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.

A godly Prayer to be sayd at all tymes.

HOnor and prayse, be geuen to thee (O Lorde God almightie) most deare Father of heauē for all thy mercies and louing kindnes shew¦ed

vnto vs, in that it hathe pleased thy gratious goodnes frely, and of thine owne accorde, to elect and chose vs to saluation before the beginning of the worlde, and euen like continull thankes be ge¦uē to the for creating vs after thine owne image, for redeming vs with the precious bloude of thy deare some, when we were vtterly lost, for sanc∣tifying vs with thy holy spirit in the releuing and succoring vs, in all our nedes and necessities, for sauing vs from aldaungers of body and soule, for comforting vs so fatherly in all oure tribulations and persecutions, for sparing vs so long, and ge∣uyng vs so large a tyme of repentance. These be∣nefites (O most mercifull father) like as we know ledg to haue receyued them of thy only goodnes, e¦uen so we beseche thee, for thy dere sonne Iesus Christes sake: to graunte vs alwayes thy holy spi∣rite, wherby we may continually grow in thank∣fulnes towardes thee, to be led into all truth, and comforted in all our aduersities. O Lorde, streng∣then our faith, kindle it more in feruentnes & loue towardes thee (and our neyghbours) for thy sake. Suffer vs not most deare Father, to receyue thy worde any more in vaine: but graunt vs alwayes the assistance of thy grace and holy spirite, that in hart, worde and dede we maye sanctifye and doo worship to thy name. Helpe to amplifie & increase thy kingdome, and what so euer thou sendest, we may be hartely well contente with thy good plea∣sure and will: Let vs not lack the thynge (O Fa∣ther) without the whych we can not serue the, but blesse thou soo all the workes of our handes, that we may haue sufficiente, and not to be chargeable

but rather helpefull vnto others: be mercifull (O Lord) to our offences, and seyng our det is great, whiche thou haste for geuen vs in Iesus Christe, make vs toloue thee and our neyghbors so muche the more. Be thou our Father, our captayne and defender: in all temptations holde thou vs by thy mercyfull hand, that we may be deliuered from all inconueniences, and end our lyues in the sanctify∣ing & honor of thy holy name through Iesu Christ our Lord, and only sauior. Sobe it.

Let thy mightie hand and out stretched arme (O Lorde) be still oure defence, thy mercy and louyng kindnes in Iesu Christ thy deare sonne our salua∣tion, thy true and holy woord our instruction, thy grace and holy spirit our comforte and consolatiō, vnto the ende and in the ende Sobe it.

¶ O Lorde increase our fayth.