and not compared with other workes but estemed aboue them all ¶ Some are workes of mennes tradicion yet agreable and cōsonant to goddes worde and these ought to be obserued but not had in lyke reuerence with the workes commaunded of God ¶ Some workes are tradicions of men not agreable to goddes worde but repugnaunt which nother ought to be regarded nor obserued ¶ Of these brefly shal be somwhat sayde but for as much as the workes commaunded of God are to be reputed as the chefeste they shal be recyted in the fyrst place ¶ The commaundementes of God geuen by Moyses and expounded by Christ sentencially takē and here with theyr whole sentences set forth as they haue spoken them very necessary and expedient for youth to learne and for all estates to know and obserue the same ¶ The fyrst table I Am the LORDE thy god which haue brought the out of the lande of Egypt and out of the house of bondage Thou shalt haue none other goddes but me Thou shalte not make to thy selfe any grauen ymage nor any likenes of onythyng that is in heauen aboue or in earth beneth nor in the water vnderneth the earth thou shalte not bowe downe to them nor worshyppe them For I the LORDE thy god am a gelouse god and visyte the synne of the fathers vpon the chyldren vnto the thyrde and fourth generacion of them that hate me and yet shewe mercye vnto thousandes amonge them that loue me and kepe my commaundementes Christ Heare Israel our LORDE God is one Lorde and thou shalt loue thy Lord god with al thy herte with all thy soule with all thy mynd with all thy strength Thou shalt worshyp thy Lorde god him only shalt thou serue Thou shalt not take the name of thy Lorde god in vayne For the Lorde wyll not hold hym gyltles that taketh the name of the Lorde his God in vayne Christ Ye haue herd howe it was sayd to them of olde tyme Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but shalt perfourme thyne othes to the Lorde But I saye vnto you sweare not at all neyther by heauen for it is goddes fete nor yeat by the earth for it is his forestole neyther by Ierusalem for it is the cyty of the great kyng Neyther shalt thou sweare by thy head because thou canst not make one whyte heare or a blacke But let your communicacion be yee yee and nay nay for whatsoeuer is more than that cometh of euell Remembre that thou kepe holy the sabboth daye Syxe dayes mayst thou laboure and do al that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God in it thou shalte do no maner worke neyther thou nor thy sonne nor thy doughter neyther thy man seruaunt nor thy mayde seruaunt neyther thy cattell neyther yet the straunger that is within thy gates For in syxe dayes the Lorde made heauen and earth and the see and all that in them is and rested the seuenth daye Wherfore the Lorde blessed the seuenth daye and halowed it Christ It is lefull to do a good dede on the Sabboth daye For the sonne of man is Lorde euen of the sabboth daye The Lorde sayeth by his prophete Esaye that his sabboth is halowed kepte when we rest and cease to do our owne wyll to folowe our owne wayes to speake our owne wordes when we in worde thought and dede fulfyll his wyll and not ours and we suffre him to do his workes in vs that at the last we maye come to the Sabboth true rest euen eternall lyfe whiche Christ the Lorde of the Sabboth hath obtayned for vs by his bloude ¶ The seconde table ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother That thy dayes maye be longe in the lande whiche the LORDE thy god geueth the. Christe Honour thy father and thy mother Paule Honour thy father mother this is the fyrste commaundement that hath any promes that thou mayst be in good estate lyue longe on the earth By this commaundement Christ teacheth vs not only to haue our father and mother in reuerence and to obey them as he himselfe was subiecte vnto his mother the virgyne Mary but also to ministre vnto there necessityes ¶ Thou shalt do no murther Christ Ye haue herde howe it was sayde vnto them of the olde tyme Thou shalt not kyll Whosoeuer kylleth shal be in daunger of iudgement But I saye to you Whosoeuer is angry with his brother shal be in daunger of iudgement Whosoeuer sayeth to his brother Racha shal be in daunger of a councell But whosoeuer sayeth thou foule shal be in daunger of hell fyre Itē ye haue herde howe it is sayde Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour and hate thyne enemy But I saye to you loue your enemyes blesse them that curse you do good to them that hate you that ye maye be the chyldren of your father which is in heauen For he maketh the sonne to aryse on the euyll and on the good and sendeth his rayne on the iust and on the vniust ¶ Thou shalt not commyt adultery Christ Ye haue herde howe it was sayde to them of old tyme thou shalt not commyt adultery But I saye to you that whosoeuer loketh on a woman lustyng after her hath commytted adultery with her already in his harte Let wedlocke be had in all pryce in all poyntes and let the chambre be vndefyled for horekepers and aduouterers God wyll iudge ¶ Thou shalt not steale Christe Steale not defraud no man yf any man wyll sue the at the law and take thy cote from the let him haue thy cloke also geue to him that asketh and from him that wolde borowe turne not awaye Paule Nowe is there vtterly a faute amonge you because ye go to lawe one with another Why rather suffre ye not wrong Why rather suffre ye not your selfe to be robbed ye euen your selfe do wronge and robbe and that the brethren Let him that dyd steale steale no more but let hym rather labour with his handes some good thynge that he maye haue to geue vnto him that nedeth ¶ Thou shalt beare no false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghbour Christ Beare no false wytnesse I saye vnto you that of euery ydle worde which men shall haue spoken they shal geue accōpt at the daye of iudgement Paule Wherfore put awaye lyenge and speake euery man truth to his neyghbour for as muche as we are members one of another Let no fylthy commuicacion procede out of your mouthes But that which is good to edyfye withal whan nede is that it may haue fauour with the hearers Let all bytternes fearcenes and wrath roaryng and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you Let no fylthynes folyssh talkynge nor testynge which are not comly be ones named amonge you but rather geuyng of thankes ¶ Thou shalt not coueyt thy neyghbours house neyther shalte thou coueyt thy neyghbours wyfe his man seruaunt his mayde his oxe his asse or ought that is his Christ What
¶ The Manuall of prayers or the prymer in Englyshe set out at lengthe whose contentes the reader by the prologe next after the Kalender shal sone perceaue and there in shall se brefly the order of the whole boke ¶ Set forth by Ihon late bysshoppe of Rochester at the cōmaundement of the ryght honorable Lorde Thomas Crūwel Lorde Priuie seale Vicegerent to the Kynges hyghnes ☞ The prayer of a ryghteous man c. Iacob 1. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ¶ Iohn late Bysshop of Rochester vnto the right honorable Thomas LOERE Crumwell Lorde Pryuye seale viceregent to the kynges hyghnes wyssheth and desyreth graet peace and helth in God the father by the holy Ghoste thorowe our LORDE Iesus Christ ALthough that the sōdry diners sortes of prymers my special good Lord singular frend here before set forth as wel in many thinges supersticions as derogatyue vnto the true honour of god might haue enforced and dyd in dede me to haue desyred a syncere correccion herein yet the feruent desyre that I perceyue in your lordeshyp to the true honour of God the vnite weale of the Christian cominalte hath much more as the prourrbe sayeth set the spurre vnto the hasty runner in maner compelled me to shewe som token of my dewe seruyce toward gods honour and towarde your fauourable goodnes in settynge forth this rude and symple worke as vnto whom your much and manyfolde fauour hath constrayned bound me next vnto almyghty god my souerayne Lorde the kyng to your prest assidious seruyce al my lyfe dayes And for as much as we haue of tyme in experience that a worke taketh no smale estimacion with the commen people both of the aucthor and specially of him vnto whom it is dedicated For this cause haue I this my rude and grosse enterpryse dedicated vnto your lordeshyppes name nod because I thought it to be so exquisite and of so exacte a iudgement as the learned wold desyre worthy of so wyse learned a patrone but rather commyttyng it to the most wysest iudgemēt of the kynges most sapient councell wherof ye are that yf so be it sholde seme vnto the same a thynge worthy or mete to be had in common vsage then by the iudgement of the same approued it myght the rather and with the more auidite be receyued of the peple yf not yet to be a tokē of my poore good wyl and desyre that I bare vnto such a thyng to be done of som other that are of more perfect iudgement and lyterature and also to be a token of the of fyce and seruyce that I owe vnto goddes syncere honour and to your lordeshyppes sauourable goodnes The prologe to the kalender THe straungenes of this Kalender gentle reader shall not moue the to meruayll very muche the cause ones knowen for the newe fashion her of hath a double commodite The one is brefnes for where the other kalender had a great nombre of sayntes without profyte to the vnlearned this hath but only such feastes which are kepte holy day and the Epistle and Gospell that are red in the Church on such holy dayes set forth in the kalender The second is that where the nōbre of sayntes were set there haue we appoynted wekely certayne places of the scripture which the churche doth vse to read at Matens that the reader maye know what scripture the Church doth vse thorow out the year and to study and vse the same This thē is the order of the kalender the dayes of the moneth are set in the myddes of the syde of the lefe and on the right hande are the sayntes dayes and directly on the other syde of the letter wheron the feastes fall are set the epistle and gospel of the feaste and so of all feastes of Sayntes As for example new yeares daye falleth on A the fyrst daye of the moneth on the one syde of A. is the name of the feast and of the other syde the Epistle and Gospell of the daye We haue also appoynted the Epistle and Gospell for euery sondaye but because that the sondaye falleth not vpon one letter alwaye we haue set in the voyde places of the kalender the names of the sondayes with theyr epistle and Gospell so that the reader maye knowe fyrste the name of the sondaye and seke in the kalender and then shal he fynd there the epistle Gospell ¶ An Almanacke for .xvij. yeares The date of the yeares Easter day Golden nombre Dominicall letter Lepe yeare M.D.xxxix vi Apryll i E  M.D.xl xviii Marche ii C D M.D.xii xvii Apryll iii B  M.D.xlii ix Apryll iiii A  M.D.xliii xxv Marche v G  M.D.xliiii xiii Apryll vi E F M.D.xlv v. Apryll vii D  M.D.xlvi xxv Apryl viii C  M.D.xlvii xviii Apryl ix B  M.D.xlviii viii Apryll x G A M.D.xlix xxi Apryll xi F  M.D.l vi Apryll xii E  M.D.li xxix Marche xiii D  M.D.lii xvii Apryll xiiii B C M.D.liii ii Apryll xv A  M.D.liiii xxiiii March xvi G  M.D.lv xiiii Apryll xvii F  KL Ianuary hath .xxxi. dayes The mone hath .xxx. dayes Newe yeares daye A For the Tit. ij And whan Luc. ij b On the sondaye within .viij. daye of Christmasse whan euer it fall Read the epistle to tit .ii. to Tim. c d And I saye Gala. iiij And hys Lu. ij e For the. Tit. ij When herode Mat. ij The epyphany f Esa lx When Iesus was bor Mat. ij g On the sondaye nexte after .xij. daye Rede the epistle to the Romaynes A Ryse vp Esa lx The next daye Io. i b On the seconde sondaye after .xij. daye I beseche Ro. xij And when he Lu. ij c Rede the epistle to the Corinthiās d On the .iij. sondaye yf ther fall so many Seynge we haue Rom. xij e f And the thyrde Ioh. ij Rede the .ij to the Cor. g On the .iiij. sonday yf ther fall so many betwene .xij. day goynge out of ma. A Reade this weke to the Ga. the .i to Timo. b Be not wyse in your Rom. xiiij c When Iesus was Mat. viij d On the .v. sonday yf ther be so many betwene Septuagesima and .xij. daye e Rede the ephe Phi. f Owe nothynge Rom. xv g And he entred Mar. iiij Rede to the Thessalo to the Col A On the .vi. sondaye yf ther be so many betwene twelfe tyde septuagesima b c Now therfore as electe i. Col. iij On thys sōdaye the churche begynneth to red the scriptur in order d The kyngdom of heauen is Mat. xiij e  f On the sondaye when maryage goeth out g A Perceaue ye not how that i. Cor. ix b For the kyngdome of heauen Mat. xx  c  KL February hath .xxviii. dayes The Mone hath .xxix. dayes On Candelmasse daye d Fast Malachy the thyrde chapter e Cādelmasse daye And when the tyme of theyr Luc. ij f On the
  e On saynt Mary Magdalens daye  f Prouerbes .xxxi. Chapter Mary Magdalens day g And one of the pharyses Luce. vij A On the .ix. sondaye after Trinite Fast b That we shulde not luste i. Cor. x Saynt Iames daye c There was a certayne Luc. xvi d On saynt Iames the Apostles daye Reade the Cronycles e Nowe therfore ye are no Ephe. ij f Then came to hym the Mat. xx  g On the. x sondaye after Trinite Reade the Cronycles A Ye knowe that ye were i. Cor. xij b And when he was come Luc. xix KL August hath .xxxi. dayes The Mone hath .xxx. dayes  c   d   e   f   g Reade here the proueruerbes with the church On the .xi. sondaye after trinite A Brethren as pertaynyng i. Corin. xv b And he put forth thys Lu. xviij c On the name of Iesus daye d The name of Iesu Then Peter of the Actuū iiij e Whyle he thus thought Math. i f  On the .xij. sondaye after trinite g Read here ecclesiastes Such trust haue we ij Cor. iij A And he departed agayne Mar. vij b Fast On the Assumpcion of oure Lady c Assumptiō of our lady Ecclesiasticus the .xxiiij. Chapter d It fortuned as he went Lucx e   f   g Read here the hystory of Iob. On the .xiij. sondaye after trinite A To Abraham and his sede Gal iiij b Happy are the eyes Luce x c   d Fast On saynt Barthylmewes daye e S. Bartylmewes day Reade the hystorye of Toby Nowe therfore ye are no Ephe. ii f And there was a stryfe Luce xxij g On the .xiiii. sondaye after trinite A I saye walke in the spirite Gala. v b And it chaunsed as he went Lu. xvii c   d  B. iii e  KL Septembre hath .xxx. dayes The Mone hath .xxix. eayes  f   g On the .xv. sondaye after trinite Reade here yet Toby A Yf we lyue in sprete let vs Gal. v b No man can serue two Math. vi  c   d  Fast e On the Natiuite of our Lady Natiuite of our lady f Ecclesiasticus the .xxiiij. Chapter g Thys is the boke of the Mat. i Rede Toby A On the .xvi. sonday after trinite  b Wherfore I desyre that ye Ephe. iij  c And it fortuned after that Luc. vii  d   e   f On the .xvij. sondaye aftr trinite  g I therfore which am in Ephe. iiij Reade here the story of Iudyth A And it chaunced that he Luc. xiiij b  c  Fast d On saynt Matthewes daye S. Matthewes day e Ezechyell the fyrst Chapter f And as Iesus passeth forth Mat. ix  g On the .xvij. sondaye after trinite  A I thanke my God alwayes i. Cor. i Reade here the hystory of Hester b When the Pharyses had Mat. xxij c  d   e On saynt Mychaels daye  f He sent and shewed Reue. ij  g The same tyme the disciples Mat. xv KL October hath .xxxi. dayes The Mone hath .xxx. dayes On the .xix. sondaye after trinite A Rede the .i boke of the makebites And be ye renued in the Ephe. iiij b And he entred into a shyppe Mat. ix c  d   e   f   g  On the .xx. sondaye after trinite A Rede the .i boke of the makebites Take hede therfore that ye Ephe. v b The kyngdome of heauē is Mat. xxij c  d   e   f   g Reed the seconde boke of the makebites On the .xxi. sondaye after trinite A Fynally my brethren be Ephe. vi b And there was a certayne Ioh. iiij c On saynt Lukes daye d S. Lukes daye Ezechiel the fyrst chapter e After these thynges the Lorde Lu. x f   g Rede the second of the makebites On the .xxij. sondaye after trinite A And I am surely certifyed of Phi. i b Therfore is the kyngdom Mat. xviij c   d  On saynt Simon and Iudas daye e  For we knowe well that Rom. viij f Fast Thys cōmaunde I you that Ioh. xv g Simon Iudas day On the .xxiij. sondaye after trinite A Brethren follow me and Philip. ij b Reade Ezechyel Then went the Pharyses Mat. xxij c KL Nouembre hath xxx dayes The Mone hath .xxix. dayes Fast   Alhallowē daye d On the Alhallowen daye e And I sawe another aungel Reu. vii  f When he sawe the people Mat. v  g On the .xxiiii. sondaye after Trinite Read Ezechyel A For this cause we also Colloss i b Whyle he thus spake Math. ix  c   d   e   f   g On the .xxv. sondaye after trinite Read Ezechyel A Ieremy the .xxxiii. chapter b Then Iesus lyfte vp his Ioh. vi  c   d   e   f   g  Read Ezechyell A  b   c   d   e The sonday next vnto S. Andrewes daye is euer the fyrste sondaye of Aduent be it before or after  f  g Read Isaie wyth the church A This also we knowe Roma xiii b When they drewe nygh Math. xxi c On saynt Andrewes daye Fast d For the belefe of the herte Roma x  e As Iesus walked to the Mat. iiii KL December hath .xxxi. dayes The Mone hath .xxx. dayes  f   g  On the seconde sondaye in aduent A Rede Isaie styll What so euer thynges are Rom. xv b And theyr shall be sygnes Lu. xxi c  On saynt Nicolas daye d S Nicolas Ecclesiastici .xliiii. chapter e Fast For lykewyse a certayne Mat. xv f Concepciō of our lady On the conception of our Lady g Ecclesiastici .xviij. Chapter A Rede Isaie styll Thys is the boke of the Math. i b On the thyrde sondaye of aduent c  Let men thys wyse esteme .i. Cor. iiij d  When Ihon beyng in preson Mat. xi e   f Rede Isaie styll vntyll the first sōdaye after newe yeare On the .iiij. sondaye of aduent g Reioyse in Phil. iiij And this Ioh. i A On S. Thomos the apostles daye b Now therfore ye are no. Ephe. ij c But Thomas one of the .xij. Io. xx d Fast On Christmasse euen e Saint Thomas daye Paule the. Ro. i. The byrth Mat. xvi f On Christmasse daye g  God in tyme. Heb. i. In the begyn Io. i A Fast On saynt Steuens daye b Christmasse And Steuen full of fayth Act. vij c S. Steuē Wherfore behold I sende Mat. xxiij d S. Ihon On saynt Ihons daye e Innocētes Eccle. xv Followe me peter tur Io. x f  On the Innocentes daye g  And Ilo Reu. xxiiij Beholde Mat. i A  I Haue here set for the moost deare reader a rude worke whome it hath pleased me to call the manuall of prayers because
¶ The salutacion of the aungell called the Aue maria HAyle Marye full of grace the Lorde is wyth the. Blessed arte thou amonge women And blessed is the fruyte of thy wombe Amen ¶ A prayer to be sayde in the mornynge when you aryse I Thanke the my heauenly father by thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christe that this nyghte thou hast gyueÌ„ my slepe and rest preseruyng me from al hurte peryls I besech the to kepe me lykewyse thys daye from synne and all euyls se that all my dedes ye all my lyfe myght please the I commyt myselfe both body and soule and al the thynges that I go about into thy handes Thy holy angell be wyth me lest the deuell my aduersary haue ony power ouer me Amen ¶ The grace to be sayde afore dynner THe eyes of all thynges loke vp and wayte vpon the O Lorde and thou geuest them meate in due tyme. When thou geuest it to them then they gather it when thou openest thy hande then are they well satisfyed Thou openest thy haÌ„de and replenysshest al thynges lyuynge wyth thy blessynge ¶ Our father O Lorde God our heuenly father blesse thou vs and these thy gyftes whych we here receaue of thy blessynge and bountuous goodnesse thorowe thy sonne Iesu Christe Amen ¶ Grace after dynner WE thanke the o Lorde our father by thy sonne Iesus Christ our Lorde for all thy benefytes which lyuest raygnest from age to age worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ The grace before supper CHriste whych at the last supper gaue hym selfe vnto vs promysynge hys body to be crucifyed hys bloude to be shed for oure synnes blesse vs and oure supper Amen ¶ Grace after supper HOnoure and prayse be to God the kynge euerlastynge immortall inuisible wyse onely for euer and euer Amen God almyghty father of all mercy and God of all consolacion gyue vs grace to consent together in the knowledge of thy truth thorow Iesu Christe that we maye wyth one mynde and one mouthe glorify God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ Amen ¶ Whan thou shalt go to bedde saye thys I laye me downe to rest In the name of the father of the sonne and of the holy goost Amen I Thanke the my heauenly father by thy dere beloued sonne Iesus Christ that this daye of thy pleÌ„teousrych mercy thou hast thus preserued me I praye the forgeue me all my synnes whyche I haue thys daye vnryghteously commytted in dede worde and in thoughte And that thou woldest vouchsafe of thy gracious goodnes to kepe me this nyght for I commyte myselfe both body and soule and all myne into thy haÌ„des Thy holy aungel be wyth me leste my deadly aduersary haue intresse into me Amen ¶ The abrogacion of the holy dayes FYrste that the feaste of Dedicacion of the church shall in al places through out this realme be celebrated and kepte on the fyrste sondaye of the moneth of October for euer and vpon none other daye ¶ Item that the feaste of the patron of euery church wythin thys realme called commonly the Church holydaye shall not from hensforth be kepte or obserued as a holydaye as heretofore hath ben vsed but that it shal be lawfull to all and syngular personnes resydent or dwellynge within this realme to go to theyr worke occupacion or mysterye and the same truely to exercyse and occupye vpon the sayde feast as vpon any other worke daye excepte the sayde feaste of Church holydaye such as muste be elles vniuersally obserued as a holy daye by this ordinaunce followynge ¶ Also that all those feastes or holydayes whych shall happeÌ„ to occurre eyther in the heruest tyme which is to be coÌ„pted from the fyrste daye of Iuly vnto the .xxix. daye of Septembre or els in the terme tyme at Westmynster shall not be kepte or obserued from hensforth as holydayes but that it may be lawfull for euery man to go to hys worke or occupacion vpon the same as vpon any other worke daye except alwayes the feastes of the Apostles of our blessed lady and of Saynte George and the .iiii. Euangelistes Mary Magdalene And also suche feastes as wherin the kynges Iudges at Westmynster hall do not vse to syt in iudgemente all which shal be kepte holy and solempne of euery man as in tyme past hath ben accustomed ¶ Prouided alwayes that it maye be lawfull vnto all prestes and clarkes as well secular as regular in the forsayde holydayes nowe abrogate to synge or say theyr accustomed seruyce for those holydayes in theyr churches so that they do not the same solemply nor do rynge to the same after the maner vsed in hygh holydayes nor do commauÌ„de or indycte the same to be kepte or obserued as holy dayes ¶ Fynally the feast of the natiuite of our Lorde of Easter of the natiuite of S. Ihon Baptist and of S. Mychaell archangell shall be froÌ„ hensforth accompted accepted and taken for the .iiii. general offrynge dayes ¶ And for further declaracion of the premysses be it knowen that Easter terme begynneth al wayes the .xviii. daye after Easter rekenynge Easter daye for one and endeth the mondaye nexte after the Ascencion daye ¶ Trinite terme begynneth alwayes the wednisdaye next after the octaues of Trinite sondaye endeth the .xi. or xii daye of Iuly ¶ Myghelmas terme begynneth the .ix. or .x. day of October and endeth the .xxviii. or .xxix. daye of Nouembre ¶ Hyllary terme begynneth the .xxiii. or .xxiiij. daye of Ianuary and endeth the .xij. or .xiij. daye of February ¶ In Easter terme vpon the Ascencion daye ¶ In trinite terme vpon the natiuite of saynte Ihon Baptyst ¶ In Myghelmas terme vpon Alhallowen day ¶ In Hyllary terme vpon Candelmasie daye The Kynges iudges at Westmynster do not vse to sytte in iudgemente nor vpon any sondaye GOD SAVE THE KYNGE Matyns ¶ A Preface to the Matyns and the other houres declaryng the 〈◊〉 institution of them and for what cause they be receaued and accustomed to be sayd in the church and amonge other Christians OF longe tyme Christen reader thath ben vsed in the church of God certayne houres to be appoynted to the seruice of God and to proper in the whiche amonge 〈◊〉 besyâ—es man shulde of his LORDE God haue a herty and feruent meditacioÌ„ and contemplacioÌ„ and a remembraunce of the manifolde benefites bountifull goodnes of god shewed to hym The fyrst limitacion or appoyntment of houres was not by maÌ„s inuencioÌ„ or deuyse but as I read was of God In the seconde boke of Moses I fynde that almyghty God commaunded that twyse to the daye they shulde do sacrifice sayenge Euery daye thou shalt offer two lammes one in the mornynge and another at tiyght Of the which one was called the mornyng sacrifâ—â—â— the other the euenynge sacrifice As we now call the mornynge prayers Matens and the euenynge prayers Euensonge But that now our prayers be distincted in seueÌ„ houres I thynke it taken of Dauid which seuen tymes in the
Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ¶ The C.xliiii Psalme Exaltabo te deus I Wyll magnify the o my Lorde and kyng I wyl prayse thy name for euer and euer Euery daye wyll I geue thankes vnto the and prayse thy name for euer and euer Greate is the Lorde and merueylous worthy to be praysed ther is no ende of his greatnesse One generacion shall prayse thy workes vnto an other and they shall declare thy power They shal be talkynge of thy worship thy glory and shall shew forth thy wonderous workes So that meÌ„ shall speake of the myght of thy merueylous actes and tell of thy greatnesse The memoryall of thy abundaunte kyndenesse shal be shewed and men shall synge of thy ryghteousnesse The Lorde is pacient and mercyfull longe sufferynge and of great goodnesse The Lorde is louynge to euery man and his mercy is ouer all his workes All thy workes prayse the o Lorde and thy sayntes gyue thanke vnto the. To shewe the glory of thy kyngdome and talke of thy power That thy power thy glory myghtynesse of thy kyngdome myght be knowen vnto men Thy kyndome is an euerlastynge kyngdom and thy dominion endureth thorow out all ages The Lorde is faythfull in all his promyses holy in all his workes The Lorde vpholdeth all such as shulde fall and lyfteth vp all them that be downe The eyes of all wayte vpon the and thou gyuest them theyr meate in due season Thou openest thy hande and fyllest al thynges lyuynge with plenteousnesse The Lorde is ryghteous in all his wayes and holy in all his workes The Lorde is nye vnto all theÌ„ that cal vpon him ye all such that call vpon hym faythfully He wyll fulfyl the desyre of theÌ„ that feare hym he wyll heare theyr crye and wyll helpe them The Lorde preserueth all theÌ„ that loue hym and wyll scatter abrode all the vngodly My mouth shal speake the prayse of the Lorde let all fleshe gyue thaÌ„kes vnto his holy name for euer and euer Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ The Lorde is nye vnto all them that call vpoÌ„ hym yee all suche that call vpon hym faythfully wherfore to the O Lorde faythfully wyll I praye ¶ The versycle ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come vnto the. ¶ The prayer LOrde whyche by the annunciacion of thy aungell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacyon of tâ—y sonne Iesus Chryste poure thy grace into oure hartes that we trustynge in hym through hys passyon and death maye be brought to the glory of the last resurrection By the same our Lorde Iesus Christ which lyueth reygneth one God with the father and the holy goost worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ OUr mercyfull Lorde Iesus Gods sonne Callynge vnto his father almyghty Yelded vp his soule and full vpon noone The sprete departed froÌ„ that blessed body The sonne waxed darke the earth quoke wondersly Great merueylous thynges to beholde and heare And yet a knyght perced his herte with a spere ¶ The versycle ¶ We worshyp the Christ with prayse benedictioÌ„ ¶ The answere ¶ For thou redemest the world by thy holy passioÌ„ ¶ The prayer ALl thy passions and thy affliccions moost mercyfull Lorde Iesu Christ helpe vs and defeÌ„de vs from all trouble and anguyshe from al sorowe and heuynes from al perylles and wrethchednesse from all synne and harte vnclennesse froÌ„ al sclaunder and infamy from euyll dyseases of soule and body from sodeyne death from all persecucioÌ„ of our enemyes vysyble and inuysible for we well knowe that by thy passion we shal be saued Therfore with a confydence of the large and inmesurable pytie we beseche the moost mercyfull sauyour for thy moost benyngne and holyest passyons that thou wylte protecte vs by thy gracious helpe and kepe vs from all euyll and gyue vs grace that as we thus do remembre thy passion and death in the whyche thou dydest slee our synne in thy bodye so we maye also mortifye our synnes in our bodyes and on oure backes take thy crosse and folow the whych lyuest and reygnest worlde without ende So be it ¶ The glorious passion of our Lorde Iesu Christ delyuer vs from sorowfull heuynesse and brynge vs to the ioye of paradyse So be it ¶ A memory of our Lady O Mother of God moost gracyous To whom Christ Ihon dyd commende Sayenge mulier ecce filius tuus Thy sorowes that he wolde amende Then shortely after he sayde To Ihon beholde thy mother Thus in hym the trust was layde To comforte the aboue all other Wyth lyke pytye comforte vs In thys vale of mysery And praye to thy sonne Iesus To brynge vs to eternall glorye ¶ The versycle ¶ Holy mother of God make thy peticion ¶ The answere ¶ That we maye obtayne Christes promyssion ¶ The prayer O Lorde Iesu Christe whiche beynge amonge men were founde as man hauynge the experyence of all oure myseryes only that thou lackest synne for that exceadynge charyte whych so farre ouercommed the take pyty on vs grauÌ„t vs by the intercessioÌ„ of thy gloryous mother whoÌ„ so interely thou dydest loue to be voyde of all the mysery of synne and al other worldely aduersytes wyth the pacyently to suffre whyche lyuest and reygnest God worlde without ende So be it ¶ The gloryous passion of a vyrgyns sonne Brynge vs to the blysse of the heauenly kyngdom So be it The euensonge ¶ What is ment by thys worde Euensonge ¶ Lyke as the seruyce that we be daylye accustomed to say in the â—ornynge is called EueÌ„songe Euen so is the seruyce vsed to be sayde or longe towarde â—nynge called Euensonge O God bende thyselfe into my helpe Lorde hast the to helpe me Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is now and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ O howe much ought c. The C.xi. Psalme Beatus uir qui timet Dominum BLessed is the man that feareth the Lorde and hathe great delyte in hys commaunmentes His sede shal be myghty vpon the earth the generacion of the faythful shal be blessed Rychesse and plenteousnesse shal be in hys house and his ryghteousnesse endureth for euer Vnto the godly there aryseth vp lyght in the darkenesse he is mercyful louynge and ryghteous Well is he that is mercyfull and lendeth gladly and pondreth his wordes with dyscrecion For he shall neuer be moued the ryghteous shal be had in an euerlastynge remembraunce He wyll not be afrayde for any euel tydynges his harte standeth fast and beleueth in the Lorde His harte is stablyshed he wyll not
and kynges for to serue the Lorde I answered hym in the waye of his vertue shewe vnto me the shortenesse of my dayes Call me not backe in the myddes of my dayes into the euerlastynges of thy yeare From the begynnynge thou Lorde haste layd the foundacion of the earthe and the workes of thyne handes are the heauens They shall peryshe but thou abydest and all shall waxe olde as a garmente And as a couerynge thou shalt chaunge thē and they shal be chaunged but thou art one the same and thy yeares shall neuer peryshe The sonnes of thy seruaūtes shall dwel togyther and theyr sede shal be directed for euer Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxix Psalme Deprofundis clamaui FRom the depe places haue I called vnto the O Lorde Lorde heare me Let thyne eares be intentyue to the voyce of my prayer Yf thou Lorde wylt loke so straytly vpō synners O Lorde who shall abyde it But there is mercye with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abydē in his worde my soule hathe trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vnto nyght let Israell trust in the Lorde For with the Lorde there is mercye and hys redemption is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell from all the iniquytyes of it Glory be the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xlij. Psalme Domine exaudi orationem LOrde hare my prayer with thyne eares perceaue my desyre for thy truthe sake heare me for thy ryghteousnesse And entre not into iudgemente wyth thy seruaunt for euery person lyuynge shall not be iustifyed in thy syght For the enemy hathe persued my soule hathe brought lowe my lyfe in earth He hath sette me in darkenesse as the dead men of the worlde my sprete was vexed my herte was troubled within me I haue ben myndefull of olde dayes I haue studyed vpon all thy workes and in the dedes of thy handes I mused I haue stretched forthe my handes vnto the my soule vnto the as earth without water Hastely heare me O Lorde my sprete hath fayled me Turne not thy face from me lest I be lyke to men descendynge into a pytte Cause thy mercye to be herde of me betymes for in the haue I trusted Shewe me the waye where I maye walke for vnto the haue I lyfte vp my mynde Delyuer me from myne enemyes Lorde vnto the haue I fled teache me to do thy wyll for thou arte my God Thy good sprete shall conduce me into the lande of ryghtfulnesse for thy names sake Lorde thou shalte reuyue me through thyne equyty Thou shalte brynge my soule from trouble and through thy mercy destroy all myne enemyes And thou shalt destroye all that molest my soule for I am thy seruaunt Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. ¶ The antheme ¶ Remembre not O Lorde the faultes eyther of vs or of our parentes nether take thou vengeaūce on our synnes Spare O Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud Be neuer more angry with vs. ¶ Here after followeth the xv Psalmes The C.xij Psalme Ad dominum cum tribularer I Cryed to the Lorde when I was in trouble and he hearde me O Lorde delyuer my soule from lyenge lyppes from a disceytful tonge What maye be geuen the or what maye be layde agaynste the thou disceytful tonge The sharpe arowes of the myghtye with whote sparkelynge coles Wo is me for my restynge place is prolonged I haue dwelled wyth the inhabyters of Cedar my soule was longe in exyle I was peasably with them that hated peace whē I spake vnto them they assaulted me causelesse Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xx Psalme Leuaui oculos meos I Lyfte vp myne eyes into the hylles from whence helpe shall come vnto me My helpe commeth from the Lorde that made heauen and earth He shall not suffre thy fote to slype neyther shall he that kepeth the fall into a slombre Lo he shall neyther fall a slepe nor slombre whiche kepeth Israel The Lorde kepeth the the Lorde is thy defence more then the ryght hande The Sonne shall not burne the by the daye nor the Moone by nyght The Lorde kepeth the from all euell the Lorde kepeth euen thy soule The Lorde kepe thy goynge in and goynge oute from thys tyme forth and euermore Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge The C.xxi. Psalme Letatus sum I Reioysed in those thynges that were sayd vnto me we shall go into the lordes house Oure fete were standynge in thy gates Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche is buylded lyke a cytie whose particypacions is within it selfe For there ascended the trybes euen the trybes of the Lorde the testimony of Israell to acknowlege the Lordes name For there sate the sytters in iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid Praye ye for the peace of Ierusalem and abundaūce is to them that loue the. Let peace be made throughe thy vertue and plentuousnesse in thy houses For my brothers and kynreddes sakes I prayed peace for the. For the house of our Lorde god I besought good thynges for the. Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxij. Psalme Ad te Ieuaui oculos meos VNto the haue I lyfte vp myne eyes which inhabytest the heauen Euen lyke as the eyes of seruaūtes wayt at the handes of theyr maysters As the eyes of an handmayde be at the handes of her maystres euen so be our eyes vpon the Lorde our God vntyll he haue mercy on vs. Haue mercy on vs O lorde haue mercy on vs for we are fulfylled with much vylynesse For our soule is fylled very much beyng scorned of the rych and despysed of the proude Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The .xxiij. Psalme Nisi quia dominus EXcepte the Lorde had ben amonge vs let Israell now speake except the Lorde had bene amonge vs. When men rose agaynste vs peraduenture they myght haue swallowed vs vp quycke When theyr fury was greate agaynst vs peraduenture the water myght haue souped vs vp Oure soule hathe passed ouer a ryuer oure soule peraduenture myght haue passed ouer a water in tollerable Blessed be the Lorde whiche hath not suffered vs to be caught with theyr teth Our soule hath bene deliuered euen as a sparowe from the foulers snare The snare is worne out and we are delyuered Oure helpe consysteth in the name of the Lorde which made heauen and earth Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxiiij Psalme Qui confidunt in domino THey that truste
¶ The .iii. lesson Iob. xiiii YF a tre be cut downe ther is some hope yet that it wyl sprynge shut forth the braūches agayne for though a roote be waxen olde and deade in the grounde yet whē the stocke getteth the sent of water it wyll bude and brynge forth boughes lyke as whan it was fyrst planted But as for a man whan he is deade peryshed and consumed awaye what becommeth of hym The floudes when they be dryed vp and the ryuers when they be emptye are fylled agayne thorowe the flowynge waters of the see but when man siepeth he ryseth not agayne vntyll the heauen perysh he shall not wake vp nor ryse out of his slepemaye a dead man lyue agayn all the dayes of this my pylgrymage am I lokynge whan my chaungynge shall come yf thou woldeste but call me I shulde obey the only despyce not me the worke of thyne owne handes for thou haste nombred al my goynges yet be not thou to extreme vpon my synnes ¶ The Responce Lorde what is man that thou haste suche respect vnto or the sonne of mā that thou so regardest hym man is lyke a thynge of nought and his dayes passeth awaye lyke a shadowe ¶ The versycle He is euen a vapoure that appeareth for a lytle tyme and then vanysheth awaye ¶ The repeticion Man is lyke The .xxij. psalme Dominus regit me nichil THe Lorde is my shepeherde I can wante nothynge He fedeth me in a grene pasture and leadeth me to a freshe water He quyckeneth my soule and bryngeth me forthe in the waye of ryghteousnesse for hys name sake Though I shulde walke now in the valley of the shadowe of deathe yet feare I no euell for thou arte wyth me thy staffe and thy shepehoke conforte me Thou preparest a table before me agaynste myne enemyes thou anoyntest my heade wyth oyle and fyllest the cuppe full Oh let thy louynge kyndnesse and mercye followe me all the dayes of my lyfe that I maye dwell in the house of the Lorde for euer ¶ The antheme In a place of pasture ther hath he set me ¶ The antheme The default The .xxiiij. Psalme Ad te leuaui animam meam VNto the O Lorde I lyfte vp my soule my God I trust in the oh let me not be confounded lest myne enemyes triumphe ouer me For all they that hope in the shal not be ashamed but such as be scornfull despysers without a cause they shal be put to confusion Shewe me thy wayes o Lorde and teach me thy pathes Leade me in the truth and learne me for thou art the God of my saluacion and in the is my hope all the daye longe Call to remembraunce o Lorde the tender mercyes and thy louynge kyndnesses which haue ben euer of olde Oh remember not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordynge vnto thy mercy thynke vppon me o Lorde for thy goodnesse Oh how frendly and ryghteous is the lorde therfore wyll he teach synners in the waye He leadeth the simple aryght and such as be meke them learneth he his wayes All the wayes of the Lorde are very mercye and faythfulnesse vnto such as kepe hys testamēt and couenaunt For thy name sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is great What soeuer he be the feareth the lorde he shal shewe hym the waye that he hath chosen Hys soule shall dwell at ease and hys sede shall possesse the lande The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare hym and he sheweth them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto the lorde for he shall plucke my feete out of the nette Turne the vnto me and haue mercy vpon me for I am desolate and in mysery The sorowes of my herte are great O brynge me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersitye and mysery and forgeue me all my synnes Consyder howe myne enemyes are many beare a malycious hate agaynst me O kepe my soule and delyuer me let me not be cōfounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let innocencye and ryghteous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope is in the delyuerer of Israel O God out of all his trouble ¶ The antheme The defaultes of my youth and my ignorancyes remembre not O Lorde ¶ The antheme I trust to se The .xxvi. Psalme Dominus illuminatio mea THe Lorde is my lyght and my saluacion whome shulde I feare the Lorde is the strength of my lyfe for whom then shulde I be afrayed Wherfore when the wycked euen myne enemyes and my foes came vpon me to eate vp my fleshe they stombled and fell Though an hoost of men were layed agaynst me yet shall not my harte be afrayed and though ther rose vp warre agaynst me yet wyll I put my trust in hym One thynge haue I desyred of the Lorde which I wyll requyre namely that I maye dwell in the house of the Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre bewty of the Lorde and to vysyte his temple For in the tyme of trouble he hathe hydde me in hys tabernacle yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge hath he kepete me and set me vppon a rocke of stone And now hath he lyfted vp my head aboue myne enemyes that conpassed me rounde about Therfore wyll I offre in hys dwellynge the oblacion of thankes geuyng I wyl both synge speake prayses vnto the Lorde Herken vnto my voyce O Lorde when I crye vnto the haue mercy vpon me and heare me My harte speaketh vnto the my face seketh the yee Lorde thy face wyll I seke O hyde not thou thy face from me cast not thy seruaunte of in displeasure Thou art my succourre leaue me not nother forsake me O God my saueoure For my father and my mother haue forsaken me but thc Lorde hath taken me Shew me thy waye o Lorde and leade me in the ryght path because of myne enemyes Delyuer me not in the wylles of myne aduersaries for ther are false wytnesse vp agaynst me and they ymagyned myschefe Neuerthelesse I beleue verely to se the goodnesse of the Lorde in the lande of lyuynge O tary thou the lordes leasure be strōge let thyne harte be of good comforte and wayte thou styll for the Lorde ¶ The antheme I trust to se the goodnesse of the Lorde in the lande of the lyuynge ¶ The versycle The ryghteous shal be in eternall remembraunce ¶ The answere He shall not feare euell speakynge Our father And leade vs not But delyuer The .iiij. lesson S. August ALl these thynges that is to saye the busynes of deade the condicion or maner of the sepulture the pompe of the Dirige they are more the comforte of the lyue then the helpe of the deade yf a sumptuous buryall doth auayle the wycked then a small or none shall hynder the good to that purpuled ryche man the company of hys seruaūtes dyd exhybite solempne exequies in the syght of men but much more solempner exequies dyd the mynistery of
angels exhibite to the poore scabed Lazarus in the syght of God whych angels caryed hym out not into a marble tombe but they caryed hym vp into the bosome of Abrahā ¶ The responce The dead bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the eyre to be deuoured and the flesh of the sayntes the beastes of the lande ¶ The versycle Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euery syde of Ierusalem and ther was no man to burye them ¶ The repeticion And the fleshe of thy sayntes haue they geuē vnto the beastes The .v. lesson Of S. August NOt yet for all that are the bodyes of the deade to be contemned and cast awaye specyally of the ryghteous and faythfull the which as vessels and organs to al good workes the holy goost dyd vse The corse of the olde ryghteous men wyth a diligente godlynesse were taken hede vnto they re exequies celebrated and sepultures prouyded and they when they lyued of theyr bodyes to be buryed or transferred to theyr chyldren gaue commaundement And Toby in buryenge the deade the angell beynge wytnes gate thākes of god The lorde also that the thyrd day wold ryse agayn doth opēly declare the good worke of the deuout womē wylled it also to be declared and that she dyd it to the buryall of hym they also laudably are remembred in the gospell whyche toke hys body from the crosse and dyd ther indeuoure diligently and honorably to couer and bury it ¶ The responce Gene. xl Ioseph sayde vnto hys brethren I dye and God wyll vysite you and brynge ye oute of thys lande to the lande that he sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob Therfore toke he an oth of the chyldrē of Israell and sayde Whan God shall vysite you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The versycle So Ioseph dyed when he was an hundreth and ten yeare olde and they embalmed hym and layde hym in a chest in Egypte ¶ The repeticion And God shall vysyte you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The .vi. lesson S. August THere are sayde many deade men to haue appered in dreames or other wayes to the lyuyng But it is to be answered that for al that it is not to be thought that the deade doth thynges perceaue Because they are semed suche thynges to aske or to tel or shewe For the lyuyng also do often tymes appeare to other alyue beyng aslepe when they themselfe do not know that they do appeare and yet they heare thē that hath thys dreamed saye that they haue sene thē in ther dreames speakyng or doynge sumwhat Yf thē any mā cāse me in this dreame tellyng hī what is already done or shewyng hī before hāde what is to come I nothyng knowyng of it nothyng at al mynding or passyng not only what he dreameth But whether he wake whyle I slepe or whether I wake whyle he slepe or whether at one tyme we do both slepe or both wake when he sawe this dreame in the which he saw me what meruaile is it yf the dead not knowyng nor perceyuyng these thynges or yet se that of the lyuyng in theyr dreames And somwhat do saye which whan they walke do knowe to be true ¶ The Responce O Lord iudge me not after my dedes I haue done nothyng worthy to be accepted before the wherfore I beseche thy maiesty whiche arte the only God to clense me from myne iniquitye ¶ The versicle And yet agayne wassh me from myne vnrighteousnesse and clense me from my synne for I confesse I haue only trespassed agaynst the. ¶ The repeticion Wherfore I beseche the ¶ The .xxxix psalme Expectans expectaui I Wayted paciently for the Lorde which enclyned hymselfe to me herde my callyng He brought me out of the horrible pytte out of the myre and claye he set my fete vppon the rocke and ordeyned my goyng He hath put a new sōge in my mouth euē a thākes geuyng vnto our God Many men seyng this shal feare the Lorde and put theyr trust in hym Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the lord and turneth not vnto the proud and to suche as go about wyth lyes O Lorde my God great are the wonderous workes whych thou hast done and in thy thoughtes towardes vs ther maye none be lykened vnto the. I wolde declare them and speake of thē but they are so many that they can not be tolde Sacrifice offrynge thou woldeste not haue but a body hast thou ordened burnt offrynges and sacrifice for synne thou hast not alowed Then sayd I Lo I come In the begynnynge of the boke it is wryttē of me that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll o my God and that I am contente to do yee thy lawe is wythin my harte I wyll preach of thy ryghteousnesse in the great congregacion Lo I wyll not refrayne my lyppes o Lorde and that thou knowest I do not hyde thy ryghteousnesse in my herte my talkynge is of the truth and sauyng helth I kepe not thy louynge mercy faythfulnesse backe from the great congregacion Turne not thou thy mercy from me o Lorde but let thy louynge kyndnesse and truthe alwaye preserue me For innumerable troubles are come aboute me my synnes haue taken such holde vpon me that I am not able to loke vp Yee they are more in nombre then the heer 's of my heade and my harte hath fayled me O Lord let it be thy pleasure to delyuer me make hast o Lorde to helpe me Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule to destroye it let thē fall backward and put to confusion that wyshe me euell Let them be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyful gladde in the and let all suche as delyte in thy saluacion saye alwaye the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in mysery but the lorde careth for me Thou art my helper and redemer make no longe taryenge O my God ¶ The antheme Pleasynge be it vnto the O Lorde for to delyuer me Lorde haue regarde to helpe me ¶ The antheme Heale my soule The .xl. Psalme Beatus qui intelligit super BLessed is he that cōsydereth the poore the Lorde shall delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble Thou shalt preserue hym and kepe hym alyue he shal make hym to prosper vpon earth and shal not delyuer hym to the wyll of hys enemyes The lord shal refresh him whā he lyeth sycke vpon his bed yee thou makest his bed in al his syckenes I sayd lorde be mercyfull vnto me heale my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. Myne enemyes speake euell vpon me when shal he dye and when shall hys name peryshe Though he came in to se yet meaned he falshed in hys harte heapynge myschefe vpon hymfelfe All they that hate me runne in together agaynst me and ymagyne euell agaynst me They haue geuen a wycked sentence vpō me whā he lyeth he
the smaller thynges of the lawe but that they obseruynge them dyd omytte the greater thynges of the lawe sayenge Wo be vnto you Pharyses and Scrybes ye ypocrytes whych tyth mynte anyse and commyne and leaue the wayghter matters of the lawe behynde namely iudgemente mercye and faythe these ought to haue ben done and not to leaue the other behynde leaue not then the commaundementes of God But let them for as much as they are the wayghter dedes be fyrste obserued done the other also as it is before sayd not to be omytted as Paule counceleth Let euery soule submytte hymselfe to the auctorite of the hyer powers for ther is no power but of god the powers that be are ordeyned of God so that who so euer resysteth the powers resysteth the ordynaūce of god they that resyst shall receaue to thēselues dāpnaciō Warne thē that they submytte thēselues vnto prynces and to the hyer auctoryte to obey the offycers and to be ready to all good workes Be yet aduertysed gentle reader that thou putte no trust in those workes no nor yet in the externe workes of Goddes commaundementes to be iustifyed by them only but rather because that they come of fayth are they accepted for of only workes is no mā iustifyed also Dauid sayeth Enter not into iudgemēt with thy seruaunt for in thy syght shall no mā lyuyng be iustifyed By the dedes of the law no flesh maye be iustifyed in his syght The kyndnes loue of God our saueour to māwarde hath appeared not of the dedes of ryghteousnes which we wrought but of his mercy he saued vs. c. When ye haue done all these thinges whieh are commaunded you saye we are vnprophetable seruauntes we haue done which was our deuty to do These places with many other that myght be here inferred which now to auoyd prolixite are omytted do manifestly wytnes that by workes is no man saued yet be not discoraged nother saye with thy selfe what shal I do good workes seyng I shal not be saued by them then they wyll do no good Many thynges moueth a true christian to worke fyrst his fayth for as the tre can not brynge forth fruyt yf he hath lyfe in hym so can not the faythfull but bryng forth good workes yf he haue a perfect fayth in him wherfore yf that thou worke not be assured that thou lackest faythe a perfecte fayth seaseth not from workes A Christian also shulde worke to geue ensample as in the fyfte of Mathewe Christ sayeth Let your lyght so shyne before men that they maye se your good workes gloryfy your father which is in heauen se that ye haue honest conuersacion among the gentels that they whiche backbyte you as euyll doers mayese your good workes and prayse god in the daye of visitacion Itt moueth also a christian to worke that bytwyxt god and vs is a couenaunt made that he shall reward not for the dignite or worthines of the worke but for his couenauntes sake for the worthynes of the worke doth not receyue such a reward when the rewarde is an hundreth folde better then the worke in this conuenaunt of Christ as whosoeuer forsaketh houses or brethren or systers other father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or lande for my names sake ▪ the same shal recyue an hundreth folde and shalt inheryte euerlastyng lyfe Many are the conuenauntes made betwyxt god and vs and when Christ sayd happy are the mercyful for they shall obtayne mercye Blessed are the poore in spirite for theyrs is the kyngdome of heauen c. Yf ye shall forgeue other men theyr trespasses your heuenly father shal also forgeue you Yf thou wylt entre into lyfe kepe the commaundementes by these conuenauntes thou mayst perceyue Christian reader that vnto worke is a rewarde promysed by conuenaunt Wherfore yf thou delyte to worke for a reward be of good there and cease not to worke thou shalt haue a rewarde not for thy merites desertes or worthynes of thy worke as is before sayde but for thy conuenauntes sake But the chefe motyue to good workes is or shal be the very pure loue of God for vpon loue doth Christ founde the obseruacion of his commaundementes as it may be gathered by his sayenge yf ye loue me kepe my commaundementes So then the obseruaciō of goddes cōmaundementes is the effecte of the loue of god as in the same chapter it is expressed of Christ sayeng He that hath my commaundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me So that a true christian ought to do good workes not for the loue of eternal lyfe nother for the feare of eternal death which ensueth the transgression of goddes cōmaundementes but for the very loue of God which fayth hath wrought in him By this it may be perceyued that although by fayth onely not by workes mā is iustifyed in the syght of god yet good workes are not thought to be despysed and that man shuld not worke as som falsly hath imputed to preachers but rather that all good workes shal be besely exercysed to the glory of god The thyrde sort of workes are of the tradicion of man whiche are not in the scrypture of God nor yet consonaunt to the scripture of god but playnly repugnaunt as pardons pylgrymages kissing of ymages offryng of candels knelyng and crouchyng to stockes and stones and suche other whiche ought not to be receyued nor obserued for it is rather to be obeyed to god thē vnto mā Actes v. the aucthours of such tradicions as Christ sayeth doth worshyp hym in vayne teachyng doctrynes which are nothynge but mennes preceptes Mat. xv Of these preceptes and mennes lawes seke the .xxviii. and .xxix. chapter of Esay in the whiche ye shall perceyue these pleasures of God for them ¶ The offyce of al estates BE wyse nowe therfore O ye kynges Be warned ye that are Iudges of the earth Psalmus iiii Serue the lord wyth feare reioyse before hym with reuerēce Heare therfore O ye kynges and vnderstande Sapien. vi O learne ye that be Iudges of the endes of the earth geue eare ye that rule the multitudes and delyte in much people for the power is giuē you of the Lorde and the strength from the highest whiche shall trye your workes and search out your ymaginacions Sapi. vi Vnto you therfore O ye kynges do I speake that ye maye learne wysdō not go amysse for they that kepe righteousnes shal be ryghteously iudged and they that are lerned in ryghteous thynges shal fynd to make aunswere wherfore set your lustes vpon my wordes loue them so shall ye come by nourture ¶ To the leage people of al estates vnto theyr prynce LEt euery soule submyt himselfe to the aucthorite of the hyer powers for there is no power but of God The powers that be are ordeyned of God so that whosoeuer resisteth the powers resisteth the ordinaunces of God Roma xiii And they that resyst shal receyue to themselues