3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy things thou hast given us a drink of deadly wine 4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee that they may triumph because of the truth 5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered help me with thy right hand and hear me 6 God hath spoken in his holinesse I will rejoyce and divide Sichem and mete out the valley of Succoth 7 Gilead is mine and Manasses is mine Ephraim also is the strength of my head Judah is my law-giver 8 Moab is my wash-pot over Edom will I cast out my shoe Philistia be thou glad of me 9 Who will lead me into the strong city who will bring me into Edom 10 Hast thou not cast us out O God wilt not thou O God goe out with our hosts 11 O be thou our help in trouble for vain is the help of man 12 Through God will we doe great acts for it is hee that shall tread down our enemies The Prayer O Lord God who for our sins hast shewed us heavy things and given us a drink of deadly Wine and yet hast never failed them that fear thee but hast given them a token that they may triumph because of thy truth and mercy consigning them to redemption and deliverance by the testimony and comforts of the holy Spirit O be thou our help in trouble for all our hope is in thee and we disclaim all confidence in our selves or in the arm of flesh praying thee for aid that in thy strength we may tread down our enemies and give thee thanks who art the fountain of strength and the disposer of Victories through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 61. A Prayer for the King and for comfort in sadnesse HEar my crying O God give ear vnto my prayer 2 From the ends of the earth will I call unto thee when my heart is in heavinesse 3 O set me up upon the rock that is higher then I for thou hast been my hope and a strong tower for me against the enemy 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings 5 For thou O Lord hast heard my desires and hast given an heritage unto those that feare thy name 6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life that his years may endure throughout all generations 7 He shall dwell before God for ever O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulnesse that they may preserve him 8 So will I always sing praise unto thy name that I may daily perform my vows The Prayer O Blessed Jesu thou that art the rock higher then all the world upon whom thy Church is built and all our hopes rely be mercifull unto us and give ear unto our prayers be unto us a fountain of comfort whensoever our heart is in heavinesse for under the covering of thy wings there is joy and health and safety save all those that fear thy name and give thy blessing to thine heritage and that the blessings of thy people may be lasting and perpetuall give unto thy servant the King long life let thy loving kindnesse and faithfulnesse alway preserve him be a strong tower for him against all his enemies and at last bring him to an eternall Kingdome where no enemies shall assault or disturb his Peace that he may dwell before thee for ever and rejoyce in the participation of the blessings of thy kingdome who livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 62. A Prayer that we may trust in God onely in all our troubles MY soul truly waiteth still upon God for of him commeth my salvation 2 He verily is my strength and my salvation he is my defence so that I shall not greatly fall 3 How long will yee imagine mischiefe against every man ye shall be slain all the sort of you yea as a tottering wall shall ye be and like a broken hedge 4 Their device is onely how to put him out whom God will exalt their delight is in lies they give good words with their mouth but curse with their heart 5 Neverthelesse my soul wait thou still upon God for my hope is in him 6 He truly is my strength and my salvation he is my defence so that I shall not fall 7 In God is my health and my glory the rock of my might and in God is my trust 8 O put your trust in him alway ye people poure out your hearts before him for God is our hope 9 As for the children of men they are but vain the children of men are deceitfull upon the weights they are altogether lighter then vanity it self 10 O trust not in wrong and robbery give not your selves unto vanity if riches increase set not your heart upon them 11 God spake once and twice I have also heard the same that power belongeth unto God 12 And that thou Lord art mercifull for thou rewardest every man according to his work The Prayer O Lord God of whom commeth our salvation thou art our defence and strength our health and our glory give us thy grace that we may put our whole trust in thee alway that we may pour out our hearts before thee in all our troubles that we may wait still upon thee for the performance of our expectation in all our longings and desires Be thou our defence uphold us that we may not fall into those great sins which lay waste our consciences or into such miseries as make us without hope or remedy the miseries of despair obstinate malice or the woes of a sad eternity Teach us to despise riches to disclaim all trust in the creatures not to delight in lies or vanity not to multiply wrongs and robbery that when thou shalt come with power and great glory to reward every man according to his work thou maist be mercifull unto us pardoning our sinnes and accepting us to life eternall through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 63. A Prayer for deliverance from the miseries of our pilgrimage with longing and desires after God and the joyes of Heaven O God thou art my God early will I seek thee 2 My soul thirsteth for thee my flesh also longeth after thee in a barren and dry land where no water is 3 Thus have I looked for thee in holinesse that I might behold thy power and glory 4 For thy loving kindnesse is better then the life it self my lips shall praise thee 5 As long as I live will I magnifie thee on his manner and lift up my hands in thy name 6 My soul shall be satisfied even as it were with marrow and fatnesse when my mouth praiseth thee with joyfull lips 7 Have I not remembred thee in my bed and thought upon thee when I was waking 8 Because thou hast been my helper therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoyce 9 My soul hangeth upon thee thy right hand hath upholden me 10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul they
unto the prayer of poor wretched destitutes it becomes an eternall monument and a record of thy honour and all generations which shall be born shall praise thee Look down O Lord from thy Sanctuary hear the mournings of us and of all distressed people send us health anâ— life so long as it may be a blessing and do noâ— shorten our days in wrath but give us grace so to spend all our time in the works of repeÌ„tance and holinesse that when our years fail and our change is come we may be translated to the new heavens which shall never perish and wax old there to continue and stand fast in thy sight for ever through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 103. A thanksgiving to God for all his benefits and mercies PRaise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me praise his holy name 2 Praise the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits 3 Which forgiveth all thy sin and healeth all thy infirmities 4 Which saveth thy life from destruction and crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindnesse 5 Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things making thee young and lusty as an eagle 6 The Lord executeth righteousnesse and judgement for all them that are oppressed with wrong 7 He shewed his ways unto Moses his works unto the children of Israel 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy long-suffering and of great goodnesse 9 He will not alway be chiding neither keepeth he his anger for ever 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our wickednesse 11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison of â—he earth so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him 12 Look how wide also the east is from the west so far hath he set our sins from us 13 Yea like as a father pitieth his own children even so is the Lord mercifull unto them that fear him 14 For he knoweth whereof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust 15 The days of man are but as grasse for hee flourisheth as a flower of the field 16 For assoon as the winde goeth over it it is gone and the place thereof shall know it no more 17 But the mercifull goodnesse of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him and his righteousnesse upon childrens children 18 Even upon such as keep his covenant and think upon his commandements to do them 19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven and his kingdome ruleth over all 20 O praise the Lord ye angels of his ye that excell in strength ye that fulfill his commandement and hearken unto the voyce of his words 21 O praise the Lord all ye his hosts ye servants of his that do his pleasure 22 O speak good of the Lord all ye works of his in all places of his dominion praise thou the Lord O my soul. The Prayer O Most merciful God whose mercy is as high as the heavens as great and many as the moments of eternity thou hast opened thy hand wide to fill us with blessings and the sweet effects of thy loving kindnesse thou art pitifull as a Father tender as a Mother carefull as a guardian and exceeding mercifull to all them that fear thee we pray thee to fill our souls with great apprehensions and impresses of thy unspeakable mercies that our thankfulnesse may be as great as our needs of mercy are and let thy mercifull loving kindnesse endure for ever and ever upon us all Keep no anger in store for us chide us not in thy displeasure satisfie our mouths with good things remove all our sins from us as far as the east is from the west heal all our infirmities and save our lives from destruction for these are mercies thou delightest in and because we cannot praise thee accordingly to thy excellencies take our souls in thy due time into the land of everlasting praises that we may spend a whole eternity in ascribing to thy name praise and honour and dominion Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 104. A contemplation of the wisdome and goodnesse of God manifested in his creatures PRaise the Lord O my soul O Lord my God thou art become exceeding glorious thou art clothed with majesty and honour 2 Thou deckest thy self with light as it were with a garment and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain 3 Which layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters and maketh the clouds his chariot and walketh upon the wings of the winde 4 He maketh his angels spirits and his ministers a flaming fire 5 He laid the foundations of the earth that it never should move at any time 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment the waters stand in the hils 7 At thy rebuke they flee at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid 8 They go up as high as the hils and down to the valleys beneath even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them 9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they shal not passe neither turn again to cover the earth 10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers which run among the hils 11 All beasts of the field drink thereof and the wilde asses quench their thirst 12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation and sing among the branches 13 He watereth the hils from above the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works 14 He bringeth forth grasse for the cattell and green herb for the service of men 15 That he may bring food out of the earth and wine that maketh glad the heart of man and oyl to make him a châ—erful countenance and bread to strengthen mans heart 16 The trees of the Lord also are full of sap even the Cedars of Libanus which he hath planted 17 Wherein the birds make their nests and the sirretrees are a dwelling for the stork 18 The high hils are a refuge for the wild goats and so are the stony rocks for the conies 19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons and the sun knoweth his going down 20 Thou makest darknesse that it may be night wherein all the beasts of the forest doe move 21 The lions roaring after their prey doe seek their meat at God 22 The sun ariseth and they get them away together and lay them down in their dens 23 Man goeth forth to his work and to his labour untill evening 24 O Lord how manifold are thy works in wisdome hast thou made them all the earth is full of thy riches 25 So is the great and wide sea also wherein are things creeping innumerable both small and great beasts 26 There go the ships and there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein 27 These wait all upon thee that thou mayest give them meat in due season 28 When thou givest in them they gather it and
the eternall hils from whence commeth all our help let thy mercies and thy providence watch over us by day and night that neither the vanities of the one nor the terrors of the other may disturb our peace or safety Let not our feet be moved but be fixed upon the Rock Christ Jesus and so order our goings making us to walk in the way of thy Commandments that thou mayest goe in and out before us till at last we come into thy presence to dwell with thee for evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 122. A Prayer for the peace and prosperity of the Church I Was glad when they said unto me We will goe into the house of the Lord. 2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates O Jerusalem 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is at unity in iâ— selfe 4 For thither the Tribes goe up even the Tribes of the Lord to testifie unto Israel to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 5 For there is the seat of judgement even the seat of the house of David 6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee 7 Peace be within thy wals and plenteousnesse within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I will wish thee prosperity 9 Yea because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek to do thee good The Prayer O Blessed Jesu who didst descend according to thy humane Nature from the house of thy servant David and hast planted a Church and defended it with a mighty hand and great assistances be pleased to preserve peace within her wals and send plenteousnesse within her palaces that all that love her peace may prosper and receive the blessings which thou givest to thy faithfull people in the communion of Saints Take from her all schismes and divisions that she may be like a city that is at unity within it self strong in faith abounding in hope and rich in the treasures of charity that at last she may be removed to a fellowship of all those joys and felicities which are laid up for the inhabitants of the heavenly Jerusalem which is from above and is the mother of us all Grant this O blessed Jesu our only Mediatour and Redeemer Amen PSALME 123. An ejaculation or a lifting up our souls to God for help in trouble VNto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens 2 Behold even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistresse even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God untill he have mercy upon us 3 Have mercy upon us O Lord have mercy upon us for we are utterly despised 4 Our soul is filled with the scornfull reproofe of the wealthy and with the despite fulnesse of the proud The Prayer O Lord God that dwellest in the heavens have mercy upon us in all our troubles in contempt in our poverty and when ever we are oppressed by any injurious practices of the proud Thou art our Lord and Master we are thy servants our eyes wait upon thee till thou have mercy upon us let us not be ashamed of our hope nor unfaithfull in our services nor distrustfull of thy providence but make us diligent labourers in our calling good husbands of our talents and faithfull in all thy house that we first seâ—â—ing thee may at last sit down at meat with thee at thy table in thy Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 124. A thanksgiving for our deliverance from the power of all our enemies and a confessing God to be the Author of it IF the Lord himself had not been on our side now may Israel say if the Lord himself had not been on our side when men rose up against us 2 They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us 3 Yea the waters had drowned us and the stream had gone over our soul. 4 The deep waters of the proud had gone even over our soul. 5 But praised â—e the Lord which hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth 6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are delivered 7 Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord which hath made heaven and earth The Prayer O Lord God which hast made Heaven and Earth in whose Name our help standeth we praise and blesse thy Name that in our troubles and temptations thou hast stood on our side and pleaded for us against them that rose against us It was thy hand O Lord and the help of thy mercy that relieved us the waters of affliction had drowned us and the stream had gone over our soul if the Spirit of the Lord had not moved upon the waters Thou O Lord didst blast the designs of our enemies with the breath of thy displeasure and to thee O Lord we ascribe the praise and honour of our redemption Perpetuate thy mercies to us let us never be given over as a prey to our ghostly enemies but break their snares discover and weaken all their temptations by which they would destroy our souls that we being delivered from sin may be preserved from thy wrath through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 125. A Prayer for confidence in God and for deliverance from the portion of the wicked THey that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion which may not be removed but standeth fast for ever 2 The hils stand about Jerusalem â—ven so standeth the Lord round about his people from this time forth for evermore 3 For the rod of the ungodly commeth not into the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put their hand unto wickednesse 4 Doe well O Lord unto those that be good and true of heart 5 As for such as turn back unto their own wickednesse the Lord shall lead them forth with the evill doers but peace shall be upon Israel The Prayer O Lord God our Trust and Confidence in whom whosoever trusteth shall never be removed but standeth fast for ever let thy mercies and the guard of holy Angels stand round about us and about all thy holy people like the hils for our defence and safety that we may be inaccessible by all the intendments of our enemies O let us not put our hands to wickednesse neither let our portion be in the lot of the ungodly whom thou leadest forth to destruction but let us receive the blessing which our Lord Iesus left unto his Church even the peace of God the Father of the Son and of the holy Ghost to whom be all honour and glory ascribed of men and Angels now and for ever Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 126. A contemplation of the joys and blessings of them that depart hence in the Lord. WHen the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion then were we like to them that
the sea and all that therein is which keepeth his promise for ever 6 Which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong which feedeth the hungry 7 The Lord looseth men out of Prison the Lord giâ—eth sight to the blinde 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen the Lord careth for the righteous 9 The Lord careth for the strangers he defendeth the fatherlesse and widow as for the way of the ungodly he â—urneth it upside down 10 The Lord thy God O Sion shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations The Prayer O Lord God who reignest a King for evermore give us grace that we may make thee our help and fix our hopes in thee for thou onely art able to give deliverance Feed our souls O Lord and satisfie us with thy salvation when we hunger and thirst after righteousnesse help us to right when we suffer wrong heal our back-slidings raise us when we are fallen enlighten the eys of our souls that we walk not in darknesse and the shadow of death and do thou take care for us in all our ways and in all our necessities that when our breath goeth forth and we turn again to our earth we may reign with thee in Sion thy celestiall habitation for evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 147. A celebration of Gods wisdome and providence in the ministration of the things of this world and of his goodnesse towards them that fear him O Praise the Lord for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God yea a joyfull and pleasant thing it is to be thankfull 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem and gather together the outcasts of Israel 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth medicine to heal their sicknesse 4 He telleth the number of the stars and calleth them all by their names 5 Great is our Lord and great is his power yea and his wisdome is infinite 6 The Lord setteth up the meek and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground 7 O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving sing praises upon the harp unto our God 8 Which covereth the heaven with clouds and prepareth rain for the earth and maketh the grasse to grow upon the mountains and herb for the use of men 9 Which giveth fodder unto the cattell and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse neither delighteth he in any mans legs 11 But the Lords delight is in them that fear him and put their trust in his mercy 12 Praise the Lord O Jerusalem praise thy God O Sion 13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates and hath blessed thy children within thee 14 He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the floure of wheat 15 He sendeth forth his commandement upon earth and his word runneth very swiftly 16 He giveth snow like wooll and scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who is able to abide his frost 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them hee bloweth with his winde and the waters flow 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob his statutes and ordinances unto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws The Prayer O Lord God whose power is great and thy wisdome infinite give us broken and contrite hearts meek spirits a fear of thy Name and a trust in thy mercy that thou maist arise upon us with healing in thy wings giving us medicine to heal all our ghostly sicknesses and thy delight may be in us delighting to doe us good to feed us when we call upon thee to set us above our enemies to give us knowledge of thy Laws to build up Jerusalem and to repair the breaches of thy Church that we may sing praises unto thee O God and be thankfull to all eternity through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 148. An invitation of all the creatures of the world to praise God O Praise the Lord of heaven praise him in the height 2 Praise him all ye angels of his praise him all his host 3 Praise him sun and moon praise him all ye stars and light 4 Praise him all ye heavens and ye waters that bee above the heavens 5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord for he spake the word and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever he hath given them a law which shall not be broken 7 Praise the Lord upon earth yee dragons and all deeps 8 Fire and hail snow and vapours winde and storm fulfilling his word 9 Mountains and all hils fruitfull trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattell worms and feathered fowls 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all judges of the world 12 Young men and maidens old men and children praise the name of the Lord for his name onely is excellent and his praise above heaven and earth 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people all his saints shall praise him even the children of Israel even the people that serveth him The Prayer O Lord God whose Name onely is excellent and thy praise above heaven and earth we adore and blesse thy mercy and thy power for creating us after thine own Image thou spakest the word and we were made thou commandedst and we were created and as thou hast established thy Creation with a Law for ever that all should minister to thy praises in their severall proportions so give us grace that the laws of sanctity of faith and obedience which thou hast given to us may never be broken that we serving thee not onely in the order of thy creatures but in the capacity of thy children may sing thy praises amongst the Angels and the numerous host of Saints reigning in thy Kingdome for ever and ever Amen PSALME 149. A meditation of the joyes of Heaven prepared for the Saints O Sing unto the Lord a new song let the congregation of saints praise him 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him that made him and let the children of Sion be joyfull in their King 3 Let them praise his name in the dance let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp 4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people and helpeth the meek hearted 5 Let the saints be joyfull with glory let them rejoyce in their beds 6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hands 7 To be avenged of the heathen and to rebuke the people 8 To binde their kings in chains and their nobles with links of iron 9 That they may be avenged of them as it is written Such honour have all his Saints The Prayer O Lord our King in whose honour and salvation all thy Saints rejoyce give unto thy holy Gospel a free passage in all the world that Kings and Nobles may be bound with
sorrows of death compassed me and the overflowings of ungodlinesse made me afraid 4 The pains of hell came about me the snares of death overtook me 5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord and complain unto my God 6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple and my complaint shall come before him it shall enter even into his ears 7 The earth trembled and quaked the very foundations also of the hils shook and were removed because hee was wroth 8 There went a smoke out of his presence and a consuming fire out of his mouth so that coals were kindled at it 9 He bowed the heavens also and came down and it was dark under his feet 10 He rode upon the cherubims and did flie he came flying upon the wings of the wind 11 He made darknesse his secret place his pavilion round about him with dark water and thick clouds to cover him 12 At the brightnesse of his presence his clouds removed hailstones and coals of fire 13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven and the highest gave his thunder hailstones and coals of fire 14 He sent out his arrows and scattered them he cast forth lightnings and destroyed them 15 The springs of waters were seen and the foundations of the round world were discovered at thy chiding O Lord at the blasting of the breath of thy displeasure 16 He shall send down from the high to fetch me and shall take me out of many waters 17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy and from them that hate me for they are too mighty for me 18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble but the Lord was my upholder 19 He brought me forth also into a place of liberty he brought me forth even because he had a favour unto me 20 The Lord shall reward me after my righteous dealing according to the cleannesse of my hands shall he recompence me 21 Because I have kept the wayes of the Lord and have not forsaken my God as the wicked doth 22 For I have an eye unto all his laws and will not cast out his commandements from me 23 I was also uncorrupt before him and eschewed mine own wickednesse 24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing and according unto the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight 25 With the holy thou shalt be holy and a with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect 26 With the clean thou shalt be clean and with the froward thou shalt learn frowardnesse 27 For thou shalt save the people that are in adversity and shalt bring down the high looks of the proud 28 Thou shalt also light my candle the Lord my God shall make my darknesse to be light 29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of men and with the help of my God I shall leap over the wall 30 The way of God is an undefiled way the word of the Lord also is tried in the fire he is the defender of all them that put their trust in him 31 For who is God but the Lord or who hath any strength except our God 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength of warre and maketh my way perfect 33 He maketh my feet like Harts feet and setteth me up on high 34 He teacheth mine hands to fight and mine arme shall break even a bow of steel 35 Thou hast given me the defence of thy salvation thy right hand also shall hold me up and thy loving correction shall make me great 36 Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go that my foot-steps shall not slide 37 I will follow upon mine enemies and overtake them neither will I turn again till I have destroyed them 38 I will smite them that they shall not be able to stand but fall under my feet 39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battell thou shalt throw downe mine enemies under me 40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn their backs upon me and I shall destroy them that hate me 41 They shall cry but there shall be none to help them yea even unto the Lord shall they cry but he shall not hear them 42 I will beat them as small as the dust before the winde I will cast them out as the clay in the streets 43 Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people and thou shalt make me the head of the heathen 44 A people whom I have not known shall serve me 45 Assoon as they hear of me they shall obey me but the strange children shall dissemble with me 46 The strange children shall fail and bee afraid out of their prisons 47 The Lord liveth and blessed be my strong helper and praised be the God of my salvation 48 Even the God that seeth that I be avenged and subdueth the people unto me 49 It is he that delivereth me from cruell enemies and setteth me up above mine adversaries thou shalt rid me from the wicked man 50 For this cause will I give thanks unto thee O Lord among the Gentiles and sing praises unto thy name 51 Great prosperity giveth he unto his King and sheweth loving kindnesse unto David his anointed and unto his seed for evermore The Prayer O God our Saviour the rock upon whom all our hopes are built our strength and defence our salvation and our refuge heare our voyce out of thy holy temple let our complaint come before thee and enter even into thy Ears The sorrows of death compasse us and we are afraid because of the overflowings of ungodlinesse Our enemies are strong yea they are too mighty for us and we have no hope to escape unlesse thou preventest them in the day of our trouble and deliverest us from the strivings of our enemies But in thee O Lord is our hope doe thou teach our hands to fight and gird us with strength unto the battell Make us to have an eye unto all thy laws that we may eschew our own wickednesse and be uncorrupt before thee then shalt thou give us the defence of thy salvation and we shall give thanks unto thee O Lord and sing praises unto thy name who art become our strong helper and the God of our Salvation which thou hast given unto us in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 19. A prayer for preservation from sinne and for love of Gods law THe heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy work 2 One day telleth another and one night certifieth another 3 There is neither speech nor language but their voyces are heard among them 4 Their sound is gone out into all lands and their words unto the ends of the world 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun which commeth forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber and rejoyceth as a giant to run his course 6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven and runneth about unto the end of
thy mercy is as infinite as thy self O let not thy hand be heavy upon us but forgive the wickednesse of our sin and compasse us about with songs of deliverance then shall we be glad and rejoyce in thee O Lord who art become our mighty Saviour and most mercifull Redeemer Jesu Amen PSALME 33. A prayer to God for the graces of feare hope and Religion REjoyce in the Lord O ye righteous for it becometh well the just to be thankfull 2 Praise the Lord with harp sing psalmes unto him with the lute and instrument of ten strings 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song sing praises lustily unto him with a good courage 4 For the word of the Lord is true and all his works are faithfull 5 He loveth righteousnesse and judgement the earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth 7 He gathereth the waters of the Sea together as it were upon an heap and layeth up the deep as in a treasure house 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord stand in awe of him all ye that dwell in the world 9 For he spake and it was done he comâ—â—â—ded and it stood fast 10 The Lord bringeth the counsell of the Heathen to nought and maketh the devices of the people to bee of none effect and casteth out the counsels of Princes 11 The counsell of the Lord shall endure for ever and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation 12 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Jehovah and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to him to be his inheritance 13 The Lord looked down from Heaven and beheld all the children of men from the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all them that dwell in the earth 14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them and understandeth all their works 15 There is no King that can be saved by the multitude of an host neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength 16 An Horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength 17 Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him and upon them that put their trust in his mercy 18 To deliver their soules from death and to feed them in the time of dearth 19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord for he is our help and our shield 20 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because wee have hoped in his holy name 21 Let thy mercifull kindnesse O Lord be upon us like as we doe put our trust in thee The Prayer O Lord God who lovest righteousnesse and judgement who fillest the earth with thy goodnesse and lookest down from Heaven upon the children of men Consider us O Lord and let thy grace fashion our hearts and produce in our souls such forms and impresses as may bear thy Image and seem beauteous in thy eyes that thou maist be our God and choose us for thine inheritance Let thy mercy feed us thy hands deliver us from death and snatch us from the jaws of hell teach us to fear thee to put our trust in thy mercy patiently to tarry for thee and the revelation of thy loving kindnesses to hope in thy holy Name and to rejoyce in thy salvation giving thee thanks and praise with a good courage with humble and religious affections all the days of our life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 34. A Prayer that we being dispos'd by holy living may receive and have a sense and taste of the Divine goodnesse I Will alway give thanks unto the Lord his praise shall ever be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast of the Lord the humble shall hear thereof and be glad 3 O praise the Lord with me and let us magnifie his name together 4 I sought the Lord and he heard me yea he delivered me out of all my fear 5 They had an eye unto him and were lightened and their faces were not ashamed 6 Lo the poor crieth and the Lord heareth him yea and saveth him out of all his troubles 7 The Angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him and delivereth them 8 O taste and see how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him 9 O fear the Lord ye that be his Saints for they that fear him lack nothing 10 The lions doe lack and suffer hunger but they which seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good 11 Come ye children and hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that lusteth to live and would fain see good dayes keep thy tongue from evill and thy lips that they speak no guile 13 Eschew evill and do good seek peace and ensue it 14 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his eares are open unto their prayers 15 The countenance of the Lord is against them that doe evill to root out the remembrance of them from the earth 16 The righteous cry and the Lord heareth them and delivereth them out of all their troubles 17. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart and will save such as be of an humble spirit 18 Great are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of all 19 He keepeth all his bones so that not one of them is broken 20 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate 21 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute The Prayer O Most mercifull and gracious Lord whose eies are over the righteous and thine ears are open unto their prayers give us we beseech thee a contrite heart and an humble spirit a fear of thy Name a watchfulnesse over our tongue that we speak no guile a care of our actions that we eschew all evill and a zeal of thy Name that we may do good that being thus prepared with holy dispositions we may be delivered out of all our troubles by the hands of thy mercy we may be defended against our enemies by the custody of Angels we may be provided for so as to want no manner of thing that is good by the ministration of thy providence that so in all the whole course of our life we may feel the goodnesse of the Lord seeing and tasting the sweetnesses of thy mercy which may be to us an antepast of eternity and as an earnest of the Spirit to consigne us to the fruition of the glories of thy Kingdome who livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 35. A Prayer to be delivered from our Enemies PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with me and fight thou against them that fight against me 2 Lay
O Praise the Lord laud ye the Name of the Lord praise it O ye servants of the Lord. 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord in the courts of the house of our God 3 O praise the Lord for the Lord is gracious O sing praises unto his name for it is lovely 4 For why the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself and Israel for his own possession 5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods 6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased that did he in heaven and in earth and in the sea and in all deep places 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain bringing the windes out of his treasures 8 He smote the first-born of Egypt both of man and beast 9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee O thou land of Egypt upon Pharaoh and all his servants 10 Hee smote divers Nations and slew mighty Kings 11 Sehon king of the Amorites and Og the king of Basan and all the kingdomes of Canaan 12 And gave their land to be an heritage even an heritage unto Israel his people 13 Thy Name O Lord endureth for ever so doth thy memoriall O Lord from one generation to another 14 For the Lord will avenge his people and be gracious unto his servants 15 As for the images of the heathen they are but silver and gold the work of mens hands 16 They have mouthes and speak not eyes have they but they see not 17 They have eares and yet they hear not neither is there any breath in their mouthes 18 They that make them are like unto them and so are all they that put their trust in them 19 Praise the Lord ye house of Israel praise the Lord ye house of Aaron 20 Praise the Lord ye house of Levi ye that fear the Lord praise the Lord. 21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion which dwelleth at Jerusalem The Prayer O Lord God in whose sight the death of all the Saints is precious and to whom the souls of the Martyrs from under the Altar call to avenge their bloud that is shed like water upon the earth be gracious unto us thy servants avenge all thy people of their enemies that all that hate and persecute thy Church being either brought to repentance or confusion thy Name and thy memoriall may be celebrated to all generations thy Kingdome and thy comming may be hastened that the Saints may receive the consummation of their glories by resurrection of their bodies and receiving the crown of righteousnesse which thou hast prepared for all that put their trust in thee and that we all standing in the house of the Lord even in the courts of the house of our God for ever may praise thy Name which is gracious and lovely even for ever and ever Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 136. A Prayer of thanksgiving to God for his eternall mercies O Give thanks unto the Lord for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for ever 2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods for his mercy endureth for ever 3 O thank the Lord of all lords for his mercy endureth for ever 4 Which onely doth great wonders for his mercy endureth for ever 5 Which by his excellent wisdome made the heavens for his mercy endureth for ever 6 Which laid out the earth above the waters for his mercy endureth for ever 7 Which hath made great lights for his mercy endureth for ever 8 The sun to rule the day for his mercy endureth for ever 9 The moon and the starres to govern the night for his mercy endureth for ever 10 Which smote Egypt with their first-born for his mercy endureth for ever 11 And brought out Israel from among them for his mercy endureth for ever 12 With a mighty hand and a stretched out arm for his mercy endureth for ever 13 Which divided the Red sea in two parts for his mercy endureth for ever 14 And made Israel to go through the midst of it for his mercy endureth for ever 15 But as for Pharaoh and his host he overthrew them in the Red sea for his mercy endureth for ever 16 Which led his people through the wildernesse for his mercy endureth for ever 17 Which smote great kings for his mercy endureth for ever 18 Yea and slew mighty kings for his mercy endureth for ever 19 Sehon king of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for ever 20 And Og the king of Basan for his mercy endureth for ever 21 And gave away their land for an heritage for his mercy endureth for ever 22 Even for an heritage unto Israel his servant for his mercy endureth for ever 23 Which remembred us when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for ever 24 And hath delivered us from our enemies for his mercy endureth for ever 25 Which giveth food to all flesh for his mercy endureth for ever 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven for his mercy endureth for ever 27 O give thanks unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever The Prayer O God of Heaven and Lord of lords who by thy excellent wisdome hast made the Heavens and onely dost great wonders in Heaven and Earth making all thy creatures to be expresses of thy power and of thy loving mercy let thy mighty hand and stretched out arme lead us through the midst of this world and the throng of all our enemies giving us food for the sustenance of our bodies the light of the sun of righteousness to lead us in our goings and great apprehensions of thy mercy to excite in us devotion and true Religion that we praising thy mercies and being relieved and sustained by thy loving kindnesse may at last come to the land of promise which thou givest for an heritage to thy people and may receive the mercies of thy Kingdome which endure for ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 137. A Prayer for redemption of the Church from captivity and persecution BY the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembred thee O Sion 2 As for our harps we hanged them up upon the trees that are therein 3 For they that led us away captive required of us then a song and melody in our heavinesse sing us one of the songs of Sion 4 How shall wee sing the Lords song in a strange land 5 If I forget thee O Jerusalem let my right hand forget her cunning 6 If I doe not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth yea if I preferre not Jerusalem in my mirth 7 Remember the children of Edom O Lord in the day of Jerusalem how they said Down with it down with it even to the ground 8 O daughter of Babylon wasted with misery yea happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us 9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children and throweth them
all our sinnes and those great punishments which are due to us for the same Enter not into judgement with us for in thy sight no man can be justified by any worthinesse of his own Endue our souls with the righteousnesse of a holy faith living and working by charity Shew us the way that we should walk in teach us to do whatsoever pleaseth thee quicken our souls in the paths of life and so continue the conduct of thy Spirit to us that it may never leave us till we be brought forth of this world into the land of righteousnesse to dwell with thee eternally through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 144. A thanksgiving for Victory and a prayer for the blessings of Peace BLessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight 2 My hope and my fortresse my castle and deliverer my defender in whom I trust which subdueth my people that is under me 3 Lord what is man that thou hast such respect unto him or the son of man that thou so regardest him 4 Man is like a thing of nought his time passeth away like a shadow 5 Bow the heavens O Lord and come down touch the mountains and they shall smoke 6 Cast forth thy lightning and tear them shoot out thine arrows and consume them 7 Send down thy hand from above deliver me and take me out of the great waters from the hand of strange children 8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity and their right hand is a right hand of wickednesse 9 I will sing a new song unto thee O God and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute 10 Thou hast given victory unto kings and hast dâ—livered David thy servant from the perill of the sword 11 Save me and deliver me from the hand of strange children whose mouth talketh of vanity and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity 12 That our sons may grow up as the young plants and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the Temple 13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour and there be no decay no leading into captivity and no complaining in our streets 15 Happy are the people that be in such a case yea blessed are the people which have the Lord for their God The Prayer O Lord our strength our hope and fortresse our castle and deliverer our defender in whom we trust bow the heavens O Lord come down and save us send down thine hand from above deliver us and take us from the great waters from those miseries and afflictions which come upon us by reason of our sins from the condition of mortality and from the hand of strange children whose right hand is a right hand of wickednesse Give us O Lord victory and peace and all the blessings of thy peace with which thou usest to adorn and beautifie the dwellings of the righteous that we may be happy in the continuall descent of thy favours but above all our happinesse may consist in being thy people and thou being our God that we may be blessed for ever in so blessed a relation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PSALME 145. A meditation of the glory and Majesty of God and the mightinesse of his kingdome I Will magnifie thee O God my King and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee and praise thy name for ever and ever 3 Great is the Lord and marvellous worthy to bee praised there is no end of his greatnesse 4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another and declare thy power 5 As for me I will be talking of thy worship thy glory thy praise and wondrous works 6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts and I will also tell of thy greatnesse 7 The memoriall of thine abundant kindnesse shall be shewed and men shall sing of thy righteousnesse 8 The Lord is gracious and mercifull long-suffering and of great goodnesse 9 The Lord is loving unto every man and his mercy is over all his works 10 All thy works praise thee O Lord and thy saints give thanks unto thee 11 They shew the glory of thy Kingdome and talk of thy power 12 That thy power thy glory and mightinesse of thy Kingdome might be known unto men 13 Thy kingdome is an everlasting kingdome and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages 14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall and lifteth up all those that be down 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee O Lord and thou givest them their meat in due season 16 Thou openest thine hand and fillest all things living with plenteousnesse 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and holy in all his works 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him yea all such as call upon him faithfully 19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will help them 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him but scattereth abroad all the ungodly 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever The Prayer O God our King thou art marvellous worthy to be praised and there is no end of thy greatnesse give us enlarged and sanctified hearts and lips that we may sing of thy righteousnesse and magnifie thy glory thy worship and wondrous works All thy works praise thee O Lord and thy saints give thanks unto thee Make us holy and righteous in thy sight we are already the works of thine hands and then wee have a double title to praise thee Uphold us O Lord that we fall not and lift us up when we are down give us meâ—t in due season for our souls and for our bodies that we being filled with the plenteousnesse of thy mercies here may have our best and all our desires fulfilled and satisfied hereafter amongst such as fear thee and give thanks unto thy holy name for ever Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake to whom with thee O Father and the holy Spirit be all honour and glory now and for ever Amen PSALME 146. A Prayer that we may trust in God onely and not in an arm of flesh PRaise the Lord O my soul while I live will I praise the Lord yea as long as I have any beeing I will sing praises unto my God 2 O put not your trust in Princes nor in any childe of man for there is no help in them 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth hee shall turn again to his earth and then all his thoughts perish 4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help and whose hope is in the Lord his God 5 Which made heaven and earth
shall go under the earth 11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword that they may be a portion for foxes 12 But the King shall rejoyce in God all they also that swear by him shall be commended for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped The Prayer O Mercifull and deare God whose loving kindnesse is better then the life it self defend us against the malice and designes of all them that seek the hurt of our souls and make us to rejoyce in thy help and under the shadow of thy wings O let the day-spring of thy favour visit us from on high that we may seek thee with an early devotion pursue after thee with a constant and an active industry and at last possesse thee with the firm comprehensions of love and charity that in this world we looking for thee in holinesse of living longing and thirsting after thee with fervent desires may for ever hereafter behold thy power and glory and our souls be eternally satisfied even as with marrow and fatnesse when our lips and hearts shall praise thee to all eternity Grant this for the love and honour of Jesus Christ our onely Mediator and Redeemer Amen PSALME 64. A Prayer for deliverance from the slander and mischiefs of all wicked persons HEar my voyce O God in my prayer preserve my life from fear of the enemy 2 Hide me from the gathering together of the froward and from the insurrection of wicked doers 3 Which have whet their tongue like a sword and shoot out their arrows even bitter words 4 That they may privily shoot at him that is perfect suddenly do they hit him and fear not 5 They courage themselves in mischief and commune among themselves how they may lay snares and say that no man shall see them 6 They imagine wickednesse and practise it that they keep secret among themselves every man in the deep of his heart 7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a swift arrow that they shall be wounded 8 Yea their own tongues shall make them fall insomuch that whoso seeth them shall laugh them to scorn 9 And all men that see it shall say This hath God done for they shall perceive that it is his work 10 The righteous shall rejoyce in the Lord and put his trust in him and all they that are true of heart shall be glad The Prayer O Lord God thou that hearest the voice of our prayers and considerest the cries of them that flie unto thee for succour deliver us and all thy whole Church from the gathering together of the froward and from the insurrection of wicked doers Disappoint their snares infatuate their Counsels distract their consultations and blast all their designes let the swords and arrows of their tongues be shot in vain that they may never hit any of thy servants nor wound him that is perfect Make them to fall O God in their hopes whereby they courage themselves in mischief and fear not and do thou laugh them to scorn that we who have put our trust in thee may rejoyce in thee and confesse that it is thy work to give salvation and deliverance to thy people whom thou lovest in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen Evening Prayer PSALME 65. A Prayer for spirituall blessings and for fruitfulnesse of the earth THou O God art praised in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem 2 Thou that hearest the prayer unto thee shall all flesh come 3 My misdeeds prevail against me O be thou mercifull unto our sins 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and receivest unto thee he shall dwell in thy Court and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house even of thy holy temple 5 Thou shalt shew us wonderfull things in thy righteousnesse O God of our salvation thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that remain in the broad sea 6 Which in his strength setteth fast the mountains and is girded about with power 7 Which stilleth the raging of the sea and the noise of his waves and the madnesse of his people 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens thou that makest the out-goings of the morning and evening to praise thee 9 Thou visitest the earth and blessest it thou makest it very plenteous 10 The river of God is full of water thou preparest their corn for so thou providest for the earth 11 Thou waterest her furrows thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof thou makest it soft with the drops of rain and blessest the increase of it 12 Thou crownest the year with thy goodnesse and thy clouds drop fatnesse 13 They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wildernesse and the little hils shall rejoyce on every side 14 The folds shall be full of sheep the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn that they shall laugh and sing The Prayer O God the hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that remaine in the broad sea be thou mercifull unto our sinnes and let not our misdeeds prevail against us so as either to make us habitually sinfull or endlesly miserable but give us the blessings of thy chosen let us receive the influences of thy graces and benediction by the participation of thy Word and Sacraments in thy holy temple And as thou embracest us with thy right hand shewing us wonderfull things in thy righteousnesse and salvation so let thy left hand be under our heads and give us such a portion of temporall blessings as shall be necessary for us Make the earth plenteous and blesse the increase of it crown the yeare with goodnesse and let the clouds drop fatnesse that the valleys standing thick with corn may laugh and sing thy praises and that we being refreshed with the multitude of thy blessings may praise thee in Sion and at last be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house in the celestiall Jerusalem where thou livest and reignest one God world without end Amen PSALME 66. A Prayer that God would support us in times of trouble and deliver us O Be joyfull in God all ye lands sing praises unto the honour of his name make his praise to be glorious 2 Say unto God O how wonderfull art thou in thy works through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine enemies be found liers unto thee 3 For all the world shall worship thee sing of thee and praise thy name 4 O come hither and behold the works of God how wonderfull he is in his doing towards the children of men 5 He turned the sea into dry land so that they went through the water on foot there did we rejoyce thereof 6 He ruleth with his power for ever his eyes behold the people and such as will not beleeve shall not be able to exalt themselves 7 O praise our God ye people and make the voyce of his praise to be
them who for thy sake have suffered reproof be delivered from them that hate them and from the deep waters of persecutions and discomforts that we and all thy faithfull people being saved from our enemies may praise thee and thy faithfulnesse in this world and may finally inherit the land of promise which thou hast made to all that suffer persecution for a cause of righteousnesse even the possession of thine inheritance thy Kingdome in Heaven where thou livest and reignest ever one God world without end Amen PSALME 70. A prayer to God for blessings upon faithfull people and deliverance from our enemies HAste thee O God to deliver me make haste to help me O Lord. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that wish me evill 3 Let them for their reward be soon brought to shame that cry over me There there 4 But let all those that seek thee be joyfull and glad in thee and let all such as delight in thy salvation say alway The Lord be praised 5 As for me I am poor and in misery haste thee unto me O God Thou art my helper and my redeemer O Lord make no long tarrying The Prayer O Lord God our Helper and Redeemer have mercy upon us and all thy faithful people make haste help us O God against all those that seek after our souls to do us mischief make us to delight in thee to wait for thy salvation to trust in thy mercies to rejoyce in thy excellencies and perfection that our feet being directed by thy guidance our weaknesses strengthened by thy power our sins pardoned by thy mercies and our souls justified by thy free grace we may always give thee praise with the humble addresses of devotion and thankfulnesse through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 71. A Prayer for the continuance of Gods favours to us even to our old age and a longing for a happy departure IN thee O Lord have I put my trust let me never be put to confusion but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousnesse encline thine ear unto me and save me 2 Be thou my strong hold whereunto I may alway resort thou hast promised to help me for thou art my house of defence and my castle 3 Deliver me O my God out of the hand of the ungodly out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruell man 4 For thou O Lord God art the thing â—hat I long for thou art my hope even from my youth 5 Through thee have I been holden up evâ—r since I was born thou art he that took me out of my mothers womb my praise shall be alway of thee 6 I am become as it were a monster unto many but my sure trust is in thee 7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long 8 Cast me not away in the time of age forsake mee not when my strength faileth me 9 For mine enemies speak against me and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsell together saying God hath forsaken him persecute him and take him for there is none to deliver him 10 Goe not fâ—rre from me O God my God haste thee to help me 11 Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evill 12 As for me I will patiently abide alway and will praise thee more â—nd more 13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousnesse and salvation for I know no end thereof 14 I will goe forth in thâ— strength of the Lord God and will make mention of thy righteousnesse onely 15 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth up untill now therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works 16 Forsake me not O God in mine old age when I am gray-headed untill I have shewn thy strength unto this generation and thy power to all them that are yet for to come 17 Thy righteousnesse O God is very high and great things are they that thou hast done O God who is like unto thee 18 O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me and yet didst thou turn and refresh mee yea and broughtest mee from the deep of the earth again 19 Thou hast brought me to great honour and comforted me on every side 20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulnesse O God playing upon an instrument of musick unto thee will I sing upon the harp O thou holy one of Israel 21 My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee and so will my soule whom thou hast delivered 22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousnesse all the day long for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evill The Prayer O Lord God our house of defence and our Castle who by thy mercies and thy loving Spirit hast taught us and led us in thy ways from our first years until now thou hast brought us to great honour even the honour of being Christians the honour of adoption to be thy Children and heirs of thy glorious promises coheirs with thy Son Jesus Christ and hast comforted us on every side with a continuall stream of thy mercies and refreshments give us thy grace that we may love thee and long for thee above all the things of this World and as thou hast holden us up ever since we were born so let thy mercy go along with us all our days Cast us not away in the time of age and give us grace that we may never cast thee or thy Laws from us Let not thy grace and the ghostly strength we derive from thee forsake us when our naturall strength fails us but let our spirit grow upon the disadvantages of the flesh and begin to receive the happiness of eternity by an absolute conquest over the weakned and decaying body that after we have by thy aid passed through the great troubles and adversities thou shewest unto all thy Children in this world we may lie down in righteousnesse and with thy favour that when thou bringest us out from the deep of the earth again we may have a joyfull resurrection to the society of Saints and Angels and the full fruition of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen PSALME 72. A Prayer for the exaltation and propagation of Christs Kingdome GIve the King thy judgements O God and thy righteousnesse unto the Kings son 2 Then shall he judge the people according unto right and defend the poor 3 The mountains also shall bring peace and the little hils righteousnesse unto the people 4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right defend â—he children of the poor and punish the wrong doer 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sunne and moon endureth from one generation to another 6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wooll
when thou openest thy hand they are filled with good 29 When thou hidest thy face they are troubled when thou takest away their breath they die and are turned again to their dust 30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made and thou shalt renew the face of the earth 31 The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever the Lord shall rejoyce in his works 32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him if he do but touch the hils they shall smoke 33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live I will praise my God while I have my being 34 And so shall my words please him my joy shall be in the Lord. 35 As for sinners they shall be consumed out of the earth and the ungodly shall come to an end praise thou the Lord O my soul praise the Lord. The Prayer O Lord God who art exceeding glorious who art clothed with majesty and honor thou hast created all things with admirable wisdome established them with excellent order and hast provided for them with mercy singular providence be pleased to give us grace that we may remember thou hast created us all for thy glory that thou hast planted thine image on us and hast crowned all our years with thy mercies and loving kindnesse let us never disobey thy will forget thy mercies or deface thine image in us but when all thy creatures praise thee in their manner let not us whom thou hast made in dignity next to Angels disturb the blessed order of Creation by our sins and irregular disobedience Open thy hand O Lord and fill us with good things both spirituall and temporall that when thou takest away our breath that we die and turn again to our dust thou mayest not hide thy face away from us but communicate to us the light of thy countenance and the glories of thy Kingdome through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Morning Prayer PSALME 105. A commemoration of Gods care of his Church and blessings to his people O Give thanks unto the Lord and call upon his Name tell the people what things he hath done 2 O let your songs be of him and praise him and let your talking be of all his wondrous works 3 Râ—joyce in his holy Name let the heart of them rejoyce that seek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord and his strength seek his face evermore 5 Remember the marvellous works that hee hath done his wonders and the judgements of his mouth 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant ye children of Jacob his chosen 7 Hee is the Lord our God his judgements are in all the world 8 Hee hath been alway mindfull of his covenant and promise that he made to a thousand generations 9 Even the covenant that he made with Abraham and the oath that he sware unto Isaac 10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for a law and to Israel for an everlasting testament 11 Saying Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan the lot of your inheritance 12 When there were yet but a few of them and they strangers in the land 13 What time as they went from one nation to another from one kingdome to another people 14 He suffered no man to doe them wrong but reproved even Kings for their sakes 15 Touch not mine Anointed and doe my Prophets no harm 16 Moreover he called for a dearth upon the land and destroyed all the provision of bread 17 But he had sent a man before them even Joseph which was sold to be a bond-servant 18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks the iron entred into his soul. 19 Vntill the time came that his cause was known the Word of the Lord tried him 20 The King sent and delivered him the Prince of the people let him goe free 21 He made him Lord also of his house and ruler of all his substance 22 That he might inform his Princes after his will and teach his senators wisdome 23 Israel also came into Egypt and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham. 24 And he increased his people exceedingly and made them stronger then their enemies 25 Whos 's heart turned so that they hated his people and dealt untruly with his servants 26 Then sent he Moses his servant and Aaron whom he had chosen 27 And these shewed his tokens among them and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darknesse and it was dark and they were not obedient unto his Word 29 He turned their waters into bloud and slew their fish 30 Their land brought forth frogs yea even in their Kings chambers 31 He spake the word and there came all manner of flies and lice in all their quarter 32 He gave them hailstones for rain and flames of fire in their land 33 He smote their vines also and fig-trees and destroyed the trees that were in their coasts 34 He spake the word and the grashoppers came and caterpillers innumerable and did eat up all the grasse in their land and devouted the fruit of their ground 35 He smote all the first-born in their land even the chief of all their strength 36 He brought them forth also with silver and gold there was not one feeble person among their Tribes 37 Egypt was glad at their departing for they were afraid of them 38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering and fire to give light in the night season 39 At their desire he brought quailes and he filled them with the bread of heaven 40 He opened the rock of stone and the waters flowed out so that the rivers ran in dry places 41 For why hee remembred his holy promise and Abraham his servant 42 And he brought forth his people with joy and his chosen with gladnesse 43 And gave them the lands of the heathen and they took the labours of the people in possession 44 That they might keep his statutes and observe his laws The Prayer O Lord God who art alway mindfull of thy covenant and promise to a thousand generations and didst deliver the seed of Abraham the children of Jacob thy chosen from the slavery of Egypt from the waves of the sea from the rage of Pharaoh from the thirst and famine of the wildernesse continue the like mercies to all Christian people deliver us from the bondage of our sins preserve us in the Ark of the Church that we perish not in the waves of this troublesom world save us from the fury of all our temporall and ghostly enemies feed us with food from heaven and give us competency of good things on earth that we may keep thy statutes and observe thy Laws and at last receive the promises of a blessed eternity which in the covenant of thy Gospel thou hast made unto all that beleeve in thee and are obedient to thy Word Grant this O blessed Jesu to whom with the Father and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end Amen â—vening Prayer PSALME 106. 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