Certayne sweete prayers of the glorious name of Iesus, commonly called Iesus Mattens with the howers therto belonging
Seuse, Heinrich, 1295-1366.

Euensong.

Iesus the wisdome of the Father, geue vs health both of body and soule.

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O God make spéede to succour me.

O Lorde make hast to helpe me.

Glory be to the father. &c.

As it was in the. &c. Alleluia.

The Psalme.

OVr lord hath sent redemption to his people, he hath commaunded his testament to be inuiolatly kept for euer.

His name is holy and terrible, the feare of our Lorde is the beginning of wisedome.

Vnderstanding is good to all suche as doo exercise it, his prayse endu∣reth for euermore.

Glory be to the Father. &c.

As it was in the beginning. &c.

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The Antheme.

All wisedome commeth from our Lorde God, and was with him at al times, and is still for euer.

The Chapiter.

This wisedome I haue loued, and sought for her, since my youth I haue sought how I might enioy her as my spouse, and I was inflamed with her beautie.

Answere. Thanks be to God.

The Hymne.

O Iesu clearer then the sunne,
No swéeter balme than thée:
No swéete like thée, not one,
Aboue al things most frée.
Thou art the ende of loue,
That giueth delight of minde:
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My glory eke art thou,
That sauedst all mankinde.
Encreace of mercy euermore
Thou art, and hope of ioy:
Of grace the well and store,
That sheldest from anoy.
To father thine all glory be,
Al wisedome eke to thée most pure,
The holy ghost in Trinitie,
Be praysd for euer to endure.

The versicle.

I will surely reioyce in our Lord.

Answere.

And solace my self in my god Iesus.

Antheme. O orient brightnes. &c.

The song of the virgin Mary.

My soule doth magnifie our Lord. And my spirite hath reioyced in Page  [unnumbered] God my sauiour.

For he hath behelde the humilitie of his handmayde: beholde from henceforth all generations shal cal me blessed.

For he that is mightie hath mag∣nified me, and holy is his name.

And his mercy is alwaies shewed to them that feare him, throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their harts.

He hath put downe the mightie from their seate, and hath exalted the humble and méeke.

He hath filled the hungry with good thinges, and the riche he hath Page  [unnumbered] sent emptie away.

He hath remembred his mercy, & deliuered his seruaunt Israel.

As he promised our fathers, and Abraham and his séede for euer.

Glory be to the father. &c.

As it was in the beginning. &c.

Antheme.

O orient brightnes of eternall lighte, and sonne of Iustice, come and lighten vs that sit in darknes, and in the shadowe of death.

Lorde heare my prayer.

And let my crye come to thée.

Let vs pray.

O God who by thy eternall wise∣dome made man, who before Page  [unnumbered] that time was not at all, and after he fell, diddest mercifully redéeme him: graunt we beséeche thée, that by the same wisdome inspiring our hartes, we may loue thée with all our hartes, and runne vnto thée with all our mighte: through our sayde Lord Iesus Christ thy sonne, who liueth and reigneth with thée in the vnitie of the holy ghost, God worlde without ende. Amen.

Blesse we our Lorde.

Thankes be to God.

The eurlasting wisedome blesse and kéepe our hartes and bodyes.

Amen.