The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, I. Hopkins, & others, conferred with the Ebrue, with apt notes to synge the[m] with al ; faithfully perused and alowed according to thordre appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions ; very mete to be vsed of all sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort, laying apart all vngodly songes and ballades, which tende only to the norishing of vyce, and corrupting of youth.

Venicreator.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 COme holy Ghost eternal God, proce∣ding 〈♫〉〈♫〉 from aboue: Both from the Father & the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 son, the God of peace & loue, Uisit our mindes 〈♫〉〈♫〉 & into vs thy heauenly grace inspire, that in all 〈♫〉〈♫〉 truth & godlines, we may haue true desire.

Thou art the very comforter, in all wo and distres: The heauenly gift of God most highe, which no tonguee an expres. The fountaine and the liuely springe, of ioy Celestiall; The fyre so bright, the loue so cleare, and vnction spirituall.

Thou in thy giftes art manifold, wherby Christes church doth stande: In faythfull hartes writyng thy law, the finger of Gods hand. According to thy promise made, thou geuest speache of grace: That through thy helpe the prayse of God, may stande in euery place.

O holy Gost into our wittes, sende downe thy heauenly light: Kindle our harts with feruent loue, to serue God day and night. Strength and stablish all our weaknes, sofeable and so frayle: That neither flesh, the worlde, nor deuill. against vs do preuayle.

Put backe our enemies far from vs, and graunt vs to obteyne: Peace in our hartes with God and man. without grudge or disdayne. And graunt (O Lorde) that thou beyng, our leader and our guide: We may eschewe the snares of sinne and from thee neuer slide.

To vs suche plentie of thy grace, good Lorde graunt we thee pray: That thou maiest be our comforter, at the last dreadfull day. Of all strief and discention, O Lord dissolue the handes: And make the knots of peace and loue,

throughout all christen landes. Graunt vs (O Lord) through thee to know the father most of might: That of his deare beloued sonne, we may atteyne the sight. And that with perfect faith also we may acknowledge thee: The spirit of them both alway, one God in persons three. Laude and prayse be to the father and to the Sonne equall: And to the holy spirit also, one God coeternall. And pray we that the only sonne, vouchesafe his Sprit to sende: To all that doo professe his name, vnto the worldes ende.

Amen. * 1.1

¶ The songe of S. Ambrose, called Te Deum.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 WE praise thee god, we knowledg the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the only Lord to be, And as eternal father, all the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 earth doth worship the. To the al angels crye, the

〈♫〉〈♫〉 heauens and all the powers therin: To the Che∣rub. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and Seraphin, To crie they do not linne.

O Holy, Holy, Holy, Lorde, Of Saboth Lord the God: Through heauē & earth, thy praise is spred, And glory all abrode. Thapostles glorious companye yelde prayses vnto thee: The Prophets goodly selowship. praise thee continually. The noble and victorious host Of martirs sounde thy prayse: The holy churche throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes. Father of endles maiestie, they doo acknowledge thee: Thy Christ, thine honorable, true and only sonne to be: The holy Ghost the comforter, of glory thou art king O Christ, and of the father arte the sonne euerlasting.

When sinfull mans decay inhand thou tokest to restore: To be enclosde in virgins wombe Thou diddest not abhorre. When thou hadst ouercome, of death The sharp and cruell might, Thou heauens kingdome didst set ope to eche beleuing wight. In glory of the father, thou doest sit on Gods right hand: We trust that thou shalt come our Iudge, our cause to vnderstand. Lorde helpe thy seruaunts whom thou hast Bought with thy precious bloud And in eternall glory set Them with thy sainctes so good. O Lorde doo thou thy people saue, Blesse thine inheritaunce. Lorde gouerne them, and Lord doo thou for euer them aduaunce. we magnifie thee day by day, and world withoutē ende Addore thy holy name (O Lorde) vouchesafe vs to defende. From sinne this day haue mercy Lord, haue mercy on vs all: And on vs, as we trust in thee, Lorde let thy mercy fall. O Lorde I haue reposed all, My confidence in thee: Put to confounding shame therfore Lord let me neuer be.

¶ The songe of the thre Children praysing God, prouoking all creatures to doo the same.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 O all ye works of god the lord bles ye 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the Lord prayse him & magnifye him for euer.

[verse 2] O ye the Angels of the Lorde, bles ye the Lorde prayse him and magnifye hym for euer. [verse 3] O ye the sterry heauens hie, blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifye hym for euer. [verse 4] O ye waters aboue the sky, blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifye hym for euer. [verse 5] O all ye powers of the Lorde, blesse ye the Lorde prayse hym and magnifye hym for euer. [verse 6] O ye the shining Son and Mone, blesse ye the Lorde, prayse hym and magnifye hym for euer. [verse 7] O ye the glistring starres of heauen, blesse ye the Lorde, prayse hym and magnifye

hym for euer. [verse 8] O the showers and dropping dew, blesse ye the Lord prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 9] O ye the blowing wyndes of God, bles ye the Lord prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 10] O ye the fire and warming heate, blesse ye the Lord prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 11] Ye winter and the sommer tyde, blesse ye the Lord prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 12] O ye the dewes and binding frostes, bles ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 13] O ye the frost and chilling colde, blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 14] O ye congeled ise and snow, blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 15] O ye the nightes and light somdayes, blesse ye the lorde prayse hym and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 16] O the darknes and the light, blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 17] O ye the lightnings and the cloudes blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 18] O let the earth eke blesse the lorde, yea bles the lord praise him & magnify

him for euer. [verse 19] O ye the mountaines and the hilles blesse ye the Lord prayse him & magnifie hym for euer. [verse 20] O all ye grene thinges on the earth blesse ye the Lord praise hym & magni∣fye hym for euer. [verse 21] O ye the euer springing welles, bles ye the Lorde praise him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 22] O ye the seas and ye the floodes bles ye the Lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 23] whales and all that in waters moue bles ye the Lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 24] O all ye flying foules of thayre, bles ye the Lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 25] O all the beastes and cattayll eke bles ye the Lorde praise him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 26] O ye the children of mankind bles ye the Lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 27] Let Israell eke bles the Lorde, yea bles the Lord prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 28] O ye the priestes of God the Lorde bles ye the Lorde prayse hym and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 29] O ye the seruantes of the Lorde,

blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 30] ye sprites and soules of righteous men, blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye hym for euer. [verse 31] ye holy and ye meke of hart blesse ye the lorde prayse him and mag∣nifye him for euer. [verse 32] O Ananias blesse the lorde blesse thou the lord, prayse him and mag¦nifye him for euer, O Azarias bles the lorde, bles thou the lord prayse him and mag∣nifie him for euer. And Misaell bles thou the lorde, blesse thou the lord praise him and mag∣nifye him for euer.

☞ The song of Zacharias, called Benedictus.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe only lorde of Israel, be praysed 〈♫〉〈♫〉 euer more: For through his visitation & mercy

〈♫〉〈♫〉 kept in store, his people now he hathe redemde, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 that longe hathe bene in thrall, and spred abrod 〈♫〉〈♫〉 his sauing health vpon his seruauntes all.

In Dauids house, his seruaunte true, According to his minde: And also hys annoynted king, As we in Scripture finde. As by his holy Prophetes all, O ft times he did declare: The whiche were since the worlde began, His way for to prepare.

That we might be deliuered, From those that make debate: Our enemies, and from the handes, Of all that doo vs hate. The mercy whiche he promised, Oure fathers to fulfill: And thinke vpon his couenant made, According to hys wyll.

And also to performe the othe, Whiche he before had sworne:

To Abraham our father deare, For vs that were forlorne. That he woulde geue him self for vs, And vs from bondage bringe: Out of the handes of all our foes, To serue our heauenly kyng.

And that without all maner feare, and eke in righteousnes? and also for to leade our life, In stedfast holynes. And thou (o child) which now art borne and of the Lorde elect: Shalt be the Prophet of the hiest, His wayes for to direct.

For thou shalt goo before his face, For to prepare his wayes: and also for to teache his will, and pleasure all the dayes. To geue thē knowledg, how that theyr Saluation is nere: and that remission of theyr sinnes, Is through his mercy mere.

wherby the day spring, from an hie, Is come, vs for to visit: and those for to illuminate, whiche doo in darknes syt. To lighten those that shadowed be, with death and eke opprest: and also for to guide theyr fete, The way to peace and rest.

¶ The songe of Blessed Mary, called Magnificat.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 MY soule doth magnifye the Lord, My 〈♫〉〈♫〉 sprit eke euermore, reioyseth in the Lorde my 〈♫〉〈♫〉 God which is my Sauior, & why? because he 〈♫〉〈♫〉 did regard, & gaue respect, vnto, so base estate 〈♫〉〈♫〉 of his handmaid, and let the mightie go.

For now beholde all nations, And generations all: From this time forth for euermore, Shall me right blessed call. Because he hath me magnifyed, Which is the lorde of might: whose name be euer sanctifyed, And praysed day and night.

For with his mercy and his grace, All men he doth inflame: Thoro wout all generations, To suche as feare his name. He shewed strength with his greatarme And made the proude to start: With all imaginations, That they bare in theyr hart.

He hathe put downe the mightye ones. From their supernall seate: And did exalte the meke in hart, As he hath thought it mete. The hungrie he replenished, With all thinges that were good: And through his power he made the riche, Oft times to want their fode.

And, calling to remembraunee, His mercy euery dele: Hath holpen vp assistantly, His seruaunt Israell. According to his promise made, To Abraham before: And to his sede successiuely, To stande for euermore.

¶ The song of Simeon, called Nunc dimittis. S.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Lord because my harts desire hath

〈♫〉〈♫〉wished long to see, my only Lord & sauiour thy 〈♫〉〈♫〉 sonne before I die, the ioye and health of all man∣kind, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 desired long before, which now is come in 〈♫〉〈♫〉 to the worlde of mercy bringing store.

Thou sufferest thyseruaunt now, In peace for to depart: According to thy holy word, which lighteneth my hart. Because mine eies, whiche thou hast made, To geue my body light: Haue now behelde thy sauing health, which is the Lord of might.

Whom thou mercifully hast set, Of thine aboundant grace: In open sight and visible, Before all people face.

The Gentils to illuminate. And Sathan ouer quell: And eke to be the glory of Thy people Israell.

☞ The Crede of Athanasius. N

〈♫〉〈♫〉 WHat man soeuer he be that, salua∣tion 〈♫〉〈♫〉will attayne, the catholike belefe he muste 〈♫〉〈♫〉 before all thinges retayne, which faith vnles 〈♫〉〈♫〉 he holy kepe, and vndefiledly, without al doubt 〈♫〉〈♫〉 eternally, he shalbe sure to dye.

The Catholike belefe is this. that God we worship one.

In Trinitie and Trinitie in vnitie alone. So as we neyther doo confound, the persons of the three, Nor yet the substance whole of one In sunder parted be.

One person of the father is, an other of the Sonne, An other person propre of the holy Ghost alone. Of Father, Sonne, and holy Ghost but one the Godhed is, Like glory, coeternall eke the maiestie likewise.

Suche as the father is, such is the Sonne in eche degree, And suche also we do beleue the holy Ghost to be. Nncreat is the Father, and vncreat is the Sonne, The holy Ghost, vncreate: so vncreat is eche one.

In comprehensible Father is, Incomprehensible Sonne, And comprehensible also is The holy Ghost of none. The Father is eternall, and the Sonne eternall so, And in like sort eternall is, the holy Ghost also.

And yet though we beleue that eche of these eternall be: Yet there but one eternall is, and not eternals three. As ne incomprensible we, ne yet vncreat three, But one incomprensible, one vncreat holde to be.

Almightie so the father is, the sonne almightye so, And in like sort almightye is the holy Ghost also, And albeit that euery one of these almightie be: Yet there but one almightie is, and not almighties three.

The Father God is, God the Sonne, God holy Ghost also: Yet are there not three Gods in all, but one God and n••mo. So likewise Lorde the Father is, and Lorde also the Sonne, And Lord the holy Ghost: yet are there not three Lordes, but one.

For as we are compeld to graunt by Christian veritie, Eche of the persons by himselfe both God and Lord to be. So Catholick religion for biddeth vs alway

That eyther Gods be three, or that there Lordes be three to say.

Of none the father is, ne made ne creat, nor begot: The Sonne is of the Father, not creat ne made but got. The holy Ghost is of them both, the father and the Sonne, Ne made, ne creat, nor begot, but doth procede alone.

So we one Father hold, not three: one Sonne also not three: One holy Ghost alone, and not three holy Ghostes to be. None in this Trinitie before, nor after other is: Ne greater any then the rest, ne lesser be likewise.

But euery one amonge them selues, of all the persons three: Together coeternall all, and all coequall be. So vnitie in Trinitie, as said it is before: And Trinitie in vnitie in all things we adore.

Therfore what man so euer that saluation will attayne: This faith touching the Trinitie: of force he must reteyne.

And nedefull to eternall life it is that euery wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleue a right.

For this the right faith is, that we beleue and eke beknow, That Christ our Lorde the son of God, is God and man also, God of his fathers substaunce, got before the world began: And of his mothers substance, borne in worlde a very man.

Both perfect God and perfect man in one one Iesus Christ That doth of resonable soule, an humane flesh subsist, Touching his Godhed egall with his father God is he. Touching his manhed lower then his father in degree.

Who though he be both very God and very man also: yet is he but one Christ alone and is not persons two. One not by turning of Godhed into the flesh of man: But by taking manhod to God this beyng one began,

All one, not byconfounding of the substance into one:

But onely by the vnitie that is of one persone. For as the reasonable soule and flesh but one man is: So in one persone God and man is but one Christ likewise.

Who suffred for to saue vs all to hell he did descend: The third day rose agayne from dead, to heauen he did ascend. He sittes at the right hand of God thalmightie father there: From thence to iudge the quick and dead againe he shall retire.

At whose returne all men shall rise with bodies new restorde: And of theyr owne workes they shall geue accompt vnto the Lorde. And they into eternall lyfe shall go that haue done well, Who haue done ill shall go into eternall fire to dwell.

This is the catholike belefe, who doth not faithfully Beleue the same, without all dout, he saued can not be. To Father, Sonne, and holy Ghost, all glory be therfore, As in beginning was, is now, and shalbe euermore.

¶ The Lamentation of a Sinner. M

〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Lord turn not away thy face, frō him 〈♫〉〈♫〉 that lieth prostrate: Lamenting sore his sinfull 〈♫〉〈♫〉 lyfe, before thy mercy gate: Which gate thou ope¦nest 〈♫〉〈♫〉 wide to those that doo lament their sinne, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 shut not y^t gate against me lord, but let me enter in

And call me not to mine accompts How I haue liued here: For then I know right well (O Lorde) How vile I shall appere. I nede not to confesse my lyfe, I am sure thou canst tell:

what I haue ben, and what I am I know thou knowest it well.

O lord thou knowest what things be past And eke the thinges that be: Thou knowest also what is to come, Nothing is hid from thee, Before the heauens & earth were made: Thou knowest what thinges were then: As all things els that hath bene since, Among the sonnes of men.

And can the thinges that I haue done, Be hidden from thee then: Nay, nay, thou knowest them all (O Lord) where they were done and when, wherfore with teares I come to thee, To begge and to entreat: Euen as the child thht hath done euill, And feareth to be beat.

So come I to thy mercy gate, where mercy doth abound: Requiring mercy for my sinne, Toheale my deadly wound, O Lorde I nede not to repete, what I doo beg or craue: Thou knowest (O Lorde) before I aske, The thing that I would haue.

Mercy good Lorde mercy I aske, This is the totall summe: For mercy Lorde is all my sute, Lorde let thy mercy come.

The humble sute of the Sinner. M.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Lorde of whom I do depend be 〈♫〉〈♫〉 holde my carefull hart, & when thy wil & pleasure 〈♫〉〈♫〉 is relese me of my smart, thou seest my sorowe 〈♫〉〈♫〉 what they are, my gref is knowne to thee & there 〈♫〉〈♫〉 is none y^t can remoue, or take the same frō me.

But only thou whose ayde I craue, whose mercy still is prest To ease all those that come to thee for souccour and for rest. And sith thou seest my restles eyes. my teres and greuous grone, Attende vnto my sute, O Lorde, Marke well my plaint and mone,

For sinne hath so inclosed me, and compast me aboute:

That I am now remediles if mercy helpe not out. For mortall man, cannot release, or mitigate thys payne: But euen thy Christ, my Lord and God, whiche for my sinnes was slayne.

Whose blody woundes are yet to see, though not with mortall eye: yet doth thy sainctes beholde them all, And so I trust shall I. Though sinne doth hynder me a whyle, When thou shalt see it good: I shall enioye the sight of him and see his woundes and bloud

And as thine angels and thy saynctes, doo now beholde the same: So trust I to possesse that place, With them to prayse thy name. But whiles I liue here in this vale, where sinners doo frequent: Assist me euer with thy grace My sinnes still to lament.

Lest that I treade in sinners trace, and geue them my consent: To dwell with them in wickednes wherto nature is bent Only thy grace must be my staye lest that I fall downe flat. And being downe, then of my selfe cannot recouer that.

Wherfore this is yet once againe, my sute and my request To graunt me pardon for my sinne that I in thee may rest. Then shall my hart, my tong and voyce, be instruments of prayse And in thy Churche and house of sainctes, Sing psalmes to thee alwayes.

The Lordes Prayer, or Pater noster.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 OUr father which in heauen art, lord ha∣lowd 〈♫〉〈♫〉 be thy name, Thy kingdō come, thy will 〈♫〉〈♫〉 be don in earth, euen as the same in heauē is. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Gene vs (O Lord) our dayly bread this day: As 〈♫〉〈♫〉 we forgeue our detters so, forgeue our dettes

〈♫〉〈♫〉 we pray. Into temptatiō lead vs not, From e∣uill 〈♫〉〈♫〉 make vs free, for kingdome, power and glo∣ry 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thyne, bothe now and euer be.

¶ The, x. Commaundements. Audi Israell. Exod. xx. N

〈♫〉〈♫〉 HArk Israel, & what I say, geue hede 〈♫〉〈♫〉 to vnderstād. I am the lord thy God, y^t brought 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thee out of Egipt land, euen frō the house wherin 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thou didst in thraldō liue a slaue. Non other gods

〈♫〉〈♫〉 at all before my presence shalt thou haue.

No maner grauen image shalt thou make at all to thee. Nor any figure like by thee shall counterfayted be, Of any thing in heauen aboue, nor in the earth belowe, Nor in waters beneth the earth, to them thou shalt not bowe.

Nor shalt them serue. The Lorde thy God, a ielous God am I, That punish parents faultes vnto the third and fourth degree, Upon their children that me hate: and mercy doo display To thousands of suche as me loue and my precepts obey.

The name thou of the Lorde thy God, in vayne shalt neuer vse. For him that takes his name in vayne, the Lorde shall not excuse. Remember that thou holy kepe, the sacred Sabbat day: Six daies thou labour shalt, and doo thy nedefull workes alway.

The seuenth is set by the Lord, thy God to rest vpon.

No worke shalt thou doo in it, ne thou, nor yet thy sonne, Thy daughter, seruaunt, nor handmayd, thine oxe, nor yet thine asse Nor straunger that within thy gates hath his abiding place.

For in six dayes God heauen, and earth, and all therin did make, And after those his rest he did Upon the seuenth take, Wherfore he blest the day that he for resting did ordayne, And sacred to him self alone apointed to remayne.

Yeld honor to thy parentes, that prolonged thy dayes may be, Upon the land, the which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee. Thou shalt not murther. Thou shalt not commit adulterye. Thou shalt not steale, nor witnes false against thy neighbour be.

Thou shalt not couet house that to thy neyghbor doth belong, Ne couet shalt in hauing of his wyfe to doo him wrong: Nor his man seruaunt, nor his mayde, nor oxe, nor asseof his: Nor any other thing that to thy neighbor proper is.

FINIS.

Notes

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  Loke for the lxxxxv Psalm. iii Fol. 237.