The monument of matrones conteining seuen seuerall lamps of virginitie, or distinct treatises; whereof the first fiue concerne praier and meditation: the other two last, precepts and examples, as the woorthie works partlie of men, partlie of women; compiled for the necessarie vse of both sexes out of the sacred Scriptures, and other approoued authors, by Thomas Bentley of Graies Inne student.

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The monument of matrones conteining seuen seuerall lamps of virginitie, or distinct treatises; whereof the first fiue concerne praier and meditation: the other two last, precepts and examples, as the woorthie works partlie of men, partlie of women; compiled for the necessarie vse of both sexes out of the sacred Scriptures, and other approoued authors, by Thomas Bentley of Graies Inne student.

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Contents

• title page
• A praier vpon the posie prefixed.
• To the most vertuous Ladie and Christian Prin∣cesse, Queene ELIZABETH, grace and peace from God the Father through Christ Iesus our Sauiour.
• Lampas Virginitatis.
• To the Christian Reader, grace and truth in Christ.
• Facies militantis Ecclesiae.
• Rob. Marbeck ad lectorem.
• Argumentum libri.
• A breefe catalog of the memorable names of sundrie right famous Queenes, godlie Ladies, and vertuous women of all ages, which in their kind and countries were notablie learned, and whereof some marked with this marke * were the authors of a great part of this booke, as shall appeere: set foorth in alphabeticall order.
• VVhat ceremonie euerie woman ought by Gods word to vse in the time of praier, publike or priuate.
• ¶ The first Lampe of Virginitie, contei∣ning the diuine PRAIERS, HYMNES, or SONGS, made by sundrie holie women in the Scripture: something explaned in the hardest places, for the better vnderstan∣ding and edifieng of the vnlearned Reader: and first,
  • quotation
  • The song of thankesgiuing of Moses, which Myriam the Prophe∣tesse and sister of Aaron, together with all the women, sang vpon Timbrels to the praise of God, for the people of Israëls deliue∣rance out of the hands of Pharao, &c.
  • quotation
  • The praier or blessing of Naomy for hir two daughters in lawe, Ruth and Orpah.
  • The praier or vow of Hanna, for a sonne. 1.
  • The song and thankesgiuing of Hanna, after she by praier had ob∣teined a sonne called Samuel. 1.
  • The song of the women of Israël, in the praise of Dauids victorie ouer Goliah.
  • The praier or wish of Abigaël for king Dauid, against his enimies.
  • The song of Sion, or the familiar talke and mysticall communicati∣on, or diuine dialogue of the speciall loue betwene the spirituall bridegrome Iesus Christ, and the bride the faithful soule, his san∣ctified, chaste, and holie spouse the Church: commonlie called,
    • The Church or faithfull soule speaketh to Christ.
    • Christ speaketh to his Church, or the faithfull soule.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church speaking of hir deliuerance out of the wildernesse; and of the beautie of Salomons Temple, saith:
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • The daughters of Ierusalem, or faithfull Christians, to the Church, saie:
    • The Church.
    • The daughters of Ierusalem, or the faithfull to the Church, saie:
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
    • CHRIST.
    • The Church.
  • The foure lamentations of the daughter of Zion, the Church, wher∣in with weeping, sighing, howling, and with an heauie and wo∣full hart she sorowfullie bewaileth hir miserable estate, being plagued of God, and forsaken of hir spouse Christ, for his sinnes, vnfaithfulnesse, and rebellion.
    • The first Lamentation.
    • The second lamentation of Zion.
    • The third lamentation of Zion.
    • The fourth lamentation or complaint of Zion.
    • The fift lamentation, or praier of Zion.
  • The praier and thankesgiuing of Sarra Tobits wife, which in hir vir∣ginitie, with fasting and weeping for the space of three daies and three nights, she made to be deliuered from the shame and re∣proch, wherewith hir fathers maids vpbraided hir.
  • The praier of Iudith, which she made with fasting and teares, for the deliuerance of hir people the Bethulians, out of the hands of Holophernes, and the Assyrians host that besieged their citie.
  • Iudith hir praier that shee made secretlie, or mentallie in hir hart, when she stroke off the head of proud Holophernes.
  • Iudith hir song of praise and thankesgiuing, which she, togither with all the people, made for their deliuerance from the hands of the Assyrians, by the destruction of Holophernes.
  • The praier of Queene Hester, which she made for the deliuerance of hir selfe, and hir people, out of the bloudie hands of Haman, that conspired their death.
  • Susanna hir praier, which she made, at what time she was condem∣ned by false witnesses, to die for adulterie.
  • A praier of the Church made in hir affliction and captiuitie.
  • The song of the blessed virgine Marie, the mother of our Sauiour Christ, which she made at the time that she felt hir selfe concei∣ued of our Sauiour Iesus in hir wombe.
  • The woman of Canaans praier vnto Christ for hir sicke daughter.
  • The praier (but all too late) of the fiue foolish virgins.
• treatise - 2
  • half title
  • Certaine godlie Sentences out of the 13. Psalme, written by the Queenes Maiestie, in Latine, French, and Italian.
  • A godlie meditation of the inward loue of the Christian soule towards Christ our Lord.
    • The first Chapter, Of the soules slauerie by sinne: and redemption by Christ his passion.
    • The second Chapter, Of the soules affinitie with Christ.
    • The third Chapter, Of the soules infidelitie or apostasie from GOD.
    • The fourth Chapter, Of the entier affection and loue of God towards the sinfull soule of man.
    • The fift Chapter, Of the vnion of death and life in the faithfull soule by Christ.
    • The sixt Chapter, Of the longing of the soule, by death to feede with Christ.
    • The seuenth Chapter, Of the trust the soule hath in the merits of hir Re∣deemer, against the dread of hell and desperation.
    • The eight Chapter, Of the incomprehensible loue of Christ to the sin∣full soule: and benefits that come of a true faith.
  • ¶ These foure clauses or texts of Scripture, are added to the worke by the Queenes Maiestie.
  • ¶ The Christian praiers of our Souereigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth, which hir grace made in the time of hir trouble, and im∣prisonment in the Tower, and af∣ter hir Coronation.
  • Another praier made by hir Maiestie, when she was in great feare and doubt of death, by murther.
  • Another praier and thankesgiuing made by hir grace, as she rode in hir Chariot from the Tower, to be crowned Queene at Westminster.
  • WILLIAM CICILL hauing taken much profit by the reading of this Treatise following, wisheth vnto eue∣rie Christian by the reading there∣of like profit with increase from GOD.
  • The Lamentation or Complaint of a sinner, made by the most vertuous and right gratious Ladie Queene CATHERINE, be∣wailing the ignorance of hir blind life, led in superstition: verie profitable to the amendment of our liues.
    • The first Chapter, Of an humble confession of sinnes to the glorie of God.
    • The second Chapter, A lamentation of a sinner, with hartie repentance in faith to obtaine absolution and remission, through the merits of Christ.
    • The third Chapter, VVhat true faith worketh in the soule of a sinner.
    • The fourth Chapter, Of the great loue of God towards mankind, and of the inward beholding of Christ crucified.
    • The fift Chapter, Of the glorious victories of Christ ouer all enimies.
    • The sixt Chapter, That we ought to submit our selues to the schoole of the Crosse: and still looke and learne in the booke of the Crucifix.
    • The seuenth Chapter, A Christian bewailing of the miserable ignorance and blindnesse of men.
    • The eight Chapter, Of the fruites and rules of true Christianitie for men to followe.
    • The ninth Chapter, Of the fruits of infidelitie, and offence of weakelings.
    • The tenth Chapter, Of carnall gospellers, by whose euill liuing Gods truth is shamefullie slandered.
    • The eleuenth Chapter, Of the vertuous properties of Gods children: of whome euerie one attendeth his vocation.
    • The twelfe Chapter, The conclusion, with a Christian exhortation to the amendement of life.
  • ¶ Also here followe godlie Praiers and Meditations, wherein the mind is stirred, pa∣tientlie to suffer all afflictions heere; to set at naught the vaine prosperitie of the world: and alwaie to long for euerlasting felicitie: collec∣ted out of holie works, by the most vertu∣ous and gratious Princesse KATHE∣RINE, Queene of England, France, and Ireland.
    • The first Chapter, Of praiers to performe Gods will in patience.
    • The second Chapter, A confession of our infirmities, with a desire to rest in God aboue all things.
    • The third Chapter. A recounting of Gods benefits, with praier to obtaine a free and cleane mind, with hartie wisdome and deliuerance.
    • The fourth Chapter, To despise all things in the world, and yeeld our selues vp to God, that he may be all in all for our redemption in time of neede.
    • The fift Chapter, Of the euerlasting daie, and anguish of this life.
    • The sixt Chapter, A sweet praier, wherein being pressed downe with troubles, we humblie yeeld our selues vnder the mightie hand of God our Creator.
  • ¶ A certaine effectuall praier, made by the Ladie Jane Dudley, in the time of hir trouble, a little before hir death.
  • An exhortation written by the Ladie IANE, the night before she suffered, in the end of the new Testa∣ment in Greeke, which she sent to hir sister the Ladie Katherine.
  • * Certaine verses written by the said Ladie Iane with a pinne.
  • ¶ Morning and Euening praiers, with diuers Psalmes, Hymnes, and Medi∣tations, made and set forth by the Ladie ELIZABETH Tyrwhit.
    • morning prayers
      • A Confession to be said before Morning praier.
      • A praier to be said at our vprising.
      • Another praier at our vprising.
      • The Hymne or praier to the sonne of God.
      • An Antheme.
      • A praier to God the father to be vsed before Morning praier.
      • The Hymne of our redemption by Christ.
      • A forme of priuate Morning Praier. Our father which art in heauen, &c.
      • The first Psalme at Morning Praier.
      • The second Psalme.
      • The third Psalme.
      • A contemplation of Christes Passion.
      • The Hymne of the passion of Christ.
      • The second Meditation or praier of our frailtie and miserie.
      • The Hymne to God the Creator.
      • A praier to the blessed Trinitie. Let vs praie.
      • After praier, saie this conclusion, or Collect.
      • The blessing.
    • evening prayers
      • EVENING PRAIER. ¶ A Confession to be said before Euening praier.
      • A praier to be said in the Euening.
      • Another Euening praier.
      • The Hymne or praier to God the Father.
      • An Antheme.
      • A praier to God the Father to be vsed be∣fore Euening praier.
      • The Hymne of our redemption by Christ.
      • A forme of Priuate Euening praier. Our Father which art in heauen, &c.
      • The first Psalme at Euening praier.
      • The second Psalme.
      • The third Psalme.
      • The fourth Psalme.
      • A contemplation and praier exclaming of the carefull passions of the soule and bodie.
      • An Hymne of the state of all Adams posteritie.
      • The second meditation of the dreadfull daie of iudgement.
      • The Hymne of the daie of iudgement.
      • A generall praier, wherein we commend our selues, and the whole state of Christs Church vnto GOD.
      • A praier at night going to bed.
      • The Hymne or praier for night.
      • Another Hymne or praier to be said when ye go to bed.
      • The Antheme.
      • * Our Father which art in heauen, &c.
      • prayer
      • The conclusion after Euening praier.
      • The Blessing.
      • ¶ Certaine godlie sentences written by the Ladie E. T.
  • The Praiers made by the right Honou∣rable Ladie Frances Aburgauennie, and committed at the houre of hir death, to the right Worshipfull Ladie MARIE Fane (hir onlie daugh∣ter) as a Iewell of health for the soule, and a perfect path to Paradise, verie profitable to be used of euerie faithfull Christian man and woman.
    • A fruitfull praier to be said in the Morning.
    • A fruitfull praier to be said at the going to bed of euerie Christian.
    • A praier for the remission of sinne, and to ob∣teine a vertuous life.
    • Another praier for the obteining of grace and mercie.
    • A Confession to be said of the penitent person.
    • Another godlie Confession and meditation of the penitent.
    • A praier to be purged from sinne and vncleannesse.
    • Another praier of the penitent for mercie.
    • Another praier to be said of the sinfull soule.
    • A praier to God the father.
    • A praier vnto God the sonne.
    • A praier vnto God the holie Ghost.
    • A godlie praier for the true worshipping of God, which may be vsed in the Church before common praier.
    • Another praier that we may liue so vprightlie in this life, that at the last we may dwell in the euerlasting tabernacle.
    • A praier against the felowship of the vngodlie.
    • A praier to be said before or after the Sermon.
    • A praier for faith.
    • A praier to be said before the receiuing of the Lords Supper.
    • A praier or thankesgiuing to be said after the receiuing of the Communion.
    • A godlie praier to be said of euerie Christian, espe∣ciallie at burials.
    • A praier to liue well.
    • A praier for humilitie.
    • A praier for the obteining of Gods grace.
    • A praier against presumptuous pride and vaine-glorie.
    • A praier against couetousnesse, or too much care of the world.
    • A praier against lieng and euill imaginations.
    • A necessarie praier in Meeter against vices.
    • A thankesgiuing for benefits receiued at Gods hand.
    • Another thankesgiuing for the goodnesse of God to vs.
    • A praier to be said in time of quietnesse and prosperitie.
    • A godlie and fruitfull praier to be said in time of bloudie battell.
    • A godlie praier to be said in time of anie common plague, priuate affliction or trouble.
    • A praier for patience in trouble, and meekelie to suffer aduersitie.
    • Another praier in trouble and aduersitie.
    • Another praier in trouble, for the obteining of mercie.
    • Another.
    • Another praier, wherin the penitent longeth for comfort.
    • Being tempted by the ghostlie enimie (as all that feare God are) to doubt in anie article of the Catholike faith, to despaire in Gods mercie, to yeeld to melancholie fansies, to be vexed with vn∣kindnes of friends, or the malice of enimies, to be troubled with sicknesse, or anie other waies oppressed with griefe of bodie and mind: saie deuoutlie as followeth.
    • A praier against the feare of worldlie casualties.
    • A praier to be deliuered from enimies and dangers.
    • A praier for righteous iudgement, in mat∣ters of controuersie.
    • A Psalme to be said after trouble escaped.
    • Comfortable exhortations against the manifold assaults of Sathan.
    • A godlie meditation of the vnspeakable ioies of heauen, and the intollerable paines of hell, verie often to be remembred.
    • A praier to be said of the sicke, at the houre of death.
    • A deuout meditation to be vsed after praier.
    • A Praier deciphering in Alphabet forme, the name of the right Woorshipfull Ladie MARY FANE.
      • M
      • A
      • R
      • Y
      • F
      • A
      • N
      • E
    • acrostic prayer
  • ¶ Certaine praiers made by godlie women Martyrs.
    • The praier of Agnes the Martyr at hir death.
    • The song of Eulalia the Martyr at hir death.
    • The praier of Anne Askue the Martyr, before hir death.
    • The praier that maister Bradfords morher said and offered vnto God in his behalfe, a little be∣fore his martyrdome.
  • Other godlie praiers taken out of the Psalmes, written by a godlie harted Gen∣tlewoman.
    • prayer
    • Another praier.
    • And euer be giuing thanks to God the almightie Lord and King, saieng as followeth.
    • Another thankesgiuing after trouble.
  • An instruction for Christians, contei∣ning a fruitfull and godlie exercise, as well in wholsome and fruitfull praiers, as in reuerend dis∣cerning of Gods holie Commandements and Sa∣craments: translated out of French into Eng∣lish by a right vertuous and godlie Ma∣trone and Gentlewoman named Mistresse DORCAS MARTIN.
    • The Lords praier.
    • The Articles of the Christian faith.
    • The ten Commandements of Almightie GOD, Exod. 20.
      • The Preface.
      • The first Table.
      • The second Table.
      • The Summe.
    • A praier to be said in the Morning when one awaketh. Our helpe be in the name of the Lord, who hath made heauen and earth.
    • The exercise of an housholder with his familie to praie in the Morning.
    • A praier to saie before one begin his worke.
    • Another praier to the same purpose.
    • A praier to saie afore one begin to studie his lesson. Out of the 119 Psalme. verses, 9, 18, 34.
    • A praier or grace to saie afore meate.
    • Grace after meate.
    • A praier to be said before sleepe. Exhortation.
    • The praier of the Church of the faithfull, to speake the word of God with all boldnesse. Acts, 4. verse, 24, &c.
    • ¶ The maner how to examine such yong persons as be willing to receiue the Supper of our Lord Iesus Christ.
      • The true summe of all Christian Religion.
      • Of Inuocation.
      • Of Obedience.
      • Of Confession.
      • Sacraments.
    • A collection of the principall points, which they ought to knowe, that will communicate at the holie Supper of the Lord Iesus Christ.
    • A godlie exhortation to mortification of our sinfull affections, and to holinèsse of life: written by a vertuous Gentlewoman.
    • Another godlie exhortation to moue vs to praier, and to cause vs to be in a continuall readinesse to waite on our Maister Christ, when he shall come againe to iudge both the quicke and dead: written by the same godlie Gentlewoman.
• treatise - 3
  • half title
  • Right godlie Psalmes, fruitfull Praiers, and comfortable Meditations to be said of our most vertuous and deere Souereigne LADIE Queene ELIZABETH, as at all times at hir Graces pleasure: so especiallie vpon the 17. daie of Nouem∣ber, being the memorable daie of hir Maiesties most ioifull deliuerance out of trouble: and happie entrie to hir bles∣sed reigne.
    • The 18. Psalme of DAVID, which he made for the first be∣ginning of his gratulation and thankesgiuing vnto God, in the entring into his kingdome, for the maruelous mer∣cies, victories and graces of God towards him: para∣phrasticallie explaned and opened by that godlie lear∣ned man THEODORE BEZA.
    • The 118. Psalme made by DAVID, when he obteined his kingdome after the death of Saule.
  • The praier.
  • Another praier to be said of the Queenes Maiestie.
  • Another.
  • Another.
  • Another.
  • The praier of King SALOMON for Wisdome to gouerne well. Wisd. 9.
  • Holie Praiers, and godlie Meditations, desciphering in Alphabeticall forme, the Roiall name of our vertuous Soue∣reigne Queene ELIZABETH, properlie to be vsed of hir Maiestie.
    • ELIZABETH.
      • E
      • L
      • I
      • Z
      • A
      • B
      • E
      • T
      • H
    • REGINA.
      • R
      • E
      • G
      • I
      • N
      • A
  • * ANOTHER. ELIZABETH.
    • part - Elizabeth
      • E
      • L
      • I
      • Z
      • A
      • B
      • E
      • T
      • H
    • REGINA.
      • R
      • E
      • G
      • I
      • N
      • A
  • The versicle.
  • The answere.
  • The Collect.
  • The Praier.
  • The KINGS Heast, or GODS familiar speech to the QVEENE: Collected out of the holie Psalmes of good King DAVID, as they are learned∣lie expounded by THEODORE BEZA:
    • ¶ The first Chapter of the HEAST.
    • CAP. II.
    • CAP. III.
    • CAP. IIII.
    • CAP. V.
  • The Queenes Vow, or selfe-talke with GOD: Collected out of the Psalmes of the princelie Prophet King DAVID, as they are pa∣raphrasticallie expounded by that godlie learned man, THEO∣DORE BEZA.
    • * The first part of the VOW.
    • The second part, conteining foure Chapters.
      • CAP. I.
      • CAP. II.
      • CAP. III.
      • CAP. IIII.
    • The third part conteining three Chapters.
      • CAP. I.
      • CAP. II.
      • CAP. III.
    • The fourth part of the Vow, conteining fiue Chapters.
      • CAP. I.
      • CAP. II.
      • CAP. III.
      • CAP. IIII.
      • CAP. V.
    • The fift and last part of the Vow diuided also into fiue Chapters.
      • CAP. I.
      • CAP. II.
      • CAP. III.
      • CAP. IIII.
      • CAP. V.
• A table orderlie comprehending, vnder some spe∣ciall titles, all such praiers, meditations, and other matters whatsoeuer, which conuenientlie might there vnto be referred or gathered in the first, second, and third Lamps or parts of this booke for the benefit of the simple reader: by T. B. S.
• errata - treatises 1-3
• treatise - 4
  • half title
  • ¶ The sacrifice of Euangelicall deuoti∣on, conteining Christian Praiers and Meditations, to be vsed as speciallie vpon the LORDS daie: so gene∣rallie at all other times and seasons, to the comfort of the soule, and glo∣rie of God, and first:
    • So soone as ye awake in the morning, meditate thus, and saie:
    • Being well wakened, before you arise, praie thus.
    • Meditation.
    • Hearing the clocke strike, praie thus with your selfe.
    • Meditation.
    • So soone as ye see the daie breake, and light appeare in the skie, praie.
    • Or saie thus.
    • Meditation.
    • At the Sun-rising, praie.
    • Another.
    • Meditation.
    • Putting off your neerest garment, praie thus.
    • Beholding your nakednesse, praie thus.
    • Putting on your neerest garment, praie thus:
    • Or praie thus:
    • Meditation.
    • Being about to arise, and sitting vpright in your bed, praie.
    • Meditation.
    • In your arising, as you step out of your bed, praie:
    • Being risen, blesse and praie thus:
    • In apparelling your selfe, praie:
    • Meditation.
    • A consideration of our inward corruption, by the outward easement of the bodie.
    • Meditation.
    • VVashing your hands, praie thus:
    • Or else praie thus.
    • Meditations.
    • A premeditation, or first forme of praier to be vsed before praier.
    • Another meditation before praier.
    • The Confession and Praier.
    • Another Confession and praier.
    • Another confession of sinnes, proper for the Sabaoth daie.
    • Another Confession of sinnes for Sundaies, to be vsed in the forenoone or afternoone.
    • Another confession of sinnes, and praier for mercie and grace, commonlie called, Conditor coeli.
    • Another forme of Confession and praier to be vsed of the Maister and Mistresse with their families in priuate houses euerie morning.
    • A Morning praier for Sundaie.
    • Another Morning praier on the Lords daie.
    • Another praier verie effectuall to be vsed vpon the Lords Sundaie, or other holie or festiuall daies.
    • Meditations.
    • Of going to Church.
    • An exhortation to be vsed of Maisters and Dames euerie Sundaie morning.
    • ¶ When you be going towards the Church, the better to expell idle thoughts, and noifull cogitations, and to pre∣pare your harts to deuotion; euen by the waie as ye go, meditate and saie with your selfe some of these Psalmes and praiers following; the which also for more readi∣nesse would be learned by hart, and said without booke.
    • Another Psalme.
    • Another verie godlie praier, to be vsed going to Church, either at morning, or euening praier.
    • Or praie thus;
    • Another godlie praier to be said either going to∣wards, or being in the Church.
    • VVhen you enter into the Church, meditate thus with your selfe, and saie:
    • Or thus.
    • Or saie thus, as you enter into the Church.
    • As you passe by the people in the Church vnto your Pue, salute the congregation, and saie:
    • Being placed in your Pue, call to mind these sentences of holie Scripture following.
    • A Meditation, wherein is shewed how we ought to be verie intentiue to the Psalmes and praiers in the Church.
    • Another Meditation to the same effect.
    • ¶ Heere, as time will conuenientlie serue, before Com∣mon praier begin, make your priuate petitions vnto Almightie God, and saie:
    • Another first forme of praier in the Church at Morning praier.
    • A praier, that God would vouchsafe to heare the praiers of the Congregation afflicted, and graunt their requests.
    • A psalme of preparation to praier in the morning.
    • A Psalme to be vsed priuatelie before Euening praier, in the Church.
    • Another preparation of the hart before euening praier in the Church.
    • Another Meditation before Euening praier in the Church.
    • A Psalme of exhortation to praier in the morning or euening.
    • Another Psalme, exhorting all creatures to praise God.
    • A Psalme of Gods presence in the Church.
    • Another Psalme of the beautie of Gods house, and the soules delight to be therein.
    • A psalme for the prosperitie of the Church, and that all people may praise and blesse the Lord.
    • A praier to be vsed at your first comming into the Church, for a pure and cleane soule.
    • Another praier to serue God sincerelie in the Church.
    • How the soule should rightlie worship and praise the Lord in all places.
    • Another.
    • Another praier verie forceable to mooue the mind vnto the praises of God.
    • A complaint that we be not moued nor pricked in our contemplations and praiers, like as the An∣gels be, which tremble at the sight of GOD.
    • A verie deuout praier for grace to praise God, and to be thankfull for his benefits.
    • A godlie and diuine Meditation of the ioies of the celestiall pa∣ra dise, to be vsed at conuenient times in the church, that is, either before, or after publike seruice: for to that all men present ought to be attentiue.
    • Another diuine Meditation, of the happinesse of the soules that are with God, especiallie to be vsed, when you haue sung a Psalme, after a funerall Sermon.
    • Another longing after the ioies of heauenlie Zion.
    • Another longing or desire of the soule after the supernall Ierusalem.
    • Another godlie and Christian praier for the Church and congregation presentlie assembled.
    • Another praier for the increase of the Church.
    • Another praier for the preseruation of the Church.
    • A praier for vnitie in faith and religion.
  • ❧ The Letanie.
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    • A praier for the Queenes Maiestie.
    • A praier for Bishops and Curates.
    • A praier of Chrysostome.
  • ¶ Other godlie Collects and praiers to be v∣sed after the Letanie, as occasion serueth, and first:
    • In time of drought for raine.
    • Another.
    • Another praier for the fruits of the earth.
    • For faire weather.
    • A praier in time of vnseasonable showers, for faire weather.
    • In time of thunder, lightening, raging tempests, and vnseasonable weather, praie thus:
    • In time of dearth, or famine.
    • Another praier in time of anie plague or sicknesse, warre, penurie, orscarsenesse, &c.
    • In time of anie common plague or sicknesse.
    • A forme of meditation and praier, verie meete to be vsed dailie of all honsholders in their houses, especiallie in the dangerous and contagious time of the plague.
    • Other Psalmes and praiers to be said in the time of anie common plague, sicknesse, or other crosse and visita∣tion of God, by the Maister and Mistresse, with their familie.
    • Another praier to be said in the time of the plague, sicknesse, and mortalitie.
    • A fruitfull Praier, verie necessarie to be hartilie said at the appearing of monsters, and in anie earthquake, or other plagues, that God would turne awaie his ven∣geance hanging ouer vs for our sinnes.
    • A Psalme of thankes-giuing for deliuerance from the plague, or anie other kind of sicknesse, trouble, or affliction.
    • In the time of anie particular or generall earthquake, praie:
    • Or else praie thus:
    • At the sight of a blasing starre, or other meteors, or prodigious signes of Gods iudgment in the heauens, praie to preuent the euils foreshewed thereby, and saie:
    • In the time of warre.
    • In time of rebellion or intestine warre.
    • A thankes-giuing for the suppression of re∣bellion, or insurrection.
    • In time of extreame troubles, by reason of the tyrannie of strange and forraigne gouernours.
    • A thanks-giuing, after our deliuerance from the tyrannie of strange enimies; with praier for continuance of peace betwixt Realmes.
    • In time of inuasion by the Turke and Infidels, that make warre in anie part of Christendome; praie and that earnestlie, as followeth.
    • A thanks-giuing vnto God, for the Christians victorie had against the Turks.
  • Praiers to be vsed before and after the first and second lessons, the Gospell and Pistle: and before and after the Sermon or Homilie.
    • Before the first or second lesson, praie:
    • After the first or second lesson, praie:
    • Or thus:
    • Before the reading of the Epistle or Gospell, praie.
    • After the reading of the Epistle or Gospell.
    • Before the Sermon or Homilie, read some of these sentences of Scripture, exhorting to the atten∣tiue hearing of the word.
    • A praier for the heedfull hearing of Gods word.
    • Another verie Christian praier both of the preacher and auditorie present.
    • Another.
    • Another praier, to be vsed of anie hearer of Gods word.
    • A praier, that God would both feede and defend his Church; to be vsed before the Communion.
    • Another praier to be vsed at the Sermon, before a Communion.
    • Another praier to be said before the Ser∣mons, at the Court.
    • Another.
    • Another praier against hardnesse of hart, and con∣tempt of the word of God.
    • A verie necessarie praier against hypocrites, false teachers, and deriders of the Gospell.
    • A praier for vnbeleeuers, that all men may embrace the Gospell.
    • After the Sermon, reade some of these sentences of Scripture, exhorting to the diligent obseruing and following of Gods word beard.
    • Then giue thanks, and praie vnto God after the Sermon, and saie:
    • A thankes-giuing for the knowledge of God in his word.
    • Another thankes-giuing after the Sermon.
    • Another.
    • Another praier, or thankes-giuing after the Sermon.
    • Another.
    • Another praier, for the accomplishing of Gods will reuealed in his lawe.
    • Another praier for strength speedilie to accomplish Gods diuine lawe.
    • A praier to be vsed of anie excommunicate person, or notorious sinner, before the dooing of open penance in the Church, for true conuersion and repentance, &c.
    • A thankes-giuing and praier vnto God, of a reconciled offender, or excommunicate person restored into the Church, to be vsed after open penance done at a Sermon, or otherwise.
    • A praier to be vsed for the conuersion of anie noto∣rious sinner, that doth open penance in the Church.
    • Another praier to be said of the beholders of anie offender in the Church, or else-where.
    • A thanks-giuing for the conuersion of an excommu∣nicate person, or other publike offender after penance.
    • Before the publike administration of the holie sacrament of Baptisme, the better to call to mind our owne vow and promise made long since vnto God, praie priuatelie to your selfe, and saie:
    • Or praie thus for the spirituall washing awaie of thy sinnes.
    • Or praie that the benefits of both the holie Sacra∣ments may be applied vnto our soules health.
    • Or praie, that we may rightlie and trulie receiue the blessed Sacraments.
    • After publike baptisme praie, and giue thanks secretlie to yourselfe, as time will serue, saieng:
    • Or praie for the fruits of Baptisme thus.
    • Or praie for the continuance of the true institution of the Sacraments thus:
    • Christian praiers to be said before, at, and after ye receiue the holie Communion, and first: An effectuall meditation of the right Christian beleefe in the holie Sacrament of the Lords supper, and of the woor∣thie and fruitefull receiuing the same, to our comfort and saluation; to be diligentlie read before you receiue.
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    • Another godlie praier.
    • Another most Christian and deuout praier, to be said before the receiuing of the holie Communion.
    • Another praier to be said before the receiuing of the bles∣sed Communion, as you kneele at Gods boord.
    • Another verie deuout praier, before the receiuing of the holie Communion.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another praier to be said a little before you re∣ceiue the Bread.
    • When ye are about to receiue the bread, lift vp your hart and eies vnto God in heauen, and saie:
    • Or thus.
    • When you see the wine, behold it with your corporall eies. For as Christ saith, it is wine: but lift vp your soule vnto Christ in heauen, whose bloud is there alwaie fresh and liuelie before the Father, to sprinkle and quicken thee; and praie, saieng:
    • When you are about to receiue the wine or cup, praie:
    • Or else thus.
    • After you haue receiued the holie Communion, giue God thanks, and saie:
    • Another thanks-giuing after the Communion.
    • A meditation of the trust which a Christian soule ought to haue in the passion of our Lord Iesu, with a thanks-giuing vnto God for the manifold benefits thereof.
    • A meditation to be vsed after the receiuing of the holie Communion, to stirre vs vp through the consideration and knowledge of so great a benefit, to giue God thanks therefore, and to be gratefull for his goodnesse.
    • Another fruitfull meditation of the Christian soule, exhor∣ting to thankefulnesse, newnesse of life, and holie conuersati∣on; in deepe consideration of the great benefits of Christ recei∣ued in the Sacrament, to be read after the receiuing of the holie Communion in the Church (if time serue) or at home, especiallie on Easter daie.
    • The Praier.
    • At the solemnization of Matrimonie, praie thus:
    • At the buriall of anie, meditate and praie, as followeth:
    • Another deuout praier at burials.
    • Another meditation of death.
    • Another sweet meditation, of the longing of the soule to be with God; out of Saint Augustine.
    • Another meditation of the happinesse of the good soule hence departing: at burials.
    • Another which may be vsed on all Saincts daie.
    • After the seruice and common praier ended, praie thus:
    • Or else thus.
    • When the people arise to depart out of the Church, saie thus to thy selfe.
    • So soone as you be out of the Church dore saie:
    • Going homeward from the Church, meditate and praie as followeth.
    • Another.
    • When you enter into your house, praie.
    • Being come home, praie.
    • Praiers before meate on Sundaie.
    • Another.
    • Another praier before meat, to be vsed that daie that you haue receiued the holie Communion.
    • When you begin to eate, immediatelie blesse, and saie:
    • Or else praie thus for the sober vsing of your meate and drinke.
    • When you take salt, meditate a little to your selfe, and saie:
    • In the meale time.
    • The cautions or remembrances to be said of the child in the meate time.
    • A praier to be said of the child or seruant in the meale time, before the reading of the Chapter out of the Bible.
    • Or else thus:
    • After the Chapter read, saie thus:
    • Another thanks-giuing after the receiuing of our bo∣dilie sustenance, and reading of some part of Gods holie word, or spirituall food.
    • Another praier after meate on the Lords daie.
    • Another praier after meate that daie you haue recei∣ued the holie Communion.
    • Another thanks-giuing vnto God for our food, to be read and meditated vpon after meate.
    • At noone-tide, or mid-daie, saie thus:
    • Or else thus:
    • On Sundaie. A praier for the right keeping of the Sabboth or Sundaie.
    • Another.
    • Ghostlie Meditations, with the which it is meete for vs Christians to occupie our selues once in the daie, or at the least (for those, whose leasure will not serue) once in the weeke, and that euerie Sundaie and holie daie: which the Author found in an old and ancient written copie: & for the excellent matter therin conteind, hath thought it good now to publish it, to the glorie of God, and profit of his Church.
    • A meditation of Gods woonderfull works, and a thanks-giuing for our creation.
    • Another meditation and thanks-giuing for the creation of the world.
    • A meditation of mans creation.
    • Another meditation of mans creation.
    • That God hath put all things vnder the seruice of man: and that by the consideration of the temporall bene∣fits, we coniecture the heauenlie wisedome and goodnesse of God.
    • A meditation of Gods power, beautie, and goodnesse.
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      • Praiers and meditations to be vsed in the foure seasons of the yeere, and first: In the Spring-time.
      • In the Summer.
      • In Haruest.
      • In Winter.
    • Another praier to be said at all times and seasons of the yeere.
    • The song of Anania, Azariah, and Misael; wherein they exhort all creatures, both in heauen and earth, to praise and magnifie the Lord their maker.
    • Of the incomprehensible praise due vnto God for all his works and benefits.
    • Of Gods manifold benefits generallie, with an humble thanks-giuing vnto his Maiestie for the same.
    • Another meditation of Gods great benefits.
    • Another forme of thanks-giuing vnto God, for all his benefits, and praier for grace to con∣firme and increase the same.
    • Another to the same effect.
  • ¶ On the seuenteenth daie of Nouember, commonlie called The Queenes daie.
    • A Psalme.
    • ¶ The Versicles.
    • The praier.
    • Or else saie thus:
    • Another thanks-giuing and praier vnto God, for the pre∣seruation of the Queenes Maiestie, and the Realme.
    • Another meditation to be vsed especiallie vpon the 17. daie of Nouember, wherein the godlie English giueth thanks to God, for the Queenes most prosperous gouerne∣ment hitherto, and praieth for the continu∣ance thereof to Gods glorie.
    • Another godlie and learned praier for our most gratious souereigne Ladie, Queene Elizabeth.
    • Another praier for the Queenes Maiestie, and for the state present, and to come in our posteritie.
    • Another verie godlie praier meete to be said of all true sub∣iects, in time of anie priuie conspiracie, or open re∣bellion, for our gratious Souereigne Queene Elizabeth, and for the present state.
    • A thanks-giuing vnto God for his benefits bestowed vpon this Realme of England, in suppressing the late Rebellion, with praier for the preseruation and prosperous estate of our gratious Queene Elizabeth.
    • Another praier for the Queene, and the estate of this Realme.
    • Psalme 72. Another praier for the prosperous estate and flouri∣shing reigne of our right vertuous souereigne Queene Elizabeth.
    • Another dailie praier, for the perpetuall happinesse of our sacred, and most gratious Souereigne, and Queene Elizabeth.
    • Another praier for the Queenes most ex∣cellent Maiestie.
    • A forme of blessing or praier for our most gratious Queene Elizabeth Christ his deere spouse, out of the Scriptures.
    • A praier to be said mentallie or alowd of all true harted English men and women, for the Queenes Ma∣iestie, when she rideth by them at anie time.
  • A compendious forme of praier for the whole estate of Christes Church, necessarie to be vsed of all estates at time conuenient, especiallie euerie Sabboth or Ho∣lidaie in the Euening, by the Mother and Daughter, and their familie.
    • A Psalme preparing the hart to praier.
    • A praier to be heard, and to obtaine fauour.
    • For the Church vniuersallie.
    • For Ciuil Magistrates.
    • For Bishops and all spirituall Pastors.
    • For inferiors, and subiects.
    • For the ignorant.
    • For the malicious persecutors.
    • For those that are afflicted for Christs sake.
    • For all estates in generall.
    • For increase of true preachers, complaining of the lacke herein.
    • For all Vniuersities and Schooles.
    • For the good estate of this Realme.
    • A praier for repentance.
    • For the authoritie of discipline to be established in the Church.
    • The conclusion of all things else expedient for vs.
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  • Christian praiers, and diuine meditations, as ge∣nerallie to be vsed at all times, so especiallie and properlie vpon all the holie Feasts and Saints daies throughout the yeere, as they fall in order, and are commonlie kept here in the Church of England and Ireland.
    • 1. On Aduent Sundaie. Of the comming of Christ in the flesh.
      • The Preface.
      • The praier.
    • 2. On Christmas daie. Of the natiuitie and birth of Christ our Sauiour.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
      • Or thus.
      • Another Meditation of the maruellous incarnation of the word, which is Christ, by whose meanes it pleased God to helpe mankind fallen from him.
      • A meditation concerning the true knowledge of Christes incarnation.
      • The Thanks-giuing.
    • 3. On Newyeares daie. Of Christ his circumcision in the flesh.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
    • 4. On the Epiphanie, or twelfe daie. Of the apparition of Christ, and the three Kings, and their offerings to Christ.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
    • 5. On Ashwednesdaie, or first daie of Lent. Of Christ his fasting fortie daies.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
    • 6. On the first Sundaie in Lent. Of Christ his temptation in the wildernesse, and most glorious conquest ouer Sathan.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
      • Of the Diuel, and his manifold temptations.
      • Against the temptation of Sathan, praie thus:
    • 7. On Thursedaie next before Easter, commonlie called Maundie Thursedaie. Of Christ his last feast or institution of the Sacrament of the Supper, and of his great humilitie in washing his disciples feet afterward.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
    • 8. On Good Fridaie. Of Christ his passion and shamefull suffering for our sinnes.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
      • Or thus: A fruitfull meditation vpon the passion of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, to be read often.
      • The praier wherein we confesse our selues to be the verie cause of all these Christ his passions.
      • Another praier to Christ crucified, wherein we deuoutlie call to mind what great things he hath done for vs, and what bene∣fits we reape by the remembrance of his holie wounds.
      • A praier, wherein through commemoration of Christes passion, we desire pardon of our sinnes, and conti∣nuance in vertue and godlinesse.
      • Another godlie meditation or praier, wherin we declare vnto God the Father, that the passion of his Sonne before rehearsed, was for our reconciliation and attonement with God.
    • 9. On Easter daie. Of Christ his resurrection, and the Passouer of Christians.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
      • Another.
      • Another.
      • A Thanks-giuing.
    • 10. On Ascension daie. Of Christ his glorious ascending into the heauens, in the sight of his Apostles.
      • The Preface.
      • The praier.
      • Anotherverie deuout meditation and praier, wherein the mind is verie much mooued, and plentiouslie stirred to contemplation of heauenlie things, if it be said in quietnesse.
      • Another praier to Christ, ascended and reigning in glorie.
      • Another.
      • A Thanks-giuing.
    • 11. On Whitsundaie, or the feast of Pentecost. Of the sending of the Comforter, euen the spirit of truth.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
      • Another meditation and thanks-giuing, for the good effects that the holie Ghost worketh in vs by his comming.
      • A Thanks-giuing vnto God for our regeneration and sanctification, not vnproper to be vsed also at publike Baptisme.
      • A thanks-giuing.
    • 12. On Trinitie Sundaie. An acknowledgement of the almightie Trinitie, and his vndiuided God-head, essence, power and maiestie.
      • The Preface.
      • The Praier.
      • Another meditation of the right beleefe in the vnitie of persons and pluralitie in God.
      • The faith or beleefe of a true Christian, concer∣ning the blessed Trinitie, most nota∣blie described.
      • A zealous praier vnto the blessed Trinitie.
      • Another deuout praier to the holie Trinitie.
      • A Thanks-giuing.
    • 13. On euerie Sundaie, holidaie, or weekedaie. Of Christ his second and last comming to iudgement.
      • The Preface.
      • The praier to haue Christs sudden comming, euen in our remembrance, and that we may be in a readinesse a∣gainst his most glorious appearing. The Preface, Vt supra Iesus. The Praier.
      • Another meditation of the signes, which shall appeare before the end of the world.
      • Another.
      • A godlie meditation of the comming of Christ to iudgement, and of the reward both of the faithfull and vnfaithfull.
  • ¶ Other godlie Praiers to be vsed vpon euerie Saincts daie, as they fall or∣derlie in the yeare; And first,
    • 1. On Saint Andrewes daie. My hart is readie, O God, my hart is readie prepared to séeke thée, and to followe thy Lawe: O let me not go wrong out of thy commandements.
    • 2. On Saint Thomas daie. I beléeue, O Lord, helpe mine vnbeléefe, and increase my faith.
    • 3. On Saint Steeuens daie; VVho was the first that was martyred, and shed his bloud for Christ crucified. They gather themselues togither against the soule of the righte∣ous, and condemne the innocent bloud.
    • 4. On Saint Iohn the Euangelists daie: Being the Disciple whom Christ so deerlie loued, and who at the resurrection of Christ was 22. yeeres old, and liued in all eightie nine yeeres. With the bread of life and vnderstanding shall the Lord féed him, and giue him the water of wholsowe wisedome to drinke.
    • 5. On the holie Innocents daie: VVhich washed their garments in the bloud of the Lambe euen in their infancie, by the crueltie of Herod. The soules of the righteous are in the hands of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
    • 6. On the daie of Saint Paules conuersion, from a persecuter, to an Apostle. Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words into the ends of the world.
    • 7. On the feast daie of the purification of Saint Marie the virgin, and mother of Christ. The word became flesh, and dwelt among vs: Halleluiah.
    • 8. On Saint Matthias daie. Thou hast exalted one chosen out of the people, to publish thy lawe: blessed be thy name, O Lord.
    • 9. On the feast daie of the annuntiation of the blessed virgin Marie. Shew vs thy mercie, O Lord, and grant vs thy saluation.
    • 10. On Saint Marks daie. Thou hast made them princes in all lands, therefore shall they re∣member thy name, O Lord, from one generation to another.
    • 11. On Saint Philip and Iames daie. The heauens declare the glorie of God; and the firmament she∣weth his handie worke.
    • 12. On Saint Barnabas daie. Praise the Lord, O my soule, and forget not all his benefits.
    • 13. On Saint Iohn Baptists daie. I giue mine owne selfe the blame, and take repentance in dust and ashes.
    • 14. On Saint Peters daie. Their spéech is gone out into all lands, and their words into the ends of the world.
    • 15. On Saint Iames the Apostles daie. When my father and my mother forsake me, thou, O Lord, takest me vp: therefore I made haste, and prolonged not the time to kéepe thy commandements.
    • 16. On Saint Bartholomew the Apostles daie. I beleeued, and therefore will I speake, that I may walke before the Lord in the land of the liuing.
    • 17. On Saint Matthewes daie. Incline my hart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
    • 18. On Saint Michaels daie, and all Angels. O praise the Lord yée Angels of his, yée that excell in strength, and fulfill his commandement.
    • 19. On Saint Luke the Euangelists daie. It is neither herbe nor emplaster that restoreth vs to health; but thy word, O Lord, which healeth all things.
    • 20. On Simon and Iudes daie Apostles. Thou hast made them princes in all lands: therefore shall they re∣member thy name, O Lord, from one generation to another.
    • 21. On All Saints daie. Let the righteous be glad, and reioice before God: let them also be merie and ioifull.
  • THE DOLEFVLL DOOVE, Or
    • 1. Domine ne in furore. Psal. 6.
    • 2. Beati quorum. Psal. 32.
    • 3. Domine ne infurore. Psal. 38.
    • 4. Miserere mei Deus. Psal. 51.
    • 5. Domine exaudi. Psal. 102.
    • 6. De profundis. Psal. 130.
    • 7. Domine exaudi. Psal. 143.
  • Other Psalmes or Praiers, compiled out of holie Scriptures, verie necessarie to be vsed of the afflicted soule, for obteining the remission of sinnes, and mitigation of miseries.
  • Another Psalme for the remission of sinnes.
  • Another Psalme for the remission of sinnes.
  • Another Psalme, or complaint of a penitent sinner, which is sore troubled and ouercome with sinne.
  • A verie deuout and effectuall praier vnto Christ, for mer∣cie and grace, to be hartilie said, and often vsed, espe∣ciallie when ye fast, or prepare your selfe to receiue the Communion.
  • The PSALTER, which S. AVGVSTINE composed out of euerie Psalme of Dauid a verse, for the vse of his Mother.
  • Shus-hanna hir Psalter, conteining verie deuout praiers for remission of sinnes; for the auoiding of all kind of sinne, and for the leading of a god∣lie life.
  • Another good and godlie praier, to be said at all times of euerie Christian, both man and woman.
  • Another Christian praier for grace and remission, to be dailie vsed.
  • Another praier for mortification and holinesse.
  • Another verie deuout praier for grace and mercie.
  • Another praier for grace and new∣nesse of life.
  • A praier called, ô bone Iesu: necessarie to be said at all times for mercie and grace.
  • A forme of praier, conteining a paraphrasis of these words of Dauid in his 119. Psalme: Order my steps in thy word, and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me.
  • Meditations after praier.
  • Or thus, for a conclusion of the whole praiers.
  • EVENING praiers, and first, At the Sunne setting praie.
    • Meditation.
    • VVhen the candles or lamps be light, praie:
    • Meditation.
    • Euening praiers for Sundaie to be said kneeling by the bedside, before you make you vnreadie. ¶ Here you may saie one of the confessions for the Sabboth daie, as before, pag. 384, 387.
    • Another Euening praier on the Lords daie.
    • Another more large Euening praier, with Confession.
    • A forme of generall praier, to be vsed in priuate hou∣ses and families euerie Euening. O Lord prepare our harts to praier: for if we praie with our lips onlie, our praiers are abhominable. O teach vs therefore by thy holie spirit to praie rightlie, according to thy will, and giue eare gratiouslie to our calling.
    • VVhen you vncloth yourselfe, and make you vnreadie to bedward, praie:
    • VVhen you wash your feete, praie thus to your selfe.
    • Another.
    • VVhen you enter into your bed, praie:
    • Being new laid in your bed, saie this Psalme.
    • The Praier.
    • Another praier to be vsed of the husband and wife so soone as they are laid in their bed.
    • Meditation.
    • VVhen you put out the candle, saie:
    • A little while after saie.
    • VVhen you feele sleepe to be comming, and dispose your selfe to rest, praie.
    • Another praier to be said last of the husband and wife, before they giue themselues to sleepe.
    • At mid-night, if you happen to awake, praie:
    • Meditation.
    • In the night, when you heare the clocke strike, praie:
    • Meditation.
    • VVhen you giue your selfe to sleepe againe, and commend your selfe last to God, Praie:
• The Conclusion.
• A Table of all the principall praiers and medi∣tations conteined orderlie in this fourth Lampe of Virginitie, and first
• Faults escaped.