aboundauntly ¶ Trinitie Sonday ¶ At Matyns The first lesson Gene. xviii vnto the ende The seonde lesson Math. iii. vnto the ende ¶ At the communion GOd be mercifull vnto vs and blesse vs and shewe vs the lyght of his countenaunce and be mercifull vnto vs. That thy way may be knowen vpon earth thy sauing health among all nacions Let the people prayse the O God yea let all the people prayse thee O let nacions reioyce be glad for thou shalt iudge the folke righteously and gouerne the nacions vpō earth Let the people prayse thee O God let all the people prayse thee Then shall the earth bryng forth her increase and God euen our owne God shall geue vs his blessyng God shall blesse vs and all the endes of the world shall feare hym Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynning c. The Collect. ALmighty and euerlastyng god which haste geuen vnto vs thy seruauntes grace by the confession of a true fayth to acknowlege the glory of the eternal trinitie and in the power of the diuyne maiestie to wurship the vnitie we beseche thee that through the stedfastnes of this fayth we may euermore be defended from all aduersitie whiche liuest and reignest one God worlde with out ende The Epistle AFter this I looked and behold a doore was open in heauen the firste voice which I heard was as it were of a trōpet talking with me which sayd come vp hither and I wyll shewe thee thinges which must be fulfilled hereafter And immediatly I was in the spirite And behold a seate was sette in heauen and one sate on the seate And he that sate was to looke vpon lyke vnto a Iasper stone and a Sardyne stone And there was a rayne bowe about the seate in sight lyke vnto an Emeraulde And aboute the seate were .xxiiii. seates And vpon the seates .xxiiii. Elders sitting clothed in white rayment and had on their heades crownes of golde And out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges and thunderynges and voyces there were vii lampes of fyre burnyng before the seate whiche are the .vii. spirites of God And before the seate there was a sea of glasse lyke vnto Christall and in the myddes of the seate and rounde about the seate were .iiii. beastes full of iyes before and behynde And the fyrste beaste was lyke a Lyon and the second beast lyke a calfe and the third beast had a face as a man and the fourth beast was lyke a flying Egle. And the .iiii. beastes had eche one of them syxe wynges about him and they were ful of iyes within And they had no rest day neyther night saying Holy holy holy Lord God almighty which was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glorye and honour and thankes to hym that sate on the seate whiche lyueth for euer and euer the .xxiiii. elders fell downe before hym that sate on the throne and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and cast their crounes before the throne saying thou art worthy O Lord our God to receiue glory and honor and power for thou haste created all thinges and for thy willes sake they are and were created The Gospell THere was a manne of the Phariseis named Nicodemus a ruler of the Iewes Thesame came to Iesus by nyght sayd vnto him Rabby we know that thou art a teacher come from God for no mā could doe suche miracles as thou doest excepte God were with him Iesus answered and sayd vnto him Verely verely I saye vnto thee except a man be borne from aboue he cannot see the kingdome of God Nicodemus sayed vnto him howe can a man be borne when he is olde can he enter into his mothers wombe and bee borne agayne Iesus answered verely verely I say vnto thee except a man be borne of water and of the spirite he cannot entre into the kyngdome of God That whiche is borne of the fleshe is fleshe and that whiche is borne of the spirite is spirite Maruayle not thou that I sayed to thee ye must bee borne from aboue The wynde bloweth where it lusteth thou hearest the sounde therof but canst not tell whence it commeth and whither it goeth So is euery one that is borne of the spirite Nicodemus answered and sayed vnto hym howe can these thinges be Iesus answered and sayd vnto him art thou a maister in Israel and knowest not these thinges Verely verely I say vnto thee we speake that we do knowe and testifie that we haue seen and ye receyue not our witnes If I haue told you yearthly thinges and ye beleue not howe shall ye beleue yf I tell you of heauenly thynges And no manne ascendeth vp to heauen but he that came downe from heauen euen the sonne of manne whiche is in heauen And as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wildernes euen so muste the Sonne of man be lift vp that whosoeuer beleueth in hym perishe not but haue euerlasting lyfe ¶ The first Sonday after Trinitie Sonday BLessed are those that be vndefiled in the way and walke in the lawe of the Lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies and seke him with theyr whole heart For they which do no wickednes walke in his wayes Thou haste charged that we shall diligentlye kepe thy commaundementes O that my wayes were made so direct that I myght kepe thy statutes So shall I not be confounded while I haue respect vnto all thy commaundementes I will thanke thee with an vnfayned heart when I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnes I will kepe thy ceremonies O forsake me not vtterly Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GOd the strength of all them that truste in thee mercyfully accepte our prayers And because the weakenes of our mortall nature can do no good thing without thee graunte vs the helpe of thy grace that in kepyng of thy commaundementes we may please thee bothe in will and dede through Iesus Christe our Lorde The Epistle DEarely beloued let vs loue one another for loue commeth of God And euery one that loueth is borne of God and knoweth God He that loueth not knoweth not God for God is loue In this appeared the loue of God to vs ward because that God sent his onlye begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght lyue through him Herein is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs sent his sonne to be the agremēt for our synnes Dearely beloued if God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another No mā hath seen God at any time If we loue one another God dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfecte in vs. Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym and he in vs because he hathe geuen vs of his spirite And we haue seen and do testifie that the father sent the sonne to be the sauiour of the worlde whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus
Psal xlv Psal lxxxv The first lesson Esai ix vnto the ende The seconde lesson Mat. i. vnto the ende ¶ At the fyrst Communion O Syng vnto the Lorde a newe song for he hath done meruaylous thynges With his owne right hand with his holy arme hath he gotten hymselfe the victorie The lord declared his saluacion his righteousnes hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen He hath remembred his mercie and trueth towarde the house of Israell and all the endes of the worlde haue seene the saluacion of our God Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes syng reioyce and geue thankes Prayse the lorde vpon the Harpe sing to the Harpe with a Psalme of thankesgeuing With trumpettes also and shawmes O shewe your selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kyng Lette the sea make a noyse and all that therein is the rounde worlde and they that dwell therein Let the fluddes clap theyr handes and let the hilles bee ioyfull together before the Lorde for he is come to iudge the earth With righteousnes shal he iudge the world and the people with equitie Glorye be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. GOd which makeste vs gladde with the yerely remembraunce of the birth of thy onelye sonne Iesus Christe graunt that as we ioyfully receiue him for our redemer so we may with sure confidence beholde hym when he shall come to be our iudge who liueth and reigneth c. The Epistle THe grace of God that bringeth saluacion vnto all menne hath appeared and teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlines and worldly lustes and that we should liue soberly and righteousely and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our sauiour Iesu Christ whiche gaue himselfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnrighteousnes and to pourge vs a peculiare people vnto hymselfe feruently geuen vnto good woorkes These thynges speake and exhorte and rebuke with all feruentnes of commaundyng See that no manne despise thee The Gospell ANd it chaunsed in those dayes that there went out a commaundemēt from Augustus the Emperour that all the worlde shoulde be taxed And this taxing was the firste and executed when Sirenius was lieutenaunt in Siria And euery man went vnto his owne citie to be taxed And Ioseph also ascended from Galile out of a citie called Nazareth into Iewry vnto the citie of Dauid which is called Bethleem because he was of the house and linage of Dauid to bee taxed with Mary his spoused wife whiche was with chylde And it fortuned that while they were there her tyme was come that she shoulde be deliuered And she brought furth her first begotten sonne and wrapped him in swadling clothes layed him in a Maunger because there was no roume for them in the Inne And there were in the same region shepeheardes watching and keping theyr flocke by night And loe the Angel of the lord stoode harde by them and the brightnesse of the lorde shone rounde about them and they were sore afrayed And the Angel saied vnto them Be not afrayde for behold I bring you tydinges of great ioy that shall come to all people for vnto you is borne this daye in the citie of Dauid a sauiour whiche is Christ the lord And take this for a sygne ye shal fynde the childe wrapped in swadlyng clothes and layde in a maūger And straight way there was with the Angel a multitude of heauenly souldiers praysyng god and saying Glory to god on hye and peace on the earth and vnto men a good will ¶ At the seconde Communion O Lord our gouernour how excellent is thy name in all the worlde thou that haste set thy glory aboue the heauens Out of the mouth of very babes and suckelynges hast thou ordayned strength because of thyne enemies that thou mightest still the enemye and the auenger For I will considre thy heauens euen the woorkes of thy fyngers the Moone and the starres whiche thou hast ordayned What is man that thou art so myndefull of hym and the sonne of man that thou visitest him Thou madest him lower then the Angels to croune him with glorye and worship Thou makest hym to haue dominion of the workes of thy handes and thou haste put all thynges in subieccion vnder his feete All shepe and oxen yea and the beastes of the fielde The foules of the ayre and the fishes of the sea and whatsoeuer walketh thorowe the pathes of the seas O Lorde our gouernoure howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmyghtie God which haste geuen vs thy only begotten sonne to take our nature vpon hym and this daye to be borne of a pure virgin Graunt that we being regenerate and made thy children by adoption and grace maye dayly be renued by thy holy spirite throughe the same our Lorde Iesus Christe who lyueth and reigneth c. The Epistle GOD in tymes paste dyuerslye and manye wayes spake vnto the fathers by Prophetes but in these last dayes he hath spoken to vs by his owne sōne whom he hath made heyre of all thinges by whom also he made the worlde Whiche sonne being the brightnesse of his glory and the very image of his substaunce rulyng all thynges with the worde of his power hath by hys owne person pourged our synnes and sytteth on the ryght hand of the maiestie on hygh being so muche more excellent then the Angels as he hath by inheritaunce obtayned a more excellente name then they For vnto whiche of the Angels sayed he at any time Thou art my sonne thys daye haue I begotten thee And agayne I wyll be his father and he shall bee my sonne And agayne when he bryngeth in the firste begotten sonne into the worlde he sayeth and let all the Angels of God wurship hym And vnto the Angels he sayethe He maketh his Angels spirites and hys ministers a flame of fyre But vnto the sonne he sayethe thy seate O God shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter Thou hast loued righteousnes and hated iniquitie wherfore God euen thy God hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes And thou Lorde in the beginning haste layed the foundacion of the earthe the heauens are the workes of thy handes They shal perish but thou endurest But they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garmente and as a vesture shalte thou chaunge them and they shal be chaunged But thou art euen the same and thy yeares shall not fayle The Gospell IN the beginning was the worde and the worde was with God and God was the worde Thesame was in the beginning with God All thinges were made by it without it was
the helpe of Beelzebub cast out deuils by whose helpe doe your chyldren caste them oute Therefore shall they bee youre iudges But if I with the fynger of God cast out deuilles no doubt the kyngdome of God is come vpon you When a strong manne armed watcheth hys house the thynges that he possesseth are in peace But when a strōger then he commeth vpon him ouercummeth him he taketh from him al hys harnes wherein he trusted and deuydeth his goodes He that is not with me is agaynste me And he that gathereth not with me scattreth abroade Whē the vncleane spirite is gone out of a man he walketh through drye places seeking reste And when he fyndeth none he sayth I wil returne agayne into my house whence I came out And whē he cometh he findeth it swept and garnished Then goeth he and taketh to him .vii. other spirites worse then himself and they enter in dwel there And the end of that man is worse then the beginning And it fortuned that as he spake these thinges a certayne womā of the cumpany lift vp her voyce and said vnto him happy is the woumbe that bare thee the pappes which gaue thee sucke But he sayd yea happie are they that heare the woorde of God and kepe it ¶ The .iiii. Sonday GOd is our hope and strengthe a very presente helpe in trouble Therfore will not we feare though the earthe be moued and thoughe the hylles bee caryed into the middest of the sea Though the waters therof rage and swell and though the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same The riuers of the floude thereof shall make gladde the citie of God the holye place of the tabernacle of the moste highest God is in the middeste of her therefore shall she not bee remoued God shall helpe her and that right early The heathen make muche a dooe and the kyngdomes are moued but God hath shewed hys voyce and the earth shall mealte away The Lorde of hoostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our refuge O come hyther and beholde the woorkes of the Lorde what destruccion he hath brought vpon the earth He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bowe and knappeth the speare in sunder and burneth the Chariotes in the fyer Be still then and knowe that I am God I wil be exalted among the Heathen and I wil be exalted in the yearth The Lorde of hoostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our defence Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. GRaunt we beseche thee almightie God that we which for our euill dedes are worthely punyshed by the comforte of thy grace may mercifully be relieued through oure Lorde Iesus Christe The Epistle TEll me ye that desyre to be vnder the lawe doe ye not heare of the lawe for it is written that Abraham had .ii. sonnes the one by a bondemayde the other by a freewoman Yea and he which was borne of the bondewoman was borne after the fleshe but he whiche was borne of the freewoman was borne by promes which thinges are spoken by an allegory For these are two testamentes the one from the mount Sina which gendreth vnto bondage whiche is Agar For mount Sina is Agar in Arabia and bordreth vpon the citie whiche is nowe called Ierusalem and is in bondage with her chyldren But Ierusalem whiche is aboue is free whiche is the mother of vs all For it is written Reioyce thou barren that beareste no children breake furth and crye thou that trauaylest not For the desolate hath many moe children then she whiche hath an housbande Brethren we are after Isaac the chyldren of promes But as then he that was borne after the fleshe persecuted him that was borne after the spirite Euē so is it nowe Neuerthelesse what sayeth the scripture put awaye the bonde woman and her sonne For the sonne of the bondewoman shall not be heyre with the sonne of the freewoman So then brethren we are not chyldren of the bondewoman but of the freewoman The Gospell IEsus departed ouer the sea of Galile which is the sea of Tiberias and a greate multytude folowed hym because they sawe hys myracles whiche he dyd on them that were dyseased And Iesus wente vp into a mountayne and there he sate with hys Disciples And Easter a feaste of the Iewes was nye When Iesus then lift vp hys eyes and sawe a great company come vnto hym he sayeth vnto Philip whence shall we bye breade that these may eate This he sayd to proue him for he himselfe knewe what he woulde dooe Philip aunswered him two hundreth peniwoorth of breade are not sufficyente for them that euery manne may take a litle One of hys disciples Andrewe Simon Peters brother sayeth vnto hym There is a lad here which hath fiue barley loaues and two fyshes but what are they among so manye And Iesus sayd make the people sit downe There was muche grasse in the place so the menne sate downe in number about fiue thousande And Iesus toke the bread and when he had geuen thankes he gaue to the Disciples and the Disciples to them that were set downe lykewise of the fishes asmuch as they would When they had eaten inough he sayd vnto his Disciples gather vp the broken meate whiche remayneth that nothyng be loste And they gathered it together and fylled .xii. baskettes with the broken meate of the fyue barley loaues which broken meate remained vnto thē that had eaten Then those menne when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did sayd thys is of a trueth the same Prophete that shoulde come into the worlde ¶ The .v. Sonday SAue me O God for thy names sake and auenge me in thy strength Heare my prayer O God and harken vnto the woordes of my mouth For straungers are risen vp agaynst me and Tirauntes which haue not god before theyr eyes seke after my soule Beholde God is my helper the Lord 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 coumfortable For he hath deliuered me oute of all my trouble and myne eye hath seene his desyre vpon myne enemies Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the begynning c. The Collect. WE beseche thee almightie God mercifullye to looke vpon thy people that by thy great goodnesse they may be gouerned and preserued euermore bothe in bodye and soule through Iesus Christe our Lorde The Epistle CHriste beyng an hye priest of good thynges to come came by a greater and a more perfecte tabernacle not made with handes that is to saye not of thys buildyng neither by the bloud of goates and calues but by hys owne bloude he entred in once into the holy place and founde eternall redempcion
wrapped it in a lynnen clothe and layed it in a sepulchre that was hewen in stone wherein neuer man before had been layde And that daye was the preparyng of the Sabboth and the Sabboth drue on The women that folowed after whiche had come with him from Galile behelde the sepulchre and howe his bodye was layde And they returned and prepared swete Odours oyntmentes But rested on the Sabboth daye accordyng to the commaundemente At Euensong The first lesson Lamenta .iii. vnto the ende On good Fryday At Mattyns The first lesson Gen. xxii Vnto the ende The Collect. ALmyghtie God we beseche thee graciously to beholde this thy famely for the whiche oure Lorde Iesus Christe was contented to be betrayed and geuen vp into the handes of wicked men and to suffer death vpon the crosse who liueth and reigneth c. At the Communion MY God my God loke vpon me why hast thou forsakē me and art so farre from my health and from the wordes of my complainte O my God I cry in the day time but thou hearest not and in the night season also I take no rest And thou continuest holy O thou worship of Israel Our father 's hoped in thee they trusted in thee and thou diddest deliuer them They called vpon thee and were helped they put theyr trust in thee and were not confounded But as for me I am a worme and no manne a verye skorne of men and the out cast of the people All they that see me laugh me to skorne they shote out their lippes and shake the head saying He trusted in God that he woulde deliuer hym let hym deliuer him if he will haue him But thou arte he that tooke me out of my mothers wombe thou waste my hope when I hanged yet vpon my mothers brestes I haue been left vnto thee euer sence I was borne thou art my God euen from my mothers woumbe O goe not from me for trouble is here at hande and there is none to helpe me Many Oxen are come about me fatte Bulles of Basan close me in on euery syde They gape vpon me with their mouthes as it were a rampyng and roaryng Lyon I am powred out like water and all my bones are out of ioynte my hearte also in the middes of my body is euen lyke melting waxe My strength is dried vp like a potsherd and my tongue cleaueth to my gummes and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death For many dogges are come about me and the coūsaile of the wicked lay siege against me Thei pearced my handes and my fete I may tell all my bones they stande staring and loking vpon me They part my garmentes among them and cast lottes vpon my vesture But be not thou farre from me O Lorde thou arte my succour haste thee to helpe me Deliuer my soule from the sworde my derling from the power of the dogge Saue me from the Lyons mouthe thou haste hearde me also from among the hornes of the Vnicornes I wil declare thy name vnto my brethren in the middes of the congregacion wil I prayse thee O praise the Lorde ye that feare him magnifie him all ye of the sede of Iacob and feare ye hym all ye sede of Israel For he hath not despised nor abhorred the lowe estate of the poore he hath not hid his face from him but when he called vnto him he heard him My praise is of thee in the great congregaciō my vowes will I performe in the sight of them that feare him The poore shall eate be satisfied they that seke after the Lorde shall praise hym your hearte shall liue for euer All the endes of the worlde shall remembre themselues and be turned vnto the Lorde and all the kynreds of the nations shall worship before him For the kingdome is the Lordes and he is the gouernour among the people All suche as be fatte vpon earth haue eaten and worshipped All they that go downe into the dust shall kneele before him and no man hath quickened his owne soule My seede shall serue hym they shal be counted vnto the Lorde for a generacion They shall come and the heauens shall declare hys righteousnes vnto a people that shal be borne whome the Lorde hath made Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. ¶ After the .ii. Collectes at the Communion shal be sayed these .ii. Collectes folowyng The Collect. ALmyghty and euerlastynge God by whose spirite the whole body of the Churche is gouerned sanctified receiue our supplicacions and prayers whiche we offre before thee for all estates of men in thy holy congregacion that euery membre of thesame in his vocacion and ministerye may truly and godly serue thee through our Lorde Iesus Christe MErcifull God who haste made al men and hatest nothyng that thou haste made nor wouldest the deathe of a synner but rather that he should be cōuerted and liue haue mercy vpon all Iewes Turkes Infidels and Heretikes and take from thē all ignoraunce hardnes of hearte and contempt of thy word And so fetche them home blessed Lorde to thy flocke that they may be saued among the remnant of the true Israelites and be made one folde vnder one shepehearde Iesus Christ our Lorde who lyuethe and reigneth c. The Epistle THe lawe whiche hath but a shadowe of good thynges to come and not the very fashion of thinges themselues can neuer with those sacrifices whiche they offre yere by yere continually make the commers therunto perfite For would not then those sacrifices haue ceased to haue been offred because that the offerers once purged shoulde haue had nomore conscience of synnes Neuerthelesse in those sacrifices is there mencion made of synnes euerye yeare For the bloud of Oxen and of Goates cannot take awaye sinnes Wherfore whē he commeth into the worlde he sayeth Sacrifice offeryng thou wouldest not haue but a body hast thou ordayned me Burnt offeringes also for sinne haste thou not allowed Then sayd I loe I am here In the beginning of the booke it is written of me that I should do thy will O God Aboue when he sayth Sacrifice and offeryng burnt sacrifices and synne offeringes thou wouldest not haue neither haste thou allowed them whiche yet are offered by the lawe then sayed he loe I am here to do thy will O God he taketh away the first to establishe the later by the whiche will we are made holy euen by the offering of the body of Iesu Christ once for all And euery priest is ready dayly ministring and offerynge often times one maner of Oblacion which can neuer take away synnes But this man after he hath offered one sacrifice for sinnes is set downe for euer on the ryghte hande of God and from henceforth tarieth tyll his foes be made his foote stoole For with one offeryng hath he made perfect for euer them that are sanctified The holy goste hymself also beareth vs record euen when he told
commaundementes His seede shal be mightie vpon yearthe the generacion of the faythefull shal be blessed Riches and plenteousnes shal be in his house and hys righteousnes endureth for euer Vnto the Godly there ariseth vp lyght in the darkenes he is mercifull louing and righteous A good man is mercifull and lendeth and wyll guyde his wordes with discrecion For he shall neuer be moued and the righteous shal be had in euerlasting remembraunce He will not bee afrayed for any euyl tydynges for hys hearte standeth fast and beleueth in the Lorde His hearte is stablyshed and will not shrynke vntill he see his desire vpon his enemyes He hath sparsed abroade and geuē to the poore and hys righteousnes remaineth for euer his horne shal bee exalted with honor The vngodlye shall se it and it shall greue him he shall gnashe with his teeth and consume awaye the desyre of the vngodly shall perishe Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is now and euer c. The Collect. Almightie father c. As at the second Communion on Easter day The Epistle ALl that is borne of GOD ouercommeth the world And this is the victory that ouercommeth the worlde euen our faith Who is it that ouercommeth the worlde but he whiche beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God This Iesus Christe is he that came by water and bloude not by water onely but by water and bloud And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse because the spirite is truethe For there are three whiche beare recorde in heauen the father the woorde and the holy ghoste and these three are one And there are three whiche beare recorde in yearth the spirite and water and bloude and these three are one If wee receyue the witnes of menne the witnes of God is greater For this is the witnes of God that is greater whiche he testified of his sonne He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the witnes in hymselfe He that beleueth not God hath made hym a lyer because he beleueth not the recorde that God gaue of his sonne And this is the record how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall life and this lyfe is in his sonne He that hath the sonne hath lyfe and he that hath not the sonne of God hath not lyfe The Gospell IHesame daye at nyghte whiche was the first day of the Sabbothes whē the dores were shut where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the middes and sayd vnto them Peace be vnto you And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his handes and his syde Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde Then sayde Iesus to them againe Peace be vnto you As my father sent me euen so sende I you also And when he had saide those wordes he breathed on them and saide vnto them receyue ye the holy gost Whosoeuers synnes ye remytte they are remytted vnto them And whosoeuers synnes ye retaine they are retained ¶ The second Sondaye after Easter HAste thee O God to deliuer me Make haste to helpe me O Lorde Let them bee ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule lette them be turned backeward and put to confusion that wishe me euill Let them for their reward be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke thee be ioyfull and gladde in thee and let al suche as delight in thy saluacion say alway the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in misery Haste thee vnto me O God Thou art my helpe and my redemer O Lorde make no long tarying Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmightie God whiche haste geuen thy holy sonne to be vnto vs both a sacrifice for synne and also an example of Godly lyfe Geue vs the grace that we may alwayes moste thankfully receiue that his inestimable benefite and also dayly indeuour our selfes to folowe the blessed steppes of his moste holy lyfe The Epistle THis is thanke worthy yf a manne for conscience toward God indure griefe and suffre wrong vndeserued For what prayse is it yf when ye bee buffeted for your fautes ye take it paciently But and if when ye doe well ye suffre wrong and take it paciently then is there thāke with God For hereunto verely were ye called For Christe also suffered for vs leauyng vs an ensample that ye shoulde folowe his steppes whiche dyd no synne neyther was there guyle found in his mouth which when he was reuiled reuiled not againe when he suffered he threatned not but committed the vengeaunce to hym that iudgeth righteously which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree that we being deliuered from sinne should lyue vnto righteousnes By whose stripes ye were healed For ye were as shepe goyng a stray But are nowe turned vnto the shepheard and bishop of your soules The Gospell CHriste sayed to his disciples I am the good shepheard a good shepheard geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hired seruaunte he whiche is not the shepheard neyther the shepe are his owne seeth the wolfe commyng and leaueth the shepe and flieth and the wolfe catcheth and skattreth the shepe The hired seruaunt flyeth because he is an hired seruaunte and careth not for the shepe I am the good shepheard and knowe my shepe and am knowen of myne As my Father knoweth me euen so knowe I also my Father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde Them also must I bryng and they shall heare my voyce and there shal be one folde and one shepheard ¶ The .iii. Sonday VNto thee O God doe we geue thankes yea vnto thee doe we geue thankes Thy name also is so nye and that doe thy wonderous workes declare When I receiue the congregacion I shal iudge accordyng vnto right The earth is weake and all the inhabitours therof I beare vp the pillers of it I sayed vnto the fooles deale not so madly and to the vngodly set not vp your horne Sette not vp youre horne on hye and speake not with a stiffe necke For promocion commeth neither from the East nor from the West nor yet from the Southe And why GOD is the iudge he putteth downe one and setteth vp an other For in the hande of the Lorde there is a cup and the wine is red it is full mixte and he poureth out of thesame As for the dregges therof all the vngodly of the yearth shall drinke them and sucke them out But I will talke of the God of Iacob and prayse hym for euer All the hornes of the vngodly also will I breake and the hornes of the righteous shal be exalted Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the
beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmightie God which shewest to all men that be in errour the light of thy trueth to the intent that they may returne into the waye of righteousnes Graunte vnto all them that be admitted into the felowship of Christes religion that they may exchewe those thinges that be contrarye to their profession and folowe all suche thinges as bee agreable to thesame through our Lorde Iesus Christe The Epistle DErely beloued I beseche you as straungiers and pilgriemes abstaine frō fleshly lustes which fight against the soule and see that ye haue honest conuersacion among the Gentiles that where as they backbite you as euill doers they may see youre good workes and prayse God in the day of visitacion Submyt your selfes therfore vnto all maner ordinaunce of man for the Lordes sake whether it bee vnto the kyng as vnto the chiefe head either vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishment of euil doers but for the laude of them that do well For so is the wil of God that with well doing ye may stop the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunte men as free and not as hauyng the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes but euen as the seruauntes of God Honour all menne loue brotherly felowship feare God honor the Kyng The Gospell IEsus sayed to his disciples After a while ye shal not see me and againe after a while ye shall see me for I go to the father Then sayed some of his disciples betwene themselfes what is this that he sayeth vnto vs after a while ye shall not see me and againe after a while ye shall see me and that I go to the father They sayed therfore what is this that he sayeth after a while We cānot tell what he sayth Iesus perceyued that they would aske hym and sayed vnto them ye inquire of this betwene your selfes because I sayed after a whyle ye shall not see me and againe after a while ye shall see me Verely verely I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and lament but contrary wyse the worlde shall reioyce Ye shal sorowe but your sorowe shal be turned to ioy A woman when she trauayleth hath sorowe because her houre is come But assone as she is deliuered of the childe she remembreth no more the anguishe for ioy that a manne is borne into the worlde And ye nowe therfore haue sorowe but I wyll see you againe and your heartes shall reioyce and youre ioy shall no manne take from you ¶ The .iiii. Sonday GOD standeth in the congregacion of princes He is iudge emong Gods Howe long will ye geue wrong iudgement and accept the persons of the vngodly Defende the poore and fatherlesse see that suche as bee in nede and necessitie haue right Deliuer the outcast and poore Saue them from the hande of the vngodly They will not be learned nor vnderstande but walke on still in darkenesse all the foundacions of the earth be out of course I haue sayed ye are Gods and ye all are children of the the moste highest But ye shall dye lyke men and fal lyke one of the princes Arise O God and iudge thou the earth For thou shalt take all the Heathen to thyne inheritaunce Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe c. The Collect. ALmightie God whiche doest make the myndes of all faythfull menne to be of one wyll graunte vnto thy people that they maye loue the thyng whiche thou commaundest and desyre that whiche thou doest promes that emong the sundery and manifolde chaunges of the worlde our heartes may surely there be fixed where as true ioyes are to be founde Through Christe our Lorde The Epistle EVery good gifte and euery perfect gifte is from aboue commeth doune from the father of lightes with whom is no variablenes neither is he chaūged vnto darkenes Of his owne will begate he vs with the worde of trueth that we shoulde be the firste fruites of his creatures Wherfore dere brethren let euery man be swift to heare slowe to speake slowe to wrathe For the wrathe of man worketh not that which is righteous before God Wherfore laye aparte all filthines and superfluitie of maliciousnes receiue with mekenes the word that is graffed in you whiche is able to saue your soules The Gospell IEsus sayed vnto his disciples nowe I goe my way to him that sent me and none of you asketh me whither I goe But because I haue sayed suche thynges vnto you your heartes are full of sorow Neuertheles I tell you the truth it is expedient for you that I go away For if I go not away that comforter will not come vnto you But if I depart I will sende hym vnto you And when he is come he will rebuke the worlde of sinne and of righteousnes and of iudgement Of synne because they beleue not on me Of righteousnes because I go to my father and ye shall see me nomore Of Iudgement because the Prince of this worlde is iudged already I haue yet many thinges to saye vnto you but ye cannot beare them awaye nowe howbeit when he is come which is the spirite of trueth he will leade you into all trueth He shall not speake of himselfe but whatsoeuer he shall heare that shall he speake and he will shewe you thynges to come He shall glorifie me for he shall receyue of myne and shall shewe vnto you All thinges that the father hath are mine therfore sayed I vnto you that he shall take of mine and shewe vnto you ¶ The .v. Sonday O Howe amiable are thy dwellynges Thou Lorde of Hostes My soule hath a desyre and longing to entre into the courtes of the Lorde My heart and my flesh reioyce in the lyuing God Yea the Sparowe hath foūd her an house and the Swalow a nest where she may lay her young Euen thy altares O Lorde of Hostes my king and my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will be alwaye praysing thee Blessed is that manne whose strength is in thee In whose heart are thy wayes Whiche goyng through the vale of misery vse it for a well and the pooles are filled with water They will goe from strength to strength and vnto the God of Gods appeareth euery one of them in Sion O Lorde God of Hostes heare my prayer Hearken O God of Iacob Behold O God our defender and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted For one day in thy courtes is better then a thousande I had rather be a doore keper in the house of my God then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlynes For the Lorde God is a light and defence the Lorde will geue grace and worship and no good thyng shall he withholde from them that liue a godly lyfe O Lorde God of Hostes blessed is the manne that putteth his trust in thee Glory be to the father and to
heart I haue applyed my heart to fulfill thy statutes alwaye euen vnto the ende Glory be to the father c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. ALmightie and euerlastyng God geue vnto vs the increase of fayth hope and charitie and that we maye obteyne that whiche thou doeste promyse make vs to loue that whiche thou doest commaunde through Iesus Christ our Lorde The Epistle I Say walke in the spirite and fulfill not the luste of the fleshe For the fleshe lusteth contrarye to the spirite and the spirite contrarye to the fleshe these are contrary one to the other so that ye cannot doe whatsoeuer ye woulde But and yf ye be led of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe The dedes of the fleshe are manifest whiche are these adultry fornicacion vnclennes wantonnesse wurshippyng of images witchcraft hatred variaūce zele wrath strife sedicyons sectes enuying murder dronkennes gluttony and suche lyke of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in tymes past that they whiche commyt suche thynges shall not bee inheritors of the kingdome of God Contrarilye the fruite of the spirite is loue ioy peace long suffering gentlenes goodnes faithfulnes mekenes temperaunce Agaynste suche there is no lawe They truelye that are Christes haue crucifyed the fleshe with the affeccions and lustes The Gospell ANd it chaunsed as Iesus wente to Ierusalem that he passed throughe Samaria and Galile And as he entred into a certayne towne there met hym .x. men that were lepers Whiche stode a farre of and put furth their voyces and sayde Iesu Maister haue mercye vpon vs. When he sawe them he sayed vnto them goe shewe your selues vnto the Priestes And it came to passe that as they wente they were clensed And one of them when he sawe that he was clensed turned backe agayn with a loude voyce praised God and fel downe on his face at his feete gaue him thankes And the same was a Samaritane And Iesus aunswered and sayde Are there not .x. clensed but where are those ix There are not found that returned agayne to geue God prayse saue onely thys straungier And he sayd vnto hym aryse goe thy way thy fayth hath made thee whole The .xv. Sonday I Hate them that imagine euill thynges but thy lawe doe I loue Thou arte my defence and shylde and my trust is in thy woorde Away frome ye wicked I will kepe the commaundementes of my God O stablyshe me accordyng vnto thy woorde that I may liue and let me not be disapoynted of my hope Holde thou me vp and I shal be safe yea my delyte shall euer be in thy statutes Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes for they imagine but deceipte Thou puttest awaye all the vngodly of the earthe lyke drosse therfore I loue thy testimonies My fleshe trembleth for feare of thee and I am afrayde of thy iudgementes Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. KEpe we beseche thee O Lorde thy Churche with thy perpetuall mercye and because the frayltie of man withoute thee can not but fall Kepe vs euer by thy helpe and leade vs to all thynges profitable to our saluacion through Iesus Christ our Lorde The Epistle YE see howe large a letter I haue written vnto you with myne owne hande As many as desyre with outwarde appearaunce to please carnally the same constraine you to be circūcised onely lest they should suffer persecuciō for the crosse of Christ For they thēselues which are circūcised kepe not the lawe but desyre to haue you circumcised that they might reioice in your fleshe God forbid that I should reioice but in y e crosse of our lord Iesu Christ wherby the world is crucified vnto me I vnto the world For in Christ Iesu neither circumcision auaileth any thing at all nor vncircumcisyon but a newe creature And as many as walke according vnto this rule peace be on them and mercye and vpon Israell that pertaynethe to God From hencefurth lette no manne put me to busines for I beare in my body the markes of the Lorde Iesu Brethren the grace of our Lorde Iesu Christe be with your spirite Amen The Gospell NO man can serue two Maisters for eyther he shall hate the one and loue the other or elles leane to the one and despise the other ye can not serue God and Mammō Therfore I say vnto you be not careful for your life what ye shal eate or drinke nor yet for your body what raimēt ye shal put on Is not the life more worth thē meat the body more of value then raiment Behold the foules of the ayre for they sow not neyther doe they reape nor cary into the barnes and your heauenly father feedeth them Are ye not muche better then they Whiche of you by taking carefull thoughte can adde one cubite vnto hys stature And why care ye for rayment Consider the Lilies of the fielde howe they growe They labour not neyther doe they spinne And yet I saye vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royaltie was not clothed lyke one of these Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde whiche though it stande to day is to morow cast into the fornace shall he not muche more doe the same for you O ye of lytle fayth Therefore take no thoughte saying what shall we eate or what shall we drynke or wherwith shall we be clothed after al these thinges doe the gentiles seeke For your heauenlye father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thinges But rather seeke ye firste the kyngdome of God and the righteousnes thereof and all these thynges shal be ministred vnto you Care not then for the morowe for the morowe day shall care for it selfe sufficiente vnto the daye is the trauail therof The .xvi. Sonday after Trinitie Sonday ¶ At the Communion I Deale with the thing that is lawful and right O geue me not ouer vnto myne oppressours Make thou thy seruaunte to delyte in that which is good that the proud do me no wrong Myne iyes are wasted awaye with lookyng for thy health and for the woorde of thy righteousnes O deale with thy seruaunte accordyng vnto thy louyng mercy and teache me thy statutes I am thy seruaunte O graunte me vnderstandyng that I may knowe thy testimonies It is tyme for thee Lorde to lay to thyne hande for they haue destroyed thy lawe For I loue thy commaundementes aboue golde and precious stone Therfore holde I straighte all thy commaundementes and all false wayes I vtterly abhorre Glory be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning c. The Collect. LOrde we beseche thee let thy continuall pitie clense and defende thy congregacyon and because it can not continue in safetie withoute thy succoure preserue it euermore by thy helpe and goodnes through Iesus
vnto the sainctes For there are certain vngodly men craftely crept in of whiche it was written afore tyme vnto suche iudgement They turne the grace of our God vnto wantonnes and denye God which is the only lorde and our lorde Iesus Christ My minde is therfore to putte you in remembraunce for as muche as ye once knowe this howe that the lorde after that he had deliuered the people out of Egypt destroyed them whiche afterward beleued not The Angels also whiche kept not theyr firste estate but lefte their owne habitacion he hath reserued in euerlastyng chaines vnder darknes vnto the iudgement of the great daye euen as Sodom and Gomor and the Cities aboute them whiche in lyke maner defiled themselues with fornicacion and folowed straunge fleshe are set furth for an exaumple and suffre the paine of eternall fyre lykewyse these being deceyued by dreames defile the fleshe despise rulers and speake euell of them that are in auctoritie The Gospell THis commaunde I you that ye loue together If the world hate you ye know that it hated me before it hated you If ye were of the worlde the world would loue his owne howbeit because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore the worlde hateth you Remembre the worde that I sayed vnto you the seruaunt is not greater then the lorde If they haue persecuted me they wil also persecute you If they haue kepte my saying they will kepe yours also But all these thinges will they doe vnto you for my names sake because they haue not knowen him that sente me If I had not come and spoken vnto them they shoulde haue had no synne but nowe haue they nothing to cloke theyr synne with all He that hateth me hateth my father also If I had not done among them the workes whiche none other man did they should haue had no synne But nowe haue they both seen and hated not onely me but also my father But this happeneth that the saying might be fulfilled that is written in theyr lawe They hated me without a cause But when the comforter is come whom I will sende vnto you from the father euen the spirite of trueth whiche procedeth of the father he shal testifie of me And ye shall beare witnes also because ye haue been with me from the beginning ¶ All Sainctes Propre lessons at Mattyns The first lesson Sapi. iii. vnto blessed is rather the Baren The second lesson Hebre. xi xii Sainctes by fayth subdued vnto If ye endure chastisyng At the Communion O Syng vnto the Lorde a newe song let the congregacion of sainctes prayse hym Let Israell reioyce in him that made him and let the children of Sion be ioyfull in theyr kyng Let them prayse his name in the daunce let them syng prayses vnto him with tabret and harpe For the Lord hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the meke hearted Let the sainctes be ioyfull with glory let them reioyce in their beddes Let the prayses of God be in theyr mouth and a two edged sworde in their handes To be auenged of the heathen and to rebuke the people To bynde theyr kynges in chaynes and theyr nobles with lynkes of yron That they may be auenged of them as it is written suche honour haue all his Sainctes Glorye be to the father and to the sonne c. As it was in the beginning is nowe and euer c. The Collect. ALmightie GOD whiche haste knitte together thy electe in one Cōmunion and felowship in the misticall body of thy sonne Christe our Lorde graunt vs grace so to folow thy holy Sainctes in all vertues and godly liuyng that we maye come to those vnspeakeable ioyes whiche thou hast prepared for all them that vnfaynedly loue thee through Iesus Christe The Epistle BEholde I Iohn sawe an other Angel ascend from the rysyng of the Sunne whiche had the seale of the liuing God and he cryed with a loude voyce to the foure Aungels to whō power was geuen to hurte the earth and the sea saying Hurte not the earth neyther the sea neyther the trees tyll we haue sealed the seruauntes of our God in theyr foreheades And I heard the noumbre of thē whiche were sealed there were sealed an C. and xliiij M. of all the tribes of the childrē 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 tribe of Aser were sealed xii M. Of the tribe of Neptalim were sealed xii M. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed xii M. Of the tribe of Symeon were sealed xii M. Of the tribe 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 behelde and loe a great multitude which no manne could nombre of all nacions and people and tongues stode before the seate and before the lambe clothed with long white garmentes and Palmes in theyr handes and cried with a loude voyce saying saluacion be ascribed to hym that sitteth vpon the seate of our god and vnto the lambe And all the Angels stode in the compasse of the seate and of the elders of the foure beastes and fell before the seate on their faces and worshipped God saying Amē Blessing and glory and wisedome and thankes and honour and power and might be vnto our God for euermore Amen The Gospell IEsus seing the people wēt vp into the mountaine and when he was set his disciples came to hym after that he hadde opened his mouth he taughte them saying Blessed are the poore in spirite for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen Blessed are they that morne for they shall receyue comfort Blessed are the meke for they shal receyue the enheritaunce of the earth Blessed are they whiche hunger and thirst after righteousnes for they shall be satisfyed Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtaine mercy Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Blessed are the peace makers for they shal be called the children of God Blessed are they whiche suffre persecucion for righteousnes sake for theirs is the kyngdome of heauē Blessed are ye when men reuile you and persecute you and shall falsly saye all maner of euill sayinges against you for my sake reioyce and be glad for great is youre rewarde in heauen For so persecuted they the Prophetes whiche were before you ¶ Propre lessons at Euensong The first lesson Sapi. v. vnto His iealosy also The second lesson Apoca. xix vnto And I saw an Angell stand ⧠THE SVPPER ⧠of the Lorde and the holy Communion commonly called the Masse SO many as intende to bee partakers of the holy Communion shall sygnifie their names to the Curate ouer night or els in the morning afore
put his handes vpō them and blessed them After the gospell is reade the minister shall make thys briefe exhortacion vpon the wordes of the gospell FRendes you heare in thys gospell the wordes of oure Sauiour Christe that he commaunded the children to be brought vnto hym howe he blamed those that woulde haue kept them from hym howe he exhorteth all menne to folowe their innocencie Ye perceyue howe by hys outwarde gesture and dede he declared hys good wyll towarde them For he embraced them in his armes he laied his handes vpon thē and blessed thē doubte ye not therfore but earnestlye beleue that he will lykewyse fauourably receiue these presente infantes that he will embrace them with the armes of hys mercy that he will geue vnto them the blessing of eternall lyfe and make them partakers of his euerlasting kyngdome Wherfore we beeing thus perswaded of the good will of our heauenlye father toward these infantes declared by his sonne Iesus Christ And nothyng doubting but that he fauourablye alloweth thys charitable woorke of ours in bringyng these children to his holy baptisme let vs faythfully and deuoutely geue thankes vnto him And saye the prayer whiche the Lorde himselfe taught And in declaracion of our fayth let vs also recyte the articles conteyned in our Crede Here the minister with the Godfathers Godmothers and people present shall saye ¶ Our father whiche arte in heauen halowed bee thy name c. And then shall say openly I beleue in God the father almightie c. The priest shall adde also this prayer ALmyghtie and euerlasting God heauenly father wee geue thee humble thankes that thou haste vouchsaued to call vs to knowledge of thy grace and faith in thee Increace and cōfirme this faith in vs euermore Geue thy holy spirit to these infantes that they maye bee borne agayne and be made heyres of euerlasting saluacion through our Lorde Iesus Christe Who liueth and reigneth with thee and the holy spirite nowe and for euer Amen Then let the Priest take one of the children by the right hande thother being brought after him And cūming into the churche towarde the fonte saye THe Lorde vouchsafe to receyue you into hys holy housholde and to kepe and gouerne you alway in the same that you may haue euerlasting lyfe Amen Then standing at the fonte the priest shall speake to the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise WElbeloued frendes ye haue brought these children here to bee Baptised ye haue prayed that oure Lorde Iesus Christe woulde vouchsafe to receiue them to laye hys handes vpon them to blesse them to release them of theyr synnes to geue them the kyngdome of heauen and euerlastyng lyfe Ye haue hearde also that our Lorde Iesus Christ hath promised in his gospel to graunt all these thinges that ye haue prayed for which promise he for his parte wil moste surely kepe and perfourme Wherefore after this promise made by Christe these infantes must also faithfully for theyr parte promise by you that be their suerties that they wil forsake the deuill and all hys woorkes and constantlye beleue Gods holy woorde and obediently kepe his commaundementes Then shall the prieste demaunde of the childe whiche shall be firste Baptised these questyons folowyng firste namyng the childe and saying N. Doeste thou forsake the deuil and all his woorkes Aunswere I forsake them Minister Doeste thou forsake the vayne pompe and glorie of the worlde with all the couetous desyres of the same Aunswere I forsake them Minister Doeste thou forsake the carnall desyres of the fleshe so that thou wilt not folowe nor be led by them Aunswere I forsake them Minister Doeste thou beleue in God the father almightie maker of heauen and yearth Aunswere I beleue Minister Doest thou beleue in Iesus Christe his onely begotten sonne our lord and that he was conceiued by the holy gost borne of the virgin Mary that he suffered vnder Poncius Pilate was crucified dead and buried that he went down into hell and also did ryse agayne the thirde day that he ascended into heauen sitteth on the right hande of God the father almightie And from thence shall come agayne at the ende of the worlde to iudge the quicke and the dead Doest thou beleue this Aunswere I beleue Minister Doeste thou beleue in the holy Goste the holy Catholyke Churche the Communion of Sainctes Remissyon of Sinnes Resurreccion of the fleshe and euerlastyng lyfe after death Aunswere I beleue Minister What doest thou desyre Aunswere Baptisme Minister Wilt thou be Baptised Aunswere I will ¶ Then the priest shall take the childe in his handes and aske the name And namyng the chylde shall dippe it in the water thryse First dipping the rightside Second the leftside The thirde time dipping the face towarde the fonte So it be discretely and warely done saying ¶ N. I Baptize thee in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy gost Amen ¶ And if the childe be weake it shall suffice to powre water vpon it saying the foresayde woordes N. I Baptize thee c. Then the Godfathers and Godmothers shall take and laye theyr handes vpon the chylde and the minister shall put vpon hym hys whyte vesture commonly called the Crisome And say Take thys whyte vesture for a token of the innocencye whiche by Gods grace in this holy sacramente of baptisme is geuen vnto thee and for a sygne wherby thou art admonished so long as thou liuest to geue thy selfe to innocencie of liuing that after thys transitory lyfe thou mayest be partaker of the life euerlasting Amen Then the Priest shall annoynte the infante vpon the head saying ALmightie God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ who hath regenerate thee by water and the holye goste and hath geuen vnto thee remission of all thy sinnes he vouchesaue to annoynte thee with the vnccyon of hys holy spirite and bring thee to the inheritance of euerlasting lyfe Amen When there are many to be Baptised this ordre of demaunding Baptisyng puttyng on the Crisome and enoyntyng shal be vsed seuerally with euery childe Those that be first Baptised departyng from the fonte and remaynyng in some conuenyente place within the Churche vntill all bee Baptised At the laste ende the priest callyng the Godfathers and Godmothers together shall say this short exhortacion folowing FOr asmuche as these children haue promised by you to forsake the deuil and all his woorkes to beleue in God and to serue hym you muste remember that it is youre partes and duetie to see that these infantes bee taughte so soone as they shal be hable to learne what a solemne vowe promyse and professyon they haue made by you And that they maye knowe these thynges the better ye shall call vpon them to heare sermons and chiefely you shall prouyde that they maye learne the Crede the Lordes prayer and the ten commaundementes in thenglishe tonge and al other thinges whiche a Christian manne oughte to knowe and beleue to
catholyke Churche the Cōmunion of Saintes Remission of sinnes Resurreccion of the fleshe and euerlasting lyfe after death Aunswere I beleue Then the minister shall put the white vesture commonly called the Crisome vpon the childe saying TAke this whyte vesture for a token of the innocencie whiche by goddes grace in the holy sacramente of Baptysme is geuen vnto thee and for a sygne wherby thou arte admonyshed so long as thou shalte liue to geue thy selfe to innocencie of liuing that after this transitory lyfe thou mayest be partaker of the lyfe euerlastyng Amen ¶ Let vs pray ALmightie and euerlastyng God heauenlye father wee geue thee humble thankes that thou haste vouchesaued to call vs to the knoweledge of thy grace and fayth in thee Increase and confirme this fayth in vs euermore Geue thy holy spirite to thys infante that he being borne agayne and being made heire of euerlasting saluacyon throughe oure Lorde Iesus Christe may continue thy seruaunte and attaine thy promises through the same our Lorde Iesus Christe thy sonne who liueth and reygneth with thee in vnitie of the same holy spirite euerlastinglye Amen Then shall the minister make this exhortacion to the Godfathers and Godmothers FOr asmuche as thys chylde hathe promysed by you to forsake the deuill and all his woorkes to beleue in God and to serue him you must remember that it is your partes and duetie to see that this infante be taught so soone as he shal be hable to learne what a solemne vowe promyse and professyon he hath made by you and that he maye knowe these thinges the better ye shall call vpon him to heare sermons And chiefly ye shall prouide that he may learne the Crede the Lordes prayer and the ten commaundementes in the Englishe tongue and al other thynges which a christian man ought to knowe and beleue to his soules health and that this child may be vertuously brought vp to leade a godly and a christian life Remembring alway that baptisme doeth represent vnto vs oure profession whiche is to folowe the example of our sauiour Christ and to be made lyke vnto him that as he died and rose agayne for vs so shoulde we whiche are baptised dye from sinne and rise agayne vnto righteousnes continually mortifying al our euil and corrupt affeccions and daily proceding in al vertue and godlines of liuyng c As in publyke Baptisme ¶ But yf they whiche bryng the infantes to the churche doe make an vncertayne aunswere to the priestes questions and saye that they cannot tell what they thought dyd or sayed in that great feare and trouble of mynde as oftentymes it chaunseth Then let the priest Baptise hym in forme aboue wrytten concerninge publyke Baptime sauing that at the dyppyng of the childe in the fonte he shal vse this forme of wordes IF thou be not Baptised alreadye N. I Baptize thee in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holye gost Amen The water in the fonte shal be chaunged euery moneth once at the least and afore any chyld be Baptised in the water so chaūged the priest shal saye at the fonte these prayers folowyng O Most mercyfull God our sauiour Iesu Christ who haste ordeyned the elemente of water for the regeneracion of thy faythfull people vpon whom beinge baptised in the riuer of Iordan the holye goste came downe in lykenes of a dooue Sende downe we beseche thee the same thy holy spirite to assist vs and to be present at thys our inuocacion of thy holy name Sanctifie ✚ this foūtain of baptisme thou that art the sanctifier of al thinges that by the power of thy word all those that shall be baptised therein may be spiritually regenerated and made the children of euerlastyng adopcion Amen O mercyful God graunt that the olde Adam in them that shal be baptised in this fountayne may be so buried that the newe man may be raysed vp agayne Amen Graunt that all carnall affeccions maye die in them and that all thynges belongyng to the spirite maye lyue and growe in them Amen Graunte to all them whiche at this fountayne forsake the deuill and all his workes that they maye haue power and strength to haue victorye and to triumph against him the worlde and the fleshe Amen Whosoeuer shall confesse thee o lord recognise him also in thy kingdome Amen Graunt that al sinne and vice here maie be so extinct that they neuer haue power to raigne in thy seruauntes Amē Graunte that whosoeuer here shall begynne to be of thy flocke may euermore continue in the same Amen Graunt that all they whiche for thy sake in this lyfe do denie and forsake themselfes may wynne and purchase thee O lorde whiche art euerlasting treasure Amen Graunte that whosoeuer is here dedicated to thee by our office and ministerie may also be endewed with heauenlye vertues and euerlastinglye rewarded through thy mercy O Blessed lorde God who doest lyue and gouerne all thinges worlde without ende Amen The Lorde be with you Aunswere And with thy spirite ALmightie euerliuing God whose moste derely beloued sonne Iesus Christ for the forgeuenes of our sinnes did shead out of his most precious syde both water and bloud and gaue cōmaundemēt to his disciples that they should goe teache all nacions and Baptise them in the name of the father the sonne and the holy goste Regarde we beseche thee the supplycacions of thy congregacion and graunte that all thy seruauntes whiche shall bee Baptized in this water prepared for the ministracion of thy holy sacrament may receiue the fulnesse of thy grace and euer remaine in the noumbre of thy faithful and elect chyldren through Iesus Christ our Lorde ⧠CONFIRMACION ⧠wherin is conteined a Cathechisme for children TO th ende that confirmacion may be ministred to the more edifying of suche as shall receyue it accordyng to Saint Paules doctrine who teacheth that all thynges shoulde be doen in the church to the edificacion of the same it is thought good that none hereafter shall be confirmed but suche as can saye in their mother tong tharticles of the fayth the lordes prayer the ten commaūdemētes And can also aunswere to suche questions of this short Cathechisme as the Bushop or suche as he shall appoynte shall by hys discrecion appose them in And thys ordre is moste conueniente to be obserued for diuers consideracions ¶ First because that when children come to the yeres of discrecion and haue learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promised for them in Baptisme they maye then themselfes with their owne mouthe and with their owne consent openly before the churche ratifie and confesse the same and also promise that by the grace of God they wyll euermore endeuour themselues faythfully to obserue and kepe suche thinges as they by their owne mouth and confession haue assented vnto ¶ Secondly for asmuche as confirmacion is ministred to them that be Baptised that by imposicion of handes and prayer they may receyue strength and