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.

¶ The. x. Commaundements of almightie God.

¶ Exodus. xx. VV. VV.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 AT tend my people & geue eare, of fer∣ly 〈♫〉〈♫〉 things I wil thee tel{punctel} Se that my words in 〈♫〉〈♫〉 mind thou bear, And to my precepts listen wel.

[verse 1] I am thy Souerayne Lorde and God, Whiche haue thee brought from carefull thrall: And eke reclaymed from Pharos rod. Make thee no Gods on them to call. [verse 2] Nor facyoned forme of any thyng, In heauen, or earth to worship it: For I thy God by reuengyng, With greuous plages this syn will smite, [verse 3] Take not in vayne his holy name, Abuse it not after thy will: For so thou might soone purchase blame, And in his wrath he would thee spill. [verse 4] The Lorde from worke the seuenth day cest, And brought all thinges to perfect end: So thou and thyne that day take rest

That to Gods hests ye may attend. [verse 5] Unto thy parents honor geue, As Gods commaundements doo pretende, That thou long dayes, and good maies liue, In earth, where God a place doth lende, [verse 6] Beware of muder, and cruell hate, [verse 7] All fylthy fornication feare: [verse 8] Se thou steale not in any rate, [verse 9] False witnes against no man beare, [verse 10] Thy neyghbors house with not to haue His wyfe, or ought that he caleth mine, His field, his oxe, his asse, his sclaue, Or any thing, whiche is not thine.

¶ A prayer.

The sprit of grace graunt vs (O Lord) To kepe these lawes, our harts restore: And cause vs all with one accorde, To magnifie thy name therfore.

For of our selues no strength we haue, To kepe these lawes after thy will: Thy might therfore (O Christ) we craue, That we in thee may them fulfyll,

Lorde for thy names sake, graunt vs thys Thou art our strength, oh Sauior Christ: Of thee to spede, how should we mis, In whom our treasure doth consist.

To thee for euermore be prayse, With thy father in eche respect: And with thy holy sprite alwayes, The comforter of thine elect.

¶ The Lordes Prayer. D. Coxe.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 OUr father which in heauen art, And 〈♫〉〈♫〉 makst vs all one brotherhod, to call vpon thee 〈♫〉〈♫〉 with one harte. Our heauenly Father & our 〈♫〉〈♫〉 God: graunt we pray not with lips alone, but 〈♫〉〈♫〉 with the harts depe sigh and grone.

Thy blessed name be sanctifyed, Thy holy worde mought vs inflame, In holy lyfe for to abyde, To magnifye thy holy name, From all errours defend and keye, the litle flock of thy poore shepe,

Thy kyngdom come euen at this houre, And henceforth euerlastyngly: thine holy ghost into vs poure: With all his gifts most plenteously, From Sathans rage and filthy band, Defend vs with thy mighty hande.

Thy will be donne with diligence, like as in heauen in earth also: In trouble graunt vs pacience, thee to obey in wealth and wo, let not flesh, bloud, or any ill, Preueile againste thy holy wyll,

Geue vs this day our dayly bread, And all other good giftes of thyne: kepe vs from warre, and from bloudshed, Also from sicknes, derth and Pine, that we may liue in quietnes, Without all gredy carefulnes.

Forgeue vs our offences all, Releue oure carefull conscience: As we forgeue bothe great and small, which vnto vs haue done offence. Prepare vs lorde for to serue thee, In perfect loue and vnitie.

O lorde into temptacion, Leade vs not when the find doth rage: to with stande his inuasion: Geue power and strength to euery age, Arme and make strong thy feble host, with fayth and with thy holy ghost.

O Lorde from euill delyuer vs, The dayes and times are daungerous, From euerlastyng deathe saue vs: And in our last nede comfort vs, A blessed ende to vs bequeath, Into thy hands our soules receyue.

For thou (O Lorde) art king of kinges, And thou hast power ouerall, Thy glory shineth in all thinges: In the wide world vniuersall, Amen, Let it bedone (O Lord) That we haue prayd with one accord.

¶ The. xii. Articles of the christian Faythe.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 ALl my belief, and confidedce, Is 〈♫〉〈♫〉 in the Lord of might, the father which al things 〈♫〉〈♫〉 hath made the day & eke the night, the heauēs 〈♫〉〈♫〉 & the firmament, and also many a star, the earth:

〈♫〉〈♫〉 and all that is therin, which passe mās reason far.

And in lyke maner I beleue, In Chryste oure Lorde, hys sonne: Coequall with the deitie, And man in flesh and bone. Conceyued by the holy Ghost, His word doth me assure: And of his mother Mary borne, yet she a Uirgin pure.

Because mankind to Sathan was, For sinne in bonde and thrall: He came and offred vp him selfe, To death to saue vs all. And suffering most greuous paine: Then Pilate beyng iudge: Was crucifyed on the cros, And therat did not grudge.

And so he dyed in the fleshe, But quickned in the sprite: His body then was buryed, As is our vse and ryte. His sprit did after this descend, Into the lower partes: To them that long in darknes were, The true lyght of theyr hartes.

And in the third day of his death, He rose to lyfe agayne:

To thende he might be gloryfyed, Out of oll grief and payne. Ascending to the heauens hie, To sit in glory styll: On Gods right hand, his Father dere, According to his will.

Untill the day of iudgement come, When he shall come againe: With Angels power, yet of that day, We all be vncertayne, To iude all people rightuously, Whom he hath dearly bought: The lyuing and the dead also, Which he hath made of nought.

And in the holy spirit of God, My fayth to satisfye: The third parson in Trinitie, Beleue I sted fastlye. The holy and catholick Churche, That Gods worde doth maintayne: And holy Scripture doth alowe, Which Sathan doth disdayne.

And also I doo trust to haue, By Iesu Christ his death: Release and pardon of my sinnes, And that only by fayth. What time all flesh shall ryse agayne, Before the Lorde of might: And se vim with theyr bodely eyes. Whiche now doo geue them light.

And then shall Christe our sauior, The shepe and Goates deuide: And geue lyfe euerlastyngly, to those, whom he hath tride. Whiche is the realme celestiall, In glory for to rest: With all the holy company, Of Saincts and Angels blest,

Whiche serue the Lorde omnipotent, Obediently eche houre: To whom be all dominion, and prayse for euermore.

¶ A Prayer vnto the holy ghost, to be song before the Sermon.

COme holy sprite, the god of might, Comforter of vs all: Teach vs to knowe thy word a right * 1.1 that we doo neuer fall. O holy Ghost, visit our coast, defend vs with thy shild: Against all sinne and wickednes, Lorde helpe vs win the field.

Lorde kepe our Quene and her counsell, and geue them will and might: To perseuer in thy Gospell, which can put sinne to flyght. O Lorde that geuest thy holy worde, send preachers plenteouslye: That in the same we may accorde, and therin lyue and dye.

O holy Sprite, direct a ryght, the Preachers of thy worde: Thot thou by them maist cut downe syn, As it were with a sworde. Depart not from those pastors pure, but ayde them at all nede: Whiche breake to vs, the breade of lyfe, wheron our soules doo feede.

O blessed spirit of truthe, kepe vs, In peace and vnitie: Kepe vs from sectes and errours all, And from all papistrie. Conuert all those, that are oure foes, and bryng them to thy lyght: That they and we, may well agree, and prayse thee day and nyght.

O Lorde increase our fayth in vs, and loue so to abounde: That man and wyfe, be voyde of strife, and neyghbours about vs rounde. In oure tyme geue thy peace, O Lorde, to nations farre and nye: And teache them all thy holy worde, that we may syng to thee.

All glory to the Trinitie, that is of mightes most: The lyuing Father and the Sonne, and eke the holy Ghost. As it hath bene in all the time, that hathe been here to fore:

As it is now and so shalbe. henceforth for euermore.

¶ Dapacem domine.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Geue peace in these our daies o lord, great 〈♫〉〈♫〉 daungers are now at hand, thine enemies with 〈♫〉〈♫〉 one accorde: Christ name in euery lande: seke 〈♫〉〈♫〉 to deface, route out and race: thy trew right 〈♫〉〈♫〉 worship in dede: be thou the stay, lord we the pray, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thou helpest alone in all nede.

Geue vs that peace▪ whiche we doo lack, Through misbelief and ill lyfe:

Thy word to offer thou dost not slack, Whiche we vnkindly gainstriue. with fire and sword, This healthfull word, Some persecute and opprisse: Some with the mouth. Confes the truth, Without sincere godlines, Geue peace, and vs thy spirite downe send, With grief and repentaunce true: Do pearce our harts, our liues to amend, And by fayth, Chryst renue. That feare and dread, Warre and bloudshed, Through thy swete mercy and grace: May from vs slyde, Thy truth may byde, And shine in euery place.

¶ The complaint of a Sinner who cra∣ueth of Christ, to be kept vnder hys mercye.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 WHere rightuousnes doth say lord for 〈♫〉〈♫〉 my sinfull part: in wrath y^• shouldst me pay vē∣gaunce 〈♫〉〈♫〉 for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 desart. I can it not deny, but nedes

〈♫〉〈♫〉 I must confes, how y^t continually thy lawes I 〈♫〉〈♫〉 doo transgres. Thy lawes I do transgresse.

But if it be thy will, With sinners to contend: Then all thy flock shall spill, And be lost without end. For who liueth here so right, That rightly he can say: He sinneth not in thy sight, Full oft and euery day.

Thy scripture plaine telth me, The righteous man offendeth: Seuen times a day to thee, Wheron thy wrath dependth, So that the rightwise man, Doth walke in no such path: but he falth now or than, In daunger of thy wrath,

Then since the case so standes, That euen the man rightwise: Falth oft in sinfull bandes, Wherby thy wrath may ryse. Lorde I that am vniust, And rightwisenes none haue:

Wherto then shall I trust. My synfull soule to saue.

But truly to that post, Wherto I cleaue and shall: Whiche is thy mercy most, Lorde let thy mercy fall. And mitigate thy mode, Or els we perish all: The pryce of this thy bloud, Wherin mercy I call.

Thy scripture doth declare, No drop of bloud in thee: But that thou didst not spare, To shed eche drop for me. Now let those drops most swet, So moyst my hart so dry: That I with sinne replete, May liue and sinne may die.

That being mortifyed, Thys synne of myne in me: I may be sanctifyed, By grace of thine in thee. So that I neuer fall, Into suche mortall sinne: That my foes infernall, Reioyse my death therin.

But vouchesafe me to keep, From those infernall foes: And from that lake so depe, Wheras no mercy growes,

And I shall sing the songes Confirmed with the iust: That vnto thee belonges, Whiche art mine only trust.

☞ Through perfecte repentaunce the sinner hath a sure trust in God that his sinne s shalbe washed away in Christes ēloud.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 O Lord in thee is al my trust, geue eare 〈♫〉〈♫〉 vnto my wofull cry: Refuse me not that am vn∣iust: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 but bowing downe thy heauēly eye, behold 〈♫〉〈♫〉 how I doo still lament: my sinnes wherin I do 〈♫〉〈♫〉 offende O Lord for them shall I be shent: Sith

〈♫〉〈♫〉 thee to playse I doo intend.

No no, not so thy will is bent, To deale with sinners in thine ire. But when in hart they shall repent, Thou grauntst with sped their iust desire To thee therfore still shall I cry, to wash away my sinfull cryme: Thy bloud (O Lorde) is not yet drye, but that it may help me in time.

Hast thee O Lorde, hast thee I say, To power on me the giftes of grace: That when this life must flit away, In heauen with thee I may haue place, Where thou dost reigne eternally, with God which once did downe the sēd Where angels sing continually, To thee be prayse world without end.

☞ A thankes geuing after the receyuyng of the Lordes Supper.

THe Lorde be thanked for his gyftes, And mercy euermore: That he doth shew vnto his saynctes * 1.2 To him be laud therfore. Our tonges cannot so prayse the Lorde, As he doth right deserue: Our harts can not of hym so thynke, As he doth vs preserue.

His benefites they be so great, To vs that be but sinne: That at our handes for recompence, There is no hope to winne. O sinfull flesh, that thou shouldest haue, Suche mercyes of the Lorde: Thou doest deserue, more worthely, Of him to be abhord.

Nought els but sinne▪ and wretchednes, Doth rest within our heartes: And stubburnely against the Lorde, We dayly play oure partes. The sunne aboue in firmament, That is to vs a lyght: Doth shew it selfe more cleane and pure, Then we be in his sight.

The heauens aboue and all therin, More holy are then we: They serue the Lorde in theyr estate, Eche one in his degree. They do not stryue for mastership, Nor slake theyr office set: But feare the Lorde and do his will, Hate is to them no let.

Also the earth and all therin, Of God it is in awe: It doth obserue the formers wyll, By skilfull natures law. The sea and all that therin is, Doth bend, when God doth beck:

The spirtes beneathe doo tremble all, And feare his wrathfull check.

But we alas, for whom all these Were made them for to rule, Do not so know or loue the Lorde, As doth the Oxe or mule, A law he gaue for vs to know, What was his holy wyll: He would vs good, but we will not Auoyd the thing is ill.

Not one of vs that seketh out The Lorde of lyfe to please: Nor to the thyng that might vs ioyne Our Christ and quiet ease, Thus we are all his enemyes, We can it not deny: And he agayne, of his good wyll, Would not that we should dye.

Therfore when remedy was none, To bring vs vnto lyfe: The sonne of God, our flesh he toke, To mend our mortall stryfe: And all the law of God our Lorde, He did it full obey: And for our sinnes vpon the crosse, Hys bloud our dettes did pay.

And that we should not yet forget, What good be to vs wrought: A signe he left our eyes to tell, That he our bodyes bought.

In breade and wine here visible, Unto thyne eyes and tast, His mercyes great thou maist record, If that his spryte thou hast.

As once the corne did liue and grow, And was cut downe with sith, And threshed out with many stripes, Out from his huske to dryue, And as the mill with violence Did teare it out so small, And made it lyke to earthly dust, Not sparing it at all.

And as the ouen with fyre hot, Did close it vp in heat: And all this done that I haue sayd, That it should be our meat: So was the Lorde in his ripe age Cut downe by cruell death: His soule he gaue in torments great, And yelded vp his breath.

Because that he to vs might be, An euerlasting bread, with muche reproche and trouble great, On earth his lyfe he led. And as the grapes in pleasant tyme Are pressed very sore, And plucked downe when they be rype, Nor let to grow no more,

Because the ioyse that in them is, As comfortable drynke,

We myght receyue and ioyfull be, when sorowes make vs shrinke. So Christes bloud out pressed was, With nailes and eke with speare: The ioyse wherof doth saue all those, That rightly do him feare.

And as the cornes by vnitie, Into one lofe is knit: So is the Lorde and his whole churche, Though he in heauen sit. As many grapes make but one wyne, So shoulde we be but one: In fayth and loue, in Chist aboue, And vnto Christ alone.

Leading a lyfe without all stryfe, In quyet rest and peace, From enuye and from malyce both, Our heartes and tonges to cease. Which if we doo then shall we shew, That we his chosen be: By fayth in him to leade a lyfe, As alwayes willed he.

And that we may so doo in dede, God send vs all his grace: Then after death we shall be sure, With him to haue a place,

Robert Wlsdom.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 PReserue vs Lorde, by thy deare word.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 From Turk and Pope defend vs Lord whiche 〈♫〉〈♫〉 bothe would thrust oute of his throne, our Lorde 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Iesus Christ thy deare sonne.

Lorde Iesus Christ shew forth thy myght, That thou art Lorde of Lordes by ryght: Thy poore afflicted flocke defend, That they may prayse thee without end, God holy Ghost, our comfortor, Be our Patron, helpe, and succor: Geue vs one minde, and perfect peace: All giftes of grace in vs encrease. Thou liuing God, in parsons three. Thy name be praysed in vnitie: In all our nede so vs defend: That we may prayse thee, world without end.

☞ A formst of proyer to be. vsed in priuate hou∣ses, euery mornyng and euening.

Morning prayer.

ALmightie God, & most mercifull Father, we do not present our selues here before thy ma∣iestie, trusting in oure owne merites or wor∣thines,

but in thy manifolde mercyes, which haste promised to beare our Prayers, and graunt our re¦questes, which we shal make to the in the name of thy beloued sonne Iesus Christe our Lorde: who hath also cōmaunded vs to assemble ourselues to∣gether in his name, with ful assurance that he wil not only be amongst vs, but also be our mediator, and aduocate towards thy maiestie, that we may obteyne all thinges which shall seme expedient to thy blessed will for oure necessities: therfore we be∣seche thee, most mercifull Father, to turne thy lo∣uyng countenaunce towards vs, and impute not vnto vs our manifold sinnes and offences, wher by we iustly deserue thy wrath & sharp punishmēt: but rather receyue vs to thy mercy for Iesus Chri¦stes sake, accepting his death and passion, as a iust recompence for all our offēces, in whom only thou art pleased, and through whom thou canst not be offended with vs. And seing that of thy great mer¦cyes, we haue quietly passed this nyght, graunte (O heauenly father,) that we may bestowe thys day wholly in thy seruice, so that al our thoughts, wordes, and dedes, may redounde to the glorye of thy name, and good ensample to all men, who seeyng oure good workes, may gloryfye thee oure heauenly father. And for as much as of thy mere fauour, and loue, thou hast not onely created vs to thine owne similitude and likenes, but also haste chosen vs to be heyres with thy deare sōne Iesus Christ of that immortal kingdom which thou pre∣paredst for vs before the beginning of the worlde, we beseche thee to encrease oure faythe and know ledg, and to lighten our harts with thy holy spirit

that we may in meane time, liue in godly conuer∣satyon and integritie of lyfe: knowing that Idola∣ters, adulterers, couetous men, cōtentious persōs drunkards glottons, and such like: shall not in he¦rite the kyngdome of God.

And because thou hast commaunded vs to pray one for another, we doo not only make request (O Lord) for ourselues, and them that thou hast alrea¦die called to the true vnderstanding of thy heauen¦ly wil: but for all people and Nations of the world who as they knowe by thy wonderfull workes: that thou art god ouer al: So they may be instruc¦ted by thy holy spirite, to beleue in thee theyr only Sauior and redemer. But for as much as they cā¦not beleue except they heare, nor can not heare but by preachyng, and none can preache, excepte they be sent, therfor (O Lorde) raise vp faithfull destri∣buters of thy misteries, who setting apartal world¦ly respectes, may bothe in their life and doctryne, only seeke thy glorye. Contrarylye confound Sa∣than, Antichriste, with all hierlinges, whom thou hast already cast of, into a reprobate sēce: that they may not by sectes, schismes, heresies, and errours disquiet thy littell flocke. And because (O Lorde) we be fallen into the latter dayes, & daungerous tymes, wherin ignoraunce hathe gotten the vpper hande, and Sathan by his ministeres seke by all meanes to quenche the light of thy Gospel, we be∣sech the to maintaine thy cause against those raue¦ning wolues, and strengthen all thy seruauntes whom they keepe in prison and bondage. Let not thy long suffryng be an occasion, either to encrease theyr tirannye, or to discourage thy childrē, nether

yet let our sinnes and wickednes be a hinderance to thy mercies, but with spede (O Lorde) consider these great miseries. For thy people Israel many times by theyr sinnes prouoked thine anger, and thou punishedst them by thy iust iudgemente, yet though their sinnes wer neuer so greuous, if they once returned from their iniquitie, thou receiuedst them to mercye. We therfore, moste wretched syn∣ners, be wayle our manifolde sinnes, and earnestly repent vs for our former wickennes and vngodly behauior towards thee: and where as we cannot of our selues purchase thy pardon, yet we humblie beseche thee, for Iesus Christes sake, to shew thy mercyes vpon vs, and receyue vs agayne to thy fa¦uour. Graunt vs, deare father these oure requests and all other thinges necessary for vs, & thy whole churche, according to thy promise in Iesus Christ our Lorde. In whose name we beseche thee as he hath taught vs, saying: Oure father. &c.

¶ A prayer to be sayde before meales.

ALl thinges depende vpon thy prouidence (O Lord) to receiue at thy handes, due sustenāce in time conuenienie. Thou geuest to them, & they gather it, thou openest thy hand, and they are satisfied with al good things. O heauenly father, whiche art the fountaine & ful treasure of all good nes, we besech thee to shew thy mercyees vpon vs thy children, and sanctifye these giftes whiche we receiue of thy merciful liberalitie graunt vs grace to vse them soberlye and purely according to thy blessed wyll, so that hereby we may acknowledge thee to be the author and geuer of all good things and aboue all, that we may remember continual∣ly,

to seke the spiritual fode of thy word, wherwith our soules may be norished euerlastingly throughe oure sauior Christe: who is the true breade of lyfe, whiche came downe from heauen, of whom, who∣so euer eateth, shall lyue for euer, and reigne with, him in glory worlde without ende. So be it.

☞ A thankes geuing after meales,

LEt all nations magnifye the Lorde, let all pe∣ople reioyce, in praysing & extollyng his great mercyes. For his fatherly kindnes is plenty∣fully shewed forth vpon vs, and the truth of his pro¦mise indureth for euer.

We render thankes vnto thee (O Lorde god) for the manifold benefites, whiche we continually receaue at thy bountifull hande, not only for that it hath pleased thee to fede vs in this present life, ge∣uyng vnto vs, all thinges necessary for the same, but especially because thou hast of thy free mercies facioned vs a new, into an assured hope of a farre better lyfe, the whiche thou hast declared vnto vs by thy holy Ghospell. Therfore we humbly besech thee (O heauenly father) that thou wilte not suf∣fer oure affections to bee so intangled or roted in these earthly and corruptible thinges, but that we maye alwayes haue oure mindes directed to thee on high continually watching for the comming of oure Lorde and Saiuour Chryste, what tyme he shall appeare for oure full redemption, To whom with thee, and the holye Ghoste, be all honor and glory, for euer and euer. So be it.

A nother thankes geuing before meate.

ETernall and euer liuing God, Father of oure Lord Iesus Christ, who, of thy most singular loue whiche thou bearest to mankinde, haste appointed to his sustenance, not only the frutes of thearth: but also the foules of the ayre, the beastes of thearth, and fishes of the sea, and hast commaū¦ded thy benefites to be receyued, as from thy hāds with thanks geuing, assuring thy children, by the mouth of thy Apostle, that to the cleane, all things are cleane, as the creatures, which be sanctified by thy word and by prayer, graunt vnto vs so mode∣ratly to vse these thy giftes present, that the bodies beyng refreshed, the soules may be more hable to procede in all good works, to the prayse of thy ho∣ly name, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Sobeit.

¶ Oure Father whiche art in heauen. &c.

¶ Another.

THe eyes of all things doo loke vp and trust in thee (O Lord) thou geuest them meat in due season, thou openest thy hand, and fillest with thy blessinge euery liuing creature: good Lorde, bles vs and all thy giftes which we receyue of thy large liberalitie, through Iesus Christ our Lorde Sobeit. Our father. &c.

¶ Another thanks geuing after meat,

GLorye, prayse and honor, be vnto thee moste merciful & omnipotent Father, who of thyne infinite goodnes, hast created man to thyne owne image & similitude: who also hast fed, & day∣ly fedest of thy most bountiful hand, all liuing cre∣atures graunt vnto vs, that as thou hast norished these oure mortall bodies with corporall foode, so thou woldest replenish our soules with the perfet

knowledge of the liuely word of thy beloued sonne Iesus, to whom be prayse, glorye, and honor for e∣uer. Sobeit.

☞ God saue the Church vniuersall: our Quene and Realme. God comforte all them that be com∣fortles. Lord increase our faith. O Lord, for christ thy sōnes sake, be mercifull to the cōmon wealths where thy Gospell is truely preached, and harbor graunted to the afflicted members of Christes bo∣dy, and illuminate, according to thy good pleasure, all nations with the bryghtnes of thy word.

So beit.

¶ Another.

THe God of glory and peace, who hath created redemed, and presently fed vs, be blessed for euer and euer. Sobeit.

¶ The God of all power, who hathe called frō death, that great pastor of the shepe, our Lorde Ie∣sus, comfort and defend the flock, whiche he hathe redemed by the bloud of the eternall Testamente increase the number of true Preachers: repres the rage of obstinate tirants, mitigate and lightē the hartes of the ignorant relieue the paynes of suche as be afflicted, but especially of those that suffer for the testimony of thy truth: and finally, cōfoūd Sathan, by the power of our Lord Iesus Christ.

Amen.

¶ Euening prayer.

O Lorde God, Father euerlasting, & full of pi∣tie, we acknowledge and confesse, that we be not worthy to lyft vp our eyes to heauē, muche les to presente our selues before thy maie∣stie with confidence that thou wilt heare our pray∣ers, and graunt our requestes, if we consider o••••e

owne deseruinges, for oure conciences doo accuse vs, and our sinnes witnes against vs, & we know that thou art an vpright iudge, which dost not iu∣stifye the sinners and wicked men, but punishest the fautes of all such as transgres thy commaun∣dements. Yet most mercifull father, since it hathe pleased thee to commaunde vs to call on thee in al¦oure troubles and aduersities, promising euen thē to help vs, when wefele our selues (as it wer) swa¦lowed vp of death and desperation, we vtterly re∣nounce all worldly confydence, and flee to thy so-souerayne bountie, as our only stay and refuge: be¦seching thee, not to call to remembraunce our ma¦nifolde sinnes and wickednes, wherby we conty∣nuallye prouoke thy wrathe and indignation a∣gainste vs: neyther oure negligence and and vn∣kindnes, whiche haue neyther worthely estemed, nor in our liues sufficiently expressed, the swete cō¦fort of thy Gospell reueled vnto vs: but rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ, who by offring vp his body in sacrifice once for all, hathe made a sufficient recompence for all our sinnes. Haue mercy therfore vpon vs (O lord) and forgeue vs our offences. Teache vs by thy ho¦ly spirite, that we may rightly wey them, and ear∣nestly repent for the same. And so much the rather (O Lorde) because that the reprobate, and suche as thou hast for saken, cannot prayse thee, nor call vpon thy name, but the repenting hart, the sorow full minde, the conscience oppressed, hungring and thirsting for thy grace, shal euer set forth thy praise and glory. And albeit we be but worms and dust: yet thou arte oure creator and we be the worke of

thy handes: yea, thou art oure father, and we thy children: thou art oure shepeherd, and we thy flock thou art our redemer and we the people whō thou hast bought: thou art oure God, and we thyne in∣heritaunce, Correct vs not therfore in thine anger (O Lorde) neither according to our desertes pu∣nish vs, but mercifully chastyce vs with a fatherly affection, that all the worlde may knowe, that at what time soeuer a sinner doth repent him of hys sinne, from the bottom of his hart, thou wilt put a way his wickednes out of thy remembraunce, as thouhast promised by thy holy prophet.

Finally for asmuche as it hathe pleased thee to make y^e night for mā to rest in, as thou hast orday¦ned him the day to trauel, graunt, (o deare father) that we may so take our bodely rest, y^t oure soules may continually watch, for the time that our lord Iesus christ shall appeare for our deliuerance out of this mortall lyfe, (and in the meane season that we, not ouercomen by any fantasies, dreames, or other temptations) may fully set our mindes vpon thee, loue thee, feare thee, and rest in thee: further∣more that our slepe be not excessiue or ouermuche after the insaciable desires of our flesh: but onelye sufficient to contente oure weake nature, that we may be better disposed to lyue in all godly conuer∣satyon to the glory of thy holy name, and profit of oure brethren. Sobeit.

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.

¶ A confession of all estates. and tymes.

O Eternall God and most mercifull father we confesse, and acknowledg, heare before thy diuine maiestie, that we are miserable syn∣ners, conceyued and borne in sinne and iniquitye, so that in vs there is no goodnes. For the flesh e∣uermore rebelleth agaynst the spirite, wherby we continually transgres thy holy precepts, and com¦maundemēts, & so purchase to our selues, through thy iust iudgement, deathe and damnation. Not∣withstanding (O heauenly father) for asmuche as we are displeased with oure selues for the synnes that we haue committed against thee, and do vn∣feynedly repent vs of the same: we most humblye

beseche thee, for Iesus Christes sake, to shewthy mercy on vs, to forgeue vs al our sinnes, and to in¦crease our holy spirite in vs: that we acknowledg∣yng, from the botome of our hartes, our owne vn∣righteousnes, may from henceforth not only mor∣tifie our sinful lusts and affections, but also bring forth such frutes, as may be agreable to thy moste blessed will, not for the worthines thereof, but for the merites of thy dearelye beloued sonne Iesus Christ our only Sauior, whom thou hast already geuen an oblation, and offering for oure sinnes: & for whose sake, we are certenlye perswaded, that thou wilte denie vs nothing, that we shall aske in his name, according to thy will. For thy spirit doth assure our consciences, that thou art our mercifull father, and so louest vs thy children through hym, that nothing is able to remoue thy heauēly grace and fauoure from vs: to thee therfore (O father) with the sonne and the holy Ghoste be all honor & glory, worlde without ende. Sobeit.

☞ A Prayer to be sayde before a man begin his worke.

O Lorde God most mercifull father and Sa∣uiour, seyng it hath pleased thee to cōmaūd vs to traueil, that we may releue our nede, webeseche thee of thy grace so to blesse our labour that thy blessing may extend vnto vs, without the whiche we are not able to continue: and that this great fauour may be a witnes vnto vs of thy boū∣tifulnes & assistance, so that therby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast ouer vs.

Moreouer, O Lord, we beseche thee that thou woldest strengthen vs with thine holye spirite,

that we may faithfully trauaill in oure estate and vocation without fraude or deceit: & that we maye indeuour our selus to folow thine holy ordinance, rather then to seke to satisfye our gridie affectiōs or desire to gayne. And if it please thee, O Lorde, to prosper our labour, geue vs a mind also to help thē that haue nede, according to that abilitie that that thou of thy mercy shalte geue vs: and know∣ing that all good things come of thee, graunt that we may humble oure selues to our neyghbours, & not by any meanes lift our selues vp aboue them, whiche haue not receyued so liberalla portion as of thy mercy thou haste geuen vnto vs. And if it please thee to try and exercise vs by greater pouer¦tie, and nede then our flesh would desire, that thou woldest yet, O Lorde, graunt vs grace to knowe that thou wilt nourish vs continually through thy bountifull liberalitie, that we be not so tempted that we fall into distrust: but that we may paciēt∣ly wayte tyll thou fill vs not only with corporall graces and benefites, but chiefly with thine heauē¦lye and spirituall treasures, to the intent that we maye alwayes haue more ample occasion to geue thee thankes, and so wolly to rest vpon thy mer∣eyes. Heare vs, O Lorde of mercy, through Iesus Christ thy Sonne our Lorde.

Amen.

¶ A Prayer for the hole state of Christes church.

ALmyghtye God and most mercifull father, we humbly submit ourselues, and fal downe before thy Maiestie, beseching thee from the botome of oure hates, that thys sede of thy worde nowe sowen amongest vs, may take suche deepe

rote, that neyther the burning heat of persecution cause it to wither, neither thorny cares of thys life choke it, but that as sede, sowen in good ground, it may brynge foorth thirtie, sixtie, and an hundreth folde: as thy heauenly wysdom hath appointed.

And because we haue nede cōtinually to craue ma¦ny thyngs at thy handes, we humbly beseche thee (O heauenly father) to graunt vs thy holy spirite, to directe our petitions, that they may procede frō suche a feruente minde, as may be agreable to thy most blessed will. And seing that our infirmitie is hable to doo nothing withoute thy helpe, and that thou art not ignorant with how many and great temptations we poore wretches are on euery syde enclosed, and compassed: Let thy strength (o lord) sustayne oure weaknes, that we being defended with the force of thy grace, may be safely preserued against all assaults of Sathan: who goeth about continually like a roring Lion, seking to deuoure vs. Encrease our fayth (o merciful father) that we do not swarue at any time frō thy heauenlyword: but augment in vs hope and loue, with a carefull keping of all thy commaundements: that no hard¦nes of harte, no Ipocrisie, no concupiscence of the eyes, nor inticements of the world, do draw vs a∣way from thy obedience. And seyng we liue now in these most perilous times: let thy fatherly proui¦dence defend vs againste the violence of our ene∣mies, whiche doo seke by all meanes to oppres thy truth. Furthermore for as much as by thy holy a∣postle we be taught, to make our prayers and sup¦plication for all menne. We pray not only for oure¦selues here present, but beseche thee also, to reduce

all such, as be yet ignorant from the miserable cap¦tiuitie of blindnes and errours, to the pure vnder∣standing and knowledge of thy heauenly truthe, that we all with one consent and vnitie of mindes may worship thee our only God and sauior. And that all pastors, shepeheards & ministers, to whō thou hast committed the dispensation of thy holye worde, and charge of thy chosen people, may both in theyr lyfe & doctrine, befound faythfull, setting onely before theyr eyes thy glory, and that by thē all poore shepe, which wander and go astray, may be gathered and brought home to thy folde.

Moreouer because the hartes of rulers are in thy handes: We beseche thee to direct, and gouern the harts of all kinges, princes and maistrats, to whō thou hast committed the sword, especially (O lord) according to oure bounden dutye we beseche thee to mainteine and encrease the honorable estate of the Queenes maiestie, and all her most noble coū¦sellers, and maiestrates, and all the whole bodye of thys commune weale. Let thy fatherly fauor so preserue them, and thy holy spirit so gouerne their harts, y^t they may in such sort execute theyr office, that thy relygion may be purely mainteined, ma∣ners reformed, and sin punished accordynge to the precise rule of thy holy word. And for that we be all members of the mistical body of Iesus Christ, we make our requests vnto thee, (O heauenly fa∣ther) for all suche as are afflicted with any kind of cros or tribulation, as warre, plage, famyne, sick∣nes, pouertie, imprisonmente, persecution, banish∣ment, or any other kinde of thy rods, whether it be

calamitie of body, or vexatiō of mind that it wold please the, to geue them pacience, and constancye, til thou send them full deliuerance of all theyr trou¦bles. Rote out from hence (O Lorde) all rauening wolues, which, to fyll theyr bellyes, seke to destroy thy flock And shew thy great mercyes vpon those our brethren in other countreis, which are persecu¦ted cast into prison, and daily condemned for the testimony of thy truth. And though they be vtter¦lye destitute of all mans aide, yet let thy swete cō∣fort neuer depart from them: but so inflame theyr hartes with thy holy spirit, that they may boldlye and chearfully abyde such triall, as thy godly wis∣dome shall appoynt. So that at length as wel by theyr deathe as by their lyfe, the kingdome of thy deare sonne Iesus Christ, may increase and shine throughe all the worlde. In whose name we make hurt humble peticions to thee as he hathe taught vs. Our Father whiche arte in Heauen halowed by thy. &c.

EINIS.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sing thys as the. cxix. Psal.
• * 1.2

  Sing this as the. xxx vii. Psa