶ The praier of Nehemias what time the heathen defyed hym Nehem. 4. HEare O thou oure God howe wee are despised tourne theyr shame vpon theyr owne head that thou mayst geue theim ouer vnto despisyng in the lande of captiuitie Couer not theyr wyckednesse put not their synne from thy presence for they haue laughed to scoÌ„rne the buylders ¶ If God send thee trouble either for a punishment of thy synnes or to proue thy pacience therwith Praye thus Tobia 3. O Lorde thou arte ryghteous and all thy iudgementes are trewe yea all thy wayes are mercy faythfulnes iudgement And nowe O Lorde bee myndfull of me and take no vengeaunce of my synnes neither remember my mysdedes neither the mysdedes of my elders for we haue not been obedyent vnto thy coÌ„maundementes therfore are wee spoiled brought into captiuitie into deathe into derision and shame vnto all nacions amonge whome thou haste scatered vs. And nowe O Lorde thy iudgementes are great for we haue not done according to thy coÌ„maundementes neither haue wee walked innocentlye before thee And now O Lorde deale with me accordyng to thy wyll and commaunde my spirite to bee receiued in peace for more expedyent were it for me to dye then to lyue ¶ The prayer of Manasses kyng of Iuda when he was in pryson for remission of synnes and for Goddes fauoure and delyueraunce 2. Paral. 36 O Lorde almyghtye God of oure fathers Abraham Isaac Iacob and of the ryghteouse sede of theim whiche haste made heauen earthe with all the ornamente therof whiche haste ordeyned the sea by the worde of thy coÌ„maundement whiche hast shut vp the depe and hast sealed it for thy fearfull and laudable name dread of all men and honorable before the face of thy vertue the fearce anger of thy thretenyng is importunate heuy to synners But the mercy of thy promesse is greate and vnsercheable for thou arte the Lord God moste hygh aboue all the earthe longe sufferyng and exceadyng mercyfull and repentaunt for the malice of menne Thou Lorde after thy goodnes hast promysed repentaunce of the remission of synnes and thou that art the God of the ryghteouse haste not put repentaunce to the ryghteous Abraham Isaac and Iacob vnto theim that haue not synned against thee but because I haue synned aboue the nombre of the sandes of the sea that myne iniquities are multiplied I am humblied with many bandes of yern And there is in me no breathynge I haue prouoked thine anger haue dooen euell before thee in coÌ„mittynge abhominacions multiplyeng offences nowe I bowe the knees of my heart requiring goodnes of the Lord. I haue synned Lorde I haue synned and know mine iniquitie I desyre thee by prayer O Lorde forgeue me destry me not with mine iniquities neither dooe thou alwayes remembre my euels to punyshe theim but saue me whiche am vnworthy after thy great mercy and I wyl prayse thee euerlastingly all the dayes of my lyfe for all the vertue of heauen prayseth thee and vnto thee belongeth glorie worlde withoute ende Amen ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the delyueraunce of her countrey from the tyrauÌ„t Iudith 9. O Lorde God of my father Simeon which gauest hym a sweard for a defence agaynste the enemyes that vsed violence wylfulnes and that rauyshed thy virgin and put her to dishonestye Thou that gauest their wiues into a pray theyr doughters into captiuitie and all theyr pray for a spoyl vnto thy seruauÌ„tes which bare a zele vnto thee helpe me a poore wydowe O Lord my God I beseche thee for thou hast dooen all thinges euen from the begynnyng And looke what thou hast taken in hande and deuised it euermore came to passe for all thy wayes are prepared thy iudgementes are dooen in thy euerlastyng foreknowlage O looke nowe vpon the armyes of the Assirians lyke as it was thy pleasure sometime to looke vpon the hoost of the Egiptians when they beyng weaponed persecuted thy seruauntes and put theyr truste in their charets horsemenne and in the multitude of theyr menne of warre But thou lokedst vpon their hoost castyng a thycke darckenesse before theim and when they came into the depe the waters ouerwhelmed theim Euen so Lorde let it goo with theise that trust in the power and multitude of theyr menne of warre in theyr charettes arowes and speares and knowe not that thou onely arte oure God which destroyest warres from the begynning and that thou arte the Lorde O lyfte vp thyne arme nowe lyke as euer froÌ„ the begynning in thy power bryng theyr power to noughte cause theyr myghte to fall in thy wrathe They make theyr boaste that they wyll defyle and vnhalowe thy Sanctuarie waste the tabernacle of thy name and caste downe the horne of thyne altare with theyr swearde Brynge to passe O Lorde that the pryde of the enemy may be cut doune with his owne swerd that he may bee taken with the snare of his eyes in me and that thou maist smyte hym with the lyppes of my loue O geue me a stedfaste mynde that I may despyse hym and his strengthe that I may
fraied Then are the hylles seen alofte and the vallies beneth in their place whiche thou hast appointed for theim Thou hast sette theim their boundes whiche thei maie not passe that thei turne not again to couer the earth Thou causest the welles to spryng vp among the valies the waters to runne among the hilles that all beastes of the felde maie haue drynke and that the wilde asses maie quenche their thriste Aboue vpon the hilles haue the foules of the aire their inhabitacion syng among the braūches Thou watrest the hilles from aboue the earth is filled with the fructes of thy woorkes Thou bryngeste forth grasse for the cattell and grene herbes for the seruice of mēne Thou bryngest fode out of the earth wyne to make glad the hearte of manne oyle to make hym a cherfull countenaūce and brede to strength mannes hearte The trees of the Lord are full of sap euen the trees of Libanus whiche he hath planted There make the birdes their nestes and the firre trees are a dwellyng for the storke The hilles are a refuge for the wylde gootes and so are the stony rockes for the conyes Thou hast appointed the moone for certain seasons The sonne knoweth his gooyng doune Thou makest derkenesse that it maie bee night where in all the beastes of the foreste dooe moue yea and the young lions whiche roare after their praye and seke their meate at GOD. But when the sunne dooeth arise thei gette theim awaie together and lie theim doune in their dennes Then gooeth manne forth to his woorke and to tille his lande vnto the euenyng Oh Lorde how manifolde are thy workes right wysely hast thou made theim all yea the earthe is full of thy riches So is this greate and wyde sea also where in are thynges creapyng innumerable bothe small and greate beastes There goo the shippes ouer there is that leuiathan whom thou haste made to take his pastime therin Thei wayte all vpon thee that thou maiest geue thē meate in due season When thou geuest it thē thei gather it when thou openest thy hande thei are filled with good But when thou hidest thy face thei are sorofull If thou takest awaie their breath thei dye and are turned agayne to their duste Agayne when thou letteste thy breathe gooe forthe thei are made and so thou renewest the face of the earth The gloriouse maiestie of the Lorde endureth for euer and the Lorde reioyseth in his woorkes The earth trembleth at the looke of hym he dooeth but touch the hilles and thei smoke I wil sing vnto the Lorde as long as I lyue I will prayse my God whyle I haue my beeyng Oh that my woordes mighte please hym for my ioye is in the Lorde As for synners thei shall bee consumed out of the earthe and the vngodly shall come to an ende but prayse thou the Lorde oh my soule ¶ A halowyng and praysyng of the Lorde that he meruelously anaunseth his as well in heauen as in earthe Psal 113. PRaise the lorde o ye seruaūtes of the Lorde prayse the name of the LORDE Blesse the name of the Lorde frome this tyme forthe for euer more The Lordes name is worthy to bee praysed from the risyng of the sunne vntill the gooyng doune of the same The Lorde is high aboue all nacions and his glory is aboue the heauēs Who is like vnto the Lorde our God that hath his dwellyng so highe whiche humbleth hymself to beholde that is dooen in heauen and in earth Whiche taketh vp the simple out of the dust and lifteth the poore out of the mire That he maie sette hym among the princes euen among the princes of his people Whiche maketh the baren woman to kepe house and to bee a ioyfull mother of children ¶ A commendacion of the Lordes mercie that he hath vouchsaue to call vs Gentiles and Heathen persones vnto his faith Psal 117. PRayse the Lorde all ye Gētiles laude him all ye people For his mercifull kindnes is euer more and more towarde vs and the trouth of the LORDE endureth for euer Prayse the euerlastyng ¶ A praier that God himself maie lede rule teache and directe vs in his way in his preceptes and in his Gospell and that he maie kepe vs from the doctryne and tradicions of menne Psalm 119. BLessed are those that bee vndefiled in the waie whiche walke in the lawe of the Lorde Blessed are thei that kepe his testimonies and seke hym with their hole hearte Whiche walke in his waies dooe no wickednesse Thou haste geuen streight charge to kepe thy commaūdementes Oh that my waies were stablished to kepe thy statutes so should I not bee confounded Wyle I haue respecte vnto all thy commaūdementes I will thanke thee with an vnfained heart Because I am lerned in thy iudgementes of thy righteousnesse I will kepe thy statutes oh forsake me not vtterly Wherewithall shall a young manne clense his waie euen by rulynge hymselfe after thy woorde Wherefore with my whole hearte dooe I seke thee Lette me not goo astraie oute of thy commaundementes thy woordes haue I hidde in my hearte that I should not synne against thee Praysed bee thou o Lorde Oh teach me thy statutes With my lippes will I bee tellyng oute all the iudgemētes of thy mouth I haue as greate delite in the waie of thy testimonies as in all maner of riches I will excercise myself in thy commaūdementes and haue respecte vnto thy fote pathes My delite shal bee in thy statutes I will not forget thy woordes Oh dooe well vnto thy seruaunt that I maie liue and kepe thy woordes Open thou myne iyes and so shall I espy out wounderous thynges in thy law I am a straūger vpō earth Hide not thy cōmaundemētes fro me My soule breketh out for the verie feruēt desyre that I haue alwaie vnto thy iudgementes Thou rebukest the proude cursed are thei that depart from thy cōmaūdemētes Oh turne fro me shame and rebuke for I kepe thy testimonies Princes also sitte speak against me but thy seruaunte is occupied in thy statutes In thy testimonies is my delighte thei are my coūsailers My soule cleaueth to the dust but quickē thou me a cordyng to thy woorde I knowlaged my waies thou herdest me Wherefore teache me thy statutes Make me to vnderstāde the waie of thy cōmaundementes and so shall I talke of thy wounderous workes My soule melteth awaie for verie heuenes Sette me vp a cordyng to thy woorde Take fro me the waie of liyng and graunt me thy lawe I haue chosen the waye of trouthe thy iudgementes haue I laied bee for me I stycke vnto thy recordes Oh Lorde confounde me not I will runne in the waie of thy commaundementes when thou hast conforted my hearte Teache me oh lorde the waie of thy ordinaunces and I shall kepe it vnto th ende Geue me vnderstādyng and I shall kepe thy lawe Yea I shall kepe it with my hole hearte Leade me in the path of thy commaūdementes for that