seate of thy holy Temple O plucke me not awaye neyther destroy me with the vngodly and wycked doers whyche speake frendlye to theyr neighbours but imagine mischiefe in their heartes Reward them accordyng to their dedes and accordyng to the wickednes of their owne inuencions Recompence them after the worke of their handes paye them that they haue deserued For they regarde not in their mind the workes of the lord nor the operaciō of his handes therfore shal he breake them downe and not build them vp Praised be the lord for he hath heard the voice of my humble peticions The Lorde is my strength and my shield my hearte hath trusted in hym and I am holpē therefore my heart daunceth for ioye and in my song will I prayse hym The lord is their strength and he is the wholesome defence of hys annoynted O saue thy people and geue thy blessyng vnto thine enheritaunce fede them and set them vp for euer Afferte domino psal xxix BRing vnto the Lorde O ye mightye bring young Rammes vnto the Lorde ascribe vnto the Lorde worship and strength Geue the lord the honour due vnto hys name worshyp the lord with holy worship It is the Lorde that commaundeth the waters it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder It is the Lorde that ruleth the sea the voyce of the lorde is mightye in operacion the voyce of the Lorde is a gloryous voyce The voice of the Lorde breaketh the Cedre trees yea the lord breaketh the Cedres of Libanus He made them also to skip lyke a calfe Libanus also and Syrion like a young vnicorne The voyce of the Lorde deuydeth the flames of fyre the voice of the lorde shaketh the wyldernesse yea the lorde shaketh the wyldernes of Cades The voice of the lord maketh the Hindes to bryng furth young and discouereth the thicke busshes in hys Temple doeth euery man speake of his honour The lord sitteth aboue the water floud and the lorde remayneth a kyng foreuer The lord shal geue strength vnto hys people the lord shal geue his people the blessyng of peace Exaltabo te domine psal xxx Mornīg prayer I Wil magnifie thee O Lord for thou hast set me vp and not made my foes to triumphe ouer me O lord my god I cryed vnto thee and thou haste healed me Thou Lord hast brought my soule out of hell thou hast kept my lyfe from them that goe down to the pyt Sing prayses vnto the lord O ye Sainctes of hys and geue thankes vnto him for a remēbraunce of his holynesse For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye and in hys pleasure is lyfe heauines may endure for a nighte but ioy cometh in the morning And in my prosperitie I sayd I shal neuer be remoued thou lorde of thy goodnes hadst made my hyll so strong Thou didst turne thy face fro me and I was troubled Then cryed I vnto thee O lorde and gat me vnto my lorde ryght humbly What profite is there in my bloud when I goe down to to the pyt Shall the dust geue thankes vnto thee or shal it declare thy trueth Heare O Lord and haue mercy vpon me Lorde be thou my helper Thou hast turned my heauines to ioye thou hast putte of my sackecloth and gyrded me with gladnes Therfore shal euery good man sing of thy praise without ceasing O my God I wil geue thankes vnto the for euer In te domine speraui psal xxxi IN thee O lord haue I put my trust let me neuer be put to confusion deliuer me in thy righteousnes Bowe down thine eare to me make hast to deliuer me And be thou my strong rocke and house of defence that thou mayest saue me For thou art my strong rocke and my castel be thou also my gyde and leade me for thy names sake Drawe me out of the nette that they haue layd prieuely for me for thou art my strength Into thy handes I commende my spirite for thou hast redemed me O Lord thou God of trueth I haue hated them that holde of supersticious vanities and my trust hath been in the Lorde I wil be glad and reioice in thy mercy for thou hast considered my trouble and hast knowē my soule in aduersitie Thou hast not shutte me vp into the hand of the enemy but hast set my fete in a large rowme Haue mercy vpon me O lord for I am in trouble mine iye is consumed for veri heauines euē my soule my body For my life is waxen olde with heauines and my yeres with mourning My strength faileth me because of mine iniquitie and my bones are corrupt I became a reprofe among al mine enemies but specially emong my neighbours and they of mine acquaintaunce were afrayde of me and they that did see me without conueyed themselues from me I am cleane forgotten as a dead man out of mind I am become like a broken vessell For I haue hearde the blasphemy of the multitude and feare is on euery side while they conspire together against me and take theyr counsell to take away my life But my hope hath been in thee O Lorde I haue sayde thou art my God My tyme is in thy hande deliuer me from the hande of myne enemies and from them that persecute me Shew thy seruaunt the light of thy countenaunce and saue me for thy mercies sake Let me not be confounded O lorde for I haue called vpon thee let the vngodly be put to confusion and be put to sylence in the graue Let the lying lippes be putte to silence whiche cruellye disdaynfully dispitefully speake agaynst the ryghteous O how plentifull is thy goodnes which thou hast layde vp for them that feare thee and that thou hast prepared for thē that put their trust in thee euen before the sonnes of mē Thou shalt hide them prieuely by thyne owne presence from the prouoking of al men thou shalt kepe them secretly in thy tabernacle from the stryfe of tongues Thankes be to the lord for he hath shewed me marueilous great kindnes in a strong citie And when I made hast I said I am cast out of the sight of thine iyes Neuerthelesse thou hardest the voice of my prayer when I cryed vnto thee O loue the lord al ye his Sainctes for the lorde preserueth them that are faithful and plenteously rewardeth the proude doer Be strong and he shall stablishe your heart all ye that put your trust in the Lord. Beati quorum Psalm xxxii Euenīg prayer Blessed is he whose vnrighteousnes is forgeuen and whose sinne is couered Blessed is the man vnto whom the lorde imputeth no synne and in whose spirite there is no gyle For whyle I helde my tong my bones consumed awaie through my dayly complayning For thy hand is heauy vpon me day and nighte and my moisture is lyke the drouth in the Sommer I wil knowledge my sinne vnto thee and myne vnryghteousnesse haue I not hyd I sayd I wyll confesse my sinnes vnto
and tremblyng are come vpon me and horrible dreade hath ouerwhelmed me And I sayd O that I had winges lyke a doue for then would I slie a waye and be at rest Lo then would I geat me a waye farre of and remayne in the wildernes I would make hast to escape because of the stormy winde and tempest Destroie theyr tonges O Lorde and deuide them for I haue spied vnrighteousnes and stryfe in the citie Day and night goe they aboute within the walles therof mischiefe also and sorowe are in the middest of it Wickednes is therin deceipt and guile goe not out of their stretes For it is not an open enemie that hath done me this dishonor for then I coulde haue borne it Neyther was it myne aduersarye that did magnifie himselfe agaynst me for then paraduenture I would haue hid my selfe from hym But it was euen thou my companion my guide and my owne familier frende We toke swete counsaile together and walked in the house of god as frendes Let death come hastely vpon thē and let them goe downe quicke into hel for wickednes is in their dwellinges and among them As for me I will call vpon god and the Lorde shall saue me In the euenyng and morning and at noone daye will I pray and that instantlye and he shall heare my voyce It is he that hathe deliuered my soule in peace from the battaile that was against me for there were many with me Yea euen God that endureth for euer shall heare me and bryng thē downe for they will not turne nor feare god He layed his handes vpon suche as be at peace with hym and he brake his couenaunt The wordes of his mouth were softer thē butter hauing warre in hys heart hys wordes were smother thē oyle and yet bee they very swordes O cast thy burthen vpon the lord and he shall norish thee and not suffer the righteous to fall for euer And as for them thou O God shalt bring them into the pit of destruccion The bloudthyrstie deceitefull men shal not liue out halfe theyr dayes neuertheles my trust shall be in thee O lord Miserere mei deus quoniam Psalm lvi Mornīg prayer Be mercifull vnto me O god for man goeth about to deuoure me he is dayly fightyng and troubling me Myne enemies are dayly in hand to swalowe me vp for they be mani the fight against me O thou most highest Neuertheles though I am somtyme afrayd yet I putte my trust in thee I wil prayse god because of his word I haue put my trust in god and will not feare what fleshe can doe vnto me They dayly mistake my wordes all that they imagine is to doe me euill They holde all together and kepe them selues close and marke my steppes when they laye wayte for my soule Shal they escape for theyr wickednes thou O god in thy displeasure shall call them downe Thou tellest my flittinges put my teares into thy bottel are not these thynges noted in thy boke Whensoeuer I call vpon thee then shall mine enemyes be put to flyght this I knowe for God is on my syde In gods wordes wil I reioyce in the lordes word wil I comfort me Yea in God haue I put my truste I will not bee afraide what man can doe vnto me Vnto thee O God wyll I paye my vowes vnto thee wil I geue thankes For thou haste deliuered my soule from deathe and my feete from fallyng that I may walke before god in the light of the liuing Miserere mei deus psalm lvii BE mercifull vnto me O god be mercifull vnto me for my soule trusteth in thee and vnder the shadow of thy wynges shal be my refuge vntill this tirannye bee ouerpast I will call vnto the most hygh God euen to the God that shall perfourme the cause which I haue in hand He shall send from heauen and saue me from the reprofe of him that would eate me vp God shall sende foorth his mercy and trueth my soule is among Lyons And I lye euen among thee chyldren of men that are set on fyer whose teeth are speares and arowes and theyr tongue a sharpe sweorde Set vp thy self O god aboue the heauens and thy glory aboue all the earth They haue layde a nette for my feete and pressed downe my soule they haue digged a pyt before me and are fallen into the middes of it them selues My heart is fixed O God my heart is fixed I wil sing and geue prayse Awake vp my glorye awake lute and harpe I my selfe will awake right early I will geue thankes vnto thee O Lord among the people and I will sing vnto thee among the nacions For the greatnesse of thy mercye reacheth vnto the heauens and thy trueth vnto the cloudes Set vp thy selfe O God aboue the heauens and thy glory aboue all the earth Si vere vtique iusticiam Psalm lviii ARe youre myndes set vpon righteousnes O ye congregacion and doe ye iudge the thyng that is ryght O ye sonnes of men Yea ye imagine mischiefe in youre heart vpon the earthe and your handes deale with wickednes The vngodly are froward euē frō theyr mothers wōbe as sone as they be borne they goe astray and speake lyes They are as venemous as the poyson of a serpente euen lyke the deafe Adder that stoppeth her eares Which refuseth to heare the voyce of the charmer charme he neuer so wisely Breake their teethe O God in theyr mouthes smite the chawe bones of the Lyons O Lorde let them fall awaye like water that runneth a pace and when they shote theyr arrowes let them be rooted oute Let them consume awaye like a snayle and bee lyke the vntimely fruite of a woman and let them not see the sunne Or euer our pottes be made whote with thornes so let indignacion vexe him euen as a thyng that is rawe The righteous shal reioyce when he seeth the vengeaunce he shall washe his fotesteppes in the bloud of the vngodly So that a man shal say verely there is a rewarde for the righteous doutles there is a God that iudgeth in the earth Eripe me de inimicis Psalm lix Euenīg prayer DEliuer me from mine enemies O God defende me from them that ryse vp agaynst me O deliuer me from the wicked doers and saue me from the bloudthyrstie men For loe they lye waytyng for my soule the mightie men are gathered together agaynste me without any offence or faulte of me O Lorde They runne and prepare themselues without my faulte arise thou therfore to helpe me and beholde Stand vp O lorde God of hostes thou God of Israel to visite all the hethen and be not merciful vnto them that offend of malicious wickednes They goe too and fro in the euenyng they grinne lyke a dogge and runne about through the citie Behold they speake with theyr mouthe and sweordes are in their lippes for who doth heare But thou O Lord shalt haue them in derision and thou shalt laugh
wrath thinkest vpon mercye Spare thy people good Lorde spare them and lette not thy herytage bee brought to confusion heare vs O lord for thy mercy is great and after the multytude of thy mercyes loke vpon vs. Here endeth the boke of common praier The psalter or Psalmes of Dauid after the trāslacion of the greate Byble poynted as it shal be sayed or song in Churches ☞ ¶ The Psalmes of Dauid Beatus vir qui non abiit psal i. Mornīg prayer BLessed is that man that hath not walked in the coūsel of the vngodly nor stande in the way of sinners and hath not sit in the seate of the scornefull But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law wil he exercyse hymselfe daye and night And he shall be like a tree planted by the water side that wil bryng furth hys fruite in due season Hys leafe also shall not wyther and loke whatsoeuer he doeth it shall prosper As for the vngodly it is not so with them but they are lyke the chaffe which the wind scattereth awaye from the face of the earth Therefore the vngodly shall not bee hable to stande in the iudgement neither the sinners in the congregacyon of the ryghteous But the lord knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the vngodly shall peryshe Quare fremuerunt gentes psal ii WHy doe the Heathen so furiously rage together and why doe the people ymagine a vayne thyng The kinges of the earth stande vp and the rulers take counsayle together agaynst the Lord and against hys annoynted Let vs breake their bandes a sunder and cast away their cordes from vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shal laugh them to scorne the lord shall haue them in derision Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in hys sore displeasure Yet haue I set my kyng vpon my holy hyll of Syon I wil preache the lawe wherof the lord hath sayed vnto me thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Desyre of me and I shall geue thee the heathen for thine enheritaunce and the vttermost part of the earth for thy possession Thou shalt bruise them with a rodde of yron and breake them in pieces lyke a potters bessell Be wyse now therefore O ye kynges be learned ye that are iudges of the earth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyce vnto hym wyth reuerence Kisse the sonne left he be angry and so ye perishe from the ryght waye if his wrath be kiendled yea but a little blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym Domine quid multiplicati psal iii. LOrd how are they encreased that trouble me many are they that ryse aganst me Many one there be that say of my soule there is no helpe for hym in hys God But thou O Lord art my defendour thou art my worship and the lifter vp of my head I did call vpon the Lord with my voice and he heard me out of hys holy hyll I layed me downe and slepte and rose vp agayne for the Lord sustayned me I wil not be afraid of ten thousandes of people that haue set themselues against me round about Vp Lorde and helpe me O my God for thou smytest all myne enemyes vpon the cheke bone thou haste broken the teeth of the vngodly Saluacion belongeth vnto the Lord and thy blessing is vpon the people Cum inuocarem psal iiii HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnesse thou haste set me at libertie when I was in trouble haue mercye vpon me and hearken vnto my prayer O ye sonnes of men how long wyll ye blaspheme myne honor and haue suche pleasure in vanitie and seeke after leasyng Knowe thys also that the Lorde hath chosen to hymselfe the man that is godlye when I call vpon the Lorde he wil heare me Stande in awe and synne not comen with youre owne hearte and in your chambre and be styll Offre the sacrifice of righteousnesse and put your truste in the Lorde There bee manye that wyll saye who wyll shewe vs any good LORD lyfte thou vp the lyghte of thy countenaunce vpon vs. Thou haste putte gladnes in my hearte sence the tyme that theyr corne and wyne and oyle increased I wyll laye me downe in peace and take my reste for it is thou Lorde only that makest me dwel in safetie Verba mea auribus Psalm v. POnder my wordes O LORDE consyder my meditacyon O herken thou vnto the voyce of my callyng my kyng and my God for vnto thee wyl I make my prayer My voyce shalte thou heare betimes O Lorde earlye in the mornyng wyll I directe my prayer vnto thee and wyll loke vp For thou arte the God that hathe no pleasure in wickednesse neyther shall any euyll dwell with thee Suche as bee foolyshe shall not stande in thy syghte for thou hatest all them that worke vanitie Thou shalte destroye them that speake leasyng the Lorde wyll abhorre bothe the bloudthirstye and deceytfull man But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen vpon the multitude of thy mercye and in thy feare wyl I worshyp towarde thy holy temple Leade me O lord in thy righteousnes because of myne enemies make thy waye playne before my face For there is no faithfulnes in his mouth theyr inwarde partes are very wickednes Theyr throte is an open sepulchre they flatter with their tongue Destroye thou them O God let them peryshe throughe theyr owne ymaginacyons cast them out in the multitude of theyr vngodlynes for they haue rebelled agaynst thee And let all them that put theyr truste in thee reioyce they shall euer be geuyng of thankes because thou defendest thē they that loue thy name shal be ioyefull in thee For thou Lorde wylte geue thy blessyng vnto the ryghteous and with thy fauourable kyndnesse wilt thou defend him as with a shielde Domine ne in furore Psalm vi Euening prayer O Lorde rebuke me not in thyne indignacion neyther chasten me in thy displeasure Haue mercy vpon me O Lord for I am weake O Lorde heale me for my bones are vexed My soule is also sore troubled but Lorde howe long wilte thou punishe me Turne thee O Lorde and delyuer my soule oh saue me for thy mercies sake For in death no man remembreth thee and who wil geue thee thankes in the pitte I am wearye of my gronyng euery night washe I my bedde and water my couche with my teares My beautie is gone for verye trouble and worne awaye because of all my enemies Awaye fro me all yet that worke vanitie for the Lorde hath hearde the voyce of my wepyng The Lorde hath hearde my peticyon the Lorde wyll receyue my prayer All myne enemyes shall bee confounded and sore vexed they shal be turned backe and put to shame sodeynly Domine deus meus psalm vii O Lorde my God in thee haue I put my trust saue me from all them that persecute me and delyuer me Left he
we wryte vnto you that ye may reioyce and that your ioye may bee full And this is the tidinges which we haue heard of him and declare vnto you that God is light and in him is no darkenes at al. If we say we haue felowship with him and walke in darkenes we lie and doe not the trueth But and if we walke in lyght euen as he is in lighte then haue we felowship with him and the bloud of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from al synne If we saye we haue no sinne we deceiue our selues and the truth is not in vs. If we knowledge oure sines he is faithfull and iuste to forgeue vs our sinnes and to clense vs fom al vnrighteousnes If we say we haue not sinned we make him a lyer and hys worde is not in vs. ¶ The Gospell Iohn xxi IEsus sayd vnto Peter folow thou me Peter turned about and saw the disciple whom Iesus loued folowing which also leaned on his breast at supper sayed lord which is he that betrayeth thee when Peter therfore saw him he sayd to Iesus Lord what shall he here doe Iesus sayd vnto hym if I wil haue him to tary till I come what is that to thee Folowe thou me Thē went this saying abroad among the brethrē that that disciple should not die Yet Iesus sayd not to him he shall not die but if I will that he tarye till I come what is that to thee The same disciple is he which testifieth of these thinges and wrote these thinges we knowe that his testimony is true There are also manye other thynges which Iesus did the whiche if they shoulde bee written euery one I suppose the world coulde not conteine the bokes that should be written ¶ Thinnocentes day ¶ The Collecte ALmighty God whose praise this day the yong Innocentes thy witnesses haue confessed and shewed forth not in speakyng but in dying mortify and kil all vices in vs that in our conuersacion oure life maye expresse thy faythe whyche with oure tonges we due confesse throughe Iesus Christe our Lorde ¶ The Epistle Apo. xiiii I Loked and loe a lambe stode on the mount Sion and with him an hundred and .xliiii. thousand hauing his name his fathers name written in their foreheades And I heard a voyce from heauen as the sounde of many waters and as the voice of a great thūder And I heard the voyce of harpers harpyng with theyr harpes And they song as it were a new song before the seate and before the .iiii. beastes and the elders and no man could learne the song but the hundred fourtye and .iiii. thousande whiche were redemed from the earth These are they whiche were not defiled with women for they are virgins These folow the lambe whersouer he goeth These were redemed from menne beyng the firste fruites vnto God and to the lambe and in their mouthes was founde no gyle for they are without spot before the throne of God ¶ The Gospell Math. ii THe Angel of the lord appeared to Ioseph in a slepe saying arise take the child and his mother flee into Egipt be thou there til I bring thee worde For it will come to passe the Herode shall seke the childe to destroye him So when he awoke he toke the childe and his mother by night and departed into Egipt and was there vnto the death of Herod that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophet saying oute of Egipt haue I called my sonne Then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise menne he was exceading wroth and sent forth menne of warre and slewe al the children that were in Bethleem and in all the coastes as many as were two yeares olde or vnder according to the time which he had diligently knowen out of the wisemen Then was fulylled the which was spokē by the Prophet Ieremy wheras he sayd In Rama was there a voyce heard lamentacyon weping and great mourning Rachel wepyng for her children and woulde not bee comforted because they were not The Sunday after Christmas daye ¶ The Collecte Almightye God whiche hast geuen vs. c. As vpon Christmas daye ¶ The Epistle Gala. iiii ANd I say that the heire as long as he is a childe differeth not from a seruaunt though he bee Lord of all but is vnder tutours and gouernours vntyll the tyme that the father hath appointed Euen so we also when we were children were in bondage vnder the ordeinaunces of the worlde But when the time was full come God sent his sonne made of a woman and made bond vnto the lawe to redeme them whyche were bonde vnto the lawe that we throughe eleccion myghte receyue the inherytaunce that belongeth vnto the naturall sonnes Because ye are sonnes God hath sente the spirite of hys sonne into oure heartes whyche cryeth Abba father Wherefore nowe thou art not a seruaunte but a sonne If thou be a sonne thou art also an heyre of God through Christe The Gospell Math. i THis is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christe the sonne of Dauid the sonne of Abraham Abraham begat Isaac Isaac begat Iacob Iacob beegat Iudas and hys brethren Iudas begat Phares and Zaram of Thamar Phares begat Esrom Esrom begat Aram Aram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Naasson Naasson begat Salmon Salmon begat Boos of Rahab Boos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begat Iesse Iesse begat Dauid the kyng Dauid the king begat Salomon of her that was the wife of Vrie Salomon begat Roboam Roboam begat Abia Abia begat Asa Asa begat Iosaphat Iosaphat begat Ioram Ioram begat Osias Osais begat Ioatham Ioatham begat Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat Amon Amō begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias and his brethren about the tyme that they were caried away to Babilon And after they were broughte to Babilon Iechonias begat Salathiel Salathiel begat zorobabel zorobabel begat Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor Azor begat Sadoc Sadoc begat Achin Achin begat Eliud Eliud begat Eleasar Eleasar begat Matthan Matthan begat Iacob Iacob begat Ioseph the husband of Mary of whom was borne Iesus euen he that is called Christ And so all the generacions frō Abraham to Dauid are .xiiii. generaciōs And from Dauid vnto the captiuitie of Babilon are .xiiii. generacions And frō the captiuite of Babilō vnto Christ are .xiiii. generaciōs The byrth of Iesus Christ was on this wise When hys mother Mary was maried to Ioseph beefore they came to dwell together she was founde with childe by the holye gost Then Ioseph her husband because he was a ryghteous man and would not putte her to shame was mynded priuely to departe from her But whyle he thus thoughte beholde the Aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto hym in slepe saying Ioseph thou sōne of Dauid feare not to take vnto thee Marye thy wyfe for that whiche is conceiued in her cometh of the holy gost She shal bring
it that the scripture might be fulfylled saying They haue parted my raymente among them and for my coate did they cast lottes And the souldiers dyd suche thynges in dede There stode by the crosse of Iesus hys mother and hys mothers sister Mary the wyfe of Cleophas and Marye Magdalene When Iesus therefore saw his mother and the disciple whom he loued stāding he sayth vnto his mother woman behold thy sonne Then said he to the disciple beholde thy mother And from that houre the disciple toke her for hys owne After these thynges Iesus knowyng that all thynges were nowe performed that the scripture might bee fulfylled he sayeth I thyrste So there stoode a vessell by full of vynegre therefore they fylled a sponge with vinegre and wounde it aboute with Isope and put it to his mouthe Assoone as Iesus then receyued of the vynegre he sayd It is fynished and bowed his head and gaue vp the ghoste The Iewes therefore because it was the preparyng of the Sabbothe that the bodies should not remayne vpon the Crosse on the Sabboth daye for that Sabboth daye was an hye daye besoughte Pilate that theyr legges myghte bee broken and that they mighte bee taken downe Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the fyrst and of the other which was crucified with him But when they came to Iesus and sawe that he was dead already they brake not hys legges but one of the souldiours with a speare thruste hym into the syde and forthwith there came out bloud water And he that sawe it bare record and his record is true And he knoweth that he sayeth true that ye myght beleue also For these thynges were done that the scripture shoulde bee fulfylled ye shall not breake a bone of hym And agayne another scripture sayeth they shal loke vpon him whom they haue pearsed After this Ioseph of Aramathia whych was a disciple of Iesus but secretely for feare of the Iewes besought Pilate that he might take downe the body of Iesus And Pilate gaue him licence He came therfore toke the body of Iesus And there came also Nichodemus which at the beginning came to Iesus by night and brought of Myrre and Aloes mingled together aboute an hundreth pounde weight Then toke they the body of Iesus and wounde it in linnen clothes with the Odours as the maner of the Iewes is to burye And in the place where he was crucifyed there was a garden and in the garden a newe Sepulchre wherein was neuer man layde There layde they Iesus therefore because of the preparing of the Sabbothe of the Iewes for the Sepulchre was nye at hande ¶ Easter Euen ¶ The Epistle i. Pete iii IT is better yf the wyll of God be so that ye suffre for well doyng then for euyll doyng Forasmuche as Christ hath once suffred for synnes the iuste for the vniuste to bryng vs to God and was kylled as perteyning to the fleshe but was quickened in the spirites In whiche spirite he also wente and preached to the spirites that were in prieson whyche sometyme had been disobediente when the long sufferyng of God was once loked for in the dayes of Noe whyle the Arke was a preparyng wherein a fewe that is to saye eyghte soules were saued by the water lyke as Baptisme also nowe saueth vs not the puttyng a waye of the fylthe of the fleshe but in that a good conscyence consenteth to GOD by the resurreccyon of Iesus Christ which is on the right hand of God and is gone into heauen Aungels powers and mighte subdued vnto hym ¶ The Gospell Mathew xxvii WHen the euen was come there came a riche mā of Aramathia named Ioseph which also was Iesus disciple He went vnto Pilate and begged the body of Iesus Then Pilate cōmaunded the body to be delyuered And whē Ioseph had taken the body he wrapped it in a cleane linnen cloth laid it in his new toumbe which he had hewen out euen in the rocke rolled a great stone to the dore of the Sepulchre departed And there was mary Magdalene and the other Mary sitting ouer agaynst the Sepulchre The next daye that foloweth the day of preparing the high Priestes and Phariseis came togather vnto Pylate saying Sir we remembre that this deceiuer saied while he was yet alyue After three dayes I wil rise again Commaunde therefore that the Sepulchre bee made sure vntyll the thyrd day lest his disciples come and steale him away and say vnto the people he is risē from the dead and the last errour shal be worse then the fyrst Pilate said vnto them ye haue a watche goe youre waye make it as sure as ye can So they went and made the Sepulchre sure with the watchemen and sealed the stone ¶ Easter daye At morning prayer in stede of the Psalme O come let vs. c. These Anthemes shal be song or sayd CHryste rysing agayne from the dead nowe dyeth not Death from henceforth hath no power vpon hym For in that he dyed he dyed but once to put a way synne but in that he liueth he liueth vnto god And so likewise counte your selues dead vnto sinne but liuing vnto God in Christ Iesus our Lord. CHrist is rysen agayne the first fruites of thē that slepe for seeing that by man came death by man also cometh the resurreccion of the dead For as by Adam all men doe dye so by Christ al men shal be restored to lyfe ¶ The Collecte ALmightie god which through thy only begottē sonne Iesus Christ haste ouercome death and opened vnto vs the gate of euerlasting life we humbly beseche thee that as by thy special grace preuenting vs thou doest put in our mindes good desires so by thi cōtinual helpe we may bring thesame to good effect through Iesus Christ our lord who liueth and reigneth c. ¶ The Epistle Collo iii. IF ye be risen again with Christ seke those thīges which are aboue where Christ sitteth on the right hande of God Sette youre affeccion on heauenly thinges and not on earthly thynges For ye are dead and your lyfe is hid with Christ in god Whensoeuer Christ which is our lyfe shal shew him selfe then shall ye also appeare with him in glory Mortifie therfore your earthy membres fornicacion vnclennesse vnnatural luste euil concupiscence and couetousnes whiche is worshippyng of Idols for whiche thynges sake the wrath of god vseth to come on the children of vnbeliefe among whom ye walked sometyme when ye lyued in them ¶ The Gospell Iohn xx THe first day of the Sabbothes came Mary Magdalen early whē it was yet darke vnto the Sepulchre and sawe the stone taken awaye from the graue Then she ranne and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Iesus loued and sayth vnto thē they haue taken away the Lord out of the graue and we cannot tell where they haue layd hym Peter therfore wente forth and that other disciple and came vnto the
he thou mercyfull vnto our synnes Blessed is the man whom thou chosest and receauest vnto thee he shall dwell in thy court and shal be satisfyed with the pleasures of thy house euen of thy holy temple Thou shalt shew vs wonderful thinges in thy righteousnes O god of our saluacion thou that art the hope of al the endes of the earth and of them that remayne in the broade sea Which in his stength setteth fast the mountaynes and is gyrded about with power Whiche stilleth the ragyng of the sea and the noyse of hys waues and the madnes of his people They also that dwel in the vttermost partes of the earth shal be afraid at thy tokens thou that makest the outgoinges of the morning and euening to prayse thee Thou visitest the earth and blessest it thou makest it very plenteous The ryuer of God is full of water thou preparest theyr corne for so thou prouidest for the earth Thou watrest her forowes thou sendest raine into the litle valleys therof thou makest it softe with the droppes of rayne and blessest the increase of it Thou crownest the yeare with thy goodnesse and thy cloudes droppe fatnes They shal drop vpon the dwellinges of the wildernes and the litle hylles shall reioyce on euery syde The foldes shal be ful of shepe the valleys also shall stand so thicke with corne that they shall laugh and syng Iubilate deo psal lxvi O Be ioyefull in god all ye landes syng prayses vnto the honer of his name make his praise to be glorious Say vnto god O howe wonderfull art thou in thy workes thorowe the greatnes of thy power shal thine enemyes be founde lyers vnto thee For al the world shal Worship thee syng of thee and praise thy name O come hither and beholde the woorkes of God howe wonderfull he is in his doing towarde the children of men He turned the sea into drye lande so that they went thorowe the water on foote there did we reioyce therof He ruleth with his power for euer hys eyes beholde the people and such as wil not beleue shal not be able to exalte themselues O prayse oure God ye people and make the voice of hys prayse to be heard Which holdeth our soule in lyfe and suffereth not our fete to slyp For thou O god hast proued vs thou also hast tryed vs lyke as siluer is tryed Thou broughtest vs into the snare and layd trouble vpon our loynes Thou sufferedst men to ryde ouer our heades we wente thorow fyre and water and thou broughtest vs oute into a welthy place I will goe into thy house with burnt offerynges and wil pay thee my vowes which I promysed with my lippes and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble I will offre vnto thee fat burnte sacrifices with the insence of rammes I wil offre bullockes and goates O come hither and harken al ye that feare god and I wil tell you what he hath done for my soule I called vnto him with my mouth and gaue him praises with my tongue If I encline vnto wickednes with my heart the lord will not heare me But god hath heard me and consydered the voyce of my prayer Praised be god which hath not cast out my praier nor turned hys mercy fro me Deus miscreatur nostri Psal lxvii GOd be mercifull vnto vs and blesse vs and shewe vs the lyghte of hys countenaunce and be mercifull vnto vs. That thy waye maye be knowen vpon earth thy sauyng health among al nacions Let the people prayse thee O God yea let all the people prayse thee O let the nacions reioice and be glad for thou shalt iudge the folke righteously and gouerne the nacions vpon earth Let the people prayse thee O god let al the people prayse thee Then shal the earth bryng furthher increase and God euen our own god shall geue vs hys blessing God shal blesse vs and al the endes of the world shal feare hym Exurgat deus Psalm lxviii Mornīg prayer LEt God aryse and let hys enemyes be scatered lette them also that hate hym flye before hym Lyke as the smoke vanisheth so shalt thou dryue them awaye and lyke as waxe melteth at the fier so let the vngodly peryshe at the presence of god But let the righteous be glad and reioice before God let them also be mery and ioyfull O sing vnto god and syng prayses vnto hys name magnifie him that rideth vpon the heauens as it were vpon an horse prayse him in his name yea and reioice before hym He is a father of the fatherles and defendeth the cause of widowes euen god in his holy habitacion He is the god that maketh men to be of one mynde in an house bringeth the priesoners out of captiuitie but letteth the runneagates continue in scarcenes O god when thou wentest furth before the people when thou wentest through the wildernes The earth shoke and the heauens dropped at the presence of Ood euen as Sinay also was moued at the presence of god which is the god of Israel Thou O god sendest a gracious rayne vpon thine enheritaunce and refreshedst it when it was wery Thy congregacions shall dwell therein for thou O God hast of thy goodnes prepared for the poore The Lord gaue the worde greate was the companye of the preachers Kinges with their armies did flie and were discomfited and they of the housholde deuyded the spoile Though ye haue lyen among the pottes yet shall ye be as the winges of a doue that is couered wyth syluer wynges and her fethers lyke golde When the almightie scattered kynges for theyr sake then were they as white as snowe in Salmon As the hill of Basan so is gods hill euen an highe hill as the hyll of Basan Why hop ye so ye high hilles this is gods hil in the which it pleaseth hym to dwell yea the Lorde wyll abide in it for euer The charettes of god are .xx. M. euen thousandes of Angels and the Lorde is emong them as in the holy place of Sinay Thou art gone vp on high thou hast led captiuitie captiue and receiued giftes for men yea euē for thine enemies that the Lorde God might dwell among them Praised be the lord daily euen the god which helpeth vs and powred his benefites vpon vs. He is our god euen the god of whom commeth saluaciō god is the lord by whom we escape death God shal wounde the head of hys enemyes and the heary scalpe of such a one as goeth on styll in his wyckednes The Lord hath sayd I wil bring my people again as I did from Basan myne own wyll I bryng agayne as I did some tyme from the depe of the sea That thy fote may be dipped in the bloud of thine enemiesand that the tongue of thy dogges maye be redde throughe thesame It is wel seen O god how thou goest how thou my god and kyng goest in the sanctuary The fingers goe before the minstrels folowe after in the
euen vnto the grounde Yea they said in their heartes let vs make hauocke of them altogether thus haue they brent vp all the houses of god in the lande We see not oure tokens there is not one Prophete more no not one is there among vs that vnderstandeth any more O god how long shal the aduersary doe this dishonor how long shal the enemy blaspheme thy name for euer Why withdrawest thou thy hande why pluckest thou not thy right hand out of thy bosome to consume the enemy For God is my king of olde the helpe that is done vpon earth he doeth it hymselfe Thou dyddest deuyde the Sea throughe thy power thou brakest the heades of the dragons in the waters Thou smotest the heades of Leuiathan in pieces and gauest hym to be meate for the people in the wildernesse Thou broughtest out fountaynes and waters out of the hard Rockes thou driuedst vp mightie waters The day is thyne and the nyght is thine thou hast prepared the light and the sunne Thou hast set al the borders of the earth thou hast made somer and wynter Remember this O lord how the enemy hath rebuked and how the foolish people hath blasphemed thy name O deliuer not the soule of the Turtle Doue vnto the multitude of the enemyes and forgeat not the congregacyon of the poore for euer Loke vpon the couenaunt for al the earth is ful of darkenes and cruel habitacions O let not the simple goe away ashamed but let the poore and nedy geue prayse vnto thy name Arise O god maintaine thine own cause remembre howe the foolysh man blasphemeth thee dayly Forgeat not the voice of thyne enemies the presumpcion of them that hate thee encreaseth euer more and more Confirebimur tibi psal lxxv Mornīg prayer INto thee O god doe we geue thankes vnto thee doe we geue thankes Thy name also is nyghe and that doe thy wonderous workes declare When I receiue the congregacion I shal iudge according vnto ryghte The earth is weake and all the inhabitours thereof I beare vp the pillers of it I sayd vnto the fooles deale not so madly and to the vngodly set not vp your horne Set not vp your horne on high and speake not with a stiffe necke For promocion cometh neither from the East nor from the West nor yet from the South And why god is the iudge he putteth down one and setteth vp another For in the hande of the lord there is a cup and the wine is red it is full mixte and he powreth out of thesame As for the dregges therof al the vngodly of the earth shall drinke them and sucke them out But I wil talke of the god of Iacob praise him for euer All the hornes of the vngodly also wil I breake and the hornes of the righteous shal be exalted Notus in Iudea Psal lxxvi IN Iewry is god knowen his name is greate in Israel At Salem is hys tabernacle and hys dwellyng in Sion There brake he the arowes of the bowe the shielde the sweord and the battayle Thou art of more honour and might then the hilles of the robbers The proude are robbed they haue slepte their stepe and al the men whose handes were mightie haue found nothing At thy rebuke O god of Iacob both the charret and horse is fallen Thou euen thou art to be feared and who may stande in thy sight when thou art angry Thou didst cause thy iudgement to be heard from heauē the earth trembled and was styll When god arose to indgemente and to helpe al the meke vpon earth The fearcenes of man shal turne to thy prayse and the fearcenes of other shalt thou restrayne Promise vnto the lorde your god and kepe it al ye that be rounde about hun bring presentes vnto hun that ought to be feared He shal restrayne the spirite of Princes and is wonderfull emong the kinges of the earth Voce mea ad dominum Psal lxxvii I Will crye vnto God with my voyce euen vnto God wil I crye with my voice he shal hearkē vnto me In the time of my trouble I sought the lord my sore ran and ceassed not in the nyght season my soule refused comfort When I am in heauines I will thynke vpon god when my heart is vexed and wil complayne Thou holdest mine eyes wakyng I am so feble that I cannot speake I haue considered the dayes of olde and the yeres that are past I cal to remembraunce my song and in the night I common with mine own heart and searche out my spirites Will the Lorde absent himselfe for euer and wil he be no more entreated Is his mercye cleane gone for euer and is hys promise come vtterlye to an ende for euermore Hath God forgotten to be gracious and wil he shut vp his louing kindnes in displeasure And I said it is mine own infirmitie but I wil remember the yeres of the right hand of the most hyghest I wil remember the workes of the Lord and call to mind thy wonders of olde tyme. I wil thinke also of al thy workes and my talking shal be of thy doinges Thy way O God is holy who is so great a god as our God Thou art the God that doth woonders and hast declared thy power emong people Thou hast myghtelye deliuered thy people euen the sonnes of Iacob and Ioseph The waters saw thee O God the waters saw thee and were afrayd the depthes also wer troubled The cloudes powred out water the ayre thundred thine arowes went abrode The voyce of the thunder was heard rounde about the lightninges shone vpon the ground the earth was moued and shoke withall Thy way is in the sea and thy pathes in the great waters and thy foote steppes are not knowen Thou leddest thy people like shepe by the hande of Moses and Aaron Attendite popule psal lxxviii Euenīg prayer HEare my law O my people encline your eares vnto the woordes of my mouth I will open my mouth in a parable I will declare hard sentences of olde Which we haue heard and knowen and suche as our fathers tolde vs. That we should not hide thē from the children of the generacions to come but to shewe the honor of the lorde his mighty and wonderful workes that he hath done He made a couenant with Iacob and gaue Israel a law which he cōmaūded our forefathers to teache their childrē That theyr posteritie myght knowe it and the children which were yet vnborne To the intent that when they came vp they might shew theyr children thesame That they might put theyr trust in God and not to forgeat the workers of god but to kepe his commaundemētes And not to be as theyr forefathers a faithles and stubburne generacion a generacion that set not their hearte aright and whose spirite cleaueth not stedfastly vnto God Like as the children of Ephraim which being harnessed and carying bowes turned themselues backe in the day of battayle They kepte not the couenante of
Syon for it is tyme that thou haue mercy vpon her yea the time is come And why thy seruauntes thynke vpon her siones and it pietieth them to see her in the dust The Heathen shall feare thy name O Lorde and all the Kynges of the earth thy Maiestie When the Lorde shall build vp Syon and when his glory shall appeare When he turneth hym vnto the prayer of the poore destytute and despyseth not theyr desyre This shal be written for those that come after and the people whiche shal be borne shall prayse the Lorde For he hathe loked downe from his sanctuary out of the heauen did the lord bebold the earth That he mighte heare the mourninges of suche as bee in captiuitie and delyuer the children appoynted vnto deathe That they maye declare the name of the Lorde in Syon and hys woorship at Ierusalem When the people are gathered together and the kyngedomes also to serue the Lorde He brought downe my strength in my iourney and shortned my dayes But I sayd O my God take me not awaye in the middest of mine age as for thy yeares they endure througeout all generacions Thou Lorde in the beginning hast layd the foundacions of the earth and the heauens are the worke of thy handes They shall perishe but thou shalte endure they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment And as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them and they shal bee chaunged but thou art thesame and thy yeres shall not fayle The children of the seruauntes shall continue and theyr seede shall stand fast in thy sight Benedic anima mea psalm ciii PRayse the Lord O my soule and all that is within me prayse his holy name Prayse the Lorde O my soule and forgeat not al his benefites Whiche forgeueth all thy synne and healeth all thyne infirmities Whyche saueth thy lyfe from destruccyon and crouneth thee with mercy and louing kindnes Whiche satisfyed thy mouth with good thyges makyng thee young and lusty as an Eagle The Lorde executeth rygteousnes and iudgemente for all them that are oppressed with wrong He shewed his wayes vnto Moyses his woorkes vnto the children of Israel The lorde is full of compassion and mercy long suffryng and of great goodnes He will not alway bee chyding neither kepet he his angre for euer He hathe not dealt with vs after our sinnes nor rewarded vs according to our wickednesses For loke how hie the heauen is in comparisō of the earth so great is hys mercy also toward them that feare hym Loke howe wyde also the East is from the West so farre hath he set our snnes from vs. Yea lyke as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is the Lord mercyfull vnto them that feare hym For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but duste The dayes of man are but as grasse for he florisheth as a floure of the fielde For as soone as the wynde goeth ouer it it is gone and the place therof shall know it nomore But the mercyfull goodnes of the Lorde endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him and his righteousnesse vpon chylders children Euen vpon suche as kepe his couenaunt and thinke vpon his commaundementes to doe them The Lorde hathe prepared his seate in heauen and hys kyngdom ruleth ouer all O prayse the Lorde ye Aungels of hys ye that excell in strength ye that fulfyll his commaundement and hearken vnto the voyce of hys wordes O prayse the Lord all ye his hostes ye seruauntes of his that doe his pleasure O speake good of the Lord all ye workes of his in al places of his dominion prayse thou the Lord O my soule Benedic anima mea psalm ciiii Euening prayer PRaise the Lord O my soule O Lord my God thou art become exceding glorious thou art clothed with maiestie and honour Thou deckest thy selfe with lighte as it were with a garment and spredest out the heauens lyke a curtaine Whych layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters and maketh the cloudes his charet and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde He maketh hys Aungelles spirites and his ministers a flamyng fyre He laied the foundacions of the earth that it neuer should moue at any tyme. Thou coueredst it with the depe lyke as with a garment the waters stande in the hilles At thy rebuke they stye at the voyce of thy thunder they are afrayde They goe vp as hye as the hylles and downe in the valleyes benethe euen vnto the place whiche thou hast appointed for them Thou hast sette them theyr bondes whiche they shall not passe neyther turne agayne to couer the earth He sendeth the sprynges into the ryuers whiche runne among the hylles Al beastes of the fielde drinke thereof and the wild Asses quenche theyr thirst Beside them shall the foules of the ayre haue theyr habitacyon and syng among the braunches He watereth the hylles from aboue the earthe is fylled with the fruite of thy workes He bringeth foorth grasse for the cattell and greene herbe for the seruice of menne That he maye bring fode out of the earth and wyne that maketh glad the hearte of man oyle to make him a cherefull countenaunce and bread to strength mans hearte The trees of the Lord also are full of sappe euen the Ceders of Libanus whiche he hath planted Wherin the birdes make theyr nestes and the firre trees are a dwellyng for the Storke The hye hylles are a refuge for the wylde goates and so are the stony rockes for the Conies He appoynted the Moone for certayne seasons and the Sunne knoweth his goyng downe Thou makest darkenes that it may bee night wherin all the beastes of the forest doe moue The Lyons roaryng after theyr praye dooe seeke theyr meate at God The Sunne ariseth and they geat them away together and laye them downe in theyr dennes Man goeth forthe to his worke and to his labour vntyll the euenyng O Lorde how manifold are thy workes in wysdom hast thou made them all the earth is full of thy ryches So is the great and wide sea also wherein are thynges crepyng innumerable both small and great beastes There goe the shippes and there is that Leuiathan whō thou hast made to take his pastyme therein These wayte all vpon thee that thou mayste geue them meate in due season When thou geuest it them they gather it and when thou openest thy hand they are fylled with good When thou hidest thy face they are troubled when thou takest awaye theyr breath they dye and are turned agayne to theyr duste When thou lettest thy breath goe forth they shal be made and thou shalt renew the face of the earth The glorious maiestie of the Lorde shall endure for euer the Lord shall reioyce in his workes The earthe shall tremble at the loke of him yf he doe but touche the hilles they shall smoke I wyll syng vnto the Lorde as long as I lyue I wyll prayse my God whyle I haue my beyng And