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A14186	The whole booke of Psalmes collected into English meter by Thom. Sternh., Iohn Hopkins, W. Whittingham and others, conferred with the Ebrue with apt notes to singe them withall ; set forth and allowed to be song in all churches, of all the people together before and after mornyng and euenyng prayer, as also before and after sermons, and moreouer in priuate houses for their godly solace and co[m]fort, laying apart all vngodly songes and balades, which tend onely to the nourishyng of vice, and corruptyng of youth.; Whole book of psalms. 1578	Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.; Whittingham, William, d. 1579.	1578 (1578)	STC 2450.5	159,067	104

they care or feare no whit verse 5 A wicked worke haue they decreed in counsell thus they cry To vse deceit let vs not dread what who can it espye verse 6 What waye● to hurt they talke and mus● all tymes within their hart They all consult what feates to vse ech doth inuent his part verse 7 But yet all this shall not auaile when they think least vpon God with his dart shall sure assaile and wound them euery one verse 8 Their craftes and their ill tongues withall shall worke themselues such blame That they which then behold their fall shall wonder at the fame verse 9 Then all that see shall know right well that God the thing hath wrought And prayse his witty workes and tell what he to passe hath brought verse 10 Yet shall the iust in God reioyce still trusting in his might So shall they ioy with minde and voyce whose hart is pure and right To decet hymnus Psal. Lxv. I.H. Sing this as the xxx Psalme THy prayse alone O Lord doth raigne in Sion thine owen hill Their vowes to thee they do maintaine and their behestes fulfill verse 2 For that thou doest their prayer heare and doest thereto agree The people all both farre and neare with trust shall come to thee verse 3 Our wie●ed life so farre exce●des that we should fall therein But Lord forgeue our great misdeedes and purg● vs from our sinne verse 4 The m●n is blest whom thou doest chuse within thy court to dwell Thy house and temple he shall vse with pleasures that excell verse 5 Of thy great iustice heare vs God our health of thee doth rise The hope of all the earth abroad and the Sea coastes likewise verse 6 With strength thou art beset about and compast with thy power Thou makest the mountaines strong and stout to stand in euery shower verse 7 The swelling Seas thou doest asswage and mak● their streames full still Thou doest ref●●yne the peoples rage and rule them at thy will. verse 8 The 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 full farre on earth shall dread thy signes to see Which morne and euen in great myrth do passe with prayse to thee verse 9 When that the earth is chopt and dry ●and thirsteth more and more Then with thy drops thou do●st apply a●d much increase her store verse 10 The ●oud of God doth ouerflow and so doth cause to spring The foode and corne which men do sow for he doth guide the thing verse 11 With wete thou doest her furrowes fill whereby her cloudes do fall Thy drops to her thou do 〈◊〉 and blesse her fruite withall verse 12 Thou deckest the cart● of thy good grace with sayre and pleasaunt crop Thy cloudes distill their dew apace great plenty they do drop verse 13 Whereby the desert shall begin full great increase to bryng The little hilles shall ioy therein much fruite in them shall spring verse 14 In places playne the flocke shall feede and couer all the earth The vallies with corne shall so exceede that men shall sing for myrth Iubilate Deo. Psal. Lxvi T.S. ¶ Sing this as the xviij Psalme YE men on earth in God reioyce with prayse set forth his name Extoll his might with hart and voyce geue glory to the same verse 2 How wonderfull O Lord say ye in all thy workes thou art Thy foes for feare doe seeke to thee full sore agaynst their ha●t verse 3 All men that dwell the earth throughout do prayse the name of God The laud thereof the world about is she●●ed and set abroad verse 4 All folke come forth behold and see what thinges the Lord hath wrought Marke well the wondrous workes that he for man to passe hath brought verse 5 He layd the Sea like heapes on hye therein a way they had On foote to passe both fayre and drye wherof their hartes were glad verse 6 His might doth rule the world alway his eyes all thinges behold All such as would him disobey by him shal be controld verse 7 Ye people geue vnto our God due laud and thankes alwayes With ioyfull voyce declare abroad and sing vnto his prayse verse 8 Which doth endue our soule with lyfe and it preserue withall He stayeth our feete so that no strife can make vs slip or fall verse 9 The Lord doth proue our deedes with fire if that they will abide As workemen doe when they desire to haue their mettals tride verse 10 Although thou suffer vs so long in prison to be cast ▪ And there with chaynes and fetters strong to lye in bondage fast The second part verse 11 Although I say thou suffer men on vs to tyde and raigne Though we through fire and water ren of very grief and payne verse 12 Yet sure thou doest of thy good grace dispose it to the best And bryng vs out into a place to liue in wealth and rest verse 13 Vnto thy house resort will I to offer and to pray And there I will my selfe apply my vowes to thee to pay verse 14 The vowes that with my mouth I spake in all my grief and smart The vowes I say which I did make in dolor of my hart verse 15 Burnt offring I will geue to thee of Oxen fat and Rammes No other sacrifice shal be of Bullockes Goates and Lambes verse 16 Come forth and harken ●ere full soone all ye that feare the Lord What he for my poore soule hath done to you I will record verse 17 Full oft I call vpon his grace this mouth to him doth cry And thou my tongue make speede apace to prayse him by and by verse 18 But if I feele my hart within in wicked workes reioyce Or if I haue delight to sinne God will not heare my voyce verse 19 But surely God my voyce hath heard and what I do require My prayer he doth well regard and graunteth my desire verse 20 All prayse to him that hath not put nor cast me out of mynde Nor yet his mercy from me shut which I do euer finde Deus misereatur Psal. Lxvii I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxx Psalme HAue mercy on vs Lord and gra●nt to vs thy grace To shew to vs do thou accord the brightnes of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all the nations on a row may see thy sauing health verse 3 Let all the world O God geue prayse vnto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all reioyce with mirth For thou with truth and right doest guide the nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God geue prayse vnto thy name Oh let thy people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of finite shall fall And then our God the God of peace shall blesse vs eke withall God shall vs blesse I say and then both farre and neare The folke throughout the

firme his feare is past For he shall see his foes downe cast verse 8 He did well for the poore prouide His righteousnes doth still remaine And his estate with prayse abide Though that the wicked men disdavne Yea guash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal. Cxiii W.K. YE childrē which do serue the Lord prayse ye his name with one accord Yea blessed be alwayes his name ▪ who from the 〈◊〉 of the sunde till it re turne where it begun is to be praysed with great fanic The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory we may count aboue the heauens hye to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellinges in the heauens are of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himselfe we know Thinges to behold both here below And also in heauen aboue verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poore which helpe none saw His onely mercy did him moue verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great fame The barren he doth make to beare And with great ioy her fruite to reare Therefore prays● ye his holy name In exitu Israel psal Cxiiii W. K. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvii Psalme WHen Israell by Gods addres from Pharaos land was bent And Iacobs house the straungers left and in the same trayne went. verse 2 In Iuda God his glory shewed his holynes most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdome power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and sodenly as all amasd did flee The roaring streames of Iordans floud reculed backwardly verse 4 As Rams afrayd the mountaynes skipt their strength did them forsake And as the seely tremo●ing Lambes their tops did beate and shake verse 5 What ayld thee Sea as all amasd so sodenly to flee Ye rowling wau●● of Iordans floude why ran ye backwardly ▪ verse 6 Why shooke ye hills as Rams afrayd why did you● strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling Lambe● for feare qui●er and quake verse 7 O earth confesse thy soueraygn● Lord and d●ead his mighty hand Before the face of Iacobs God feare ye b●th Sea and land verse 8 I meane the ●ind which from hard rockes doth cause maine ●oudes appeare And from the stony flint doth make gush out the fountaynes cleare Non nobis Domine Psal. Cxv. N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix psalme NOt vnto vs Lord not to vs but to thy name geue prayse Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee alwayes verse 2 Why shall the heathen scorners say where is their Lord become verse 3 Our God in heauen is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their Idols siluer art and gold worke of mens handes they be verse 5 They haue a mouth and do not speake and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they haue eares ioynd to their head●● and do not heare at all And noses eke they formed haue and do not smell withall verse 7 And handes they haue and handle not and feete and doe not goe A throate they haue and through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them be like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israell trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that feare the Lord their helpe and shield is he verse 12 The Lod hath mindfull b●ne of vs and will vs blesse also Ou Israels and Aarons house his blessing he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord doth blesse them all Euen he shall blesse them euery one the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the louing Lord will multiply his gra●e To you I say the louing Lord shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord euen of the Lord I say Which both the heauen and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heauens yea the heauens hye belong vnto the Lord The earth vnto the sonnes of men he gaue of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with prayse set forth the Lordes renowne Nor any that into the place of silence do go downe verse 18 But we will prayse the Lord our God from henceforth and for aye Sound ye the prayses of the Lord prayse ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam psal Cxvi N. ¶ Sing this as the Cxix Psalme I Loue the Lord because my voyce and praye● heard hath he verse 2 When in my dayes I called on him he bowed his eare to me verse 3 Euen when the snares of cruell death about beset me round When paynes of hell me caught and whe● I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Vpon the name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliuer thou my soule O Lord I do thee humbly pray verse 5 The Lord is very mercifull and iust he is also And in our God compassion doth plentifully flow verse 6 The Lord in safety doth preseru● all those that simple be I was in wofull misery and he relie●ed me verse 7 And now my soule sith thou art safe returne vnto thy rest For largely ●o the Lord to thee his bountye hath exprest verse 8 Because thou hast deliuered my soule from deadly thr●●l My moysted even from mornefull teares my sliding foote from fall verse 9 Before the Lord I in the land of lyfe will walke therefore verse 10 I did beleue therefore I spake for I was troubled sore verse 11 I sayd in my distresse and feare that all men lyers be verse 12 What shall I pay the Lord for all his benefites to me verse 13 The wholesome cup of sauing health I thankefully will take And on the Lordes name I will call when I my prayer make verse 14 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all his peoples sight verse 15 Right deare and precious in his sight the Lord doth aye esteme The death of all his holy ones ▪ what euer man do deeme verse 16 Thy seruaunt Lord thy seruaunt loe I do my selfe confes Sonne of thy handmayd thou hast broke the bondes of my distresse verse 17 And I will offer vp to thee a sacrifice of prayse And I will call vpon the name of God the Lord alwayes verse 18 I to the Lord will pay the vowes that I haue him behight Yea euen at this present tyme in all the peoples sight verse 19 Yea in the courtes of Gods owne house and in the midst of thee O thou Ierusalem I say wherefore the Lord prayse ye Laudate Dominum psal Cxvii N. ¶ Sing this as the xcv Psalme O All ye nations of the world prayse ye the Lord alwayes And all

steede of Parentes left O Queene the chaunge so standes Thou shalt haue sennes whom thou mayest 〈◊〉 as Princes in all landes verse 18 Wherfore thy holy name all ages shall record The people shall gene thankes to thee for euermore O Lord. Deus noster psal xivi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xl●● Psalme THe Lord is our defence and ay●e the 〈…〉 whereby we stand When we with we are much dismayd he is our helpe at hand verse 2 Though the earth remoue we will not seare though hils so high and steep ▪ Be thrust and hurled here and there within the sea so deepe verse 3 No though the waues do rage so sore that all the baukes it spills ▪ And though it ouerflow the shore and bea●e downe mighty hills verse 4 For one fayre floud doth spread abroad● his pleasaunt streames apace To freshe the Citie of our God and wash his holy place verse 5 In midst of her the Lord doth dwell she can no whit decay All thinges agaynst her that rebell the Lord will truely stay verse 6 The heathens flocke the kingdomes feare the people make a noyse The earth doth melt and not appeare when God puts forth his voyce verse 7 The Lord of hostes doth take our part to vs he hath an eye Our hope of health with all our hart on Iacobs God doth lye verse 8 Come heare and see with minde and thought the working of our God What wonders he himselfe hath wrought throughout the earth abroad verse 9 By him all warres are husnt and gone which countries did conspire Their bow● he brake and speares ech one their charets brent with fire verse 10 Leaue of therefore sayth he and know I am a God most stout Among the heathen high and low and all the earth throughout verse 11 The Lord of hostes doth vs defend he is our strength and 〈◊〉 On Iacobs God we do depend and on his mighty power Omnes gentes Psal. xlvii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlvi Psalme YE people all in one accord clap handes and eke reioyce Be glad and sing vnto the Lord with sweete and pleasaunt voyce verse 2 For hye the Lord and dreadfull is with wonders manifold A mighty kyng he is truly in all the earth extold verse 3 The people shall he make to be vnto our bondage thrall And vnderneath our feete he shall the nations make to fall verse 4 For vs the heritage he chose which we possesse alone The flouring worship of Iacob his welbeloued one verse 5 Our God ascended vp on hye with ioy and pleasaunt noyce The Lord goeth vp aboue the sky with trompets royall voyce verse 6 Sing prayses to our God sing prays●● sing prayses to our kyng For God is kyng of all the earth all skilfull prayses sing verse 7 God on the Heathen raignes and sits vpon his holy throne verse 8 The Princes of the people haue them ioyned euery one To Abrams people For our God which is exalted hye Vs with a buckler doth defend on earth continually Magnus Dominus psal xlviii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xlvi Psalme GReat is the Lord and with great prayse to be aduaunced still Within the Citie of our Lord vpon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Sion is a pleasaunt place it gladdeth all the land The Citie of the mighty king on her North side doth stand verse 3 Within the pallaces therof God is a refuge knowen For loe the kynges were gathered and together eke were gone verse 4 But when they did behold it so they wondred and they were Astonied much and sodenly were driuen backe with feare verse 5 Great terror there on them did fall for very wo they cry As doth a woman when she shall go trauaile by and by verse 6 As thou with easterne windes the ships vpon the Sea doost breake So they were stayd and euen as we heard our fathers speake verse 7 So in the Citie of the Lord we saw as it was told Yea in the Citie which our Lord for euer will vphold verse 8 O Lord we wayte and do attend on thy good helpe and grace For which we do all tymes attend within thy holy place verse 9 O Lord accordyng to thy name for euer is thy prayse And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousnes alwayes Let for thy iudgementes Sion mount fulfilled be with ioyes And eke of Iuda graunt O Lord the daughter to reioyce verse 10 Goe walke about all Sion hill yea round about her goe And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 11 And marke ye well her bulwarkes all behold her towers there That ye may tell thereof to them that after shall be heare verse 12 For this God is our God our God for euermore is he Yea and vnto the death also our guider shall he be Audite haec omnes psal xlix T. S. Sing this as the xlv Psalme ALl people harken and geue eare to that that I shall tell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poore that in the world do dwell verse 3 For why my mouth shall make discourse of many thinges rightwise In vnderstanding shall my hart his study exercise verse 4 I will incline mine eare to know the parable so darke ▪ And open all my doubtfull speach in meerer on my harpe verse 5 Why should I feare afflictions or any carefull toyle Or els my foes which at my heeles are prest my lyfe to spoyle verse 6 For as for such as riches haue wherein their trust is most And they which of their treasures great themselues do brag and boast verse 7 There is not one of them that can his brothers death redeeme Or that can geue a price to God sufficient for him verse 8 It is to great a price to pay none can thereto attaine verse 9 Or that he might his lyfe prolong or not in graue remaine verse 10 They see wise men as well as fooles subiect vnto deaths handes And being dead stranngers possesse their goodes their rentes their landes verse 11 Their care is to build houses fayre and so determine sure To make their name right great in earth for euer to endure verse 12 Yet shall no man alwayes enioy high honor wealth and rest But shall at length tast of deaths cup as well as the brute beast The second part verse 13 And though they try their foolish thoughtes to be most leud and vaine Their children yet approue their talke and in lyke sinne remaine verse 14 As sheepe into the fold are brought so shall they into graue Death shall them eate and in that day the iust shall Lordship haue Their image and their royall port shall fade and quite decay When as from house to pit they passe with woe and weale away verse 15 But God will surely preserue me from death and endles payne ▪ Because he will of his good grace my soule receaue agayne verse 16 If any man waxe wondrous rich feare not I say

twenty yeares they did me greeue and I to them did say They erre in hart and not beleue they haue not knowen my way verse 11 Wherfore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should neuer tread the path to enter to my rest Cantate Domino psal xcvi I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme SIng ye with prayse vnto the Lord new songes of ioy and myrth Sing vnto him with one accord all people on the earth verse 2 Yea sing vnto the Lord I say prayse ye his holy name Declare and shew from day to day saluation by the same verse 3 Among the Heathen eke declare his honor round about To shew his wonders do not spare in all the world throughout ▪ verse 4 For why the Lord is much of might and worthy prayse alicay And he is to be dread of right aboue all Gods I say verse 5 For all the Gods of Heathen folke are Idols that will ●ade But yet our God he is the Lord that hath the heauens made verse 6 All prayse and honor eke do dwell for aye before his face Both power and might likewise excell within his holy plate verse 7 Ascribe vnto the Lord alway ye people of the world All might and worshyp eke I say ascribe vnto the Lord. verse 8 Ascribe vnto the Lord also the glory of his name And eke into his courtes do goe with giftes vnto the same verse 9 Fall downe and worshyp ye the Lord within his temple bright Let all the people of the world be fearefull at his sight verse 10 Tell all the world be not agast the Lord doth raigne aboue Yea he hath set the earth so fast that it did neuer moue verse 11 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To iudge the nations euery one with equitie and right verse 12 The heauens shall great ioy begyn the earth shall eke reioyce The Sea with all that is therein shall shout and make a noyce verse 13 The field shall ioy and euery thyng that springeth on the earth The wood and euery tree shall sing with gladnes and with myrth verse 14 Before the presence of the Lord and commyng of his might When he s●all instly iudge the world and rule his folke with right Dominus regnauit psal xcvii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth e●igne whereat the earth may ioy with pleasaunt voyce And eke the Iles with ioyfull myrth may triumph and reioyce verse 2 Both cloudes and darknes eke do swell and round about him beate Yea right and iustice euer dwell and bide about his seate verse 3 Yea fire and heate at once do run and goe before his face Whi●h shall his foes and enemies burne abroad in euery place verse 4 His lightnynges eke full bright did blase and to the world appeare Whereat the earth did looke and gase with dread and deadly feare verse 5 The hils like waxe did melt in sight and presence of the Lord They fled before that rulers might which guideth all the world verse 6 The heauens eke declare and shew his iustice forth abroad That all the world may see and know the glory of our God. verse 7 Confusion sure shall come to such as worshyp Idols vayne And eke to those that glory much dum pictures to maintaine verse 8 For all the Idols of the world which they as Gods do call ▪ Shall ●eele the power of the Lord and downe to him shall fall verse 9 With ioy shall Syon heare this thyng and Iuda shall reioyce For at thy iudgementes they shall sing and make a pleasaunt noyce verse 10 That thou O Lord art set on ●ye in all the earth abroad And art exalted wondrously abo●e ech other God. verse 11 All ye that loue the Lord do this hate all thinges that are ill For he doth keepe the soules of his from such as would them spill verse 12 And light doth spryng vp to the iust with pleasure for his part Great ioy with gladnes myrth and lust to them of vpright hart verse 13 Ye righteous in the Lord reioyce his holynes proclayme Be thankefull eke with hart and voyce and myndefull of the same Cantate Domino psal xcviii I. H. ¶ Sing this as the lxxv●● Psalme O Sing ye now vnto the Lord a new and pleasaunt song For he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong verse 2 With his right hand full 〈◊〉 he doth his foes deuo●●● ▪ And get him selfe the victory with his owne arme and power verse 3 The Lord doth make the people know his sauyng health and might The Lord doth eke his iustice shew in all the Heathens sight verse 4 His grace and truth to Israell in mynde he doth record That all the earth hath seen right well the goodnes of the Lord ▪ verse 5 Be glad in him with ioyfull voyce all people of the earth ▪ Gene thankes to God sing and reioyce to him with ioy and myrth verse 6 Vpon the harpe vnto him sing geue thankes to him with Psalmes Reioyce before the Lord our kyng with trumpets and with shalmes verse 7 Yea let the Sea with all therein with ioy both roare and swell The earth likewise let it begyn with all that therein dwell verse 8 And let the floudes reioyce their fils and cl●p their handes apace And eke the mountaines and the hils before the Lord his face verse 9 For he shall come to iudge and try the world and euery wight And rule the people mightely with iustice and with right Dominus regnauit psal xcix I. H. Sing this as the lxxvij Psalme THe Lord doth raigne although at it the people rage full so●e Yea he on Cherubins doth s●t though all the world d●●ore verse 2 The Lord that doth in Syon dwell is high and wondrous great Aboue all Gods he doth excell and he aloft is set verse 3 Let all men prayse thy mighty name for it is fearefull s●re● ▪ And let the● magnifie the same that holy is and pure verse 4 The princely power of our kyng doth loue iudgement and right Thou rightly rulest e●ery thyng in Iacob through thy might verse 5 To prayse the Lord our God deuise all honor to him do ▪ Before his footestoole worshyp him for he is holy to verse 6 Moyses Aaron and Samuel as Priestes on him do call When they did pray he heard them well and gaue them aunswere all verse 7 Within the cloud to them he spake then did they labour still ▪ To keepe such lawes as he did make and pointed them vntill verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them heare and aunsweredst 〈…〉 verse 9 Thy mercy did on them appear● ▪ their 〈…〉 verse 10 O laude and prayse our God and Lo●d within his holy hill For why our God throughout the world is holy euer still Iubilat●●●● Psal. C. ALl people that on earth do dwell sing to ●●e Lord with cherefull voyce him

neede so vs defend That we may prayse thee world without end ¶ FINIS ❧ A forme of Prayers to be vsed euery Mornyng and Euenyng Morning Prayer ALmighty God and most mercifull Father 〈◊〉 doe not present our selues here before thy Maiestie trustyng in our owne merites or worthynes but to thy manifold mercies whiche hast promised to heare our Prayers and graunt our requestes which we shall make to thee in the name of thy beloued sonne Iesus Christ our Lord who hath also commanded vs to assemble our selues together in his name with full assuraunce that he will not onely be amongst y● but also be our Mediatour and aduocate towardes thy Maiestie that we may obtay ●e all thinges which shall seeme expedient to thy blessed will for our 〈◊〉 Therfore we beseech thee most mercifull Father to turne thy louing countenaunce towardes vs and 〈◊〉 not vnto vs our manifold sinnes and ofences whereby we ●ustly deserue thy wrath and sharpe punishment but rather recea●e vs to thy mercy for I●su● Christes sake accepting his death and passion as a iust recompence for all our offences in whom ●●ely thou art pleased and through whom thou canst not be offended with vs And seeing of thy great mercies we haue quietly passed this ●ight grau●●● heauenly father that we nay bestow this day wholy in thy seru●● so that all our thoughtes wordes and deeds may redound to the glory of thy name and good e●sample to all men who seeing our good worker may glorifie thee our heauenly father And for as much as of 〈◊〉 meere fauour and loue thou hast not onely created vs to thyne owne similitude and 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 hast chosen vs to be heyres with thy deare sonne Iesus Christ of that immortall kingdome which thou preparedst for vs before the begynning of the world we beseech thee to increase our faith and knowledge and to lighten our ha●●e● with thy also spirite that we may in the mean time liue in Godly cōuersation and integrity of life knowing that Idolaters Adulterers Couetous men 〈◊〉 our persons Dronkerdes Gl●●●● 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 shall not inherite the kingdome of god And because thou hast commaunded vs to pray one for an other we do● not onely make request O Lord for our selues and for them that thou hast already called to the true vnderstandyng of thy heauenly will but for all people and nations of the world 〈◊〉 as they know by thy wonderfull worke● that thou 〈◊〉 God ouer all so they may be instructed by thy holy spirite to 〈◊〉 in thee their onely 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 But for asmuch as they cannot be 〈…〉 heare nor can heare but by preachyng and none can preach except they be sent Therefore O Lord rayse vp faithfull dist●ibuters of thy misterie● who setting apar● all worldly respectes may both in their lyle and doctrine onely seeke thy glory Co●tr●ry●y confound Sathan Antichrist with al hirelinges whom thou hast already cast of into a reprobate sence● that they may not by sectes scismes heresies and errours disquiet thy little flocke And because O Lord we be fallen into the latter dayes and daungerous tymes wherin ignoraunce hath gotten the vpper hand and Sathā by his Ministers seeke by all meanes to quench the light of thy Gospell we beseech thee to maintaine thy cause agaynst those rauening Wolues and strengthen all thy seruauntes whom they keepe in prison and bondage Let not thy long sufferyng be an occasion either to encrease their tyranny or to discourage thy children neither yet let our sinnes and wickednes be a hinderannce to thy mercies but with speeile O Lord consider these great miseryes For thy people Israell many tymes by their sinnes prouoked thine anger and thou punishedst them by thy iust iudgement yet though their sinnes were neuer so greuous if they once returned from their iniquitie thou receiuedst them to mercy We therefore most wretched sinners bewayle our manifold sinnes and earnestly repent vs for our former wickednesse and vngodly behauiour towardes thee whereas we cannot of our selues purchase thy pardon yet we humbly beseech thee for Iesus Christes sake to shew thy mercies vppon vs and receiue vs agayne to thy fauour Graunt vs deare Father these our requeste● and all other thynges necessary for vs and thy whole Church accordyng to thy promise in Iesus Christ our lord In whos● name we beseech thee as he hath taught vs saying Our father c. Euening prayer O Lord God Father euerlastyng and full of pit●e we acknowledge and cōfesse that we be not worthy to lift vp our eyes to heauen much lesse to p●esent ourselues before thy Maiestie with confid●nce that thou wilt heare our prayers and graunt our request if we consider our owne deseruynges for our consciences do accuse vs and our sinnes witnesse agaynst vs and we know that thou art an vpright iudge which doest not i●stifie the sinners and wicked men but punishest the faultes of all such as transgresse thy comma●ndementes Yet most mercyfull Father since it hath pleased th●e to commaund vs to call on thee in all our troubles and aduersities promising euen then to helpe vs when we feele our selues as it were swallowed vp of death and desperation we vtterly renounc● all worldly confidence and flee to thy soue●aigne bounty as our onely stay and refuge beseeching thee not to call to remembraunce our manifold sinne and wickednesse whereby we continually prouoke thy wrath and indignatio● agaynst vs neither our negl●gence and vnkindnesse whiche haue neither worthely esteemed not in our liues sufficiently expressed the sweet● comfort of thy Gospell reueled vnto vs that rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ who by offeryng vp his body in sacrifice once for all hath made a sufficient recompence for all our sinnes Haue mercy therefore vpon vs O Lord and fo●geue vs our offences Teach vs by thy holy sprite that we may rightly wey them and earnestly repent for the same And so much the rather O Lord because that the reproba●e and such as thou hast forsaken can not prayse thee nor call vppon thy name but the repentyng hart the sorrowfull mynde the conscience oppressed ●●ungryng and thirstyng for thy grace shall euer set forth thy prayse and glory And albeit we he but worthes and dust yet thou art our creator and we be the worke of thy ha●des yea thou art our Father and we thy children thou art our shepheard and we thy ●ocke thou art our redeeme● and we the people whom thou hast bought thou ●art our God and we thine inheritannce Correct vs no● therfore in thine anger O Lord neither accordyng to our desertes punish vs ●ut mercyfully chastise vs with a fatherly affection than all the world may know that at what tyme soeuer a sinner doth repent him of his sinne from the bottome of his hart thou wilt put away his wickednes out of thy remembraunce as thou hast promised by thy holy Prophet Finally for asmuch as it hath pleased thee to make