Lyke the dew of Hermon which fel vpon the hyll of Sion For there the Lorde promysed his blessynge and lyfe for euermore Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The C.xxxiij Psalme Ecce nunc benedicite BEholde o prayse the Lorde all ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in the house of the Lorde in the house of our God O lyft vp your handes in the nyght to the sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The Lorde which made heauen and earth blesse the out of Sion Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ RemeÌ„ber not o Lorde the faultes ether of vs or of our parentes nether take thou veÌ„geauÌ„ce on oure synnes spare o Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud be neuermore angre with vs but mercyfully heare vs cryenge vnto the. And graunt also all the sayntes besely to pray for vs and vouchsafe mercyfully to heare vs by Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ The signification of thys worde Letany ¶ Mamercus Bysshoppe of Vienne what tyme that a terriblâ— earthquake fellin his prouynce Leo the fyrst then beynge bisshop of Rome caused the people to assemble to go togyther to a long Araye prayeng and callyng vpon God which thyng now we cal procession â–ª bycause we vse in the same to procede or go forth Here of it came that when any greuous plage was eyther sende by god among the people or any sodeyn chaunse of gladnesse chaunsed procession hath alwayes ben vsed somtyme to pacify gods wrath and somtyme to thanke him of his benefettes For this cause dyd Agapeâ—us bysshop of Rome fyrst institute that procession shulde be done euery sondaye throughout the yere and after him Gregory in the tyme of a common pestileÌ„ce caused more solempne ordre and syngynge to be vsed therin and ordeyned this seruyce called Letany which is a greke worde and as much in Englyssh to say as suplycacion or prayer wherof it hath taken his name bycause that in our generall processions and rogacion dayes prayer and supplycacion is made vnto God for the people and for al estates accordyng to the counsayle of Saynt Paule 1. Timothei ii and dyuers other examples of scriptures LOrde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. God the father of heauen haue mercy on vs. Goddes sonne redemer of the worlde Haue mercy on vs. God the holy goost Haue mercy on vs. Holy Trinite one God haue mercy on vs. Holy Mary vyrgyn and mother of God Praye for vs. Saynt Mychael praye for vs. Saynt Gabriel praye for vs. Saynt Raphael praye for vs. All holy angels and archangels praye for vs. All order of holy spretes praye for vs. Saynt Ihon baptiste praye for vs. All holy Patryarches Prophetes praye for vs. Saynt Peter praye for vs. Saynt Paule praye for vs. Saynt Andrewe praye for vs. Saynt Ihon praye for vs. Saynt Iames. praye for vs. Saynt Thomas praye for vs. Saynt Phylyp praye for vs. Saynt Iames. ☞ ☜ praye for vs. Saynt Matthewe praye for vs. Saynt Bartholome praye for vs. Saynt Symon praye for vs. Saynt Tathe praye for vs. Saynt Mathye praye for vs. Saynt Barnabe praye for vs. Saynt Marke praye for vs. Saynt Luke praye for vs. All holy Apostles and euangelistes praye for vs All holy disciples and innocentes praye for vs. Saynt Steuen praye for vs. Saynt Clement praye for vs. Saynt Timothe praye for vs. Saynt Dionise praye for vs. All holy martyrs praye for vs. All holy confessors praye for vs. Saynt Anne praye for vs. Saynt Elizabeth praye for vs. Saynt Mary Magdalene praye for vs. Saynt Martha praye for vs. All holy vyrgyns praye for vs. All holy sayntes praye for vs. Be mercyfull spare vs Lorde FroÌ„ all euell Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the waytes of the deuell Lorde delyuer vs. From endles dampnacion Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ imminet parel of our synne lorde delyuer vs. From the assaultes of deuels lorde delyuer vs. From the sprete of fornication lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the desyre of vayne glory lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ all vnclenes of body soule lorde delyuer vs. From wrath and hate and all euell wyll lorde delyuer vs. From vnclene thoughtes lorde delyuer vs. From blyndnes of harte lorde delyuer vs. From lyghtenynge and tempest lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ sodeyne vnprouyded death lord delyuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnacion lordr delyuer vs. By thy natiuite lorde delyuer vs. By thy circumcision lorde delyuer vs. By thy baptyme lorde delyuer vs. By thy fastynge lorde delyuer vs. By thy crosse and passion lorde delyuer vs. By thy precious death lorde delyuer vs. By thy glorious resurrccion lorde delyuer vs. By thy meruelous ascencion lorde delyuer vs. By the grace of thy holy goost lorde delyuer vs. In the houre of death lorde succoure vs. In the daye of iudgement lorde delyuer vs. We synners praye the to heare vs. That thou geue vs peace we pray the to heare vs That thy mercy and thy pytie maye euer preserue vs we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy church we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue peace concorde and victorye to oure kynge and princes we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe all our byshoppes and prelates in holy religion we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe al the congregacion of sayntes in thy holy seruice we praye the to heare vs. That thou preserue all ChristeÌ„ people which thou hast redemed wyth thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue all our benefactours euerlastyng benefytes we praye the heare vs. That thou wylt delyuer the soules of vs and oure parentes from eternall damnation we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to geue and preserue the frutes of the earth we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to cast vpon vs thy mercyfull eyes we praye the to heare vs. That thou do cause the obsequy of oure seruyce to be acceptable we praye the to heare vs. That thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heaueÌ„ly desyres we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captiue we praye the. That thou geue euerlastyng rest to al that beleue in the both quycke and dead we pray the to heare That thou vouchsafe to heare vs we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde heare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde spare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde
it is so commenly had in hande wyth the people whyche before was called the prymer because I suppose that it is the fyrste boke that the tender youth was instructed in And in thys prymer were conteyned a greate nomber of vnnecessary prayers and some very superstycyous but in especyall therein was the chefe suffrages that is to saye the matens wyth the houres euensonge wyth complene apoynted to be of oure Lady For thys cause so called as some vnlearned hathe bothe fayned and taughte that she shulde vse to saye it but howe false and folyshe thys is let the learned iudge but rather it was so called because that all the anthemes hymnes lessons responces chapters and collectes were thoughte to be of oure Lady yet were there many scriptures dystorted vnto oure Lady whyche in theyr owne natyue sence are nothynge mente of her but of Chryst the wysedome of the father As for an example at the fyrste howe the Chapter is in omnibus requiem quesiui wrytten Ecclesiastici xxiiii wyth the chapters of the houres and of complene For thys cause haue I thoughte it my bonde deute towardes Goddes true and syncere honoure to sette forthe suche a maner of prymer wherein myghte be no suche distorted scrypture or false honoure of that mooste immaculate mother of God least the youth shuld learnd to take such scriptures to be of our Lady whyche are of God and to geue such prayse to her as shulde onely be geuen to God but to knowe fyrste the true honoure of God and to knowe the honoure that belongeth to that blessed vyrgyne Mary and to the holy sayntes And for as much as the prymer is not had in hande of so many but all they ye euery ChristiaÌ„ is bouÌ„de fyrst to learne to lede a christian lyfe therfore haue I here in the proces of thys prymer in maner poynted and set forthe the true lyfe of a Christian that as ofte as he shall handell hys prymer he maye so ofteÌ„ learne and remember the true lyfe towarde God whych lyfe consysteth princypally and wholy in fayth in prayer and in good workes and these thre are not only taught in the thre lessons of Matens but al so in the thre partes of thys prymer so diuided For in the fyrste parte thou arte taught thynges of faythe where in thou haste the Symbole or Crede of Athanase the .xij. articles or Crede a lesson of eche of the foure euangelistes puttynge the in remembraunce of the faythe that thou arte bounde to haue to the gospels word of God In the seconde parte thou haste thynges concernyng prayer Fyrste the beades the pater noster and the salutacyon a prayer to be sayde in the mornynge grace afore dyner grace after dyner grace before supper grace after supper a prayer whan thou goeste to bedde a prologe to the Matens wyth the houres than the Matens and houres a prologe to euensonge Euensonge a prologe to Complene Complene Salue rex misericordie O bone Iesu Conditor celi the .xv. Does wyth they re prologe the seuen Psalmes wyth the prologe the Letany wyth the prologe a treatyse of the sacrament of the aulter wyth thre prayers the Dirige wyth his prologe In the thyrde parte thou haste thynges conceâ—nynge workes as the commaundementes set forthe at large wyth a declaracyon of the kyndes of workes these haue I set out both in Englysshe and Laten for the more parte to th ende that the deuoute for hys choyse maye reade whether he wyll But where there shall seme to the reader in the Psalmes ony dyfference betwene the Laten and Englysshe let the same remember that the Englyshe is accordaunte to the Hebraicall Psalter translated by saynt Ierome and the laten is the vsuall Psalter whyche in some places are not correspondent in all thynges and thus haue I ioyned them that such as delyteth in the Englysshe myghte haue the playner sentence and that the other that readeth the Laten shulde not thynke that we shulde brynge in ony strannge psalmony Moreouer where as the Psalmes and anthemes hymnes lessons whyche were ryghte good are nowe chaunged thys dyd I not that I shulde thynke them worthy of reieccyon other that I wolde be noted to be of suche rare and excellente iudgemente that I wolde correcte the vse of the church so longe continued but rather thys haue I enterprysed because that in the sayde anthemes hymnes and lessons are suche sentences and in the sayde psalmes is suche abscuryte and darkenes that the rude and the vnlearned which hath mooste the vse of suche kynde of bokes as thys is myghte not comprehende the misteryes of them and here by had the lesse deuotion hauynge therfore nowe psalmes anthemes lessons and hymnes of more playne senteÌ„ce they maye better vnderstande the same and in vnderstandynge shall haue more contemplacion and deuocion To auoyde prolixite whyche often tyme decayeth deuocion the greate nomber of memoryes of the sayntes vsed in the Matens of the whyche some doth playnly derogate the honoure of god is omytted I omytted also the greate nomber of sayntes commenly set forth in other prymers in the Letany not because that I wolde go aboute to teache here in the people that they shulde not praye to sayntes other that I do mystrust the holynes of the sayntes that are here omytted but that they accordynge to the kynges graces iniunction shuld haue the greater deuocion in the suffrages that followeth in the letany then in nombrynge so many sayntes In the Dirige set forthe in other prymers were made anthemes responses and lessons applyed for the deade whyche semed more to be lamentacions of the myserye of mans lyfe then the prayers for the deade I thoughte it conueniente to chaunge the same to declare by the thre fyrste lessons and responses the myserable state of maÌ„s lyfe by the seconde the condicion of the sepulture and by the thre last lessons to declare the resurrection generall that the deuoute reader encombred wyth the mysery of thys presente lyfe by faythe and hope of the laste resurreccyon myghte wyth the more paciens tollerate this iourney abydyng Christ the iudge of quycke and deade whyche lyueth and reygneth euerlastynge So be it ¶ The Symbole or Crede of the greate doctour Athanasius dayly rede in the churche WHo so euer wyll be saued before all thynges it is necessary that he holde the catholyke fayth Whych fayth but yf euery man wyll kepe whole and inuiolate wythoute doute he shall eternally peryshe This truely is the Catholyke fayth that we worshyp one God in trinite and the trinite in vnite Neyther confoundynge the persones Neyther seperatynge the substaunce The person of the father is one the person of the sonne another the person of the holy gost another But of the father of the sonne and of the holye gooste there is no diuinite equal glory to eternal maiestye Such as is the father suche is the sonne suche is the holy goost The father is vncreate the sonne vncreate the
¶ The Manuall of prayers or the prymer in Englyshe set out at lengthe whose contentes the reader by the prologe next after the Kalender shal sone perceaue and there in shall se brefly the order of the whole boke ¶ Set forth by Ihon late bysshoppe of Rochester at the cōmaundement of the ryght honorable Lorde Thomas Crūwel Lorde Priuie seale Vicegerent to the Kynges hyghnes ☞ The prayer of a ryghteous man c. Iacob 1. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ¶ Iohn late Bysshop of Rochester vnto the right honorable Thomas LOERE Crumwell Lorde Pryuye seale viceregent to the kynges hyghnes wyssheth and desyreth graet peace and helth in God the father by the holy Ghoste thorowe our LORDE Iesus Christ ALthough that the sōdry diners sortes of prymers my special good Lord singular frend here before set forth as wel in many thinges supersticions as derogatyue vnto the true honour of god might haue enforced and dyd in dede me to haue desyred a syncere correccion herein yet the feruent desyre that I perceyue in your lordeshyp to the true honour of God the vnite weale of the Christian cominalte hath much more as the prourrbe sayeth set the spurre vnto the hasty runner in maner compelled me to shewe som token of my dewe seruyce toward gods honour and towarde your fauourable goodnes in settynge forth this rude and symple worke as vnto whom your much and manyfolde fauour hath constrayned bound me next vnto almyghty god my souerayne Lorde the kyng to your prest assidious seruyce al my lyfe dayes And for as much as we haue of tyme in experience that a worke taketh no smale estimacion with the commen people both of the aucthor and specially of him vnto whom it is dedicated For this cause haue I this my rude and grosse enterpryse dedicated vnto your lordeshyppes name nod because I thought it to be so exquisite and of so exacte a iudgement as the learned wold desyre worthy of so wyse learned a patrone but rather commyttyng it to the most wysest iudgemēt of the kynges most sapient councell wherof ye are that yf so be it sholde seme vnto the same a thynge worthy or mete to be had in common vsage then by the iudgement of the same approued it myght the rather and with the more auidite be receyued of the peple yf not yet to be a tokē of my poore good wyl and desyre that I bare vnto such a thyng to be done of som other that are of more perfect iudgement and lyterature and also to be a token of the of fyce and seruyce that I owe vnto goddes syncere honour and to your lordeshyppes sauourable goodnes The prologe to the kalender THe straungenes of this Kalender gentle reader shall not moue the to meruayll very muche the cause ones knowen for the newe fashion her of hath a double commodite The one is brefnes for where the other kalender had a great nombre of sayntes without profyte to the vnlearned this hath but only such feastes which are kepte holy day and the Epistle and Gospell that are red in the Church on such holy dayes set forth in the kalender The second is that where the nōbre of sayntes were set there haue we appoynted wekely certayne places of the scripture which the churche doth vse to read at Matens that the reader maye know what scripture the Church doth vse thorow out the year and to study and vse the same This thē is the order of the kalender the dayes of the moneth are set in the myddes of the syde of the lefe and on the right hande are the sayntes dayes and directly on the other syde of the letter wheron the feastes fall are set the epistle and gospel of the feaste and so of all feastes of Sayntes As for example new yeares daye falleth on A the fyrst daye of the moneth on the one syde of A. is the name of the feast and of the other syde the Epistle and Gospell of the daye We haue also appoynted the Epistle and Gospell for euery sondaye but because that the sondaye falleth not vpon one letter alwaye we haue set in the voyde places of the kalender the names of the sondayes with theyr epistle and Gospell so that the reader maye knowe fyrste the name of the sondaye and seke in the kalender and then shal he fynd there the epistle Gospell ¶ An Almanacke for .xvij. yeares The date of the yeares Easter day Golden nombre Dominicall letter Lepe yeare M.D.xxxix vi Apryll i E  M.D.xl xviii Marche ii C D M.D.xii xvii Apryll iii B  M.D.xlii ix Apryll iiii A  M.D.xliii xxv Marche v G  M.D.xliiii xiii Apryll vi E F M.D.xlv v. Apryll vii D  M.D.xlvi xxv Apryl viii C  M.D.xlvii xviii Apryl ix B  M.D.xlviii viii Apryll x G A M.D.xlix xxi Apryll xi F  M.D.l vi Apryll xii E  M.D.li xxix Marche xiii D  M.D.lii xvii Apryll xiiii B C M.D.liii ii Apryll xv A  M.D.liiii xxiiii March xvi G  M.D.lv xiiii Apryll xvii F  KL Ianuary hath .xxxi. dayes The mone hath .xxx. dayes Newe yeares daye A For the Tit. ij And whan Luc. ij b On the sondaye within .viij. daye of Christmasse whan euer it fall Read the epistle to tit .ii. to Tim. c d And I saye Gala. iiij And hys Lu. ij e For the. Tit. ij When herode Mat. ij The epyphany f Esa lx When Iesus was bor Mat. ij g On the sondaye nexte after .xij. daye Rede the epistle to the Romaynes A Ryse vp Esa lx The next daye Io. i b On the seconde sondaye after .xij. daye I beseche Ro. xij And when he Lu. ij c Rede the epistle to the Corinthiās d On the .iij. sondaye yf ther fall so many Seynge we haue Rom. xij e f And the thyrde Ioh. ij Rede the .ij to the Cor. g On the .iiij. sonday yf ther fall so many betwene .xij. day goynge out of ma. A Reade this weke to the Ga. the .i to Timo. b Be not wyse in your Rom. xiiij c When Iesus was Mat. viij d On the .v. sonday yf ther be so many betwene Septuagesima and .xij. daye e Rede the ephe Phi. f Owe nothynge Rom. xv g And he entred Mar. iiij Rede to the Thessalo to the Col A On the .vi. sondaye yf ther be so many betwene twelfe tyde septuagesima b c Now therfore as electe i. Col. iij On thys sōdaye the churche begynneth to red the scriptur in order d The kyngdom of heauen is Mat. xiij e  f On the sondaye when maryage goeth out g A Perceaue ye not how that i. Cor. ix b For the kyngdome of heauen Mat. xx  c  KL February hath .xxviii. dayes The Mone hath .xxix. dayes On Candelmasse daye d Fast Malachy the thyrde chapter e Cādelmasse daye And when the tyme of theyr Luc. ij f On the
holy goost is vncreate The father is immesurable the sonne immesurable the holy goost immesurable The father is euerlastynge the sonne euerlastynge the holy goost euerlastynge And notwythstandynge there be not thre euerlastynge but one euerlastynge Euen as there be not thre vncreate not thre vnmesurable but one vncreate one vnmesurable In lyke maner is the father almyghty the sonne almyghty and the holy goost almyghty And yet be they not thre almyghtyes but one god almyghty So the father is god the sonne god the holy gost is god And yet be there not thre gods but one God So the father is the Lorde the sonne the Lorde the holy goost the Lorde And yet be they not thre Lordes but one Lorde For as we be compelled by the christian verytie to confesse seperatly euery one person to be God and Lorde So are we prohybyte by the Catholyke religion of Christes faythe to saye that there be thre goddes or thre Lordes The father is made of none neyther created nor gotten The sonne is from the father alone neyther made nor created but gotten The holy goost is from the father and the sonne neyther made created nor gotten but procedyng And so is there but one father not thre fathers one sonne not thre sonnes one holy goost not thre holy goostes And in this Trinite there is none before or after another nothyng more or lesse but al the thre personnes be coeterne and coequall to themselfe So that by all wayes as nowe it hath ben aboue sayde the Trinite in vnite and the vnite in trinite maye be worshypped He therfore that wyll be saued let hym vnderstande thys of the Trinite But it is necessary vnto euerlastynge helth that euery Christian beleue also faythfully the incarnacion of our Lorde Iesu Christ It is therfore the right fayth that we beleue and confesse that our Lorde Iesu Christe the sonne of God is God and man He is God by the substaunce of the father gotten before all worldes and he is man by the substauce of his mother borne in the worlde Perfecte God perfecte man beynge of a soule reasonable and of flesh humayne Equall to the father by his godhed lesse than the father by his manhed Which thoughe he be God and man yet is there not twayne but one Christe Truely he is one not by the tournyng of his godhed into manhed but by assumptynge of his manhed into godhed Beynge one to all ententes not by cofusion of substaunce but by vnite of person For as the reasonable soule and the fleshly body is or maketh one man so God and man is one Christe Whych suffred death for our saluacion descended to hell and rose fram death the thyrde daye Which ascended to heauens sytteth at the ryght hande of god the father almyghty frō thence shall he come to iudge the quycke and the deade At whose commynge all men muste ryse wyth theyr bodyes and shall geue accompte of they re owne propre dedes And they that haue done well shall go into euer lastynge lyfe they that haue done euell into euerlastynge fyre Thys is the catholyke fayth which excepte euery man faythfully and stedfastly do beleue he cā not be saued ¶ The Crede or the twelfe Artycles of the Christen saythe ¶ The fyrst artycle I Beleue in God the father almyghty maker of heauen and earth ¶ The seconde artycle And in Iesus Chryste hys onelye sonne oure Lorde ¶ The thyrde artycle Whych was conceaued by the holy gooste borne of the virgyn Mary ¶ The fourth artycle Suffred vnder Ponce Pylate was crucyfyed deade buryed and descended into hell ¶ The .v. artycle And the thyrd daye he arose agayne from death ¶ The .vi. article He ascended into heauē and sytteth on the ryght hande of God the father almyghty ¶ The .vii. artycle From thence he shall come to iudge the quycke and the deade ¶ The .viii. artycle I beleue in the holy goost ¶ The .ix. artycle The holy catholyke church ¶ The .x. article The communion of sayntes the forgyuenes of synnes ¶ The .xi. artycle The resurrection of the body ¶ The .xii. artycle And the lyfe euerlastynge So be it ¶ The Gospell of Saynt Matthewe Mencyonynge the incarnacion of Iesus Christ THe byrthe of Christe was on thys wyse When hys mother Mary was maryed to Ioseph before they came togyther she was found wyth chylde by the holy goost Then Ioseph her husbande beynge a perfecte mā and wolde not brynge her to shame but was mynded to put her away secretly Neuerthelesse whyle he thus thought beholde the aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto hym in a dreame sayenge Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe For that whyche is conceaued in her is of the holy goost She shall brynge forthe a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iesus For he shall saue his people from theyr synnes All thys was done to fulfyll that whych was spoken of the Lorde by the prophet sayenge Beholde a mayde shall be wyth chyld and shall brynge forth a sonne and they shall call hys name Emmanuell whyche is by interpretacion God wyth vs. Now whē Ioseph awoke out of slepe he dyd as the angell of the Lorde bad hym and toke hys wyfe vnto hym and knewe her not tyll she had brought forth her fyrst borne sonne and called his name Iesus ¶ A lesson of the Gospell of S. Ihon declarynge the passion of oure master Christ Ihon .xviii. WHan Iesus hadde spoken these wordes he wente forthe wyth hys discyples ouer the brouke Codron where was a garden into the whiche he entred with his disciples Iudas also whych betrayed hym knewe the place for Iesus often tymes resorted thyther wyth hys disciples Iudas than after that he hadde receyued a bonde of men and mynesters of the hyghe Prester and Pharyses came thyther wyth lanternes and fyre brandes and weapons Than Iesus knowynge all thynges that shulde come on hym wente for the and sayde vnto them Whome seke ye They answered hym Iesus of Nazareth Iesus sayde vnto them I am he Iudas also whyche betrayed hym stode wyth them But as sone as he hadde sayde vnto them I am he they went backwardes and fell to the grounde And he asked them agayne whome seke ye They sayde Iesus of Nazareth Iesus answered I sayde vnto you I am he Yf ye seke me let these go they re waye that the sayenge myght be fulfylled whych he spake Of them whyche thou gauest me haue I not lost one Symon Peter had a swearde and drewe it and smote the hyghe prestes seruaunte and cut of hys ryght eare The sernauntes name was Malchus Than sayde Iesus vnto Peter put vp thy swearde into hys shethe shall I not drynkc of the cup whych my father hathe gyuen me Than the company and the captayde and the ministers of the Iewes toke Iesus and boūde hym and led hym awaye to Anna fyrste for he was father lawe vnto Cayphas whyche was the hyghe preste that same yeare Cayphas
Ye waters al that are aboue heuē prayse the Lorde all the powers of the Lorde prayse ye the Lorde The sonne and the mone prayse ye the Lorde sterres of the fyrmament prayse ye the Lorde The rayne and the dewe prayse ye the Lorde all the wyndes of god prayse ye the Lorde Fyer and heate magnyfye ye the Lorde wynter and somer prayse ye the Lorde Dewes and ye hore frostes prayse ye the Lorde frost and colde prayse ye the Lorde Yse and snowe prayse ye the Lorde nyghtes and dayes prayse ye the Lorde Nyghtes and darkenesse prayse ye the lorde lyghtenynges and cloudes laude ye the lorde The earth mought prayse the lorde laude and extoll hym for euer Hylles and mountaynes prayse ye the Lorde al the spryngeth vpon the earth laude ye the Lorde Ye welles and sprynges prayse the Lorde sees and floudes prayse ye the Lorde Whalles and all that moueth in the waters prayse ye the Lorde all byrdes of the ayre prayse ye the lorde All beastes both wylde and tame prayse ye the lorde ye chyldren of men prayse ye the lorde Let Israell prayse the Lorde laude hym and extoll hym for euer Ye prestes of the Lorde prayse the lorde ye seruaūtes of the Lorde prayse ye the Lorder Ye spirites and soules of ryghteous mē prayse the Lorde ye holy and meke in herte prayse the Lord. Anania Azaria Mizaell prayse ye the Lorde laude and extoll hym for euer Blesse we the father the sonne wyth the holy goost prayse we hym and serue we hym for euermore Blessed art thou Lorde in the firmament of heauen thou arth prayse worthy glorious and magnifyed worlde without ende ¶ The C.xlviij psalme Laudate dominum de coelis PRayse ye the Lorde of heuens prayse ye hym in the hyghe place Prayse ye hym all his angels al his powers prayse ye hym Prayse ye hym sonne and moone all sterres and lyght prayse ye hym The hyghest of heuens prayse ye hym and the waters that are aboue the heauens let them prayse the Lordes name For by his worde all thynges were made by hys commaundementes all thynges were created He hathe stablysshed them euerlastynglye and in to the worlde of worldes he hathe set a lawe that shall not exspyre Prayse the Lorde ye draggons and all depenesses of the earth Fyre hale snow yse stormes of wyndes that do hys commaundement Mountaynes and all lytell hylles woode berynge fruyte and all ceder trees Bestes and all maner of cattell serpentes and fethered foules Kynges of the earth and al people prynces and al iudges of the earth Bachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the Lorde for the name of hym onely is exalted The knowlegyng of hym aboue heuen and earth and he hath exalted the horne of hys people Laude be vnto all his sayntes to the sonnes of Israell to the people approchynge vnto hym Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The Cxlix Psalme Cantate domino SYnge ye vnto the lorde a new songe praysed be he in the congregacion of Sayntes Let Israell reioyce in hym that made hym and let the sonnes of Syon tryumphe in theyr kynge Let them prayse his name with daunsyng let thē synge vnto hym wyth tympany and harpe For the Lorde is well pleased wyth hys people and hath exalted the lowly into saluacion Sayntes shall tryumphe in glory they shal make ioye in theyr chambers The prayses of God shal be in theyr mouthes and two edged swordes in theyr handes To do vengeans amongest nacions and correccions amongest the people To bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron For to execute on them the iudgement wrytten thys is glory vnto all his sayntes Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it c. ¶ The C.l. Psalme Laudate dominum in PRayse ye the Lord in his sayntes prayse him in the fyrmament of his power Prayse ye hym in his strēgth prayse ye hym accordynge to the almyghtynesse of his power Prayse ye hym wyth the sound of a trūpet prayse ye hym wyth rebekes and organnes Prayse ye hym wyth clary symballes well soundynge prayse ye hym wyth Symballes of swetenesse let euery sprete prayse the Lorde Glory be to the father and to the. c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The antheme ¶ Holy Mary moost pure of virgyns all Mother and doughter of the kynge celestyall So comforte vs in oure desolacion That by thy prayer and specyall meditacion We maye enioye the rewarde of the heauēly reygne And with Goddes electe there for to remayne ¶ To the Ephesyans the .ij. ¶ The Chapter ¶ By grace are we made safe through fayth and that not of oure owne selues for it is the gyfte of God and cometh not of workes lest yf ony man shulde boost hymselfe of his owne dedes Thankes be to God The hymne Laudetur deus PRaysed be the God omnipotent Which through his benygnitie His moost deare sonne hath to vs sent To dye for oure iniquite Conceyued he was by the holy goost And borne of a vyrgyn pure Thus the God of myghtes moost Abhorred not our nature And where we were ryght wretchedly Abiecte for our transgression In Christ are we set at lyberte By whom we haue redemption O vyrgyn Mary moost gracyous O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs That he after death be fauorable Glorye be to the Trinite The father the sonne and spirite lyuynge Whych arte one God and personnes thre To whom be prayse wythout endynge ¶ The versycle ¶ Praysed be the name of the Lorde ¶ The answere ¶ From thys tyme forth and for euermore ¶ The songe of Zachary the prophet Benedictus Dominus BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visyted and redemed his people He hath raysed vp an horne of saluacyon vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouthe of hys holy prophetes which were syns the worlde beganne That we shulde be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of them that hate vs. To fulfyll the mercy promysyd to our fathers to remember his holy testament To performe the othe whiche he sware to oure father Abraham that he wold gyue hymselfe to vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym wythout feare In holynes and ryghteousnesse before hym al the dayes of our lyfe And thou chylde shalt be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes To gyue knowlege of saluacion vnto hys people for remyssion of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our god by the which spryngynge from the hye hath vysyted vs. To gyue lyght to them that syt in the darkenesse and in the shadow of
death to gyue our fete into the waye of peace Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Christ moost mercyfull hath redemed vs let vs reioyce and alwayes geue thankes to God ¶ The versycie ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come vnto the. ¶ The prayer GOd almyghty and oure mercyfull father which hast so excedyngly loued vs thy chosen chyldren that thou woldest vouchesafe to gyue vs thy only and welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ our sauyour to suffre death for our synnes so that all that stedfastlye beleue in hym myghte not peryshe but haue lyfe euerlastynge we besech the for thy abundaunt mercy and for the inestimable loue which thou barest to thy sonne Christ our sauyour gyue vs of thy grace poure thy fauour into oure hartes that we maye beleue feale and knowe perfytely that thou only arte our God our father and to vs an almyghty helper delyuerer a sauyour from synne frō all the deuelysh powers of hell and of the worlde and from death and that by thy sonne our Lorde Iesu Christe So be it ¶ The memory of the holy goost ¶ The antheme ¶ Come holy spirite of God inspire thou the hertes of them that beleue in the and kyndle in them the fyre of thy loue ¶ The versycle ¶ Sēde forth thy spirite they shal be made new ¶ The answere ¶ For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God which hast instructed the hartes of the faythfull by the inspiracion of the holy goost graunt that we in thesame spyryte maye fauoure the truth and euermore reioyce in hys holy consolaciō By Christ our lord So be it ¶ A memory of the moost holy Trinite ¶ The antheme Delyuer vs saue vs iustify vs O blessed Trinite ¶ The versycle Blesse we the father the sonne with the holy gooste ¶ The answere Prayse we hym and exalte we hym euermore ¶ The prayer ALmyghty euerlastynge God which hast graunted to thy seruauntes thorow confession of the true fayth for to acknowlege the glorye of the eternall trinite and to honoure the one god in thy almyghty maiesty we besech the that through our stedfastnesse in the same fayth we maye be alwayes defended from all aduersytie which lyuest and reygnest one God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The antheme ¶ O glorious mother of God O perpetuall vyrgyn Mary which dyddest beare the Lord of al lordes and alone of all other dydest gyue sucke vnto the kynge of angels we beseche the of thy pytie to haue vs in remembraunce and to make intercession for vs vnto Christ that we beyng supported by his helpe maye come vnto the kyngdom of heauē ¶ The versycle O holy mother of God perpetuall vyrgyn Mary ¶ The answere Praye for vs vnto the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The prayer GRaunt we beseche the O Lorde God that thy seruauntes maye enioye contynuall helth of body and soule and throughe the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetuall virgyn that we maye be delyuered from thys present heuynes and to haue the fruycion of the eternall gladnesse By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of all sayntes ¶ The antheme ¶ All ye blessed sayntes and electe seruauntes of God haue vs in remembraunce before God that through the helpe of youre prayers it maye please hym vs to assocyate wyth you ¶ The versycle ¶ Reioyce in the Lorde you that be iustifyed ¶ The answere ¶ And be you all glad that in herte be rectifyed ¶ The prayer WE besech the good Lorde that thou beyng pleased with the prayer of all thyne holy sayntes wylt bothe graunt vs pardon of our defautes and gyue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Christe our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ HE that is the greate profounde sapience And diuine truth of the father on hye Which for mankynde of his benyuolēce Hymselfe hath made both God and man verely Was sold and bought by the Iewes trayterously And about mydnyght perturbed and taken And of hys disciples anone forsaken ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictiō ¶ The answere ¶ For thou redemest the world by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde Iesu Christe sonne of the lyuynge God set thy holy passion death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death and more ouer vouchesaufe to graunte vnto the lyuynge mercy grace to the deade pardon and reste to thy holy churche peace and concorde and to vs synners lyfe ioye euerlastynge whyche lyuest and reygneste God wyth the father and the holy goost worlde wythout ende So be it The glorious passyon of oure Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from fearfull heuynes and brynge vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of the compassion of our Lady ¶ The antheme HOly Mary of all godly women the godlyest Praye for vs of all holy women the holyest That he oure prayers accepte maye in good wyse Which of the was borne reygneth aboue the skyes By whose charite and mercyfull grace Our greuous synnes maye take no place ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God and virgyn perpetuall ¶ The answere ¶ Praye thou for vs to the Lorde celestiall ¶ The prayer HOly Lorde Iesu sonne of the moost swete vyrgyn Mary whych suffredest death for vs vpon a crosse shew vnto vs thy mercye and graunt vnto vs and vnto all that deuoutly haue in remembraunce the compassiō of thy moost holy mother by her prayer prosperous lyfe in thys present world and through thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come wherin thou doest reygne one god with the father the holy goost world with out ende So be it The glorious passion of a vyrgyns sonne Bryng vs to the blysse of the heuenly kyngdom So be it ¶ The pryme O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde COme holy goost O creatoure eternall In our myndes to make vysytacion And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Our hartes that be of thy creacion Remembre Lorde authour of saluacion That somtyme of a vyrgyne pure Wythout helpe of mans operacion Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature And as thou of thy clemēcy mere mercy specyal Aboue her desertes hast chosen amonge all other And toke her to such fauoure and grace supernal That thou woldest be her sonne and she to be thy mother So we besech the Christ moost tender Graunt that thy seruauntes with a deuout moode Maye oftymes swetely remember The effusion of thy precyous bloude O vyrgyne Mary moost
enioye contynuall helthe of body and soule and through the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetuall virgyn that we maye be delyuered from thys present heuynes and to haue the fruycion of the eternall gladnesse By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of all sayntes ¶ The antheme Al ye blessed sayntes and electe seruauntes of god haue vs in remēbraunce before God that through the helpe of your prayers it may please hym vs to assocyate wyth you ¶ The versycle ¶ Reioyce in the Lorde you that be iustifyed ¶ The answere ¶ And be you all glad that in herte be rectifyed ¶ The prayer WE beseche the good lorde that thou beynge pleased with the prayer of all thyne holy sayntes wylte both graunt vs pardon of our defautes and geue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christe THe dead corps of Christ that blessed man From the crosse was loused and takē awaye At euensonge tyme but alas where was thē Hys crowne of glory and hys great strēgth that day Full priuely within the godhed it laye Yet wolde he his cruell death suffre thus The true medicyne of lyfe to bryng to vs ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictiō ¶ The answere For thou redemest the world by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde God from God and lyght from lyghte which accordynge to the commaundement of the father dyddest vouchsafe to redeme mankynde wyth thyne owne bloude in the patible of the crosse we mekely besech the by the vertue power of so gloryous a passion that thou wylt not do vnto vs accordyng to our synnes but after thy mercy saue vs thy vnworthy seruaūtes thou also ryse vp to our helpe and be to vs the towre of strēgthe and the inexpugnable bukler of ryghteousnesse agayne the face of both corporal and spirituall enemye And also mercyfully delyuer vs frō all synne and payne of the same and from all aduersite of body and soule mercyfully defende vs which lyueste and reygnest one God worlde without ende So be it ¶ The glorious passion of our Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioye of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady HOly Mary praye to thy sonne The weke in spirite to encorage To socoure the myserable in theyr affliction To cōfort the sorowfull theyr sorowes to aswage And to his people abundantly Of his graces to geue and his verite to the clergye to preach incessantly And to women the to followe with humilite ¶ The versycle Holy mother of God make thy peticion ¶ The answere That we maye obtayne Christes promyssion ¶ The prayer O Lorde God omnipotent extende thy mercye on vs and graunt that we whych maketh a memoryal of thy sonne and his mother may haue alwayes the mynde to follow them in thys present lyfe after to come to the lyfe euerlastyng by Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ The gloryous passion of a vyrgyns sonne Brynge vs to the blysse of the fathers kyngdom So be it ¶ What is ment by thys worde Complyne ¶ Thys worde complyn is no more to say but an accomplishement or fulfyllynge And for so muche as of all the seruyces that are dayly done in the churche this is the last therfore it is called complyne as who shulde saye that in the same all the holye seruice of the daye is fullye complete and ended COnuerte vs O God our sauyoure And turne thy wrath away frō vs. O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ O Lorde c. The .iiij. Psalme Cum inuocarem exaudiuit HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnesse thou that confortest me in my trouble Haue mecy vpon me and herken to my prayer O ye sonnes of mē how longe wyll ye blaspheme my honoure why haue ye such pleasure in vanite and seke after lyes Knowe thys that the Lorde dealeth meruelously wyth his saynte and when I call vpon the Lorde he heareth me Be angry but synne not common wyth youre owne hertes vpon your beddes and remēbre your selues Offre the sacrifices of ryghteousnesse put your trust in the lorde ther be many that say who wyll do vs ony good Where as thou O Lorde hast shewed vs the lyght of thy countynaunce Thou reioysest myne hert though theyr increase be great both in corne and wyne Therfore wyl I laye me downe in peace and take my rest for thou Lorde onely settest me in a sure dwellynge Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The .xxx. Psalme In te domime speraui IN the o Lorde is my truste let me neuer be put to confusiō but delyuer me in thy ryghteousnesse Bowe downe thyne eare to me make hast to delyuer me be thou my stronge rocke and a house of defence that thou maye saue me For thou arte my stronge holde and my castell O be thou my guyde lede me for thy names sake Drawe my out of the nette that they haue layde preuely for me for thou art my defence Into thy handes I commende my spirite thou haste delyuered me O Lorde thou God of truth Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxiii Psalme Ecce nunc benedicite dominum BEholde O prayse the Lorde all ye seruaūtes of the Lorde ye that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde O lyfte vp youre handes in the nyghte vnto the sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The lorde that made heauen and earth blesse the out of Sion Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxvii psalme Confitebor tibi domine I Wyll geue thankes to the O Lorde with my whole herte euen before the goddes wyll I synge prayses vnto the. I wyl worshyppe towardes thy holy temple and prayse thy name Because of thy louynge kyndnesse and truthe for thou hast magnifyed thy worde accordynge vnto thy great name Whan I call vpon the heare thou me and endew my soule with much strength All the kynges of the earth shall prayse the o lorde when they heare the wordes of thy mouth Yee they shall synge in the wayes of the lorde that great is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lorde be hye yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym a farre of Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble yet shall I not feare for
soule of the gloryous vyrgyn and mother Mary to th ende it shuld be a mete habitacion for thy only begotten sonne graunt that we maye be saued from all instante euylles and eternall death throughe the inestimable merites of hym in the remembraunce of whose death we take ioye and comforte By the same Christ our Lorde So be it TO the holy and indiuisible trinite to the humanite of Iesu Christ crucifyed glory infinitly be geuē of euery creature world wythout ende So be it Blessed be the swete name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ the sonne of the glorious vyrgyn Mary for euermore And the soules of all true beleuers beynge departed through the mercy of God maye reste in peace So be it Praysynge be to God peace vnto the lyuyng and rest vnto the dead So be it ¶ Here after followeth a deuoute prayer vnto Iesus our sauioure O Bontefull Aesu O swete Iesu O Iesu the sonne of the pure virgyn Mary full of mercy and truth O swete Iesu after thy greate mercy haue pitie vpō me O benygne Iesu I praye the by the same precious bloude whych for vs myserable synners thou wast cōtent to shedde in the alter of the crosse that thou vousafe clene to auoyde all my wyckednesse and not to despyse me humbly thys requyrynge and vpon thy mooste holy name Iesus callynge Thys name Iesus is the name of helth What is Iesus but a sauyoure O good Iesus that hast me created and wyth thy precyous bloude redemed suffre me not to be dampned whō of nought thou hast made O good Iesu Christ let not my wyckednesse destroye me that thy almyghty goodnesse made and formed O good Iesu reknowlege that is thyne in me wype clene away that aleneth me frō the. O good Iesu whā tyme of mercy is haue mercy vpon me and destroye me not in tyme of thy terryble iudgemente O good Iesu though I wretched synner for my moost greuous offences haue by thy very iustice deserued eternall payne Yet I appell from thy very ryghteousnesse and stedfastly trust in thy inefiable mercy So that thou as mylde father and mercyfull Lorde wylte take pitye vpon me O good Iesu what profyte is in my bloude syth that I muste dyscende into eternal corruption Certaynly they that be dead shall not magnifye the nor lykewyse all they that go to hell O mooste mercyfull Iesu haue mercy vpon me O moost swete Iesu deliuer me O moost meke Iesu be vnto me synner fauourable O Iesu admytte me a wretched synner in to the nombre of thē that shal be saued O Iesu the helth of them that beleue in the haue mercye vpon me O Iesu the swete forgyuenes of all my synnes O Iesu the sonne of the pure vyrgyne Mary endue me wyth thy grace wysedome charite chastitie humilite yee and in all my aduersyties stedfast paciēs so that I may perfectly loue the and in the to reioyce and haue my only delyte in the worlde with out ende So be it ¶ The antheme O Glorious kynge whych amongest thy sayntes arte laudable and neuerthelesse ineffable thou art in vs Lorde thy holy name hath ben called vppon by vs therfore do not forsake vs Lorde God and in the daye of iudgement vousafe to bestowe vs amonge thy sayntes and electe o blessed kynge ¶ A prayer vnto Christ O Maker of heauen and erth kyng of kynges and Lorde of Lordes whiche of nothynge dyddest make me to thy ymage and lykenes and dyddest redeme me wyth thyne owne bloude whome I a synner am not worthy to name nether to call vpō humbly I desyre the and mekely praye the that gently thou beholde me thy wycked seruaunt and haue mercy on me whych haddest mercy on the woman of Canane and Mary Magdalene whych dyddest forgeue the publicane and the these that hanged on the crosse vnto the I cōfesse oh moost holy father my synnes whyche yf I wolde I can not hyd fro the. Haue mercye on me Christ for I wretch haue sore offēded the in pryde in couetous in glotony in lechery in vayn glory in hatred in enuy in adultery in thefte in lyenge in bacbytynge in sportynge in dyssolute and wanton laughynge in ydle wordes in hearynge in tastynge in touchynge in thynkynge in speakynge in workynge and in alwayes in whiche I afrayle mā and moost wretched synner myght synne my faulte my mooste greuous defaulte Therfore I moost hūbly pray besech thy gentelnes whych for my helth descended frō heauē which dyd holde vp Dauid he shuld not fal into synne Haue mercy on vs oh Christ which dyddeste forgeue Peter that dyd forsake ye. Thou art my creatoure my helper my maker my redemer my gouernour my father my lorde my god my king thou art my hope my trust my gouernyng my helpe my cōforte my strength my defence my redempcion my lyfe my helth my resurrection thou art my stedfastnes my refuge or so coure my lyght my desyre and my helpe I mooste humbly and hertly desyre and praye the helpe me defende me and make me stronge and comforte me make me stedfaste make me mery geue me lyghte and vysite me reuiue me agayne whyche am dead for I am thy makynge and thy worke Oh Lorde dispice me not I am thy seruaunt thy bonde man although euyll althoughe vnworthy and a synner But what soeuer I am whether I be good or bad I am euer thyn therfore to whome shal I flye excepte I flye vnto the If thou caste me of who shal or wyll receaue me yf thou dyspise and turne thy face from me who shall loke vpon me and recognise and knowlege me although vn worthy commynge to the for although I be vile and vnclene thou canst make me clene yf I be sick thou canst heale me Yf I be dead and buried thou canste reuyue me for thy mercy is much more thē my iniquyte thou canst forgiue me more than I can offende Therfore oh Lorde do not consyder nor haue respecte to the nombre of my synnes but accordynge to the greatnesse of thy mercy forgeue me and haue mercy on me moost wretched synner Saye vnto my soule I am thy helth which saydest I wyll not the death of a synner but rather that he lyue and be conuerted Turne me oh Lorde to the and be not angry with me I praye the mooste meke father and for thy great mercy I moost hūbly besech the that thou brynge me to the blysse that neuer shall cease So be it ¶ The .xv. prayers called the xv Ooes ¶ The .xv. prayers followynge called commonly the .xv. Ooes are for forth in diuers laten prymers wyth goodly prynted prefaces promisynge to the sayers therof many thynges doth folyshe and false as the delyueraunce of xv soules out of purgatory with other lyke vanities yet are the prayers selfe right good vertuous yf they be sayde without any such supersticious trust or blynde confidence And for as much as these prayers are a goodly and godly meditacion of Christes passiō
haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade But delyuer vs. c. ¶ The versycle We haue offended with our father ¶ The answere We haue done wronge and commytted iniquetie ¶ The versycle Lorde do not with vs accordynge to our synnes ¶ The answere Nether rewarde thou vs after our vngodlynesse ¶ The versycle Lorde shewe vs thy mercye ¶ The answere And geue vs thy sauynge helthe ¶ The versycle And let thy mecy come vpon vs Lorde ¶ The answere Thy sauynge helth accordynge to thy promyse ¶ The versycle Lorde saue the Kynge and the realme ¶ The answere And heare vs in the daye where in we call vnto ye. ¶ The versycle Let thy prestes do on iustice ¶ The answere And let thy sayntes reioyce ¶ The versycle For oure brothers and systers ¶ The answere Saue O God thy seruauntes both men and wemen that trust in the. ¶ The versycle Let vs praye for all Christen people ¶ The answere Lorde saue thy people and blesse thyne heretage and rule them and exalte them euermore ¶ The versycle Lorde sende peace through thy vertue ¶ The answere And great abundaunce in euery countre ¶ The soules of all faythfull departed by the mercy of God let them rest in peace ¶ The versycle Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamoure ¶ For remyssion of synnes GOd to whom it is apropryed to be mercyfull euer and to spare take our prayer and and let thy pytiefull mercye assoyle them that are bonde wyth the chayne of synners By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For mercy LOrde we beseche the to shewe vnto vs thyn vnspekable mercy that thou both purge vs from all our synnes and mercyfullye delyuer vs from the payne that we deserue for the same By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the kynge LOrde God of hoostes kynge most myghty and stronge by whom kynges do reygne in whose handes are the hertes of all kynges Graunte vnto thy welbeloued seruaunt H. our kynge continuall helth of body and soule that his harte alwayes enclynynge to wholsome and godlye counsayles and the enemyes of the common welthe beynge vanquyshed we maye lōge inioye vnder him perpetuall peace and brotherly concorde By Christ our Lorde So be it ALmighty eternal god which alone doest great wonders graūt vnto thy seruauntes the bysshoppes to al congregacions cōmytted vnto thē the sprete of grace that in the truth they maye please the powre out on thē the perpetuall dewe of thy benediction By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the people and all estates FOr thy pytie Lorde we besech the to louse the bandes of all our synnes through the prayer of the blessed glorious virgyn Mary wyth al thy sayntes kepe vs thy seruauntes oure kynge and all Christē people in al holynesse all that by kynred of bloude familiaritye confessiō or prayer be alyed vnto vs clense them Lorde of all vyces lyghte thē with vertues peace and helth geue vnto vs auoyde from vs all our enemyes as well visible as inuisible geue thy charyty to our frendes and to our enemyes expell all pestylence and famyne to all christē people quycke dead graunt lyfe endles rest By Christ our lorde So be it ¶ For Charytye O God which doste powre the gyftes of charytye into the hartes of the faytfull through grace of the holy gooste graunt vnto thy seruauntes both men and women for whō we praye vnto thy mercy helth of body and soule that they maye loue the wyth all theyr power and perform wyth al loue the thynges that be pleasyng to the. By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For peace O God from whome all holy desyres all good counsels and all iuste workes do procede gyue vnto vs the same peace which the worlde cannot geue that our hartes beynge obedyent to thy commaundementes and the feare of our enemyes takē awaye our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccion By Christ our Lorde ¶ For the soules departed GOd that arte creatoure and redemer of all faythfull people graunte vnto the soules of all true beleuers beynge deade remyssion of all theyr synnes that through deuoute prayers they maye attayne thy gracyous pardon which they haue alwaye desyred By Christ oure Lorde ☞ So be it ☜ * ¶ An instruction of the maner in hearynge of the Masse shewynge howe and to what intente it shulde be herde the whiche instruction I haue by occasion preuented with a declaracion to the instablyshmente of the Christen fayth concernynge the Sacramēt of as the aulter whyche is consecrated in the Masse THe order taken of me in thys prymer moost deare reader setteth here followynge certayne meditacions to be sayd at the sacrynge as we cal it of the masse in the masse tyme which masse is a consecracion of the body and bloude of Christ by the power of God workynge secretly in the wordes that are spoken of the prest and institute for a specyall memory of Christes passion set forth wyth certayne ceremonies and deuoute suffragies to the enkyndlynge and styryng vp of the deuocions or deuoute myndes not only of the prest but also of the hearers to the entent that they maye impende a dew honoure as concernynge theyr deuty to the same blessed sacrament And for as much as dyuers people dyuersly do heare it some for custome some by shame cōpelled some wyth smale deuocion some cōtented to heare and se what the prest doth thynketh it ynoughe to be present in the churche whyle it is a doyng but not so many as I wolde wyshe doth heare the same to the ende that Christe dyd ordeyne it to be done for And specyally a great sorte which is worst of all maketh this moste holy sacrament of no estimacion nor reuerence pernycyously affyrmynge that in that sacrament is not the presence of the body and bloude of Christe I haue thought it conuenyente and some what necessarye both to make a declaracyon to the deuoute readers of the fayth that belongeth to the same and also to geue instruccyon to what vse or purpose they shulde frequent the consecracyon and mynistracyon of it Whiche entrepryse gentle readers I take in hande not because thynke my selfe of such excellent iudgement and learnynge that I can exquysytely and suffycyently declare and satysfye the reader of the misteryes of so excellent and hygh sacrament but that onely I wolde shewe some token of my deuty to my euen Christen in the distribucion vnto hym of suche talent whyche God hath lente me And fyrst shall I reherse the scriptures whych the sacramentaries go aboute to enstablyshe theyr hereticall opinion as concernynge the body of Christ presence of the same sacrament declarynge such places of scripture that they haue chosen in theyr owne natyue sence the hereby may appere both that they distort the scripture for theyr singuler opyniō also that theyr opiniō
fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme I shall please the lorde in the region of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme Vo is me The C.xix Psalme Addominum cum WHan I am in trouble I cal vpon the Lorde and he hath herde me Delyuer my soule O Lorde from lyenge lyppes and from a deceytfull tonge What rewarde shal be geuen or done to the thou false tonge Euen myghty and sharpe arrowes with hote burnynge coles Wo is me that my banyshment endureth so lōge I dwell in the tabernacles of the sorowfull My soule hath longe dwelled amonge them that be enemyes vnto peace I laboured for peace but when I spake therof they prepared them to battayle ¶ The antheme Wo is me for that my banyshment is prologed The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes vnto the hylles from whence commeth my helpe My helpe commeth from the lorde which made heauen and earthe He shall not suffre thy fote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slomber To he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slomber which kepeth Israell The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euel the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore ¶ The antheme The Lorde kepeth the from all euell he kepeth euē thy soule ¶ The antheme Yf thou The C.xxix Psalme De profundis OVte of the depe called I vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare my voyce O let thyne eares consyder well the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou Lorde wylt be extreme to marke ouriui quities O Lorde who maye abyde it But there is mercy wyth the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abyden in his word my soule hath trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vntyll nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For which the Lorde ther is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell frō al his iniquities ¶ The antheme Yf thou lorde imputest mens synnes vnto them Lorde who shall abyde it ¶ The antheme The workes The C.xxxvii Psalme Confitebor tibi domine I Wyll geue thankes vnto the o lorde with my whole herte for thou hast hearde the wordes of my mouth euen before the goddes wyll I synge prayses vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holy temple and prayse thy name because of thy louynge kyndnes and truth for thou hast magnifyed thy worde accordynge vnto thy great name When I call vpon the heare thou me and endue my soule with much strength All the kynges of the earth shal prayse the o lorde whan they heare the wordes of thy mouth Yee they shal synge in the wayes of the lorde that greate is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lorde be hyghe yet hathe he respecte to the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym afarre of Though I walke in the myddeste of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of myne enemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shall make good for me yee thy mercy o Lorde endureth for euer despyse not then the worke of thyne owne handes ¶ The Antheme Lorde despyce not the workes of thyne handes ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I hearde a. ¶ The songe of blessed Mary Magnificat anima mea dominum MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauyoure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of hys hande mayden beholde now from hense forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hathe done to me greate thynges and blessed is his name And his mercy is alwayes on thē that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength with his arme he hathe scattered them that are proude in the imagynaciō of theyr hartes He hath put downe the myghty frō theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hungrye wyth good thynges and hath sent awaye the rych emptye He hath remembred mercy and hathe holpen hys seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to hys sede for euer ¶ The antheme ¶ I haue herde a voyce from heauen sayenge blessed be the deade whiche dye in the Lorde Lorde haue mercye on vs Christe haue mercye on vs Lorde haue mercye on vs. Our father The C.xlv Psalme Lauda anima PRayse the Lorde O my soule whyle I lyue wyll I prayse the lorde I wyl prayse the Lorde as longe as I shall remayne O put not your truste in princes nor in the chyldren of men for there is no helpe in them For when the breth of man goeth forthe he shall turne agayne to hys earth and so all his thoughtes peryshe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for hys helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God whych made heauen and earth the see and al that there in is Whiche kepeth his promyse for euer whyche helpeth them to ryght that suffre wrōge whych fedeth thy hongry The lorde louseth men out of preson the lorde geueth syght to the blynde The lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the lord loueth the ryghteous The lorde careth for the straungers he defendeth the fatherles and wedowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God O Syon is kynge for euermore and thorowe out all generacyons ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The Answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The versicle I trust to se the goodes of the lorde ¶ The answere In the lande of lyfe ¶ The versicle Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamour ¶ Let vs praye GOd to whom it is approbried to be mercyful euer and to spare be mercyfull to the soules of thy seruauntes of eche kynde and forgeue them all theyr synnes that they beynge lowsed frō the bondes of death maye ascende vnto lyfe O God the Lorde of pardon Graunte vnto the soule of N. thy seruaunte the yeares mynde of whose deathe we haue in remēbraunce a place of reste the blessed ful quyete and clerenesse of the lyghte O God whyche haste caused thy seruauntes in pontificall dignitie to be accompted amonge the prestes apostolyke Graunt we beseche the that they maye enioye in heauen the contynuall company of them whose office they dyd beare sometyme heare in earth O God the graunter of pardon and the louer of mans saluacion we besech thy mercy that thou wylt suffre the congregacion of our brothers and systers beynge departed oute of thys worlde through the intercession of blessed Mary the vyrgyn and S. Michel tharchangell and all holy sayntes to come to the congregacion of euerlastynge
so euer ye wolde that men shulde do to you euen so do you to them To loue a mannes neyghbour as him selfe is a greater thynge than all burnt offrynges and sacrifices Be not ouercome with lustes for the care of this world and the deceytfulnesse of ryches choke the worde Paule Let your conuersacion be without couetousnes and be cōtent with that ye haue already Godlynes is ryches yf a man be content with that he hath For we brought nothynge into the world and it is a playne case that we cary nothyng out Whan we haue fode and rayment let vs therwith be cōtent They that wyl be rych fal into temptacion and snares and into many folyssh and noysome lustes which droune men in perdicion and destruccion For couetousnes is the rote of all euyll whiche whyle some lusted after they erred from the fayth and tangled themselues with many sorowes ¶ The .x. commaundementes compendiously extracted and brefely set forth accordyng to the forme of the last settynge forth i. Thou shalt haue none other goddes but me ii Thou shalt not take the name of the lorde god in vayne iii. Remembre that thou kepe holy the Sabboth daye iiii Honour thy father and mother v. Thou shalt do no murther vi Thou shalt not commit aduoutry vii Thou shalt not steale viii Thou shalt beare no false wytnes agaynst thy neyghbour ix Thou shalt not desyre thy neyghbours c. x. Thou shalt not desyre thy neyghbours wyfe nor his seruaunt nor his mayde c. THese are the wordes whiche euery christian ought both to knowe and to do and about this shuld a deuout mynd be busied and ocupied and not about vayne workes of our owne heades for the knowlege of the which we haue bē ryght ernestly intent and geuen diligence in these commaundementes of God neglected which wolde of vs not to be forgoten but alwayes had in harte as these sentences folowyng doth testyfy These wordes which I commaund the this daye shal be in thyne herte and thou shalt were them on thy chyldrē and shalt talke of them whā thou arte at home in thyn house and as thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thy hande And they shal be papers of remembraunce betwene thyne eyes and thou shalt wryte thē vpon the postes of thy house and vpon the gates Take hede and heare all these wordes which I cōmaund the that it maye go well with the and with thy chyldren after the for euer whan thou doest that which is good and right in the syght of the LORDE thy God ¶ Se thou do that which is right in the syght of the Lorde that thou mayst prospere Deut. vi ¶ Ye shall do after nothyng that ye do here this daye euery mā what semeth him good in his owne eyes But what so euer I cōmaunde you take hede ye do and put nothynge therto nor take ought therfrom Deut. xii ¶ Cursed be he that continueth not in al the wordes of this lawe to do them Deut. xxviii Christ yf ye loue me kepe my commaundementes Ioh. xiiii Christ Happy are they that heare the word of god and kepe it Whosoeuer kepeth the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynte he is gylty in all For he that sayde Thou shalt not commyt aduoutry sayd also Thou shalt not kyll They that feare the Lord kepe his commaundement Eccle. ii THe second state of workes is of mans tradicion which be with goddes wordes or at the lest not repugnaunt to goddes worde they are to be receyued as the prescription of certayne dayes to be kepte holy or to be fasted the lemytacion of certayne houres to be appoynted in the church for the people to praye certayne of ceremonies about the ministracions of the sacrament with suche other for the receyuynge of the which and suche other lyke S. Peter geueth vs counsell sayeng ▪ Submyt your selfe vnto all maner of ordinaunce of men for the Lordes sake for the ordinaunces of men accordyng to the cōdicion of men and the tyme are very expedient Wherfore Paule among the corinthians made many ordinaunces as that a mā shuld not praye or prophecy hauyng ony thyng vpon his heade and that no woman shuld praye or prophecy with an vncouered head That they shuld come to the suppers of the lorde in an ordre and that in the congregacion they shuld not all prophecye at ones but that one shuld prophecy after another that wyues shuld kepe sylence in the congregacion for it becometh not women to speake in the congregacion And for a conclusion he sayeth let all thynges be done honestly and in ordre yf then Paule made such tradicions among the Corinthians such maye be made amonge vs and as he made them to be obserued so ought this lawful ordinaunces to be obserued But as Paule dyd not commaunde thē to be obserued as workes of righteousnes but as comly ordinaūces as concernyng a poletyke ordre so ought the tradicions nowe receyued in the church to be obserued as cyuyle pollyces and not as workes of righteousnes Wherfore the supersticious holynes of many maye here well be noted which alwayes thought them selues very holy yf they obserued suche cyuyle ordinaunces the commaundementes of God neglected Was that not counted holynes euery sondaye to receyue holy breade fastyng was not he counted holy that wold fast euery sayntes euen and kepe the daye holy as they call it that is to put on the best garmentes be ydle al the daye or els geue themselfe to abhominacion Were not these more regarded or maye I saye be they not nowe better estemed then the commaundementes of God The fastynge dayes and holydayes be they not euery sondaye in the churche proclamed the commaundementes of god tyll these latter dayes not one daye spoken of for holydayes and fastyng dayes the people diligently enquired of theyr curates bycause they haue a fere of the breakyng of them but of the commaundementes of God they nothynge requyre because they regard not the transgression of them There is a great nombre that maketh great daunger to eate whyte meate in lente yet they make smale daunger to transgresse gods commaundement These thynges are not rehersed gentle reader to the intent that such tradicions shulde be vtterly contemned but to shewe the abuse how they are more estemed then the true holynes of an christen mans lyfe whyche is to be collocate in the fayth of Christ and the commaundementes of God but these were preferred before gods commaundementes in mās estimation yet playnly they are but trefels to thē in reputacion for as God is aboue man so is his cōmaundementes aboue the cōmaundemētes of men Regarde Gods commaundementes aboue all mans tradicions yet receaue and obserue mens tradycions that be lawfull but much more receaue and obserue fyrste Goddes commaundementes and then the lawfull tradycyons of the heades For Christe rebuked not the Pharyses because they dyd obserue