Prophete of the highest for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare hys wayes To geue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the remission of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our God wherby the daye spryng from an high hath visited vs. To geue light to them that sit in darkenes and in the shadowe of death and to guide our fete into the way of peace Glorye bee to the father and to the sonne and to the holy gost As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. Or els thys Psalme Iubilate deo psa c O Be ioyfull in the lord al ye landes serue the lord with gladnes and come before his presence with a song Be ye sure that the lord he is god it is he that hath made vs and not we our selues we are his people and the shepe of his pasture O goe youre waye into hys gates with thankesgeuing and into his courtes with prayse be thankefull vnto hym and speake good of hys name For the Lord is gracious his mercy is euerlasting and hys trueth endureth from generacion to generacion Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the. c. As it was in the beginning is now and euer shal be world without ende Amen Then shal be sayd the Crede by the Minister and the people standing I Beleue in god the father almightie maker of heauen and earth And in Iesus Chryste hys onely sonne our Lorde Which was conceiued by the holy goste borne of the virgin Marye Suffred vnder Ponce Pilate was crucified dead and buryed he descended into hell The thyrd daye he rose agayn from the dead He ascended into heauen and sitteth on the right hande of God the father almightye From thence shall he come to iudge the quicke and the dead I beleue in the holye goste The holye Catholyke Churche The communyon of Saynctes The forgeuenesse of synnes The resurreccyon of the body And the lyfe euerlastyng Amen ¶ And after that these prayers folowyng aswel at Euenyng prayer as at Morning prayer all deuoutely knelyng The Minister first pronouncyng with a loude voyce The Lorde be with you Aunswere And with thy spirite The Minister ¶ Let vs pray Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Then the Minister Clerkes and people shall saye the Lordes prayer in Englishe with a loude voyce ¶ Our father which art in heauen c. Then the Minister standing vp shal saye O lorde shewe thy mercy vpon vs. Aunswere And graunt vs thy saluacion ¶ Priest O Lorde saue the kyng Aunswere And mercifully heare vs when we call vpon thee ¶ Priest Indue thy ministers with righteousnes Aunswere And make thy chosen people ioyfull Priest O lord saue thy people Aunswere And blesse thyne enheritaunce Priest Geue peace in our tyme O Lorde Aunswere Because there is none other that fighteth for vs but onely thou O God Priest O God make cleane our heartes within vs. Aunswere And take not thyne holy spirite from vs. Then shall folowe three Collectes The first of the day which shal be the same that is appointed at the Communion The second for peace The third for grace to liue wel And the two last Collectes shal neuer alter but dayly be said at Morning prayer throughout all the yeare as foloweth The second Collecte for Peace O God whiche arte aucthour of peace and louer of concorde in knowledge of whom standeth oure eternall lyfe whose seruice is perfecte freedome defende vs thy humble seruauntes in al assaultes of our enemies that we surely trustyng in thy defence may not feare the power of any aduersaryes through the might of of Iesu Christ our lord Amen The thyrd Collect for grace O Lord our heauenly father almightie and euerlasting god which hast safely brought vs in the beginning of thys daye defende vs the same with thy mightie power and graunte that this day we fall into no synne neither runne into any kinde of daunger but that all our doynges maye be ordered by thy gouernaunce to doe alwayes that is righteous in thy syghte throughe Iesus Chryste oure Lorde Amen ¶ An ordre for Euening prayer throughout the yeare The Priest shall saye ¶ Our father which art c Then lykewyse he shall saye O Lorde open thou our lyppes Aunswere And our mouth shall shewe foorth thy prayse Priest O God make spede to saue vs. Aunswere Lord make hast to helpe vs. Priest Glory bee to the father to the sonne to the holy goste As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer shall be world without ende Amen Prayse ye the Lorde Then Psalmes in ordre as they be appoynted in the Table for Psalmes excepte there be proper Psalmes appoynted for that daye Then a Lesson of the olde Testamente as is appoynted lykewyse in the Kalender except there be proper Lessons appoynted for that day After that Magnificat in Englishe as foloweth Magnificat MY soule doeth magnifie the Lorde and my spirite hath reioysed in God my Sauioure For he hath regarded the lowelines of his handmayden For behold from henceforth al generacions shal cal me blessed For he that is mightie hath magnified me and holy is hys name And hys mercy is on them that feare hym throughout al generacions He hath shewed strēgth with hys arme he hath scattered the proude in the ymaginacyon of theyr heartes He hath put down the mightie from their seate and hath exalted the humble and meke He hath fylled the hungrye with good thynges and the riche he hath sente emptye awaye He remembryng his mercy hathe holpen hys seruaunte Israel as he promised to our forefathers Abraham and hys seede for euer Glory bee to the father and to the sonne to the holy ghost As it was in the beginnyng is nowe and euer shal be worlde without ende Amen ¶ Or els this Psalme Cantate domino psa xcviii O Syng vnto the Lorde a newe song for he hathe done merueylous thynges With his owne ryght hand and with hys holye arme hath he gotten hymselfe the victory The Lorde declared hys saluacyon hys ryghteouseness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen He hathe remembred hys mercye and trueth towarde the house of Israel and all the endes of the world haue seen the saluacyon of oure God Shew youre selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes sing reioyce and geue thankes Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe syng to the harpe with a Psalme of thankesgeuyng With trompettes also shawmes O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kyng Let the sea make a noyse and all that therein is the round worlde and they that dwell therein Let the floudes clappe theyr handes and let the hylles be ioyfull together before the Lorde for he is come to iudge the earthe With righteousnes shall he iudge the world and the people with equitie Glory be to the father c. As it was in the
The cōmunion of Sainctes The forgeuenes of sinnes The resurreccion of the body And the lyfe euerlastyng Amen Question What doest thou chiefllye learne in these articles of thy beliefe Aunswere Fyrst I learne to beleue in god the father who hath made me and al the worlde Secondly in God the sonne who hath redemed me and al mankynde Thirdly in god the holy gost who sanctifieth me and al the elect people of god Question You sayd that your godfathers and godmothers dyd promise for you that you should kepe gods commaundementes Tell me howe many there be Aunswere Tenne Question Which be they Aunswere THesame which God spake in the .xx. Chapiter of Exodus saying I am the Lorde thy god whyche haue broughte thee out of the lande of Egipte out of the house of bondage i. Thou shalt haue none other Goddes but me ii Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen ymage nor the likenes of any thyng that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath nor in the water vnder the earth Thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worshippe them for I the Lord thy god am a gelous god and visite the synnes of the fathers vpon the childrē vnto the thyrd and fourth generacion of them that hate me and shew mercy vnto thousandes in thē that loue me kepe my commaundementes iii. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy god in vayne for the lord wil not hold him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne iiii Remember thou kepe holy the Sabboth day Sixe dayes shalt thou laboure doe al that thou hast to doe but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God In it thou shalte doe no maner of woorke thou and thy sonne and thy daughter thy man seruaunte and thy mayde seruaunte thy Cattell and the straunger that is wythin thy gates for in sixe dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth the Sea and all that in them is and rested the seuenth day Wherefore the Lorde blessed the seuenth daye and hallowed it v. Honour thy father and thy mother that thy daies may be long in the lande whiche the Lorde thy god geueth thee vi Thou shalt doe no murther vii Thou shalt not commit adultery viii Thou shalt not steale ix Thou shalt not beare false witnes agaist thi neighbour x. Thou shalte not coueite thy neyghbours house thou shalte not coueite thy neighbours wyfe nor hys seruaunte nor his maid nor his oxe nor his asse nor any thing that is his Question What dooeste thou chieflye learne by these commaundementes Aunswere I learne two thinges My duetie towardes god and my duetye towardes my neighboure Question What is thy duetie towardes God Aunswere My duetie towardes God is to beleue in hym to feare hym and to loue hym with all my hearte wyth all my mynde with all my soule and with all my strength To worshyppe hym To geue him thankes To put my whole trust in hym To call vpon hym To honoure his holy name and his word and to serue hym truly al the dayes of my life Question What is thy duetie towardes thy neighbour Aunswere My duetie towardes my neighbour is to loue him as my selfe And to doe to al men as I would they should doe vnto me To loue honoure and succoure my father and mother To honoure and obey the kyng and hys ministers To submitte my selfe to al my gouernours teachers spiritual Pastours and Maisters To ordre my self lowly and reuerētly to all my betters To hurte no body by worde nor dede To be true and iust in al my dealyng To beare no malyce nor hatred in my heart To kepe my handes from picking and stealing and my tongue from euill speaking lying and slaundering To kepe my body in temperaunce sobernesse and chastitie Not to couet nor desyre other mennes goodes But learne and labour truly to geat mine own liuing and to do my duetie in that state of life vnto which it shal please God to call me Question My good childe knowe thys that thou art not hable to doe these thynges of thy self nor to walke in the cōmaundemētes of God and to serue him without hys special grace whiche thou muste learne at al tymes to call for by diligent prayer Let me heare therfore if thou canst sate the Lordes prayer Aunswere OVr father whiche art in heauen hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come Thy wyll be done wyll be done in earth as it is in heauē Geue vs this day our dayly bread And forgeue vs oure trespasses as we forgeue them that trespasse against vs. And leade vs not in to temptacion But deliuer vs from euil Amen Question What desirest thou of God in thys prayer Aunswere I desyre my Lorde God our heauenly father who is the geuer of all goodnes to sende his grace vnto me and to all people that we maye worship him serue hym and obey him as we oughte to doe And I pray vnto God that he wyll sende vs all thynges that be nedeful both for our soules and bodyes And that he will be mercifull vnto vs and forgeue vs oure synnes and that it will please hym to saue and defende vs in al daungers gostly and bodely And that he wil kepe vs from all synne and wickednes and from our gostly enemy and from euerlastyng death And this I trust he wil doe of his mercye and goodnesse throughe our Lorde Iesu Christ And therfore I saye Amen So be it So sone as the children can saye in their mother tong the Articles of the faith the Lordes praier the .x. commaundementes and also can aunswere to suche questions of this shorte Cathechisme as the Bishop or suche as he shall appoynte shal by his discrecion appose them in then shal they be brought to the Bisshoppe by one that shal be his Godfather or Godmother that euery chylde maye haue a witnesse of his confirmacion And the Bisshoppe shall confyrme them on thys wyse ¶ Confirmacion Our helpe is in the name of the Lorde Aunswere Which hath made both heauen and earth Minister Blessed is the name of the Lorde Aunswere Hencefurth world without ende Minister Lorde heare our prayer Aunswere And let our crye come to thee ¶ Let vs praye ALmightie euerliuyng God who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy seruaūtes by water and the holy gost and hast geuen vnto them forgeuenes of al their synnes strengthen them we beseche thee O lord with the holy gost the comforter and dayly encrease in them thy manifolde giftes of grace the spirite of wysedome and vnderstanding the spirite of counsel and gostely strength the spirite of knowledge and true godlynesse and fulfyll them O Lorde with the spirite of thy holy feare Amen Then the Bisshop shal lay hys hande vpon euery child seuerally saying Defende O Lorde this childe with thy heauenlye grace that he may continue thyne for euer and dayly encrease in thy holy spirite more and more vntil he come vnto thy euerlastyng kyngdome Amen Then shall
soule of our dere brother here departed we therefore commit hys body to the ground earth to earth asshes to asshes dust to dust in sure certaine hope of resurreccion to eternal lyfe through our Lord Iesus Christ who shal chaunge our vile bodi that it may be like to his glorious body according to the mightie working wherby he is hable to subdue all thynges to hymselfe Then shal be sayde or song I Heard a voyce from heauen saying vnto me write from hence for the blessed are the dead whiche dye in the Lorde Euen so sayeth the spiryte that they rest from theyr laboures Then shall folow this lesson taken out the .xv. Chapter to the Corinthians the firste Epistle CHrist is rysen from the dead and become the fyrste fruites of thē that slepe For by a man came death and by a man came the resurrecciō of the dead For as by Adam all dye euen so by Christe shal all bee made alyue but euery man in his owne ordre The firste is Christe then they that are Christes at hys comyng Then cometh the end when he hath deliuered vp the kyngdom to god the father when he hath put down al rule and al auctoritie and power For he muste reigne tyll he hath put all hys enemies vnder his fete The last enemie that shal be destroied is death For he hath put al thinges vnder his fete But whē he sayeth all thynges are put vnder hym it is manifest that he is excepted whyche did putte all thynges vnder hym When all thynges are subdued vnto him then shal the sonne also himselfe bee subiecte vnto hym that putte all thynges vnder him that god may be al in al els what doe thei which are Baptised ouer the dead yf the dead ryse not at al Why are they then Baptised ouer them yea and why stande we alwaye then in ieopardye by oure reioysyng whiche I haue in Christ Iesu our Lord I die dayly That I haue foughte with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of mē what auantageth it me if the dead rise not again Let vs eate drinke for to morowe we shal dye Be not ye deceyued euil wordes corrupt good maners Awake truely out of slepe sinne not For some haue not the knowledge of god I speake this to your shame But some man wyl saye how arise the dead With what bodi shal they come thou foole that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die And what sowest thou thou sowest not the body the shal be but bare corne as of wheate or some other but god geueth it a body at his pleasure to euery sede his own body Al fleshe is not one maner of fleshe but there is one maner of flesh of mē other maner of flesh of beastes other of fishes another of birdes There are also celestial bodyes there are bodyes terrestrial But the glory of the celestial is one and the glory of the terrestrial is another There is one maner glory of the sunne and another glory of the moone another glory of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory so is the resurreccion of the dead It is sowen in corrupcion it riseth again in incorrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it riseth agayn in honour It is sowen in weakenes it riseth again in power It is sowen a naturall body it riseth agayne a spirituall body There is a natural body there is a spiritual body as it is also written the first man Adam was made a liuing soule and the last Adam was made a quickening spirte How beit that is not first which is spiritual but the which is natural then that which is spiritual The firste man is of the earth earthy The second mā is the lord from heauen heauely As is the earthy such are they that be earthy And as is the heauenly such are they the are heauenly And as we haue borne the image of the earthy so shall we beare the Image of the heauenly Thys say I brethren that fleshe and bloud cannot inherite the kingdome of god neyther doeth corrupcion inherite vncorrupcion Behold I shewe you a mistery We shall not all slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a momente in the twinkeling of an eie by the last trumpe For the trumpe shal blow the dead shal rise incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion this mortal must put on immortalitie When this corruptible hath put on incorrupciō this mortal hath put on immortalitie thē shal be brought to passe the saying that is written Death is swalowed vp in victorie Death where is thy sting Hell where is thy victorye The sting of Death is synne and the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto god which hath geuen vs victory through our Lorde Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast and vnmoueable alwayes riche in the worke of the Lord forasmuch as ye know now that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde The Lesson ended the Priest shall saye Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Our father which art in heauen c. And leade vs not into temptacion Aunswere But delyuer vs from euill Amen The Priest ALmightie god with whom doe liue the spirites of them that depart hence in the Lord and in whom the soules of them that be elected after they be deliuered from the burthen of the fleshe be in ioye felicitie We geue thee harty thākes for that it hath pleased thee to deliuer this N. our brother out of the miseries of thys synneful world beseching thee that it may please thee of thy gracious goodnes shortely to accōplishe the numbre of thine elect and to hast thy kyngdome that we with thys our brother al other departed in the true faith of thy holy name may haue our perfect consummacion blisse both in body soule in thy eternall and euerlastyng glory Amen ¶ The Collecte O Merciful god the father of our lord Iesus Christ who is the resurreccion and the lyfe in whom whosoeuer beleueth shal liue though he die And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth in him shal not die eternally who also taught vs by his holy Apostle Paul not to be sorye as men without hope for them that slepe in him We mekely beseche thee O father to rayse vs from the death of synne vnto the lyfe of righteousnes that when we shall depart this lyfe we may rest in him as our hope is this our brother doeth and that at the general resurreccion in the last day we may be foūd acceptable in thy sight and receiue that blessing which thy welbeloued sonne shall then pronounce to all that loue and feare thee saying Come ye blessed chyldren of my father receiue the kingdome prepared for you from the beginning of the world Graunte this we beseche thee O merciful father through Iesus Christe our
whole study care in keping of thy holy lawe And that we may laboure and trauaile for oure necessities in this lyfe like the birdes of the ayre and the lilies of the fielde without care For thou hast promised to bee carefull for vs and hast commaunded that vpō thee we should cast all our care which liuest and reignest world without end Amen A prayer necessarye for all persones O Mercifull God I a wretched bed sinner reknowledge my selfe bounde to kepe thy holy commaundementes but yet vnable to perfourme them and to bee accepted for iuste without the righteousnes of Iesu Christe thy onely sonne who hath perfectly fulfilled thy lawe to iustify al men that beleue and trust in him Therefore graunt me grace I beseche thee to bee occupyed in dooynge of good woorkes whyche thou commaundeste in holye Scrypture all the dayes of my lyfe to thy glorye and yet to truste onelye in thy mercy in Christes merites to be pourged from my sinnes and not in my good workes be they neuer so many Geue grace to loue thy holy word feruently to searche the Scritptures diligentlye to reade them humblye to vnderstand them truely to liue after them effectually Order my life to O Lorde that it be alway acceptable vnto thee Geue me grace not to reioyce in any thing that displeaseth thee but euermore to delyte in those thynges that please thee be they neuer so contrarye to my desyres Teache me so to praye that my peticions may be graciously hearde of thee Kepe me vpryghte among diuersitie of opinions and iudgementes in the worlde that I neuer swarue from thy trueth taught in holye scripture In prosperitie O Lorde saue me that I waxe not proude In aduersitie helpe me that I neither dispayre nor blaspheme thy holye name but taking it pacientlye to geue thee thankes and trust to be deliuered after thy pleasure When I happen to fall into synne thorowe frayltie I beseche thee to woorke true repentaunce in my hearte that I may be sorye withoute desperacion trust in thy mercye without pres umpcion that I maye amende my lyfe and become truely religious without hipocrisie lowlye in hearte without faynyng faythfull and trustie withoute deceitpte merye withoute lightnesse sad without mistrust sober without slouthfulnes content with mine owne without couetousnes To tell my neighbour his faultes charitably without dissimulacion To instructe my housholde in thy lawes truelye To obeye oure Kyng and all gouernours vnder him vnfaynedlye To receiue all lawes and cōmon ordinaunces which disagreeth not from thy holy woord obediently To paye euerye man that which I owe vnto him truely To backebyte no man nor slaunder my neyghboure secretlye and to abhorre all vyce louing all goodnes earnestlye O Lorde graunte me thus to doe for the glory of thy holy name Amen ¶ A prayer necessary to be sayd at all tymes O Bountiful Iesu O swete sauiour O Christ the sonne of God haue pietie vpon me mercifully heare me and despyse not my prayers Thou hast created me of nothing thou hast redemed me frō the bondage of synne death and hell neither with golde nor siluer but with thy most precious body once offered vpō the crosse thine own blud shed once for al for my raūsome therfore cast me not away whō thou by thy great wisdom hast made despise me not whom thou hast redemed with such a precious treasure Nor let my wickednes destroy that which thy goodnes hath builded Now whiles I liue O Iesu haue mercye on me for if I dye out of thy fauour it wil be to late afterwarde to call for thy mercy whiles I haue time to repent loke vpon me with thy merciful eyes as thou didst vouchsafe to loke vpon Peter thyne Apostle that I maye bewayle my sinfull life and obtein thy fauour and dye therin I reknowoledge that if thou shouldest deale with me according to verye iustice I haue deserued euerlasting deathe Therefore I appeale to thy high throne of mercy trusting to obteyn Gods fauoure not for my merites but for thy merites O Iesu who hast geuen thy selfe an acceptable sacrifice to thy father to appease his wrath and to bring all sinners truely repenting and amending theyr euil life into hys fauour agayn Accept me O lorde among the number of them that shal be saued forgeue me my sinnes geue me grace to leade a godly innocēt life graūt me thy heauēly wisdō inspire my heart with fayth hope charitie geue me grace to bee hūble in prosperitie paciēt in aduersitie obedient to my rulers faithful vnto thē that trust me dealing truely with al men to liue chastly in wedlocke abhorre adulterye fornicacion al vnclēnes to do good after my power vnto al mē to hurt no man the thy name may be glorified in me during this presēt life that I afterward may obtein euerlasting life thorow thi merci the merites of thi passiō amē ¶ Certayne prayers taken oute of the seruice dayly vsed in the Quenes house Mondai ALmighty god the father of mercy god of al comfort the which onely forgeuest sinne forgeue vnto vs our synnes good Lorde forgeue vnto vs our sinnes that by the multitude of thy mercies they maye be couered not imputed vnto vs by the operacion of the holy ghoste we maye haue power and strength herafter to resist synne by our sauiour and Lord Iesu Christ Amen Tuesday O Lord God which despysest not a contrite heart forgeattest the sinnes and wickednes of a sinner in what houre soeuer he doth mourne lament his olde maner of liuing Graunt vnto vs O lord true contricion of heart that we may vehemently despyse our synneful life past and wholely be conuerted vnto thee by our Sauiour and Lord Iesus Christ Amen Wednesdaye O Mercifull father by whole power strength we may ouercome our enemies both bodely gostly graunte vnto vs O Lorde that accordyng to oure promyse made in baptisme we may ouercome the chief enemies of our soule that is the desires of the world the pleasures of the flesh the suggestions of the wicked spirit so after leade our liues in holines righteousnes the we may serue thee in spirit in trueth that by our sauiour lord Iesus Christ Amen Thursdaye O Almightie euerlasting god which not onelye geuest euerye good and perfite gifte but also encreasest those giftes the thou hast geuē we most humbly beseche thee mercifull God to encreafse in vs the gifte of faith that we maye truly beleue in thee in thy promises made vnto vs that neither by our negligence nor infirmitie of the fleshe nor by greuousnes of temptacion nether by the subtil craftes assaultes of the deuil we be drieuen from fayth in the bloud of our sauiour and Lord Iesu Christ Amen Fryday GRaunt vnto vs O mercifull God we most hartely beseche thee knowledge and true vnderstandyng of thy word that all ignoraūce expelled we may knowe what thy wil pleasure is
in al thinges how to doe our dueties truely to walke in our vocacion and that also we maye expresse in our liuing those thinges that we do know that we be not only knowers of thy worde good Lorde but also bee workers of the same by our sauiour and Lord Iesu Christ Amen Saterdaye O Alimightie god which hast prepared euerlasting life to all those that be thy faythfull seruauntes graunt vnto vs lord sure hope of the life euerlasting that we beeyng in thys miserable worlde may haue some tast and felyng of it in our heartes and that not by our deseruing but by the merites deseruing of our sauiour and lord Iesu Christ Amē O Mercifull god our only aide succour strength at al tymes graunt vnto vs O lord the in the tyme of prosperitie we be not proude and so forgeat thee but that with our whole power and strength we waye cleane vnto thee and in the time of aduersitie that we fal not to infidelitie and desperacion but that alwaies with a constant faith we may cal for helpe vnto the graunt this O lord for our aduocate sake and sauioure Iesu Christ Amen Sunday O Almightie and mercyful lorde which geuest vnto thy elect people the holy gost as a sure pledge of thy heauenly kingdom Graunt vnto vs O Lord this holy spirite that he may beare witnes with our spirite that we bee thy children and heyres of thy kyngdom and that by the operacion of thys spirite we way kyl all carnall lustes vnlawfull pleasures concupiscence euill affeccions contrary vnto thy wil by our Sauiour and Lord Iesu Christ Amen ¶ A prayer for trust in God THe beginning of the fal of man was trust in himselfe The beginning of the restoring of mā was distruste in him selfe trust in god O most gracious most wise guide our sauiour Christ which doest leade them the right way to immortal blessednes which truely and vnfainedly trusting in thee committe them selfe to thee Graunt vs that like as we bee blynde and feeble in deede so we maye take and repute oure selues that wee presume not of oure selues to see to oure selues but so farre to see that alwaye we maye haue thee before our eyes to folowe thee beeyng our guide to be ready at thy call most obediently and to commit our selues wholy vnto thee that thou which onely knowest the way mayest leade vs thesame waye vnto our heauenly desyres To thee with the father and the holy goste be glory for euer Amen ¶ A prayer for the concorde of Christes Churche ARise lorde let thyne enemyes be scattered thy haters put to flight the righteous and Christes disciples make pleasaunt and mery let thē sing prayses pleasaunte songes vnto thee let them blowe abrode thy magnificence let them most highly auaunce thy maiestie let thi glory grow let the kingdom of Christ from heauen among the chosen be enlarged be thou the father of the fatherles the iudge of the widdowes and the protectour of thē namely whom the world forsaketh whose conscyences be troubled whom the worlde pursueth for Christes sake which be nedy and wrapped ful of mysery In thy house O Lorde let vs dwell in peace and concord geue vs all one heart one mynd one true interpretacion vpō thy word Plucke of the bandes aswel from the consciences as from the bodyes of the miserable captiues of thē also which as yet be hedged in within the listes of death and vnaduisedly striue agaynst grace How drye Lorde is the flocke of thine heritage I pray thee powre down largely the showres of thi graces let a more plenteous fruitefulnes chaunce let thy people be strengthened with thy spirite Graunt vs lord thy worde aboundauntly so that there may be many preachers of thy Gospell which may within them selues holily conspire and agree Let the Churche the spouse of Chryste deale large spoyles of the conquered Sathan All that beeleue in thee by Chryste O Lorde GOD of health moughte lifte thee vp with prayses myghte renoume thee and extoll thee We be entered into the voyage of saluacyon Conducte vs luckelye vnto the porte that beyng deliuered by thee from the very death we may escape and come to the very lyfe Fynyshe the thyng that thou hast begonne in vs make vs to increase from fayth to fayth leaue vs not to oure owne will and choise for it is slippery redy to fall To the thunderboltes of thy word put violence that we may geue the glory to thee alonely Geue to thy people courage and power to withstand sinne and to obey thy woorde in all thinges O Lorde God most glorious and excellent ouer all ¶ A Prayer against the enemies of Christes trueth DElyuer me O lorde from the vngodly and stiffe necked persons for thou seest how in theyr heartes they ymagine mischiefe and haue great pleasure to picke quarelles theyr tongues bee more sharpe than any adders sting and vnder theyr lyppes lurketh poison of adders But O merciful Lord let me not fal into theyr handes that they handle not me after theyr owne lustes Thou onely arte my God thou muste heare my pieteous plaint Lord that rulest all together that art the strength and power of my defence bee thou as a sallet on my head whensoeuer the vngodlye shall assault me neyter suffer thou not the wicked thus to prosper in their matters Suffer not their croked and malicious stomackes to encrease and spitefullye reuyle thee Looke vpon thy poore wretches cause and ridde me oute of these dayly greuaunces then shall I with a ryght vp hearte and pleasaunt countenaunce extoll and magnifie thy holye name Amen ¶ A Prayer for pacience in trouble NOwe haste thou O Lorde humbled and plucked me downe I dare now vnnethes make my prayers vnto thee for thou art angry with me but not without my deseruing Certaynly I haue sinned Lord I confesse it I will not denye it But Oh my god pardon my trespasses release my dettes render nowe thy grace agayne vnto me stop my woundes for I am al to plaged and beatē yet lord this notwithstanding I abide paciently and geue mine attēdaunce on thee cōtinually wayting for reliefe at thy hand and that not withoute skyll for I haue receyued a token of thy fauoure and grace towardes me I meane thy worde of promyse concernyng Christ who for me was offered on the crosse for a raunsome a sacrifice and pryce for my synnes wherfore accordyng to that thy promyse defende me Lorde by thy right hād and geue a gracious eare to my requestes for all mans stayes are but vayne Beate downe therefore myne enemyes thyne owne selfe with thy power whyche arte myne onely ayder and protectour O Lord god almightye Amen ¶ A Prayer to be sayde at nyghte goyng to bed O Mercifull Lorde God heauenly father whether we slepe or wake liue or die we are alwaies thine Wherfore I beseche thee heartely that thou wilt vouchsafe to take care and charge of me and not to suffre me to perishe in the woorkes of darkenesse but to kindle the lyghte of thy countenaunce in my hearte that thy godly knowledge may dayly increase in me thorow a ryght and pure faithe that I may alwayes be founde to walke and lyue after thy will and pleasure thorowe Iesus Christ oure Lorde and Sauioure Amen ¶ A Prayer to be sayde at the houre of death O Lorde Iesu whiche arte the only health of all men liuyng and the euerlastyng lyfe of them whiche dye in faith I wretched sinner geue submitte my self wholy vnto thy most blessed wil. And I being sure that the thing cannot perish which is committed vnto thy mercy willingly now I leaue this frayle and wicked fleshe in hope of the resurrection whyche in better wise shall restore it to me agayne I beseche thee most merciful lord Iesus Christ that thou wilt by thy grace make strong my soule against al tēptacions and that thou wilt couer defēd me with the buckler of thy mercye against all the assaultes of the deuil I see and knowledge that there is in my selfe no helpe of saluacyon but all my confidence hope trust is in thy most mercyfull goodnes I haue no merites nor good workes which I may allege before thee Of sinnes and euil workes alas I see a great heape but through thy mercy I trust to be in the numbre of thē to whom thou wilt not impute theyr synnes but take and accept me for righteous and iust to be the inheritour of euerlastyng lyfe Thou mercifull Lorde werte borne for my sake thou didst suffre both hunger thirste for my sake thou didst preache teache thou didst pray and fast for my sake thou didst all good workes dedes for my sake thou sufferedst moste greuous paines and tormentes for my sake And finally thou gauest thy most precious body to die and thy bloud to be shed on the crosse for my sake Now most mercifull sauiour lette all these thinges profite me whyche thou freely haste geuen me that hast geuen thy selfe for me Let thy bloud clēse and wash away the spottes foulenesse of my sinnes Let thy righteousnes hyde and couer my vnrighteousnes Let the merites of thy passion bloud be the satisfaccion for my sinnes Geue me lorde thy grace that my fayth saluacion in thy bloud wauer not in me but euer bee firme and constant that the hope of thy mercy life euerlasting neuer decaie in me that charitie waxe not colde in me finallye that the weakenesse of my fleshe bee not ouercome with the feare of death Graunt me mercyfull sauiour that when death hathe shut vp the eyes of my bodye yet that the eyes of my soule may still behold loke vpon thee that whē deathe hath taken away the vse of my tongue speache yet that my heart may cry and say vnto thee In manus tuas domine commendo spiritum meum that is to saie O lorde into thy handes I geue and committte my soule Dommine Iesu accipe spiritum meum Lorde Iesu receyue my soule vnto thee Amen ¶ Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the signe of the Sunne ouer agaynste the Conduyte by Edward Whytchurche
speaking of the kyngdome of God and gathered them together and commaunded them that they should not depart from Ierusalem but to wayte for the to promysse of the father whereof sayeth he ye haue heard of me For Iohn truely baptised with water but ye shall be baptysed with the holye goste after these fewe dayes When they therefore were come together they asked of hym saying Lorde wilt thou at this time restore agayne the kyngdome of Israel And he sayd vnto them it is not for you to knowe the tymes or the seasons which the father hath put in his owne power But ye shall receiue power after the holy gost is come vpon you And ye shal be witnesses vnto me not onely in Ierusalem but also in all Iewrye and in all Samaria and euen vnto the worldes ende And when he had spoken these thynges whyle they behelde he was taken vp on hye and a cloude receyued hym vp oute of their sighte And while they loked stedfastly vp toward heauen as he went beholde two men stoode by them in white apparell whiche also sayed ye menne of Galile why stande ye gasyng vp into heauen This same Iesus which is taken vp from you into heauē shal so come euen as ye haue seen hym goe into heauen ¶ The Gospell Mar. xvi IEsus appeared vnto the eleuen as they sate at meate and caste in theyr teeth their vnbeliefe and hardens of heart because they belieued not them which had seen that he was risen again from the dead and he sayd vnto them Goe ye into all the world and preache the gospell to al creatures he that belieueth and is baptised shall bee saued But he that beleueth not shall bee damned And these tokens shall folowe them that beleue In my name they shal cast out deuils thei shal speake with newe tongues they shal driue awaye serpentes And if they drinke any deadly thyng it shall not hurte them They shall lay their hande on the sicke and shal recouer So then when the Lord had spoken vnto them he was receiued into heauen and is on the right hand of God And they went forth and preached euery where the Lord working with them and confirming the worde with miracles folowing ¶ The Sunday after the Ascencion daye ¶ The Collect. O God the king of glory which hast exalted thyne only sonne Iesus Christe with great triumphe vnto thy kingdom in heauen we beseche thee leaue vs not coumfortles but send to vs thine holy gost to comfort vs and exalte vs vnto the same place whither our sauiour Christ is gone before who liueth and reigneth c ¶ The Epistle i. Pe. iiii THe ende of all thinges is at hande be ye therfore sobre and watche vnto prayer But aboue all thynges haue feruente loue among youre selues for loue shall couer the multitude of linnes Be ye herberous one to another without grudging As euery mā hath receyued the gifte euen so minister thesame one to another as good ministers of the manifold graces of god If any man speake let him talke as the wordes of God If any man ministre let hym doe it as of the habilitie whiche God ministreth to hym that God in all thynges maye bee glorifyed through Iesus Christ to whome bee prayse and dominion for euer and euer Amen ¶ The Gospell Iohn xv WHen the comforter is come whom I wil send vnto you from the father euen the spirite of trueth which procedeth of the father he shal testifie of me And ye shal be are witnes also beecause ye haue been with me from the beeginning These thynges haue I sayed vnto you becaus ye should not be offended They shal excommunicate you yea the tyme shall come that whosoeuer killeth you wil thinke that he doeth god seruice And such thinges wyl they doe vnto you because they haue not knowen the father neyther yet me But these thynges I haue told you that whan the time is come ye may remembre then that I tolde you ¶ Whitsunday ¶ The Collect. GOd which as vpon this day hast taught the heartes of thy faithful people by the sending to them the light of holy spirite Graunt vs by the same spirite to haue a right iudgement in al thynges and euermore to reioice in his holy comfort through the merites of Christ Iesu our sauyour who liueth and reigneth with thee in the vnitie of thesame spirite one God world withoute ende ¶ The Epistle Actes ii WHen the fiftie dayes were come to an ende they were all with one accorde together in one place And sodeynly there came a sound from heauen as it had been the cummyng of a mightye wynde and it fylled all the house where they sate And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues lyke as they had been offyre and it fate vpon eche one of them and they were all fylled filled with the holy ghoste and began to speake with other tonges euen as the same spirite gaue them vtterance Thē were dwelling at Ierusalem Iewes deuout men out of euery nacyon of them that are vnder heauen When thys was noysed about the multitude came together and were astonied because that euery man heard them speake wyth hys own language They wondred all and meruailed saying among themselues beholde are not all these whiche speake of Galile And how heare we euery man hys owne tong wherin we were borne Partians and Medes and Elamites and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia of Iewry and of Capadocia of Pontus and Asia Phrigia and Pamphilia of Egipt and of the parties of Libia whiche is besyde Syrene and straungers of Rome Iewes and Proselites Grekes and Arrabians we haue heard them speake in our own tongues the great workes of god ¶ The Gospell Ioh. xiiii IEsus sayd vnto hys disciplines Yf ye loue me kepe my commaundmentes and I wil praie thee father and he shall geue you another coumforter that he may abide with you for euer euen the spirite of trueth whom the world cannot receiue because the world seeth him not neyther knoweth hym But ye knowe him for he dwelleth with you and shall bee in you I wyll not leaue you coumfortles but wil come to you Yet a litle whyle and the world seeth me no more but ye see me For I lyue and ye shall lyue That daye shall ye knowe that I am in my father and you in me and I in you He that hath my commaundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shall beeloued of my father and I wyll loue hym and wyl shewe myne own selfe vnto hym Iudas sayeth vnto hym not Iudas Iscarioth Lorde what is done that thou wylte shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the world Iesus aunswered and sayed vnto them if a man loue me he wil kepe my sayinges and my father will loue hym and we will come vnto hym and dwell with him He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges And the worde which ye heare is
sente me Yf I had not come and spoken vnto them they should haue had no sinne but now haue they nothing to cloke their synne withall He that hateth me hateth my father also Yf I had not done amōg thē the workes whiche none other man did they should haue had no synne But now haue they both seen and hated not onely me but also my father But this happeneth that the saying myghte be fulfilled the is written in their law They hated me without a cause But when the comforter is come whom I wyll send vnto you frō the father euen the spirite of trueth which procedeth of the father he shal testify of me And ye shal beare witnes also because ye haue been with me frō the beginning ¶ All Sainetes ¶ The Collect. ALmightie God whiche hast knit together thy elect in one Communion felowship in the mistical body of thy sonne Christ our Lord graunt vs grace so to folow thy holy Sainctes in al vertues and godly liuing that we maye come to those inspeakeable ioyes which thou hast prepared for them that vnfainedly loue thee Through Iesus Christe our Lord. The Epistle Apoc. vii BEholde I Iohn sawe another Aungell ascende from the rising of the Sunne which had the seale of the liuing God and he cryed with a loude voyce to the foure Aungels to whō power was geuen to hurt the earth and the sea saying Hurt not the earth nether the sea nether the trees tyll we haue sealed the seruauntes of our God in their foreheades And I heard the numbre of them which were sealed and there were sealed an C. and .xliiii. thousande of all the trybes of the children of Israel Of the tribe of Iuda were sealed .xii. M. Of the tribe of Ruben were sealed .xii. M. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed .xii. M. Of the trybe of Aser were sealed .xii. M. Of the trybe of Neptalim were sealed .xii. M. Of the trybe of Manasses were sealed .xii. M. Of the trybe of Simeon were sealed .xii. M. Of the trybe of Leui were sealed .xii. M. Of the tribe of Isachar were sealed .xii. M. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed .xii. M. Of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed .xii. M. Of the tribe of Beniamin were sealed .xii. M. After this I beheld and loe a great multitude whiche no man can numbre of all nacions and people and tonges stode before the seate before the lambe clothed with long white garmentes and Palmes in their handes and cryed with a loude voyce saying saluacion be ascribed to him that sitteth vpon the seate of our God and vnto the lambe And all the Aungels stode in the compasse of the seate and of the Elders and the foure beastes and fell before the seate on theyr faces and worshipped God saying Amen Blessyng and glory and wisdome and thanke and honor and power and might be vnto our god for euermore Amen ¶ The Gospell Math. v. IEsus seing the people went vp into the mountayn and when he was set his disciples came to him after that he had opened his mouth he taught them saying Blessed are the poore in spirite for theirs is the kingdom of heauen Blessed are they that mourne they shall receiue coumforte Blessed are the meke for they shall receiue the enheritaunce of the earth Blessed are they which hunger thyrste after righteousnes for they shal be satisfied Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtayn mercy Blessed are the pure in heart for they shal see god Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of God Blessed are they whiche suffre persecucion for ryghteousnesse sake for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen Blessed are ye when menne reuile you and persecute you and shall falsely saye al maner of euill sayinges against you for my sake reioyce and be gladde for greate is youre rewarde in heauen For so persecuted they the Prophetes which mere before you ¶ The ordre for the administracion of the Lordes Supper or holy Communion SO many as entend to be partakers of the holy Communion shall signifie their names to the Curate ouernight or els in the morning afore the beginning of morning prayer or immediatly after And if any of those be an open and notorious euyll liuer so that the congregacion by him is offended or haue done any wrong to his neighbours by worde or dede The Curate hauing knowledge therof shal ral him and aduertise him in any wise not to presume to the Lordes Table vntil he haue openly declared himself to haue truly repented amended his former naughty lyfe that the congregacion may therby be satisfied whiche afore were offended and that he haue recompensed the partyes whom he hath done wrong vnto or at the least declare himselfe to bee in full purpose so to doe as sone as he conueniently maye Thesame ordre shall the Curate vse with those betwixt whom he perceiueth malice and hatred to raygne not suffering them to be partakers of the Lordes Table vntill he knowe them to be reconciled And if one of the parties so at variaunce be content to forgeue from the bottome of his heart al that the other hath trespassed against hym and to make amendes for that he himself hath offended and the other partie wil not be perswaded to a godly vnitie but remayne styll in hys frowardnes and malyce The minister in that ease ought to admytte the penitente person to the holy Communion and not hym that is obstinate ¶ The Table hauing at the Communion tyme a fayre whyte lynnen cloth vpon it shall stande in the body of the Churche or in the chaunsell where Morning prayer and Euening prayer be appointed to be sayed And the Pryest standyng at the Northsyde of the Table shall saye the Lordes prayer with this Collect folowyng ALmightie god vnto whom al heartes be open all desyres knowen and from whom no secretes are hid clense the thoughtes of oure heartes by the inspiraciō of thy holy spirite that we may perfectly loue thee and worthely magnifie thi holi name through Christ our Lorde Amen Then shall the Priest rehearse distinctly all the .x. commaundementes and people kneling shal after euery Commaundement asake Gods mercy for their transgression of the same after thys sorte Minister God spake these wordes and sayd I am the lord thy god Thou shalt haue none other Goddes but me People Lord haue mercy vpon vs and encline our heartes to kepe thys lawe Minister Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen ymage nor the likenes of any thyng that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath nor in the water vnder the earth Thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worshippe them for I the Lorde thy God am a gelous God and vistte the synne of the fathers vpon the children vnto the thyrd and fourth generacyon of them that hate me and shewe mercye vnto thousandes in them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes People Lord haue mercy vpon
tyme they broughte children vnto Christ that he shoulde touche them and his disciples rebuked those that brought them But whē Iesus sawe it he was displeased and sayde vnto them suffre litle children to come vnto me and forbid them not for to suche belongeth the kingdome of god Verelye I saye vnto you whosoeuer doeth not receyue the kingdome of God as a litle childe he shall not entre therein And when he had taken them vp in his armes he putte hys handes vpon them and blessed them After the Gospell is readde the Minister shall make thys briefe exhortacion vpon the wordes of the Gospell FRendes you heare in this Gospel the wordes of oure Sauioure Christe that he commaunded the children to bee brought vnto him Now he blamed those that woulde haue kepte them from hym Nowe he exhorted all men to folowe theyr innocencie You perceiue how by his outwarde gesture and dede he declared hys good wyll toward them For he embraced thē in his armes he layd his handes vpon them and blessed them doubt not ye therfore but earnestlye belieue that he wyll likewyse fauourablye receyue these presente infantes that he wyll embrace them with the armes of hys mercye that he wyll geue vnto them the blessyng of eternal lyfe and make thē partakers of his euerlastyng kyngdome Wherefore we being thus perswaded of the good wil of our heauenly father towarde these infantes declared by his sonne Iesus Christe nothing doubting but that he fauourably alloweth this charitable worke of ours in bringing these childrē to his holy Baptisme let vs faithfully and deuoutlye geue thankes vnto him and say ALmightie euerlasting god heauenly father we geue thee humble thankes that thou haste vouchsafed to call vs to the knowledge of thy grace and fayth in thee encrease thys knowledge and confirme this fayth in vs euermore Geue thy holy spirite to thse infantes that they may be borne again and be made heyres of euerlasting saluacion through our Lord Iesus Christ who liueth and reigneth with thee and the holy spirite now for euer Amen ¶ Then the Priest shall speake vnto the Godfathers and Godmothers on thys wyse WElbeloued frendes ye haue brought these childrē here to be Baptised ye haue praied that our Lord Iesus Christ would vouchsafe to receiue them to laye his handes vpon thē to blesse thē to release them of their sinnes to geue them the kyngdome of heauen and euerlastyng lyfe Ye haue heard also that our lord Iesus Christ hath promised in his gospel to graūt al these thinges that ye haue praied for which promyse he for his parte wyl moste surely kepe and perfourme Wherefore after thys promyse made by Chryste these infantes must also faythfully for their part promyse by you that be their suerties that they wil forsake the deuil and al his workes and constantly beleue gods holy word and obediently kepe his commaundementes Then shall the Priest demaunde of the Godfathers and Godmothers these questions folowyng Doest thou forsake the deuil and al his workes the vaine pompe and glory of the world with al couetouse desyres of the same the carnall desyres of the fleshe so that thou wylte not folowe nor be led by them Aunswere I forsake them all Minister Doest thou beleue in god the father almightie maker of heauen and earth And in Iesus Christ his onely begotten sonne our lord and that he was conceiued by the holy gost borne of the virgin Mary that he suffered vnder Poncyus Pilate was crucified dead and buried that he went down into hell and also did rise agayne the thyrd daye that he ascended into heauen and litteth at the right hande of god the father almightie and from thence shal come again at the end of the world to iudge the quicke and the dead And doest thou beleue in the holy gost the holy Catholique Churche the cōmunion of sainctes the remiss ion of synnes the resurrecciō of the fleshe and euerlasting life after death Aunswere All this I stedfastly beleue Minister Wylt thou be Baptysed in thys fayth Aunswere That is my desyre Then shall the Priest saye O Merciful god graunt that the olde Adam in these children may be so buried that the new man may be raysed vp in them Amen Graunte that all carnall affecions may dye in them and that all thynges belongyng to the spyryte maye lyue and growe in them Amen Graunt that they may haue power and strength to haue victory and to triumphe against the deuill the world and the fleshe Amen Graunt that whosoeuer is here dedicated to thee by oure office and ministery may also be endued with heauenly vertues euerlastynglye rewarded through thy mercy O blessed lord God who doest liue and gouerne all thinges world without ende Amen ALmightie euerliuing God whose moste dearelye beloued sōne Iesus Christ for the forgeuenes of our sinnes did shead out of his most precious side bothe water bloud and gaue commaundement to hys disciples that they should goe teache all nacyons and baptise them in the name of the father the sonne and of the holy ghost Regarde we beseche thee the supplicacions of thy congregacion and graunt that all thy seruauntes whyche shall bee baptised in thys water may receyue the fulnes of thy grace and euer remaine in the noumbre of thy faithfull and elect children throughe Iesus Chryst our Lorde Then the Priest shal take the childe in his handes and aske the name and naming the childe shall dippe it in the water so it be discretely and warely done saying N I Baptise thee in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy goste Amen And yf the child bee weake it shall suffise to powre water vpon it saying the foresayd wordes N I Baptise thee in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy gost Amen Then the Priest shall make a crosse vpon the childes forehead saying WE receyue thys childe into the congregacion of Christes stocke and doe sygne hym with the sygne of the crosse in tokē that hereafter he shall not bee ashamed to confesse the fayth of Chryste crucified and manfully to fight vnder his banner agaynst sinne the worlde and the deuill and to continue Christes faythfull souldioure and seruaunt vnto hys lyues ende Amen Then shall the Priest saye SEyng now derely beloued brethren that these children be regenerate and grafted into the body of Christes congregacyon let vs geue thankes vnto God for these benefites with one accorde make oure prayers vnto almyghtye God that they maye leade the rest of theyr lyfe accordyng to this begynnyng Then shal be sayde Our father whiche arte in heauen c. Then shall the Priest saye WE yelde thee hearty thankes most merciful father that it hath pleased thee to regenerate thys infant with thy holy sprite to receyue hym for thy owne child by adopcion and to incorporate hym into thy holy congregacion And humblye we beseche thee to graunte that he being dead vnto
then shall it bee to late to knocke when the dore shal be shut and to late to crye for mercye when it is the tyme of iustice O terrible voyce of moste iuste iudgemente whyche shal be pronounced vpon them when it shal be sayde vnto them goe ye cursed into the fyre euerlastyng whiche is prepared for the deuill and hys Aungels Mat. xxv therefore brethren take we hede betime while the day of saluacion lasteth ii Cor. vi for the night cometh when none can woorke Ioh. ix but let vs whyle we haue the lyght beleue in the lyghte and walke as the chyldren of the lyght that we bee not cast into the vtter darknes where is weping and gnashyng of teeth Mat. xxv Let vs not abuse the goodnes of God whyche calleth vs mercyfully to amendmente and of hys endlesse pietie promiseth vs forgeuenesse of that which is past yf with a whole minde and true heart we returne vnto hym for though our sinnes bee redde as scarlet they shal be as whyte as Snowe Esai i. Ezechiel xxviii and thoughe they be lyke purple yet shall they be as whyte as wolle Turne you clene sayth the Lorde from all your wickednesse and your sinne shall not bee your destruccion Cast awaye from you al your vngodlines that ye haue done make you new heartes and a newe spirite wherefore wyll ye dye O ye house of Israel Seeing that I haue no pleasure in the death of him that dieth saith the lord god i. Iohn ii Turne you then you shall liue Althoughe we haue sinned yet haue we an aduocate with the father Iesus Christe the righteous Esai liii and he it is that obteyneth grace for oure sinnes for he was wounded for oure offences and smitten for oure wyckednes Let vs therfore returne vnto hym who is the mercifull receiuer of al true penitent sinners assuryng our selfe that he is readye to receue vs and moste willing to pardon vs if we come to hym with faytfull repentaunce If we wyll submyt oure selues vnto him from hencefurth walke in his waies If we wil take his easy yoke light burden vpon vs to folow hym in lowlines pacience and charitie Math. xi be ordred by the gouernaunce of his holy spirite seking alwayes his glory scruyng him duelye in our vocacion with thankes geuyng This yf we doe Christe will deliuer vs from the curse of the lawe and from the extreme malediccion whiche shall light vpon them that shal be sette on the left hand Mat. xxv and he wyll sette vs on his ryghte hand and geue vs the blessed benediccyon of hys father cōmaunding vs to take possession of his glorious kingdome vnto the whiche he vouchsafe to bryng vs all for hys infinite mercy Amen Then shal they al knele vpon theyr knees the Priestes and Clerkes knelyng where they are accustomed to saye the Letany shall saye thys Psalme Miserere mei deus Psalm li HAue mercye vpon me O God after thy great goodnesse according to the multitude of thy mercyes doe away myne offences Washe me throughly fro my wickednes and clense me from me synne For I knowledge my faultes and my synne is euer beefore me Agaynst thee only haue I sinned and done this euil in thy sight that thou mightest be iustified in thy saying and cleare when thou art iudged Beholde I was shapen in wickednes and in sinne hathe my mother conceyued me But loe thou requirest trueth in inwarde parties shalt make me to vnderstande wisedome secretly Thou shalte purge me with Isope and I shal be cleane thou shalt washe me and I shal be whyter then Snowe Thou shalte make me heare of ioye and gladnesse that the bones whiche thou hast broken may reioyce Turne thy face from my sinnes and putte oute al my misdedes Make me a cleane hearte O God and renewe a righte spirite within me Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirite from me O geue me the comforte of thy helpe agayne and stablishe me with thy free spirite Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked and sinners shal be conuerted vnto thee Deliuer me from bloudguiltinesse O God thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall syng of thy righteousnesse Thou shalte open my lippes O Lorde my mouthe shall shewe thy prayse For thou desirest no sacrifice els woulde I geue it thee but thou delitest not in burnt offerynges The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirite a broken and a contrite hearte O God shalt thou nor despise O be fauourable and gracious vnto Sion build thou the walles of Hierusalem Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of rightousnes with the burnt offerings and oblacions then shal they offer yong bullockes vpon thyne altare Glory be to the father and to the sonne and. c. As it was in the beginnyng and is now c Amen Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lorde haue mercy vpon vs. ¶ Our father which art in heauen c And leade vs not into temptacyon Aunswere But delyuer vs from euill Amen Minister O Lorde saue thy seruauntes Aunswere Which put theyr truste in thee Minister Sende vnto them helpe from aboue Aunswere And euermore mightely defende them Minister Helpe vs O God our sauiour Aunswere And for the glory of thy names sake delyuer vs be merciful vnto vs sinners for thy names sake Minister O Lorde heare our prayers Aunswere And let our crye come vnto thee ¶ Let vs praye O Lord we beseche thee mercifully heare oure praiers and spare all those which confesse theyr sinnes to thee that they whose consciences by sinne are accused by thy mercifull pardon may be absolued Throughe Chryste oure Lorde Amen O Most mightie god and merciful father which hast compassiō of al men and hatest nothing that thou hast made whiche wouldest not the death of a sinner but that he should rather turne from sinne be saued mercyfully forgeue vs our trespasses receyue and comfort vs which bee greued and weryed which the burthen of our sinne Thy propertie is to haue mercy to thee onely it apperteineth to forgeue sinnes spare vs therfore good lord spare thy people whom thou haste redemed Entre not into iudgement with thy seruauntes whiche bee vyle earth and miserable sinners but so turne thy yre frō vs which mekely knowledge our vilenes truly repent vs of our faultes so make haste to helpe vs in this worlde that we may euer lyue with thee in the worlde to come through Iesus Christ oure Lorde Amen Then shall the people saye thys that foloweth after the Minister TVrne thou vs O good Lorde and so shall we bee turned be fauourable O lorde bee fauourable to thy people which turne to thee in weping fastyng and praying for thou arte a mercifull God full of compassion long sufferyng and of a great pietie Thou sparest when we deserue punishment and in thy
the earth that he may iudge hys people Gather my sainctes together vnto me those that haue made a couenaunt with me with sacrifice And the heauens shall declare his righteousnes for God is iudge hymselfe Heare O my people and I wil speake I my selfe wyl testifie against thee O Israel for I am God euen thy God I wil not reproue thee because of thy sacrifices or for thy burnt offeringes because they were not alwaye before me I wil take no bullocke out of thy house nor he goates out of thy foldes For all the beastes of the forest are myne and so are the rattelles vpon a thousande hylles I knowe all the foules vpon the mountaynes and the wylde beastes of the fielde are in my syght If I be hungry I will not tell thee for the whole worlde is myne and all that therein is Thinkest thou that I will eate bulles fleshe and drinke the bloud of goates Offre vnto god thankes geuing and pay thy vowes vnto the most hiest And call vpon me in the tyme of trouble so wil I heare thee and thou shalt prayse me But vnto the vngodly fayd God why doest thou preache my lawes and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth Whereas thou hatest to bee refourmed and hast caste my wordes behynde thee When thou sawest a thefe thou consentedst vnto him and hast been partaker with the aduouterers Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednes and with thy tongue thou hast set furth disceite Thou sattest and spakest against thy brother yea and hast slaundered thyne owne mothers sonne These thinges haste thou done and I helde my tongue and thou thoughtest wickedly that I am euen suche a one as thy selfe but I wyll reproue thee and sette beefore thee the thynges that thou hast done O considre this ye that forgeat god lest I plucke you awaye and there be none to deliuer you Whoso offereth me thankes praise he honoreth me and to hym that ordereth his conuersacion righte will I shewe the saluacion of God Miserere mei deus psal li. HAue mercy vpon me O god after thy great goodnes accordyng vnto the multitude of thy mercyes doe away myne offences Washe me througlye fro my wyckednesse and clense me from my synne For I knowledge my faultes my sine is euer before me Against thee onely haue I synned done this euil in thy sight that thou mightest be iustified in thy saying and cleare when thou art iudged Beholde I was shapen in wickednes and in synne hath my mother conceyued me But loe thou requirest trueth in the inward partes and shalt make me to vnderstande wysedome secretly Thou shalt pourge me with I sope and I shal be cleane thou shalt washe me and I shal be whiter then snowe Thou shalte make me heare ioye and gladnesse that the bones which thou hast broken maye reioyce Turne thy face frō my synnes put out all my misdedes Make me a cleane heart O God and renewe a ryghte spirite within me Cast me not awaye from thy presence and take not thy holy spirite from me O geue me the comfort of thy helpe agayne and stablyshe me with thy free spirite Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked sinners shal be conuerted vnto thee Delyuer me from bloud giltines O god thou that art the god of my health my tong shal syng of thy ryghteousnes Thou shalt open my lyppes O lord my mouth shall shewe thy prayse For thou desirest no sacrifice els would I geue it thee but thou delightest not in burnte offerynges The sacrfice of God is a troubled spirite a broken and a contrite heart O God shalt thou not despise O be fauourable and gracious vnto Sion builde thou the walles of Ierusalem Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of rightousnes with the burnte offerynges and oblacyons then shal they offer yong bullockes vpon thyne alter Quid gloriaris in malicia Psalm lii WHy boastest thou thy selfe thou tyrante that thou canste doe mischiefe Whereas the goodnes of god endureth yet daily Thy tongue ymagineth wickednesse and with lyes thou cuttest lyke a shar pe rasor Thou hast loued vngraciousnes more then goodnes and to talke of lyes more then righteousnes Thou hast loued to speake all wordes that may doe hurt O thou false tongue Therefore shall God destroye thee for euer he shall take thee and plucke thee oute of thy dwelling and roote thee out of the land of the lyuing The righteous also shall see this and feare and shall laugh hym to scorne Loe thys is the man that toke not God for his strengthe but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches and strengthed himselfe in hys wickednes As for me I am lyke a grene Olyue tree in the house of god my trust is in the tender mercy of god for euer and euer I will alwaye geue thankes vnto thee for that thou hast done and I wyll hope in thy name for thy saynctes lyke it well Dixit insipiens Psalm liii Euening prayer The foolyshe body hath sayd in hys hearte there is no God Corrupt are they and become abhominable in their wickednes there is none that doth good God loked downe from heauen vpon the children of men to see if there were any that would vnderstand seke after God But they are all gone oute of the way they are altogether become abhominable there is also none that doeth good no not one Are not they without vnderstandyng that worke wickednes eatyng vp my people as if they would eate bread they haue not called vpon god They were afrayde where no feare was for God hathe broken the bones of him that besieged thee thou hast put thē to confusion because God hath despysed them Oh that the saluacion wer geuen vnto Israel out of Sion Oh that the Lorde would delyuer hys people out of captiuitie Thē should Iacob reioyce Israel should be right glad Deus in nomine tuo Psalm liiii SAue me O god for thy names sake and auēge me in thy strength Heare my prayer O God and herken vnto the wordes of my mouth For straungers are riesen vp agaynste me and tyrauntes whiche haue not god before theyr eyes seke after my soule Beholde God is my helper the Lorde is with them that vpholde my soule He shall rewarde euill vnto myne enemies destroye thou them in thy trueth An offeryng of a free hearte will I geue thee and prayse thy name O Lorde because it is so comfortable For he hathe delyuered me out of al my trouble and mine eie hath seen hys desire vpon mine enemies Exaudi deus Psalm lv HEare my prayer O God and hyde not thy selfe frōmy peticion Take hede vnto me and heare me how I mourne in my prayer and am vexed The enemy crieth so and the vngodly cometh on so faste for they are minded to doe me some mischief so maliciouslye are they set agaynst me My hearte is disquieted within me and the feare of death is fallen vpon me Fearefulnes