lyfe ¶ The secunde table THe seconde last table of Moyses conteyneth seuen preceptes folowyng this sheweth vs how we ought to behaue our selues vnto our neighbour bothe in doynge and euyng vndone ¶ The fyrst of these doth teache vs what we be bounde to do to the hygh offycers suche as be in authorite the which seyng that they be set to rule here in stede of god it is accordynge that this precept be set next in place after those thre whiche dâ— perteyne to god hym selfe The example of this coÌ„maundement concernynge the personages be Father Mother Lorde Lady Master and Mastres ¶ The wordes ar these Thou shalt honour thy father mother ¶ In the secunde precept of this table we learne howe we ought to lyue with our equales and neighbours and this dothe concerne yâ— person of man that we sholde hurte no man But rather with our labour and diligence to succurre and promote them whiche is conteyned in these wordes Thou shalt not kylle ¶ The thyrde passeth thy neyghbours person and sheweth what thou sholdest do concernynge his chyef possessyons as wyfe chyldren and kynsmen that thou neither defyle nor defame them But that thou do thy diligence asmoch as lyeth in the to saue they re honour and dignite ¶ The wordes ar these Thou shalt not coÌ„mytte adultery ¶ The fourth entreateth of thy neyghbours other mouable goodes teachyng that thou take nothynge from hym nor dymynyshe nor hurte any thyng that he hath but rather to proffet encreace it ¶ The wordes ar these Thou shalt not stele ¶ In the fyfthe we ar taught howe to ordre our selfe concernyng the name and good fame of our neighbour neuer to sclaunder hym but to helpe and defende hym asmoche as lyeth in vs. ¶ These ar the wordes of it Thou shalt bere no false wytnes against thy neyghbour ¶ Therefore it is forboden vs to hurte any kynde of our neigbours goodes But contrarywyse coÌ„maunded that we shold encreace them Nowe yf we loke on the lawe of nature we shall sone perceyue how meruaillous equall good rightuous these preceptes are for there is nothynge coÌ„maunded in all these that apperteyne either to god or to our neyghbour but that euery man wolde that it shulde be performed towardes hym selfe yf he were in the stede of god or of his neighbour ¶ The two last preceptes do reproue and condemne vs for the wyckidnes and malyce of our nature teache vs howe pure we ought to be from all desyryngê of the flesshe and goodes carnall Here is the ghostly fyght the warre labour wherin we ought to be exercysed all our lyfe which two coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes are gyuen in these wordes Thou shalt not desyre thy neyghbours house Thou shalt not desyre thy neyghbours wyfe seruauntes maydens catel what soeuer he possesseth ¶ A shorte conclusyon of the tenne coÌ„maundementes Christe hym selfe saieth in this maner what soeuer ye wold that men sholde do to you the same do you to them In this is comprehended the lawe all the Prophettes Math. vij There is noman that for his great benefytes loueth to receyue vnkyndnes There is noman that wyll gladly suffre his name to be euyll spoken of by another There is no nomaÌ„ whiche wyll be coÌ„tente to be despysed of a proude man Besydes that there is no man that loueth the dysobedyence wrathe or vnchastnes of his wyfe There is no man which wolde be dyspoyled of his possessions defrauded deceyued sclaundered oppressed But rather all men are of this nature that they had leuer be fauored loued kyndely entreated helped and trusted of theyr neyghbours which all are coÌ„mauÌ„ded in these tenne preceptes ¶ Of the transgressyon of the coÌ„maundementes ¶ Agaynst the fyrste precept offende they whiche in aduersyte vse charmes wytcraftes or at any tyme do truste to theyr helpe They that haue vowed thyr fayth to the deuyll They which abuse letters signes hyrbes wordes blessyngê or such lyke They that exercyse any other kynde of wytcrafte as there be many kyndes some vse roddê some christal stones some clothes some there be that burne milke some with charmes do dygge vp treasurs These all suche other are contrary to the fyrste coÌ„maundement ¶ They that coÌ„ferre theyr lyfe workes to the sygnes of heuen and to the coniecturynge of sothe sayers puttynge obseruation and difference betwyxte tyme and tyme they that defende either them selfe or theyr catell house chyldren or other goodes from wolues wepen fyre or water with any prescripte charme or supersticious prayer They that ascribe theyr troble aduersyte to the deuyll or other euyll men They that not louyngly and with glad hert wyll accepte prosperite aduersyte good and euyl all thynges euen as he had receyued them of god to whome we ought to gyue all thankes what soeuer chauÌ„ce vnto vs. They that tempte god without any cause to proue what he wyll do forthem puttyng themselues in ieoperdy of body or soule They that wax proude of ryghtwysnes cuÌ„nyng or other spirituall gyfte They that worshype god or his sayntes for temporall goodes only or chyfly forgettyng the prophetes of theyr soules They that truste not euery tyme in euery place puttynge theyr coÌ„fydence onely in the mercy of god thrugh oute all theyr lyues and werkes They that doubte in fayth of the fauour of god They that regarde not the vnbelefe and mystruste of other neyther bryngeth them to theyr poore to beleue and trust in the mercy of god Of this place are all kyndes of vnbelefe mistrust desperation ¶ Agaynst the secunde offendeth he that without a cause or of a custume sweryth folyshely he that forswereth hym selfe or kepeth not his promesse he that swereth or voweth to do any myschief he that by the name of god doth curse or baÌ„ne other he that folyshely tryfleth with god wresteth though it be in sport the wordes of scripture He that in troble dothe not call on the name of god neither thaÌ„keth hym in all thynges swete sower good euyll welfare and troble he that seketh to be praysed and honoured for his vertue and wysdome He that falsely doth cal on the name of god as heretykes do and which by pryde haue fayned them selues holy he that prayseth not the name of god in all thynges that chaunce vnto hym He that withstondeth not all suche thynges as do sclaunder the name of god and they that mysuse his holy name or by thoccasyon of it do euyll dedes adde herunto vayne glory honour and pryde of spirituall thynges ¶ Agaynste the thyrde offendeth he that heareth not or teacheth not the worde of god he that prayeth not and serueth not god in spirite he that wyll not suffre god to haue the glory of all his workes he that putteth any truste in his workes affections or desyres he that is not content to suffre all thynges that god wyll put vnto hym he that helpeth not other that they may fulfylle these preceptes and forbyddeth not
so to brynge me to the Father for it is he which with the father by Christe iÌ„ Christ worketh quickeneth al thyngê ¶ I beleue that in al the world be it neuer so greate there is but one comeÌ„ ChristeÌ„ churche which is none other thing but the coÌ„gregatioÌ„ coÌ„munyoÌ„ of holy men that is of rightuous faythfull men on the earth that this churche by this holy spirit is gadered and maynteyneth thorough whome also it is gouerned encreased dayly by the sacramentes and worde of god ¶ I beleue that noman can euer be saued which is not founde agreable and consentynge with this coÌ„gregation in one faith in one worde in one sorte of sacramentes hope charyte And that none of the Iewes or Gentilê can be saued with this church except they reconcyle them selfe vnto it come in fauour with it conformyng them selues in all pointes therunto ¶ I beleue that in this coÌ„munyon or christente all the prayers and goode workes of this congregation do necessaryly helpe me weigh on my syde and conforte me in all tymes of lyfe and deathe ¶ I beleue that in this congregation and comen welth and in none other place is forgyuenes of synnes And that without this all great good workes how many soeuer there be of them do nothyng profet to forgyuenes of synne And contrarywyse in this coÌ„gregation the multitude greatnes and often coÌ„mytting of synnes do no thynge hurte nether let the forgyuenes of synne But that this forgyuenes doeth cotynue whersoeuer and how longe this excellent churche doth endure To whome also Christ gyueth his keys sayth Mat. 18. What so euer ye lose vpon Erth it shal be losed in HeueÌ„ Lykewyse Math. 16. he sayth to Peter alone In the name stede of this only church what so euer thou lose vpon Earth it shall be losed in heuen ¶ I beleue that there shall be a rysynge of them that are deade in the whiche rysyng the holy ghost shal sturre vp al flesshe that is all men concernyng the body and flesshe good and euyll so that the veray flesshe whiche was deade buried and consumed or by other wayes destroyed shall returne and lyue agayne ¶ I beleue that after this resurrâ—ction I my selfe and all true Christen people shall haue euerlastynge lyfe of god the Father in the kyngdome of his welbeloue sonne not for by nor through the workê of ryghtwisnes that we haue downe for all passions and martyrdomes that maye be suffred in this world are not countreuaylable to the glorye to come whiche shall be shewed in vs but by the grace and mercy of God by the redemption which is in Christ Iesu that is to saye by his precyous death and most paynfull passyon for truly the guerdon reward stipend of synne wherwith we all are manyfolde wayes poluted by spotted and defyled is death yea that euerlasting but by the grace of god it is that we repentynge of our synnes and belyuynâ—e stedfastly â—is promesâ—es shall haue euerlastynge lyfe in Iesu Christe our lorde ¶ Amen that signifieth that in good ernest wiâ—hout doubt al these thynges be true The prayer of the lorde called the pater noster OUr father whiche arte in heuen halowed be thy name Let thy kyngdome come Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in earthe as it is in heuen Gyue vs this dat our dayly breade And forgyue vs our trespasses euen as we forgyue theym whiche trespasse agaynste vs. And leade vs not in to temptation But delyuer vs from euyll So be it A goodly interpretation or declaration of the pater noster OUr Father whiche arte in heuens looke mercyfullye vpon vs thy wretched children heare in earth gyue vs thy grace that bothe thy holy name among vs and alâ—o thrughout the hole worlde maye be sanctyfyed and praysed thrughe the true pure preachynge of the worde of god and also that synnefull maner of lyuynge and all wicked and erroneouse doctrynes may cease for by these thynges thy name is dishonoured and blasphemed Cause that thy kyngedoÌ„ may come and be encreased that all synners and all those whiche beynge blynded thorugh ygnoraunce leue in the kyngedom of satan may come to the knowledge of fayth in Iesu Christe that by suche meane thy churche may increas and waxe more and more full of people Cause also that the holy ghoste do confyrme and establesshe vs that we may obay thy wyll and plesure and sustayne beare the crosse as wel in lyfe as in death as wel in prosperyte as in aduersite that we may mortyfy our owne wyll and offer it to god as a sacrifice Geue to vs our dayly brede Take from vs couetuosnes rare for the belye that we may loke for all good thynges from the that we may receyue them of the. Forgyue vs our trespaces as we do forgyue them that trespasse agaynste vs that our herte may be quiete and carelesse and our coÌ„science not fered with the syght of our synnes Lede vs not in to temptation But helpe vs by thy spirite in mortyfienge and subduynge or ramynge of our flesshe that we may learne to despyse the worlde with al the desyres studies and exercyses belongynge vnto it and that we may vanqueshe and ouercome the crafty gyles of sathan Fynally delyuer vs o almyghty father from all euyll aswell temporall or transytory as euerlastynge as well of body as of soule who so euer coueteth desyrith these thynges vnfaynedly and hertely let them say Amen ¶ And let theÌ„ beleue without ony doubte that god hath graunted al these thynges and that theyr prayer is harde all redy accordynge to the promysse of Christe when he sayde what so euer thyngê ye aske and desyre by prayer beleue that ye do receyue it and ye shall haue it ¶ The prayer of the lorde called the Pater noster where in are conteyned .vij. peticions ¶ The preface and introduction to aske these .vij. peticions is conteyned in these wordes Our father whiche arte in heuen ¶ The vnderstondyng of the wordes ALmyghty God syth thou of thyne infinite beneuolence and mercy hast not only admitted vs but also taught yea and coÌ„mauÌ„ded by thy only and dere sonne Iesu Christ that we trustynge in his merytes and protection he beynge our inâ—ercessor shulde beleue that thou were a louynge father vnto vs. And that we shulde also call the father though worthely and by greate ryght thou myghtyste haue ben an angry and greuous iudge agaynste vs synners whiche so ofte and abhomynable haue done agaynste thy godly and moste holy wyll and haue gyuen the occasyon of displeasure agaynst vs. Gyue vs we beseche the by the same beneuolence mercy that we may haue in our hertes sure trust without feare of thy fatherly loue And make vs fele this acceptable smell swetnes whiche the moste sure chyldly truste doth get vnto vs that we may with glade mynde call the father knowlege the loue the and crye on the
other that wolde transgresse them ¶ Agaynste the fourthe offendeth he that is ashamed of the pouertie or any other worldly wretchednes or mysery of his parentes he â—hat prouydeth not suche thynges as are necessary for them as fode and rayment And moche more they whiche curse banne and beate them whiche say euyll by them sclaunder them hate and disobey them He that in his hert settyth not moche by them for goddes coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes He that doth not honour them though they be cruell and vnryghtfull He that obeyeth not to masters and officers is not trusty and faythfull to them whether they be good or euyll He that maynteyneth not this coÌ„maundement nor resysteth not them whiche do the contrary hyther conferre all the kyndes of pryde of disobedyence ¶ Agaynst the fyfte offendeth he that is angry with his neighbour He that saith vnto his neyghbour Racha in whiche worde ar conteyned all kyndes of wrath and hatred He that called an other fole of which worde spryng chekkes rebukes cursynges sclanderynges iudgementes mockers and suche other He that dothe publyshe his neighbours offences doth not couer and excuse them He that forgyueth not his enemyes He that prayeth not for his enemyes He that wyll not loue and do his duety to his enemy Under this precept are conteyned all the synnes of wrath hatred manslaughter bataylle pylage burnynges fynally of contention stryfe chydinges enuy in the welfare of our neyghbours reioysyng of his hurte or troble He that dothe not exercyse the workê of mercy that vnto his enemies He that setteth other by the eares and entyseth them to hate the one the other He that styrreth vp dyscorde amonges other He that doth not reconcyle them whiche be at defyauÌ„ce He that withstondeth not nor preuenteth wrathe and debate yf he may ¶ Agaynste the syxte offendeth he that hath to do with any sengle women or is an adulterer He that taketh any of his owne kynne or coÌ„mytteth any suche vice He that vseth persones agaynste nature whiche are called duÌ„me synnes He that doth noryshe and styrreth vp his lust with vnclenly wordes histories songes and ymages He that defyleth and corrupteth hym selfe with lokynge touchynge or other waÌ„ton thoughtes wheruÌ„to he casteth fauour He that auoideth not the causes surfettyng slouthe ydlenes slepe the coÌ„pany of suche men and women He that with ouer gorgeous apparell â— deckynge hymselfe or with euyl maners entyseth otherto the lust of the fleshe He that doth ministre house licence place tyme or helpe to the workes of this abhomynable lust He that defendeth not an other manes chastyte with all his couÌ„sell and diligence ¶ Agaynste the seuenth offendeth he that vseth thefte pyllage or vsury He that vseth false weightes mesures or that selleth vnlawful marchaundyse for other then they be He that taketh any inheritaunce vniustly or other exaccion he that delayeth or denyeth the rewarde of workes or his detre He that lendeth not to his poore neyghbur without takynge any aduauntage All couetous men and that labor to be ryche they that by any other meanes kepe and witholde other mens goodes He that letteth not an 〈…〉 He that warneâ—h not an 〈…〉 his hurt He that letâ—eth his neighâ—â—urs prehemynence he yâ— cometh his neighâ—ours aduauntage ¶ Agaynst the eighâ— offendeth he that in 〈◊〉 doth by 〈◊〉 suppressâ— the truth 〈◊〉 with lyes 〈◊〉 doth hurte â—hey whiche hurts 〈◊〉 them â—â—ateryng double tonges are al redy to please suche as be glad to here coÌ„pleyntes He that bryngeth in ieopardy his neyghbours lyfe or goodes or falcely iudgeth and expoundeth his wordes and workes He that gyueth heryng to suche euyll tonges and helpeth them and dothe not resyste them He that vseth not his owne tonge to defende and excuse his neyghbours name He that reproueth not a slaunderer He that spredeth not abrode to the glory of god coÌ„mendation of his neybours name asmoch as his wyt discreâ—ion and reason iugeth to be conuenyeÌ„t other mens vertues hydyng theyr vices He that holdeth his peace knowyng the truth and withstondeth not them that so do ¶ Agaynst the last two The last two preceptes ar the veray marke set before vs vnto the which we must stryue to come by dayly labour penaunce trustyng in the helpe of god and in â—is fauour â–ª for our euyll desyres wyl 〈◊〉 be vtterly destroyed vntyl our flesshe 〈◊〉 â—ought and renewed in to another 〈◊〉 The fyue wyttes are 〈…〉 the fyue syxte coÌ„maundement â–ª 〈◊〉 syxe workes of mercy in the v. and 〈…〉 .vij. dedely synnes pryde in the fyrste and seconde Lechery in the .vj. wrathe and enny in the .v. Gloteny in the syxte Sleweth in the thyrde yea and in al other Lykewyse the synnes which are towardes other shew them selues thorugh all the coÌ„maundementes for a man may offende agaynst all the preceptes by commaundyng couÌ„sayllyng or helpyng other The synnes wiche are called dumme and crye for vengeaunce to god are coÌ„trary to the syxte and seuenth coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes In all these workes we see none other thyng but the loue of our selfe whiche seketh his owne and taketh from god that which is goddes and from men those thynges that apperteyne to meÌ„ it gyueth noâ—hyng that it hath to god nor to maÌ„ wherfore it may well be true that saynt Augustyne sayth the hed of all synne is the loue of our selfe Of this foloweth that the preceptes commauÌ„de none other thyng but loue Agayne forbede nothynge but loue And that he that kepeth the coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes fulfylleth nothyng but loue agayne nothyng but loue breketh the coÌ„maundementes And that is it that Paule sayth loue is the fulfyllynge of all the coÌ„maundementes Euen as wyâ—ked loue that is to say the loue of thy self is the brekyng of all the coÌ„maundementê ¶ The fulfyllynge of the coÌ„maundementes THe fulfyllynge of the fyrste coÌ„maundement is feare and loue towardes god with an vnfayned faythe to trust constantly vnto god in all thynges to betake ourselue pleynly purely vnto god in all poyntes to mystrust and denye our selfe vtterly in all thynges whether they be good or bad here put in what so euer is wryten in the holy scrypture of fayth hope and loue towardes god whiche are shortly conteyned in this fyrste precept ¶ The fulfyllynge of the secounde is To prayse to honour to blysse and call on the name of god vtterly to despyse and forsake our owne name and glory so that god only haue the prayse whiche alone worketh all thynges here taketh place what thynge soeuer is wryten in holy scrypture of the prayse of god of gyuyng thankes to hym of the name of god of ioye gladnes ¶ The fulfyllynge of the thyrde is to betake our selfe hooly to god that he alone may worke in vs and do all thynges This coÌ„maundemeÌ„t requireth pouerty of spirite which shulde offre hym selfe to god as deade and not lyuynge in this worlde that he may be his god whiche on hym selfe may take both his name and worke accordynge to
the meanynge of the two forsayd coÌ„maundementes herunto apperteyneth what so euer is coÌ„maunded vnto vs of worshyppynge god of hearyng goddes worde of good workes by whiche we may subdue the fleshe to the spyryte soo that all our lyfe and all our workes be goddes and not our owne ¶ The fulfyllynge of the fourth is with full obedyence and mekenes to submytte hym selfe to all offycers because it pleaseth god as wryteth Thapostle Peter without coÌ„tradyction without compleynt and without any grudgynge herunto applye what so euer thynges are wryten in scrypture of obedyence humylyte subiectyon and reuerence ¶ The fulfyllynge of the fyueth is sufferaunce mekenes goodnes peace mercy an herte that is full puryfyed with loue and swetenes clene without hate wrathe and bytternes not to his frendê only but also to his enemyes yea indyfferently to all men hyther conferre all the instructions of pacyence gentelnes peace and vnyte ¶ The fulfyllynge of the syxte is chastyte sobrenes shamefastnes not of dedes only but of wordê maners yea of thoughtê Besydes that atteÌ„peraunce of meate drynke slepe and what so euer doth helpe châ—stite hyther applye all places of holy scriature coÌ„sernyng chastite fastynge sobryete atteÌ„peraunce praier watchyng laboures and in conclusyon all thynges that maynteyne chastite ¶ The fulfyllyng of the seuenth is pouerty of spirite kyndenes liberalyte speÌ„dyng of our owne goodes to proffet our neyghbours to lyue without couetousnes and desyre of ryches here gather all that is wryteÌ„ of couetousnes of goodes iniustly goten possessed of vsury sotelty euyll deceypte of iniury and hurte done of lettynge thy neyghbours proffet or despysyng hym ¶ The fulfyllynge of the eyght is a peasyble and hole tonge which hurteth nomaÌ„ but profyteth all men whiche setteth enemyes at one whiche excuseth defendeth them that be noted vicyous persones and synners Such symplicite and proffet is in speakynge herunto apperteyne al thyngê which ar spoken of sylence and speakynge and what so euer toucheth the good name honour ryght causes and proffettes of thy neighbour ¶ The fulfyllyng of the last is the perfect and absolute purenes and despysyng in the harte of all temporall ryches pleasures which thyng shall be done perfectly in the lyfe to come In all these thynges seest thou non other thynge but to loue other that is loue god and thy neyghbour which loue seketh not dis owne profet but only those thynges whiche belonge to god and to his neyghbour which loue yeldeth and gyueth hym selfe pleynly to euery man grauntyng the ryght gladly in thyr necessyte the moderat vse of all his goodes and proffettes Now seyst thou that in all these tenne coÌ„maundementes in a good ordre and bryefly are coÌ„teyned all kyndes of informations that are expedyent for mans lyfe which yf any man wyll do his diligence to kepe truely he shal neuer be ydle no not an houre but shall haue occasion to do good dedes so that truely he shall neuer haue nede to chose to hym other straung workes of mans inueÌ„tion neyther to be occupyed in suche thynges as in no place ar coÌ„maunded which be no thynge profyttable neyther to hym selfe nor to his neyghbour It is euident that in al these preceptes there is nothyng wryten which teacheth vs to serue our selues eyther to do leue or require of any man that whiche consernyth our owne proffet but only what we are bounde to do to other that is to say to god to our neyghbour So that euen blynde men may well perceyue that the fulfyllynge of the commaundementes stondeth in loue towardê other not towardes our selfe For man of his owne nature seketh and auoydeth sufficiently that which is for or agaynste his proffet so that it nedeth not to moue hym to it but moch rather to brynge hym from it Therfore he lyueth beste whiche lyueth not to hym selfe And contrary he lyueth worste which lyueth to hym selfe This is theffect that the tenne coÌ„maundementes teache wherby it is manifest that there be but few that lyue well ye in that we are men none of vs lyueth well This knoweÌ„ we must learne of whome to aske this excellent gyfte to lyue well so that we may fulfyll these coÌ„maundementes ¶ The Crede or Belefe THeffect of our Faythe stondeth in thre partes as in it are rehersed thre persones of the godly Trinite The fyrst is of the father The seconde of the Sonne The thyrde of the holy ghoste and to euery one of these persones is applyed his operation This is the chyef Article of the fayth on yâ— whiche all the other depende ¶ Here note two maner of beleues fyrst some there be whiche beleue that those thynges be true whiche are spoken of god euen as a man doth beleue those thynges to be true whiche he hereth of the Turke of the deuyll and of hell This faythe is rather a scyence or a vayne opynyon then a sure truste or belefe There is an other fayth towardes god that thou do not only beleue these thynges to be true whiche thou hearest of god but also trust to hym and betake and coÌ„myt thy selfe hooly vnto hym besydes that to haue a sure hope and confydence in hym with the maner of a certayn good presumptyon vpon hym that without doubte thou surely shalt opteyne and receyue of hym that which thou hardest spoken of hym and that with suche fayth and coÌ„fydence as thou woldest gyue to no erthly maÌ„ Beyt in case that the Turke or any other maÌ„ be greatly praysed vnto the and that thou beleue faythfully that some man is dyscrete and worthy prayse yet for all that thou wyll not coÌ„mytte thy selfe vnto hym puttynge all thy trust and confydence in hym But this faythe which boldely betaketh hym selfe to god both in ieopardy of lyfe and death knowlegynge that he is suche as he is spoken of maketh only a Christen obteyneth of god what so euer she desyreth neyther is there any false harte that receyueth this faythe for this is the quyck fayth whiche is requyred in the fyrst coÌ„maundement whiche sayeth thus I am thy god take no strauÌ„ge goddes wherfore this In is not put in vayne but it is to be obserued with a notable sygnyfycatyon For we do not say I beleue to god the father or of god the father But I bleue in god the father in Iesu Christe and in the holy ghost wherfore this fayth ought to be had in none but in one god so that by this we coÌ„fesse also the godhed of Chryste and of the holy ghost because we beleue none other wyse in the sonne the holy ghoste then we do in the father hym selfe For euen as we haue one fayth in all thre persones so all thre persones are only one god ¶ The fyrste parte of the Belefe I Beleue in God the father almyghty maker of Heuen and Erthe That is I forsake satan al Idolatry al charmes wytchecraftes and false hope I put my trust in noman of all the worlde
neyther yet in my selfe not in my power lernynge scyence ryches wysdome or what thynge soeuer it be that I haue or possesse I put no confydence in any creature whether it be in Heuen or in Erthe But I put my sure trust in only in one God whiche can not be seen with mans iye whiche can not be comprehended with mans wytte whiche made Heuen and Erthe and alone ruleth all creatures To hym hooly I submytte any selfe nothyng fearyng nor regardyng the malyce of the deuyll and his felowes for my god is aboue theÌ„ all Neyter wolde I put the lesse confidence in god thoughe all men dyd forsake me and persecute me Neyther wyll I truste hym the lesse because I am wretched and poore because I am rude and vnlearned because I am despysed and lack possessyons Nother yet the lesse because I am a synner for this my fayth doth farre passe all thynges as it is necessary and oughte to do what so euer eyther be or be not bothe synnes and vertues and to be shorte al thynges So that she doth puerely and hooly fyxe her self in god only as the fyrste coÌ„maundement teacheth and compelleth me Neyther I desyre any signe to tempte hym I trust faythfully vnto hym although he differre and tary at his pleasure I wyll not set or prescrybe to hym any ende any tyme measure or reason but I coÌ„mytte all to his wyll with a pure fayth and a stable for he is almyghty what can I lacke that he can not gyue and do vnto me For he is the maker of HeueÌ„ Erthe lord of al thyngê what thynge can hyndre me or hurt me Howe may it be that al thingê shal not turne to myn vse proffet when he to whome all these thyngê are subyect and obedient fauoreth me and loueth me Nowe syth he is god he knoweth wherunto he hathe ordeyned me and how euery thynge shal be best for me and that whiche he knoweth he may do and seyng he is my father it is sure that he wyll see the best for me and that for the fatherly loue that he hath vnto me When I doubte not hereof and haue such trust in hym then no doubte I am his seruauÌ„t his Sonne and his heyre for euer And euen as I beleue so shall it be vnto me ¶ The secounde parte of the belefe And in Iesu Chryste his only sonne our lorde which was coÌ„ceyued by the holy ghost Borne of Mary the virgyne suffred vndre Pontius Pilatus crucified deed buried desceÌ„ded to hel the thyrde day rose agayne from death Ascended to heuen syttyth on the ryght haÌ„de of god the father almyghty from thense he shall come to iudge quycke and deade ¶ That is I do not only beleue that Iesu Christe is the true only sonne of god by euerlastinge and godly nature and beynge from the begynnyng euer begoten but also that all thyngê are subdued vndre hym and that he is my lorde and the lorde of al creatures made ruler of them beyng man whiche he hym selfe with the father in his diuinyte dyd make ¶ I beleue that nomaÌ„ may beleue in god the father or may come vnto the father neyther by science and learnynge neyther by workes neyther by theyr owne reason and wytte or by what thyng so euer may be named in Heuen or Erth. But by this and in this Iesu Christe his only sonne that is to say by the fayth in the name and power of Iesu Christ. I beleue vnfaynedly and surely that he was conceyued for my profet by the holy ghoste without all mans carnall worke without a bodely father or mannes sede and that to puryfy and make spiritual my fynful flesshly vnclene and damnable conceptyon and all theyrs that beleue in hym moued to this mercy of his owne and fre wyll the wyll of the almyghty father ¶ I beleue that he was begotten of the virgyne Mary without the losse of her pure and incorrupte virginite so that accordynge to the prouidence of the mercyfull father he sholde blysse and clense the synnes and damnable byrth of all that beleue in hym that after it myght do no hurte ¶ I beleue that he suffred passion death for my synnes and all theyrs that beleue in hym and that he therby blyssed all passyons crosses deathes so that after they might not hurte but be both holsome and merytoryous ¶ I beleue that he was dede and buryed to mortyfy and bury my synne all synnes of them that beleue Fynally that all bodely death by his death was destroyed so that it is no power to hurte but is rather made holsome and profytable ¶ I beleue that he went downe to hell to subdue and make captyue to me and to al that beleue the deuyll with al his impery subtilete and malyce to delyuer me from hell wherunto I was condemned in my fyrste father Adam takynge awey all his power that he myght not hurte me But sholde rather as by occasion be proffytable vnto me ¶ I beleue that in the thyrde day he rose agayne from deth to brynge me all that beleue into a newe lyfe that by this dede he raysed me with hym in grace and spirit not to synne after but that I endowed with all kyndes of grace and vertue myght serue hym so fulfylle his coÌ„maundementes ¶ I beleue that he ascended into Heuen that he hath receyued of the Father rule and honour aboue al Aungellê creatures And that he now sytteth on the ryght haÌ„d of the Father that is that he is kynge and lorde ouer all the goodes of his Father in Heuen Hel and Earth wherfore he may helpe me and them that beleue in all maner of aduersytes agaynst all our aduersaryes and enemyes ¶ I beleue that from thense he shall returne the laste day to iudge quycke whome he then shal fynde alyue and deade which before were buryed And that he shall cause al men aungelles good euyl to come before the seate of his iudgement whome they shall se bodely to delyuer me and all faythfull from bodely death from all euyll and synnes And to punyshe with eternall iudgement his enemyes and aduersaryes so that we shall be delyuered froÌ„ theyr power for euer ¶ The .iij. parte of the belefe I beleue in the holy ghoste the holy christen churche the communyon of sayntes the forgyuenesse of synne the rysynge of flesshe and euerlastynge lyfe Amen ¶ That is to say I do not only beleue that the holy ghost is very god with the father and the sonne But also that noman can come to the father by Christe by his lyfe passion death what so euer was spoken of Christ or opteyne any of these thynges without the worke of this spirite with the whiche spirite I desyre the father and the sonne to touche me all faythful to sturre me vp to call to drawe and by Christ in Christe to quycken me to make me holy spirituall
also the soldyers mocked hym Luke Besydes al this one of the theues that hanged by hym casted these opprobries blasphemyes in to his tethe sayeng yf thou be Christ saue thy selfe and vs also for so behoued it him to be blasphemed of all maner of folke but the other thefe answered and blamed his felowe sayenge fearest thou not god beynge in lyke damnacion with other as for vs we suffre worthely for we haue deserued this death but as for this man is an innocent then he sayde vnto Iesus Lorde remembre me whan thou shalt come in to thy kyngdom And Iesus answered hym verely verely I saye vnto the this daye shalt thou be with me in paradise partaker of my glory whiles all these thynges were a doynge the syxte houre which is the thyrde porcion of the daye conteinyng these our thre houres i. ij.iij drewe fast to an ende and great darkenes was rysen ouer al therthe vntyl the nynthe houre that is the laste parte of the daye whiche contaynethe these thre of our houres foure fyue syxe Iesus cried with a lowde and stronge voyce sayenge Ely Ely Lama Sabathtany whiche is as moche to saye as My god My god wherfore hast thou forsaken me And then some of the standers by hearynge this sayde This man calleth Helias and some sayde holde your peace let vs se whether Helias shall come delyuer hym Math. Marke After this Iesus knowynge that all thynges sholde be now ended and that the scripture sholde be fulfylled in all thynges as concernynge the prophesyenges of his passyon sayde I am a thyrste then was there a vessell brought hym full of vinaigre Iohan And they fylled a sponge with this vinaigre and hisope and put it vpon a reede and lyfted it vp to his mouthe Mathew Marke Iohan. when Iesus then hadde taken the vinaigre he sayde It is done For nowe had he broughte all thynges to an ende which were ê“phecied of his death Iohan. And when Iesus hadde cried with so myghty a lowde voice he sayde father I coÌ„myt my sprite into thy handes Luke And when he had sayde these wordes he smyte downe his heade let go his breath And lo the veile of the temple was cut in two partes from the rofe to the grounde Mathew Marke Luke And therthe quaked The stones were cut and broke in sundre graues were layed wyde open many faythful mennes bodyes which had slepte dyd vprise whiche goynge forthe of theyr graues after his resurrection cam in to the cite and appered to many men Mathew ¶ Then when a certeyne petye captayne whiche stode ouer agaynste hym and they that were with hym keapynge Iesus se that he with so loude so stronge a voyce leate go his breathe beholdynge also the meruelous Erthe quake with the other wonderful tokens that there now chaunced were meruelouslye affrayed glorified god sayenge This man was the very sonne of god Math. Marke Luke And all the comen poore symple people that thether came to se consyderynge these vnwonte and wonderfull thynges that thus happened in tyme of his deth knocked theyr selues vpoÌ„ theyr brostes with greate feare reuerâ—ce Luke Then stode al they that knew hym a farre and the women of Galile that folowed hym ministring vnto hym emong whom there was Marie Magdalene and Marie the mother of Iames the lesse the mother of one called Iose a nother woman called Salome the mother of the sonnes of zebedei with other manye whiche came with hym vnto Ierusalem stode also a farre ¶ This is the tenthe and laste parte of the passion conteynynge the buryenge of our sauyour Christe THen the Iewes because it was the greate Saboth eauen in the whiche saboth daye they shulde keape holye theyr passe ouer thynkynge it vnworthy and vnsemely the bodyes of suche hanged men so vncomly to remayne vpon the crosses especially in so solempne a Saboth daye desired Pylate that theyr thyghes broken they myght be taken awaye wherfore the souldyers went and broke the thyghes of bothe the thuees but when they came to Iesus he was deade wherfore they broke not his thyghes but one of the soldyers pearsed his syde with a spere and euen by and by there gusshed forthe bloude water whiâ—he thynge Iohan testifieth hym selfe to haue hadde sene affirmynge it to be true that we also shulde belyue it forther more he saythe these thynges to haue ben done that the scripture shulde be fuâ—filled sayenge ye shall noâ— brecke any of â—is bones and agayne a nother scripture They shall se whom they pearsed ¶ After this he eueanynge vpon whiche begynneth wiâ—h them at syxe of the cloke at nyghte for it be as nowe theyr nyenth houre the laste porsion of the daye there came a certeyn riche man and an honest senatour called Ioseph a very good man a iuste whiche coÌ„sented neither to the couÌ„cell nor to the deade of the Iewes borne in Arimathea a city of Iury whiche abode and loked for the kyngdom of god he was one of Christes disciples but preuelye yet for feare of the Iewes This man now toke herte vnto hym and wente boldely to Pilate asked the body of Iesus Christe our sauyour Mathew Marke Luke Iohan And Pilate doubtynge whether that he shulde be now deade so sone called vnto hym the petye captayne askyng hym whether he was yet dede assone as he knew it he gaue Ioseph his body And then cam Nicodemus which fyrste came vnto Iesus our sauiour be nyght bringynge a contection made with myrthe and aloes about an houndred pounde wayghte and then toke they the body of Iesus and wounde it in a fyne cleane lynen sheâ—e with this swere and precyouse contection well pouldred as was the maner of the Iewes so to burye then was there a gardeyn in the place where he was crucified and in the same gardeyn a new tombe or sepulcre which tombe Ioseph had caused to be hewen oute of stone for hym selfe in the whiche as yet was there no man layed And there because of the Iewes Saboth euen and for the graue was very nyghe they layed in Iesus and lated a stone vpon the mouth of the graue Mathew Marke Luke Iohan. And thus was he buryed gloriously which was put to dethe so shamfully for now began he to be glorified And now was it theyr saboth euen in the whiche daye they prepared agaynste the feaste daye that was at hande euen on the morow and this nynthe hour that is the last portion of the daye was at an ende so that it was now aboute syxe of the cloke at nyghte ¶ Then folowed them these women that came with hym from Galile and they se the graue and howe his bodye was layed there in Mathew Marke Luke Then after this returnyd they agayne to theyr harboure and prepared swete confections and oyntmentes And on the Saboth day folowynge they rested as it was coÌ„maunded by the law of Moyses Luke But on the morowe after this frydaye
How be it the maner of this remembraunce is very rare and out of vse although saynte Paule and saynte Peter make ofâ—en mencyon of it And we haue chaunged it altogether in to an outwarde apperaunce and haue thought it sufâ—icient to beholde the story of the passion paynted vpon the walles But there are very fewe yea almoste none that call it to theyr remembrannce for th entent to knowe theyr synnes by it or to quyet theyr tremblynge consciences or to ordre and compare theyr lyfe to this ensample ¶ Thus endeth the meditacyon and frutefull remembraunce of Christes passion whiche passeth all other contemplations ¶ A fruetfull and a very Christen instruction for Chyldren ¶ In the mornyng at thy vp rysyng thou shalte make the 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 say 〈◊〉 thus ¶ In to this daye do I entre all thynges to do In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy ghoste Then knele downe vpon thy knees or els stondynge saye this prayer folowynge WHit an humble a contrite hert with a soroufull and a repentyng spirite I sue vnto the most mercyful father besechyng the of mercy and forgyuenes of all myn offence that I haue this night coÌ„mitted against thy goodnes slepyng or wakyng dremynge or drechynge by ony maner of vnclennes of body or of soule that I haue fallen in to by illusion of the dyuel or els by ony other occasion And I thanke the by thy deare sonne Iesus Christe that thou haste preserued me this nyghte from sodayne deathe and all other myschyef that ony persone man or woman hath ben stryken with all by thy permyssyon and sufferance knowyng of suerty that the selfe same had ligthned on my head also haddest not thou defended me and preserued me And nowe I beseche the blessed father that thou wylte 〈…〉 me thiâ— day 〈…〉 thâ— coÌ„maund 〈…〉 me grace to walke warely amongâ—â—t thynnumerable snares of my ghostly ennemy the dyuel and to be circumspect and prudent and diligently to consydre before hand what I shall speke and what I go about to do so that all my hoole lyfe thoughtes wordê and werkes may so be ordred that in all myne interprises thyn honour laude and glory the edyfyinge of myn owne soule in vertue the ê“fite of my ChristeÌ„ brother be only sought for and intended thrugh the helpe of Iesu Christe our lorde whiche lyueth and raygneth with the his father and your bothes holy spirite worlde without ende Amen ¶ The Pater noster OUr Father whiche art in Heuen halowed be thy name Let thy kingdom come Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in Earthe as it is in Heuen Gyue vs this daye our daylye breade And forgyue vs our trespaces as we forgyue theym that trespace agaynst vs. And lede vs not in to teÌ„ptation but delâ—uer vs from euil Amen 〈…〉 ¶ The Crede I Beleue in god the father almyghty maker of Heuen and Earthe And in Iesu Christe his onely sonne our lorde whiche was conceyued by the holy ghost and borne of marye the virgyne He suffred vnder pontius Pilate he was crucyfyed deade buryed He desceÌ„ded to the helles and rose the thyrde daye from deathe He ascended to the Heuens and sytteth on the ryght hande of God the father almyghty And from thence shall he come to iudge the quycke deade I beleue in the holy ghost I beleue the holye chyrche euery where to be the company or the congregation of holy and faythfull men I beleue to haue forgyuenes of my synnes And that euery maÌ„ shal ryse agayn And I beleue to haue lyfe euerlastynge Amen ¶ The Grace or Blessynge of the table to be sayed of chyldren standynge before it thyr handes eleuated and ioyned to gyder sayenge thus deuoutlye and sadly THe tyes of all thynges loke vp and wayte vpon the o lorde and thou gyuest them meate in due tyme wheÌ„ thou gyuest it them then they gather it when thou openest thy hande then are they well satysfyed Thou openest thy hand and replenysshest all thynges lyuynge with thy blessynge Our father c. O Lorde god our heuenly father blesse thou vs and these thy gyftes whiche we here receyue of thy blessynge and bouÌ„tuous goodnes thrughe thy sonne Iesus Chryste Amen ¶ After dyner LEt vs gyue thankes vnto the Lord for he is ryghte good his me◠〈…〉 layd forth for vs at all tymes It 〈…〉 gyueth meate vnto euery thyn◠〈…〉 He gyueth catel theyr foode 〈…〉 rauens byrdes that call 〈…〉 lyteth not in stronge 〈…〉 his pleasure 〈…〉 But he is well 〈…〉 truste in 〈…〉 we thanke the o lorde god our father by thy sonne Iesus Christe our lorde for all thy benefyties which lyuest and reignest from age to age worlde without ende Amen Our father whiche arte in heuen c. ¶ Here foloweth the Grace to be sayde before Souper CHriste which at his last souper gaue hym selfe vnto vs promising his body to be crucified his bloude to be shedde for our synnes blesse vs and our souper Amen Our father whiche art in heuen c. ¶ Here foloweth the Grace to be sayde after souper HOnour and prayse be vnto God the kynge euerlastynge immortall inuisible and wyse only for euer euer Amen Our father whiche art in heuen c. GOd almighty father of all mercy and god of all consolation gyue vs grace 〈…〉 to gyther in to the knowledge 〈…〉 thrugh Iesu Christe that we 〈…〉 mynde one mouth 〈…〉 our lorde Iesu Christe 〈…〉 c. 〈…〉 before dyner or 〈…〉 ¶ Grace to be sayde before Dyner or Supper indyfferently HE which of his inestimable goodnes fedeth euery creature hym we besech to make holsom and holy what so euer is or shall be set vpon the table Amen ¶ Grace to be sayde after Dyner or Supper indyfferently WE thanke the o Heuenlye Father which of thyne infinite power hast created all thynges whiche by thy vnsearcheable wysedom gouernest al thinges whiche of thy infinyte goodnes fedest and gyuest strenghte to all thynges Besechyng the to graunte to thy chyldren that they may ones drynke with the in thy kyngdome that swete wyne of immortalite the whiche to all them that truely and vnfaynedly loue the thou hast promysed and prepared in the merites of Iesus Christ. AmeÌ„ ¶ Grace to be sayde before Dyner or Supper indyfferently BLessed be thou oh god whiche fedest vs from oure youthe whiche gyuest meate to euery creature Replenyshe our hertes we beseche the with quiet â—onscyence and heuenly felicite that we therwith endued maye aboside in all workes of mercy by the ayde of oure lorde Christe Iesu to whome and to the with the holy ghoste be glorye honour and rule for euer Amen ¶ Grace to be sayde after Dyner or Supper indyfferently GLory be to the o lorde glory be to the o holy glorye be to the o kynge For thou hast gyuen vs meate Replenishe vs we beseche the with ioye and gladnesse in the holye ghoste that we maye be founde acceptable in
moueth vs to pray hath alredy graunted vs our as kynge yf we aske in faythe whiche sayeth all thynges what so euer ye shall aske my Father in your prayer with belefe ye shall receyue ¶ The versycle Father heare our prayer Thaunswere And make vs to aske of the in fayth AmeÌ„ The coler O God almyghty our mercyfull father whiche haste so excedyngly loued vs thy chosen chyldren that thou woldest vousaue to gyue vs thy onely and welbeloued sonne Iesu Chryste our sauyour to suffre dethe for our synnes so that all that thus beleue in hym myght not peryshe but haue lyfe euerlastyng we beseche the for thy aboundaunt mercye and for that mesâ—ima loue which thou barest to thy sonne chryst our sauyour gyue vs of thy grace poure thy fauour in to our hertes that we maye beleue feale knowe perfectlye that thou onely arte our god our father and to vs an almyghty helper delyuerer a sauyor frome synne from all the deuelyshe pours of hel of this worlde and from deathe that by thy sone our Lorde Iesu christ Amen ¶ A prayer to the holy Ghoste Come holy spirite replenyshe the hertes of the faythefull and kyndle in them thy benynge loue ¶ The versicle Sende forthe thy spirite and men shall be created a newe Thanswere For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God whiche hast instructed the hertes of the faythfull men with the lyghtnynge of the holy ghost grauÌ„t vs to sauor a ryght in the same spryte and to reioyse euermore of his consolation Which lyuest and reignest in the same spryte euer Amen ¶ A prayer to the Triniâ—e Delyuer vs saue vs and iustifie vs o blissed Trinite ¶ The versycle The name of god be blyssed ThauÌ„swer From age to age euerlastynge Amen ¶ The pâ—ayer O Almyghty euerlastynge god whiche hast gyuen vs thy seruantes to knowlege the glorye of theuerlastynge Trinite with a faythful knowlege and to worship the one god in thy almyghty maiesty we beseche the that through the stedfastnes of this fayth we moughte be defended from all aduersyties whiche lyuest and raignest one god in the Triniâ—e of persons worlde withoute ende Amen ¶ The prime and hours O God bende thy selfe to my helpe Lorde haste the to helpe me Glory be to the father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was at the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be AmeÌ„ Prayse ye the lorde ¶ The hympne CUme holy spyryte to the we call to stablish our infyrmyte gyue vs true faythe and hoope withall Inflame our hertes with charyte Our nature is sore vytiate and neadeth regeneratioÌ„ lyghten our myndes execate O lorde our consolation Glorye be to the trynyte the father sone spryte lyuyng which are one god ê‘sons thre to whom be prayse without endyng Deus in nomine tuo O God saue me for thy names sake delyuer me by thy power O my god here my praier lysten to the wordes of my mouthe For straunge men are rysen agaynst me and stronge tyrauntes persue my lyfe they haue not god before theyr yeis Selah But lo god helpeth me the lorde is present with them that susteyne my lyfe He shall acquyte euyll to my awayte layers for thy trouthes sake thou shalte trede them downe I shall with good wyll make a sacryfyce to the I shal magnyfye thy name O lorde for thou arte full gentell For thou wylte delyuer me from all trouble and my eyies shall se my pleasure vpoÌ„ myne enemyes Glory be to the father to the Sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in c. PRayse ye the lorde all gentylles magnyfye hym all nations For his mery is spred ouer vs the faithfulnes of the lorde stondeth for euer Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy ghost As it was in the begynnyng as it is now euer shall be ameÌ„ Confytemini dnÌ„o MAgnyfye ye the lorde for he is gratious his mercy endureth for euer Let Israell now magnyfye hym for his mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aharon magnyfye hymâ— for his mercy endureth for euer Let as many as feare the lorde magnyfye hym for his mercy endureth for euer Whan I was in a greuous straynte I called vpon the lorde and he graunted to set me at large The lorde stondeth on my syde I shall not feare what so euer maÌ„ may do vnto me The lorde stondeth on my syde with my helpers and I shal se my desyre vpon them that hate me It is better for one to coÌ„myt hym selfe to the tuicion and defence of the lorde then to mannes defence It is better to put our confydence in the lorde then in men be they neuer so greate WheÌ„ all the gentyles beseged me on euery syde well sayde I in the name of the lorde for I shall cut them awaye They compassed me in ye they be set me rounde aboute well sayde I in the name of the lorde for I shall cut them awaye They swarmed aboute me lyke bees and inuaded me as fearsly as fyer the drye thornes but they were sone quenched for I sayde well in the name of the lorde shall I cut them awaye I was caste with greate vyolence redye to haue fallen but the lorde sustayned and helpte me The lorde is my strenghte and the veray same whome I prayse it is he that is my sauyng helth The voyce of tryuÌ„phe and of men ioyfully publysshyng theyr sauyng helpe now brought vnto them is in the tabernacles of the ryghtwyse for the ryghte hande of the lorde hathe broughte it so myghtely to passe The ryght hande of the lorde is excellente hyghe the ryght hande of the lorde hathâ— broughte it so myghtely ta passe I shall not dye but lyue and shall publesh the workes of the lorde He chastised me with greuous and ernest chastmeÌ„t but yet he betoke me not to deth Open me the gates of ryghtwise men I shal entre in at them magnifie the lorde This is the gate of the lorde the ryghtewyse shall entre in therat I shall magnyfye the for thou hast graunted me hast brought me a sauynge helpe The stone whiche the buylders opprobryouslye casted awaye is made an heade corner stone Of the lorde this is done this same thing is a myracle in our minde This is that same daye whiche the lorde hath made let vs be glad reioyse therin I beseche the lorde nowe helpe vs I beseche the lorde make vs now to prospere Well happen it to that man which is commen in the name of the lorde we shal pray for your welthe to well happen vnto you from the house of the lorde The lorde is stronge and he wyll make lyghte to shyne vpon vs taye your sacrifices to be offred euen to the alters endes with cordes It is thou that art my god and I shall magnifie the thou art my god and I shall exalte the. Magnifie ye the lorde for he is gracyous
delyuer my soule saue me for thy mercys sake For they verely that ar in this dedely anguysshe can not thynke vpon the in this helly paynes who may prayse the I am wery with synghyng I shal water my bed euerynyght with my teares so that it shal swymme in them My face is wrinkled dryed vp with care anger my enemyes haue made it full thynne with trouble Auoyde fro me ye workers of wyckednes for the lorde hathe herde my complayntes poured out with wepynges The lorde hath herde my depe desyre the lorde hath receyued my petition All myn enemyes shall be shamed and astonyed they shal be put to flyghte and confounded sodenly Beati quorum psal xxxij BLessed is he whose vngodlynes is for geuen and whose synnes are couerd Blessed is the man to whom the lorde rekeneth not his synne neither is there in his spirite ony dessemlynge defayte Whiles nowe I helde my peace dayly musinge with my selfe other whiles cryed oute my bones wasted for sorow For day and nyghte thy hande pressed me downe my moister was dried vp lyke as one tosted in the myddes of somer Selah I shall knowledge my synne shall not hyde my wyckednes I thought sayeng with my selfe I shal coÌ„fesse my vngodlynes which is agaynste me to the lord thou euen strayght forgauest me my wickednes which openeth her selfe by my outward synne Selah For the whiche euen euery saynte shal praye vnto the in tyme of besechynge then yf afflyccion come vpon hym lyke a great swellynge floude yet shall it not touche hym Thou arte my defender from tribulation thou shalt kepe me shalte make me glad excedyngly for my delyueraunce Selah I shall instructe the and teache the the way wherupon thou may uÌ„go I shal couÌ„sell the se for the right well Se that ye be not as horse or mule whiche are vnresoâ—able whose chawes muste be refrayned with bye brydle lest they stryue agaynste the. Many soâ—owes fal vpon the vngodly but hym that trusteth in the Lorde mercy closeth rownd aboute â—e glad tâ—erfore in â—he lorde and retoyse ye ryghtwise make ye mery all faythfull and vpryght in herâ—e ¶ Domine ne the seconde PUnysshe me not lorde of indignation nether chasten me in thy wrathe For thy arrowes are sore smyten in to me and the desease whiche thou hast cast vpon me presseth me downe sore There is no healthe in my flesshe for thy wrath there is no rest in my bones for my synnes For my synnes haue pressed downe my heade lyke an heuy burden they are heuyer then I maye beare My olde preuy sores festred within now are they broken forthe for myne owne folysshnes I am depressed and sore broken I walke in contynuall mornynge For a foule botche occupyeth all my thyghes so that there is no helth iÌ„ my flesshe I am feble sore broken I gnasted with my tethe for sorow of my herte Lorde al my desyres are before the and my sorowful syghes ar not vnknowne vnto the. My herte trembeleth and panteth for sorowe my strengthe fayleth me and euen the very syght of myn iyes ceasse from theyr offyce My frendes and my felowes stode agaynst my wounde and my nyghe kynsfolke stode all a farre In the meane season they that soughte my lyfe made snares for me they that huÌ„ted for my faute spoke desaite why speringe to desayue me contynually But I as it hadde ben one deffe herde nothynge at al and as a dumme man opened not ones my mouth I was as one that herde not and as one that had not a worde in his mouthe to answere for hym selfe For the Lorde do I abyde thou shalt answere for me lorde my god For I sayd with my selfe these men parauenture wyll reioyse vpon me and as soone as my fote begynne to slyde thy shal runne vpon me For I am but an haltynge creple redy euer to fall my sorowe neuer goeth fro me I confesse my vngodlines I sorow for my synnes But in the meane ceason my enemes lyue were stronge euen they whiche persue me falsely ar encresed in power Whiche acquite me euell for good and are agaynste me because I soughte studeously to profyte them Forsake me not lorde be not farre fro me my God Spede the to helpe me lorde my sauynge helthe Miserere mei deus psal li. HAue mercy vpon me God for thy fauourable goodnes for thy great mercyes sake wype away my synnes And yet agayne washe me more fro my wykednes make me cleane fro my vngodlynes For my greuous synnes do I knowledge my vngodlynes is euer before myne iyes Agaynste the agaynste the oneâ—y haue I synned and that that sore offendeth the haue I done wherfore very iuste shalte thou be knowne in thy wordis pure when it shal be iudged of the. Lo I was fashoned in wyckednes and my mother conceyued me polluted with synne But lo thou woldest trowthe to occupye rule in my inwarde parâ—es thou shewedste me wysdom which thou woldest to sytte in the secretes of my herte Sprinkle me with ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt wasshe me then shall I be whytter then snowe Poure vpon me ioye and gladnes make my bones to reioyse which thou hast smite Turne thy face fro my synnes and wype awaye all my wyckednes A pure herte create in me o lorde and a stedfaste ryghte spirite make a new within me Cast me not away thy holy ghost take not fro me Make me agayne to reioyse whyle thou bryngest me thy sauynge healthe and let thy chyef gouernynge fre spirite strengthen and lede me I shall instructe cursed and shrewed men in thy waye and vngodlye men shall be conuerted vnto the Delyuer me from the synne of murdther o god o god my sauyour and my tongue shall triumphe vpon thy mercy wherwith thou makest me ryghtwyse Lorde open my lyppes and then my mouth shal shew forthe thy prayse For as for sacrifices thou delyghtest not in them or els I had offred them and as for brent sacrifices thou regardest them not Acceptable sacrifices to god is a broken spirite a coÌ„trite and a deiected herte thou shalte not despyse O god Deale geÌ„tly of thy fauourable beniuolence with syon let the walles of Hierusalem be edified preserued Then shalt thou delyghte in the very sacrifices in the ryghte brente sacrifice and in the oblacion of ryghtwysnes then shall they laye vpon thy altare the very oxen Domine exaudi psal c.ij. LOrde heare my prayer and suffer my depe desyre to come vnto ye. Hyde not thy face fro me in tyme of my trybulation bowe downe thyn eare vnto me in the day when I call vpon the haste the to grauÌ„t me For my dayes verely are vanysshed awaye lyke smoke my bones ar dried vp lyke a stone My herte is smytteÌ„ thrugh lyke grasse and is wythered awaye in so muche as I forsoke to take myne owne meate I was so dried vp with my sorowful
thou wast not sent but vnto the shepe that were peryshed of the house of Israel What sholde this woman do when she herde these wordes verelye euen dyspeyre as concernynge the grace that she requyred and yet dispeyred she not but trustynge in thy mercye prayed yet agayne sayenge Lorde helpe me vnto whose importunyte Lorde thou answeredst it is not good to take the chyldrens breede and caste it to houndes as thoughe thou sholdest haue geueÌ„ her a full answere and sayd departe from me you Canaanites ar dogges ye are Idolatres the precious gyftes of heuenly fauour perteyne not vnto you I ought not to take them away from the iewes which worship tho true and liuyng god and to geue them to such dogges as ye are whiche worshyp ydols and deuyls What shalt thou now do thou woman of Canaan thou mayste nowe be a shamed and gette the away for the lorde is angry not with the alone but also thy hole nacyon Oh lorde god who wolde not haue bene coÌ„founde haue pyked hym away at these thy wordes who wolde not haue mumbled and grudged agaygst the who wolde not haue iudged the to be cruell And yet did this woman contynue styll in prayer She cast not away hir confydence she toke not these harde wordes heuelye she was not angry but she huÌ„bled hir self the more and abode styll in hir petycyon and sayde with good fyaunce It is truthe lorde that thou sayest but I axe no breed I axe not the fauoure that the chyldrene sholde haue I am a lytle whelpe and desyre the cromes which fal froÌ„ the childrens table Let them floryshe aboundde with myracles other gracioê° fauours but let not me be destitute of thê cruÌ„me of grace that my doughter maye be delyuerd frome the fendes possessyon for the whelpes do eate of the cruÌ„mes which fall from theyr masters tables Beholde what faythe what trust and what humylyte was in this woman therfore thou not dyspleased with her importunate instaunce but reioysynge in her excellent coÌ„stauncye dydst saye O woman greate is thy fayth be it vnto the as thou wylte Why are these thynges wryten lord god that we may lerne to trust in the that we may humbly and deuoutlye contynew in prayer for thou wylte geue it yf men be greadye But the kyngdome of heuen suffereth vyolence and they that make vyolence vnto it catche it for what thynges so euer are wryten are wryten for our lernynge that thrughe patience and confort of the scryptures we maye haue hope Caste me not therfore lorde from thy face which stonde wepynge and waylynge daye and nyght before thy face not that thou sholdest delyuer me frome the bodelye oppressyon of deuylles but that thou wylte delyuer my soule frome his spyrytuall power and domynyon Let me not be shamed O swete Iesu for in the onely haue I trusted I haue no helthe nor confort but in the o lorde for all haue forsaken me euen my bretherne â—hildreÌ„ haue cast me of myn own bowels abhorre me I haue none other helper but only the Cast me not therfore away froÌ„ thy face and take not thy holye spirite fro me There is no man which can say that Iesus is the lorde but the holy ghost therfore yf I cal vpon the lorde Iesu that do I in the holy ghoste Yf I be sorye for my synnes whiche are passed yf I are forgyuenesse this do I verely by the holy ghoste Therfore I beseche the take not fro me thy holye ghoste but that it maye be with me and laboure with me for we wote not what to desyre as we ought to do But the spirite helpeth our infirmities and maketh intercessioÌ„ for vs that is maketh vs to praye with suche sorowfull groninges as can not be expressed with tungue therfore take not awaye this thy holye spirite fro me that he maye teache me to praye and helpe me in my laboure and maye cause me to contynue in prayers and teares that at the lengthe I maye fynde fauoure before thy face and maye serue the all dayes of my lyfe Make me agayne to reioyse in thy sauynge healthe and strengthen me with a pryncypall spirite ¶ It is a great thyng that I desyre o lord how be it sith thou art god a great Lorde and kynge ouer all goddes he dothe the iniurie which asketh smal thynges of the. All transytory and corruptible thynges ar but small in thy syghte but spirituall and euerlastyng thynges are great precious Take away the spirite and soule from the bodye and what remayneth but most vile dunge duste and a vayne shadowe therfore euen so muche dyfference there is betwene the spirite and the body as it is betwene the body and his shadowe so maye I conclude that he whiche asketh bodely thynges asketh but vayne tryfles but he that desyreth spiritual thynges doth surelye desyre greate thynges but specallye he that desyreth thy sauyng healthe What is thy sauynge healthe but Iesus thy sonne whiche is very god and euerlastynge lyfe why shall I not then aske of the this thy sauyour syth thou art a myghty and most lyberall father whiche gauest hym vnto the deathe of the crosse for me Nowe syth thou hast so offered him for me why shold I be a shamed to aske hym of the It is a greate and noble presente neyther am I worthy to haue suche a gyfte how be it it becometh thy worthye lyberalite to gyue suche noble gyftes for this therfore thyne ineffable gentlenes I dare pÌ„sume to come boldely vnto the and to desyre thy sauyng healthe in whome I myght fâ—lly reioyce ¶ For yf of his carnall father ony sonne aske fyshe wyll he reache hym a serpenâ—â—â— And yf he aske an egge wyll he gyue hym a scorpion or if he aske breed wil he geue hym a stone Nowe yf carnall fathers beyng euell synners wyll geue vnto theyr chyldre good gyftes whiche they haue receyued of the howe moche more thou heuenlye father whiche of thyne owne substance arte good and wylte geue a good spirite to them that desyre it of the Beholâ—e thy sonne whiche is returned from a farre cuntrey sorowyng and repentyng asketh of the the fyshe of faythe for as the fyshe lyeth secrete vnder the water euen so is faythe or suche thynges as are not sene be asketh I say a true fayth that he may reioyce in thy sauyng helth wiâ—t thou reâ—ch him a serpent wilt thou geue hym the venome of vnfaythfulnes which procedeth froÌ„ the olde and croked serpent the deuyl I desyre of the o lorde the egge of hope that eueÌ„ as out of an egge we hope for a chykeÌ„ so thrugh hope that thou wylte graunte me to come vnto the syghte of thy sauynge healthe that oute of my hope maye come this holsome syght as the chycke doth out of the egge I desyre the egge of hope that my soule throughe hope maye be sustayned in this vale of teares may reioyce in thy sauing helth wylt thou geue me the scorpyon