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A07390 An excellent and a right learned meditacion, compiled in two prayers most frutefull and necessary to be vsed and said of al ttue [sic] English men, in these daungerous daies of affliction, for the comfort and better stay of the christen co[n]science, bewailing the deserued plages of England. Bale, John, 1495-1563, attributed name. 1554 (1554) STC 17773; ESTC S112491 8,672 27

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thy mercyes sake O lord to withstād the truth to kepe her grace backe from the knowledge of thy gospel which is the onli rote wherof true faith sprīgeth no more than thou suffredest their aūciēt grandfather Elimas the Sorcerer to preuaile against Paule preaching to the prudent grouernor Sergius Paulus whom the said Elimas sought to turne away from the faith O lord open y e eies of the nobiliti of Englād strēgthē their harts with thy spirite of strength magnanimiti that thei become no more subiects to the proud popish prelates shameles shauelings the Angels of satā not be made their slaughtermen and sheadders of gyltles bloud as in times past in murtherīg thy prophets ministers so prouoke thy wrath vengeance to the vtter cōfusion of this English realm naciō ▪ whō thou hast adourned mercifulli blessed with so mani boū teous gyftes But as thou dyddest moue the harts of the princes nobiliti of Hierusalem to help deliuer Ieremithi prophet frō the handes of the prests which cried out vp ō him sought his death because he earnestlie sincerelie preached thi word euen so lord stir vp the har tes of our nobiliti magistrats that thei maie be vnfained fauourers of thy truth of the teachers therof and so to kepe their hands cleane frō innocent bloud Geue grace O Lord to the counsail of England that thei may faithfully fauour thi blessed Bible endue them with the spirit of thy counsail to occupie them selues in the studie therof according to the coūsaile of the most noble kyng Dauid Be ye learned you that iudge the earth so as they being our guydes gouernours mai serue the in feare trembling and apply their endeuours to gouerne according to thi rule and ordinaūce Put thi spirit of strength vertue boldnes ▪ sobrietie and loue O gracious Lord into the harts of the states of this realme aswel the nobilitie gentilmen as the cōmōs of the same that they al together agreeing in thi truth repenting them of theyr horrible sinnes wher with thei haue most greuously offended thi hie maiestie linking their hartes together in a vniforme concord peace christian loue of minde faithfully one to another hauing the alwaies before theireies beigaided with the most mighty protectiō of thi stretched out arme suffer not thi holi sacred word nor thi blessed most cōfortable sacraments after this lamentable sorte to be blasphemed banished awaye from vs by these bloudy Edomites shauen swarme of Sodomites the chaplaines of Baal our popish pestiferous prelates nor thy realme heritage of England Calise with the dominions and mēbers of the same to be deuoured ouertūned betraied nor brought to slauery or confusion through domestical or foraine cruell warre or by ambicious coulourable meanes of craftie confederacie subtil fetches rauenous desires or forceable power of vnnaturall forainers straunge nacions deuised or brought in by the sleighti enticements or traiterous conspiracie of popish prestes and their adherentes the enemies of thi glorious gospel vnder pretēce of honour frendshyp cōmon weale safegarde of the realme which haue the befor their eies ▪ but secretli mind or not regarde the daūger of subuersiō ruine of thi realme people of Englād for the aduaūcing settyng vp of their god Moasim in their abhominable idolatrous masses and other supersticious wykednes to the entent to restore Antichrist of Rome the deuils vicare vpon earth into hys pristine tirānous power estate here in England again to sit in the consciences of thi people his woūd whiche the stroke of thi mighti spirituall sword gaue him here among vs being healed again to make hauocke of thi chosen flocke whō thou boughtest with the price of thi deare sonne our onli sauiour Iesus Christes most precious heart bloude And although O Lord our froward necligēce our impenitent behaucour carnal disobediēce towards thi holy law haue caused the iustly to take the libertie fre vse therof awai from vs leaue vs ▪ to our selues in the sluttish swine tubbes and dirtie dregges of idolatrie supersticion and barborous ignoraunce Although our stubburnes wilful repyning against the gospel like gouernement and prudent procedings of our most learned merciful wife louing natural English christian soueraygne liege lord thi seruaūt Edward the .vi. late king gouernour of this realme deserueth an insolēt mocker an enemie of thi truth testament an vnnatural forainer a merciles oppressor to haue rule gouernment ouer vs al beit our couetous cloining beastlishe bribing extreme extorcioning deuylish deceiuing spightful spoyling rauenous robbing of our natural brethren coūtrimen iustly demerite the inuasion of bloudi tiraūts and proud straungers to spoile and strip vs of al that is our own house land goodes substaūce liberti although the adultrie fornication filthy whoremonging rude ribawdrye and lycencious life of vs Englishmē in abusing other mēs wiues defiling virginity might occasion the rauishing defilyng of our wiues daughters and maidens bi pocky papists forain fraikes lecherous epicures that cōtemne chast mariage puritye of life although our proude lokes our parcial parttaking and contempt of our poore brethren nedy neighbours albeit I say our petuerse persecutīg merciles murthering shameful sheading of innocēt bloud prouoke iust recōpence of tirānie murther bloudshed vpon vs by the hands of stout straūgers and braue souldiours generally although our manifold sinnes infidelitie wikednes haue vndoutedly earned deserued O Lord thi terrible curse vengeaunce ▪ for breaking of thy most sacred holi law and blessed cōmaundements to be poured vpon vs in town and in fielde vpon our bodies children vpon the frutes of our grounde our cataile and al that we haue yea though we deserue to be dryuen out of our natural countri and to be beaten downe slame of our enemies to be plaged withal the curses mencioned in the blessed boke of thi seuere law iustice as we euen from the bocome of our hartes confesse we haue don in dede yet O most gracious lord whose mercy is aboue al thy works hast promised by thi prophet that in what hour soeuer a sinner groneth repenteth him of his sinnes thou wilt gracioussi heare him remember his sinnes no more we thi miserable crea tures most humbly be sech thi fatherly goodnes mercy ▪ bi the merites of thi deare sōne our Lord Iesus Christ forgeue vs our wickednes forsake vs not leaue vs not as Orphanes cōfortles helples The holy ghost by thy seruant Dauid cōmaundeth vs to cal vpon the in the dai of our trouble assuring vs of remedi And is not this a time of trouble Are not these dayes daungerous daies Is not this a world wherin thi wrath doth plainly apear wherfore O lord be merciful vnto vs. Holde thy hand of blessing ouer thy real me
thy sonne Iesus Christ of his glory If thē this be a synne to stycke to the our God father to stycke to thy Christ our Lord alone sauiour perfect preest prophet bishop sacrifice propitiatiō propiciatorie and Medyatour thy holi spirit our doctour comfortour viuificatour expositour of thy word and thy written word gospel our only square rule and line to serue the by If it be a syn to preach this beleue this and after our callinges euery one of vs to confesse protest this then Lorde thou art a synner which commaundest and requirest this of vs. VVherfore awake O Lord our God sanctifie thy holye name whiche they blaspheme Stablishe and strengthen thy kyngdome which they disturbe in vs worke parfectly thy wyl which thei go about to hinder in vs and suffer not thy selfe to be troden vnder fote of them because of the greuousnes of our synnes for they O Lord do not punish in vs our synnes but they seke to suppresse and wholi to take away thy holye worde ▪ which doth worke in vs that thou shouldest not be trulye worshipped that thou myghtest haue no people to preach the beleue in the and confesse the. Oh vouchesafe therefore to heare mercifully and to graunt graciousli this our poore complaint deare father of mercy which hast bydden vs in our nede to cal vpon the and dost promise that thou wylt heare and helpe vs so that we shal praise thy name For Christes sake therfore in whome thou art well pleased although in vs for our manifold syns thou hast iust cause to be displeased but great is thy mercie for his sake I saye in this our neede helpe vs in such sorte as most may be to thy glorye our consolation conuercion of suche as are to be conuerted and subuertion confusion and eternall shame of such as seeke thy dishonour and ar not to be cōuerted For thine is the kingdom the power the glory for euer euer Amen Another Praier O Almightite eternal and euerliuing Lord the eternal father of our Lorde Iesus Christ thou great moost fearful God thou that kepest couenaunt merci with theim that loue the and seke to do thy commaundmentes yea thou that as the Prophet saith euē in thy wrath thinkest vpon mercy cast doune thy louinge countenaunce vpon thy pore flocke that doth professe the here in England and regarde the mischief that is imagined against vs. Consider Lord howe thei counsail and cōuent against the doctrin and pore members of thi deare sōne Iesus Christ. We are certaine that it was thou which diddest confound the crueltie of the tiraunt Haman the enemy of thy people ouerthrowīg him in the mischief that he him self had imagined And we sureli be leue Lord that thi hād as the prophet saith is not shortned but that thou art alwaies hable to healpe al though our ambicious pride our vn saciable couetousnes our carnal life our careles securitie other vnspekeable most greuous offences haue separated vs frō thee our sinfull infidelitie hath caused the to turne thy face frō vs not to heare vs. we confesse Lord that we haue sinned excedingli we haue bene disobedient gon backe frō thi preceptes iudgementes we wold neuer faithfully folow thy seruantes the Preachers whyche spake vnto vs in thy name truly as thou cōmaundest thē but rather we gaue eare to the enchaūtings of the popish charmers folowed the vaine enticements of the wicked world liuing waloing in the lustes delites appetites of our fraile flesh and carnal securitye flattering our selues in such faults naughtines wherein we put our pastime feliciti wherfore this crosse yea rather this cursse is iustlye for our vnthankfulnes poured vpon vs. Vnto vs O Lorde our God belongeth open shame confusion but yet vnto the pertaineth mercye and forgeuenes we haue sinned o lord and done wickedlye agaynst all thy righteousnes yet let thy wrathfull displeasure be turned away we beseche thee from vs thy feable flock and poore miserable afflicted congregacion And in thys O LORD shal thi goodnes be declared magnified and pray sed if thou be mercifull vnto vs myserable wretches which are not rich in good workes Be not alwayes wroth at vs O lord but spare thi people and haue mercye vpon thyne owne congregacion O be mercyfull vnto vs. Beholde Lorde howe thyne enemies haue entred thine enheritaūce and daylye defyle thy holy temple Se how thy word is shut vp with holden frō thy congregaciō so that thi flocke is like to famish for lacke of foode Lo we are become an opē shame to our neighbours yea a veri scorne laughing stocke to al that dwel about vs. O remember not our old sinnes offences but haue mer cie vpon vs and that quickly for cls we are come to great miserie ▪ Helpe vs O Lord our sauiour for the glori of thine own name Let not the enemies triūphe ouer vs lest they saye that we haue no God O regarde the sorowfull sighyng of the prisoners that lye in bandes for thy glorious gospel and wordes sake let their teares ascend vp into thy presence according to the greatnes of thy power preserue strengthen those that ar appointed to the slaughter for professyng of thy holy worde name Suffer not the dūme dogges to turne againe with their teethe to teare in pieces the true teachers of thy holy word Suffer them not to sucke the bloud of such as haue purely preached thi truth Suffer not the swynish sorte of Sodomites to treade in the myre that precious pearle the gospell of thy glory the only schole and learning of our saluation O Lord suffer not these proude Philistines to stoppe vp thy swete springes of lyuīg water instede therof to make vs drink perforce of their stincking puddles of abhominable popyshe masses mens imagined traditiōs Suffer not the stout sturdie rammes with their filthie fete to tread doun trouble the pure pasture faire fountaine of thy holy word prepared to fede refresh thi flock withal Suffer not the sede of Antichrist the sonnes of perdicion to sette vp them selues their owne vaine inuencions to be embraced honoured instede of the. Suffer not them O Lord to bring this thy churche of England backe agayne in to the blinde bondage of that bloudy Babilon the bawdye beast of Rome And for as much as the harts of Prin ces magistrats gouernors ar in thi hand suffer not lord these subtil sor cerers so to be witch enueagle the quenes highnes whō thou hauing for our vnworthines hainous offences taken thy blessed seruaunt confess our Edward the .vi. our late most christen king Gouernour frō vs hast of thy wōderful power placed in the roial seate of this realme from the hearing readyng of thy blessed woorde whereat she bothe might ought to learne her duetie Suffer them not for