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Confitemini Domino. Psal. 105.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lord, * 1.1 and call vpon his name: tell the people what things he hath done.

O let your songs be of him, and praise him: and let your talking be of all his wonderous workes.

Reioyce in his holy Name: let the heart of them reioyce that seek the Lord.

Seeke the Lord & his strength: seeke his face euermore.

Remember the marueilous works that he hath done: his wonders and the indgements of his mouth.

O ye seede of Abraham his seruant: ye children of Iacob his chosen.

Hee is the Lorde our God: his iudgements are in all the world.

He hath bene alway mindfull of his couenant and promise: that he made to a thousand generations.

Euen the couenant that he made with Abraham: and the other that he sware vnto Isahac.

And appointed the same vnto Iacob for a law: and to Is∣rael for an euerlasting testament.

Saying, Vnto thee will I giue the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.

When there were yet but a fewe of them: and they stran∣gers in the land.

What time as they went from one nation to another: from one kingdome to another people.

He suffered no man to doe them wrong: but reproued euen kings for their sakes.

Touch not mine anoynted: & doe my Prophets no harme.

Moreouer, hee called for a dearth vpon the land: and de∣stroyed all the prouision of bread.

But hee had sent a man before them: euen Ioseph which was solde to be a bond seruant.

Whose feete they hurt in the stockes: the yron entred into his soule.

Until the time came that his cause was knowen: the word of the Lord tryed him.

The king sent and deliuered him: the prince of the people let him goe free.

Hee made him lorde also of his house: and ruler of all his substance.

That he might informe his princes after his wil: and teach his Senators wisedome.

Israel also came into Egypt: and Iacob was a stranger in the land of Ham.

And he increased his people exceedingly: and made them stronger then their enemies.

Whose heart turned, so that they hated his people: and dealt vntruely with his seruants.

Then sent hee Moses his seruant: and Aaron whome hee had chosen.

And these shewed his tokens among them: and wonders in the land of ham.

He sent darkenesse, and it was darke: and they were not obedient vnto his word.

He turned their waters into blood: and slue their fish.

Their land brought forth frogs: yea, euen in their kings chambers.

He spake the word, and there came all maner of flies: and lite in all their quarters.

Hee gaue them hailestones for raine: and flames of fire in their land.

He smote their vines also and figge trees: and destroyed the trees that were in their coasts.

Hee spake the word, and the grashoppers came, and cater∣pillers innumerable: and did eate vp all the grasse in their land, and deuoured the fruite of their ground.

He smote all the first borne in their land: euen the chiefe of all their strength.

Hee brought them foorth also with siluer and golde there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

Egypt was glad at their departing: for they were afraide of them.

He spread out a cloud to be a couering: and fire to giue light in the night season.

At their desire he brought quailes: and he filled them with the bread of heauen.

He opened the rocke of stone, and the waters flowed out: so that riuers ran in dry places.

For why? he remembred his holy promise: and Abraham his seruant.

And hee brought forth his people with ioy: and his chosen with gladnesse.

And gaue them the landes of the heathen: and they tooke the labours of the people in possession.

That they might keepe his statutes: & obserue his lawes.

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  Morning prayer