¶ The salutacion of the aungell called the Aue maria HAyle Marye full of grace the Lorde is wyth the. Blessed arte thou amonge women And blessed is the fruyte of thy wombe Amen ¶ A prayer to be sayde in the mornynge when you aryse I Thanke the my heauenly father by thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christe that this nyghte thou hast gyueÌ„ my slepe and rest preseruyng me from al hurte peryls I besech the to kepe me lykewyse thys daye from synne and all euyls se that all my dedes ye all my lyfe myght please the I commyt myselfe both body and soule and al the thynges that I go about into thy handes Thy holy angell be wyth me lest the deuell my aduersary haue ony power ouer me Amen ¶ The grace to be sayde afore dynner THe eyes of all thynges loke vp and wayte vpon the O Lorde and thou geuest them meate in due tyme. When thou geuest it to them then they gather it when thou openest thy hande then are they well satisfyed Thou openest thy haÌ„de and replenysshest al thynges lyuynge wyth thy blessynge ¶ Our father O Lorde God our heuenly father blesse thou vs and these thy gyftes whych we here receaue of thy blessynge and bountuous goodnesse thorowe thy sonne Iesu Christe Amen ¶ Grace after dynner WE thanke the o Lorde our father by thy sonne Iesus Christ our Lorde for all thy benefytes which lyuest raygnest from age to age worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ The grace before supper CHriste whych at the last supper gaue hym selfe vnto vs promysynge hys body to be crucifyed hys bloude to be shed for oure synnes blesse vs and oure supper Amen ¶ Grace after supper HOnoure and prayse be to God the kynge euerlastynge immortall inuisible wyse onely for euer and euer Amen God almyghty father of all mercy and God of all consolacion gyue vs grace to consent together in the knowledge of thy truth thorow Iesu Christe that we maye wyth one mynde and one mouthe glorify God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ Amen ¶ Whan thou shalt go to bedde saye thys I laye me downe to rest In the name of the father of the sonne and of the holy goost Amen I Thanke the my heauenly father by thy dere beloued sonne Iesus Christ that this daye of thy pleÌ„teousrych mercy thou hast thus preserued me I praye the forgeue me all my synnes whyche I haue thys daye vnryghteously commytted in dede worde and in thoughte And that thou woldest vouchsafe of thy gracious goodnes to kepe me this nyght for I commyte myselfe both body and soule and all myne into thy haÌ„des Thy holy aungel be wyth me leste my deadly aduersary haue intresse into me Amen ¶ The abrogacion of the holy dayes FYrste that the feaste of Dedicacion of the church shall in al places through out this realme be celebrated and kepte on the fyrste sondaye of the moneth of October for euer and vpon none other daye ¶ Item that the feaste of the patron of euery church wythin thys realme called commonly the Church holydaye shall not from hensforth be kepte or obserued as a holydaye as heretofore hath ben vsed but that it shal be lawfull to all and syngular personnes resydent or dwellynge within this realme to go to theyr worke occupacion or mysterye and the same truely to exercyse and occupye vpon the sayde feast as vpon any other worke daye excepte the sayde feaste of Church holydaye such as muste be elles vniuersally obserued as a holy daye by this ordinaunce followynge ¶ Also that all those feastes or holydayes whych shall happeÌ„ to occurre eyther in the heruest tyme which is to be coÌ„pted from the fyrste daye of Iuly vnto the .xxix. daye of Septembre or els in the terme tyme at Westmynster shall not be kepte or obserued from hensforth as holydayes but that it may be lawfull for euery man to go to hys worke or occupacion vpon the same as vpon any other worke daye except alwayes the feastes of the Apostles of our blessed lady and of Saynte George and the .iiii. Euangelistes Mary Magdalene And also suche feastes as wherin the kynges Iudges at Westmynster hall do not vse to syt in iudgemente all which shal be kepte holy and solempne of euery man as in tyme past hath ben accustomed ¶ Prouided alwayes that it maye be lawfull vnto all prestes and clarkes as well secular as regular in the forsayde holydayes nowe abrogate to synge or say theyr accustomed seruyce for those holydayes in theyr churches so that they do not the same solemply nor do rynge to the same after the maner vsed in hygh holydayes nor do commauÌ„de or indycte the same to be kepte or obserued as holy dayes ¶ Fynally the feast of the natiuite of our Lorde of Easter of the natiuite of S. Ihon Baptist and of S. Mychaell archangell shall be froÌ„ hensforth accompted accepted and taken for the .iiii. general offrynge dayes ¶ And for further declaracion of the premysses be it knowen that Easter terme begynneth al wayes the .xviii. daye after Easter rekenynge Easter daye for one and endeth the mondaye nexte after the Ascencion daye ¶ Trinite terme begynneth alwayes the wednisdaye next after the octaues of Trinite sondaye endeth the .xi. or xii daye of Iuly ¶ Myghelmas terme begynneth the .ix. or .x. day of October and endeth the .xxviii. or .xxix. daye of Nouembre ¶ Hyllary terme begynneth the .xxiii. or .xxiiij. daye of Ianuary and endeth the .xij. or .xiij. daye of February ¶ In Easter terme vpon the Ascencion daye ¶ In trinite terme vpon the natiuite of saynte Ihon Baptyst ¶ In Myghelmas terme vpon Alhallowen day ¶ In Hyllary terme vpon Candelmasie daye The Kynges iudges at Westmynster do not vse to sytte in iudgemente nor vpon any sondaye GOD SAVE THE KYNGE Matyns ¶ A Preface to the Matyns and the other houres declaryng the 〈◊〉 institution of them and for what cause they be receaued and accustomed to be sayd in the church and amonge other Christians OF longe tyme Christen reader thath ben vsed in the church of God certayne houres to be appoynted to the seruice of God and to proper in the whiche amonge 〈◊〉 besyâ—es man shulde of his LORDE God haue a herty and feruent meditacioÌ„ and contemplacioÌ„ and a remembraunce of the manifolde benefites bountifull goodnes of god shewed to hym The fyrst limitacion or appoyntment of houres was not by maÌ„s inuencioÌ„ or deuyse but as I read was of God In the seconde boke of Moses I fynde that almyghty God commaunded that twyse to the daye they shulde do sacrifice sayenge Euery daye thou shalt offer two lammes one in the mornynge and another at tiyght Of the which one was called the mornyng sacrifâ—â—â— the other the euenynge sacrifice As we now call the mornynge prayers Matens and the euenynge prayers Euensonge But that now our prayers be distincted in seueÌ„ houres I thynke it taken of Dauid which seuen tymes in the
daye testifyeth that he praysed the LORDE which seueÌ„ tymes he dyd not appoynt in one part of the day but in diuers tymes as in the mornyng in the mydday at nyght Vespere mane et meridie narrabo et annuÌ„ciabo et exaudiet voceÌ„ meaÌ„ After whoÌ„ Daniel accustomed throse in the daye on his knees to praye Of whom S Cipriane doth testify it was takeÌ„ that these houres of prime the thyrd the syxt the nynth to be vsed in the church which thing I thynke not to be true that onely of hym this vse was takeÌ„ but also of the other which we haue rehersed which were before hym Saynt Ierome accordingly to Daniels maner and custome of prayer dyd diuide the day in thre houres and that by ymitacion of the examples of the newe testament that is in the mornyng which is the thyrde houre in the which tyme the holy ghost inspired the Apostles and in the syxte houre that is at dynner tyme. As Peter dyd whiche intendynge to catchis meate about the syxt houre ascended into the garret to pray And their houre at which tyme Peter Iohn ascended into the temple to praye which houre was called the ix houre of prayer Occasion taken by these places of scripture and by the examples also of the same it to be thought that these houres hath 〈◊〉 in the church Aue gracia plena dnÌ„e tecum Ecce ancilla dniÌ„ fiat c. O Lorde open thou my lyppes And then shall my mouth shew forth thy prayse O God bende thy selfe into my helpe For hast the to helpe me Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde ¶ The inuytatory Math. xi ¶ Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are ladeÌ„ and I shall refreshe you ¶ The .xciiii. Psalme Venite exultemus COme and let vs ioyfully gyue thankes vnto the Lorde let vs reioyce in God our saueoure let vs approche vnto his presence with prayse and thankes geuynge syng we vnto hym in psalmes ¶ Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I shall refresh you For God is a great Lorde and a great Kynge ouer all goddes whych shall not forsake hys people in whose power are all the costes of the earth and he beholdeth the toppes of the mountaynes ¶ And I shall refreshe you The see is hys for he hath made it and hys haÌ„des hath facyoned the earth also come therfore and let vs worshyppe and fall downe before the Lorde which hath made vs for he is our Lorde God and we are hys people and the shepe of his pasture ¶ Come vnto me Nowe yf ye heare his voyce se that you hardeÌ„ not your hertes as they dyd in the tyme of temptacioÌ„ in wyldernes bytterly murmurynge agaynst god where your fathers tempted me and prouoked me to anger yet sawe they my workes ¶ And I shall refreshe you Fourty yeares was I a neyghboure vnto thys generatioÌ„ wherfore I sayd euer theyr hartes are gone from me they knowe not my wayes to whoÌ„ I swore in my greate anger that they shulde not entre into my rest ¶ Come vnto me all ye Glory be to the father c. As it was in the. c. ¶ The hymne Veni creator spiritus COme holy goost O creatour eternall In our myndes to make visitation And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Our hartes that be of thy creacion Which of Christe the comforter arte named Thou the gyfte of the God moost hyest The lyuynge well and charite inflamed The spirituall vnction that mans soule delytest Thou which arte seueÌ„folde in gyfte of munificeÌ„se And of God the father the fynger full of myght Enrychynge tonges with speches and eloquence Accordynge to the father to the promyse ful ryght Gyue lyght of our sences darkened with ignoraunce And into our hertes infounde perfyte loue Our infirme nature gyuen to fleshly pleasaunce Strength in godlynesse by thy power aboue Repell the goostly enemy that he haue no power And gyue vs peace in our conscience Be thou our gyde and go vs before That we maye auoyde synne our soules pestileÌ„ce Thou sprete of truth graunte vs thorow the Of the father to haue the knowlegynge and also of the sonne And that thou of them bothe procedest in deite Make vs to beleue in euery tyme and season Prayse be to the father wyth the sonne And to the holy spirite also be prayse Of whose graces as he hathe done Iesus Christe maye sende vs alwayes ¶ The â—… Psalme Verba mea auribus HEare my wordes O Lorde consyder my callynge O marke the voyce of my peticioÌ„ my kynge and my God for vnto the wyll I make my prayer Heare my voyce betymes O Lorde for early in the mornynge wyll I get me vnto the yee that wyth dyligence For thou arte not the God that hath pleasure in wyckednesse there maye no vngodly persone dwel wyth the. Such as be cruell maye not stande in thy syghte thou arte an enemy vnto all wycked doers Thou destroyest the lyers the Lord abhorreth the blody thursty and deceytfull But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen vpon the multitude of thy mercy and in thy feare wyll I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple Lede me O Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes make the way playne before me For there is no faythfulnesse in theyr mouthes they dissemble in theyr hertes theyr throte is an open sepulcre wyth theyr tonges they deceyue Punyshe them O God that they maye perysh in theyr owne ymaginacions cast them out because of the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse for they rebell agaynste the. Agayne let all them that put theyr trust in the reioyce yet let them euer be geuynge thankes because thou defendest them that they whyche loue thy name maye be ioyfull in the. For thou Lorde gyuest thy blessynge vnto the ryghteous wyth the fauourable kyndnesse thou defendest hym as wyth a shelde Glorye be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. ¶ The .xxiiij. Psalme Ad te domine VNnto the O Lorde I lyfte vp my soule my God I truste in the oh let me not be confounded Lest myne enemyes triumphe ouer me for al they that hope in the shall not be ashamed But suche as be scornefull despysers wythoute a cause they shal be put to confusyon Shewe me thy wayes O Lorde and teache my the pathes Lede me in thy truth and lerne me for thou arte the God of my saluacion and in the is all my hope all daye longe Call vnto remembraunce O Lorde thy tender mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesses which haue ben euer of olde Oh remember not my synnes and the offences of my youth but accordyng to thy mercy thynke vppon me O Lorde for thy goodnesse Oh howe frendlye and ryghteous is the Lorde therfore
wyll he teache synners in the waye He leadeth the symple aryght and such as be meke them learneth he his wayes All the wayes of the Lorde are very mercye and faythfulnesse vnto such as kepe hys testamēt and couenaunte For thy name sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is greate What so euer he be that feareth the Lord he shal shew hym the waye that he hath chosen His soule shall dwell at ease and his sede shall possesse the lande The Lorde is a sure grounde vnto thē that feare hym and he sheweth them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto the Lorde for he shall plucke my fete out of the net Tourne the vnto me and haue mercy vpō me for I am desolate and in mysery The sorowes of my herte are great O brynge me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersitie and myserie and forgyue me all my synnes Consyder howe myne enemyes are many bere a malicious herte agaynst me O kepe my soule and delyuer me let me not be cōfounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let innocensye and ryghteous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope is in the. Delyuer Israel O God out of all hys trouble Glory be to the father c. As it was in the be c. ¶ The .lxxxv. Psalme Inclina domine BOwe downe thyne eare O Lorde heare me for I am confortlesse and poore O kepe my soule for I am holy my God helpe thy seruaunt that putteth his trust in the. Be mercyfull vnto me O Lorde for I call dayly vpon the. Conforte the soule of thy seruaunt for vnto the O Lorde do I lyfte vp my soule For thou Lorde arte good and gracyous and of great mercy vnto all the that call vpon the. Gyue eare Lorde vnto my prayer pondre myne humble desyre In the tyme of my trouble I call vpon the for thou hearest me Amonge the goddes there is none lyke the o lorde there is not one that can do as thou doest All nacions whome thou hast made shall come and worshyppe before the O Lorde and shall gloryfye thy name For thou arte greate and thou doest wonderous thynges thou art God alone Lede me in thy waye O lorde that I may walke in the truth o let my hart delyte in fearyng thy name I thanke the o Lorde my god with all my harte and wyll prayse thy name for euer For great is thy mercy towarde me thou hast delyuered my soule out of the depe of hell O God the proude are rysen agaynst me and the congregacion of the myghty seketh after my soule and set not the before theyr eyes But thou O Lorde God arte full of compassion and mercye longe sufferynge greate in goodnesse and truthe O turne the thē vnto me and haue mercye vpon me gyue thy strength vnto thy seruaunte helpe the sonne of thy hande mayden Shewe some token vpon me in good that they which hate me maye se it and be ashamed because thou Lorde hast helped me and conforted me Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme ¶ O wonderfull exchaunge the creatour of man kynde takynge vppon hym a lyuynge body hath not disdayned to be borne of a vyrgyn And he beynge made man wythout sede of man hath commytted to vs hys godhede ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of god and vyrgyn perpetuall ¶ The answere ¶ Praye thou for vs to our Lorde god celestiall ¶ The pater noster OVr father which arte in heauen hallowed be thy name Thy kyngdom come Thy wyll be fulfylled as well in earth as it is in heauen Gyue vs thys daye our dayly breade And forgyue ys oure trespasses as we forgyue them that trespasse agaynst vs. And let vs not be led into temptacion But delyuer vs from euell So be it ¶ The blessynge ¶ Lorde we beseche the of thy blessynge ¶ The answere ¶ Wyth a blessynge perpetuall Blesse thou vs father eternall ¶ The fyrst lesson WE knowe that what so euer the lawe sayeth it sayth it vnto them which are vnder the lawe that euery mouth maye be stopped and that all the worlde maye be detter vnto God because that by the dedes of the law no fleshe maye be iustifyed in hys syght for by the lawe cometh but the knowlege of synne But now wythout addyng to of the law is ryghteousnesse which auayleth before God declared hauynge wytnesse of the lawe and the prophetes But I speake of the ryghteousnesse before God whyche cometh by the fayth on Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue For here is no dyfference for they are all synners and wante the prayse that god shulde haue of them But wythout deseruynge are they made ryghteous euen by hys grace thorow the redempcion that is done by Christ Iesu whome god hath set forthe for a mercye seate thorow faythe in hys bloude to shew the ryghteousnes whych auayleth before hym in that he forgyueth the synnes which were done before vnder the sufferaunce of God which he suffered that at thys tyme he myght shewe the ryghteousnesse whyche auayleth before hym that he onely myght be ryghteous and the ryghteous maker of hym whych is of the fayth on Iesus Christe Thou Lorde haue mercy on vs. Thanke we God ¶ The responce ¶ Yf we were reconcyled vnto god by the death of his sonne when we were yet enemyes much more shall we be saued by hym now that we are reconsyled By whom we haue now receyued the attonemēt ¶ The verse ¶ Not onely that but we reioyce also in God thorow our Lorde Iesus Christ ¶ The repeticion ¶ By whom we haue now receyued the attonemēt ¶ The blessynge ¶ Lorde we beseche the of thy blessynge ¶ The answere ¶ O God the onely begotten sonne helpe vs and blesse vs in euery tyme and season ¶ The seconde lesson WHen thou prayest thou shalt not be as the ypocrytes are For they loue to stand and praye in the synagoges and in the corners of the stretes to be sene of men Verely I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But whē thou pray est entre into thy chambre and shutte thy dore to the and praye to thy father which is in secret and thy father whych seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly And when ye praye bable not much as the Heathen do For they thynke that they shall be hearde for theyr much bablynges sake Be not ye lyke thē therfore For your father knoweth wherof ye haue nede before ye aske of hym Thou Lorde haue mercy on vs. Thanke we God ¶ The responce ¶ What so euer ye desyre in your prayer Beleue that ye shall receaue it and you shal haue it ¶ The versycle ¶ And whan ye stande praye forgyue yf ye haue ought agaynste ony man that your father also in heauen maye forgyue you your trespasses ¶ The repeticion ¶ Beleue that ye shall c. ¶ The blessynge ¶ Lorde we beseche thē
death to gyue our fete into the waye of peace Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Christ moost mercyfull hath redemed vs let vs reioyce and alwayes geue thankes to God ¶ The versycie ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come vnto the. ¶ The prayer GOd almyghty and oure mercyfull father which hast so excedyngly loued vs thy chosen chyldren that thou woldest vouchesafe to gyue vs thy only and welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ our sauyour to suffre death for our synnes so that all that stedfastlye beleue in hym myghte not peryshe but haue lyfe euerlastynge we besech the for thy abundaunt mercy and for the inestimable loue which thou barest to thy sonne Christ our sauyour gyue vs of thy grace poure thy fauour into oure hartes that we maye beleue feale and knowe perfytely that thou only arte our God our father and to vs an almyghty helper delyuerer a sauyour from synne frō all the deuelysh powers of hell and of the worlde and from death and that by thy sonne our Lorde Iesu Christe So be it ¶ The memory of the holy goost ¶ The antheme ¶ Come holy spirite of God inspire thou the hertes of them that beleue in the and kyndle in them the fyre of thy loue ¶ The versycle ¶ Sēde forth thy spirite they shal be made new ¶ The answere ¶ For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God which hast instructed the hartes of the faythfull by the inspiracion of the holy goost graunt that we in thesame spyryte maye fauoure the truth and euermore reioyce in hys holy consolaciō By Christ our lord So be it ¶ A memory of the moost holy Trinite ¶ The antheme Delyuer vs saue vs iustify vs O blessed Trinite ¶ The versycle Blesse we the father the sonne with the holy gooste ¶ The answere Prayse we hym and exalte we hym euermore ¶ The prayer ALmyghty euerlastynge God which hast graunted to thy seruauntes thorow confession of the true fayth for to acknowlege the glorye of the eternall trinite and to honoure the one god in thy almyghty maiesty we besech the that through our stedfastnesse in the same fayth we maye be alwayes defended from all aduersytie which lyuest and reygnest one God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The antheme ¶ O glorious mother of God O perpetuall vyrgyn Mary which dyddest beare the Lord of al lordes and alone of all other dydest gyue sucke vnto the kynge of angels we beseche the of thy pytie to haue vs in remembraunce and to make intercession for vs vnto Christ that we beyng supported by his helpe maye come vnto the kyngdom of heauē ¶ The versycle O holy mother of God perpetuall vyrgyn Mary ¶ The answere Praye for vs vnto the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The prayer GRaunt we beseche the O Lorde God that thy seruauntes maye enioye contynuall helth of body and soule and throughe the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetuall virgyn that we maye be delyuered from thys present heuynes and to haue the fruycion of the eternall gladnesse By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of all sayntes ¶ The antheme ¶ All ye blessed sayntes and electe seruauntes of God haue vs in remembraunce before God that through the helpe of youre prayers it maye please hym vs to assocyate wyth you ¶ The versycle ¶ Reioyce in the Lorde you that be iustifyed ¶ The answere ¶ And be you all glad that in herte be rectifyed ¶ The prayer WE besech the good Lorde that thou beyng pleased with the prayer of all thyne holy sayntes wylt bothe graunt vs pardon of our defautes and gyue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Christe our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ HE that is the greate profounde sapience And diuine truth of the father on hye Which for mankynde of his benyuolēce Hymselfe hath made both God and man verely Was sold and bought by the Iewes trayterously And about mydnyght perturbed and taken And of hys disciples anone forsaken ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictiō ¶ The answere ¶ For thou redemest the world by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde Iesu Christe sonne of the lyuynge God set thy holy passion death betwene thy iudgement and our soules both now and at the houre of death and more ouer vouchesaufe to graunte vnto the lyuynge mercy grace to the deade pardon and reste to thy holy churche peace and concorde and to vs synners lyfe ioye euerlastynge whyche lyuest and reygneste God wyth the father and the holy goost worlde wythout ende So be it The glorious passyon of oure Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from fearfull heuynes and brynge vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of the compassion of our Lady ¶ The antheme HOly Mary of all godly women the godlyest Praye for vs of all holy women the holyest That he oure prayers accepte maye in good wyse Which of the was borne reygneth aboue the skyes By whose charite and mercyfull grace Our greuous synnes maye take no place ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God and virgyn perpetuall ¶ The answere ¶ Praye thou for vs to the Lorde celestiall ¶ The prayer HOly Lorde Iesu sonne of the moost swete vyrgyn Mary whych suffredest death for vs vpon a crosse shew vnto vs thy mercye and graunt vnto vs and vnto all that deuoutly haue in remembraunce the compassiō of thy moost holy mother by her prayer prosperous lyfe in thys present world and through thy grace eternall glorye in the worlde to come wherin thou doest reygne one god with the father the holy goost world with out ende So be it The glorious passion of a vyrgyns sonne Bryng vs to the blysse of the heuenly kyngdom So be it ¶ The pryme O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde COme holy goost O creatoure eternall In our myndes to make vysytacion And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Our hartes that be of thy creacion Remembre Lorde authour of saluacion That somtyme of a vyrgyne pure Wythout helpe of mans operacion Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature And as thou of thy clemēcy mere mercy specyal Aboue her desertes hast chosen amonge all other And toke her to such fauoure and grace supernal That thou woldest be her sonne and she to be thy mother So we besech the Christ moost tender Graunt that thy seruauntes with a deuout moode Maye oftymes swetely remember The effusion of thy precyous bloude O vyrgyne Mary moost
gracyous O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs. That he after death be fauourable Glory to the Lorde of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn was bore Glory to the father and the holy goost To them be prayse for euer more So be it ¶ The .liij. psalme Deus in no. HElpe me o God for thy name sake and delyuer me in thy strength Heare my prayer o God consydre the wordes of my mouth For straungers are rysen vp agaynst me and the myghty whyche haue not God before theyr eyes seke after my soule But loo god is my helper it is he that vpholdeth my soule He shall rewarde euyll vnto myne enemyes and in thy truth shalt thou destroye them A free wyll offrynge wyll I gyue the and prayse thy name O Lorde because it is so confortable For thou haste delyuered me out of all my troubles so that myne eye seeth hys desyre vpon myne enemyes Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xvii Psalme Confitemini domino O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous his mercy endureth for euer Let Israell nowe confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron now confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let hym now that feare the Lorde cōfesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lorde in trouble the Lorde hearde me at large The Lorde is my helper I wyll not feare what man doth vnto me The Lorde is my helper and I shall se my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the Lorde thā to put ony confydence in man It is better to trust in the Lorde then to put ony confidence in prynces Al the Heathen compassed me rounde about but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They kept me in on euery syde but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They came about me lyke bees and were as hote as fyre in the thornes but in name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They thrust at me that I myght fall but the Lorde was my helpe The Lorde is my strength and my songe and is become my saluacion The voyce of ioye and myrthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghteous for the ryght hande of the Lorde hath gotten the victory The ryght hande of the Lorde hath gyuen me the preeminence the ryght hande of the Lorde hathe gotten the victory I shall not dye but lyue and declare the workes of God the Lorde The Lorde hath chastenyd corrected me but he hath not gyuen me ouer vnto death O pen me the gates of ryghteousnesse that I may go in there thorowe and gyue thankes vnto the Lorde this is the dore of the Lord the ryghteous shall entre in thorowe it I thanke the that thou hast hearde me and arte become my saluacion The same stone which the buylders refused is become the heade stone in the corner Thys was the Lordes doynge and it is merueylous in oure eyes Thys is the daye which the Lorde hath made let vs be glad wyth ioye in it Helpe nowe O Lorde O Lorde sende vs nowe prosperite Blessed be he that cōmeth in the name of the lorde we wyshe you good lucke ye that be of the house of the Lorde God is the Lorde and hath shewed vs lyght O garnyshe the solempne feast with grene braūches euen vnto the hornes of the aulter Thou art my God and I wyll thanke the thou arte my God and I wyll prayse the. O gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. ¶ The .cxiv. psalme Lauda anima mea PRayse the Lorde O my soule whyle I lyue wyll I prayse the Lorde yee as longe as I haue any beynge I wyl synge prayses vnto my God O put not your trust in prynces nor in the chyldren of men for there is no helthe in them For when the brethe of man goeth forth he shall turne agayne to his earth and so all his thoughtes shall peryshe Blessed is he that hath the god of Iacob for hys helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God whyche made heauē and earth the see and al that therin is Whyche kepeth hys promyse for euer whych helpeth them to ryght that suffre wronge whyche fedeth the hungry The Lorde louseth men out of preson the Lorde gyueth syght to the blynde The Lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the Lorde loueth the ryghteous The Lorde careth for the straungers he defēdeth the fatherles and wydowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God o Sion is kynge for euermore and through out all generacions Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Let vs not put our trust in prynces nor in the chyldren of men nor in nothynge that is erthly but in Iesus Christ the onely sonne of the vyrgyn by whom we haue all saluacion ¶ The versycle ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come to the. ¶ The prayer O Lorde whych by the annunciation of thy angell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacion of thy sonne Christ we besech the poure thy grace into oure hertes that we trustynge in hym throughe his passion and death maye be broughte to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our lorde Iesu Christ which lyueth and reygneth one god wyth the in vnite of the holy goost worlds wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ ¶ The antheme The fyrste houre in the mornynge early Iesus was brought by the handes of the Iewes Before the iudge Pylate to be iudged cruelly Where many a false wytnesse dyd hym accuse In the necke they hym smyt hys bandes the handes dyd bruse They spyt and defyled there hys godly face The lyght of heauen replete wyth all grace ¶ The versycle We worshyp the Christ with prayse benediction ¶ The answere For thou redemest the worlde through thy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde Iesus Christ the sonne of the lyuyng God whych for our redempcion dydest vouchesaufe to be borne and circumcysed of the Iewes to be reproued of Iudas with a kysse to be betrayed to be taken to be bounde and with bandes before Anna Cayphas Herode and Pylate to be presented and before them to be illuded wyth buffettes blowes scourges and with a rede to be betē thy face to be couered with spyttynges to be spytted with thornes to be crowned of false recordes also to be accused of euyl iudges to be iudged as an innocēt lambe berynge the
shal be gylty The Lorde wyll delyuer the soules of his seruaūtes and all they that put theyr truste in hym shal not offende Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be Sa be it The C.xviii Psalme Retribue seruo tuo O Do well vnto thy seruaunte that I may lyue and kepe thy wordes Open thou myne eyes and so shall I spye out wonderous thynges in thy lawe I am a straunger vpon earth O hyde not thy cōmaundementes fro me My soule breaketh out for the very feruēt desyre that I haue alwaye vnto thy iudgementes Thou rebukest the proude cursed are they that departe from thy commaundementes O tourne fro me shame and rebuke for I kepe thy testimonies Prynces also sate and spake agaynst me but thy feruaunt was occupyed in thy statutes For in thy testimonies is my delyte and they are my councellers Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xvi. Psalme Laudate Dominum omnes O Prayse the Lorde all ye Gentyles laude hym all ye people For his mercyfull kyndnes is euermore and more towarde vs and the truth of the Lorde endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Tast and se howe frendely the Lorde is blessed is the man that trusteth to hym for our fathers lorde hoped in the they trusteth in the and thou dydest delyuer thē they called vpon the and were holpen they put theyr trust in the and were not confounded ¶ The versycle ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come vnto the. ¶ The prayer LOrde whyche by the annunciacion of thy aungell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacyon of thy sonne Iesus Chryste poure thy grace into our hertes that we trustyng in hym throughe hys passyon and death maye be brought to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche lyueth reygneth one God wyth the father and the holy goost worlde without ende So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ THe syxt houre spryngynge before the myddaye Iesus handes and fete to the crosse they nayled With the shamefullest deathe that they contryue maye They hōge hym betwene two theues that the bloude downe trayled And than for payne great thurst hym assayled His thurst for to quenche they profered hym gall Thys lambe so illuded bought our synnes all ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyppe the Christ wyth prayse and benedyction ¶ The answere ¶ For thou redemest the worlde by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde Iesu Christ the sonne of the lyuynge god which for our redempcion in the syxt houre dydest ascende the patyble of the crosse and shedest thy bloode thorow thy fyue woundes for the remyssion of our synnes we mekely beseche the that after our death through the meryte of that same passion we maye entre the gate of paradyse whych lyuest and reygnest God wyth God the father in the vnyte of the holy ghost worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The glorious passion of our Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioyes of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of our lady O Blessed Mary and holy vyrgyn Which dydest conceyue of the holy goost The gouernoure of the tryple engyn The sonne of god of myghtes moost Remember vs of charite whych of God haste contemplacion To praye for vs to the deyte To tourne from vs hys indygnacion ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God make thy peticion ¶ The answere ¶ That we maye obtayne Christes promyssion ¶ The prayer TO our fragylyte mercyfull God graunte thy helpe that we whych of thy holy mother of God and virgyn Mary do make remēbraunce by the helpe of her intercession we may ryse frome oure iniquites thorow Christ oure Lorde So be it ¶ The glorious passion of the vyrgyns sonne Brynge vs to the blysse of the heauenly kyngdom O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it Prayse ye the Lorde ¶ The hymne COme holy goost O creatour eternall In our mynde to make visitation And fulfyll thou wyth grace supernall Oure hertes that be of thy creacion Remember Lorde authoure of saluacion That sometyme of a vyrgyn pure Without helpe of mannes operacion Thou tokest vpon the our frayle nature And as thou of thy clemēcy mere mercy specyal Aboue her desertes hast chosen amonge all other And toke her to such fauoure and grace supernal That thou woldest be her sonne and she to be thy mother So we besech the Christ moost tender Graunt that thy seruauntes with a deuout moode Maye oftymes swetely remember The effusion of thy precyous bloude O vyrgyne Mary moost gracyous O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs. That he after death be fauorable Glory be to the Lorde of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn was bore Glory to the father and to the holy goost To them be prayse for euermore So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ The Lorde is c. The .lxvi. psalme Deus misere◠GOd be mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs and shewe the lyght of hys countenaunce vppon vs and haue mercy vpon vs. That we maye knowe thy waye vpon the earthe thy sauynge helth amonge all Heathen Let the people prayse the O God yet let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyce be glad that thou iudgest the folke ryghteously and gouernest the nacions aboue the earth Let the people prayse the O Lorde let all people prayse the the earth hath brought forth her fruyte God euen our owne God gyue vs hys blessynge God blesse vs and let all the endes of the worlde feare hym Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The Cxviij psalme Adhesit pauimènto MY soule cleueth to the duste o quyckē thou me accordynge to thy worde I knowleged my wayes and thou heardest me O teache me then thy statutes Make me to vnderstande the waye of thy commaundementes and so shall I talke of thy wonderous workes My soule slōbreth for very werynesse O set me vp accordynge to thy worde Take fro me the waye of iniquite and graunt me mercy accordynge to thy lawe I haue chosen the waye of truth thy Iudgementes haue I not forgotten I stacke vnto thy testimonyes o Lorde confoūde me not I haue ronne the waye of thy commaundemētes when thou hast comforted my harte
for his mercy endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his he ouerthrew theÌ„ in the reed see for his mercy endureth for euer Which led his people thorow the wyldernesse for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kynges for his mercye endureth for euer â—ee and slew myghty kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sion kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue awaye theyr lande for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunt for his mercy endureth for euer Which remembred vs when we were in trouble for hys mercy endureth for euer And hath redemed vs from our enemyes for hys mercy endureth for euer Which geueth foode vnto all fleshe for his mercy endureth for euer O geue ye thankes vnto the God of heauen for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of all Lordes for his mercye endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme O Howe muche ought we to geue thankes to God which hath not spared his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all and he borne of an immaculate virgyn was made man redemed vs froÌ„ our vayne conuersacioÌ„ whych we receaued by the tradicioÌ„ of theyr fathers not with corruptyble syluer and golde but wyth the precyous bloude of Christ as of a lambe vndefyled and wythout spot to hym therfore be continuall prayse whose mercy endureth for euer ¶ Matthew .i. Chapter THe Angell of the lorde appeared vnto Ioseph in a dreame sayenge Ioseph the sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Marye thy wyfe for that which is conceaued in hyr is of the holy goost she shall brynge forth a sonne and thou shalte call hys name Iesus for he shall saue hys people from theyr synnes ¶ Thankes be to God ¶ The hymne LEt vs prayse the Lorde omnipotent Which on hys people is so tender Magnifye hym wyth harte diligent For due thankes we can not render From the heauens he descended In the wombe of a virgyne pure He shed his bloude our fautes to amende And of our sycke soules dyd the cure No thy chylde o mother make thy peticion Our infirmite hauynge in remembraunce That he by grace maye amende our condicion And thou by prayer to make intretaunce Now Christ which hast payde the pryce Of our synne and preuaricacion Se vs not dampned in ony wyse Whych thou hast bought by thy passion O vyrgyne Mary moost gracyous O mother of Christ incomperable To thy swete sonne praye for vs That he in deathes houre be fauorable Glory be to the sonne of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn chast was bore Glory to the father and to the holy goost To them be praysynge for euermore So be it ¶ The versycle ¶ Grace in thy vysage encreaseth euermore ¶ The answere ¶ Thou hast ben blessed of God therfore ¶ The antheme ¶ O Lorde moost c. ¶ The songe of the blessed Mary Magnificat anima MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauioure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of his hande mayden beholde now from hens forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hath done to me greate thynges and blessed is hys name And his mercy is alwayes on theÌ„ that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength wyth his arme he hathe scatered them that are proude in the ymaginacioÌ„ of theyr hartes He that put downe the myghty from theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hongry wyth good thynges hath sent awaye the rych empty He hath remembred mercy and hath holpeÌ„ his seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to his sede for euer Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme O Lorde moost mercyfull God whyche of thy mere mercy hast chosen the blessed vyrgyne Mary to by the mother of thy sonne Iesus Christe whom thou so enkyndlest wyth thy loue replenyshedest hyr wyth grace that not onlye hyr mouth but also hyr soule dyd magnifye the o lorde set forth thy prayses Graunt vs Lorde to haue a feruent loue towardes the that fayned deuocion set asyde we maye also wyth our soules magnifye the and geue continuall thankes for the redempcion that we haue by Iesus Christ ¶ The versycle ¶ Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come to the. ¶ The prayer O Lorde whych by the annunciation of thy angell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacion of thy sonne Christ poure thy grace in to oure hertes that we trustynge in him through his passion and death maye be broughte to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our lorde Iesus Christ whiche lyueth and reygneth one God with the father and the holy gooste worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The memory of the holy goost ¶ The antheme ¶ Come holy spirite of God inspire thou the hertes of them that beleue in the and kyndle in them the fyre of thy holy loue ¶ The versycle ¶ Sende forth thy spirite and they shal be made newe ¶ The answere ¶ For so renuest thou the soule of man ¶ The prayer O God which hast instructed the hertes of the faythfull by the inspiracion of the holy goost graunt that we in the same spirite maye fauoure the truth and euermore reioyce in his holy consolacion By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the moost holy Trinite ¶ The antheme ¶ Delyuer vs saue vs iustifye vs O blessed Trinite ¶ The versycle ¶ Blesse we the father and the sonne wyth the holy goost ¶ The answere ¶ Prayse we hym and exalte we hym euermore ¶ The prayer ALmyghty and euerlastynge God whyche hast grauÌ„ted to vs thy seruauÌ„tes through confession of true fayth for to acknowlege the glory of the eternal Trinite and to honoure the one God in thy almyghty maiesty we besech the that through our stedfastnesse in the same fayth we maye be alwayes defended from al aduersitie whiche lyuest and reygnest one God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The antheme ¶ O glorious mother of god o perpetual vyrgyn Mary whych dydest beare the lorde of al lordes alone of all other dydest gyue sucke vnto the kyng of angels we beseche the of thy pytie to haue vs in remembraunce and to make intercession for vs vnto Christe that we beynge supported by his helpe maye come vnto the kyngdome of heauen ¶ The versycle O holy mother of God perpetuall vyrgyn Mary ¶ The answere Praye for vs vnto the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The prayer GRaunt we beseche the O Lorde God that thy seruauntes maye
enioye contynuall helthe of body and soule and through the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetuall virgyn that we maye be delyuered from thys present heuynes and to haue the fruycion of the eternall gladnesse By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of all sayntes ¶ The antheme Al ye blessed sayntes and electe seruauntes of god haue vs in remēbraunce before God that through the helpe of your prayers it may please hym vs to assocyate wyth you ¶ The versycle ¶ Reioyce in the Lorde you that be iustifyed ¶ The answere ¶ And be you all glad that in herte be rectifyed ¶ The prayer WE beseche the good lorde that thou beynge pleased with the prayer of all thyne holy sayntes wylte both graunt vs pardon of our defautes and geue vs also perpetuall remedy for them By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christe THe dead corps of Christ that blessed man From the crosse was loused and takē awaye At euensonge tyme but alas where was thē Hys crowne of glory and hys great strēgth that day Full priuely within the godhed it laye Yet wolde he his cruell death suffre thus The true medicyne of lyfe to bryng to vs ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictiō ¶ The answere For thou redemest the world by thy holy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde God from God and lyght from lyghte which accordynge to the commaundement of the father dyddest vouchsafe to redeme mankynde wyth thyne owne bloude in the patible of the crosse we mekely besech the by the vertue power of so gloryous a passion that thou wylt not do vnto vs accordyng to our synnes but after thy mercy saue vs thy vnworthy seruaūtes thou also ryse vp to our helpe and be to vs the towre of strēgthe and the inexpugnable bukler of ryghteousnesse agayne the face of both corporal and spirituall enemye And also mercyfully delyuer vs frō all synne and payne of the same and from all aduersite of body and soule mercyfully defende vs which lyueste and reygnest one God worlde without ende So be it ¶ The glorious passion of our Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioye of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady HOly Mary praye to thy sonne The weke in spirite to encorage To socoure the myserable in theyr affliction To cōfort the sorowfull theyr sorowes to aswage And to his people abundantly Of his graces to geue and his verite to the clergye to preach incessantly And to women the to followe with humilite ¶ The versycle Holy mother of God make thy peticion ¶ The answere That we maye obtayne Christes promyssion ¶ The prayer O Lorde God omnipotent extende thy mercye on vs and graunt that we whych maketh a memoryal of thy sonne and his mother may haue alwayes the mynde to follow them in thys present lyfe after to come to the lyfe euerlastyng by Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ The gloryous passion of a vyrgyns sonne Brynge vs to the blysse of the fathers kyngdom So be it ¶ What is ment by thys worde Complyne ¶ Thys worde complyn is no more to say but an accomplishement or fulfyllynge And for so muche as of all the seruyces that are dayly done in the churche this is the last therfore it is called complyne as who shulde saye that in the same all the holye seruice of the daye is fullye complete and ended COnuerte vs O God our sauyoure And turne thy wrath away frō vs. O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ O Lorde c. The .iiij. Psalme Cum inuocarem exaudiuit HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnesse thou that confortest me in my trouble Haue mecy vpon me and herken to my prayer O ye sonnes of mē how longe wyll ye blaspheme my honoure why haue ye such pleasure in vanite and seke after lyes Knowe thys that the Lorde dealeth meruelously wyth his saynte and when I call vpon the Lorde he heareth me Be angry but synne not common wyth youre owne hertes vpon your beddes and remēbre your selues Offre the sacrifices of ryghteousnesse put your trust in the lorde ther be many that say who wyll do vs ony good Where as thou O Lorde hast shewed vs the lyght of thy countynaunce Thou reioysest myne hert though theyr increase be great both in corne and wyne Therfore wyl I laye me downe in peace and take my rest for thou Lorde onely settest me in a sure dwellynge Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The .xxx. Psalme In te domime speraui IN the o Lorde is my truste let me neuer be put to confusiō but delyuer me in thy ryghteousnesse Bowe downe thyne eare to me make hast to delyuer me be thou my stronge rocke and a house of defence that thou maye saue me For thou arte my stronge holde and my castell O be thou my guyde lede me for thy names sake Drawe my out of the nette that they haue layde preuely for me for thou art my defence Into thy handes I commende my spirite thou haste delyuered me O Lorde thou God of truth Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxiii Psalme Ecce nunc benedicite dominum BEholde O prayse the Lorde all ye seruaūtes of the Lorde ye that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde O lyfte vp youre handes in the nyghte vnto the sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The lorde that made heauen and earth blesse the out of Sion Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxvii psalme Confitebor tibi domine I Wyll geue thankes to the O Lorde with my whole herte euen before the goddes wyll I synge prayses vnto the. I wyl worshyppe towardes thy holy temple and prayse thy name Because of thy louynge kyndnesse and truthe for thou hast magnifyed thy worde accordynge vnto thy great name Whan I call vpon the heare thou me and endew my soule with much strength All the kynges of the earth shall prayse the o lorde when they heare the wordes of thy mouth Yee they shall synge in the wayes of the lorde that great is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lorde be hye yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym a farre of Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble yet shall I not feare for
approche vnto hym Thou art my refuge from tribulation that hath enclosed me my ioye delyuer me from them that compasse me I shall geue the vnderstandynge shall enstruct the in the waye that thou shalte go I shall fasten myne eyes vpon the. Be ye not made as the horse and the mule in whō is none vnderstandynge Bynde the mouthes of them in snafles and brydles that wyll not drawe vnto the. Many are the plages of a synner but hym that trusteth in the Lorde he shall cōpasse with mercy Be glad in the Lorde and reioyce ye ryghteous and reioyce all that be vpryght in herte Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The .xxxvii. Psalme Domine ne in furore LOrde reproue me not in thy fury neyther in thyne angre correcte thou me For thyne arowes are fastened in me vpon me hast thou enforced thy handes Ther is no helth ī my flesh inregard of thy wrath is there no rest in my bones because of my sinnes For myne iniquites are ouer passed myne heade and are layde vpon me as a heuy burden My woundes are puryfyed and festered by reason of my folyshnesse I am made wretched and croked vnto the ende all daye dyd I go sorowfully For my loynes are full of illusions and there is no helth in my fleshe I am sore afflycted and brought lowe I dyd rore out for the sorow of myne harte Lorde before the is all my desyre and my mournynge is not hydden from the Myne herte is troubled my strength hath left me and the syght of myne eyes and the very same is not with me My frendes and my neyghbours drewe together and stode agaynst me And they that were nexte me stode farre of and they that layde wayte for my lyfe set vpon me And they that sought for me spake euel vnto me vanityes and disceytes they ymagened all daye But I as one beynge deafe dyd not heare and as one that were dombe not openynge my mouth And I was made as a man not hearynge and hauynge countercheckes in his mouth For in the lorde haue I trusted thou wylt heare me my Lorde God For I haue sayde lest any tyme myne ennemyes tryumphe vpō me and whylest my feete slyde they spake great thynges agaynst me For I am prepared vnto the whyppes and my doloure is alwayes in my syght For I confesse my vngodlynesse and shall take thought for my synne But myne ennemyes lyue and are made stronge ouer me and they are multiplyed which hated me vniustly They that requyte euell for good detracted me because I followed goodnesse Forsake me not O Lorde my God neyther departe thou from me Intend toward my help o Lorde god of my helth Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The .ii. Psalme Miserere mei Deus HAue mercy vpon me Oh God accordynge to thy great mercy And accordynge to the multitude of thy compassions wype awaye myne iniquitye Washe me more from myne iniquitye and clense me from my synne For I knowlege myne iniquitye and my synne is euer before myne eyes Agaynst the only haue I synned and haue done euell in thy syght that thou mayest be iustifyed in thy wordes and vanquyshe whē thou art iudged To I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne To thou haste loued trouthe the vnknowen and secrete thynges of thy wysedome hast thou vttered vnto me Sprynkle me Lorde wyth ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt washe me and then shall I be whyter then snowe Vnto my hearyng shalt thou geue ioye gladnes and my weykened bones shall be refreshed Turne thy face from my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse A pure harte create in me oh Lorde and an vpryght sprete make a newe within me Vaste me not awaye from thy face and thy holye sprete take not from me Restore vnto me the gladnes of thy saluacion and strengthen me with a principall harte I wyll instructe the wycked that they may know thy wayes and the vngodly shall be conuerted vnto the. Delyuer me frome bloudes Oh Lorde the God of my helth and my tonge shall exalte thy ryghteousnesse Lorde open thou my lyppes and my mouthe shall shewe forth thy prayse For yf thou haddest desyred sacryfyces I had surely geuen it but thou delyteste not in burnte sacryfyces A sacryfyce to God is a lowly spyryte a contryte and an humble harte thou shalte not dyspyse O god Deale gently of thy fauourable benyuolence with Syon that the walles of Ierusalem maye be buylte agayne Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of righteousnes oblacion and burte offrynges then shall they laye calues vpon thy aulter Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.i. Psalme Domine exaudi orationem meam LOrde heare my prayer let my clamour come vnto the. Turne not thy sace from me whē so euer I am troubled and bowe thyne eare vnto me In what so euer daye that I call on the heare me quyckely For my dayes haue vanysshed as smoke and my bones waxed drye as a fyre bronde I am stryken and my harte wythered lyke haye because I forgate to eate my bread With the noyse of my mournynge my bone hath cloued to the fleshe I am made lyke vnto a Pellycane of wyldernesse and am made lyke a nyght rauē in a house I haue waked am made lyke a sparow solitary in the roufe of an house Al daye dyd myne enemyes rayle vpon me they that praysed me conspyred agaynst me For I dyd eate ashes as breade and myngled my drynke with wepynge In regarde of thy wrathe and indygnacion for thou takynge me vp dyddeste cast me agaynste the grounde My dayes haue faded as a shadowe and I haue wythered lyke haye Thou Lorde abydeste for euer and thy memoryal is from one generacion to another Thou Lorde arysynge shalt haue mercy on Sion for it is tyme to haue mercye on it for the tyme commeth For the stones therof haue pleased thy seruauntes and they shall haue ruth on the grounde therof And the people shall feare thy name O Lord and all the kynges of the earth thy glory For the Lorde hathe buylded Syon and shal be sene in hys glory He hath regarded the speche of the humble hath not dyspysed theyr prayer Let these be wrytten in another generacion and the people that shall be created shall prayse the Lorde For he hathe loked downe frome his hyghe holye place the Lorde hath loked downe from heauē vnto the earth For to heare the waylynge of them that be fettered for to louse the sonnes of thē that were slayne That they shuld in Sion declare the name of the Lorde and his prayse in Ierusalem In assemblynge of people together
haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade But delyuer vs. c. ¶ The versycle We haue offended with our father ¶ The answere We haue done wronge and commytted iniquetie ¶ The versycle Lorde do not with vs accordynge to our synnes ¶ The answere Nether rewarde thou vs after our vngodlynesse ¶ The versycle Lorde shewe vs thy mercye ¶ The answere And geue vs thy sauynge helthe ¶ The versycle And let thy mecy come vpon vs Lorde ¶ The answere Thy sauynge helth accordynge to thy promyse ¶ The versycle Lorde saue the Kynge and the realme ¶ The answere And heare vs in the daye where in we call vnto ye. ¶ The versycle Let thy prestes do on iustice ¶ The answere And let thy sayntes reioyce ¶ The versycle For oure brothers and systers ¶ The answere Saue O God thy seruauntes both men and wemen that trust in the. ¶ The versycle Let vs praye for all Christen people ¶ The answere Lorde saue thy people and blesse thyne heretage and rule them and exalte them euermore ¶ The versycle Lorde sende peace through thy vertue ¶ The answere And great abundaunce in euery countre ¶ The soules of all faythfull departed by the mercy of God let them rest in peace ¶ The versycle Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamoure ¶ For remyssion of synnes GOd to whom it is apropryed to be mercyfull euer and to spare take our prayer and and let thy pytiefull mercye assoyle them that are bonde wyth the chayne of synners By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For mercy LOrde we beseche the to shewe vnto vs thyn vnspekable mercy that thou both purge vs from all our synnes and mercyfullye delyuer vs from the payne that we deserue for the same By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the kynge LOrde God of hoostes kynge most myghty and stronge by whom kynges do reygne in whose handes are the hertes of all kynges Graunte vnto thy welbeloued seruaunt H. our kynge continuall helth of body and soule that his harte alwayes enclynynge to wholsome and godlye counsayles and the enemyes of the common welthe beynge vanquyshed we maye lōge inioye vnder him perpetuall peace and brotherly concorde By Christ our Lorde So be it ALmighty eternal god which alone doest great wonders graūt vnto thy seruauntes the bysshoppes to al congregacions cōmytted vnto thē the sprete of grace that in the truth they maye please the powre out on thē the perpetuall dewe of thy benediction By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For the people and all estates FOr thy pytie Lorde we besech the to louse the bandes of all our synnes through the prayer of the blessed glorious virgyn Mary wyth al thy sayntes kepe vs thy seruauntes oure kynge and all Christē people in al holynesse all that by kynred of bloude familiaritye confessiō or prayer be alyed vnto vs clense them Lorde of all vyces lyghte thē with vertues peace and helth geue vnto vs auoyde from vs all our enemyes as well visible as inuisible geue thy charyty to our frendes and to our enemyes expell all pestylence and famyne to all christē people quycke dead graunt lyfe endles rest By Christ our lorde So be it ¶ For Charytye O God which doste powre the gyftes of charytye into the hartes of the faytfull through grace of the holy gooste graunt vnto thy seruauntes both men and women for whō we praye vnto thy mercy helth of body and soule that they maye loue the wyth all theyr power and perform wyth al loue the thynges that be pleasyng to the. By Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ For peace O God from whome all holy desyres all good counsels and all iuste workes do procede gyue vnto vs the same peace which the worlde cannot geue that our hartes beynge obedyent to thy commaundementes and the feare of our enemyes takē awaye our tyme may be peasyble through thy proteccion By Christ our Lorde ¶ For the soules departed GOd that arte creatoure and redemer of all faythfull people graunte vnto the soules of all true beleuers beynge deade remyssion of all theyr synnes that through deuoute prayers they maye attayne thy gracyous pardon which they haue alwaye desyred By Christ oure Lorde ☞ So be it ☜ * ¶ An instruction of the maner in hearynge of the Masse shewynge howe and to what intente it shulde be herde the whiche instruction I haue by occasion preuented with a declaracion to the instablyshmente of the Christen fayth concernynge the Sacramēt of as the aulter whyche is consecrated in the Masse THe order taken of me in thys prymer moost deare reader setteth here followynge certayne meditacions to be sayd at the sacrynge as we cal it of the masse in the masse tyme which masse is a consecracion of the body and bloude of Christ by the power of God workynge secretly in the wordes that are spoken of the prest and institute for a specyall memory of Christes passion set forth wyth certayne ceremonies and deuoute suffragies to the enkyndlynge and styryng vp of the deuocions or deuoute myndes not only of the prest but also of the hearers to the entent that they maye impende a dew honoure as concernynge theyr deuty to the same blessed sacrament And for as much as dyuers people dyuersly do heare it some for custome some by shame cōpelled some wyth smale deuocion some cōtented to heare and se what the prest doth thynketh it ynoughe to be present in the churche whyle it is a doyng but not so many as I wolde wyshe doth heare the same to the ende that Christe dyd ordeyne it to be done for And specyally a great sorte which is worst of all maketh this moste holy sacrament of no estimacion nor reuerence pernycyously affyrmynge that in that sacrament is not the presence of the body and bloude of Christe I haue thought it conuenyente and some what necessarye both to make a declaracyon to the deuoute readers of the fayth that belongeth to the same and also to geue instruccyon to what vse or purpose they shulde frequent the consecracyon and mynistracyon of it Whiche entrepryse gentle readers I take in hande not because thynke my selfe of such excellent iudgement and learnynge that I can exquysytely and suffycyently declare and satysfye the reader of the misteryes of so excellent and hygh sacrament but that onely I wolde shewe some token of my deuty to my euen Christen in the distribucion vnto hym of suche talent whyche God hath lente me And fyrst shall I reherse the scriptures whych the sacramentaries go aboute to enstablyshe theyr hereticall opinion as concernynge the body of Christ presence of the same sacrament declarynge such places of scripture that they haue chosen in theyr owne natyue sence the hereby may appere both that they distort the scripture for theyr singuler opyniō also that theyr opiniō
fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme I shall please the lorde in the region of the lyuynge ¶ The antheme Vo is me The C.xix Psalme Addominum cum WHan I am in trouble I cal vpon the Lorde and he hath herde me Delyuer my soule O Lorde from lyenge lyppes and from a deceytfull tonge What rewarde shal be geuen or done to the thou false tonge Euen myghty and sharpe arrowes with hote burnynge coles Wo is me that my banyshment endureth so lōge I dwell in the tabernacles of the sorowfull My soule hath longe dwelled amonge them that be enemyes vnto peace I laboured for peace but when I spake therof they prepared them to battayle ¶ The antheme Wo is me for that my banyshment is prologed The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes vnto the hylles from whence commeth my helpe My helpe commeth from the lorde which made heauen and earthe He shall not suffre thy fote to slyppe neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slomber To he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slomber which kepeth Israell The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euel the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore ¶ The antheme The Lorde kepeth the from all euell he kepeth euē thy soule ¶ The antheme Yf thou The C.xxix Psalme De profundis OVte of the depe called I vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare my voyce O let thyne eares consyder well the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou Lorde wylt be extreme to marke ouriui quities O Lorde who maye abyde it But there is mercy wyth the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abyden in his word my soule hath trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vntyll nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For which the Lorde ther is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell frō al his iniquities ¶ The antheme Yf thou lorde imputest mens synnes vnto them Lorde who shall abyde it ¶ The antheme The workes The C.xxxvii Psalme Confitebor tibi domine I Wyll geue thankes vnto the o lorde with my whole herte for thou hast hearde the wordes of my mouth euen before the goddes wyll I synge prayses vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holy temple and prayse thy name because of thy louynge kyndnes and truth for thou hast magnifyed thy worde accordynge vnto thy great name When I call vpon the heare thou me and endue my soule with much strength All the kynges of the earth shal prayse the o lorde whan they heare the wordes of thy mouth Yee they shal synge in the wayes of the lorde that greate is the glory of the Lorde For though the Lorde be hyghe yet hathe he respecte to the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym afarre of Though I walke in the myddeste of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of myne enemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shall make good for me yee thy mercy o Lorde endureth for euer despyse not then the worke of thyne owne handes ¶ The Antheme Lorde despyce not the workes of thyne handes ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I hearde a. ¶ The songe of blessed Mary Magnificat anima mea dominum MY soule magnifyeth the Lorde And my sprete hath reioyced in God my sauyoure For he hath loked on the lowe degre of hys hande mayden beholde now from hense forth shall all generacions call me blessed For he that is myghtye hathe done to me greate thynges and blessed is his name And his mercy is alwayes on thē that feare hym through out all generacions He hath shewed strength with his arme he hathe scattered them that are proude in the imagynaciō of theyr hartes He hath put downe the myghty frō theyr seates and hath exalted them of lowe degre He hath fylled the hungrye wyth good thynges and hath sent awaye the rych emptye He hath remembred mercy and hathe holpen hys seruaunt Israell Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham to hys sede for euer ¶ The antheme ¶ I haue herde a voyce from heauen sayenge blessed be the deade whiche dye in the Lorde Lorde haue mercye on vs Christe haue mercye on vs Lorde haue mercye on vs. Our father The C.xlv Psalme Lauda anima PRayse the Lorde O my soule whyle I lyue wyll I prayse the lorde I wyl prayse the Lorde as longe as I shall remayne O put not your truste in princes nor in the chyldren of men for there is no helpe in them For when the breth of man goeth forthe he shall turne agayne to hys earth and so all his thoughtes peryshe Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for hys helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God whych made heauen and earth the see and al that there in is Whiche kepeth his promyse for euer whyche helpeth them to ryght that suffre wrōge whych fedeth thy hongry The lorde louseth men out of preson the lorde geueth syght to the blynde The lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the lord loueth the ryghteous The lorde careth for the straungers he defendeth the fatherles and wedowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth it vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God O Syon is kynge for euermore and thorowe out all generacyons ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The Answere Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The versicle I trust to se the goodes of the lorde ¶ The answere In the lande of lyfe ¶ The versicle Lorde God heare my prayer ¶ The answere And geue hearynge to my clamour ¶ Let vs praye GOd to whom it is approbried to be mercyful euer and to spare be mercyfull to the soules of thy seruauntes of eche kynde and forgeue them all theyr synnes that they beynge lowsed frō the bondes of death maye ascende vnto lyfe O God the Lorde of pardon Graunte vnto the soule of N. thy seruaunte the yeares mynde of whose deathe we haue in remēbraunce a place of reste the blessed ful quyete and clerenesse of the lyghte O God whyche haste caused thy seruauntes in pontificall dignitie to be accompted amonge the prestes apostolyke Graunt we beseche the that they maye enioye in heauen the contynuall company of them whose office they dyd beare sometyme heare in earth O God the graunter of pardon and the louer of mans saluacion we besech thy mercy that thou wylt suffre the congregacion of our brothers and systers beynge departed oute of thys worlde through the intercession of blessed Mary the vyrgyn and S. Michel tharchangell and all holy sayntes to come to the congregacion of euerlastynge
¶ The .iii. lesson Iob. xiiii YF a tre be cut downe ther is some hope yet that it wyl sprynge shut forth the braūches agayne for though a roote be waxen olde and deade in the grounde yet whē the stocke getteth the sent of water it wyll bude and brynge forth boughes lyke as whan it was fyrst planted But as for a man whan he is deade peryshed and consumed awaye what becommeth of hym The floudes when they be dryed vp and the ryuers when they be emptye are fylled agayne thorowe the flowynge waters of the see but when man siepeth he ryseth not agayne vntyll the heauen perysh he shall not wake vp nor ryse out of his slepemaye a dead man lyue agayn all the dayes of this my pylgrymage am I lokynge whan my chaungynge shall come yf thou woldeste but call me I shulde obey the only despyce not me the worke of thyne owne handes for thou haste nombred al my goynges yet be not thou to extreme vpon my synnes ¶ The Responce Lorde what is man that thou haste suche respect vnto or the sonne of mā that thou so regardest hym man is lyke a thynge of nought and his dayes passeth awaye lyke a shadowe ¶ The versycle He is euen a vapoure that appeareth for a lytle tyme and then vanysheth awaye ¶ The repeticion Man is lyke The .xxij. psalme Dominus regit me nichil THe Lorde is my shepeherde I can wante nothynge He fedeth me in a grene pasture and leadeth me to a freshe water He quyckeneth my soule and bryngeth me forthe in the waye of ryghteousnesse for hys name sake Though I shulde walke now in the valley of the shadowe of deathe yet feare I no euell for thou arte wyth me thy staffe and thy shepehoke conforte me Thou preparest a table before me agaynste myne enemyes thou anoyntest my heade wyth oyle and fyllest the cuppe full Oh let thy louynge kyndnesse and mercye followe me all the dayes of my lyfe that I maye dwell in the house of the Lorde for euer ¶ The antheme In a place of pasture ther hath he set me ¶ The antheme The default The .xxiiij. Psalme Ad te leuaui animam meam VNto the O Lorde I lyfte vp my soule my God I trust in the oh let me not be confounded lest myne enemyes triumphe ouer me For all they that hope in the shal not be ashamed but such as be scornfull despysers without a cause they shal be put to confusion Shewe me thy wayes o Lorde and teach me thy pathes Leade me in the truth and learne me for thou art the God of my saluacion and in the is my hope all the daye longe Call to remembraunce o Lorde the tender mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesses which haue ben euer of olde Oh remember not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordynge vnto thy mercy thynke vppon me o Lorde for thy goodnesse Oh how frendly and ryghteous is the lorde therfore wyll he teach synners in the waye He leadeth the simple aryght and such as be meke them learneth he his wayes All the wayes of the Lorde are very mercye and faythfulnesse vnto such as kepe hys testamēt and couenaunt For thy name sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is great What soeuer he be the feareth the lorde he shal shewe hym the waye that he hath chosen Hys soule shall dwell at ease and hys sede shall possesse the lande The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare hym and he sheweth them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto the lorde for he shall plucke my feete out of the nette Turne the vnto me and haue mercy vpon me for I am desolate and in mysery The sorowes of my herte are great O brynge me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersitye and mysery and forgeue me all my synnes Consyder howe myne enemyes are many beare a malycious hate agaynst me O kepe my soule and delyuer me let me not be cōfounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let innocencye and ryghteous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope is in the delyuerer of Israel O God out of all his trouble ¶ The antheme The defaultes of my youth and my ignorancyes remembre not O Lorde ¶ The antheme I trust to se The .xxvi. Psalme Dominus illuminatio mea THe Lorde is my lyght and my saluacion whome shulde I feare the Lorde is the strength of my lyfe for whom then shulde I be afrayed Wherfore when the wycked euen myne enemyes and my foes came vpon me to eate vp my fleshe they stombled and fell Though an hoost of men were layed agaynst me yet shall not my harte be afrayed and though ther rose vp warre agaynst me yet wyll I put my trust in hym One thynge haue I desyred of the Lorde which I wyll requyre namely that I maye dwell in the house of the Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre bewty of the Lorde and to vysyte his temple For in the tyme of trouble he hathe hydde me in hys tabernacle yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge hath he kepete me and set me vppon a rocke of stone And now hath he lyfted vp my head aboue myne enemyes that conpassed me rounde about Therfore wyll I offre in hys dwellynge the oblacion of thankes geuyng I wyl both synge speake prayses vnto the Lorde Herken vnto my voyce O Lorde when I crye vnto the haue mercy vpon me and heare me My harte speaketh vnto the my face seketh the yee Lorde thy face wyll I seke O hyde not thou thy face from me cast not thy seruaunte of in displeasure Thou art my succourre leaue me not nother forsake me O God my saueoure For my father and my mother haue forsaken me but thc Lorde hath taken me Shew me thy waye o Lorde and leade me in the ryght path because of myne enemyes Delyuer me not in the wylles of myne aduersaries for ther are false wytnesse vp agaynst me and they ymagyned myschefe Neuerthelesse I beleue verely to se the goodnesse of the Lorde in the lande of lyuynge O tary thou the lordes leasure be strōge let thyne harte be of good comforte and wayte thou styll for the Lorde ¶ The antheme I trust to se the goodnesse of the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The versycle The ryghteous shal be in eternall remembraunce ¶ The answere He shall not feare euell speakynge Our father And leade vs not But delyuer The .iiij. lesson S. August ALl these thynges that is to saye the busynes of deade the condicion or maner of the sepulture the pompe of the Dirige they are more the comforte of the lyue then the helpe of the deade yf a sumptuous buryall doth auayle the wycked then a small or none shall hynder the good to that purpuled ryche man the company of hys seruaūtes dyd exhybite solempne exequies in the syght of men but much more solempner exequies dyd the mynistery of
angels exhibite to the poore scabed Lazarus in the syght of God whych angels caryed hym out not into a marble tombe but they caryed hym vp into the bosome of Abrahā ¶ The responce The dead bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the eyre to be deuoured and the flesh of the sayntes the beastes of the lande ¶ The versycle Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euery syde of Ierusalem and ther was no man to burye them ¶ The repeticion And the fleshe of thy sayntes haue they geuē vnto the beastes The .v. lesson Of S. August NOt yet for all that are the bodyes of the deade to be contemned and cast awaye specyally of the ryghteous and faythfull the which as vessels and organs to al good workes the holy goost dyd vse The corse of the olde ryghteous men wyth a diligente godlynesse were taken hede vnto they re exequies celebrated and sepultures prouyded and they when they lyued of theyr bodyes to be buryed or transferred to theyr chyldren gaue commaundement And Toby in buryenge the deade the angell beynge wytnes gate thākes of god The lorde also that the thyrd day wold ryse agayn doth opēly declare the good worke of the deuout womē wylled it also to be declared and that she dyd it to the buryall of hym they also laudably are remembred in the gospell whyche toke hys body from the crosse and dyd ther indeuoure diligently and honorably to couer and bury it ¶ The responce Gene. xl Ioseph sayde vnto hys brethren I dye and God wyll vysite you and brynge ye oute of thys lande to the lande that he sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob Therfore toke he an oth of the chyldrē of Israell and sayde Whan God shall vysite you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The versycle So Ioseph dyed when he was an hundreth and ten yeare olde and they embalmed hym and layde hym in a chest in Egypte ¶ The repeticion And God shall vysyte you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The .vi. lesson S. August THere are sayde many deade men to haue appered in dreames or other wayes to the lyuyng But it is to be answered that for al that it is not to be thought that the deade doth thynges perceaue Because they are semed suche thynges to aske or to tel or shewe For the lyuyng also do often tymes appeare to other alyue beyng aslepe when they themselfe do not know that they do appeare and yet they heare thē that hath thys dreamed saye that they haue sene thē in ther dreames speakyng or doynge sumwhat Yf thē any mā cāse me in this dreame tellyng hī what is already done or shewyng hī before hāde what is to come I nothyng knowyng of it nothyng at al mynding or passyng not only what he dreameth But whether he wake whyle I slepe or whether I wake whyle he slepe or whether at one tyme we do both slepe or both wake when he sawe this dreame in the which he saw me what meruaile is it yf the dead not knowyng nor perceyuyng these thynges or yet se that of the lyuyng in theyr dreames And somwhat do saye which whan they walke do knowe to be true ¶ The Responce O Lord iudge me not after my dedes I haue done nothyng worthy to be accepted before the wherfore I beseche thy maiesty whiche arte the only God to clense me from myne iniquitye ¶ The versicle And yet agayne wassh me from myne vnrighteousnesse and clense me from my synne for I confesse I haue only trespassed agaynst the. ¶ The repeticion Wherfore I beseche the ¶ The .xxxix psalme Expectans expectaui I Wayted paciently for the Lorde which enclyned hymselfe to me herde my callyng He brought me out of the horrible pytte out of the myre and claye he set my fete vppon the rocke and ordeyned my goyng He hath put a new sōge in my mouth euē a thākes geuyng vnto our God Many men seyng this shal feare the Lorde and put theyr trust in hym Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the lord and turneth not vnto the proud and to suche as go about wyth lyes O Lorde my God great are the wonderous workes whych thou hast done and in thy thoughtes towardes vs ther maye none be lykened vnto the. I wolde declare them and speake of thē but they are so many that they can not be tolde Sacrifice offrynge thou woldeste not haue but a body hast thou ordened burnt offrynges and sacrifice for synne thou hast not alowed Then sayd I Lo I come In the begynnynge of the boke it is wryttē of me that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll o my God and that I am contente to do yee thy lawe is wythin my harte I wyll preach of thy ryghteousnesse in the great congregacion Lo I wyll not refrayne my lyppes o Lorde and that thou knowest I do not hyde thy ryghteousnesse in my herte my talkynge is of the truth and sauyng helth I kepe not thy louynge mercy faythfulnesse backe from the great congregacion Turne not thou thy mercy from me o Lorde but let thy louynge kyndnesse and truthe alwaye preserue me For innumerable troubles are come aboute me my synnes haue taken such holde vpon me that I am not able to loke vp Yee they are more in nombre then the heer 's of my heade and my harte hath fayled me O Lord let it be thy pleasure to delyuer me make hast o Lorde to helpe me Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule to destroye it let thē fall backward and put to confusion that wyshe me euell Let them be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyful gladde in the and let all suche as delyte in thy saluacion saye alwaye the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in mysery but the lorde careth for me Thou art my helper and redemer make no longe taryenge O my God ¶ The antheme Pleasynge be it vnto the O Lorde for to delyuer me Lorde haue regarde to helpe me ¶ The antheme Heale my soule The .xl. Psalme Beatus qui intelligit super BLessed is he that cōsydereth the poore the Lorde shall delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble Thou shalt preserue hym and kepe hym alyue he shal make hym to prosper vpon earth and shal not delyuer hym to the wyll of hys enemyes The lord shal refresh him whā he lyeth sycke vpon his bed yee thou makest his bed in al his syckenes I sayd lorde be mercyfull vnto me heale my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. Myne enemyes speake euell vpon me when shal he dye and when shall hys name peryshe Though he came in to se yet meaned he falshed in hys harte heapynge myschefe vpon hymfelfe All they that hate me runne in together agaynst me and ymagyne euell agaynst me They haue geuen a wycked sentence vpō me whā he lyeth he
shall ryse vp no more Yee euen myne owne familier frende whoÌ„ I trusted whiche dyd eate my breade hath lyfte vp hys hele agaynst me But be thou mercyfull vnto me O Lorde rayse thou me vp and I shall rewarde them By thys I knowe thou fauourest me that myne enemye shall not tryumphe ouer me Thou hast holden me because of myne innocency and set me before thy face for euer O blessed be the Lorde God of Israell from hence forth and for euermore So be it So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Heale my soule Lorde for I haue synned agaynste the. ¶ The antheme My soule The .xli. Psalme Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus LYke as the herte desyreth the waterbrokes so longeth my soule after the O God My soule is thursty for God yee euen for the lyuynge when shall I come and beholde the face of God My teares are my meate daye and nyght whyle it is dayly sayde vnto me where is now thy god Nowe when I thynke ther vpon I poure out my herte by myselfe for I wolde fayne go hence wyth the multitude and passe out wyth them vnto the house of God in the voyce of prayse and thankes geuynge amonge such as kepe holy daye Why arte thou so full of heuynesse O my soule and why art thou so vnquyet within me O put thy trust in God for I wyll yet geue hym thankes for the helpe of his countenaunce My God my soule is vexed within me therfore I remembre the lande of Iordane and the lytle hyll of Hermony One depe calleth another with the voyce of thy wystles all the waues and waterfloodes are gone ouer me The Lorde hath promysed his louynge kyndnesse dayly therfore wyll I prayse hym in the nyghte season and make my prayer vnto the God of my lyfe I wyll saye vnto God my stony rocke why haste thou forgotten me why go I thus heuely whyle the enemy oppresseth me Whyle my bones are brokeÌ„ and whyle myne one myes caste me in the teth daylye sayenge vnto me where is now thy God Why art thou so heuy o my soule and why arte thou so disquyeted within me O put thy trust in God for I wyll yet thaÌ„ke hym for the helpe of his countenaunce and because he is my God ¶ The antheme My soule thrusted for god the lyuynge fouÌ„tayne whan shall I ones come and appeare before the face of God ¶ The versycle Geue not the soules vnto beastes that prayse the. ¶ The answere And neuer forget the soules of thy poore Our father which art in c. The .vii. lesson .i. Cor. xv BEholde I saye vnto you a mystery we shal not al slepe but we shall all be chaunged and that sodenly and in the twynklynge of an eye at the tyme of the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe and the deade shall ryse vncorruptible and we shal be chauÌ„ged For thys corruptible must put on vncorruption and thys mortall must put on immortalite But whan thys corruptible shall put on incorrupcion this mortal shall put on immortalite then shall the worde be fulfylled Deathe is swalowed vp in victory ¶ The responce We shall all be brought before the iudgement seat of Christ where euery on of vs shall geue accomptes for hymselfe vnto God ¶ The versicle And he shall rewarde euery man accordynge to hys dedes The repeticion Where euery man shall geue accompt c. ¶ The .viii. lesson .i. Tessa .iiii. WE wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concernynge them that are falleÌ„ aslepe that ye sorow not as other do which haue no hope for yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne Euen so then also whych slepe by Iesus shall God brynge wyth hym for thys we saye vnto you in the word of the Lorde that we which lyue and are remaynynge in the commynge of the Lorde shall not come yer they whiche slepe for the Lorde hymselfe shal come downe from heaueÌ„ with a shoute and voyce of the archangell and with the trompe of God and the deade in Christ shall aryse fyrste than shall we whyche lyue and remayne be caughte vp wyth them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer and so shall we euer be wyth the Lorde Wherfore coÌ„forte yourselfe one another wyth these wordes ¶ The Responce .i. Cor. xv Now is Christ rysen from the deade and is become the fyrste frutes of theÌ„ that slepe for by one man commeth death and by one man the resurreccion of the deade for as they all dye in Adam so shall they all be made alyue in Christe but euery one in his order ¶ The versycle The fyrst is Christ then they that belongeth vnto Christ when he commeth ¶ The repeticion Euery one in hys order ¶ The .ix. lesson Ioh. v. VErely verely I saye vnto you who so heareth my worde and beleuethe hym that sent me hath euerlastynge lyfe and commeth not into dampnacion but is passed thorowe from deathe vnto lyfe Verely verely I saye vnto you the houre commeth and is nowe already that the deade shall heare the voyce of the sonne of god and they that heare it shall lyue for as the father hath lyfe in hymselfe so lykewyse hathe he geuen vnto the sonne to haue lyfe in hym selfe and hath geuen hym power also to execute iudgement because he is the sonne of man Maruayle not ye at this for the tyme commeth in the whiche all that are in the graues shall heare his voyce and shall go forth they that haue done good vnto the resurreccion of lyfe but they that haue done euell vnto the resurreccion of dampnacion ¶ The Responce O Lorde delyuer me from euerlastynge death at the dredfull daye whan heauen and earth shall be altered whyles thou shalt come to iudge the worlde by fyre ¶ The versycle Now Christ Iesus we moost humbly besech the to haue mercy on vs and that thou which arte come to redeme wretches from synne thraldome wylt not cast awaye them whom thou hast so derely redemed ¶ The responce O Lorde delyuer me from euerlastyng death at the dredful daye whan heauen earth shal be altered whyles thou shalte come to iudge the world by fyre ¶ The antheme My brused The .li. Psalme Myserere mei deus HAue mercy vpon me Oh God accordyng to thy great mercy â—nd accordynge to the multitude of thy compassion wype awaye myne iniquitie Washe me more from myne iniquitie and clense me from my synne For I knowledge myne iniquitie and my synne is euer before myne eyes Agaynst the only haue I synned and haue done euell in thy syght that thou mayest be iustifyed in thy wordes and vanquyshe whaÌ„ thou art iudged Lo I was begotten in wyckednesse and my mother conceyued me in synne Lo thou hast loued truth the vnknowen secret thynges of thy wysedome hast that vttered vnto me Sprynkle me Lorde wyth ysope and so shall I be clene thou shalt washe me and theÌ„ shall I be whyter then snowe Vnto my hearynge shalt thou
geue ioye and gladnesse and my weykened bones shal be refreshed Turne thy face from my synnes and wype away all my wyckednesse A pure herte create in me Oh Lorde and an vpryght sprete make a newe within me Vast me not awaye from thy face and thy holye sprete take not from me Restore vnto me the gladnesse of thy saluacion strenthen me with a principall herte I wyll instruct the wycked that they maye knowe thy wayes the vngodly shal be conuerted vnto thē Delyuer me frō bloudes oh Lorde the god of my helth and my tonge shal exalte thy ryghteousnes Lorde open thou my lyppes and my mouthe shall shewe forth thy prayse For yf thou haddest desyred sacrifices I had surelye geuē it but thou delytest not in burnt sacrifices A sacrifice to God is a lowly sprete a cōtryte and an humble herte thou shalt not dispyse O God Deale gentelye of thy fauourable beneuolence wyth Syon that the walles of Ierusalem maye be buylt agayne Then shalte thou accepte the sacrifice of ryghteousnesse oblacion and burnt offrynges then shall they laye calues vpon thy aulter ¶ The antheme My brused bones Lorde shal be refreshed ¶ The antheme Heare Lorde The .lxiiii. Psalme Te decet hymnus THou O God art praysed in Sion and to the is the vowe perfourmed Thou hearest the prayer therfore commeth all fleshe vnto the. Our mysdedes preuayle agaynst vs Oh be thou mercyfull vnto our synnes Blessed is the man whom thou chosest and receauest vnto the that he maye dwell in thy courte he shal be satisfyed wyth the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple Heare vs accordyng vnto thy wonderfull ryghteousnes of god our saluacion thou that art the hope of al the endes of the earth and of the brode see Which in his strength setteth fast the mountaynes and is gyrded about with power Whych stylleth the ragynge of the see the roarynge of hys wawes and the woodnes of the people They that dwell in the vttermoost parties are afrayed at thy tokens thou makeste bothe the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse the. Thou vysitest the earth thou watterest it makest it very plenteous The ryuer of god is ful of waters thou preparest man his corne thys thou prouydest for the earthe Thou waterest hyr forowes thou breakest the hard clottes therof thou makest it softe wyth the droppes of rayne and blessest the increase of it Thou crowneste the yeare with thy good and thy fote steppes droppe fatnes The dwellynges of the wyldernes are so fat also that they droppe wyth all and the lytle hylles are pleasaunt on euery syde The feldes are ful of shepe the valyes stōde so thyck with corne that they laugh synge ¶ Antheme Heare my prayer o Lorde vnto the shall euerye creature come ¶ The antheme Hath receyued The .lxii. psalme Dens deus meus O God thou art my god early wyll I seke ye. My soule thyrsteth for the my flesh lōgeth after in a baren and drye lande where no water is Thus do I loke for the in thy sanctuary that I myght beholde thy power and glory For thy louynge kyndnesse is better thē lyfe my lyppes shall prayse the. As longe as I lyue wyl I magnify the and lyfte vp my handes in thy name My soule is satisfyed euen as it were wyth mary and fatnesse when my mouthe prayseth the wyth ioyfull syppes In my bed wyll I remēbre the and when I wake my talkynge shal be of the. For thou hast ben my helper and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I reioyce My soule hangeth vpon the thy ryght hande vpholdeth me They seke after my soule but in vayne for they shall go vnder the earth They shall fall into the swearde and be a porcion for foxes But the kynge shall reioyce in God all they that swere by hym shall be commended for the mouthe of lyers shal be stopped The .lxvi. Psalme Deus miseriatur nostri GOd be mercyfull vnto vs blesse vs shew the lyght of his countenaunce vpon vs. That we maye know thy waye vpō earth thy saluacion amonge al Heathen Let the people prayse the O God yet let all people prayse the. O let the people reioyse and be gladde that thou iudgest the folke ryghteously and gouerneste the nacions vpon earth Let the people prayse the O God let all people prayse the the earth hath geuen her frute God euen our owne God geue vs his blessynge God blesse vs and let all the endes of the worlde feare hym ¶ The antheme Lorde thy ryght hande hath defended me ¶ The antheme From the gates ¶ The songe of Ezechias Esay xxxviii Chap. Ego dixi in dimidio dierum I Thought I shulde haue gone to the gates of hel in my best age and haue wanted the resydue of my yeares I sayde within myselfe I shall neuer visyte God in thys lyfe I shal neuer se man amonge the dwel lynges of the Lorde Myne age is folden vp together and taken away from me lyke a shepeherdes cotage my lyfe is hewen of lyke as a weuer cuttes of his webbe Whyle I was yet takynge my reste he hewed me of and made an ende of me in one waye I thought I wolde haue lyued vnto the morowe but he brused my bones lyke a lyon and made on ende of me in one daye When chattred I lyke a swallow and lyke a crane and mourned as a doue I lyft vp myne eyes into the heyght O lord sayd I vyolēce is done vnto me be thou suerty for me What shall I speake or saye that he may do this that I maye lyue out all my yeares yee in the bytternesse of my lyfe Verely Lorde men must lyue in bytternesse and all my lyfe must I passe ouer therin for thou raysest me vp and wakest me but I wysbe well contēt with this bytternesse Neuerthelesse my conuersacion hath so pleased the that thou woldest not make an ende of my lyfe so that thou hast cast my synnes behynde thy backe For hell prayseth not the deathe dothe not magnifye the. They that go downe into the graue prayse not thy truth but the lyuynge yee the lyuynge acknowlege the lyke as I do thys daye the father telleth hys chyldren of thy faythfulnesse Delyuer vs O Lorde we wyl synge prayses in thy house all the dayes of our lyfe ¶ The antheme Frō the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme Let euery sprete The Cxlviiij Laudate dominum decelis PRayse ye the Lorde of heauens prayse ye hym in the hyghe place Prayse ye hym all his angels all his powers prayse ye hym Prayse ye him sonne and mone all starres and lyghe prayse ye hym The hyghest of heauens prayse ye hym the waters that are aboue the heauens let them prayse the Lordes name For by his wordes al thynges were made by his commaundement all thynges were created He hath stablyshed them euerlastyngly and into the worlde of worldes-he hath set a lawe that shal not