for the lorde wyll not rekeÌ„ hym gyltlesse that taketh his name iÌ„ vane ¶ The fourth coÌ„maundment Remembre the saboth daye that thou sanctifiest it ¶ The fyfte coÌ„maundment Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thou mayste lyue longe vpon the lande whiche the lorde thy god geueth the. The sixte coÌ„maundement Thou shalt not kyl The seuenth coÌ„maundement Thou shalt not breke wedloke The eayght coÌ„maundemeÌ„t Thou shalt not stele The .ix. coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaiÌ„st thy neyghbour The tenth coÌ„maundemeÌ„t ¶ Thou salte not couet thy neyghbours house neyther shalt thou desyre thy neyghbours wyfe his man seruant his mayde his oxe his asse or any thynge that is his Quest. What meanest thou by the fyrste coÌ„maundement Answ. I know therby that I am coÌ„maunded to beleue to truste to cleue to the lorde which promyseth hym selfe to be my god to worshipe and to loue hym alone with all my herte mynde and power of my soule and that it is he onely of whom al godnes is geuen me and vnto whom I muste fle and call vpon in all my troble for he only delyuereth me Quest. what meanest thou by the secunde coÌ„mauÌ„dement Ans. Euen as the wordes shew playnly for wheÌ„ the lorde spoke vnto you sayth Moysed in the fourth of deutronomie then se ye no image or simylytude of hym leaste ye deceyued sholde make you images The voice of his wordes ye herde but as for ony shap or similitude of him in no maner of wyse haue ye sene ye shal not make you syluer goddes neyther golden goddes shall ye make you Exodi the xx.c Also ye shall make me an altare of Erth but yf ye wyl neades make it of stones yet shal ye not hewe them for yf ye set any instrument of yerne to them then shall they be defyled All this I beleue was ernestly spoken with so many wordes to auoide al karuynge and curyosite in settynge forth of imagê to be worshypped as gods when Chriâ—t declarynge the same sayde that the very true worshipers ar they that worship the father in spirite of truthe for god is a spyrite Ioh the .iiij. Q. For as much thaÌ„ as god is a spirite and maye not be imagined of our wyttes howe shall we knowe hym Ans. Faythe and truste fynde hym when we are in parell and shew hym vnto vs and yet this fayth to fynde hym muste he geue vs for yf we gete vs a fayth of our owne fasshonynge wherby we beleue and truste in ony other thynge then god then make we vs an ydole for it is the faythe and trust only in our hertes that maketh other god or ydole for yf oure faythe and truste be ryght and pure then haue we the very true god but yf it be false and fayned then muste we neades fayne vs a false and a lyenge god for true fayth and god ar ioyned to gyder with one knotte so that in what so euer thynge thou trustest and beleauest that same is thy god here now maist thou well se that in these two fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tê god requireth asketh all our hoole hertes and in the thyrde he asketh our mouthes and tongues to be vsed for his prayse and holynes of his name Q. Why what meanest thou by the thyrde coÌ„maundemeÌ„t An. Then take I the the name of god in vayne when I vse to confyrme a lye or to hurte my neighbour ye when neither by it god is glorified nor yet my neighbour by it ê“fited Also yf I fle not to him for helpe in my trouble nor thanke hym for his benefites in my prosperite welthe then take I his name in vayne Also if I entende do not all thyngê for his names glory then take I his name in vayne Q. What meanest thou by the fourth coÌ„maundemeÌ„t A. I sanctifye the Sabboth daye when I gyue my selfe whole to heare the holy scripture taughte me or to reade it and so occeupye my mynde in it or when I geue my selfe to any other holye workes or as Esaye faythe when I ceasse to do myne owne wyll or to folowe my nowne wayes although they appere to me ryght gloriouse and good for thus me thynketh the Prophete expoundeth this poynte of the lawe in the .lviij. chapitour And for the fulfyllynge of these two laste named Preceptes we praye sayeng Thy name be halowed and thy wyl be fulfylled and not oures Thus mayste thou se these fyrste foure preceptes to pertayne to the glorye of God and to the halowynge of his name ¶ The Question Wherfore then commaundeth he the other syxe The answere For our neyghbours helthe and profite to serue them and especiallye our Father and Mother whom nexte god we oughte to honoure to reuerence to obaye to counforte to helpe and to folowe theyr godlye monycyons and instructions ¶ The Question What meanest thou by the other An. That in no maner of wyse I shulde hurte my neyghbour But to do to hym as I wolde be done vnto no not to desyre or to couet any thynge of his The Quest. why is thought then synne The Answere Ye verely for so expoundeth our sauiour that saw in the fyfte chapitour of Mathew sayenge that who so euer casteth his lye waÌ„tonly vpon a nother mans wyfe desyryng hir hath coÌ„mytted aduoutry with hir alredye in his herte Quest. Why are we all synners then and haue we all broken godê coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes Ans. We are all synners and haue neade of the mercy of god yf we were not all synners the mercy of god shold take none effecte in vs wherfore the scrypture concludeth that all men are synners that as manye as shall be saued sholde be saued by goddes mercye onely ¶ A prayer for the molifieng and suplyeng of our harde hertes the lyghtnynge of our blynde hertes and the true coÌ„uertyng of our impenitente hertes O Most mercyfull father which by the mouthe of our swete sauyoure Iesu Christe saydeste vnto vs. Math. vij Aske and it shall be geuen vnto you seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you psal C.xlij. Here I beseche the my prayer receyue my supply catyon in to thyne cares for thy trouthes sake heare me in thy ryghtwysnes Da. ix For not in our ryghtwisnes do we lay forth our prayers before the our most blessed father but in thy mandfolde mercyes .ij. Cor. j. Heare therfore our prayers oh father of mercies god of al coÌ„solacion Haue mercy vpon vs thy most wretched chyldren and vpon me most wretched of all lorde father I aske the mercy Molifie and make softe our harde hertes bleâ—sed father whiche be indured hardened with the cursed custome of synne and wretchednes myne most harde of al lorde father I aske yâ— mercy Molifie them blâ—â—sed father with the swete due of thy grace fulfyll thy promesse made vnto vs by thy prophet Hieremie Hie. xxxvi Take away from vs moste blessed father this stonyshe herte and geue vs a flesshen herte a softe herte an
whome we had sumtyme in dirision and vnto lykelyhod of opprobrious laughter but we our selfe beynge then without our wyttes had wente that theyr lyfe had ben but madnes and so theyr ende to haue bene withoute honour But nowe se how they are counted amonge the childreÌ„ of god and theyr herytage is among the sayntes wherfore we our selfe then erred wente from the way of the trouthe and the lyght of ryghtwysnes dyd not shyne vpoÌ„ vs and the sonne of ryght vnderstondyng spronge not vpon vs we were weryed tyerd in the way of wyckednes and predicion we walked hard and wery wayes for the way of the lorde we knowe not ¶ Respon of the wyse man the .vi. When ye were ministers of his kyngdome ye iudged not ryght ye kepte not the lawe of ryghtwysnes neyther ye walked after the wyll of god Ferfully and shortly shall he appere vnto you For ryght sharpe iudgemente shall be done vpon these that are in authorite ¶ The verse To the weake lytell ones is grauÌ„ted mercy but the greate myghte ones shall suffre myghtye stronge tormentes Fearefullye and shortlye shal he appere vnto you For righsharpe iudgement shal be done vpon these that are in authoryte Glory be to the fatther to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste For ryght sharpe iudgement shal be done vpon these that are in authoryte ¶ The songe of Austen and Ambrose WE prayse the o god we knowlege the to be the lorde All the Earthe mought worshyp the whiche art the father euerlastynge To the cry forth all aungelles the heuens and all the powers therin To the thus cryeth Cherubyn and Seraphyn contynually Holy art thou Holy art thou Holye art thou Thou arte the lorde God of hostes Heuen and Earthe are fulfylled with the glorye of thy maiestye The gloryouse companye of the Apostles prayse the. The godly felawship of martires praise ye. The holy coÌ„gregation of faythful thrughout all the worlde magnyfy the. They knowlege the to be the Father of an infinite maiestye â—hey knowlege thy honorable and verye onâ—ly Sonne They knowlege thy holye Ghoste to be a counforter Thou art the kynge of glorye O Christe Thou art the euerlastyng son of the father Thou when thou sholdest take vpon the our nature to delyuer man dydest not abhorre the vyrgyns bodye Thou hast opened the kyngdome of heuen to the beleuers deathes darâ—e ouercome Thou syttest on the ryghte hande of God in the glorye of the father Thou arâ—e beleued to come oure Iudge Wherfore we pray the helpe thy seruantes whome thou haste redemed with thy precâ—ous bloude Make them to be nombred with thy sayntes in ioye euerlastynge O lorde saue thy people and blysse thy herytage Gouerne and also lyfte theym vp for euer We prayse the euery daye And we worshyp thy name euer worlde withouten ende O lorde lette it be thy pleasure to kepe vs this day without synne O lorde haue mercy vpon vs haue mercy vpon vs. O lorde let thy mercye lyghten vpon vs euen as we trust in the. O lorde I trust in the let me neuer be confounded ¶ The versycle Christe is deade for our synnes Thaunswere And is rysen agayne for our ryghtwysnes ¶ To the Romans the .iiij. O God bende thy selfe vnto my helper Lorde haste the to helpe me Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyge as it is now and euer shall be Amen Prayse ye the lorde ¶ Dominus regnauit THe lorde is kyng his maiesty is gloryously deckte the lorde hath armed hym selfe with strenghte and hathe gyrte hym selfe myghtely He hathe surelye buylde and set faste the rounde worlde so that it shall not be moued Thy seate was pÌ„pared in ceason but thou thy selfe arte of euerlastynge The floodes are rysen O lorde thy floodes haue rored The floodes haue lyfted vp theyr stremes aboue the noyse of the greate stormy and troubled sees Meruelous is the lorde whiche hathe his resydence aboue Thy wordes are sure faythfull thy house is ryght fayre holy and godly the secrete holye place of the lorde shall stande in to full longe tymes Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen Iubilate Make ye melody vnto the lorde al that dwell vpon the Earthe worshyp ye the lorde gladlye come in to his presence ioyfully Knowlege ye the lorde that he is god he hathe made vs and not we our selues we ar his people and the flocke of his pasture Entre ye iÌ„ to his gatê with thaÌ„kes gyuiÌ„g and in to his fre purches with prayse syngynge magnifye hym and prayse his name For the lorde is ryghte gentle his mercy endureth in to euerlastyng and his faythfulnes in to all ages Glorye be to the Father to the sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen God thou art my god erly do I syghe for the my flesshe desyreth the in this thyrsty and wyde wyldernes Here shall I beholde the as in thy secrete holy place that I might se thy power and thy gloriouse beauty For thy mercy is more desyrous then this same lyfe with my lyppes shall A praise ye. Thus shall I magnyfye the throughoute all my lyfe in the prayse of thy name shall I lyfte vp my handes Thou shalte satysfye my soule with fatte delicious meat wherupon my lyppes shall ioye and my mouthe shall prayse As sone as I shall remeÌ„bre my selfe vpon my bed I shall thynke vpon the euen in the watches of the nyght For thou verely art he that bryngeth me helpe and I beyng sure in the shadowe of thy wynges shall tryumphe ioyfully My soule cleued vnto the for thy ryghte hande susteyned me These men that seke my lyfe to spyll it shall go downe in to theyr graues Men shall driue them vpon the edge of their swerdes they shall be hewen and cut in to meat for foxes But the kynge shall reioyse in god and he shall glorye that swereth in hym when foule mouthes shall be stopped Glory be to the father to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was at the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ Deus misereatur GOd woughte fauour and haue mercy vpon vs he mought lyghten vs with his presence That thy waye myghte be knowen euery where in the earthe and thy sauyng helth also vnto all nacyons The people mought magnyfye the O God ye all people mought magnyfye the. The Earthe also moughte gyue agayne hir encrease and god whiche is our god mought do vs good God mought blysse vs and all that inhabyte the Earthe euen vnto the vttermoste partes therof mought feare hym Glory be to the father to the Sonne and to the holy Ghoste As it was in the begynnyng as it is now and euer shall be Amen ¶ The songe of the thre chyldren PRayse ye the Lorde all his workes
O lorde I beseche the let the wyllynge sacrifices of my mouth be accepted and teche me thy pleasures I my selfe bryng my lyfe euer in to peryll but yet thy lawe do I not forget These proude vngodly haue set snares for me but yet I swarued not from thy coÌ„maundementes I haue chalenged thy testymonyes for my ê‘petuall herytage for they are my hertê ioye I haue bowed downe my hert to do thy ordynauÌ„ces ye that for euer without ende The frantyke harde necked do I hate thy lawe haue I loued Thou art my lurkynge place my shelde I wayte for thy promyses Auoyde fro me ye hurtfull men I shall kepe the pÌ„ceptes of my god Strengthen me accordynge to thy promyses that I may lyue let me not shamed disapoiÌ„ted of my hope Stay thou me and I shal be saued and I shall delyte besyly in thy ordynauÌ„ces Thou shalt trede downe all that erre from thy ordynauÌ„ces for all these crafty mennes studye is to deceyue with lyes Lyke rust thou rubbedest away all those proude vngodly of the erth wherfor I loued thy testiÌ„onies My flesshe treÌ„bled for feare of the I feare thy iudgementes All my mynde was to do equite ryghtwysnes leue me not to myne vniuste vexers Delyght thy seruaunt with good thingê leest these vngodly make me sorowfull with their iniuryes My eyes dasled lokyng vp for thy sauynge helpe waytyng for the ê“myses of thy ryghtwisnes Deale with thy seruauÌ„t mercyably instructe me with thy ordynaunces I am thy seruauÌ„t make me to vnderstaÌ„de know thy testimonyes It is tyme lorde to do iudgemeÌ„t for they haue scatered abrode thy lawe And therfore I loued thy pÌ„ceptes aboue golde and precious stones And for this I knowlege all thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementê to be rightwise I hate euery false path Merueylous are thy testimonyes wherfore my soule obserueth them To coÌ„me but to the dore of thy scripture lyghteneth gyueth vnderstondyng to the vnlerned I drewe in my breth fayntly for that I laboured so sore to attayne vnto Beholde haue thy preceptes mercy vpon me accordyng to thy iudgemeÌ„tes wherwith thou gouernest the louers of thy name Rule my steps after thy pleasures suffer no iniquite to haue dominioÌ„ ouer me Redeme me froÌ„ the iniuryes of men and I shal kepe thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Make thy face to shyne vpon thy seruaÌ„t instruct me in thy ordynauÌ„ces Stremes of water gusshed out of my eyes bycause I se men not obseruynge thy lawe Ryghtwyse art thou o lord ryght are thy iudgemeÌ„tes Thou hast coÌ„mauÌ„ded in thy testimonyes â–ª ryghtwysnes faythfulnes moost chyefly My zele to thy worde killed me bycause my pursuers forgat it Thy wordes are purely tryed lyke as with fyre thy seruaÌ„t loueth them I was a lytel on an abiect but yet forgate I not thy coÌ„maundementes Thy ryghtwysnes is euerlastyng thy lawe is the very trewth Than afflictioÌ„ heuynes had taken me than thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes refresshed me The beleuyng of thy ê“myses is euerlastyng ryghtwisnes gyue me vnderstandyng of this and I shall lyue I called vpon the with al my hert grauÌ„te me lord and I shall obserue thy ordinauÌ„ces I called vpoÌ„ the saue thou me I shall kepe thy testimonyes I preuente the dawnyng of the day crye vnto the I wayte for thy ê“myses My eyes preueÌ„ted the watches that I myght be occupyed in thy plesures Heare me lord for thy mercies sake quicken me after thy pleasures My pursuers layde theyr owne fautê vpoÌ„ my neck but they ar gone farre backe froÌ„ thy lawe Thou art present o lorde and all thy preceptes are the very selfe trouthe I knewe this before of thy testymonies for thou hast stablisshed them to abyde for euer Beholde my affliction defende me for I forget not thy lawe Defende my cause and delyuer me quicken me after thy promyses Helthe is farre froÌ„ the vngodly for they regarde not thy ordynauÌ„ces Bounteous is thy gentylnes o lorde quicken me at thy pleasure Many ther are that persecute me and are against me yet haue I not swarued froÌ„ thy testymonyes I se these malycious men and it irked me bycause they obserued not thy sayinges Thou seest that I loue thy coÌ„mauÌ„dementes lorde for thy mercyes sake quicken me The begynnynge of thy wordes is trouth and the iudgementes of thy ryghtwysnes standeth for euer The ouermost in auâ—horite persecuted me fautles my hert feared at thy wordê I am as glad of thy plesures as one that had fouÌ„de many proyes I hate and abhor lyes I loue thy lawe Seuen tymes in the day I prayse the for thy rightwyse iudgemeÌ„tes The louers of thy lawe shall haue moche felicite quietnes and no hurte at all I trust vpon thy helpe lorde gyue diligeÌ„ce to thy preceptes My soule obserueth thy tessymonyes loueth them greatly I obserue thy coÌ„maundementes and thy testimonyes for all my wayes are open vnto the. Let my cryenge ascende in to thy presence o lord make me ryghtly to vnderstande thy wordes Let my depe desyre coÌ„me in to thy syght delyuer me accordyng to thy ê“myses My lyps shall poure forth thy prayse thou shalt iÌ„struct me in thy ordynauÌ„ces My tung shall speake of thy pleasures for all thy pÌ„ceptes are ryghtwisnes Let thy hande helpe me for I haue chosen thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes I desyred thy sauyng helpe lord and thy lawe is my delyte My soule shall lyue prayse the and thy iudgementes shall be my helpe I am strayed lyke a lost shepe seke thou thy seruant for thy coÌ„maundementes haue I not forgoten ¶ The Antheme God coÌ„mauÌ„ded man first of all not to taste of the tree of knowlege of good euyll willyng that it sholde not lye in mannes wyll and power of hym selfe to knowe good froÌ„ euyll but the knowlege sholde be gyuen man thorowe goddes worde to the which worde he coÌ„maunded vs also neyther to adde any thynge nor to take from it no not to do without it that thynge whiche appereth ryght in our eyes ¶ The versycle Blessed is that man o lorde whome thou learnest ¶ Thanswere Ye and whome thou teachest with thy worde ¶ The prayer O God almyghty all alone suffycyent for vs all to be holpen and to gyue vs all thynges we beseche the for thy sone Iesus Chrystes sake and for the glorye of thy worde to puryfye our hertes with thy spiryte of fayth that we myght knowe thy worde heare thy voyce beleue it whiche assureth vs frely to be made ryghtwyse by thy fauoure and mercye thorowe the redempcyon that is in Chryst Iesu our seate of mercy thorowe fayth in his blode Amen ¶ Esaye .lix. Lo the lorde is yet alyue whose power is not so mynysshed but he may vs yet saue neyther are his eares soo stopped but he wyll vs yet heare Prayse ye the lorde ¶ Here foloweth the psalmes of the passyon of Chryst. ¶ The argument in to the .xxij. psalme ¶ Here Dauid declareth hym selfe playnly to be the very
obediet herte a meke herte and a newe spirite put thou in to vs and make vs walke in thy coÌ„maundementê hate and slee that thou forbyddest vs loue folowe that thou coÌ„maundest vs. Iac. j. Lyghten oh father of lyght frome whome all goodnes doth descend lyghten our blynde hertê Eph. iiij blynded with errour ignorauÌ„ce wrong iudgment euyl affections myne the most blynd of all blynd lorde father I aske the mery lyghten them I beseche the with the true lyghte of thy worde that we maye knowe thy wyll loue it lyue therafter psal C xviij for thy worde sayth thy prophete dauyd is a lantorne to my fete and lyght vnto my pathes Lu. j. Gyue vs this lantorne blessed father gyue vs this lyght Shyne vnto vs that syt in darknes in the shadowe of death psal xij for thou arte be that lyghteneth our lantornes oh lorde lyghten thou our derknes psal xlij Send out thy lyght and the truthe of thy worde and they shall lede and brynge vs in to thyne holy mountayne which is also thy tabernacle ê“uer xxj The kynges hert is in thyne handes Oh lorde that where thou wylte thou mayest inclyne it for soo sayeth thy scrypture Inclyne his herte to this purpose oh father that it wyl please hym to coÌ„maunde his prelates of his realme no lenger to kepe from his people his louynge subiectes the lyght of thy worde the lyght of holy scrypture the lyght of the testament of thy deare sonne our sauyour Iesu christ the lyght wherin he that walketh erreth not neyther stumbleth at ony stone put it in his mynde lorde to coÌ„mauÌ„de that lyke as thrugh thy secrete inspyratioÌ„ other nations alredy haue so his people also by his coÌ„maundement maye haue in to theyr tonge truely translated thy holy scrypture wherin they may learne perfytely know thy godly wyll pleasure obedyently submyt theym selfe vnto the same folowe it expresse it in theyr lyuynge Da. ix O lorde god heare these thy seruauntes prayers depe desyres bowe downe thyne eares heare Open thyne eyes and beholde the thycke derknes that we wanderin psal xxx lyghten thy shynynge face vpon thy seruaÌ„tes that truste in the that flee vnto the that cleaue fast vnto thy promesses we are synners lord haue lyued vngodly and haue iustly deserued to be depriued of thy lyght and to be throwen forth in to this palpable derknes be cause we dyd not knowe what daunger we were in we sought not vnto the to helpe vs out of it but now lorde god seynge that thrughe thy goodnes we are brought to feele and perceyue our derknes with deape syghes we sue vnto the for to be with thy lyght illumyned Lorde for thy mercy sake heare vs lorde for thy truthe sake graunt vs lorde for thy benygnite sake come agayne in grace with vs. Lorde for thy ryghtwysnes sake attende vnto our peticion and brynge this thynge to passe But now we thynke I heare souÌ„dynge in myne eares that fearful and ouer true worde that thou longe a go spakest by the holye prophete Esaie .xxix. chapytour this people draweth vnto me with theyr mouthes and with theyr lyppes they gloryfye me but theyr herte is ferre from me For they synne dayly without repentaunce Rom. ij Despisinge the riche plentifulnes of my goodnes pacience and longe suffringe not considerynge that my benignite styrreth calleth them to repentaunce but for their hardenes impenitent herte they saye vp as it were in stoore and treasurye myne ire wrathe and vengeaunce agaynst the daye of wrath and ryghtfull iudgemeÌ„t Truthe it is oh lorde and ouertrue we coÌ„fesse it to the which knowest al our noughâ—â—nes Hie. xxxj But now coÌ„uert thou our impenitent hertes blessed father which can not repente of them selues and myne most impetent of all impenitentes lorde father I aske the mercy conuert them blessed father vnto repentaunce throughe thyne almighty power Eph. j. whiche thou shewdest in Christe Iesu thy sonne in raysynge hym from deathe for it is no lesse poure to conuerte a synner than to rayse vp a man froÌ„ death no not a whit lesâ—e than to make the whole worlde of nought CoÌ„uert thou vs therfore oh moste blessed father whiche art of abilite mighte and powre to do it Hier. xxxj Conuert thou vs and than shal we be truely conuerted for thou arte oure lorde god whiche only wylte and canste do it and yf thou conuertest vs than shall we erneastly repente and do true penaunce And yf thou ones shewest vs oure synnes we shal sinyte our selues on the thyes and euer be coÌ„fussed and ashamed in our selues of it and els al is but very hiprocrice what so euer without thy spirite we inforce oure selues to do psal lxxxiiij Conuert thou vs therfor we beseche the oh almighty father and turne away thy wrath from vs. Gyue vs grace blessed father to haue a spiritual taste and a gostly fealynge in our hertes of thyn infinite goodnes mercy and exceding kyndenes that thou haste so many wayes declared and setforth vnto vs iÌ„ and by our swete sauiour Iesu Christe whome thou hast geuyn vp to moste paynfull and after the worldes estymation moste shamefull death for to redeme vs thy moste wreched seruantes from euerlastynge death damnation that we hadde deserued in oure father adam and so innumerable wayes also by our owne abhomynable synne and wrechednes and I most wretchedly of al wretches lord father I aske the mercy and to make vs thy chyldren and heyers brethreÌ„ and inheritours togyther with thyne onely naturall sonne our sauiour Iesu Christ. Graunt blessed father that we beynge myndefull of this excedynge kyndenesse maye so condemne oure vnkyndenesse and our abhominable synne and wretchednes hate it and eueÌ„ abhorre it in our hertê as we shold do Graunte that we maye cease from it leaue it resiste agaynste it and withstonde in tyme of temptation as we sholde do Graunte that with vnfayned fayth with sure beleue in thy promesse we maye aske and obteyne of the forgyuenes of it with grace to amende our vngracious lyues as we sholde do Graunte that we maye be kynde and thankefll for uthy greate benefites that we haue receyued and daylye do receiue of the and laude the loue for them as we sholde do Graunte that for loue of the we maye also loue thyne holy coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes as we shold do Graunt vs ghostly eyes to se the bewty of vertue that is coÌ„tayned in them and so consequently an inwarde delectation a ghostlye luste pleasure to muse thynke of them yea a syghyng desyre with a ferueÌ„t prepensed purpose an ernest wyll to obserue and keape them as we sholde do Graunte vs thy contynuall assistence and ayde with a constant determination of our mynde not wantynge abilite power nor strenghte to perseuer in them forgettyng that good which thrugh thy grace we haue done neuer thynkynge that we haue done ynoughe neuer wery of well doynge but euer lokynge forwarde
shal cast out all drousye sluggyshnes and false confydence and be hooly enflamed and made perfayte with the burnynge fyer of goddes loue Then shall the bysshoppes and preachers put calues vpoÌ„ thyn altare for after they ar coÌ„summate in al kynde of vertue replenysshed with the holye spiryte they shal not feare to geue theyr lyues for theyr sheepe What is thyne altare swete Iesu but thy crosse where vpon thou wast offered What signifyeth a wanton calfe but our bodye Therfore then shall they put calues on thyne altare when they shal offer their owne bodies vnto the crosse that is vnto all afflyctions and euen vnto the verye deathe for thy names sake ¶ Then shall the churche floryshe and dilate her coostes then shall thy prayse be noysed from the laste ende of the worlde then shal ioye and gladnes fulfyll the hole worlde Then shall thy sayntes reioyce in glorye and shal make myrth in theyr mancyons waytynge for vs in the londe of the lyuynge Accomplyshe in me euen nowe Lorde that then whiche I so ofte name that thou mayste haue compassion on me accordiÌ„g to thy great mercy yâ— thou mayst receyue me for a sacryfice of ryghtwysnes for a holy oblacyon for a brente sacryfyce of good lyuynge and for a calfe to be offered on thyne altare or crosse by the which I maye passe from this vale of miserye vnto that ioye whiche thou hast prepared for them that loue the. Amen ¶ To fyll vp the lefe we haue touched certeyne places whiche we thought most necessary to edefye the congregacioÌ„ of Christ. ¶ Of faythe FIrst dere bretherne ye ought to geue dylygent hede that you maye purelye vnderstonde what faythe is and what frutes procede out of her And to conclude the summe in fewe wordes fayth is a sure perswasyon and full knowlege that god for his truthe and ryghtwysnes sake wyll fulfyll suche promyses as he hathe made vnto vs of his mercye and fauoure which sure perswasion must be geuen from god 1. Corin. xij For it can neither be goten by mannes power nether yet retayned therfore with feare and tremblynge performe that helthe whiche is begonne in you for it is god that worketh in you both the wil and also the dede euen at his owne pleasure And se that with all mekenes ye submyt your selues vnto the vocacion of god not seking the lyberty of the fleshe nether yet despysyng good workes for faith doth mortefye the fleshe and her workes the spirite of god whiche resteth in a faythfull man helpeth our insâ—irmitie and fyghteth without intermission agaynste synne the deuyll and the worlde ¶ The power of faythe The power of fayth is to iustefye vs that is to dispoyle vs frome all our vices and laye them on Christê backe whiche hathe pacefyed the fathers wrathe towardes vs and to endue vs with an others ryhtwysnes that is Christê so that I and all my synnes are Christes Christ with all his vertues are myne for he was borne for vs and geuen vnto vs. Esaye ix Roma viii To obteyne this ryghtwisnes god the father requireth nothing of vs but that we beleue in hym and make hym no lyar He that beleueth that god of his mercye hath made vs these promises that for his truthes sake he wil fulfyl them he setteth to his seale that god is true But he that beleueth not or doubteth of this as much as in him is he maketh him a liar .i. IohnÌ„ v. for why sholdest thou doubte in hym excepte thou thoughtest that he were a lyar wold not kepe his ê“messe which he made Now yf thou counte God whiche is the verye truthe to be a lyar arte thou not worthye a thousande dampnacyones ¶ The worke of faythe FAyth worketh by charite for when my ragyng conscience which fealeth her synÌ„e is pacefied set at one with God thrughe fayth then remembrynge the feruent loue of god towardes me I can not but loue my neyghboure agayne for there is no man that hertelye loueth the father and can hate the sone and althoughe the sonne be naught and unthriftye yet for his fathers sake he wyll helpe to better hym and euen lament and be sorye for yâ— sonnes wyckednesse Lykewyse yf we hertely loue god for his infinyte benefytes done vnto vs then can we not hate that creature which he hath made after his own lykenes whoÌ„ god the father loueth so tenderly yâ— he gaue his owne sonne vnto the death to redeme him yea whom he hath adopted thrugh Christe to be his sonne and heyre Nowe all be it we se no kyndenes in this man for whiche we sholde loue hym yet hath god shewed vs kyndnes ynough for the which we ought to loue hym socoure hym at al tymes Let vs therfore loue hym for yâ— loue that god his creatoure hathe shewed vs beare his infyrmitye yf he faule let vs lyft hym vp agayne and endue hym with our wysdome all our workes euen as Christ hath done with vs and this is an euydent token that thou louest god when thou louest thy brother .i. Iohn .iiij. and seakest al meanes to helpe hym these are the good workes that folow fayth and are euydent tokens that thy faythe is ryght and pure Thus seest thou how good workes flowe out of faythe through charite charite or loue is the fulfilling of the hole lawe Ro. xiij ¶ Good workes AMonge good workes the chyef art to be obedyente in all thynges vnto kynges prynces Iudges and suche other offycers as farre as they coÌ„maunde ciuyle thynges that is â—o say such thynges as are indyfferente and not contrarye vnto the coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes of god for then must we rather obaye God then men actes in the fyrst chapitre although we shold lese both our substauÌ„ce and lyfe therto To honour rulers To promote peace To praye for all comynaltyes And to applye al our studyes to profyte them ¶ The nexte are to be obedyent vnto father mother To prouyde for our householde both nouryshyng our famylye with bodelye sustenaunce and also to enstructe them with the worde of god and so to be theyr gouernour carnall and spirituall ¶ Then muste we loke howe we oughte to behaue ourselues towardes our neyghboures knowlegynge that al the gyftê which are geuen vs of god are not geuen vs for our owne selfe but for the edefyenge oâ— the coÌ„gregacyoÌ„ .j. Corynth xij yf we bestow them not on that maner we shall surelye geue a rekenyng for them before the lorde Emonge these ought we to haue respecte vnto the preachers and mynesters of the worde that they maye be had in honoure and well prouyded for And aboue all thinges good bretherne addresse your selues unto that necessary worke prayer Remembre to praye for all estates for that is a worke that Chryst his apostles full dylygently exhorted all men vnto promysynge them that they sholde obtayne theyr petycyons IohnÌ„ xvj also .j. IohnÌ„ iij. yf they be accordynge to the wyll of god and for his glorye .j. IohnÌ„ v. ¶ Here endeth the exposition vpon the lj Psalme called Miserere mei deus Imprented at LondoÌ„ in Flete strete by IohnÌ„ Byddell dwellynge next to Flete brydge at the sygne of our lady of pytye for Wyllyam Marshall Cum priuilegio Regali
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Also there hadde spied hym agayne a nother mayden whiche sayde vnto hym amonge them all And this man was with Iesus of Nazareth he denyed it againe ye and that wich an oâ—he Mathew Marke So feere was his hert gone that was so redy to die with his mayster for so must men slyde and fail that truste more to theyr owne strenghte and powre then to Christes wordes and yet was he bolder then any of the other In the meane season the bisshoppe asked Iesus of his Disciples and of his docâ—rine and wherfore he was so bolde to gather Disciples to hym what newe doctrine he taughte theym and what thynge he went aboute to whom Christe answered I haue spoken openly to the worlde tho thynges whiche I taughte in the synagoges I taughte in the temple wher al the Iewes came to gyder wherfore as for the docâ—rine ye may it well knowe not to be â—edâ—â—ouse nor derogatyue goddes law as ye couer it to be founde call hyther any wytnes not one or other but as many as herde me and aske them whiche herde me what I spoke to them lo they know what I both â—ayde and taught for I know well ye wolde not beleue me yf I shulde testifye of my selfe when Christe hadde spoken these wordes with so sofre sobernes and greate grauyte notwithstondynge yet one of the bisshops seruantes thynkynge to do his mayster a pleasure gaue Ihesus a blowe of theare sayeng thus answerest thou my lorde the Bysshop whom Christe answered agayn meakly yf I haue spoken any hurte by hym testify therof and yf I speke well wherfore do ye smyte me IohnÌ„ But now because thoure was come wherin Christe sholde sanctify his chosen by his passion with payns vnspecable neither the sayng of the trouth nor his innoceÌ„ce nor yet his meke modesty were it neuer so great could helpe hym For sathan his aduersary had so set them a fyer and in suche a furye that euen lyke wod dogges they ranne al vpon hym and the more cruelly and shamfullye that any man coulde tormente hym spitfully entrete hym the better he was there allowed and coÌ„mended of the bysshoppe and for that he behaued hym selfe so meakly so modestly and so geÌ„tly the more they scorned hym spyttyng in his amyable face and buffetynge hym some of them in the necke and some on his cheakes ¶ Then muffeled they hym bobbed hym in the face askynge hym who smote the laste who shall smyte the nexte For thou makest thy selfe a prophet with other greuous and ignomynious blasphemies they assayled hym then was he verely amonge the very madde dogges and amonge the boystors bulles of bashan then was he amonge the rorynge Lunatyke lyons vnmercyful vnycorns of whome it is writen in the .xxij. psalme Then herde he the reuylyngê rebukes of many men as syngeth Dauid in the .xxxi. Psalme Then felre he his enemyes excedynge in nombre the heares of his heade as syngeth the .lxix. psalme But Peter whan he was gone forth in to thentre after his fyrste denyeng and there in thentre had denyed hym agayne nothiÌ„ge remembringe the crowynge of the kocke coÌ„meth me backe agayne vnto the fyer there he stode warmynge hym with other men which sayde vnto hym Art thou not one of his disciples and one of them sayde styfly vnto hym euen thou art one of them and Peter denyed it sayng I tel the man I am not Luke Iohan. And within an hour after they that stode by hym came nere sayeng surely thou arte one of them euen thy very tongue bewreyth the for thou arte a Galilen And one of the Bisshops seruantê kynsman vnto hym whose ryght eare he smote of sayde vnto hym dyd not I se the in the gardyn with hym than began he to banne to wary and to forswere hym selfe styfly that he neuer knew the man and by and by whiles he was speakynge the kocke crewe the secunde tyme Mathew Marke Luke Iohan. And his mayster whiche then was holden of the vilens and vexed with contynuall rebukes and scourgyngê turned hym and behelde Peter Luke Upon this he remeÌ„bred his maysters wordes tellyng hym before yâ— before the kocke shal crow twyse thou shalt deny me thryse wherfore as he myghte welbe he beynge sore ashamed of hym selfe and smyteÌ„ with repentauÌ„ce vnable to be expressyd that he had nowe so ofte denyed his mayster and sauyour he both hearynge and seyng hym with whom he promysed so manfully and swore so deuoutlye to go euen into dethe went forthe wepte full bytterly Math. Marke Luke Then knew he how folysshe hardelye and with howe crased a confidence he promysed hym so arrogantly to do that that his mayster denyed hym to do Of this his owne fall without doubte he had a greate experience of hym selfe euer after to knowe hym selfe more modestly soberly and to bare his brothers slydynges tender theyr falles more mercyfully ¶ In this fyfte parte are contayned what were concluded in the councell of the Iewes and the wretched ende of Iudas THe daye nowe sproâ—ge there came to gyder the 〈…〉 â—he folke the chyeâ—e â—restê and the scribes into the Bisshops 〈◊〉 and broughte Chrâ—ste into â—monge them This ouermoste of the 〈◊〉 with the elders and hoole coâ—nceâ—â— sought for some false testimony wytnes agaynst Iesus that they myght put hym to deathe but they coulde not fynde anye thynge amysse done or sayde of hym his doctrine was so treue and his lyfe so pure At laste after muche inquisition there stepte forâ—h two false witnesses affyrmynge that they herde hym saye these wordes I maye destroye the temple of god and in thre dayes buylde it vp agayne And when these testymonyes lyke as of other thynges could not be founde lawful to put hym to death yf case bene he had so sayde then stert vp in the myddes of theym one of the chyefe prestes couetynge to haue trapped hym in his owne answere saieng Answerest thou nothyng vnto thy accusation and thynges layed to thy charge thynkest thou these wytnesses to be layed agaynst the in vayne Iesus then helde his peace for what shulde he haue sayde to suche testimonyes which euen his enemies coulde not receiue as lawfully wherefore the Bisshop then began to speke to hym thus I adiure the by the lyuynge god that thou tellest vs whether thou be that holy anointed the sonne of the praysed god Then Christe lest it shulde be sene hym selfe to beare but small reuerence to his father in whose name he was thus streatly coÌ„iured or to feare them so that now bounde he durste not confesse that thynge whiche before he beynge at lyberte professed and knowledged so openly and so ofte answered them Math. Marke Luke yf I shulde tell you the truthe yet shall ye not beleue me I shulde aske you any thynge yet wyll ye not answere me ryghtly nor yet let me go Luke Wherfore I thinke it best to holde my tongue as I haue begone to do but because
ye shall knowe that I honor the father by whose name ye adiure me and that I so feare ye not but I dare tell you the trouth I answere and knowledge vnto you that thou Bisshop haste hit the nayle on the heade sayde that that true is but yet now for all this shall ye neuer the more beleue it but ye shal se me whome ye despise as but one of the sonnes of Adam and so enteÌ„de ye to put me to dethe sittyng on the right hand of god that is to saye equall with hym in power to coÌ„maunde to gouerne all men ye shall se me at laste coÌ„mynge agayne in the cloudes from aboue iudge bothe meÌ„ lyuyng and them that ar now deade this glorye shal I receyue of my father in short space sone after ye haue put me to deathe from this day shal ye not se me other wyse then syttynge on the ryghte hande of god tryumphyng in a gloriouse estate power almyghty ouer all men whiche thynge I haue tolde you before this Then concluded they all Ergo arte thou euen the sonne of god Iesus onswered ye saye so and so I am ¶ Then began the Bisshope to rage and to rende his clothes sayenge lo he hathe spoken blasphemye wherfore then neade ye any farther wytnes lo your selues haue herde nowe a greuous blasphemye what thynke ye They all answered sayeng he is gylty death Mathew Marke Luke These thynges were done in the councell whiche all the chyefe of the prestes thelders and scribes helde erlye in the mornynge to condemne Christe to deth and of this they armed theyr selues and toke courage to accuse hym before the chyefe gouernor and iudge called Pilate Mathew Marke Besydes this seynge that it perteyneth to thystory to se what ende Iudas made that betrayer I shall here put to his departynge when Iudas se his mayster was lykly to be condemned to deathe then beganne he to repente hym then heuenes touched his herte and constrayned hym to beare agayn to the prestes thelders these thyrty peases of syluer for the which he solde hym sayenge I haue synned in betraynge this innocent bloude whiche answered hym sayeng what is that to vs care thou therfore for we care not so lyght regarded they that they had bought that innocent bloude delyuerd hym to death Suche is the Pope holynes and fayned ryghtwysnes or hipocrites And Iudas threw downe the mony and went his way and hunge hym self with an halter and he brast in the myddes and al his bowelles fell out whiche thyng was sprede ouer all Ierusalem Then toke the chyefe prestes that mony sayenge it is not lawfull to put this mony in to our offryng boxe for bloude was bought soulde therwith Here was a meruelous religion they shamed not ne feared to shede thynnocent bloude but the price therof durste they not myngle with theyr other monye that was offred to them thus do hipocrites strayne oute a gnatte swalowe ouer a camell wherfore these vntowarde and ouertwhart religious men caste theyr frowarde heades to gyder and bought a felde of a Potter with the mony to burye in strauÌ„gers and for this cause the felde was called iÌ„ theyr mother tongue Cakaldema whiche is to saye the blody felde then was fulfylled the prophesy of zacharie whiche prophecyed that this man shuld gyue thyrcyepence the wiche mony shulde be the pryce of a man bought and soolde amonge them boughte of one of the Israelytes whiche was had in reputacyon they shulde gyue this mony for the Potters felde as the lorde had ordeyned it A meruelous thynge that Christe wolde be solde of so deare beloued a disciple also it was not without a great mystery that for the same price and for the same mony Christe was solde this felde was bought to burye in the straungers or wayfaryng men For the very true rest and tranquillyte of our consciences is boughte and procured as thorough Christes deathe whiche are here straungers goynge to the very heuenly citye of Ierusalem that is to saye to a perpetuall peace and reaste wherfore it was well worthy that this texte of the prophete be name shulde be here remeÌ„bred nowe let vs prosecute thystory of the passion ¶ In this syxte parte are conteyned what were done in the fyrste inquisition before Pilate and afterwarde so before Herode AFter this whan the iewes thought them selfe well and sufficiciently instructe to accuse Christe The multitude rose vp from the councell presented hym vnto Pilate Luke For they wolde not entre in to theyr towne house or iudgement hall leste they shulde haue polluted theyr selues for this holy hipocrites false phariseis shulde celebrate and keape holy their passe ouer daye on the morowe here may ye se how scrupulouse was theyr vngodly holynes wherfore Pilate wente forthe vnto them askynge theym wherfore they accused this man and they answered yf he were not a malefactor we had not in any wyse delyuerd hym vnto that with the whiche answere so proudlye spoken Pilate was somwhat offended and bad them procede with hym as they had begonne to iudge hym after theyr owne lawes and they denyed that it was lawfull for them to slaye any man And thus was it ordeined of god that Christe shulde be crucified of the Gentilles as he ofte tymes before tolde it vnto his disciples Iohan. Then beganne they to accuse Christe agayne that he had made sedicions among the people thorugh his doctrine whiche they were aboute to make appere dampnable sediciouse saieng that he forbodde tribute to be gyuen to Themperour and at last they sayde that Christe made hym selfe a kynge by which sayengê they trusted to condempne him of treason Luke wherfore Pilate the iudge asked hym now standynge before hym whether he were the kynge of Iewes for this mater he thought perteyned vnto his charge which was then there deputed to gouerne vnder Themperour But as touchyng his doctrine as a thynge nothyng derogating Themperours power he toke no greate heade therof neyther was he muche inquisitiue Mathew Marke Luke Then Iesus asked hym howe come it in to your mynde to demaunde of me this question come it of your selfe or haue ye herde it of ony other man for Christe wolde be sene as he was in verye deade so farre and so pure from al affection or desyre of ony erthly kyngedome that no man shulde it suspect in hym wherupon euen Pilate his selfe as shewynge hym to haue not suspected any suche thynge in hym sayde as for me I am a Romane nothynge learned in your lawes propheâ—ê I know not how and in what maner your Kynge Mesâ—ias sholde come and as for me I cannot pâ—rceyue any token of a kynges estate in the thyne owne nacyon and the bisshoppes delyuerd the vnto me and they are the men that accuse the of this thynge what haste thou done Then aunswered Iesus my kyngdome is not of this worlde or elles I myghte haue my seruantes to defende me and thus