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A14186	The whole booke of Psalmes collected into English meter by Thom. Sternh., Iohn Hopkins, W. Whittingham and others, conferred with the Ebrue with apt notes to singe them withall ; set forth and allowed to be song in all churches, of all the people together before and after mornyng and euenyng prayer, as also before and after sermons, and moreouer in priuate houses for their godly solace and co[m]fort, laying apart all vngodly songes and balades, which tend onely to the nourishyng of vice, and corruptyng of youth.; Whole book of psalms. 1578	Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.; Whittingham, William, d. 1579.	1578 (1578)	STC 2450.5	159,067	104

his sword is not so cruell but the Byshop of Rome on the other side is more fierce and bitter agaynst vs styrryng vp his Byshops to burne vs his confederates to conspire our destruction settyng Kynges agaynst their subiectes and subiectes 〈◊〉 to rebell agaynst their Princes and all for thy na● 〈◊〉 Such dissension and hostilitie Sathan hath set amonge it vs that Turkes be not more enemyes to Christians then Christians to Christians Papistes to Protestantes yea Protestātes with Protestantes do not agree but fall out for trifles So that the poore litle flocke of thy Church distressed on euery side hath neither rest without nor peace within not place almost in the world where to abyde but may cry now from the earth euen as thyne own reuerence cryed once from thy Crosse My God My God why hast thou forsaken me Amongest vs English men here in England after so great stormes of persecution and cruell murther of so many Martyrs it hath pleased thy grace to gene vs these Al●toa dayes which yet we enioye and beseech thy mercyfull goodnesse still they may continue But here also alacke what should we say So many enemyes we haue that e●●ie vs this rest and trauquillitie and doe what they can to disturbe it They which be frendes and louers of the Byshop of Rome although they eate the fatte of the land and haue the best prefermentes and offices and liue most at ease and ayle nothyng yet are they not therewith content They grudge they mutter and murmure they conspire and take on agaynst vs It fretteth them that we liue by them or with them and can not abyde that we should draw the bare breathyng of the ayre when they haue all the most libertie of the land And albeit thy singular goodnes hath geue● them a Queene so calme so pacie●● so mercyfull more like a naturall mother then a Princes to gouerne ouer them such ●s neither they nor thei● a●nciters e●er read of in the stories of this land before yet all this will not calme them their vnquiet spi●ite is not ye● 〈◊〉 they repine and rebell and needes would haue with the Frogges of E●ope a Ciconia au Italian straunger the Byshop of Rome to play Rex ouer them and ca●e not if all the world were set on fire so they with their Italian Lord might reigne alone So fond are we English men of straunge and forrein thynges so vnnaturall to our selues so greedy of new fangle nouelties neuer contented wit● any state long to continue be it neuer so good and furthermore so cruell one to an othe● that we thinke our life not quyet vnlesse it be seasoned with the bloud of other For that is their hope that is all their gapyng and lookyng that is their golden day their day of Iubiley which they thyrst for somuch not to haue the Lord to come in the cloudes but to haue our bloud and to spill our lyues That that is it which they would haue and lōg since would haue had their willes vpon vs had not thy gracious pitie and mercy raysed vp to vs this our mercyfull Queene thy seruaunt ELIZABETH somewhat to stay their furie For whom as we most condig●ely geue thee most hartie thankes so likewise we beseech thy heauenly Maiestie that as thou hast geuen her vnto vs and hast from so manifold daungers preserued her before she was Queene so now in her Royall estate she may continually be preserued not onely from their handes but from all malignant deuises wrought attempted or conceaued of enemyes both ghostly and bodely agaynst her In this her gouernement be her gouerner we beseeth thee So shall her Maiestie well gouerne vs if first she be gouerned by thee Multiply her reigne with many dayes and her yeares with much fel●citie with aboundaunce of peace and life ghostly That as she hath now doubled the yeares of her sister and brother so if it be thy pleasure she may ouer 〈…〉 And because no gouernement can long 〈◊〉 without good Counsell neither can any Counsell be good except it be prospered by thee blesse therefore we beseech thee both her Maiestie and her honorable Counsell that both they rightly may vnderstand what is to be done and she accordyngly may accomplish that they do Counsell to thy glory and furtheraunce of thy Gospell and publicke wealth of this Realme Furthermore we beseech thee Lord Iesu who with the Maiestie of thy generation doest drowne all Nobilitie beyng the onely sonne of God heyre and Lord of all thynges blesse the Nobilitie of this Realme and of other Christen Realmes so as they Christianly agreeing among them selues may submit their Nobilitie to serue thee or els let them feele O Lord what a friuolous thyng is that Nobilitie which is without the● Likewise to all Magistrates such as be aduaunced to authoritie or placed in office by what name or title soeuer geue we beseech thee a carefull conscience vprightly to discharge their dutie that as they by publicke persons to serue the common wealth so they abuse not their office to their private gayne nor priuate reuenge of their owne affections but that iustice beyng administred without bribery and equitie balanced without crueltie or partialitie thynges that be amisse may be reformed vice abandoned truth supported innocencie relieued Gods glory mainteined and the cōmon wealth truly serued But especially to thy spirituall Ministers Byshops and Pastours of thy Church graunt we beseech thee O Lord Prince of all pasto●● that they folowyng the steppes of thee of thy Apostles and holy Martyrs may seeke those thynges which be not their 〈◊〉 but onely which be thyne not caryng how many benefices nor what great Byshopprikes they haue 〈◊〉 well they can guide those they haue Geue them such ●eale of thy Church as may deuoure them and graunt them such salt wherewith the whole people may be seasoned and which may neuer be vnsauery but quicken dayly by thy holy spirite whereby thy flocke by them may be preserued In generall geue to all the people ▪ and the whole state of this Realme such brotherly 〈◊〉 in knowledge of thy truth and such obedience their Superiours as they neither prouoke the scourge of God 〈◊〉 them nor their Princes sword to be 〈◊〉 against her will out of the scaberd of long sufferennce where it hath bene long hyd Especially geue thy Gospell long continaunce amongest vs And if 〈…〉 the contrary graunt we beseech thee with an earnest repentaunce of that which is past to ioyne ●●arty purpose of amendement to come And forasmuch as the Byshop of Rome is wont on euery Good friday to accurse v● as damned her 〈…〉 we here curse not him but pray for him that he with all his partakers either may be turned to a better truth or els we pray thee gracious Lord that we neuer agree with him in doctrine and that he may so 〈◊〉 vs still and neuer blesse vs more as hee blessed vs in Queene Maryes tyme God of his mercy keepe away

plague I can them not withstand I faynt and pine away for feare of thy most heauy hand verse 12 When thou for sinne doest man rebuke he waxeth woe and wan As doth a cloth that mothes haue 〈◊〉 ▪ so vayne a thing is man. verse 13 Lord heare my sute and geue good 〈◊〉 regard my teares that fall I soiourne like a stranger here as did my fathers all verse 14 Oh spare a little geue me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be sene no more Expectans expectaui psal xl I.H. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme I Wayted long and sought the Lord and patiently did bearer At length to me he did 〈◊〉 my voyce and cry to 〈◊〉 verse 2 He pluck● me 〈…〉 for deep● out of the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 And on a rocke he set my feet and he did 〈◊〉 my way verse 3 To the be taught a 〈…〉 which I must shew abroad ▪ And sing new 〈◊〉 of thankes alwayes vnto the Lord our God. verse 4 When all the fol●● 〈…〉 shall 〈◊〉 as people much afrayd●● Then they vnto the Lord will flee and trust vpon his 〈◊〉 ▪ verse 5 Oh blest is he whose hop● and 〈…〉 doth in the Lord remayne● That with the 〈◊〉 doth take no part nor such as lye and fayn● verse 6 For Lord my God thy wondr●● deedes in greatnes farre do passe ▪ Thy fauour toward y● exceedth all thinges that 〈◊〉 was verse 7 When I 〈◊〉 and do 〈◊〉 thy workes abroad 〈…〉 To such a reck●●● they 〈…〉 therof no 〈◊〉 I know verse 8 ●urnt offringes thou delight●● 〈◊〉 I know thy whole 〈◊〉 With sacrifice to purge his 〈◊〉 thou doest no man 〈◊〉 verse 9 Meat offering and fact 〈◊〉 thou wouldst not haue ●t all But thou O Lord hast open made myne eares to ●eare withall verse 10 But then fayd I behold and looke I come a meane to be For in the volume of thy book● thus it is sayd of me verse 11 That I O God should do thy mynde which thing doth like me well For in my hart thy law I finde fast placed thereto dwell verse 12 Thy ius●ice and thy righteousnes in great resortes I tell Behold my tongue no time doth cease O Lord thou knowest full well The second part verse 13 I haue not hid within my brest thy goodnes as by ●ealth But I declare and haue exprest thy truth and sauing health verse 14 I kept not close thy louyng mynde that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I finde to all the Church I shew For I wi●● mischiefes many one am sore beset about My sinnes increase and so come on I cannot spy them out verse 15 For why in number they exceed ▪ the heares vpon my head My hart doth faint for very drede that I almost am dead verse 16 With speede send helpe and set me free O Lord I thee require Make hast with ayde to succour me O Lord at my desire verse 17 Let them sustai●● rebul●● and shime that seeke my foule to spill Driue backe my fo●● and them res●m● that wishe and wo●li●●●e ill verse 18 For their ill feates do them descry that would deface my name Al ●ayes at me th●● rayle and cry fye on him fye for Thame verse 19 Let them in thee haue ioy and wealth that seeke to the alwayes That those that loue thy 〈…〉 may say to God be prayse verse 20 But as for me I am but poo●e opprest and brought full low Yet thou O Lord wait me restore to health full well I know verse 21 ●or why thou art my hope and trust my refuge helpe and stay Wherfore my God as thou art iust with me no tyme delay Beat●s qui intelligit psal xli T. S. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme THe man is blest that carefull is the needy to consider For in the season perilous the Lord will him deli●cr verse 2 The Lord will make him safe and sound and happy in the laud And he will not deliuer him into his enemies hand verse 3 And in his bed when he lyeth sicke the Lord will him restore And thou O Lord wilt turne to bealth his sicknes and his sore verse 4 Then in my sicknes thus say I haue mercy Lord on ●●ee And heale my soule which is full woe that I offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies wished me ill in hart and thus of me did say When shall he dye that all his name may vanish quite away verse 6 And when they come to visite me they aske i● I do well But in their hartes mischief they hatch and to their mates it tell verse 7 They byte their lyps and whisper so as though they would me charme And cast their fetches how to trap me with some mortall harme verse 8 Some greuous sinne hath brought him to ▪ this sicknes say they playne He is so low that without doubt rise can he not agayne verse 9 The man also that I did trust with me did vse deceit Who at my table eate my bread the same for me layd wayte verse 10 Haue mercy Lord on me therfore and let me be preferned That I may render vnto them the thinges they haue deserued verse 11 By this I know assuredly to be beloued of thee When that mine enemies haue no cause to triumphe ouer me verse 12 But in my right thou hast me kep● ▪ and maintay●● alway And in thy presence place assignd● whe●e I shall dwell for aye verse 13 The Lo●d the God of Israel ▪ by pray se● 〈◊〉 Euen so be it Lord will I say ▪ euen so be it therfore Quemadmodum Psal. xlij I. H. ¶ Sing this as the xxxv Psalme LIke as the hart doth 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 the well springe● to 〈◊〉 So doth my idale 〈…〉 with the Lord 〈…〉 verse 2 My ●odle d●th thirst and 〈…〉 the liuing God of 〈◊〉 Oh when shall I come and appeare in presence of his sight verse 3 The teat●●aall 〈…〉 repast which from myne ●yes do l●yde● When wicked men cry out so fait where now is God thy golde verse 4 Alas what grief is it to thinke what freedome once I had Therfore my soule as 〈…〉 b●inke is most heauy and sad When I did march in good a●ay furnished with my trayne● Vnto the temple was our way with songes add har●es most s●yne verse 5 My soule why art thou sad alwayes and frearst thus in my bre●●● Trust still in God for him to prayse I bold●● euer best By him haue I succo●● at neede agaynst all payne and grief He is my God which with all speede will hast to 〈◊〉 relief verse 6 And this my soule within me Lord doth faynt to thinke vpon The land of Iordan and record the little Hill Hermon verse 7 One grief an other in doth call as cloudes burst on t their voyce The floudes of euill that do fall runne ouer she with 〈◊〉 verse 8 Yet I by day felt his goodnes and

bottom of our harts that this seede of thy worde now sowen amongest vs may take such deepe roote that neither the burnyng heat of persecution cause it to wyther neither the thorny cares of this life choke it but that as seede sowen in good ground ●t may bring forth thirty sixty and an hūdreth fold as thy heauenly wisedome hath appointed And bec●use we haue neede continually to craue many things at thy bandes we humbly beseech thee O heauenly Father to graunt vs thy holy spirite to direct our petitions that they may proceede from such a feruent mynd as may be agreable to thy most blessed will. And seyng that our infirmitie is able to doe nothyng without thy helpe and that thou art not ignoraunt with how many and great temptations we poore wretches are on euery side enclosed and compassed let thy strength O Lord sustayne our weakenes that we beyng defended with the fo●ce of thy grace may be safely preserued agaynst all assaultes of Sathan who goeth about continually like a roaryng Lyon seeky●g to denoure vs Increase our fayth O mercyfull Father that we do not swerue at any tyme from thy heauenly word but augment in vs hope and loue with a carefull keeping of all thy commaundementes that no hardnes of hart no hypocrisie no concupiscence of the eyes nor inticementes of the world do draw vs away from thy obedience And seyng we liue now in these most perillous tymes let thy fatherly prouidence defend vs agaynst the violence of our enemyes whiche do seeke by all meanes to oppresse thy truth Furthermore for asmuch as by thy holy Apostle we be taught to make our prayers and supplications for all men we pray not onely for our selues here present but beseech thee also to reduce all such as be yet ignoraūt how the miserable captiuitie of blyndnes and errour to the pure vnderstandyng and knowledge of thy heauenly truth that we all with one consent and vnitie of mynde may worship thee our onely God and Sauiour And that all Pastors Shepheardes Ministers to whom thou hast committed the dispēsation of thy holy word and charge of thy chosen people may both in their life and doctrine be found laithfull settyng before their eyes thy glory and that by them all poore sheepe which wander and goe astray may be gathered and brought home to thy fold Moreouer bycause the hartes of rulers are in thy handes we beseech thee to direct and gouerne the harts of all Kynges Princes and Magistrates to whom thou hast committed the sword especially O Lord accordyng to our bou●den duety we beseech thee to maintaine and encrease the honorable estate of the Queenes Maiestie and all her most noble Counsellers and Magistrates and all the whole body of this common weale Let thy Fatherly fauour so preserue them and thy holy spirite so gouerne their hartes that they may in such so●t exercise their office that thy Religion may be purely maintained maners reformed and sinne punished accordyng to the precise rule of thy holy word And for that we be all members of the misticall body of Iesus Christ we make our requestes vnto thee O heauenly Father for all such as are afflicted with any kind of cr●sse or tribul●tion as warre plague famine sicknes pouertie imprisonment persecution banishmēt or any other kinde of thy rods whether it be of calami●le of body or vexation of mynde that it would please thee to ge●e them patience and constancie till thou send them full deliueraūce of all their troubles roote out from hence O Lord all ra●enyng Wolues which to fill their bellies seeke to destroy thy flocke And shew thy great mercies vpon those our brethren in other countreys which are persecuted cast into prison and dayly condemned to death for the testimony of thy truth And though they be vtterly destitute of all mans ayde yet let thy sweete comfort neuer depart from them but so inflame their hartes with thy holy spirite that they may boldly and chearefully abyde such triall as thy Godly wisedome shall appoint So that at length as well by their death as by their life the kingdome of thy deare soone Iesus Christ may encrease and shine through all the world In whose name we make our humble petitions vnto thee as he hath taught vs saying Our Father which art in heauen c. ¶ An other prayer of the same made by I. Foxe LOrd Iesus Christ sonne of the liuyng God who was crucified for our sinnes and didst rise agayne for our Iustification and ascendyng vp to heauen reignest now at the right hand of thy Father with full power and authoritie rulyng and disposing all thynges accordyng to thine owne gracious and glorious purpose we sinnefull creatures yet seruaūtes mēbers of thy Church do prostrate our felues and our prayers before thy Imperiall Maiestie hauyng no other 〈◊〉 nor aduocate to speede our sutes or to resort vnto but thee alone beseechyng thy goodnes to be good to thy poore Churche militant here in this wretched earth sometymes a rich Church a large Church an vniuersali Church spread sarre and wyde through the whole compasse of the earth now driuen into anarrow corner of the world and hath much neede of thy gracious helpe First the Turke with his sword what landes nations and countreys what Empires King domes and Prouinces with Cities innumerable hath he wonne not from vs but from thee Where thy name was wont to be inuocated thy word preached thy Sacramentes administred there now reigneth barbaron Mahumet with his filthy Alcoran The florishyng Churches in Asia the learned Churches of Grecia the manifold Churches in Africa which were wont to serue thee now are gone from thee The seuen Churches of Asia with their candlestickes whom thou diddest so well forewarne are now remoued All the Churches where thy diligent Apostle S. Paul thy Apostle Peter and Iohn and other Apostles so laboriously trauailed preachyng and writyng to plant thy Gospell are now gone from thy Gospell In all the kyngdome of Syria Palestina Arabia Persia in all Armenia and the Empire of Capadoc● through the whole compasse of 〈◊〉 with Egypt and with Africa also vnlesse amongest the ●arre Ethiopians some old steppes of Christianitie pera●●●enture yet do remaine either els in all Asia and Affrica thy Church hath not one foote of free land but all is turned either to infidelitie or to captiuitie what soeuer pertaineth to thee And if Asia and Africa onely were decayed the decay were great but yet the defection were not so vniuer●all Now in Europa a great part also is shronke from thy Church All Thracia with the Empire of Constantinople all Grecia Epyru● Illyricum and now of la●● all the kyngdome almost of Hūgaria with much of Austria with lamentable slaughter of Christen bloud is wasted and all become Turkes Onely a litle angle of the Weast partes yet remaineth 〈…〉 of thy name But here 〈…〉 commeth an other mischief as great or greater then 〈◊〉 other For the ●urke with