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
perchaūce their enemies would waxe proude and saie Our hande is puyssante and mightie and not the Lorde hath dooen all these thinges The people is without counsail and without prudence would God thei were wise and vnderstode and foresawe the endes How one hath persecuted a thousande and twoo hath put to flighte ten thousāde It is not bycause their God hath solde theim and the Lorde hath enclosed theim for our God is not as their goddes and our enemies bee iudges Of the vineyarde of the Sodomes is their vine and of the suburbes of Gomorra Their grape is the grape of Galle and the clustre is moste sower The gall of dragons is their wyne and venim of aspes insanable Bee not these thynges laied vp with me sealed among my treasures Myne is the vengeaunce and I will paie theim in tyme that their fore maie slide The daie of perdiciō is at hande and the tymes hasten to bee presente The Lorde shall iudge his people and in his seruauntes he will haue pitie He shall see that their hande is enfeabled and thei also that were kepte in fainted and the reste were consumed he shall saie Wher bee their goddes in whom thei had confidence Of whose sacrefices thei did eate the fate dranke Libamine wine Let them rise helpe you and in your necessitie protecte you Beholde that I am alone and there is none other God but I. I shall kyll and I shall make aliue I shall strike and I shall heale and there is none that can pluke oute of my hande I will lifte vp my hande to heauen and saie I liue for euermore If I make sharpe as the lightenyng my swearde and my hande take iudgemente I wyll take vengeaunce vpon mine enemies and I wil acquite them that hate me I will make myne arowes dronken with their blode my swearde shall deuoure their fleshe Of the blode of the slain and of the captiuite of the barchedde of his enemies Commēde ye Gentiles his people for the blode of his seruauntes he will reueng and he will yelde vengeaunce vpon their enemies and he will bee mercifull to the lande of his people ¶ The prayer of the Centuriō Matth. 9. LOrde I am not worthy that thou shouldest entre vnder the roofe of my house but onelye speake with a woorde of thy mouth and I shall bee healed ¶ The praier of the thefe on the crosse Luke .xxiii. LORDE remembre me whē thou commest into thy kyngdome ⧠A TABLE OF ⧠the contens of this booke ¶ Praiers for the synnes of the people ¶ The prayer of Moses to the Lorde for the synnes of the people 1. ¶ An other prayer of Moses to the same 1. ¶ For the synne of the people what tyme thei murmured a praier of Moses 1. ¶ An other of Moses and Aarō for the people 1. ¶ For the stubbernes of the people the true preacher on this wise as Moses did maie make his prayer vnto God 2. ¶ The prayer of Salomon in the dedicacion of the temple of Hierusalē 2 ¶ A prayer of Esdras for the synnes of the people 3. ¶ The prayer of Nehemias for the synnes of the people before the lorde 4 ¶ A confession and solemne prayer of the Leuites and of the churche for synnes with a rehersall of the benefites of God 5. ¶ A prayer of the churche for synnes 9 ¶ Another for synnes 9 ¶ The lamentacion of Hieremy for the synnes of the people 10. ¶ The prayer that Baruche prescrybed vnto the captiues in Babilon for their synnes 11. ¶ The prayer of Daniel the prophete for his owne synnes and for the synnes of the whole nacion 14. ¶ Prayers in tyme of aduersitie and for a mannes owne synnes ¶ The prayer of Iacob to bee deliuered from his brother Esau 16. ¶ The prayer of Iosua that tyme the people fled in the battaill 16. ¶ A prayer and an open confession of the people of Israell to bee deliuered from their enemie 17. ¶ The prayer of Samson vnto god that he might reuenge hym againste the Philistines 17. ¶ In warres against Turkes inuadoures the prayer of kyng Asa 17 ¶ An other of kyng Iosaphat 17. ¶ The prayer of Nehemias what tyme the Heathen defied hym 18. ¶ If God sende thee trouble either for a punishemente of thy synnes or to proue thy pacience therwith praye thus 18. ¶ The prayer of Manasses kyng of Iuda when he was in prisone for remission of synnes and for goddes fauoure and deliueraunce 19 ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the deliueraunce of her countree frome the tyraunte 20. ¶ An other praier of Iudith whiles she wente aboute to fle the enemie Holofernes 21. ¶ The prayer of Mardocheus in the pursute of Haman for all the Iewes nacion 21. ¶ The prayer of quine Hester for her and all her countree menne 22. ¶ The oracion and blessyng of Iob in his moste greuous aduersitie and losse of goodes 24. ¶ A prayer that wee maie bee deliuered from our aduersaries 24. ¶ The prayer of Esaye whē the people were sore plaged 24. ¶ An other prayer of Hieremie 26. ¶ An other of Hieremie 26. ¶ A prayer of Hieremie vnder the persone of Chryste whiche euerye Chrysten maie saie in tyme of aduersitie 26. ¶ A prayer of Hieremie in the daye of trouble and in the destruction of Hierusalem 27. ¶ The praier of Susanna when she was in daunger to be rauished of the twoo elders 28 ¶ An other prayer that she made when she should haue been ledde to death 28. ¶ The praier of Ionas whē he was as yet in the fishes bely 28. ¶ The prayer of Iudas Machabeus when he should encountre with his enemies 29. ¶ The praier of the preestes against the tiraunt that he might not prospere against the holynes of God 29. ¶ The prayer of Nehemias and the préestes for the people oppressed of the Heathen 30. ¶ The prayer of Eleazar when he was drawen to execucion and redye to dye 30. ¶ Thākesgeuinges and prayses vnto GOD of the Fathers ¶ The song of Moses and the children of Israell for their deliueraunce from Pharao 31. ¶ The forme of blessyng the childrē of Israell 32. ¶ Anna thankyng the LORDE of his benefite on this maner singeth to God 32. ¶ For the benefites receiued at gods hande the prayer of Dauid 33. ¶ A song that Dauid song vnto the Lorde in the daie that the Lorde deliuered hym oute of the hande of his enemies 35. ¶ A blessyng of Tobias the elder wherewith he blessed the Lorde in the ende of his life 37. ¶ The thankesgeuyng and song of Iudith for victorie and for the deliuery of the countree from their enemyes 38. ¶ The blessyng of Seraphin 39. ¶ Thankynges 39. ¶ An other of the same 40. ¶ A blessyng with an admiracion of the meruelous counsailles of god 40 ¶ The songe of thankesgeuynge of Mary the virgyn 41. ¶ The prophesie and geuyng of thākes of Zatharie 41.