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‘HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE’

THE [...] Common Prayer, and [...] Sacraments, [...] [...] monies of the Church of England.
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[...] by Robert Barker, Printer [...] [...] lent Maiestie.

Cum priuilegio.

¶ The Contents of this Booke.
  • [Page]j AN Act for the vniformitie of Com­mon prayer.
  • ij A Preface.
  • iij Of Ceremonies, why some bee abolished, and some reteined.
  • iiij The order how the Psalter is appointed to be read.
  • v The order how the rest of holy Scripture is appointed to be read.
  • vj Proper Psalmes and Lessons at Morning and Euening prayer for Sundayes, and certaine Feastes and dayes.
  • vij The Table for the order of the Psalmes to bee said at Morning and Euening prayer.
  • viij An Almanacke.
  • ix The Table and Kalender for Psalmes and Lessons, with necessarie rules appertaining to the same.
  • x The order for Morning prayer and Euening prayer throughout the yeere.
  • xj The Letanie.
  • xij The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to bevsed at the ministration of the holy Communion throughout the yeere.
  • xiij The order of the ministration of the holy Communion.
  • xiiij Baptisme, both publike and priuate.
  • xv Confirmation, where also is a Catechisme for children.
  • xvj Matrimonie.
  • xvij Visitation of the sicke.
  • xviij The Communion of the sicke.
  • xix Buriall.
  • xx The Thanksgiuing of women after child birth.
  • xxj A Commination against sinners, with certaine prayers to bevsed di­uers times in the yeere.

❧An Acte for the vniformitie of Common prayer, and seruice in the Church, and administration of the Sacraments.

WHere at the death of our late So­ueraigne Lorde King Edward the sixth, there remained one vniforme order of Common Seruice and prayer, and of the administration of Sacraments, Rites, and Ceremonies in the Church of Eng­land which was set foorth in one booke, entituled, The booke of Common prayer, and administration of Sacraments, and other Rites & Ceremonies in the Church of England, authorised by Acte of Par­liament, holden in the fifth and sixth yeeres of our saide late Soueraigne Lord king Edward the sixth, entituled, An Acte for the vniformitie of Common prayer, and administration of the Sacraments: the which was repea­ted and taken away by Acte of Parliament, in the first yeere of the reigne of our late Soueraigne Lady Queene Mary, to the great decay of the due honour of God, and discomfort to the professors of the trueth of Christs Religion.

Bee it therefore enacted by the authoritie of this present Parliament, that the saide Statute of repeale, and euery thing therein contained, onely concerning the saide Booke, and the Seruice, administration of Sacra­ments. Rites and Ceremonies, conteined or appointed in, or by the saide Booke, shalbe voyd and of none effect, from and after the feast of the Nati­uitie of S Iohn Baptist next comming. And that the saide Booke with the order of Seruice, and of the administration of Sacraments, Rites, and Ceremonies, with the alteration and additions therein added, and appointed by this Statute, shall stand, and be from and after the said feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist, in full force and effect, according to the tenour and effect of this Statute: any thing in the aforesaid Statute of repeale to the contrary, not withstanding.

And further be it enacted by the Queene Highnesse, with the assent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authoritie of the same, that all and singular Ministers, in any Cathe­drall or Parish Church, or other place within this Realme of England, Wales, and the Marches of the same, or other the Queenes dominions, shall from and after the feast of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist next comming, be bounden to say and vse the Mattens, Euensong, celebration of the Lords Supper, and administration of eche of the Sacraments, and all other Common and open prayer, in such order and fourme as is men­tioned [Page] in the saide Booke, so authorized by Parliament in the sayde fifth and sixth yeere of the reigne of King Edwarde the sixth, with one altera­tion or addition of certaine Lessons to bee vsed on euery Sunday in the yeere, and the forme of the Letanie altered and corrected, and two senten­ces onely added in the deliuerie of the Sacrament to the communicants, and none other, or otherwise. And that if any maner of Parson, Vicar, or other whatsoeuer Minister, that ought or should sing or say Common Prayer mentioned in the saide Booke, or minister the Sacraments, from and after the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next comming, re­fuse to vse the saide Common Prayers, or to minister the Sacraments in such Cathedrall or Parish Church, or other places, as hee should vse to minister the same, in such order and fourme as they bee mentioned and set foorth in the sayd Booke, or shall wilfully or obstinately standing in the same, vse any other Rite, Ceremony, Order, Fourme, or manner of celebrating of the Lordes Supper openly or priuily, or Mattens, Euen­song, administration of the Sacraments, or other open Prayers, then is mentioned and set foorth in the sayde Booke (Open prayer in and through­out this Acte, is meant that Prayer which is for other to come vnto or heare, ei­ther in common Churches, or priuate Chappels, or Oratories, commonly cal­led the Seruice of the Church) or shall preach, declare, or speake any thing in the derogation, or deprauing of the sayd Booke, or any thing therein conteined, or of any part thereof, and shall bee therof lawfully contuicted, according to the Lawes of this Realme, by verdict of twelue men, or by his owne confession, or by the notorious euidence of the fact: shall lose and forfaite to the Queenes highnesse, her heires and successours, for his first ofience, the profite of all his Spiritual Benefices or promotions, com­ming or arising in one whole yeere next after his conuiction: And also that the person so conuicted, shall for the same offence suffer imprison­ment by the space of sixe moneths, without Baile or maineprise. And if any such person, once conuict of any offence concerning the premisses, shall after his first conuiction eftsoones offende, and bee thereof in fourme aforesaide lawfully conuict: that then the same person shall for his se­cond offence suffer imprisonment by the space of one whole yeere, and al­so shall therefore bee depriued ipso facto of all his Spirituall promotions. And that it shall bee lawfull to all Patrons or Donours of all and singu­lar the same Spirituall promotions, or of any of them, to present or col­late to the same, as though the person or persons so offending were dead. And that if any such person or persons, after hee shall bee twise conuicted in fourme aforesayd, shall offende against any of the premisses the thirde time, and shal be thereof in fourme aforesaid lawfully conuicted: that then the person so offending, and conuicted the thirde time, shall be depriued ip­so facto of all his Spirituall promotions, and also shall suffer imprisonment during his life.

And if the person that shall offende and bee conuict in fourme afore­sayd, concerning any of the premisses, shall not bee beneficed, nor haue [Page] any Spitituall promotion: that then the same person so offending and conuict, shall for the first offence suffer imprisomnent during one whole yeere next after his said conuiction, without baile or maineprise. And if any such person not hauing any Spirituall promotion, after his first con­uiction, shall eftsoones offende in any thing concerning the premisses, and shall in forme aforesaid bee thereof lawfully conuicted: that then the same person shall for his seconde offence suffer imprisonment during his life.

And it is ordained and enacted by the authoritie abouesaide, that if any person or persons whatsoeuer, after the said feast of the Natiuitie of Sanit Iohn Baptist next comming, shall in any Enterludes, Playes, Songs, Rimes, or by other open wordes, declare or speake any thing in the dero­gation deprauing, or despising of the same Booke, or of any thing there­in conteined, or any part thereof, or shall by open fact, deede, or by open threatnings, compell, or cause, or otherwise procure, or maintaine any Parson, Vicar, or other Minister, in any Cathedrall or Parish Church, or in Chappell, or in any other place, to sing or say any Common and open Prayer, or to minister any Sacrament, otherwise or in any other maner and forme then is mentioned in the said booke, or that by any of the sayde meanes, shall vnlawfully interrupt or let any Parson, Vicar, or other Minister, in any Cathedrall or Parish Church, Chappell, or any other place, to sing or say Common and open Prayer, or to minister the Sacra­ments, or any of them, in such maner and fourme as is mentioned in the saide Booke: that then euery such person being thereof lawfully con­uicted in fourme abouesayde, shall forfeite to the Queene our Soue­raigne Lady, her heires, and successours, for the first offence an hundreth markes. And if any person or persons, being once conuict of any such offence, estsoones offende against any of the last recited offences, and shall in fourme aforesaid bee thereof lawfully conuict: that then the same per­son so offending and conuict, shall for the seconde offence forfeite to the Queene our Soueraigne Lady, her heires, and successours, foure hun­dreth markes. And if any person, after he, in fourme aforesayd shall haue bene twice conuict of any offence concerning any of the last recited offen­ces, shall offend the thirde time, and bee thereof in fourme abouesaid law­fully conuict: that then euery person so offending and conuict, shall for his thirde offence, forfeite to our Soueraigne Lady the Queene, all his goods and cattels and shall suffer imprisonment during his life. And if a­ny person or persons, that for his first offence concerning tne premisses, shall be conuict in fourme aforesaide, doe not pay the summe to be payd by vertue of this conuiction, in such maner and fourme as the same ought to bee payed, within sixe weekes next after his conuiction: that then euery person so conuict, and so not paying the same, shal for the same first offence, in stead of the saide summe, suffer imprisonment by the space of sixe mo­neths, without Barle or maineprise. And if any person or persons, that for his second offence concerning the premisses, shall bee conuict in fourme [Page] aforesaide, doe not pay the saide summe to bee payde by vertue of his con­uiction and this Eftatute, in such maner and fourme as the same ought to be payed, within sixe weekes next after his saide second conuiction: that then euery person so conuicted and not so paying the same, shall for the same second offence, in the stead of the saide summe, suffer impri­sonment during twelue moneths, without baile or maineprise. And that from and after the saide feast of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Bap­tist next comming, all and euery person and persons, inhabiting with­in this Realme, or any other the Queenes Maiesties Dominions, shall diligently and faithfully, hauing no lawfull or reasonable excuse to bee absent, endeuour themselues to resort to their Parish Church or Chap­pell accustomed, or vpon reasonable let thereof, to some vsuall place where Common prayer and such Seruice of God shall bee vsed in such time of let, vpon euery Sunday, and other dayes ordeined and vsed to bee keptas Holy dayes: and then and there to abide orderly and sober­ly, during the time of Common prayer, Preacchigs, or other Seruice of God, there to bee vsed and ministred, vpon paine of punishment by the censures of the Church: and also vpon paine that euery person so offen­ding, shall forfeite for euery such offence twelue pence to bee leuied by the Church wardens of the Parish, where such offcnce shall bee done, to the vse of the poore of the same Parish, of the Goods, Landes and tenements of such offendour, by may of distresse. And for due execution hereof, the Queenes most excellent Maiessie, the Lords Temporall, and an the Comnons in this present parliament assembled, doeth in Gods Name earnestly require and charge all the Archbishops, Bishops and other Or­dinaries, that they shall endeuour themselues to the vtterimost of their knowledges, that the due and true execution hereof, may be had through­out their Diocesse and charges, as they will answere before God, for such euils and plagues wherewith Almightie God may tustly punish his peo­ple for neglecting his good and wholesome Lawe. And for the authoritie in this behalfe, he it further enacted by the authorite aforesaide, that all and singular the same Archbishops, Bishops, and all other their officers, exercising Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction, as well in place exempt, as not ex­empt within their Diocesse, fuall haue full power and authoritie by this Acte, to reforme, correct, and punish by censures of the Church, all and sin­gular persons, which shall offend within any their iurisdictions or Dio­cesse after the said feast of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist next com­ming against this Acte and Statute: Any other Lawe, Statute Priui­ledge, Libertie, or prouision heretofore made, had, or suffered to the contra­ry, not withstanding.

And it is ordeined and enacted by the authoritie aforesaide, that all and euery Iustice of Oyer & Determiner, or Iustice of Assise, shall haue full power and authoritie in euery of their open & generall Sessions, to en­quire heare, & determine all, & all maner of offences that shalbe commit­ted or done contrary to any article conteined in this present Acte, within [Page] the limits of the Commission to them directed, and to make processe for the execution of the same, as they may do against any person being indited be­fore them of trespasse, or lawfully comucted thereof.

Priouided alwaies, and be it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid, that all and cuery Archbishop and Bishop, shall or may at all time and times at his liberty and pleasure, ioyne and associate himselfe, by vertue of this acte, to the Iustices of Oyer and Determiner, or to the saide Iustices of Assise, at euery of the said open & generall Sessions to be hosden in any place with­in his Diocesse, for and to the inquirie, hearing and determining of the off­ences aforesaid.

Prouided also, and be it enacted by the authoritie aforesaide, that the bookes concerning the saide seruice, shall at the costes and charges of the Parishioners of euery parish and Cathedrall Church, bee attayned and gotten before the feast of the said Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next fol­lowing: and that all such Parish and Cathedrall Churches, or other places where the saide bookes shall be attained and gotten before the saide feast of the Natiuite of S. Iohn Baptist, shall within three weekes nert after the said bookes so attained and gotten, vse the said seruice, and put the same in vre according to this Act.

And be it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaide, that nopetson or persons shall be at any time hereafter impeached, or otherwise: molested, of or for any of the offences aboue mentioned, hereafter to bee committed or done contrary to this Act, vnlesse he or they so offending be thereof indited at the next general Sessions to be holden before any such Iustices of Oier and Determiner, or Iustices of Assise, next after any offence committed or done, contrary to the tenor of this Act

Prouided alwayes, and bee it ordeined and enacted by the authoritie a­foresaid, that all and singular Lords of the parliament, for the third of­fence aboue mentioned, shalbe tried by their peeres.

Prouided also, and be it ordeined and enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Maior of London, and all other Maiors, Bailifs, and other head Officers, of all, and singular Cities, Boroughs and Cownes corporate, within this Realine, Wales, and the Marches of the same, to the which Iustices of Assise do not commonly repaire, shal haue full power & authori­tie by vertue of this Acte, to inquire, heare, and determine the offences a­bouesaid and euery of them, yeerely within fifteene dayes after the feastes of Easter and S. Michael the Archangel, in like maner and forme as Iu­stices of Assise, and Oyer and Determiner may doe.

Prouided alwayes, and be it ordeined and enacted by the authoritie a­foresaid, that all and singular Archbishops and Brishops, and euery of their Chancellors, Commitraries, Archdeacons, and other Ordimaries, hauing any peculiar Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction, shall haue full power and autho­ritie by vertue of this Acte, as well to inquire in their visitation, synodes, or elsewhere within their iurisdiction, at any other time and place, to take accusations and informations of all and euery the things aboue mention­ned, [Page] done, committed, or perpetrated within the limits of their iurisdiction and authoritie, and to punish the fame by admonition, excommunication, sequessration, or depriuation, or other Censures & processes, in like forme as hereofore hath bene vsed in like cases by the Queenes Ecclesiasticall lawes.

Prouided alwayes, and be it enaeted, that whatfsoeuer petson offending in the premises, shal for the offence first receiue punishment of the Ordina­rie hauing a testimoniall thereof vnder the said Ordinaries seale shal not for the same offence eftsoones bee conuicted before the Iustice: and like­wise, receining for the said first offence, punishment by the Iustices, he shal not for the same offence eftsoones receiue punishment of the Ordinarte: a­ny thing couteined in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

Prouided alwayes, & be it enacted that such ornaments of the Church, and of the ministers thereof shalbe reteined, and be in vse. as was in this Church of England by the authoritie of parliament in the second yeere of the reigne of king Edward the sirth, vntill other order shall bee therein taken by authority of the Queenes Maiestie, with the aduise of her Comm­issioners appointed and authorised vnder the great seale of England, for causes Ecclesiastical, or of the Metropolitane of this Realme. And also that if there shall happen any contempt or irreuerence to be vsed in the Ce­remonies or rites of the Church, by the misusing of the orders appointed in this booke: the Queenes maiesty may by the like aduise of the saide Com­missioners or Metropolitane, ordaine and publish such further Ceremo­nies or rites, as may be most for the aduancement of Gods glory, the edisy­ing of his Church, and the due reuerence of Christes holy mysteries and Sacraments.

And be it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid, that all lawes, sta­tutes and ordinances, where in or where by any other seruice, administra­tion of Sacraments, or Common prayer is limited, established, or set foorth to be vsed within this Realme, or any other the Queenes dominions and countreys, shall from henceforth vtterly be voyde, and of none effect.

The Preface.

THere was neuer any thing by the wit of man so well deuised, or so sure established, which in continuance of time hath not bin corrupted: as among other things, it may plainly appeare by the cō ­mon prayers in the Church, commonly called Diuine Seruice. The first originall and ground whereof, if a man woulde search out by the ancient Fathers, hee shall find that the same was not ordained but of a good purpose, and for a great ad­uancement of godlinesse. For they soor­dered the matter, that all the whole Bible (or the greatest part thereof) should be read ouer once euery yeere, entending thereby that the Clergie, and speci­ally such as were ministers of the Congregation, should (by often reading and meditation of Gods word) be stirred vp to godlinesse themselues, and be more able to exhort other by wholesome doctrine, and to confute them that were aduersarics to the trueth. And further, that the people (by dayly hearing of holy Scripture read in the Church) should continually profite more & more in the knowledge of God, and be the more inslamed with the loue of his true religion. But these many yeres passed, this godly and decent order of the an­cient Fathers hath bene so altered, broken, & neglected, by planting in vncer­taine stories, Legends, Responds, Verses, vaine Repetitions, Cōmemorations, and Synodalles, that commonly when any booke of the Bible was begun, be­fore three or foure chapters were read out, all the rest were vnread. And in this sort the booke of Esay was begun in Aduent, and the booke of Genesis in Septuagesima: but they were onely begun, and neuer read through. After like sort were other bookes of holy Scripture vsed. And moreouer, whereas Saint Paul would haue such language spoken to the people in the Church, as they might vnderstand, and haue profit by hearing the same: the seruice in this Church of England, these many yeres, hath bin read in Latine to the people, which they vnderstood not: so that they haue heard with their cares only, and their heart, spirit, and mind haue not bene edif;ied thereby. And furthermore, not with slanding that the ancient Fathers haue deuided the Psalmes into se­uen portions, wherof euery one was called a Nocturne: now of late time a few of them haue bene dayly sayd, and oft repeated, and the rest vtterly omitted. Moreouer, the number and hardnesse of the rules called the Pie, and the ma­nisold changings of the seruice, was the cause, that to turne the booke onely was so hard and intricate a matter, that many times there was more businesse to find out what should be read, then to reade it when it was found out.

[Page]These in conueniences therefore considered, here is set foorth such an or­der, where by the same shall be redressed. And for a readinesse in this matter hereis drawen out a Kalender for that purpose, which is plaine and easie to be vnderstanded, wherein (so much as may bee) the reading of holy Scriptures is so set forth, that all things shalbe done in order, without breaking one piece there of from an other. For this cause be cut off Anthemes, Responds, Inuita­tories, and such like things, as did breake the continuall course of the reading of the Scripture. Yet because there is no remedie, but that of necessitie there must bee some rules, therefore certaine rules are here set foorth, which as they bee sewe in number, so they be plaine and easie to be vnderstanded. So that here you haue an order for prayer (as touching the reading of holy Scripture) much agreeable to the mind and purpose of the olde fathers, and a great deale more profitable and commodious then that which of late was vsed. It is more profitable, because here are left out many things, where­of some be vntrue some vncertaine, some vaine and superstitious, and is or­deined nothing to be read, but the very pure word of God, the holy Scrip­tures or that which is euidently grounded vpon the same, and that in such a language and order, as is most easie and plaine for the vnderstanding both of the readers and hearers. It is also more commodious, both for the shortnesse thereof, and for the plainnesse of the order, and for that the rules be fewe and casie. Furthermore by this order the Curates shall neede none other bookes for their publike seruice, but this booke and the Bible. By the meanes wherof, the people shall not bee at so great charges for bookes, as in times past they haue bene.

And where here to fore there hath bene great diuersitie in saying & singing in Churches within this Realme, some following Salisbury vse, some Here­ford vse, and somc the vse of Bangor, some of Yorke, some of Lincolne: Now from henceforth all the whole Realme shall haue but one vse. And if any will iudge this way more painefull, because that all things must be read vpon the booke, where as before, by the reason of so often repetition they could say ma­ny things by heart: if those men will weigh their labour, with the prosire and knowledge which dayly they shall obtaine by reading vpon the booke, they will not refuse the payne, in consideration of the great profite that shall ensue thereof.

And forasmuch as nothing can almost be so plainely set forth, but doubts mary life in the vse and practising of the same. To appease all such diuersity (if any arise) and for the resolution of all doubts concerning the maner how to vnderstand do, and execute the things contained in this Booke: The parties that so doubt, or diuersly take any thing, shall alway resort to the Bishop of the Diocesse, who by his diseretion shall rake order for the quieting and ap­peasing of the same, so that the same order be not contrary to any thing con­tained in this booke. And if the Bishop of the Diocesse be in any doubt, then he may send for the resolution thereof vnto the Archbishop.

Though it be appointed in the afore written Presace, that all things shall beread and sung in the Church in the English tongue, to the ende that the Congregation may be thereby edisied: yet it is not meant, but when men say [Page] Morning & Euening prayer priuately, they may say the same in any language that they themselues doe vnderstand.

And all Priests and Deacons shall be bound to say dayly the Morning and Euening prayer, either priuately or openly, except they be let by preaching, studying of diuinity, or by some other vrgent cause.

And the Curate that ministreth in euery parish Church or Chappel being at home, and not being otherwise reasonably letted, shall say the same in the Parish Church or Chappell where he ministreth, and shall toll a bell there­to, a conuenient time before he begin, that such as be disposed, may come to heare Gods word, and to pray with him.

Of Ceremonies, why some be abolished, and some reteined

Of such Ceremonies as be vsed in the Church, and haue had their beginning by the inssitutiō of man: some at the first were of godly intent & purpose de­uised, and yet at length turned to vanity & supersti­tion: some entred into the Church by vndiscreet de­uotion & such a zeale as was without knowledge, and for because they were winked at in the begin­ning, they grew dayly to more and more abuses, which not only for their vnprofitablenes, but also because they haue much blinded the people, and obscured the glory of God, are worthy to be cut a way, and cleane reiected. Other there be, which although they haue been deuised by man, yet it is thought good to reserue them still, as well for & decent order in the Church (for the which they were first deuised) as because they pertaine to edification, whereunto all things done in the Church (as the Apostle teacheth) ought to be refer­red. And although the keeping or omitting of a Ceremony, in it selfe considered, is but a small thing: yet the wilfull and contemptuous transgression, and breaking of a common order and discipline, is no small offence before God.

Let all things be done among you, faith S. Paul, in a seemely and due order. The appointment of the which order, pertaineth not to pri­uate men: therfore no man ought to take in hand, nor presume to ap­point or alter any publike or common order in Christs Church, except he be lawfully called and authorised thereunto.

And where as in this our time, the minds of men are so diuers, that some thinke it & great matter of conscience to depart frō a piece of the least of their ceremonies, they be so addicted to their old customs: and againe on y e other side, some be so new fangled, that they would inno­uate all things, & so despise the old, that nothing can like thē but that is new: it was thought expediēt, not so much to haue respect how to please & satisfie either of thefe parties as how to please God, & profit them both. And yet lest any man should be offended, whō good reason might satisfie, here be certaine causes rendred, why some of the accu­stomed Ceremonies be put a way, and some reteined and kept still.

Some are put a way, because the great excesse and multitude of them hath so increased in these latter dayes, that the burden of them was intollerable, whereof S. Augustine in his time complained, that they were growen to such a number, that the state of Christian people was in worse case, concerning that matter, then were the Iewes. And he counselled, that such yoke and burden should bee ta­ken a way, as time would serue quietly to doe it.

But what would S. Augustine haue said, if he had seen y e ceremo­nies of late daies vsed among vs whereunto y e multitude vsed in his time was not to be compared, This our excessiue multitude of Cere­monies. [Page] was so great, and many of them so darke, that they did more con­found and darken, then declare and set forth Christs benefits vnto vs

And besides this Christs Gospel is not a ceremoniall law (as much of Moses law was) but it is a religion to serue Gob, not in bondage of the fi­gure or shadow, but in the freedome of the spirite, being content onely with those ceremonies, which doe serue to a decent order, and godly disct­pline, and such as bee apt to stirre vp the dull minde of man to the remcm­brauce of his duety to God, by some notable & special signification, where­by he nught be edified.

Furthermore, the most waightr cause of the abolishment of certaine ce­remonies was, that they were so farre abused partly by the superstitious blindnesse of the rude and vnlearned, and partly by the vnsatiable auarice of such as sought more their owne lucre, then the glory of God, that the a­buses could not well be taken away, the thing remaining still. But now as concerning those persons, which peraduenture wil be offended, for that some of the old Ceremonies, are retained stil: if they consider, that without some Ceremonies, it is not possible to keepe any order, or quiet disipline in the church, they shal easily perceiue iust cause to reforme their iudgments. And if they thinke much that nay of the old do remaine, and would rather haue all deuised anew: Then such men granting some Ceremonies con­venient to be had, surely where the old may be wel vsed, there they cannot reasonably reprooue the olde, oncly for their age, without bewraying of their owne folly For in such a case, they ought rather to haue reuerence vnto them for their antiquitie, if they willdeclare themseluse to be more studious of vnitie and concord, then of innouations and newfanglenesse, which (as much as m may be, with true setting forth of Christs religion) is alwayes to bee eschewed. Furthermore, such shall haue no tust cause with the Ceremonies reserved, be offended. For as those be taken away which were most abused, and did burden mens conscrences wiyhout any cause: so the other that remain are retained for a discipline and order, which (vponiust causes) may bee altered and changed, and therefore are not to bee esteemed equal with Gods Law. And moreouer they be neither darke nor dumbe ceremonies, but are set forth, that euery man may vn­derstand what they doe meane, and to what vse they doe serue. So that it is not like, that they in time to come, should be abused as other haue been. And in these our doing we condemne no other nations nor prescribe any thing, but to our owne people onely. For we thinke it conuenient, thate­uery countrey should vse such Ceremonies, as they shall thinke belt to the fetting forth of Gods honour and glory, and to the reducing of the people to a most perfect and godly liuing, without errour or suoerstition: And that they should put a way other things, which from time to time they perceiue to be most abused, as in mens ordinances it often chanceth di­uersly, in diuers countreys.

❧The Table and Kalender expressing the order of the Psalmes and Lessons to be said at Morning and Euening prayer throughout the yeere, except certaine proper Feasts, as the rules following more plainely declare.
¶ The order how the Psalter is appointed to he read.

THe Psalter shalbe read through once euery Moneth. And because that some Monechs belonger then some other be, it is thought good to make them euen by this meanes.

To euery Moneth shalbe appointed (as concerning this purpose) iust xxx. dayes.

And because Ianuary and Marchhaue one day aboue the said number, & Februa­ry which is placed betweene them both, hath onely xxviij. dayes: February shal bo­row of either of the Moneths (of Ianuary and March) one day: And so the Plalter which shalbe read in February, must be­gin at the last day of Ianuary, and end the first day of March.

And whereas May, Iuly, August, October, and December haue xxxj. dayes a piece: It is ordered that the same Psalmes shalbe read the last day of the said Mo­neths which were read the day before, so that the Psalter may begin againe the first day of the next Moneth ensuing.

Now to know what Psalmes shall be read euery day: Looke in the kalender the number that is appointed for the Psalmes, and then find the same number in this Table, and vpon that number you shall see what Psalmes shalbe said at Mor­ning and Euening prayer.

And where the Cxix. Psalme is diuided into 22. portions, & is ouerlong to be read at one time: it is so ordered, that at one time shal not be read aboue foure or fiue of the said portions, as you shall perceiue to be noted in this Table folowing.

And here is also to bee noted, that in this Table, and in all other parts of the Seruice where any Psalmes are appointed, the number is expressed after the great English Bible, which from the ix. Psalme, vnto the Cxlviij. Psalme (following the diuision of the Hebrewes) doeth varie in numbers from the common Latine translation.

The Order how the rest of the holy Scripture (beside the Psalter) is appointed to be read.

THe old Testament is appointed for the first Lessons at Mor­ning and Euening prayer, and shall bee read through euery yeere once, except certaine Bookes and Chapters, which be least edisying, and might best bee spared, and therefore are lest vnread.

The Newe Testament is appointed for the second Les­sons at Morning and Euening prayer, and shall be read ouer orderly euery yeere thrise, beside the Epistles and Gospels except the Apocalypse, out of the which there be only cer­taine Lessons appointed vpon diuers proper feasts.

And to know what Lessons shall be read euery day, find the day of the moneth in the Kalender following, and there ye shall perceiue the Bookes and Chapters that shalbe read for the Lessons both at Morning and Euening prayer.

And here is to be noted, that when soener there be any proper Psalmes or Lessons appointed for the Sundayes, or for any Feast, moueable or vnmoueable: then the Psalmes and Lessons ap­pointed in the Kalender, shall be omitted for that time.

Ye must note also, that the Collect, Epistle and Gospel, appointed for the Sunday, shall serue all the weeke after, except there sall some Feast that hath his proper.

When the yeeres of our Lord may be diuided into foure euen partes, which is euery fourth yeere: then the Sunday letter leapeth, and that yere the Psalmes and Lessons which serue for the xxiij day of February, shall be read againe the day following, except it be Sunday, which hath proper Lessons of the Old Testament, appointed in the Table seruing to that purpose.

Also wheresoeuer the beginning of any Lesson, Epistle, or Gospel is not expressed, there ye must begin at the beginning of the Chapter.

And wheresoeuer is not expressed how farre shall be read, there shall you reade to the end of the Chapter.

Item, so oft as the first: Chapter of S. Matthew is read either for Lesson or Gospell, yee shall begin the same at (The birth Iesus Christ was on this wife, &c) And the third Chap­ter of S. Lukes Gospel, shalbe read vnto, So that he was supoosed to bee the sonne of Io­seph &c.

❧ Proper Lessons to be read for the first Lessons, both at Morning and Euening prayer, on the Sundayes throughout the yeere, and for some also the second Lessons.
  Mattens. Euensong.
Sundays of Aduent.    
The first. Esai. i. Esai. ii.
ii v xxiiii
iii xxv xxvi
iiii xxx xxxii
Sundayes after Christ­mas.    
The first. xxxvii xxxviii
ii xli xliii
Sundayes af­ter the E­piphanie.    
The first xliiii xlvi
ii li liii
iii lv lvi
iiii lvii lviii
v lix lxiiii
Septuagesima. Gene. i. Gen. ii.
Sexagesima. iii vi
Quinquagesima. ix xii
Lent.    
first sunday. Gene. xix. Gene. xxii.
ii xxvii xxxiiii
iii xxxix xlii
iiii xliii xlv
v Exod. iii Exod. v.
vi ix x
Easter day.    
i. Lesson. Exod. xii Exod. xiii
ii. Lesson. Rom. vi. Act. ii
Sundayes after Easter.    
First sunday. Num. xvi Nume. xxii
ii xxiii xxv
iii Deut. iiii Deut. v
iiii vi vii
v viii ix
Sunday after Ascension day. Deut. xii. Deut. xiii
Whitsunday.    
First Lesson. Deut. xvi Wisdome i.
ii. Lesson. Act. x Then Peter opened his mouth. &c. Actes xix. It fortuned that while Apollo was at Co­rinth. &c. (vnto) After these things.
¶ Trinitie Sunday.    
i. Lesson. Gen. xviii Ioshuah i
ii. Lesson. Matt. iii  
Sundayes after Trinitie.    
First. Ioshuah x Ioshu. xxiii
ii Iudic. iiii Iudic. v
iii i. King. ii i. King. iii
iiii xii xiii
v xv xvii
vi ii. King. xii ii. King. xii
vii xxii xxiiii
viii iii. King. xiii iii. King. xvii
ix xviii xix
x xxi xxii
xi iiii. King. v iiii. King. ix
xii x xviii
xiii xix xxiii
xiiii Iere. v Iere. xxii
xv xxxv xxxvi
xvi Ezech. ii Ezech. xiiii
xvii xvi xviii
xviii xx xxiiii
xix Dan. iii Daniel vi
xx Ioel ii Miche. vi
xxi Abacuc. ii Prouerb. i
xxii Prouerb. ii Prouerb. iii
xxiii xi xii
xxiiii xiii xiiii
xxv xv xvi
xxvi xvii xix
❧ Lessons proper for holy dayes.
  Mattens. Euensong.
S. Andrew Prouerb. xx. Prou. xxi.
S. Thomas the Apostle. xxiii. xxiiii.
Natiuitie of Christ.    
i. Lesson. Esai. ix Esai. vii. God spalit once a gaine to ac.
    Titus iii.
ii. Lesson. Luke ii. (vnto) And vnto me good will. The kindnesse and love. &c.
S. Steuen.    
i. Lesson. Prou. xxviii. Eccles. iii.
ii. Lesson. Acts vi. & vii. Steuen full of faith and power, &c. (vnto) And when forty peeres, &. Acts vii. And when xl. yeres were expired, ther appeared vnto Moses, &c.(vnto) Ste­uen full of the holy Ghost &c.
S. Iohn.    
i. Lesson. Eccles. v. Eccles. vi.
ii. Lesson. Apocalyp. i. Apoc. xxii.
Innocents day. Ierem. xxxi. (vnto) Moreo­uer I heard Ephraim. Wisedome. i.
Circummcisiō.    
i. Lesson. Genesis xvii. Deu. x. (vnto) And now Isr.
ii. Lesson. Roman. ii. Colos. ii.
Epiphanie.    
i. Lesson. Esai. xi. Esai. xlix.
ii. Lesson. Luk. iii (vnto) So y t hee was supposed to be the sonne of Ioseph. Iohn ii. (vn­to) After this hee went to Capernaum.
Conuersion of S.Paul    
i. Lesson. Wisdome. v. Wisdome. vi.
ii. Lesson. Acts. xxii. (vn­to) They heard him. Act. xxvi
Purification of the Mirgin Marie. Wisdome. ix. Wisdome. xii
S. Matthias Wisdome. xix. Eccle. i.
Annuciation of our Lady. Eccle. ii. Eccle. iii.
Wednesday afore easter. Osee. xiii. Osee. xiiii.
Thursday a­fore Easter. Daniel. ix. Ierem. xxxi.
Good Friday Genes. xxii. Esai. liii.
Easter Euen. Zacha. ix. Exod. xiii.
Munday in Easter weeke.    
i. Lesson. Exod. xvi. Exod. xvii.
ii. Lesson. Matth. xxviii Actes. iii.
Tuesday in Easter weeke.    
i. Lesson. Exod. xx. Exod. xxxii.
ii. Lesson. Luk. xxiiii. vn­to And behold two of them. i. Cor. xv.
S. Marke. Eccle. iiii. Eccle. v.
Philip and Iacob. Eccle. vii. Eccle. ix.
Ascension day Deut. x. iiii. King. ii.
Munday in Whitsun­weeke.    
i.Lesson. Gen. xi. (vnto) These are the generations of Sem. Num. xi. Ga­ther vnto me 70. men Ac. (vnto) Moses [...] the Elders returned.
ii. Lesson. i. Cor. xii.  
Tuesday in Whitsun-weeke. i. King. xix. Dauid came to Samuel to Rama. &c. Deut. xxx.
S. Barnabe.    
i. Lesson. Eccle. x. Eccle. xii.
ii. Lesson. Act, xiiii. Act. xv. (vnto) After certain dayes /
S. Ion. Bap.    
i. Lesson. Mala. iii. Mala. iiii.
ii. Lesson. Mat. xiii. Matt. xiiii. (vnto) When Iesus heard.
S. Peter.    
i. Lesson. Ecclu. xv. Ecclu. xix.
ii. Lesson. Acts. iii. Acts. iiii.
S. Iames. Ecclus. xxi. Ecclus. xxii.
S. Bartholo­mew. xxv. xxix.
S. Matthew. Ecclus. xxxv. xxxviii.
S. Michael. xxxix. xliiii.
S. Luke. Ecclus.li. Iob. i.
Simon and Iude.    
i. Lesson. Iob. xxiiii. xxv xlii.
All Saints.    
i. Lesson. Wisedome. iii. (vnto) Blessed is rather the barren. Wisedome v. (vnto) His iea­lousie also.
ii. Lesson. Hebre. xi. xii. Saints by faith, (vnto) If ye indure chastening. Apocalyp. xix. (vnto) And I saw an Angel stand.
¶ Proper Psalmes on certaine dayes.
  Mattens. Euensong.
Christmas day. Psal xix. Psal lxxxix.
Psal xiv. Psal Cx.
Psal lxxxv. Psal Cxxxii.
Easter day. ii. Cxiii.
lvii. Cxiiii.
Cxi. Cxviii.
Ascension day. viii. xxiiii.
xv. lxviii.
xxi. Cviii.
Whitsun-day. xiv. Liiii.
xlvii. Lxiv.
❧ The table for the order of the Psalmes, to be said at Morning and Evening Prayer.
Dayes of the Moneth. Psalmes for Morning Prayer. Psalmes for Evening Prayer.
i i. ii. iii. iiii. v. vi. vii. viii.
ii ix. x. xi. xii. xiii. xiiii.
iii xv. xvi. xvii. xviii.
iiii xix. xx. xxi. xxii. xxiii.
v xxiiii. xxv. xxvi. xxvii. xxviii, xxix.
vi xxx. xxxi. xxxii. xxxiii. xxxiiii.
vii xxxv. xxxvi. xxxvii.
viii xxxviii. xxxix. xl. xli. xlii. xliii.
ix xliiii. xlv. xlvi. xlvii. xlviii. xlix.
x l. li. lii. liii. liiii. lv.
xi lvi. lvii. lviii. lix. lx. lxi.
xii lxii. lxiii. lxiiii. lxv. lxvi. lxvii.
xiii lxviii. lxix. ixx.
xiiii lxxi. lxxii. lxix. lxxiiii.
xv lxxv. lxxvi. lxxvii. lxxviii.
xvi lxxix. lxxx. lxxxi. lxxxii. lxxxiii. lxxxiiii. lxxxv.
xvii lxxxvi. lxxxvii. lxxxviii. lxxxix.
xviii xc. xci. xcii. xciii. xciiii.
xix xcv. xcvi. xcvii. xcviii. xcix. c. ci.
xx cii. ciii. ciiii.
xxi cv. cvi.
xxii cvii. cviii. cix.
xxiii cx. cxi. cxii. cxiii. cxiiii. cxv.
xiiii cxvi. cxvii. cxviii. cxix. Inde iiii.
xxv Inde v. Inde iiii.
xxvi Inde v. Inde iiii.
xxvii cxx. cxxi. cxxii. cxxiii. cxxiiii. cxxv. cxxvi. cxxvii. cxxviii. cxxix. cxxx. cxxxi.
xxviii cxxxii. cxxxiii. cxxxiiii. cxxxv. cxxxvi. cxxxvii. cxxxviii.
xxix cxxxix. clx. clxi. cxlii. cxliii.
xxx cxliiii. cxlv. cxlvii. cxlviii. cxlix. cl.
❧ An Almanacke for xxxix. Yeeres.
The yeere of our Lord. The Golden number Dominicall letter. S [...]tuagegesima The firstday of Lent. [...] day Rogacion weeke. [...] Whitsunday. Ad [...]t Sunday
1603 viii B 20. Febru. 9. March 24. April 30. Maii 2. Iunii 12. Iun [...] 27. Nou.
1604 ix [...] C 5. 22. Febru. 8. xiiii 17. Maii 27. Maii 2. Decem.
1605 x F 27. Ianu. 13. 31. March vi ix xix i
1606 xi E 16. Febr. 5. March 20. April xxvi xxix 8. Iune 30. Nou.
1607 xii D 1. Feb 18. Febru. 5. xi xiiii 24. Maii xxix
1608 xiii [...] 24. Ianu. 10. 27. March ii v xv xxvii
1609 xiiii A 12. Febru. 1. March 16. April xxii xxv 4. Iune 3. Decem.
1610 xv G 4. 21. Febru. 8. xiiii xvii 27. Maii ii
1611 xvi F 20. Ianu. 6. 24. March 29. April ii xii i
1612 xvii [...] 9. Febru. 25. 12. April 8. Maii xxi xxxi 29. Nou.
1613 xviii C 31. Ianu. 17. 4. x xiii xxiii xxviii
1614 xix B 20. Febru. 9. March 24. xxx 2. Iunil 12. Iune xxvii
1615 i A 5. 23. Febru. 9. xv 18. Maii 28. Maii 3. Decem.
1616 [...] [...] 28. Ianu. 14. 31. March vi ix xix i
1617 [...] E 16. Febr. 7. March 20. April xxvi xxix 3. Iune 30. Nou.
1618 iii D 1. 18. Febru. 5. xi xiiii 24. Maii xxix
1619 v C 24. Ianu. 10. 28. March iii vi xvi xxviii
1620 vi [...] 13. Febr. 1. March 16. April xxii xxv 4. Iune 3. Decem.
1621 vii G 28. Ianu. 14. Febru. 1. vii x 20. Maii ii
1622 viii F 17. Febr. 6. March 21. xxvii xxx 9. Iune i
1623 ix E 9. Febr. 16. Febru. 13. xix xxii i 30. Nou.
1624 x [...] 25. Ianu 11. 28. March iii. Maii vi 16. Maii xxviii
1625 xi B 13. Febru. 2. March 17. April xxiii xxvi 5. Iune xxviii
1626 xii A 5. 22. Febru. 9. xv xviii 28. Maii 3. Decem.
1627 xiii G 21. Ianu. 7. 25. March 30. April iii xiii ii
1628 xiiii F [...] 10. Febru. 27. 13. April 19. Maii xxii 1. Iune 30. Nou.
1629 xv D 1. 18. 5. xi xiiii 24. Maii xxix
1630 xvi C 24. Ianu. 10. 28. March iii vi xvi xxviii
1631 xvii B 6. Febru. 23. 10. April xvi xix xxix xxvii
1632 xviii [...] 29. Ianu. 20. 1. vii x xx 2. Decem.
1633 xix F 17. Febru. 6. March 21. April xxvii xxx 9. Iune i
1634 i E 2. Febru. 19. Febru. 6. xii xv xxv 30. Nou.
1635 [...]i D 25. Ianu. 11. Febru. March 29 iiii vii 17. Maii xxix
1636 iii [...] 14. Febru. 2. March April. 17. xxiii xxvi 5. Iune xxvii
1637 iiii A 5. 22. Febru. 9. xv xviii 28. Maii 3. Decem.
1638 v G 21. Ianu. 7. 25. March 30. April iii xiii ii
1639 vi F 10. Febru. 27. 13. April 20. Maii xxiii 2. Iune i
1640 vii viii 2. 19. 5. xi xiiii 24. Maii 29. Nou.
1641 vii C 21. Ianu. 10. March 25. xxxi 3. Iune 13. Iune xxviii

Note that the supputation of the yeere of our Lord in the Church of England, beginneth the xxv, day of March, the same day supposed to be the first day upon which the world was created, and the day when Christ was conceived in the wombe of the Virgine Mary.

[...] ¶ To finde Easter for euer.
  A B C D E F G
[...] April ix. x xi xii vi vii viii
[...] March xxvi. xxvii xxviii xxix xxx xxxi April i.
[...] April xvi. xvii xviii xix xx xiii xv
[...] April ix. iii iiii v vi vii viii
[...] March xxvi. xxvii xxviii xxix xxiii xxiiii xxv
[...] April xvi. xvii xi xii xiii xiiii xv
[...] April ii. iii iiii v vi March 31 April 1.
[...] April xxiii. xxiiii xxv xix xx xxi xxii
[...] April ix. x xi xii xiii xiiii viii
[...] April ii. iii Mar. 28. xxix xxx xxxi April 1.
[...] April xvi. xvii xviii xix xx xxi xxii
[...] April ix. x xi v vi vii viii
[...] March xxvi. xxvii xxviii xxix xxx xxxi xxv
[...] April xvi. xvii xviii xix xiii xiiii xv
[...] April ii iii iiii v vi vii viii
[...]vi March xxvi. xxvii xxviii xxii xxiii xxiiii xxv
[...]vii April xvi. x xi xii xiii xiiii xv
[...]viii April ii. iii iiii v March 30. xxxi April i.
[...]ix April xxiii. xxiiii xviii xix xx xx xxii

When ye have found the Sunday letter in the vppermost line, guide your eye do wneward from the same, till yee come right ouer against the Prime, and there is shewed both what moneth, and what day of the moneth Easter falleth that yeere.

❧ Ianuary hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
Sunne
  • riseth houre 7. min. 34.
  • falleth houre 4. min 26.
 Psalmes. Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    [...]. Less [...] 2. Lesson. [...]. L [...] 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 A [...] [...] [...] Gen. 17. Rom. 2. Deu. 10. Col. 2.
[...] 2 b iiii No.   [...] Genes. 1. [...]. 1. Gen. 2. Rom. 1.
[...] 3 c iii No.   [...] iii ii iiii ii
[...] 4 d prid. No.   [...] v iii vi iii
[...] 5 e [...] Id.   [...] vii iiii viii iiii
[...] 6 f viii Id. [...] [...] [...] 9. Luke 3. E [...]a 49. Iohn. 2.
[...] 7 g vii Id.   [...] [...]. 9. Mat. 5. Gen. 12. Rom. 5.
[...] 8 A vi Id. Lucian. [...] xiii vi xiiii vi
[...] 9 b v Id.   [...] xvxv vii xvi vii
[...] 10 c iiii Id.   [...] xvii viii xviii viii
[...] 11 D iii Id.   [...] xix ix xx ix
[...] 12 e prid. Id. [...] [...] xxi x xxii x
[...] 13 f [...] Hillarii. [...] xxiii xi xxiiii xi
[...] 14 g xix Kl. Februarii. [...] xxv xii xxvi xii
[...] 15 A xviii Kl.   [...] xxvii xiii xxviii xiii
[...] 16 b xvii Kl.   [...] xxix xiii xxx xiii
[...] 17 c xvi Kl.   [...] xxxi xv xxxii xv
[...] 18 d xv Kl. Prtfca. [...] xxxiii xvi xxxiiii xvi
[...] 19 e xiiii Kl.   [...] xxv xvii xxxvii 1. Co [...]. 1.
[...] 20 f xiii Kl. Fabian. [...] xxviii xviii xxxix ii
[...] 21 g xiii Kl. Agnes. [...] xi xix xii iii
[...] 22 A xi Kl. [...] [...] xiii xx xliii iiii
[...] 23 b x Kl.   [...] xliiii xxi xiv v
[...] 24 c ix Kl.   [...] xlvi xxii xivi vi
[...] 25 d viii Kl. Couerl. Paul. [...] [...]. 5. Acts 22. M [...]d. 6. Acts 26.
[...] 26 e vii Kl.   [...] Eene. 48. Mat. 23. Gen. 49. 1. Co [...]. 7.
[...] 27 f vi Kl.   [...] i xxiiii Exod. 1. viii
[...] 28 g v Kl.   [...] Cord. 2. xxv iii ix
[...] 29 A iiii Kl.   [...] iiii xxvi v x
[...] 30 b iii Kl.   [...] vii xxvii viii xi
[...] 31 c [...]id. Kl.   [...] ix xxviii x xii

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❧ February hath xxviij. dayes.❧ The Moone xxix.
[...]ne
  • riseth houre 7. min. 15.
  • falleth houre 4. min. 45.
 Psalmes. Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    1. Lesson. 2. Lesson. 1. Lesson. 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 d [...] Fast. ii Exod. II. Mark. I Exo. 12. Cor. 13.
[...] 2 e iiii No. [...] iii wild. 9. ii wif. 12. xiiii
[...] 3 f iii No. Biast. iiii Exod. 13. iii Exod. 14. xv
[...] 4 g prid. No.   v xv iiii xvi xvi
[...] 5 A [...] No. Agathe. vi xvii v xviii 2. Cor. 1.
[...] 6 b viii Id.   vii xix vi xx ii
[...] 7 c vii Id.   viii xxi bvii xxii iii
[...] 8 d vi Id.   ix xxiii viii xxiiii iiii
[...] 9 e v Id.   [...] xxxii ix xxxiii v
[...] 10 f iiii Id.   xi xxxiiii x Leui. 18. vi
[...] 11 g iii Id. [...] xix Leui. 19. xi xx vii
[...] 12 A prid. Id.   xiv xxvi xii Mem. xi. viii
[...] 13 b [...]   xiiii Mum. 12. xiii xiii ix
[...] 14 c xix [...]l. [...]atcnttne. xv xiiii xiiii xvi x
[...] 15 d xv [...]l. March. xvi xvii xv xx xi
[...] 16 e xiiii [...]l.   xvii xxi xvi xxii xii
[...] 17 f xiii [...]l.   xviii xxiii Luk. dl. 1. xxiiii xiii
[...] 18 g xii [...]l.   xix xxv dl. 1. xxvii Galat. 1.
[...] 19 A xi [...]l.   xx xxx ii xxxi ii
[...] 20 b vx [...]l.   xxi xxxii iii xxxv iii
[...] 21 c ix [...]l.   xxii xxxvi iiii Deut. 1. iiii
[...] 22 d viii [...]l.   xxiii Deu. 2. v iii v
[...] 23 e vii [...]l. Fath. xxiiii iiii vi v vi
[...] 24 f vi [...]l. [...] xxv Misd. 19. vii Eccles. 1 Ephes. 1
[...] 25 g v [...]l.   xxvi Deut. 6. viii Deut. 7. ii
[...] 26 A iiii [...]l.   xxvii viii ix ix iii
[...] 27 b iii [...]l.   xxvii x x xi iiii
[...] 28 c [...] [...]l.   xxix xii xi xv v

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❧ March hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
Sunne
  • riseth houre 6. min. 18.
  • falleth houre 5. min. 42.
 Psalmes. Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    [...]. Lesson. 2. Lesson. [...]. Lesson. 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 d [...]. Dauid. [...] Deu. 16. Luke 12. Deu. 17. Eph. 6.
[...] 2 e vi No. Cedde. [...] xviii xiii xix Phil. 1.
[...] 3 f v No.   [...] xx xiiii xxi ii
[...] 4 g iii No.   [...] xxii xv xxiiii iii
[...] 5 A iii No.   [...] xxv xvi xxvi iiii
[...] 6 b prid. No.   [...] xxvii xvii xxviii Coioi. 1.
[...] 7 c [...] Perpetue. [...] xxix xviii xxx ii
[...] 8 d viii Id.   [...] xxxi xix xxxii iii
[...] 9 e vii Id.   [...] xxxiii xx xxxiiii iiii
[...] 10 f vi Id.   [...] Iosua [...]. xxi Iosua 2. I. [...]. 1.
[...] 11 g v Id.   [...] iii xxii iiii ii
[...] 12 A iiii Id. Eregory. [...] v xxiii vi iii
[...] 13 b iii Id. [...] [...]   xxiiii viii iiii
[...] 14 c prid. Id.   [...] ix Ioun 1. x v
[...] 15 d [...]   [...] xxiii ii xxiii 2. Chef. 1.
[...] 16 e xvii [...]l. Aprilis. [...] Iudg. 1 iii Iudg. 2. ii
[...] 17 f xvi [...]l.   [...] iii iiii iiii iii
[...] 18 g xv [...]l. Edward. [...] v v vi 1. Can. 1.
[...] 19 A xiiii [...]l.   [...] vii vi viii ii, iii.
[...] 20 b xiii [...]l.   [...] xi vii x iiii
[...] 21 c xii [...]l. Bebed [...]ct. [...] xi viii xii v
[...] 22 d xi [...]l.   [...] xiii ix xiiii vi
[...] 23 e x [...]l.   [...] xv x xvi 2. Can. 1.
[...] 24 f ix [...]l. [...] [...] xvii xi xviii ii
[...] 25 g viii [...]l. [...] [...] Eccle. 2. xii Eccle. 3. iii
[...] 26 A vii [...]l.   [...] Iud. 19. xiii Iud [...]. 20. iiii
[...] 27 b vi [...]l.   [...] xxi xiiii Buth 1. C [...]us 1.
[...] 28 c v [...]l.   [...] Buth 2. xv iii ii, iii.
[...] 29 d iiii [...]l.   [...] iiii xvi 1. Ring 1 Phile.
[...] 30 e iii [...]l.   [...] 1. King. 2 xvii iii [...]. 1.
[...] 31 f prid. [...]l.   [...] iiii xviii v ii

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❧ April hath xxx. dayes.❧ The Moone xxix.
[...]ne
  • riseth houre 5. min. 15.
  • falleth houre 6. min. 45.
 Psalmes Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    1. Lesson. 2. Lesson. 1. Lesson. 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 g [...].   i King. 6 Iohn 19. 1. King. 7 Heb. 3.
[...] 2 A iiii No.   ii viii xx ix iiii
[...] 3 b iii No. Richard. iii x xxi xi v
[...] 4 c prid. No. Ambrose. iiii xii Acts. 1. xiii vi
[...] 5 d [...].   v xiiii ii xv vii
[...] 6 e viii Id.   vi xvi iii xvii viii
[...] 7 f vii Id.   vii xviii iiii xix ix
[...] 8 g vi Id.   viii xx v xxi x
[...] 9 A v Id.   ix xxii vi xxiii xi
[...] 10 b iiii Id.   x xxiiii vii xxv xii
[...] 11 c iii Id. [...] xi xxvi viii xxvii xiii
[...] 12 d prid. Id.   xii xxviii ix xxix Iames 1.
[...] 13 e     xiii xxx x xxxi ii
[...] 14 f xviii [...]l. Man. xiiii 2. King. 1 xi 2. King. 2 iii
[...] 15 g xvii [...]l.   xv iii xii iiii iiii
[...] 16 A xvi [...]l.   xvi v xiii vi v
[...] 17 b xv [...]l.   xvii vii xiiii viii 1. Pet. 1.
[...] 18 c xiiii [...]l.   xviii ix xv x ii
[...] 19 d xiii [...]l. Alphege. xix xi xvi xii iii
[...] 20 e xii [...]l.   xx xiii xvii xiiii iiii
[...] 21 f xi [...]l.   xxi xv xviii xvi v
[...] 22 g x [...]l.   xxii xvii xix xviii 2. Pct. 1.
[...] 23 A ix [...]l. S. George. xxiii xix xx xx ii
[...] 24 b viii [...]l.   xxiiii xxi xxi xxii iii
[...] 25 c vii [...]l. [...] xxv Eccl. 4. xxii Eccle. 5. 1. Ion. 1.
[...] 26 d vi [...]l.   xxvi 2. Kin. 23 xxiii 2. Kin. 24 ii
[...] 27 e v [...]l.   xxvii 3. King. 1 xxiiii 3. King. 2 iii
[...] 28 f iiii [...]l.   xxviii iii xxv iiii iiii
[...] 29 g iii [...]l.   xxix v xxvi vi v
[...] 30 A prid. [...]l.   xxx vii xxvii viii 2.3. Iohn

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❧ May hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
S [...]
  • riseth [...]re 4. min. 36.
  • falleth [...]re 7. min. 24.
 P [...] Morning Prayer. Euening Prayer.
    [...] Less [...] 2. Lesson 1 L [...] 2. Lesson
[...] 1 b [...] [...] [...] Eccle. 7. Acts. 8. Eccle. ix. Iude 1.
[...] 2 c vi No.   [...] 3. King. 9 xxviii 3. king x. Rom. 1.
[...] 3 d v No. Inu. of y e crosse. [...] xi Matt. 1. xii ii
[...] 4 e iiii No.   [...] xiii ii xiiii iii
[...] 5 f iii No.   [...] xv iii xvi iiii
[...] 6 g prid. No. Iohn Euang. [...] xvii iiii xviii v
[...] 7 [...] [...]   [...] xix v xx vi
[...] 8 b viii Id.   [...] xxi vi xxii vii
[...] 9 c vii Id.   [...] 4. Kin. 1. vii 4. King 2 viii
[...] 10 d vi Id.   [...] iii viii iiii ix
[...] 11 e v Id.   [...] v ix vi x
[...] 12 f iiii Id. [...] [...] vii x viii xi
[...] 13 g iii Id.   [...] ix xi x xii
[...] 14 A prid. Id.   [...] xi xii xii xiii
[...] 15 b [...]   [...] xiii xiii xiiii xiiii
[...] 16 c xvii [...]l. Iunn. [...] xv xiiii xvi xv
[...] 17 d xvi [...]l.   [...] xvii xv xviii xvi
[...] 18 e xv [...]l.   [...] xx xvi xx 1. Cor. 1.
[...] 19 f xiiii [...]l. Dunstane. [...] xxi xvii xxii ii
[...] 20 g xiii [...]l.   [...] xxiii xviii xxiiii iii
[...] 21 A xii [...]l.   [...] xxv xix 1. Esdr. 11. iiii
[...] 22 b xi [...]l.   [...] 1. Esdr. 3. xx ii [...]i v
[...] 23 c x [...]l.   [...] v xxi vi vi
[...] 24 d ix [...]l.   [...] vii xxii ix vii
[...] 25 e viii [...]l.   [...] 2. Esdr. 1. xxiii 2. Esdr. 11. viii
[...] 26 f vii [...]l. Augustine. [...] iii xxiiii v ix
[...] 27 g vi [...]l.   [...] vi xxv viii x
[...] 28 A v [...]l.   [...] ix xxvi x xi
[...] 29 b iiii [...]l.   [...] xiii xxvii Ester 1. xii
[...] 30 c iii [...]l.   [...] Ester 2. xxviii iii xiii
[...] 31 d prid. [...]l.   [...] iiii Mark. 1. v xiiii

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❧ Iune hath xxx. dayes.❧ The Moone xxix.
S [...]nne
  • riseth houre 3. min. 34.
  • falleth houre 8. min. 26.
 Psalmes. Morning Prayer. Euening Prayer.
    1 Less [...]n. 2. Lesson. 1. Lesson. 2. Lesson
[...] 1 e [...].   i Ester 6. Mark. 2. Ester 7. 1. Cor. 15.
[...] 2 f iiii No.   ii viii iii ix xvi
[...] 3 g iii No. Nichomede. iii Io [...] 1. iiii Iob 2. 2. Cor. 1.
[...] 4 A prid. No.   iiii iii v iiii ii
[...] 5 b [...]. Bomface. v v vi vi iii
[...] 6 c viii Id.   vi vii vii viii iiii
[...] 7 d vii Id.   vii ix viii x v
[...] 8 e vi Id.   viii xi ix xii vi
[...] 9 f v Id.   ix xiii x xiiii vii
[...] 10 g iiii Id.   x xv xi xvi viii
[...] 11 A iii Id. B [...]aue. xi Eccl. 10. Acts. 14. Eccl. 12. Acts. 15.
[...] 12 b prid. Id. [...] xii Iob 17. 18. Mar. 12. Iob 19. 2. Cor. 9.
[...] 13 c [...] Sol [...]. [...]stinum. xiii xx xiii xxi x
[...] 14 d xviii [...]l. Ium. xiiii xxii xiiii xxiiii xi
[...] 15 e xvii [...]l.   xv xxiiii. 25. xv xxvi. 27. xii
[...] 16 f xvi [...]l.   xvi xxviii xvi xxx xiii
[...] 17 g xv [...]l.     xvii xxx Luke 1. xxxi Galat. 1.
[...] 18 A xiiii [...]l.   xviii xxxii ii xxxiii ii
[...] 19 b xiii [...]l. [...] xix xxx [...]iii iii xxxv iii
[...] 20 c [...] [...]l. Edward. xx xxxvi iiii xxvii iiii
[...] 21 d xi [...]l.   xxi xxxviii v xxxix v
[...] 22 e x [...]l.   xxii xl vi xli vi
[...] 23 f ix [...]l. Fast. xxiii xlii vii Prou. 1. Ephes. 1.
[...] 24 g viii [...]l. [...] xxiiii Mat. 3. Matt. 3. Mata. 4. Matt. 14.
[...] 25 A vii [...]l.   xxv Prou. 2. Luke 8. Prou. 3. Ephes. 2.
[...] 26 b vi [...]l.   xxvi iiii ix v iii
[...] 27 c v [...]l.   xxvii vi x vii iiii
[...] 28 d iiii [...]l. Fast. xxviii viii xi ix v
[...] 29 e iii [...]l. [...] xxix Eccl. 15. Acts. 3. Eccl. 19. Acts. iiii
[...] 30 f prid. [...]l.   xxx Prou. 10. Luke 12. Prou. 11. Ephes. vi.

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❧ Iuly hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
Sunne
  • riseth houre 4. min. 18.
  • falleth houre 7. min. 42.
 [...] Morning Prayer. Euening Prayer.
    [...] 2. Lesson. [...] 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 g [...] [...] [...] Pro. xii Lare 13. Pro. 13 [...]. 1.
[...] 2 A vi No.   [...] [...]iii xiiii xv ii
[...] 3 b v No. [...] [...] xvi xv xvii iii
[...] 4 c iiii No.   [...] xviii xvi xix iiii
[...] 5 d iii No.   [...] xx xvii xxi Colos. 1.
[...] 6 e prid. No. [...] [...] xxii xviii xxiii ii
[...] 7 f [...]   [...] xxiiii xix xxv iii
[...] 8 g viii Id.   [...] xxvx xx xxvii iiii
[...] 9 A vii Id.   [...] xxviii xxi xx [...]x 1. Ehes. 1.
[...] 10 b vi Id.   [...] xxxi xxii Eccle. 1. ii
[...] 11 c v Id.   [...] Eccle 2. xxiii iii iii
[...] 12 d iiii Id. [...] [...] iiii xxiiii v iiii
[...] 13 e iii Id.   [...] vi Iohn 1. vii v
[...] 14 f prid. Id.   [...] viii ii ix 2. Che [...]. 1.
[...] 15 g [...] Swithune. [...] x iii xi ii
[...] 16 A xvii [...]l. Aug [...]sti. [...] xii iiii Iere. 1. iii
[...] 17 b xvi [...]l.   [...] Iere. 2. v iii 1. C [...]. 1.
[...] 18 c xv [...]l.   [...] iiii vi v ii.iii.
[...] 19 d xiiii [...]l.   [...] vi vii vii iiii
[...] 20 e xiii [...]l. [...] [...] viii viii ix v
[...] 21 f xii [...]l.   [...] x ix xi vi
[...] 22 g xi [...]l.   [...] xii x xiii 2. C [...]. 1.
[...] 23 [...] x [...]l.   [...] xiiii xi xv ii
[...] 24 b ix [...]l. [...] [...] xvi xii xxvi iii
[...] 25 c viii [...]l. [...] [...] Eccl. 21. xiii Eccl. 29. iiii
[...] 26 d vii [...]l. Anne. [...] Iere. 18. xiiii Iere. 19. C [...]s 1.
[...] 27 e vi [...]l.   [...] xx xv xxi ii.iii.
[...] 28 f v [...]l.   [...] xxii xvi xxiii Philem.
[...] 29 g iiii [...]l.   [...] xxiiii xvii xxv Hebr. 1.
[...] 30 A iii [...]l.   [...] xxvi xviii xxvii ii
[...] 31 b prid. [...]l.   [...] xxviii xix xxix iii

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❧ August hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
[...]
  • riseth houre 4. min. 34.
  • falleth houre 7. min. 26.
 Psalme [...] Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    1. Lesson 2. Lesson 1. Lesson 2. Lesson
[...] 1 c [...]. Lammas. i Iere. xxx. Iohn xx. Iere. 31. Hebr. 4.
[...] 2 d iiii No.   ii xxxii xxi xxxiii v
[...] 3 e iii No.   iii xxxiiii Acts. 1. xxxv vi
[...] 4 f prid. No.   iiii xxxvi ii xxxvii vii
[...] 5 g [...]   v xxxviii iii xxxix viii
[...] 6 A viii Id. Transfigurat vi xl iiii xli ix
[...] 7 b vii Id. Name of Iesus vii xlii v xliii x
[...] 8 c vi Id.   viii xliiii vi xlv.xlvi. xi
[...] 9 d v Id.   ix xlvii vii xlviii xii
[...] 10 e iiii Id. Laurence. x xlix viii l xiii
[...] 11 f iii Id.   xi li ix lii Iam. 1.
[...] 12 g prid. Id. [...] xii Lamen. i x Lame. ii. ii
[...] 13 A [...]   xiii iii xi iiii iii
[...] 14 b xix [...]l. Septembris. xiiii v xii Ezek. ii. iiii
[...] 15 c xviii [...]l.   xv Ezek. iii xiii vi v
[...] 16 d xvii [...]l.   xvi vii xiiii xiii 1. Pet. 1.
[...] 17 e xvi [...]l.   xvii xiiii xv xviii ii
[...] 18 f xv [...]l.   xviii xxxiii xvi xxxiiii iii
[...] 19 g xiiii [...]l.   xix Dan.i. xvii Dan. ii. iiii
[...] 20 A xiii [...]l.   xx iii xviii iiii v
[...] 21 b [...] [...]l.   xxi v xix vi ii. Pet. 1.
[...] 22 c xi [...]l.   xxii vii xx viii ii
[...] 23 d x [...]l. [...] xxiii ix xxi x iii
[...] 24 e ix [...]l. [...] xxiiii Ecclu. 25 xxii Eccl. 29. 1. Iohn 1.
[...] 25 f viii [...]l.   xxv Dan. xi. xxiii Dan. xii. ii
[...] 26 g vii [...]l.   xxvi [...] xxiiii Pro. xxx iii
[...] 27 A vi [...]l.   xxvii Ose. i. xxv Ose. 2.3. iiii
[...] 28 b v [...]l. Augustine. xxviii iiii xxvi v.vi. v
[...] 29 c iiii [...]l. Benead. of Iob xxix vii xxvii viii 2.3. Iohn
[...] 30 d iii [...]l.   xxx ix xxviii x Iude i.
[...] 31 e prid. [...]l.   xxx xi Matt. i. xii Rom.i.

[...] Note, that the 13 of Daniel, touching the History of Susanna, is to be read vntill thes wordes: And king Astyages, &c.

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❧ September hath xxx. dayes.❧ The Moone xxix.
Sunne
  • riseth houre 5. min. 36.
  • falleth houre 6. min. 24.
 Psalm [...] Morning Prayer. Euening Prayer.
    1. Lesson. 2. Lesson. 1. Lesson. 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 f Kalend. Giles. [...] Ose xiii Matt. ii Ose xiiii. Rom. ii
[...] 2 g iiii No.   [...] Ioel i. iii Ioel. ii. iii
[...] 3 A iii No.   [...] iii iiii Amos i. iiii
[...] 4 b prid. No.   [...] Amos 2. v iii v
[...] 5 c Nonas. Dog daies end. [...] iiii vi v vi
[...] 6 d viii Id.   [...] vi vii vii vii
[...] 7 e vii Id. Enurcus bish. [...] viii viii ix viii
[...] 8 f vi Id. Nati. of Mary. [...] Abdi. i. ix Ionas i. ix
[...] 9 g v Id.   [...] Ion. 2.3. x iiii x
[...] 10 A iiii Id.   [...] Miche. i. xi Mich. ii. xi
[...] 11 b iii Id.   [...] iii xii iiii xii
[...] 12 c prid. Id. [...] [...] v xiii vi xiii
[...] 13 d [...]   [...] vii xiiii Naum. i. xiiii
[...] 14 e xviii [...]l. Holy Crosse. Aequinoctium Naum. 2. xv iii xv
[...] 15 f xvii [...]l. [...] [...] Abac. i. xvi Abac. ii. xvi
[...] 16 g xvi [...]l. Autumnale. [...] iii [...]vii Soph. i. 1. Cor. 1.
[...] 17 A xv [...]l. Lambert. [...] Soph. ii. xviii iii ii
[...] 18 b xiiii [...]l.   [...] Agge. ii xix Agge. ii iii
[...] 19 c xiii [...]l.   [...] [...]ach. i. xx [...]ach. 2.3. iiii
[...] 20 d xii [...]l. Falt. [...] iiii.v xxi vi v
[...] 21 e xi [...]l. [...] [...] Ecclu. 35. xxii Ecclu. 38 vi
[...] 22 f x [...]l.   [...] [...]ach 7. xxiii [...]c. 8. vii
[...] 23 g ix [...]l.   [...] ix xxiiii x viii
[...] 24 A viii [...]l.   [...] xi xxv xii ix
[...] 25 b vii [...]l.   [...] xiii xxvi xiiii x
[...] 26 c vi [...]l. Cyyrian. [...] Mala. i. xxvii Mala. ii. xi
[...] 27 d v [...]l.   [...] iii xxviii iiii xii
[...] 28 e iiii [...]l.   [...] Tob. i Mark. i. Tob. ii xiii
[...] 29 f iii [...]l. [...] [...] Ecclu. 39 ii Eccl. 44. xiiii
[...] 30 g prid. [...]l. Hierome. [...] Tob. iii. iii Cob. iiii xv
                  xb

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❧ October hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
[...]
  • riseth houre 6. min. 35.
  • falleth houre 5. min. 25.
 Ps [...]lmes Morning Prayer. Euening Prayer.
    1. Lesson. 2. Lesson. 1. Lesson. 2. Lesson
[...] 1 [...] [...]. Remig. i [...] Mark. 4. Iosua xx 1. Cor. 16.
[...] 2 b vi No.   ii Tobi. vii b Iosua 22 2. Cor. 1.
[...] 3 c v No.   iii ix vi Tobi x. ii
[...] 4 d iiii No.   iiii xi vii xii iii
[...] 5 e iii No.   v xiii viii xiiii iiii
[...] 6 f prid. No. Faith. vi Iudit. 1. ix Iudit. 2. v
[...] 7 g [...]   vii iii x iiii vi
[...] 8 A viii Id.   viii v xi vi vii
[...] 9 b vii Id. Dennis. ix vii xii viii viii
[...] 10 c vi Id.   x ix xiii x ix
[...] 11 d v Id.   xi xi xiiii xii x
[...] 12 e iiii Id. [...] xii xiii xv xiiii xi
[...] 13 f iii Id. Edward. xiii xv xvi xvi xii
[...] 14 g prid. Id.   xiiii Misd. 1. Luk.dl. 1 Misd. 2. xiii
[...] 15 A [...]   xv iii dl. 1. iiii Galat. 1.
[...] 16 b xvii [...]l. Nouembr [...]. xvi v ii vi ii
[...] 17 c xvi [...]l. Ethelorede. xvii vii iii viii iii
[...] 18 d xv [...]l. [...] xviii Ecclu. 1. iiii Iov 1. iiii
[...] 19 e xiiii [...]l.   xix Misd. 9. v Misd. x. v
[...] 20 f xiii [...]l.   xx xi vi xii vi
[...] 21 g xii [...]l.   xxi xiii vii xiii Ephes.1.
[...] 22 A xi [...]l.   xxii xv viii xvi ii
[...] 23 b x [...]l.   xxiii xvii ix xviii iii
[...] 24 c ix [...]l.   xxiiii xix x Ecclu. 1. iiii
[...] 25 d viii [...]l. Cnrispine. xxv Ecclu. 2. xi iii v
[...] 26 e vii [...]l.   xxvi iiii xii v vi
[...] 27 f vi [...]l. Fast. xxvii vi xiii vii Phil. 1.
[...] 28 g v [...]l. [...] xxviii Iob 24.25 xiiii Iob xiii. ii
[...] 29 [...] iiii [...]l.   xxix Ecclu. 8. xv Ecclu ix. iii
[...] 30 b iii [...]l.   xxx x xbi xi iiii
[...] 31 c prid. [...]l. Fast. xxx xii xvii xiii Colos. 1.

Note, that the 6 of [...] is to heread the [...] of October at morning Prayer, [...] these words, These be the heads, &c.

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❧ November hath xxx. dayes.❧ The Moone xxix.
Sunne
  • riseth houre 7. min. 34.
  • falleth houre 4. min. 26.
 P [...] Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    1. Lesson 2. Lesson. 1 Less [...]. 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 d [...] [...] [...] Misd. 3. He. 11.12 Misd. v. [...]cue. [...].
[...] 2 e iiii No.   [...] Ecclu. 14. Luke. 13. Eccl. 15. Col. 11.
[...] 3 f iii No.   [...] xvi xix xvii iii
[...] 4 g prid. No.   [...] xviii xx xix iiii
[...] 5 A [...]   [...] xx xxi xxi 1. The [...]. i
[...] 6 b viii Id. Leonard. [...] xxii xxii xxiii ii
[...] 7 c vii Id.   [...] xxiiii xxiii xxv iii
[...] 8 d vi Id.   [...] xxvii xxiiii xxviii iiii
[...] 9 e v Id.   [...] xxix Iohn 1. xxx v
[...] 10 f iiii Id.   [...] xxxi ii xxxii 11. Thes. 1.
[...] 11 g iii Id. S.Marttne. [...] xxxiii ii xxxii ii
[...] 12 A prid. Id. [...] [...] xxxv iiii xxxvi iii
[...] 13 b [...] Brice. [...] xxxvii v xxxviii 1. T [...]. 1.
[...] 14 c xviii [...]l. Decembris. [...] xxxix vi xi 11. iii
[...] 15 d xvii [...]l. Machute. [...] xii vii xlii iiii
[...] 16 e xvi [...]l.   [...] xliii viii xliiii v
[...] 17 f xv [...]l. [...] [...] xlv ix [...] vi
[...] 18 g xiiii [...]l.   [...] xivii x xlvii 11. C [...]. 1.
[...] 19 A xiii [...]l.   [...] xiix xi i ii
[...] 20 b xii [...]l. Edmund King. [...] li xii Baruc. 1. iii
[...] 21 c xi [...]l.   [...] Baru. 11. xiii iii iiii
[...] 22 d x [...]l. Cicilte. [...] iiii xiiii v Citus [...].
[...] 23 e ix [...]l. Clement. [...] vi xv Csai. i. ii.iii.
[...] 24 f viii [...]l.   [...] Csai. ii. xvi iii [...].
[...] 25 g vii [...]l. Eatherine. [...] iiii xvii v Hebr. 1.
[...] 26 A vi [...]l.   [...] vi xviii vi ii
[...] 27 b v [...]l.   [...] viii xix ix iii
[...] 28 c iiii [...]l.   [...] x xx xi iiii
[...] 29 d iii [...]l. Fast. [...] xii xxi xiii v
[...] 30 e prid. [...]l. [...] [...] Prou. 20. Acts. i. Peo [...]. 21. vi

❧ Note that the [...] of the xxbi [...]. [...].

❧ [...].

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❧ December hath xxxj. dayes.❧ The Moone xxx.
[...]
  • riseth houre 7. min. 12.
  • falleth houre 4. min. 48.
 Psalmes. Morning prayer. Euening prayer.
    1. Lesson. 2. Lesson. 1. Lesson. 2. Lesson.
[...] 1 f [...].   i Esa. xiiii Acts. ii. Esai. xb. Hebr. 7.
[...] 2 g iiii No.   ii xvi iii xvii viii
[...] 3 A iii No.   iii xviii iiii xix ix
[...] 4 b prid. No.   iiii xx.xxi. v xxii x
[...] 5 c [...].   v xxiii vi xxiiii xi
[...] 6 d viii Id. Nicolas [...] vi xxv di. vii xxvi xii
[...] 7 e vii Id.   vii xxvii di.vii. xxviii xiii
[...] 8 f vi Id. Conc. of Mary viii xxix viii xix Iames. 1.
[...] 9 g v Id.   ix xxxi ix xxxii ii
[...] 10 A iiii Id.   x xxxiii x xxxiiii iii
[...] 11 b iii Id.   xi xxxv xi xxxvi iiii
[...] 12 c prid. Id. [...] xii xxxvii xii xxxviii v
[...] 13 d [...]. Lucie virgin. xiii xxxix xiii xl 1. Pet. 1.
[...] 14 e xix [...]l. Ianuarti. xiiii xli xiiii ilii ii
[...] 15 f xviii [...]l.   xv xliii xv xliiii iii
[...] 16 g xvii [...]l. Dsapientia. xvi xlv xvi xlvi iiii
[...] 17 A xvi [...]l.   xvii xivii xvii xlviii v
[...] 18 b xv [...]l.   xviii xlix xviii l 2. Pet. 1.
[...] 19 c xiiii [...]l.   xix li xix lii ii
[...] 20 d xiii [...]l. Fast. xx liii xx liiii ii
[...] 21 e xii [...]l. [...] xxi Prou. 23. xxi Pro. 24. I. Iohn 1.
[...] 22 f xi [...]l.   xxii Esat.lv. xxii Esa. 56. ii
[...] 23 g x [...]l.   xxiii lvii xxiii lbiii iii
[...] 24 A ix [...]l. Fast. xxiiii lix xxiiii lx iiii
[...] 25 b viii [...]l. [...] xxv Esat. ix. Luke ii. Esay. 7. Ciius iii.
[...] 26 c vii [...]l. [...] xxvi Pro. 28. Acts. 6.7. Eccle. 4. Acts. 7.
[...] 27 d vi [...]l. [...] xxvii Eccle. v. Reuel. 1. Eccle. 6. Reuel. 22.
[...] 28 e v [...]l. [...] xxviii Iere. 31. Acts. 25. Misd. 1. I. Iohn 5.
[...] 29 f iiii [...]l.   xxix Esat. lxi xxvi Esa. 62. 2. Iohn.
[...] 30 g iii [...]l.   xxx lxiii xxvii lxiiii 3. Iohn.
[...] 31 A prid. [...]l. Situester [...]. xxx lxv xxviii lxvi Iube i.
  • SEptuagesima before Easter ix weeks
  • Sexagesima before Easter viii weeks
  • Quinquagesima before Easter vii weeks
  • Quadragesima before Easter vi weeks
  • Rogations [...] v weekes
  • Whitsunday [...] vii weekes
  • Trinitie sunday [...] viii weekes

¶ Th [...]e to be obserued for holy dayes, and none other.

THat is to say:

  • all Sundayes in the yeere.
  • The dayes of the feasts of the Circumcision of our Lord Iesus Christ.
  • of the Epipha­nie.
  • Of the Purification of the blessed Virgin.
  • Of S. Mat­thias the Apostle.
  • Of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin.
  • Of S. Marke the Euangelist
  • Of S. Philip and Iacob the A­postles.
  • Of the Ascension of our Lord Iesus Christ.
  • Of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist.
  • Of S. Peter the Apostle.
  • Of S. Iames the Apostle.
  • Of S. Bartholomew the Apostle.
  • Of S. Matthew the Apostle.
  • Of S. Michael the Archangel.
  • Of S. Luke the Euangelist.
  • Of S. Simon and Iude the Apostles.
  • Of All Saints.
  • Of S. Andrew the Apostle.
  • Of S. Thomas the Apostle.
  • Of the Natiuitie of our Lord.
  • Of S. Steuen the Martyr.
  • Of S. Iohn the Euangelist.
  • Of the Holy Innocents.
  • Mun­day and Tuesday in Easter weeke.
  • Munday & Tuesday in Whitsun weeke.

¶ A briefe declaration when euery Terme beginneth and endeth.

BE it knowen, that Easter Terme beginneth alwayes the xviii. day after Easter, reckoning Easter day for one: and endeth the Munday next after the Ascension day.

Tr [...]e Terme beginneth xii. dayes after Whitsunday, and continueth .xix. dayes.

[...] Terme beginneth the ix. or x. day of October, and endeth the xxviii. or xxix. day of Nouember.

Hillary Terme beginneth the xxiii. or xxiiii. day of Ianuary, and endeth the xvii. or xiii. day of February.

IN Easter Terme, on the Ascension day: in Trinity Terme, on the Natiuity of S.Iohn Baptist: in Michaelmasse Terme, on the feast of All Saints: in Hillary Terme, on the feast of the Purification of our Lady, the Kings Iudges of Wesfminster do not vse to sit in Iudgment, nor vpō any Sundaies.

¶ Prayers for the Parliament.

GOd be mercifull vnto vs and vs: Psalm.67. and shewe vs the light of his countenance, and bee mertifull vn­to vs.

That thy way may bee knowen vpon earth: thy sauing health a­mong all Nations.

Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise thee.

O let the Nations reioyce and bee glad, for thou shalt iudge the folke rigthteously: and go­uerne the Nations vpon earth.

Let the people prayse thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, euen our owne God, shall giue vs his blessing.

God shall blesse vs: and all the ends of the world shall feare him.

After the Psalme, these Suffrages.

  • The Lord be with you.
  • Answere. And with thy spirit.
  • ¶ Let vs pray.
  • Lord haue mercie vpon vs.
  • [Page]Christ haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Lord haue mercie vpon vs.
  • ¶ Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

Then shall follow three collects.

The first for the Kings Maiestie.

OLorde our heauenly Father, high and mighties, King of Kings, Lord or Lords, the only ruler of Princes, which doest from thy Throune be­holde all the dwellers vpon earth, most heartily we beseech thee with thy fauor to beholde our most graci­ous Soueraigne Lord King Iames, and so replenish him with the grace of thyholy Spirit, that hee may alway encline to thy will, and walke in thy way: endue him plenteously with heauenly gists, grant him in health and wealth long to liue, strengthen him, that he may vanquish and ouercome all his enemies, and finally after thhis life he may attaine euerlasting ioy and felicitie, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The second Collect.

ALmightie God, which by thy holy Prophet Dauid art most truely sayd to stand in the congregation of Prin­ces, and giuest iudgement in the mid­dest of the mighty men of the world, and through whose authoritie Prin­ces doe reigne, Law makers doe dis­cerne iust things, Lordes beare rule, and all Iudges of the earth execute Iudgement, and for that commeth of thee all counsaile and equity, all vnderstanding strength: Grant vnto vs here gathered together in thy Name, that [Page]wiseeome which is alwayes assistant to thy Seat, to giue knowledge to our feeble and ignorant mindes. Send downe (wee beseech thee) the same wisedome out of thy holy Heauens, and from the Throne of thy Maiestie, that it may be now with vs, and labour with vs, whereby wee surely knowing what is acceptable vnto thee, may be led through it to the debating, weighing, and finall determi­ning of those matters, by the which thy blessed Name may be glorified, thy Catholique Church of england con­firmed and increased, the Kings assurance established, the common tranquilitie of this Realme safely maintained, and last of all, all estates and people thereof, in true obedi­ence and charitie vnited and knit together. Grant this, O God, for thy onely Sonnes sake Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The third Collect.

PReuent vs, O Lorde, in all our doing, with thy most Gracious favour, and further vs with thy continuall helpe, that in all our woorkes begunne, conti­nued, and ended in thee, wee may glo­rifie thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtaine Euerlasting life through Iesus Christ our Lord.

Then shall follow the Benediction, as thus.

THe grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, 2. Cor. 13 and the loue of God, and the fellowship of the holy Ghost, be with vs all euermore. Amen.

The order where Morning and Euening Prayer shall be vsed and said.

THE morning and Euening Prayer shalbe vsed in the accustomed place of the Church, Chappell, or Chancell, except it shall be otherwise determined by the Ordinary of the place: And the chancels shall remaine as they haue done in times past.

And here is to be noted, that the Minister at the time of the Communion, and at all other times in his ministration, shall vse such ornaments in the Church, as were in vse by authoritie of Parliament in the second yeere of the raigne of King Edward the sixt, according to the Acte of Parliament set in the beginning of this Booke.

An order for Morning prayer daily throughout the yeere.

At the beginning both of Morning prayer, and like wise of Euening prayer, the Minister shall reade with a lowd voyce some one of these sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say that which is written after the said sentences.

AT what time soeuer a sinner doeth repent him of his sinne from the bottome of this heart, I will put all his wickednesse out of my remembrance, saith the Lord. Eze.xviij.

I doe knowe mine owne wic­kednesse, and my sinne is alway a­gainst me. Psal. Lj.

Turne thy face away from our sinnes (O Lord) and blot out all our offences. Psal. Lj.

A sorrowfull spirit is a sacrifice to God: despise not (O Lord) humble and contrite hearts. Psal. Lj.

Rent your hearts, and not your garments, and turne to the Lord your God, because hee is gentle and mercifull, he is pacient, and of much mercy, and such a one that is sory for your afflictions. Ioel ij.

[Page]To thee (O Lord God) belongeth mercy and forgiuenesse, Dan [...]x. for we haue gone away from thee, and haue not hearkned to thy voyce, whereby wee might walke in thy Lawes which thou hast appointed for vs.

Correct vs (O Lord) and yet in thy iudgement, not in thy fury, lest we should be consumed and brought to nothing. [...] x.

Amend your liues, for the kingdome of God is at hand. Ma [...]h iij.

I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I huve sinned against heaven, and against thee: I am no more worthy to be called thy sonne. Luke xv.

Enter not into Iudgement with thy seruants, O Lord: for no flesh is righteous in thy sight. Psal exliij

If wee say that we haue no sinne, wee deceiue our selues, and there is no trueth in vs. i. Iohn j.

DEarely beloued brethren, the scripture mooueth vs in sundry places, to acknowledge and confesse our manifolde sinnes and wickednes, and that wee should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God our heauenly, Father, but confesse them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart, to the ende that wee may obtaine forgiuenesse of the same, vy his infinite goodnesse and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sinnes before God: yet ought wee most chiefly so to doe, when wee assemble and meete together, to render thankes for the great benefits that we haue received at his hands, to set foorth his most worthy prayse, to heare his most holy word, and to aske those things which be requisite and necessary, aswell for the body as the soule. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as be here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voyce, vnto the Throne of the heauenly grace, saying after me.

[Page] A generall confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, kneeling.

ALmighty and most mercifull Father, wee have erred and strayed from thy wayes like lost sheepe, wee haue followed too much the deuices and desires of our owne hearts, we have offended against thy holy Lawes, we have left vndone those things which wee ought to have done, and we haue done those things which wee ought not to haue done, and there is no health in vs, but thou, O Lord, haue mercy upon vs miserable offenders, spare thou them, O God, which confesse, their faults, restore thou them that be penitent, according to thy promises vnto mankinde in Christ Iesu our Lord, and graunt, O most mercifull Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter liue a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name, Amen.

The absolution or remission of sinnes, to be pronounced by the Minister alone.

ALmighty God, the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that hee may turne from his wickednesse and liue, and hath giuen power and commandement to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sinnes: hee pardoneth and absolueth all them which truely repent, and vnfainedly beleeue his holy Gospel. Wherefore we beseech him to graunt vs true repentance and his holy spirit, that those things may please him which wee doe at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that at the last wee may come to his eternallioy, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The people shall answere, Amen.

[Page] Then shall the Minister begin the Lords prayer with a lowd voyce.

OUr Father which art in heaven, halowed ve thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy wil be done in earth, as it is in heauen. Give vs this day our daily bread. And forgiue vs our trespasses, as we forgiue them that trespasse vs. And leade vs not into temptation. But deliver vs from evil. Amen.

Then likewise he shall say.

  • O Lord open thou our lips.
  • Answere. And our mouth shall shew foorth thy prayse.
  • Priest. O God make speed to save vs.
  • Answere. O Lord make haste to helpe vs.
  • Priest. Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonne, &c. As it was in the beginning, is now, &c.
  • Prayse ye the Lord.

Then shall be said or sung this Psalme following.

O Come, let vs sing unto the Lord: let vs heartily reioyce in y e strength of our salution. Veni [...]e exul [...]

Let vs come before his presence with thankesgiuing:and shew our selves glad in him with Psalmes.

For the Lord is a great God: and a great King avoue all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength of the hilles is his also.

The Sea is his, and he made it: and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let vs worship, and fall downe: and kneele before the Lord our maker.

For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his [Page]pasture, and the sheepe of his handes.

To day if ye will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts: as in the prouocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wildernes.

When your fathers tempted me: proued mee, and saw my workes.

Fourtie yeeres long was I grieued with this generation, and said: it is a people that doe erre in their hearts, for they have not knowen my wayes.

Vnto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonne: and to the holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall bee: world without and, Amen.

Then shall follow eertaine Psalmes in order, as they be appointed in a table made for that purpose, except there be proper Psalmes appointed for that day. And at the end of euery Psalme throughout the yeere, and likewise in the end of Benedictus, Benedicite, Magnisicat, and Nunc dimittis, shalbe repeated, Glory be to the Father, &c, As it was in the, &c.

Then shall be read two Lessons distinctly with a lowd voyce, that the people may heare. The first, of the old Testament. The second of the New, like as they bee appointed in the Kalender, except there be proper Lessons assigned for that day: the Minister that readeth the Lesson, standing, and turning him so, as hee may best beheard of all such as be present. And before euery Lesson, the Minister shall say thus, The first, second, third, or fourth Chapter of Genesis, or Exodus, Matthew, Marke, or other like, as is appointed in the Kalender. And in the end of euery Chapter hee shall say, Here endeth such a Chapter of such & booke.

And to the end the people may the better heare in such places where they do sing, there shal the Lessons be song in a plaine tune, after the maner of distinct reading: and likewise the Epistle & Gospel.

After the first Lesson, shall follow Te Deum laudamus in English, dayly throughout the whole yeere.

[Page] WE prayse thee, O God: we knowledge thee to be the Lord. Te Deum laudamus

All the earth doeth worship thee: the Father euerlasring.

To thee all Angelscry alowd: the heauens, and all the powers therein.

To thee Cherubin, & Seraphin: continually do cry.

Holy, holy, holy: Lord God of Sabaoth.

Heauen and earth are full of the Maiestie: of thy glory.

The glorious company of the Apostles: prayse thee.

The goodly felowship of the Prophets: prayse thee.

The noble army of Martyrs: prayse thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world: doeth knowledge thee.

The Father: of an infinite Maiestie.

Thine honourable: true, and onely Sonne.

Also the holy Ghost: the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory: O Christ.

Thou art the euerlasting Sonne: of the Father.

When thou tookest vpon thee to deliver man: thou diddest not abhorre the Virgins wombe.

When thou haddest overcome the sharpenesse of death: thou diddest open the kingdome of heauen to all beleeuers.

Thou sittesst at the right hand of God: in the glory of the Father.

We beleeve that thou shalt come: to be our Iudge.

We therefore pray thee helpe thy seruants: whom thou hast redeemed with thy prerious blood.

Make them to bee numbred with thy Saints: in glory everlasting.

O Lord saue thy people: and blesse thine heritage.

Gouerne them: and lift them vp for ever.

Day by day: we magnifie thee.

And we worship thy Name: ever world without end.

Vouchsafe (O Lord:) to keepe vs this day without sinne.

[Page]O Lord haue mercy vponv us: haue mercy vpon vs.

O Lord let thy mercy lighten vpon vs: as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted: let me neuer be confounded.

¶ Or this Canticle. Benedicite omnia opera, &c.

O All ye works of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer. Benedicite.

O yee Angels of the Lord, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye heaueus, blesse the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for ever.

O ye waters that be aboue y e firmament, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for ever.

O all ye powers of the Lord, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye Sunne and Moone, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye starres of heauen, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye showres and deaw, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye windes of God, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye fire and heate, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye winter and sommer, blesse ye the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye deawes and frosts, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye frost and colde, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye yce and snowe, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye nights and dayes, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye light and darkenes, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

[Page]O ye lightnings and cloudes, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O let the earth blesse the Lord: yea, let it praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye mountaines and hilles, blesse ye the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O all ye greene things vpon the earth, blesse ye the Lord: pratse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye welles, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye Seas and floods, blesse ye the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye Whales and al that moue in the waters, blesse ye the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for evur.

O all ye foules of the aire, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O all ye beasts and cattell, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for eur.

O yee children of men, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O let Israel blesse the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye Priestes of the Lord, blesse yee the Lord: praise him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye seruants of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye spirits & soules of the righteous, blesse ye the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O ye holy and humble men of heart, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for euer.

O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, blesse yee the Lord: prayse him and magnifie him for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonne, &c. As it was in the beginning, is now, &c.

And after the second Lesson, shalbe vsed and said Benedictus in English, as followeth

[Page] BLessed bee the Lord God of Israel: for hee hath visited and redeemed his people. Benedictus.

And hath raised vp a mighty saluation for vs: in the house of his servant David.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets: which have beene since the world began.

That wee should be saued from our enemies: and from the hands of all that hate vs.

To performe the mercie promised to our forefathers: and to remember his holy couenant.

To performe the oth which hee sware to our forefather Abraham: that he would give vs.

That we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies: might serve him without feare.

In holinesse and righteousnesse before him: all the dayes of our life.

And thou childe shalt be called the Prophet of the highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes.

To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people: for the remission of their sinnes.

Through the tender mercie of our God: whereby the day spring from an high hath visited vs.

To giue light to them that sit in darkenes, and in the shadowe of death: and to guide our feete into the way of peace.

Glory be to the father, and to the sonne. &c

As it was in the beginning, is now. &c.

Or this C. Psalme. Iubilate Deo.

O Be ioyfull in the Lord all yee lands: rerue the Lord with gladnesse, and come before his presence with a song. Iubilate Deo.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made vs, and not we our selues, we are his people, and the sheepe of his pasture.

[Page]O goe your way into his gates with thankesgiuing, and into his courts with praise: be thankefull vnto him, & speake good of his Name.

For the Lord is gracious, his mercie is euerlasting: and his trueth endureth from generation to generation.

Glory be to the father: and to the Sonne. &c.

As it was in the beginning, is now. &c.

Then shall be said the Creede, by the Minister and the people standing.

I Beleeue in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth: and in Iesus Christ his onely Sonne our Lord, which was conceiued by the holy Ghost, borne of the virgine Marie, suffered vnder Ponce, Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried, he descended into hell. The third day he rose againe from the dead. He ascended into heauen, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there shall hee come to iudge the quicke and the dead. I beleeue in the holy Ghost. the holy Catholike Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiuenes of sinnes, there surreection of the body, and the life cuerlasting. Amen.

And after that, these prayers following, aswell at Euening prayer, as at Morning prayer, all deuoutly kneeling, the Minister first pronouncing with a lowde voice.

  • The lord be with you.
  • Answere. And with the spirit.
  • The Minister. Let vs pray.
  • Lord haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Christ haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Lord haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Then the Minister Clerkes, and people, shall say the Lords prayer in English, with a loud voice.
    Our Father which art in heauen.&c.
  • [Page] Then the Minister, standing vp, shall say.
    O Lord shew thy mercie vpon vs.
  • Answere. And grant vs thy saluation.
  • Priest. O Lord saue the king.
  • Answere. And mercifully heare vs when we call vpon thee.
  • Priest. Indue thy minister with righteousnesse.
  • Answere. And make thy chosen people ioyfull.
  • Priest. O Lord saue thy people.
  • Answere. And blesse thine inheritance.
  • Priest. Giue peace in our time, O Lord.
  • Answere. Because there is none other that fighteth for vs, but onely thou, O God.
  • Priest. O God make clene our hearts within vs.
  • Answere. And take not thy holy spirit from vs.

Then shall followe three Collects. The first, of the day, which shall be the same that is appointed at the Communion. The second, for peace. The thirde, for grace to liue well. And the two last Collects shall neuer alter, but dayly be said at Morning prayer throughout all the yeere, as followeth.

The second Collect for peace.

O God, which art authour of peace, ana louer of concorde, in knowladge of whome standeth our eternall life whole seruice is perfect freedome: defende vs thy humble seruants in all assaults of our enemies, that Wee surely trutstting in thy defence, may not feare the power of any aduersaries, through the might of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The third Collect for grace.

O Lord our heauenly father, almighty and euerlasting God, which hast safely brought vs to the beginning of this day, defend vs in the same with thy mighty power, and graunt that this day we fall into no sinne, neither run into any kinde pf danger: but that all our doings may be ordered by thy gouernance, to doe alwayes that is rightcous in thy sight, through Iesus Christ our Lorde, Amen.

An order for Euening prayer. throughout the yeere

The Priest shall say.

  • Our father which art in heauen.&c.
  • Then likewise he shall say.
    O Lord open thou our lips.
  • Answere. And our mouth shalll shew foorth thy prayse.
  • Priest. O God make speed to saue vs.
  • Answere. O Lord make haste to helpe vs.
  • Priest. Glory be to the Father, and to the Some: and to the holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, isnow, and euer shalbe: world without ende. Amen.
  • Prayse ye the Lord.

Then the Psalmes in order as they be appointed in the table for Psalmes, except there be proper psalmes appointed for that day. Then a lesson of the old Testa-ment, as is appointed like wise in the Kalender, except there be proper lessons appointed for that day. After that, Magnificat in English, as followeth.

My soule doeth magnifie the Lord: and my spirit hath reioiced in God my Sauiour. Magnificat. Luke I.

For he hath regarded: the low­linesse of his handmaiden.

For beholde from hencefoorth: all generations shall call mee blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me:and holy is his Name.

And is mercie is on them that feare him:throughout all generations.

He hath she wed streenth with his arme: he hath srattcred the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put downe the mighty from their seate: and hath exalted the humble and meeke.

He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembring his mercie, hath holpen his seruant Israel: as hee promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seede for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Some.&c.

As it was in the beginning, is now.&c.

Or else this Psalme.

O Sing vnto the Lord a new song:for he hath done marucilous things. Cantate Domino Psal. 98.

With his owne right hand, and with his holy arme: hath hee gotten himnselfe the victory.

The lorde declared his salution: his righteousnesse hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

The hath remembred his mercie and trueth toward the house of Isreal:and all the andes of the world haue seene the saluation of our God.

Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto the Lord, all yelandes: sing, reioice, and giue thankes.

[Page]Praise the Lord vpon the Harpe: sing to the Harpe With a psalme of thankesgiuing.

With trumpets also and Shawmes: O shew your selues ioyfull before the Lord the King.

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is:the round World, and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hilles be ioyfull together before the Lorde:for hee is come to iudge the carth.

With righteousnesse shall be iudge the world: and the people with cquitie.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonne.&c.

As it was in the beginning, is now.&c.

Then a Lesson of the newe Testament. And after that, Nunc dimittis in English, as followeth.

LOrd now lettest thou thy seruant depart in peace:according to thy word. Nunc dimittis. Luke 2.

Formine eyes haue seene:thy saluation. which thou hast prepared:before the face of all people.

Lo be a light to lighten the Gentiles:and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory be the father, and to the Some.&c.

As it was in the beginning, is now.&c.

Or else this Psalme.

GOd be mercifull vnto bs, and blesse vs:and shew vs the light of his countenance, and be mercifull vnto vs. D [...]

That thy way may bee knowen vpon earth:thy sauing health among all nations.

Let the people prayse thee, O God:yea let all the people praise thee.

O let the nations reioice and be glad:for thou shalt iudge the folke righteously, and gouerne the nations vpon earth.

[Page]Let the people prayse thee, O God: let all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring foorth her increase: and God, euen our owne God shall giue vs his blessing.

God shall blesse vs: and all the endes of the worlde shall fearee him.

Glory be to the father, and to the Sonne:and to the holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and euer shalbe: world without ende, Amen.

Then shall follow the Creede, with other prayers, as is before appointed at Morning prayer after Benedictus, and with three Collects. First of the day. The second for peace. The third for aide against all perils, as hereafter followeth:which two last Collects shalbe dayly sayd at Euening prayer without alteration.

The second Collect at Euening prayer.

O God, from whome all holy desires, all good counsailes, and all iust workes doe proceede: giue vnto thy seruants that both our hearts may world cannot giue, that both our hearts may bee set to obey thy commandements, and also that by thee we being defended from the feare of our enemies, may passe our time in rest and quitenessc, through the merits of Iesus Christ our Sauiour. Amen.

The third Collect for ayde against all perils.

LIghten our darkenesse we beseech thee, O Lord, and by thy great mercie defend vs from all perils and dangers of this night, for the loue of thy onely sonne our Sauiour Iesus Christ, Amen.

In then feasts of Christmas, the Epiphanie, Saint Matthie, Easter, the Ascension, Pentecost, Saint Iohn Baptist, Saint lames, Saint Bartholomew, Saint Matthew, Saint Simon & Iude, Saint Andrew, and Trinity Sunday, shalbe sung or said, immediately after Benedictus, this confession of our Christian faith.

Quicunque vult.

WHosoeuer will be saued: before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholike faith. Quicunque vult.

Which faith, except euery one do keepe holy and bndefiled: without doubt hee shall perish euerlastingly.

And the Catholike faith is this: that we worship one God in trinitie, and trinitie in vnitie.

Neither confounding the persons nor diuiding the substance.

For there is one person of y e Father, another of the Sonne: and another of the holy Ghost.

But the godhead of the Father, of the Sonne, & of the holy Ghost, is all one:the glory equall, the maiestie coeternall.

Such as the Father is, such is the Sonne:and such is the holy Ghost.

The Father vncreate, the Sonne vncreate:and the holy Ghost vncreate.

The Father incomprehensible, the Sonne incomprehensible: and the holy Ghost incomprehensible.

The Father eternall, the Sonne eternall:and the holy Ghost eternall.

And yet they are not three eternals:but one eternall.

As also there be not three incomprehensibles, nor three vncreated: but one vucreated, and one incomprehensible.

So like wise the Father is almighty, the Sonne almighty: and the holy Ghost almighty.

And yet they are not three almighties:but one almighty.

So the Father is God, the Sonne is God: and the holy Ghost is God.

And yet they are not three Gods:but one God.

So like wise the Father is Lord, the Sonne Lord:and the holy Ghost Lord.

And yet not three Lords:but one Lord.

For like as we be compelled by the Christian verity:to acknowledge euery person by himselfe to be God and Lord.

[Page]So are wee forbidden by the Catholique Religion: to say there be three Gods, or three Lords.

The Father is made of none: neither created, nor begotten.

The Sonne is of the Father alone: not made, nor created, but begotten.

The holy Ghost is of the Father, and of the sonne:neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.

So three is one Father, not three fathers, one Sonne, not three sonnes:one holy Ghost, not three holy ghost.

And in this Trinitie, none is afore or after other: none is greater or lesse then another.

But the whole three persons bee coeternall together: and cocquall.

So that in all things, as is aforesaid: the Vnitie in Trinitic, and the Trintie in Vnitie is to be worshipped.

Hee therefore that will bee saued: must thus thinke of the Trinitie.

Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting saluation: that he also beleeue rigthtly in the incarnation of our Lord Iesus Christ.

For the right faith is, that wee beleeue and confesse: that our Lord Iesus Christ, the Sonne of God, is God and man.

God, of the substance of the father, begotten before the worlds: and man, of the substance of his mother, borne in the world.

Perfect God, and perfect man: of a reasonable soule, and humane flesh subsisting.

Equall to the Father as touching his godhead: and inferior to the Father, touching his manhood.

Who although he be God and man: yet he is not two, but one Christ.

One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh: but by taking of the manhood into God.

One altogether, not by confusion of substance: but by vnitie of person.

For as the reasonable soule and flesh is one man:so God and man is one Christ.

[Page]Who suffered for our saluation: descended into hell, rose againe the third day from the dead.

He ascended into heauen, he sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty: from whence he shalll come to iudge the quicke and the dead.

At whose comming all men shall rise againe with their bodies: and shall giue accompt for their owne workes.

And they that haue done good, shall goe into life euerlasting: and they that haue done euil into euerlasting fire.

This is the Catholique faith: which except a man beleeue faithfully, he cannot be saued.

Glory be to the Fathet, and to the Sonne, amp;c.

As it was in the beginning, is now, &c.

Thus endcth the order of Morning and Euening prayer throughout thewhole yeere.

Here followeth the Letanie, to be vsed vpon Sundayes, Wednesdayes, and Fridayes, and at other times when it shalbe commanded by the Ordinary.

O God the Father of heauen: haue mercy vpon vs iniscrable sinners.

O God the Father of heauen: haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners.

O God the Sonne redeemer of the world: haue mercie vpon vs miserable sinners.

O God the Sonne redeemer of the world: haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners.

O God the holy Ghost procee­ding from the Father and the Sonne: haue Mercy vpon vs miserable sinners.

O God the holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Sonne, haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinitic, three persons and one God: haue mercy vpon vs miserable sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinitie, three persons and one God: haue mercie vpon vs miscrable sinners.

Remember not Lord our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare vs good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with vs for euer.

Spare vs good Lord.

From all cuill and mischicfe, from in sinne, from the craftes and assaults of the deuill, from thy wrath, and from euerla­sting damnation.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From all blindnesse of heart, from pride, baine glory, and hypocrisie, from enuie, hatred, and malice, and all vncharita­blenesse.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From fornication, and all other deadly sinne, and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the deuill.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

From lightning and tempest, from plague, pestilence, and famine, from battell and murther, and from sudden death.

[Page] Good Lord deliuer vs.

From all sedition and priuie conspiracie, from all false doc­trine and heresie, from hardnesse of heart, and contempt of thy word and commandement.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

By the mystery of thy holy incarnation, by thy holy nati­uitie and circumcision, by thy baptisme, fasting, and tempta­tion.

Good Lord dcliuer vs.

By thine agonie and bloody sweat, by thy crosse and pas­sion, by thy precious death and buriall, by thy glorious re­surrection and ascension, and by the comming of the Holy Ghost.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

In all time of our tribulation, in all time of our wealth, in the houre of death, and in the day ofiudgement.

Good Lord deliuer vs.

We sinners doe beseech thee to heare vs (O Lord God) and that it may please thee to rule and gouerne holy Church vmuerfally in the right way.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to keepe and strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousnesse and holinesse of life, thy seruant Iames our most gracious King and gouer­nour.

We beseech thec to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, feare, and loue, and that he may euermore haue affiance in thee, and euer seeke thy honour and glory.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to be his defender and Keeper, gi­uing him the victory ouer all his enemies.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to blesse and preserue our gracions Queene Anne, Prince Henry, and the rest of the King and Queenes Royall issue.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Pa­stours, and Ministers of the Church, with true knowledge and vnderstanding of thy worde, and that both by their [Page] prcaching and liuing they may set it foorth, and shew it accor­dingly.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to indue the Lords of the Counsaile, and all the Nobilitie, with grace, wisedome and vnderstan­ding.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to blesse and keepe the Magistrates, giuing them grace to execute Iustice, and to maintayne trueth.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to blesse and keepe all thy people.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to giue to all nations vnity, peace and concord.

We beseeth thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to giue vs an heart to loue and dreade thee, and diligently to line after thy commaunde­ments.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to giue to all thy people increase of grace, to heare meekely thy word, and to receiue it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the spirit.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to bring into the way of trueth, all such as haue erred and are deceiued.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to strengthen such as doe stande, and to comfort and helpe the weake hearted, and to raise vp them that fall, and finally to beate downe Satan vuder our feete.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all that be in danger, neressitie, and tribulation.

We befeech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to preserue all that trauaile by lande or by water, all women labouring of childe, all sicke persons, and yong children, and to shewe thy pitie vpon all prisoners and captiues.

[Page] We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to defende and prouide for the fa­therlesse children and widowes, and all that bee desolate and oppressed.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to haue mercy vpon all men.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to forgiue our enemies, persecu­ters, and s slanderers, and to turne their hearts.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to giue and preserue to our bse the kindely fruits of the earth, so as in due time wee may enioy them.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

That it may please thee to giue vs true repentance, to for­give vs all our sinnes, negligences, and ignorances, and to en­due vs with the grace of thy holy Spirit, to amend our liues according to thy holy word.

We beseech thee to heare vs good Lord.

Some of God: We beseech thee to heare vs.

Sonne of God: we beseech thee to heare vs.

O Lambe of God, that takest away the sinnes of the world.

Grant vs thy peace.

O Lambe of God, that takest away the sinnes of the world.

Haue mercie vpon vs.

O Christ heare vs.

O Christ heare vs.

Lord haue mercy vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercy vpon vs.

Christ haue mercie vpon vs.

Lord haue mercy vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

And lead vs not into temptation.

But deliuer vs from euill. Amen.

The Versicle. O Lord deale not with vs after our sinnes.

[Page] Answere. Neither reward vs after our iniquities.

Let vs pray.

O God mercifull father, that despi­sest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowfull, mercifully assist our prayers, that we make before thee in all our troubles and aduersities whensoeuer they oppresse vs, and graciously heare vs, that those e­uils which the craft and subtiltie of the deuill or man worketh a­gainst vs, bee brought to nought, and by the prouidence of thy goodnes they may be dispersed, that wee thy seruants being hurt by no persecutions, may e­uermore giue thankes vnto thee in thy holy Church, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord arise, helpe vs, and deliuer vs for thy Names sake.

O God, wee haue heard with ourt eares, and our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes thou diddest in their dayes, and in the old time before them.

O Lord arise helpe vs, and deliuer vs for thine Honour.

Glory be to the father, and to the Sonne, and to the holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and euer shal be, world without end. Amen.

From our enemies defend vs, O Christ.

Graciously looke vpon our afflictions.

Pitifully behold the sorrowes of our hearts.

Mercifully forgiue the sinnes of thy people.

Fauorably with mercy heare our prayers.

O Sonne of Dauid, haue mercy vpon vs.

Both now and euer bouchsate to heare vs, O Christ.

Graciously heare vs, O Christ, graciously heare vs, O Lord Christ.

[Page] The Versicle. O Lord let thy mercy be shewed vpon vs.

Answere. As we doe put our trust in thee.

Let vs pray.

WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to looke vpon our infir­mities: and for the glory of thy Names sake, turne from vs all those euils that wee most righte­ously haue deferued, and graunt that in all our troubles wee may put our whole trust & confidence in thy mercy, and euermore serue thee in holinesse and purenesse of liuing, to thy honour and glory, through our onely Mediatour and Aduocate Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for the Kings Maistie.

O Lord our heauenly Father, high and mightie, king of kings, Lord of lords, the onely ruler of Princes, which doest from thy Throne be­holde all the dwellers vpon earth, most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gra­cious soueraigne Lord king lames, and so replenish him the grace of the holy Spirit, that hee may al­way encline to thy will, and walke in thy way: endue him plenteously with heauenly gifts: graunt him in health and wealth long to liue, strengthen him, that hee may banquish and ouercome all his enemies, and finally after this life he may attaine euerlasting ioy and felici­tie, though Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for the Queene and Prince, and other the King and Queenes children.

ALmightie God which hast promised to be a Father of thine Elect, and of their seed, wee humbly beseech thee to blesse our gratious Queene Anne, Prince Henry, and all the King and Queenes Royall progenie: indue them with thy holy Spirit, enrich them with thy hea­uenly grace, prosper them with all hap­pinesse, and bring them to thine euer­lasting Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

ALmightie and euerlasting God, which onely workest great marueiles, send downe vpon our Bishops and Curats, and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthfull Spirit of thy grace, and that they may truely please thee, powre vpon them the con­tinuall deaw of thy Blessing: Graunt this, O Lord, for the honour of our Ad­uocate and Mediator Iesus Christ, Amen.

A prayer of Chrysostome.

ALmighty God, which hast giuen vs grace at this time with one accord, to make our common supplications vnto thee, and doest promise that when two or three bee gathered together in thy Name, thou wilt graunt their requests: fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and pe­titions of thy seruants, as may bee most expedient for them, graunting vs in this world knowledge of thy Trueth, and in the world to come life euerlasting. Amen.

2. Corinth. 13. ‘ THE grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, and the loue of God, & the fellowship of the holy Ghost, be with vs all euermore. Amen.’

For raine, if the time require.

O God heauenly Father, which by thy Sonne Iesus Christ, hast pro­mised to all them that seeke thy kingdome, and the righteousnesse thereof, all things necessary to their bodily sustenance: Send vs, we beseech thee, in this our neces­sitie, such moderate raine and showres, that we may receiue the fruites of the earth to our com­fort, and to thy honour, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For faire Weather.

O Lord God, which for the sinne of man diddest once drowne all the world ex­cept eight persons, and afterward of thy great mercie didst promise neuer to de­stroy it so againe: Wee humbly beseech thee, that although wee for our iniqui­sies haue worthily deserued this plague of raine & waters, yet vpon our true re­pentance, thou wilt send vs such wea­ther, whereby wee may receiue the fruits of the earth in due season, and learne both by thy punishment to amend our liues, & for thy clemencie to giue thee praise and glory, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the time of dearth and famine.

O God heauenly father, whose gift it is that the raine doeth fall, the earth is fruitful, beasts increase, and fishes doe multiply: beholde wee beseech thee, the afflictions of thy people, and grant that the fearcitie and dearth (which we do now most iustly suffer for our iniqui­tie) may through thy goodnesse be mer­cifully turned into cheapnesse & plentie, for the loue of Isus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the holy ghost, be all honour, &c.

In the time of Warre.

O Almighty God, King of all kings, and go­uernour of all things, whole power no crea­ture is able to resist, to whom it belongeth instly to punish sinners, and to be mercifull to them that truely repent: saue and deliuer vs (wee humbly beseech thee) from the handes of our enemies, abate their pride, asswage their malice, and confound their deuiecs, that wee being armed with thy defence, may be preserued euermore from all perils, to glorifie thee which art the onely giuer of all victorie, through the merits of thy onely Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.

In the time of any common Plague or sickenesse.

O Almighty God, which in thy wrath in the time of King Dauid, diddest flay with the plague of pestilence threescore and ten thousand, and yet remembring thy Mercie diddest saue the rest: haue pitie vpon vs miserable sinners, that now are bifited with great fikenesse and mortalitie, that like as [Page] thou diddest then command thine Angel to cease from punish­ing: so it may nowe please thee to withdraw from vs this plague and grieuous fickenesse, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, whose nature and propertie is euer to haue merce, and to forgiue, receiue our humble petiti­ons: and though we be tied and boud with the chaine of our sinnes, yet let the pitifulnesse of thy great mercie loose vs, for the honour of Iesus Christ sake, our Mediatour and Aduocate. Amen.

A thankesgiuing for Raine.

O God our heauenly Father, who by thy gracious prouidence doest cause the for­mer and the latter raine to descend vp­on the earth, that it may bring foorth fruit for the vse of man: wee giue thee humble thanks, that it hath pleased thee in our greatest necessitie to send vs at the last a ioyfull raine vpon thine in­heritance, and to reffersh it when it was dry, to the great comfort of vs thy vnworthy seruants, and to the glory of thy holy Name, tho­row thy mercies in Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A thankesgiuing for faire weather.

O Lorde God, who hast iustly humbled vs by thy late Plague of immoderate Raine and waters, and in thy mercie hast relieued and comforted our soules by this seasonable and blessed change of weather: wee praise and glorifie thy holy Name for this thy mercie, and will always declare thy louing kind­nesse from generation to generation, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.

A thankesgiuing for plentie.

O Most mercifull Father, which of thy graci­ous goodnesse hast heard the deuout prayers of thy Church, and turned our dearth and scarity into cheapenesse and plentte: We giue thee humble thankes for this thy especiall bountie, beseeching thee to continue this thy louing kindnesse vnto vs, that our land may yeeld vs her fruits of increase, to thy glory and our comfort, through Ie­sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A thankesgiuing for peace and victory.

O Almightie God, which art a strong tower of defence vnto thy seruants against the face of their enemies: we yeeld thee praise & thankes­giuing for our deliuerance from those great and apparant dangers, wherewith we were compassed: Wee acknowledge it thy good­nesse, that we were not deliuered ouer a pray vnto them, beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies to wards vs, that all the world may knowe, that though art our Sauiour and Mightie deliuerer, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A thankesgiuing for deliuerance from the Plague.

O Lord God, which hast wounded vs for our sinnes, and consumed vs for our transgres­sions by thy late heauie and dreadfull visita­tion, and now in the middest of iudgement remenibring mercie, fast redeemed our soules from the iawes of death, wee offer vnto thy fatherly goodnesse our selues, our soules, and bodies, which thou hast deliuered, to be a liuing sacrifice vnto thee, alwayes praising and magnifying thy [Page] mercies in the middest of the Congregation, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Or this.

WEe humbly acknowledge before thee, (O most mercifull Father) that all the punishments which are threatned in thy Law, might iussly haue fallen vpon vs, by reason of our manifold trans­gressions and hardnesse of heart: yet feeing it hath pleased thee of thy tender mercie, vpon our weake and vnworthy humiliation to asswage the noysome pestilence, wherwith we lately haue bene sore afflicted, and to restore the voice of ioy and health into our dwellings: wee offer vnto thy diuine Maiestie thy sacrifice of praise & thankes­giuing, launding and magnifying thy glorious Name for such thy preseruation and prouidence ouer vs, through Iesus Christ Lord. Amen.

❧ The Collects, Epistles and Gospels, to be vsed at the celebration of the Lords Supper and holy Communion through the yeere.

The first Sunday in Aduent.

The Collect.

ALmighty God, give vs grace that Wee may cast away the workes of darkenesse, and put vpon vs the armour of light, nowe in the time of this mortall life (in the which thy Sonne Iesus Christ came to visite vs in great humilitie) that in the last day when he shall come againe in his glorious Maiestie, to iudge both the quicke and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who tiueth and reigneth with thee and the holy Ghost, now and euer. Amen.

The Epistle.

O we nothing to any man, Rom. 13. 8. but this, that ye loue one another: For he that loueth another, fulfilleth the Law. For these Commaundements, Thou shall not commit adulterie, Thou shall not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shall not beare false witnesse, Thou shalt not lust: and so foorth (if there be any other Commandement) it is all comprehen­ded in this faying, namely, Loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. Toue hurteth not his neighbour, therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe. This also wee know the season, how that it is time that wee should now a­wake out of sleep: for now is our saluation neerer then when we beleeued. The night is passed, the day is come nigh: let vs therefore cast away the deeds of darkenesse, and let vs put on the armour of light. Let vs walke honestly, as it were in the day light, not in eating and drinking, neither in cham­bering and wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying: [Page] but put ye on the Lord Iesus Christ, and make no prouision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.

The Gospel.

ANd when they drewe nigh to Hie­rusalem, Mat. 21.1 and were come to Beth­phage, vnto mount Oliuet, then sent Iesus two of his Disciples, saying vnto them, Goe into the towne that lieth ouer against you, and anon yee shall finde an Asse bounde, and her colte with her, loose them, and bring them vnto me: and if any man say ought vnto to you, say pee, The Lorde hath neede of them: and straight way he will let them go. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, Tell yee the daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke, sitting vpon an Asse, and a colte, the foale of the Asse vsed to the yoke. The Disciples went and did as Iesus commanded them, and brought the Asse and the colte, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon. And many of the people spred their garments in the way: other cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. Moreouer, the people that went before, and they that came after, cried, saying, Hosanna to the some of Da­uid: Blessed is hee that conuneth in the name of the Lorde, Hosanna in the highest. And when hee was come to Hierusa­lem, all the citie was mooued, saying, who is this? And the people said, This is Iesus the Prophet of Nazareth, a citie of Galilee. And Iesus went into the Temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the Temple, and o­uerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seates of them that solde doues, anb sayd vnto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.

The second Sunday in Aduent.

The Collect.

BLessed Lorde, which hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for learning: Grant vs that wee may in such wise heare them, reade, marke, learne, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy word, wee may embrace and euer hold fast the blessed hope of euerlasting life, which thou hast giuen vs in our Sauiour Iesus Christ.

The Epistle.

WHatsoeuer things are written a­foretime, Rom. 15.4. they are written for our learning, that wee, through pati­ence and comfort of the Scrip­tures, might haue hope. The God of patience and consolation, graunt you to bee like minded one towards another, after the en­sample of Christ Iesus: that yee all agreeing together, may with one mouth praysse GOD the Fa­ther of our Lord Iesus Christ. Wherefore recciue yee one another, as Christ receiued vs, to the prayse of God. And this I say, that Iesus Christ was a minister of the Circunicision for the trueth of God, to confirme the promises made vnto the fathers, and that the Gentiles might praise God for his mercy, as it is written, For this cause I will praise thee a­mong the Gentiles, and sing vnto thy Name. And againe hee sayeth, Reioyce ye Gentiles with his people. And againe, Praise the Lord all ye Gentiles, and laud him all ye nations together. And againe Esai sayth, There shalbe the roote of Iesle, and hee that shall rise to reigne ouer the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. The god of hope fill you with an ioy and peace in beleeuing, that yee may be rich in hope, though the power of the holy Ghost.

The Gospel.

THere shall be signes in the Sunne, Luke 21.25. and in the Moone, & in the Stars: and in the earth the people shall be at their wits and through despaire. The Sea and the waters shall roare, and mens hearts shall faile them for feare, and for looking af­ter those things which shall come on the earth: for the powers of heauen shall moue. And then shall mey [...]ee the Sonne of man come in a cloude, With power and great glory. When these things begin to come to passe, then looke vp, and lift vp your heads, for your redemption draw­eth nigh. And hee shewed them a similitude: Beholde the sigge tree, and all other trees, when they shoote foorth their buddes, ye see and know of your owne selues that Summer is then high at hand. So like wise ye also (when ye see these things come to passe) bee sure that the kingdome of God is high. Verely I say vnto you, this generation shal not passe, [...] all be fulfilled, Heauen and earth shal passe, but my words shal not passe.

The third Sunday in Aduent.

The Collect.

LOrd, we beseech thee giue our prayers, and by thy gracious vification lighten the darkenesse of our hearts, by our Lord Iesus Christ.

The Epistle.

LEt a man this wise esteeme vs, [...]. 4.1 euen as the mi­nisters of Christ, and Stewards of the secrets of God. Furthermore, it is required of the stewards, that a man be found faithfull. With mee it is but a very small thing that I should be iudged of you, either of mans iudgement: No, I iudge not mine owne selfe, for I know nought by my [Page] selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified. It is the Lord that iudgeth me. Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darknes, and open the counsailes of the hearts, and then shal euery man haue praise of God.

The Gospel.

WHen Iohn, being in prison, heard the workes of Christ, March. 11.2. he sent two of his disciples, and said vnto him, Art thou hee that shall come, ord oe we looke for an­orther? Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Goe and shewe Iohn againe what yee haue heard and seen. The blinde receiue their sight, the lame walke, the lepers are clensled, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised vp, and the poore receiue the glad tidings of the Gospel: and happy is he that is not offen­ded by mee. And as they departed, Iesus began to say vnto the people concerning Iohn, what went ye out into the wil­dernesse to fee? Areede that is shaken with the winde? Or what went ye out to see? A man clothed in foft raiment: Be­hold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings house. But what went yee out for to fee: A Prorhet: Verily I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet. For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

The fourth Sunday in Aduent.

The Collect.

Lord raise vp (wee pray thee) thy power, and come among vs, and with great might succour vs, that whereas (through our sinnes and wickednesse) wee be sore let and hindered, thy boun­tifull grace and merry (through the satisfaction of thy Some our Lord) may speedily deliuer vs: to whom with thee and the holy Ghost, bee honour and glory world without end.

The Epistle.

REioyce in the Lord alway, Phil 4.4. and againe I say, reioice. Let your softnesse bee knowen to all men, the Lord is euen at hand. Be careful for nothing, but in all prayer and supplication, let your petitions be manifest vnto God, with gi­uing of thankes. And the peace of God (which passeth all vnderstanding) keepe your hearts and mindes, througt Christ Iesu.

The Gospel.

This the record of Iohn, Iohn 1.19 when the Iewes sent Priests and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, what art thou? And hee confessed, and denied not, and sayd plainely, I am not Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he faith, I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he answered, No. Then sayd they vnto him, what art thou, that we may giue an answere vnto them that sent vs? what saye thou of thy sefe? He said, I am the voice of a crier in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as sayd the Prophet Esai. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees and they asked him, and said vnto him, why baptizest thou then, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet? Iohn answered them, saying, I bap­tize with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not: he it is, which though he came after mee, was before me, whose shooe latchet I am not worthy to vnloose. These things were done at Bethabara beyond Iordane, were Iohn did baptize.

Christmas day.

The Collect.

ALmighty God, which hast giuen vs thy onely be­gotten Sonne, to take our nature vpon him, and this day to be borne of a pure virgin: Grant that wee being regenerate, and ma [...]e thy children by [Page] adoption and grace, may dayly be renued by thy holy spitrit, through the same our Lord Iesus Christ, who liueth and reigneth with thee, &c.

The Epistle.

GOD in times past, Heb.I.I. diuersly and many wayes spake vnto the Fa­thers by Prophets: but in these last daies he hath spoken to vs by his owne sonne, whom he hath made heire of al things, by whom also he made the world. Which sonne being the brightnesse of his glory, & the vey image of his sub­stance, ruling all things with the worde of his power, hath by his owne person purged our sinns, and sitteth on the right hand of the Maiestie on high, being so much more excellent thē the Angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name then they. For vnto which of the Angels said he at any time, Thou art my sonne, this day haue I begotten thee? And agine, I will be his father, and hee shall be my sonne. And againe, when he bringeth in the first begotten sonne into the world, he saieth, And let all the Angels of God worshippe him. And vnto the Angels he faith, He maken his Angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But vnto the sonne he saith, Thy feat (O God) shall bee for euer and euer, the scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter: thou hast loued righteousnesse, & hated iniquitie. Wherefore God, euen thy God hath anointed thee with the oile of gladnes aboue thy fellowes. And thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foun­datiō the carch, & the heauens are the works of the hands: They shal perish, but thou endurest. They all shal waxe old as doth agarment, and as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art euen the same, and thy yeeres shall not faile.

The Gospel.

IN the beginning was the word, Iohn I.I. and the word was with God, & God was the word. The same was in the beginning with God. Al things were made by it, and without it was made nothing y t was made. In it was life, & the life was the light of men, and the light shineth in y e darknes, & the darknesse comprehended it not. There was sent frō God a man, whose name was Iohn: the same came as a witnes, to beare Witnes of the light, that all men through him might beleeue. He was not y e light, but was sent to beare witnes of the light. That light was the true light, which lighteth euery mā that commeth into the world. He was in the world, was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came a­mong his owne, and his owne receiued him not. But as ma­ny as receiued him, to thē gaue he power to be made sonnes of God, euen them that beleeued on his Name, Which were borne, not of blood, nor of the wil of the flesh, nor yet of the wil of man, but of God. And the same word became flesh, and dwelt among vs, & we saw the glory of it, as the glory of the onely begotten sonne of the Father, full of grace and trueth.

Saint Steuens day.

The Collect.

Grant vs, O Lord, to learne to loue our enemies, by the example of thy martyr S. Steuen, who prayed for his persecuters, to thee which liuest, &c.

Then shall follow the Collect of the Natiuitie, which shall be sayd continually vn­to Newyeeres day.

The Epistle.

ANd Steuen being ful of holy Ghost, A [...]. 7.55. looked vp stedfastly with his eies into heauen, and saw the glory of God, & Iesus standing on the right hand of God, and sayd, Behold, I see the hea­uens open, & the Some of man standing on the [Page] right hand of God. Then they gaue a shoute with a lowde voyce, and stopped, their eares, and ran vpon him all at once, and cast him out of the citie, and stoned him. And the witnes­ses layed downe their clothes at a yong mans feete, whose name was Saul: & they stoned Steuen, calling on, and say­ing, Lord Iesu, receiue my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cryed with a lowde voyce, Lord, lay not this sinne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken, he fell a sleepe.

The Gospel.

BEhold, I send vnto you Prophtes, Matt. 23.34. and wise men and Scribes, and some of them ye shal kill and cruicfie, and some of them yee shall scourg in your Synagogues, and persecute them from citie to citie, that vpon you may come all the righteous blood, which hath bene shed vpon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias the sonne of Barachias, whom he slew between the temple and the al­tar. Verily I say vnto you, all these things shall come vpon this generation. O Hierusalem, Hierusalem, thou that killst the Prophets, and stonst them which are sent vnto thee, how often would I haue gathered thy children together, e­uen as the hen gathereth her chickens vnder her wings, and ye would not? Behold, your house is left vnto you desolate. For I say vnto you, ye shal not see me henceforth, till that ye say, Blessed is he that commeth in the Name of the Lord.

Saint Iohn Euangelists day.

The Collect.

MErcifull Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beames of light vpon thy Church, that it being lightened by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle, and Euangelist Iohn, may attaine to thy euerla­sting gifts, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

That which was from the beginning, which wee haue heard, i. loh.I I. which we haue seene with our eyes, which we haue looked vpon, & our hands haue handled of the word of life (And the life appeared, & we haue seene and beare witnes, and shew vnto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and appeared vnto vs) That which we haue seene and heard, declare we vnto you, that ye also may haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship may be with the Father and his sonne Iesus Christ. And this we write vnto you, that ye may reioyce, and that your ioy may be full. And this is the tidings which we haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darknesse at all. If we say we haue fellow­ship with him, and walke in darknesse, we lie, and do not the trueth. But and if we walke in light, euen as hee is in light, then haue we fellowship with him, and the blood of Iesus Christ his sonne cleanseth vs from all sinne. If wee say wee haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and the trueth is not in vs. If we knowladge our sinnes, he is faithfull and inst to forgiue vs our sinnes, and to cleanse vs from all vnrighteous­nesse. If we say we haue not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in vs.

The Gospel.

IEsus said vnto Peter, Follow thou me. loh. [...]i.i. [...] Peter turned about, and saw the disci­ple whome Iesus loued, following (which also leaned on his breast at sup­per, and said, Lord, which is he that be­trayth thee?) when Peter therefore what saw him hee sayd vnto Iesus, Lord what shall he here do? Iesus sayd vnto him, If I will haue him to tary till I come, what is that to thee? Folow thou me. Thē went this saying abroad among the breathren, y t that disciple should not die: yet Iesus sayd not to him, Hee shall [Page] not die: but if I wil that he tarie til I come, what is that to thee? The same disciple is he which testifieth of these things: and wrote these things, and we know that his testimonie is true. There are also many other things, which Iesus did, the which if they should bee written euery one, I suppose the world could not containe thc books that should be written.

Innocents day.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, whole prayse this day the young Innocents thy write haue confessed & shew­ed forth not in speaking, but in dying: mortifie and kil al vices in vs, that in our conuersation, our life may expresse thy faith, which with our tongues we doe con­fesse, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

I Looked, and loe, a lambe stood on the mount si­on, Apo. 14.1. & with him an hundreth and xliiii. thousand, hauing his name and his fathers name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice frō heauen­as the sound of many waters, & as the voice of a great thun­der. And I heard the voyce of harpers, harping with their harpes. And they sung as it were a new song before the seate, and before the foure beasts and the elders, and no man could learne the soug, but the hundred and xliiii. thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with woman, for they are birgins. These follow the lambe, whether soeuer he goeth. These were redeemed from men being the first fruits vnto God, and to the lambe, and in their mouthes were sound no guile: forthey are with­out spot before the throne of God.

The Gospel.

THe Angel of the Lord appeared to Ioseph in a sleepe, Mar. 2.13. saying, Arise, and take the childe and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there till I bring thee word. For it will come to passe that Herode will seeke the childe, to destroy him, So when hee [Page] awoke, hee tooke the childe and his mother by night, and de­parted into Egypt, and was there vnto the death of Herod, that it might be fufilled which was spoken of the Lorde, by the Prophet, saying, Out of Egypt haue I called my sonne. Then Herode, when he saw that he was mocked of the wife men. was erreeding worth and sent forth men of warre, and [...]lew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coastes as many as were two yere old or vnder according to the time which he had diligently knowen out of the wisem [...]ē. Then was fullfilled that which was spoken by the Prophat Ieremie, where as hee sayd, In Rama was there a voyce heard. lamentanon, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not bee comforted, be­cause they were not.

The Sunday after Christmas day.

The collect.

Almightie God, & ( As vpon Christmas day.)

The Epistle.

ANd I say, [...] that the heire (as long as he is a childe) differeth not from a sernant, though he be Lord of all, but is vnder tutours and gouernours, vntill the time that the father hath appointed. Euen so we also, when we were children, were in bondage vnder the ordinances of the world: But when the time was full come, God sent his sonne made of a woman, & made bound vnto the Law, to redeeme them which were bond vn­to to the Law, that we through election might receiue the in­heritance that belongeth vnto the natural sonnes. Because yeare sonnes, God hath sent the spirit of his sonne into your hearts, which cryeth Abba, Father, Werefore now thou art not a seurant, but a sonne, If thou be a sonne, thou art also an heire of God through Christ.

The Gospel.

THis is the booke of the generation of Iesus Christ the sonne of Da­uid, Mat. 1.1. the sonne of Abraham. Abra­ham begate Isahar: Isahar be­gate Iacob: Iacob begate Iudas this brethren: Iudas begate Pha­res & Zaram, of Thamar: Pha­res begat Esrom: Esrom begat A­ram:Aram begate Aminabad: A­minadab begat Naasson: Naasson begate Salmon: Salmon begate Boose of Rahab: Boos begate Obed of Ruth: Obed begate Iesse: Iesse begate Dauid the King: Dauid the King begat Solomon of her that was the wife of Vrie: Solomon begat Roboam: Roboam begate Abia: Abia begate Asa: Asa be­gate Iosaphat: Iosaphat begate Ioram: Ioram begate Osias: Osias begat Ioatham: Ioatham begat Achas: Achas begate Ezekias: Ezekias begat Manasses: Manasses begat Amon: Amon begate Iosias: Iosias begate Iechonias and his brethren, about the time that they were caried away to Babylon. And after they were brought to Babylon, Iecho­mas begat Salathiel: Salathiel begat Zorobabel: Zorobabel bel begat Abiud: Abiud begate Ehachim: Ehachim begat A­zor:: Azor begate Sador: Sador begate Achin: Achin begate Eliud: Eliud begate Eleazar: Eleazar begat Matthan: Mat­than begat Iacob: Iacob begat Ioleph the husband of Ma­rie, of whom was borne Iesus, euen he that is called Christ And so all the generations from Abraham to Dauid, are xiiii. generations. And from Dauid vnto the captiuitie of Baby­lon, are xiiii. generations. And from the captiuity of Babylon vnto Christ, are xiiii. generations.

The birth of Iesus Christ was on this wife: when his mother Marie was married to Ioseph, (before they came to dwell together)she was founds with child by the holy Ghost. Then Ioseph her husband, beacause he was arighteous man, and would not put her to shame, was minded pruulie to de­part [Page] from her. But while he thus thought, beholde, the An­gel of the Lorde appeared vnto him in sleepe, saying, Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid, feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, commeth of tlIe holy Ghost. Shee shall bring forth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesus, for he shall saue his people from their sinnes.

All this was done, that it might bee fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, sying, Behold, a mayde shall be with childe, and shall bring foorth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emmanuel: which if a man interpret, is as much to say, as God with vs. And Ioseph, assoone as hee a­woke out of sleepe, did as the Angel of the Lorde had bidden him: and he cooke his wife vnto him, and knewe her not, till she had brought forth her first begotten sonne, and called his name Iesus.

The Circumcision of Christ.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which madest thy blessed sonne to bee circumcised, and obedient to the law for man: grant vs the true circumcision of the spirit, that our hearts & all our mem­bers being mortified from all worldly and carnallusts, may in all things obey thy bles­sed wil, through the same thy Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BLessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sinne. Rom 4.8. Came this blessednesse then vpon the circumcision, or vpon the vn­circumcision also? for wesay that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousnesse. Now was it then reckoned? when he wasin circumcision, or when hee was in the vncir­cumcision? not in time of circumcision, but when hee was yet [Page] vncircumciseb. And he receiued the sgne of circumcision, as a seale of the righteousnesse of faith, which hee had yet being vncircumcision, that he should bee the father of all them that beleeue, though they be not circumcised, that righteousnesse might be imputed to them also, and that hee might be the fa­ther of circumcision, not vnto them onely which came of the circumcised, but vnto them also that walke in the steps of the faith that was in our father Abraham before the time of cir­cumcision. For the promise (that hee should bee heire of the world) happened not to Abraham, or to his seede through the Law, but through the righteousuesse of faith. For if they which are of the Law, be heires, then is faith but va [...]e, and the promise of none effect.

The Gospel.

ANd it fortuned, assoone as the An­gels were gone away from the shepherds into heauen, Luk. 2.15. they saide one to another, Let vs goe euen now vnto Bethlehem, and see this thing that we heare say is happe­ned, which the Lord hath shewed vnto vs. And they came with haste, and found Marie & Ioseph, and the babe laide in a ma [...]ger. And when they had seene it, they published abroad the saying that was tolbe them of that child. And all they that heard it, Wondered at those things which were told them of the shepheards. But Marie kept all these sayings, and pondred them in her heart. And the shepheards returned praising and lauding God for all the things, that they had heard and seene, euen as it was tolde vnto them. And when the eight day was come, that the child should bee circumcised, his name was called Iesus, which was named of the Angell before hee was conceiued in the wombe.

If there be a Sunday between the Epiphanie and the Circumcision, then shall bee vsed the same Collect, Epistle and Gospel at the Communion, which was vsed vpon the day of Circumcision.

The epiphanie.

The Collect.

O God which by the leading of a starre diddest ma­mfest thy onely begotten sonne to the Gentiles: mercifully grant, that we which know thee now by faith, may after this life haue the fruition of thy glorious Godhead, through Christ our Lord, Amen.

The Epistle.

FOr this cause I Paul am a priso­ner of Iesus Christ for you hea­then, Eph. 3.1. if yee haue heard of the mini­stration of the grace of God which is giuen mee to youward. For by reuelation shewed he the mysterie vnto me. as I wrote afore in fewe words, wherby when ye reade, ye may vnderstand my knowledge in the mysterie of Christ, which mysterie in times past was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is now declared vnto his holy Apostles and Pro­phets by the Spirit, that the Gentiles should bee inheriters also, and of the same bodie, and partakers of his promise of Christ, by the meanes of the Gospel: where of I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is giuen vnto me after the working of his power. Vnto me the least of all Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preath among the Gentiles the vnsearcheable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what the fellowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath beene hid in God, which made all things through Iesus Christ, to the in­tent that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly things, might bee knowen by the congregation, the mani­fold wisedome of God, according to the eternall purpose which he wrought in Christ Iesus our Lord, by whom we haue boldnesse and entrance with the confidence which is by the faith of him.

The Gospel.

WHen Iesus was borne in Bethle­hem, acitie of Iurie, Man. 2.1. in the time of Herode the King: behold, there came wife men from the East to Hierusalem, saying, Where is he that is borne King of the Iewes? for we haue feeue his starre in the East, and are come to worshippe him. When Herod the King had heard these things, he wastrou­bled, and all the Citie of Hierusa­lem with him. And when hee had gathered all the chiefe Prists and Scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be borne. And they said vnto him, At Bethlehem in Iurie: for thus it is written by the Pro­phet, And thou Bethlehem in the land of Iurie, art not the least among the princes of Iude: For out of thee shall come vnto mee the captaine that shall gouerne my people Israel. Then Herode, when he had priuily called the wife men, hee enquired of them diligently what time the starre appeared. And he bad them goe to Bethlehem, and sayde, Goe your way thither, and search diligently for the childe: and when yee haue found him, bringe mee worde againe, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed, and loe, the starre which they saw in the East, went before them, til it came and stood ouer the place where­in the childe was. when they saw the starre, they wereex­teeding glad, and went into the house, and found the childe with Mary his mother, and felldowne flat, and worshipped him, and opened their treasures, and offered vnto him gifts, gold, frankencense, & myrrhe. And after they were warued of God in a sleepe, that they should not go againe to Herode, they returned into their owne Country another way.

The first Sunday after the Epiphanie.

The Collect.

LOrd, wee beseech thee mercifully to receiue the prayers of thy people which call vpon thee, and graunt that they may both perceiue and knowe what things they ought to doe, & also haue grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

The Epistle.

I Beseech you therefore brethren, by the merci­fulnesse of God, Rom. 12.1. that ye make your bodies a quicke sacrifice, holy, & acceptable vnto God, which is your reasōable seruing of GOd. And fashion not your selus like vnto this word: but be ye changed in your shape, by the renu­ing of your mind, that ye may prooue what thing that good and acceptable and perfect will of God is. For I say (through the grace that vnto me giuen is) to euery man among you, that no man stand high in his owne conceite, more then it be­commeth him to esteeme of himselfe: but so iudge of himselfe, that he be gentle and sober, according as God hath dealt to euery man the measure of faith. For as we haue many mem­bers in one body, and all members haue not one office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and euery man a­mong our selues, one anothers members.

The Gospel.

THE father and mother of Iesus went to Hierusalem, Luke. 2.43 after the cu­stome of the feast day. And when they had fulfilled the dayes, as they returned home, the childe Iesus abode still at Hierusalem, and his father anb mother knew not of it: but they supposing him to haue beene in the companie, came a days Iourney, and sought him among their kinsefolke and acquaintance: [Page] and when they found him not, they went backe againe to Hierusalem, and sought him. And it fortuned, that after three dayes they found him in the temple, sitting in the middest of the doctors, hearing them, and posing them. And all that heard him, were astonied at his vnderstanding and answeres. And when they saw him, they marueiled. And his mother sayd vnto him, sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? behold, thy father and I haue sought thee sorow­ing. And he sayd vnto them, How hapned it that yee sought me? wist ye not that I must go about my fathers businesse? And they vnder stood not that saying which hee spake vnto them. And he went downe with them, & came to Nazareth, and was obedient vnto them. But his mother kept all these sayings together in her heart. And Iesus prospred in wise­dome and age, and in fauour with God and men.

The second Sunday af­ter the Epiphanie.

The Collect.

Almightie and euerlasting God, which doest go­uerne all things in heauen and earth: mercifully heare the supplications of thy people, and grant vs thy grace all the dayes of our life.

The Epistle.

SEeing that we haue diuers giftes, according to the grace that is giuen vnto vs, Rom. 12.6. if a man haue the gift of prophesie, let him haue it, that it bee agreeing to the faith. Let him that hath an office, waite on his office. Let him that teacheth, take heed to his doctrine. Let him that exhorteth, giue attendance to his exhortation. If any man giue, let him doe it with sin­glenesse. Let him that ruleth, doe it with diligence. If any man shewe mercie, let him doe it with cheerefulnesse. [Page] Let loue be without dissimulation. Hate that which is euill, and cleaue vnto which is good. Be kind one to another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before ano­ther. Be not slothfull in the businesse which ye haue in hand. Be feruent in spirit. Apply your selues to the time. Reioice in hope. Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer. Distri­bute vnto the necessitie of the Saints. Be ready to harbour. Blesse them which persente you. Blesse, I say and curse not. Be mery with them that are mery, weepe with them that weepe. Bee of like affection one towards another. Bee not high minded, but make your selues equall to them of the lower sort.

The Gospel.

ANd the third day was there ama­riage in Cana a city of Galilee, Iohn. 2.1. and the mother of Iesus was there. And Iesus was called (and his disciples) vnto the mariage. And when the wine failed, the mother of Iesus said vnto him, They haue no wine. Iesus said vnto her, wo­man, what haue I to doe with thee? mine houre is not yet come. His mother sayde vnto the mini­sters, whatsoeuer he saieth vnto you, do it. And there were standing there fixe water pots of stone, after the maner of pu­rifying of the Iewes, containing two or three firkins apiece. Iesus said vnto them. Fill the water pots with water. And they filled them to the brim. And he said vnto them, Draw out now, and beare vnto the gouernor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water tur­ned into wine, & knew not whence it was (but the ministers which drew the water, knew) he called the bridegrome, and said vnto him, Euery man at the beginning doeth fet foorth good wine, and when men be drunk, thē that which is worse: but thou hast kept y e good wine now. This beginning of miracles did Iesus in Cana of Galilee, and shewed his glorie, and his disciples beleeued on him.

The third Sunday after the Epiphanie.

The Collect.

Almighty and euerlasting God, mercifully looke vpō our infirmities, & in al our dangers and ueces­sties stretch forth thy right hand to helpe and de­fend vs, through Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BE not wise in your owne opinions. Rom. 12.16. Recompense to no man euil for euil. Prouide aforehād things honest not onely before God, but also in the sight of all men. If it be possible (as much as in you is) liue peaceably with all men. Dearely beloued, a­uenge not your selues, but rather give place vnto wrath. for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will reward, sayeth the Lord. Therefore if thine enemie hunger, feed him, is he thirst, giue him drink: For inso doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head. Be not ouercome of euil, but ouercome euil with goodnesse.

The Gospel.

WHen hee was come downe from the mountaine, Matt. 8.1. much people fol­lowed him. And beholde, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane. And Iesus put foorth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, bee thou cleane. And immediatly his lepro­sie was cleansed. And Iesus sayd vnto him. Tell no man, but goe and shewe thy selfe to the Priest, and offer the gift (that Mo­ses commanded to bee offered) for a witnesie vnto them. And when Iesus was entred into Capernaum, there came vnto him a Centuriō and besought him, saying, Master, my seruant lyeth at home sicke of the palsie, and is grieuoussly pained. And Iesus sayd, when I come vnto him, I will heale him. The Centuriom answered and sayd, Sir, I am not woorthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but [Page] speake the word onely, and my seruant shal be healed. For I also my self am a man subiect to the auyhority of another, and haue souldiers vnder me: & I say to this man, Go & he goeth: & to another man, Come, & he commeth: & to my seruant, Do this, & he doth it. When Iesus heard these words, he maruci­led, & said to them that followed him, Verily I say vnto you: I haue not foūd so great faith in Israel. I say vnto you, that many shal come from the East & West, & shal rest with Abra­ham Isahar, & Iacob in the kingdome of heauen: But the children of the kingdome shal be cast out into vtter darkenes, there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Iesus said vnto the Centurion, Go thy way, and as thou beleeuest so be it vnto thee. And his seruant was healed the selfe same hour.

The fourth Sunday after the Epiphanie.

The Collect.

GOd which knowest vs to be set in the mids of so many and great dangers, that for mans frailnesse we cannot alwayes stand vprightly, grant to vs the health of body and soule, that all those things which we suffer for sinne, by thy helpe we may wel passe and ouercome, through Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

LEt euery soule submit himself e vnto the au­thority of y e higher power: for there is nopow­er but of God. Rom. 13.1. The powers that be, are ordei­ned of god. Whoesoeuer therefore resisteth power, resisteth the ordinance of God: but they that resist, shall receiue to themselves damnation. For rulers are not fearefull to them that doe good, but to them that doe euil. Wilt thou be without feare of the power? do well then, and so shalt thou be praised of the same: for he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But if thou doe that which is euill, then feare: for hee beareth not the sword of nought: for hee is the minister of God to take ven­geance on them that doe euill. Wherefore yee must needes [Page] obey, not onely for feare of vengeance, but also because of con­science, and euen for this cause pay yee tribute: For they are Gods ministers, seruing for the same purpose. Giue to euery man therefore his dutie: tribute, to whom tribute belongeth: longeth: custome, to whom custome is due: feare, to whom feare be­longeth honour, to whom honour pertaineth.

The Cospel.

AND when he entered into a ship, Mat. 8 23. his Disciples followed him. And beholde, there arose a great tem­pest in the sea, insomuch as the ship was couered with waues, but he was a sleepe. And his Disciples came to him and awoke him, say­ing, Master saue vs, wee perish. And hee sayd vnto them, why are yee fearefull, O yee of little faith? Then hee arose, and rebuked the windes and the sea, another followed a great calme. But the men marueiled, saying, what maner of man is this, that both windes and sea obey him? And when hee was come to the other side, into the countrey of the Gergesites, there met him two possessed of deuils, which came out of the graues, and were out of measure fierce, so that no man might goe by that way. And beholde, they cried out, saying, O Iesus thou sonne of God, what haue we to doe with thee? Art thou come hither to torment vs nefore the time? And there was a good way off from them a herde of many swine feeding. So the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs outr, suffer vs to goe into the herde of swine. And he sayd vnto them, Goe your wayes. Then went they out, and departed into the herde of swine. And beholde, the whole herde of swine was caryed headlong into the sea, and perished in the waters. Then they that kept them, fled, and went their wayes into the citie, and told euerything, and what had happened vnto the possessed of thew deuils. And behold, the whole citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they sawe him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

The fifth Sunday after the Epiphanie.

The Collect.

LOrd, we beseech thee to keepe thy Church & house­hold continually in thy true religion, that they which doe leane onely vpon hope of thy heauenly grace, may euermore bee defended by thy mightie power, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

PVt vpon you, as the elect of God, Col. 3.12. tender mer­cie, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde meeke­nesse, long suffering, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man haue a quarell against another: as Christ forgaue you, euen so doe ye. Aboue all these things put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnesse. And the peace of God rule in your heartes, to the which peace yee are called in one body: and see that yee thankefull. Let the worde of Christ dwel in you plenteously, with all wisdome. Teach and exhort your owne selues in Psalmes and Hymnes, & spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lorde. And whatsoeuer ye doe in word or deed, doe all in the name of the Lord Iesu, giuing thanks to God the Father by him.

The Gospel.

THe kingdome of heauen is like vn­to a man which sowed good seede in his field: but while men slept his enemie came, Matth. 13.24 and sowed tares among the wheate, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung vp, and had brought foorth fruite, then appeared the tares al­so. So the seruants of the house-holder came, and sayde vnto him, Sir, diddest not thou sowe good seed in thy field: from whence then hath it tares. He said vnto them, The enuious man hath done this. The seruants sayd vnto him, Wilt thou then that we goe & weed them vp: But [Page] he sayd, Nay least while ye gather vp the tares, ye plucke vp also the wheate with them: let both grow together vntill the haruest, and in the time of haruest, I wil say to the Reapers, Gather ye first the tares, and bind them together in sheaues to be burnt, but gather the wheate into my barne.

The sixt Sunday (if there be so many) shall haue the same Collect, Epistle and Gospel, that was vpon the fist Sunday.

The Sunday called Septuagesima.

The Collect.

O Lorde, wee beseech thee fauourably to heare the praiers of thy people, that we which are iustly pu­nished for our offences, may be mercifully deliue­red by thy goodnesse, for the glory of thy Name, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour, who liueth and reigneth world with out end. Amen.

The Epistle.

PErceiue ye not, how that they which runne in a course, 1. Cor. 9.24. runne all, but one receiueth the re­ward? So runne, that ye may obtaine. Euery man that proueth masteries, absteineth from all things: and they doe it to obteine a crowne that shall perish, but we to obtaine an euerla­sting crowne. I therefore so runne, not as at an vncertaine thing: so fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre: but I came my body, and bring it into subiection, least by any meanes it come to passe, that when I haue preached to other, I my selfe should be cast away.

The Gospel.

THe kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man that is an Housholder, Mat. 20.1. which went out ear­ly in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyarde. And when the agreement was made with the labourers for a peny a day, he sent them into his vineyarde. And hee went [Page] out about the third houre, and saw other standing idle in the market place, and sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into vine­yarde, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you. And they went their way. Againe hee went out about the sixth and ninth houre, and did likewise. And about the eleuenth houre he went out, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They sayde vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. Hee saith vnto them, Goe yee also into the vineyarde, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue. So when euen was come, the Lorde of the vineyarde said vnto his Steward, Call the labourers, anb giue them their hire, beginning at the last, vntill the first. And when they did come that came about the eleuēth houre, they rceiued euery man a peny. But when the first came al­so, they supposed that they should haue receiued more, and they likewise receiued euery man a peny. And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall with vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day. But he answered vnto one of them, and said, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: Diddest thou not agree with mee for a penie: Take that thine is, and goe thy way: I will giue vnto this last, euen as vnto thee. Is it not lawfull for mee to doe as mee lusteth with mine owne goods? Is thine eie euil, because I am good: So the last shal be first, and the first shall be last. For many be called, but few be chosen.

The Sunday called Sexagesima.

The Collect.

LOrd God, which seest that wee put not our trust in any thing that we doe: mercifully graunt, that by thy power we may be defended against all ad­uersitie, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

YE suffer fooles gladly, 2. Cor. 11.19. seeing your selue sare wise. For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bon­dage, if a man deuoure, if a man take, if a man exalt himselfe, if a man smite you on the face. I speake as concerning rebuke, as though we had bene weake in this behalfe. Howbeit, wherein soeuer any man dare be bold (I speake foolishly) I dare be bold also. They are Hebrewes, euen so am I. They are Israelites, euen so am I. They are the seede of Abra­ham, euen so am I. They are the ministers of Christ, (I speake as a foole) I am more. In labours more abundant, in stripes aboue measure, in prison more plēteously, in death oft. Of the Iewes fiue times receiued I fortie stripes saue one. Thrise was I beaten with rods, I was once stoned, I suf­fered thrise shipwracke, night and day haue I beene in the deepe sea. In iourneying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in ieopardies of mine owne nation, in ieopardies among the Heathen, in perils in the Citie, in perils in wilder­nesse, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren, in la­bour and trauaile, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in colde and nakednesse: beside the things which outwardly happen vnto me, I am cumbred daily, and doe care for all congregations. Who is weake, and I am not weake? who is offended, and I burne not? If I must needes boast, I will boast of the things that concerne mine infirmi­ties. The God and father of our Lorde Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euermore, knoweth that I lie not.

The Gospel.

WHen much people were gathered together, Luke. 84. and were come to him out of all cities, hee spake by a similitude, The sower went out to sowe his seede, and as hee sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was troden downe, and the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp. And some fell on stones, and as soone as it was fprung vp, it withered away, because it lacked moystnesse. And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choaked it. And some [Page] fell on good ground, and sprang vp, and bare fruite an hun­dreth fold. And as he said these things, he cried, He that hath cares to heare, let him heare. And his disciples asked him, saying, What maner of similitude is this? And he said, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to other by parables, that when they see, they should not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand. The para­ble is this. The seed is the word of God. Those that are be­side the way, are they that heare, then commeth the deuil, and taketh away the worde out of their hearts, least they should beleeue and bee saued. They on the stones, are they, which when they heare, receiue the word with ioy, and these haue no rootes, which for a while beleeue, and in time of temptati­on goe away. And that which fell among thornes, are they, which when they haue heard, goe forth, and are choked with cares and riches, and voluptuous liuing, and bring foorth no fruite. That which fell in the good ground, are they, which with a pure and good heart heare the word, and keepe it, and bring foorth fruit through patience.

The Sunday called Quinquagesima.

The Collect.

O Lorde, which doest teach vs that all our doings without charitie are nothing worth: send thy ho­ly Ghost, and powre into our hearts that most ex­cellent gift of charitie, the very bond of peace and all vertues, without the which whosoeuer liueth, is counted dead before thee: Graunt this for thine onely Sonne Iesus Christes sake.

The Epistle.

THough I speake with tongues of men, 1 Cor. 13.1. and of Angels, and haue no loue, I am euen as soun­ding brasse, or as a tinckling Cymball. And though I could prophesie, and vnderstand all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I haue all faith, so that I could mountaines out of [Page] their places, and yet haue no loue, I am nothing. And though I bestowe all my goods to feede the poore, & though I gaue my body euen that I burned, and yet haue no loue, it profiteth me nothing. Loue suffereth long, and is courteous, loue enui­eth not, loue doeth not frowardly, swelleth not, dealeth not dishonestly, seeketh not her owne, is not prouoked to anger, thinketh none euil, reioyceth not in iniquitie: but reioyceth in the trueth, suffreth all things, beleeueth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Though that prophesying faile, either tongues cease, or knowledge vanish away, yet loue fal­leth neuer away. For our knowledge is vnperfect, and our prophesying is vnperfect: But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is vnperfect shal be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I vnderstood as a child, I imagined as a child: But assoone as I was a man, I put a­way childishnesse. Nowe wee see in a glasse, euen in a darke speaking: but then shall we see face to face. Now I know vn­perfectly: But then shall I know, euen as I am knowen. Now abideth faith, hope, and loue, euen these three: but the chiefe of these is loue.

The Gospel.

IEsus tooke vnto him twelue, and sayd vnto them, Beholde, Lu. 18.31. wee goe vp to Hierusalem, and all shall bee fulfilled which are written by the Prophetes of the sonne of man. For hee shall be deliuered vnto the Gentiles, and shall bee mocked, and despightfully intreated, and spitted on. And when they haue scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day hee shall rise againe. And they vnderstood none of these things. And this saying was hid from them, so that they perceiued not the things which were spoken. And it came to passe, that as hee was come nigh to Iericho, a certaine blind man sate by the high way side, begging. And when hee heard the [Page] people passe by, he asked what it meant. And they sayd vnto, him, that Iesus of Nazareth passed by. And he cryed, saying, Iesu thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on me. And they which went before, rebuked him, that hee should holde his peace. But he cried so much the more, Thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy on me. And Iesus stood still, and commaunded him to be brought vnto him. And when he was come neere, he asked him, saying, What will thou that I doe vnto thee? And he sayd, Lord, that I might receiue my sight. And Ie­sus sayde vnto him, Receiue thy sight, thy faith hath saued thee. And immediately hee receiued his sight, and followed him, praising God. And all the people, when they saw it, gaue prayse vnto God.

The first day of Lent.

The Collect.

ALmightie & euerlasting God, which hatest nothing that thou hast made, and doest forgiue the sinnes of al them that be penitent: create and make in vs new and contrite hearts, that we woorthily lamenting our sinnes, and knowledging our wretchednesse, may obtaine of thee the God of al mercy, perfect remission and forgiuenes, through Iesus Christ.

The Epistle.

TVrne you vnto me with all your hearts, with fasting, 1 ocl 2. 12. weeping, and mourning: rent your hearts, and not your clothes. Turne you vnto the Lord your God, for he is gracious & mer­cifull, long suffring & of great compassion, and ready to pardon wickednes. Then (no doubt) he also shall turne and forgiue: and after his chastening, hee shall let your encrease remaine for meate and drinke offrings vnto the Lorde your God. Blowe out with the trumpet in Sion, proclaime a fasting, call the congregation, and gather the people together: warne the congregation, gather the Elders, bring the children and sucklings together. Let the [Page] bridegrome goe foorth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the Priests serue the Lord betweene the porch and the altar, weeping, and saying, Be fauourable, O Lord, be fauorable vnto thy people, let not thine heritage be brought to such confusion, least the heathen bee lords thereof. Where­fore should they say among the Heathen, Where is now their God.

The Gospel.

WHen yee fast, Mat. 6.16. be not sad, as the hy­pocrites are: For they diffigure their faces, that it may appeare vnto men how that they fast. Ve­rely I saye vnto you, they haue their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, annoynt thine head, and wash thy face, that it appeare not vnto men howe that thou fa­stest, but vnto thy father which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay not vp for your selues treasure vpon earth, where the rust and moth doeth corrupt, and where theeues breake through and steale: But lay vp for you treasures in heauen, where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, and where theeues do not break through nor steale. For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also.

The first Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

O Lord, which for our sake diddest fast fortie dayes and fortie nights: giue vs grace to vse such absti­nence, that our flesh being subdued to the spirite, we may euer obey thy godly motions in righte­ousnesse and true holines, to thy honour and glo­rie, which liuest and raignest, &c.

The Epistle.

WE as helpers exhort you, 2 Cor. 6.1 that yee receiue not the grace of GOD in vaine. For he saith, I haue heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of saluation haue I succoured thee. Behold, now is that accepted time: Behold, now is that day of saluation. Let vs giue none occa­sion of euill, that in our office bee found no fault: but in all things let vs behaue our selues as the mi­nisters of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in auguish, in stripes, in prisonments, in strifes, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, in purenes, in knowledge, in long suf­fering, in kindnesse, in the holy Ghost, in loue vnfained, in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righte­ousnesse on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dis­honour, by euill report and good report, as deceiuers, and yet true, as vnknowen, and yet knowen, as dying, and behold we liue, as chastened, and not killed, as sorrowing, and yet alway merrie, as poore, and yet making many rich, as hauing no­thing, and yet possessing all things.

The Gospel.

THen Iesus was led away of the spirite into the wildernesse, Mat 4.1. to bee tempted of the deuill. And when hee had fasted fourtie dayes and fourtie nights, hee was at the last an hungred. And when the temp­ter came to him, hee said, If thou bee the sonne of God, commaund that these stones bee made bread. But hee answered, and saide, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euerie word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the deuill taketh him vp into the holy citie, and setteth him on a pinacle of the temple, and saith vn­to [Page] him, If thou bee the sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe headlong: for it is written. Hee shall giue his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shall hold thee vp, least at any time thou dash thy foote against a stone. And Iesus said vnto him, It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Againe, the deuill taketh him vp into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him al the kingdoms of the world, and the glorie of them, and saith vnto him, All these will I giue thee, if thou wilt fall downe and worship me. Then saith Iesus vnto him, Auoid Satan, for it is writ­ten, Thou shalt worship the Lord God, and him onely shalt thou serue. Then the deuil leaueth him, and behold, the Angels came and ministred vnto him.

The second Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which doest see that we haue no power of our selues to helpe our selues: keepe thou vs both out­wardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our soules, that we may be defended from all aduersities, which may happen to the bodie, and from all euill thoughts which may assault and hurt the soule, through Iersus Christ, &c.

The Epistle.

WE beseech you brethren, 1. Thes. 4.1 and exhort you by the Lord Iesus, that yee encrease more and more, e­uen as ye haue receiued of vs, how yee ought to walke, and to please God. For yee know what commaundements wee gaue you by our Lord Iesus Christ. For this is the will of God, euen your holinesse: that ye should absteine from fornication, and that euerie one of you should know how to keepe his vessell in holinesse and honour, and not in the lust of concupiscene, as doe the Heathen, which know not God: that no man op­presse and defraud his brother in bargaining, because that the Lord is the auenger of all such things, as we told you be­fore, & testified. For God hath not called vs vnto vncleannes, but vnto holinesse, Hee therefore that despiseth, despiseth not [Page] man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.

The Gospel.

IEsus went thence, and departed in­to the coastes of Tyre and Sidon: and beholde, Matt. 15.21 a woman of Canaan (which came out of the same coasts) cried vnto him, saying, Haue mer­cie on mee, O Lord, thou sonne of Dauid: my daughter is piteously vexed with a deuill. But he answe­red her nothing at all. And his dis­ciples came and besought him, say­ing, Send her away, for she crieth after vs. But he answered and said, I am not sent, but to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel. Then came shee and worshipped him, saying, Lord helpe me. Hee answered and said, It is not meete to take the childrens bread, and cast it to dogs. Shee answered and said, Trueth Lord, for the dogs eate of the crummes which fall from their masters table. Then Iesus answered, & said vnto her, O woman, great is thy faith, be it vnto thee euen as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole euen the same time.

The third Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

WE beseech thee almighty God, looke vpon the har­tie desire of thy humble seruants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy maiestie, to bee our defence against all our enemies, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BE you the folowers of God as deere children, Eph. 5.1 and walke in loue, euen as Christ loued vs, and gaue himselfe for vs, an offring and a sa­crifice of a sweete sauour to God. As for forni­cation, and al vncleannes or couetousnes, let it not bee once named among you, as it becom­meth [Page] saints, or filthinesse, or foolish talking, or icsting, which are not comely, but rather giuing of thankes. For this yee knowe, that no whoremonger, either vncleane person, or co­uetous person (which is a worshipper of images) hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, & of God. Let no man deceiue you with vaine words: For because of such things, commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedi­ence. Be ye not therfore companions of them. Ye were some­times darkenes, but now are ye light in the Lord: walke as children of light: for the fruit of the spirit consisteth in al good­nes, and righteousnes, and trueth. Accept that which is plea­sing vnto the Lord, and haue no felowship with the vnfruit­full workes of darkenes but rather rebuke them. For it is a shame euen to name those things which are done of them in secret: but all things when they are brought foorth by the light, are manifest. For whatsoeuer is manifest, the same is light. Wherefore hee sayth, Awake thou that sleepest, and stand vp from death, and Christ shall giue thee light.

The Gospel.

IEsus was casting out a deuill that was dumbe. Lu. 11.14 And when he had cast out the deuil, the dumbe spake, and the people wondred. But some of them sayde, He casteth out deuils through Beelzebub the cheefe of the Deuiles. And other tempted him, and required of him a signe from heauen. But hee, knowing their thoughtes, sayde vnto them, Euery kingdome deuided against it selfe, is desolate, and one house doth fall vpon another. If Satan also be diuided against himselfe, how shall his king­dome endure? Because yee say I cast out deuiles through Beelzebub. If I by the helpe of Beelzebub cast out deuils, by whose helpe doe your children cast them out? There­fore shall they bee your Iudges. But if I by the finger [Page] of God cast out deuiles, no doubt the kingdome of God is come vpon you. When a strong man armed watcheth his house, the things that he possesseth are in peace: But when a stronger them hee commeth vpon him, and ouercommeth him, he taketh from him al his harnesse, wherein he trusted, and dimdeth his goodes. He that is not with me, is against mee: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. When the vncleane spirit is gone out of a man, hee walketh thorowe drie places, seeking rest: and when he findeth none, he saith, I wil returne againe into my house whence I came out. And when he commeth, he findeth it swept and garni­shed. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seuen other spirits worse then himselfe, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the ende of that man is worse then the beginning. And it for­tuned, that as hee spake these things, a certaine woman of the company lift vp her voyce, and sayde vnto him, Happy is the wombe that bare thee, and the pappes which gaue thee sucke. But he sayd, Yea, happie are they that heare the word of God, and keepe it.

The fourth Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

GRaunt we beseech thee almightie God, that wee which for our euill deedes are worthily punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be re­lieued, through our Lord Iesus Christ.

The Epistle.

TEll me (ye that desire to be vnder the law) do ye not heare of the law? for it is written, Gal 4.21. that Abraham had two sonnes: the one by a bond­maide, the other by a free woman. Yea, & he which was borne of the bondwoman, was borne after the flesh: but he which was borne of the free woman, was borne by promise. Which thinges are spoken by an allegorie: for these are two testaments, the one from the mount Sina, which gendreth vnto bondage, [Page] which is Agar: for mount Sina is Agar in Arabia, and bor­dereth vpon the citie which is now called Hierusalem, and is in bondage with her children. But Hierusalem which is a­boue, is free, which is the mother of vs all. For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children, breake foorth and crie thou that trauellest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then shee which hath an husband.

Brethren, we are after Isahac the children of promise. But as then he that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the spirit: euen so is it now. Neuerthelesse, what saith the Scripture? Put away the bondwoman and her sonne: for the sonne of the bondwoman shall not be heire with the sonne of the freewoman. So then brethren, wee are not children of the bondwoman, but of the freewoman.

The Gospel.

IEsus departed ouer the Sea of Galilee, Ioh. 6.1. which is the sea of Tibe­rias, and a great multitude fol­lowed him, because they sawe his myracles which hee did on them that were diseased. And Iesus went vp into a mountaine, and there hee sate with his disciples. And Easter (a feast of the Iewes) was nigh. When Iesus then lift vp his eyes, and saw a great com­panie come vnto him, hee said vnto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eate? This he said to prooue him, for he himselfe knew what hee would doe. Philip answered him, Two hundreth penywoorth of bread are not sufficient for them, that euery man may take a litle. One of his disciples (Andrew, Simon Peters brother) saith vnto him, There is a lad which hath fiue barley loaues, and two fishes: but what are they among so many? And Iesus said, Make the people sit down. There was much grasse in the place. So the men sate downe, in number about fiue thousand. And Iesus tooke the bread, and when he had giuen thankes, hee gaue to [Page] the Disciples, and the Disciples to them that were set downe, and like wise of the fishes, as much as they would. When they had eaten inough, hee said vnto his Disciples, Gather vp the broken meate which remaineth, that nothing bee lost. And they gathered it together, and filled twelue baskets with the broken meate of the fiue barley loaues, which broken meate remained vnto them that had eaten. Then those men (when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did) said, This is of a trueth the same Prophet that should come into the world.

The fifth Sunday in Lent.

The Collect.

WE beseech thee almightie God, mercifully to looke vpon thy people, that by thy great goodnesse they may be gouerned and preserued euermore, both in bodie and soule, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

CHrist beeing an high Priest of good things to come, Heb. 9.11. came by a greater and a more perfect ta­bernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building, neither by the blood of Goates and calues: but by his owne blood he entred in once into the holy place, and found eternall redemption. For if the blood of Oxen and of Goates, and the ashes of a young Cowe, when it is sprinckled, purifi­eth the vncleane, as touching the purifying of the flesh: how much more shall the blood of Christ (which through the eter­nall spirit offered himselfe without spot to God) purge your conscience from dead workes, for to serue the liuing God? And for this cause is hee the mediatour of the new Testa­ment, that through death, which chanced for the redemption of those transgressions that were vnder the first Testament, they which are called, might receiue the promise of eternal in­heritance.

The Gospel.

WHich of you can rebuke me of sinne? If I say the trueth, Ioh. 8.46. why doe yee not beleeue me? He that is of God, heareth Gods words: Ye therfore heare them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered y e Iewes, and sayd vnto him, Say wee not well that thou art a Samaritane, and hast the deuill? Iesus answe­red, I haue not the deuill: but I honour my Father, and yee haue dishonoured me. I seeke not mine owne prayse, there is one that seeketh and iudgeth. Verily, verily I say vnto you, If a man keepe my saying, he shal neuer see death. Then sayd the Iewes vnto him, Now we know that thou hast the deuil. A­braham is dead, and the Prophets, and thou sayest, If a man keepe my saying, he shall neuer tast of death. Art thou grea­ter then our father Abraham, which is dead? And the Pro­phets are dead: Whom makest thou thy selfe? Iesus answe­red, If I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing: it is my father that honoureth me, which ye say is your God, and yet yee haue not knowen him: but I know him. And if I say I know him not, I shall be alyar like vnto you. But I know him and keepe his saying. Your father Abraham was glad to see my day: and he saw it and reioyced. Then said the Iewes vnto him, Thou art not yet fiftie yeeres old, & half thou seene Abraham? Iesus sayd vnto them, Verily, verily I say vnto you, yer Araham was borne, I am. Then tooke they vp stones to cast at him: but Iesus hid himselfe, and went out of the temple.

The Sunday next before Easter.

The Collect.

ALmightie and euerlasting God, which of thy ten­der loue towards man, hast sent our sauiour Ie­sus Christ, to take vpon him our flesh, and to suffer death vpon the crosse, that all mankinde shoulde [Page] follow the example of his great humilitie: mercifully grant, that we both follow the example of his patience, and be made partakers of his resurrection, through the same Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

LEt the same minde be in you, Phil. 2.5. that was also in Christ Iesus, which when he was in the shape of God: thought it no robberie to bee equall with God: Neuerthelesse hee made himsselfe of no reputation, taking on him the shape of a seruant, and became like vnto men, and was found in his apparell as a man. Hee humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen the death of the crosse. Wherefore God hath also exalted him on high, and giuen him a name, which is aboue al names, that in the name of Iesus euery knee should bow, both of things in heauen, and things in earth, and things vnder the earth, and that all tongues should confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lord, vnto the praise of God the father.

The Gospel.

AND it came to passe, Mat. 26.1. when Iesus had finished all these sayings, he sayd vnto his disciples, Yee know that after two dayes shall be Easter, and the sonne of man shall bee deliuered ouer to bee cru­cified. Then assembled together the thiefe Priests, and the Scribes, and the Elders of the people, vnto the palace of the high Priest (which was called Caiaphas) and helde a counsell, that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him. But they sayd, Not on the holy day, least there be an vprore among the people. When Iesus was in Bethanie, in the house of Simon the Leyer, there came vnto him a woman, hauing an Ala­baster boxe of precious oyntment, and powred it on his head as he sate at the boord. But when his disciples sawe it, they [Page] had indignation, sayig, Whereto serueth this waste? This oyntment might haue bene welsolde, and giuen to the poore. When Iesus vnderstoode that, hee sayd vnto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for shee hath wrought a good worke vpon me. For ye haue the poore alwayes with you, but me ye shall not haue alwayes. And in that shee hath cast this oynt­ment on my body, she did it to burie mee. Verely I say vnto you, Wheresoeuer this gospel shal be preached in al the world, there shal also this be told that she hath done, for a memorial of her. Then one of the twelue (which was called Iudas Iscariot) went vnto the chiefe Priestes, and sayd vnto them, What will ye giue me, and I will deliuer him vnto you? And they appointed vnto him thirtie pieces of siluer. And from that time foorth, hee sought opportunite to betray him. The first day of sweet bread, the disciples came to Iesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that wee prepare for thee to eate the Passeouer? And he said, Goe into the citie to such a man, and say vnto him, The master saieth, My time is at hand: I wil keepe my Easter by thee with my disciples. And the disciples did as Iesus had appointed them, and they made readie the Passeouer. When the euen was come, he sate downe with the twelue: and as they did eate, he sayd, Verily I say vnto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding so­rowfull, and began euery one of them to say vnto him, Lord, is it I? He answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray mee. The sonne of man truely goeth as it is written of him: but wo vnto that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed: it had bene good for that man if he had not bene borne. Then Iudas which betrayed him, answered and sayd, Master, Is it I? He sayd vnto him, Thou hast sayd. And when they were eating, Iesus tooke bread, and when he had giuen thankes, he brake it, and gaue it to the disciples, and sayd, Take, eate, this is my body. And hee tooke the cuppe, and thanked, and gaue it to them, saying, Drinke ye all of this: for this is my blood (which is of the newe Testament) that is shed for many, for the remission of sinnes. But I say vnto you, I will not drinke henceforth of this fruite of the vine tree, vntil that day when I shall [Page] drinke it new with you in my fathers kingdome. And when they had said grace, they went out vnto mount Oliuet. Then said Iesus vnto them, All yee shall be offended because of me this night: For it is written, I will smite the Sheepehearde, and the sheepe of the flocke shalbe scattered abroad: but after I am risen againe, I willl goe before you into Galile. Peter answered and sayd vnto him, Though all men be offended because of thee, yet will not I be offended. Iesus sayd vnto him, Verily I say vnto thee, that in this same night, before the Cocke crowe thou shalt denie me thrise. Peter sayd vnto him, Yea, though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the Disciples. Then came Iesus with them vnto a Farme place (which is called Gethsemane) and sayd vnto the disciples, Sit ye here while I goe and pray yonder. And he tooke with him Peter and the two sonnes of Zebedee, and beganne to waxe sorowfull and heauie. Then saide Iesus vnto them, My soule is heauie, euen vnto the death: tary ye here, and watch with me. And he went a litle further, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying O my Fa­ther, if it be possible, let this cup passe from me: neuerthelesse not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he came vnto the Disci­ples, and found them asleepe, and sayd vnto Peter, What, could yee not watch with mee one houre: Watch and pray, that yee enter not into temptation: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weake. Hee went away once againe, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not passe away from mee, except I drinke of it, thy will be fulfilled. And hee came and found them asleepe againe, for their eyes were heauie. And he left them, and went againe, and praied the third time, saying the same words. Then commeth he to his Disciples, and sayd vnto them, Sleepe on now, and take your rest. Be­hold, the houre is at hand, and the Sonne of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let vs be going, behold, he is at hand that doeth betray me. While he yet spake, loe, Iu­das one of the number of the twelue, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staues sent from the chiefe Priests and Elders of the people. But hee that betrayed him, gaue them a token, saying, Whomsoeuer I kisse, the [Page] same is hee, hold him fast. And foorthwith hee came to Ie­sus, and sayd, Haile Master, and kissed him. And Iesus sayd vnto him, Friende, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and layd hands on Iesus, and tooke him. And behold, one of them which were with Iesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sworde, and strooke a seruant of hie Priest, and smote off his eare. Then sayd Iesus vnto him, Put vp thy sworde into the sheath: for all they that take the sworde, shall perish with the sworde. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to ny Father, and he shall giue me euen now more then twelue legions of Angels? But howe then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled? For thus must it be. In that same houre sayd Iesus to the multitude, Ye be come out as it were to a thiefe, with swords and staues for to take me. I sate daily with you teaching in the Temple, & ye tooke me not. But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfiled. Then all the disciples forsooke him and fled. And they tooke Iesus, and led him to Caiaphas the high Priest, where the Scribes & the Elders were assembled. But Peter followed him afarre off vnto the hie Priests palace, and went in, and sate with the seruantes, to see the ende. The chiefe Priests and Elders, and all the counsaile sought false witnesse against Iesus, for to put him to death, but found none: yea, when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said, This follow said I am able to destroy the Temple of GOD, and, to build it againe in three dayes. And the chiefe Priest arose, and sayd vnto him, Answerest thou nothing? Why doe these beare witnesse against thee? But Iesus held his peace. And the chiefe Priest answered, and sayd vnto him, I charge thee by the liuing God, that thou tell vs whether thou bee Christ the Sonne of God. Iesus sayd vnto him, Thou hast sayde. Neuerthelesse I say vnto you, Hereafter shall yee see the Sonne of man sitting on the right hand of power, and com­ming in the cloudes of the skie. Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemie, what need we of any more witnesses? Beholde nowe yee haue heard his blasphemie, what thinke ye? They answered, and sayd, Hee [Page] is worthy to die. Then did they spit in his face, and buffe­ted him with fists. And other smote him on the face with the palme of their handes, saying, Tell vs, thou Christ, who is hee that smote thee? Peter sate without in the Court, and a Damosell came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Ie­sus of Galilee. But hee denied before them all, saying, I wote not what thou sayest. When he was gone out into the porch, another wench sawe him, and sayde vnto them that were there, This fellowe was also with Iesus of Naza­reth. And againe hee denyed with an othe, saying, I doe not know the man. After a while came vnto him they that stoode by, and sayde vnto Peter, Surely thou art euen one of them, for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began hee to curse and to sweare that he knew not the man. And imme­diatly the Cocke crewe. And Peter remembred the worde of Iesu, which sayd vnto him, Before the Cocke crowe, thou shalt deny mee thrise: and hee went out and wept bitterly. When the morning was come, all the chiefe Priestes and El­ders of the people held a counsell against Iesus to put him to death, and brought him bound, and deliuered him vnto Pontius Pilate the Deputie. Then Iudas which had be­trayed him (seeing that he was condemned) repented him­selfe, and brought againe the xxx. plates of siluer to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, saying, I haue sinned, betraying the innocent blood. And they sayd, What is that to vs? see thou to that. And he cast downe the siluer plates in the Temple, and departed, and went and hanged himselfe. And the chiefe Priestes tooke the siluer plates, & said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasurie, because it is the price of blood. And they tooke counsaile, and bought with them a potters field to bury strangers in. Wherefore y e field is called Acheldama, that is, The field of blood, vntil this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Ieremie the Prophet, saying, And they tooke xxx. siluer plates, the price of him that was valued, whō they bought of the children of Israel, & gaue them for the pot­ters field, as the Lord appointed me. Iesus stood before the Deputie, & the Deputie asked him, saying, Art thou the king of the Iewes? Iesus said vnto him Thou sayest. And when [Page] he was accused of the chiefe, Priestes and Elders, hee answe­red nothing. Then sayd Pilate vnto him, Hearest thou not how many witnesses they lay against thee? And hee answe­red him to neuer a worde, insomuch that the Deputie mar­ueiled greatly. At that feast, the Deputie was woont to deli­ure vnto people a prisoner, whom they would desire. He had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate sayd, Whether wil ye that I giue loose vnto you Barabbas, or Iesus which is called Christ? For hee knew that for enuie they had deliue­red him. When he was set downe to giue iudgement, his wife sent vnto him, saying, Haue thou nothing to doe with that iust man, for I haue suffered this day many things in my sleepe, because of him. But the chiefe Priestes and Elders perswa­ded the people that they should aske Barabbas, and destroy Iesus. The Deputie answered, and sayd vnto them, Whe­ther of the twaine will yee that I let loose vnto you? They sayd, Barabbas. Pilate sayd vnto them, What shall I doe then with Iesus, which is called Christ? They all sayd vnto him, Let him be crucified. The Deputie sayde, What euill hath he done? But they cryed more, saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate sawe that hee could preuaile nothing, but that more businesse was made, he tooke water, and wa­shed his handes before the pepple, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this iust person, see ye. Then answered all the people, and sayde, His blood be on vs and on our children. Then let hee Barabbas loose vnto them, and scourged Ie­sus and deliuered him to be crucified. Then the souldiers of the Deputie tooke Iesus into the common Hall, and gathe­red vnto him all the company, and they stripped him, and put on him a purple robe, and platted a crowne of thornes, and put it vpon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bow­ed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Haile King of the Iewes. And when they had spit vpon him, they tooke the reede, and smote him on the head, and after that they had mocked him, they tooke the robe off him againe, and put his owne rayment on him, and led him away to crucifie him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene [Page] (named Simon) him they compelled to beare his crosse. And the came vnto the place which is called Golgotha, (that is to say, a place of dead mens skuls) and gaue him vineger mingled with gall, to drink: and when hee had tasted there­of, he would not drinke. When they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lots, that it might be fulfil­led which was spoken by the Prophet, They parted my garmentes among them, and vpon my vesture did they cast lots. And they sate and watched him there, and set vp ouer his head the cause of his death written, This is Iesus the King of the Iewes. Then were there two thieues crucified with him, one on the right hand, & the other on the left. They that pas­sed by, reueiled him, wagging their heades, and saying, Thou that destroyedst the Temple of God, and diddest build it in three dayes, saue thy selfe. If thou be the Sonne of GOD, come downe from the crosse. Likewise also the high Priests mocking him, with the Scribes and Elders, sayd, Hee sa­ued other, himselfe he cannot saue. If he be the King of Is­rael, let him now come downe from the crosse, and wee will beleeue him. He trusted in God, let him deliuer him nowe if he will haue him: For he sayd, I am the sonne of God. The thieues also which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. From the sixth houre was there darkenesse ouer all the land, vntil the ninth houre. And about the ninth houre Iesus cryed with a loud voyce, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachtha­ni, that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stoode there, when they heard that, sayd, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ranne, and tooke a spunge, and when hee had filled it full of vineger, hee put it on a reede, and gaue him to drinke. Other sayd, Let bee, let vs see whether Elias wil come, and deliuer him. Iesus when he had cryed againe with a loude voyce yeelded vp the Ghost. And beholde, the vaile of the Temple did rent in two partes from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the stones rent, and graues did open, and many bodies of Saintes which slept, arose, and went out of the graues after his resurretion, and came into the holy Citie, and appeared vnto many. When the Centu­rion, [Page] and they that were with him watching Iesus, saw the earthquake, and those things which happened, they feared greatly, saying, Truely this was the sonne of God. And ma­ny women were there (beholding him afarre off) which fo­lowed Iesus from Galilee, ministring vnto him: among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Iames and Ioses, and the mother of Zebedees children.

Munday before Easter.

The Epistle.

WHat is he this that commeth from Edom, Esa 63.1. with red coloured clothes of Bosra (which is so costly cloth) and commeth in so mightily with all his strength? I am hee that teacheth righteousnesse, and am of power to helpe. Wherefore then is thy clothing red, and thy raymēt like his that treadeth in the wine­presse? I haue troden the presse my selfe alone, & of all people there is not one with me. Thus will I tread downe mine enemies in my wrath, and set my feet vpon them in mine indignation, and their blood shall bespring my clothes, & so will I staine al my rayment. For the day of vengeance is assigned in mine heart, and the yeere when my people shall bee deliuered, is come. I looked about me, and there was no man to shew me any helpe. Imarueiled that no man held me vp. Then I helde me by mine owne arme, and my feruentnesse susteined me. And thus will I treade downe the people in my wrath, and bathe them in my displeasure, and vpon the earth will I lay their strength: I will declare the goodnesse of the [Page] Lorde, yea and the praise of the Lorde, for all that hee hath giuen vs, for the great good that hee hath done for Israel, which he hath giuen them of his owne fauour, and according to the multitude of his louing kindnesse. For he sayd, These no doubt are my people, and no shrinking children: and so he was their Sauiour. In their troubles hee was also trou­bled with them, and the Angel that went foorth from his presence deliuered them. Of very loue and kindenesse that hee had vnto them, he redeemed them. He hath borne them, and caried them vp, euer since the world began. But after they prouoked him to wrath, and vexed his holy minde, hee was their enemie, and fought against them himselfe. Yet re­membred Israel the olde time of Moses and his people, say­ing, Where is he that brought them frō the water of the sea, with them that fed his sheepe? Where is hee thet hath gi­uen his holy spirite among them? He led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arme, deuiding the water before them, whereby he gate himselfe an euerlasting name. He led them in the deepe, as an horse is led in the plaine, that they should not stumble, as a tame beast goeth in the field, and the breath giuen of GOD, giueth him rest. Thus (O God) hast thou led thy people, to make thy selfe a glorious Name withall. Looke downe then from heauen, and behold the dwelling place of thy Sanctuarie, and thy glorie. How is it that thy ielousie, thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies, and thy louing kindenesse will not be intreated of vs? yet art thou our Father. For Abraham knoweth vs not, neither is Israel acquainted with vs. But thou Lord art our Father and redeemer, and thy Name is euerlasting. O Lord, wher­fore hast thou led vs out of the way: wherefore hast thou har­dened our hearts, that we feare thee not? Be at one with vs againe for thy seruants sake, and for the generation of thine heritage. Thy people haue had but a little of thy Sanctuarie in possession, for our enemies haue troden downe thy holy place. And we were thine from the beginning, when thou wast not their Lord, for they haue not called vpon thy name.

The Gospel.

AFter two dayes was Easter, Mar. 14.1. and the dayes of sweete bread. And the high Priestes and the Scribes sought howe they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they sayde, Not in the feast day, lest any businesse arise among the people. And when hee was in Bethanie, in the house of Simon the leper, euen as he sate at meate, there came a woman hauing an Alabaster boxe of cyntment, called Nard, that was pure and costly, and shee brake the boxe, and powred it vpon his head. And there were some that were not content within them­selues, and sayd, What needed this wast of oyntment? for it might haue bene solde for more then three hundred pence, and haue bene giuen to the poore: and they grudged against her. And Iesus sayd, Let her alone, why trouble ye her? Shee hath done a good worke on mee: for yee haue poore with you alwayes, and whensoeuer yee will, yee may doe them good: but mee haue ye not alwayes. Shee hath done that she could, she came aforehand to annoint my body to the burying. Verily I say vnto you, Wheresoeuer this Gospel shall be preached throughout the whole worlde, this also that shee hath done, shall be rehearsed in remembrance of her. And Iudas Iscariot, one of the twelue, went away vnto the high Priests to betray him vnto them. When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would giue him money. And hee sought how he might conueniently betray him. And the first day of sweete bread (When they offered the Passeouer) his disciples said vnto him, Where wilt thou that we goe & prepare that thou mayest eate the Passeouer? And he sent foorth two of his disciples, and sayd vnto them, Goe yee into the Citie, and there shall meete you a man bearing a pitcher of water, folow him. And whithersoeuer he goeth in, [Page] say yee vnto the good man of the house, The Master sayeth, Where is the ghest chamber, where I shall eate the Passeo­uer with my disciples? And he will shew you a great parlour paued and prepared, there make ready for vs. And his disci­ples went foorth and came into the Citie, and found as hee had sayd vnto them, and they made ready the Passeouer. And when it was now euentide, he came with the twelue: and as they sate at boord, and did eate, Iesus sayd, Verely I say vnto you, one of you (that eateth with me) shall betray me. And they began to be sory, and to say to him one by one, Is it I: And another said, Is it I: He answered, and sayd vnto them, It is one of the twelue, euen he that dippeth with me in the platter. The sonne of man truely goeth as it is writ­ten of him: but woe vnto that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed: good were it for that man if he had neuer bene borne. And as they did eate, Iesus tooke bread, & when he had giuen thankes, he brake it, and gaue to them, and said Take, eate, this is my body. And he tooke the cuppe, and when he had giuen thankes, he gaue it to them: and they all dranke of it. And he sayd vnto them, This is my blood of the newe Testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say vn­to you, I will drinke no more of the fruite of the Vine, vntill that day that I drinke it new in the kingdome of God. And when they had sayd grace, they went out to the mount O­liuet. And Iesus sayeth vnto them, All ye shall be offended because of mee this night: For it is written, I will finite the sheepeheard, and the sheepe shall be scattered: but after that I am risen againe, I will goe into Galilee before you. Peter sayd vnto him, And though all men be offended, yet will not I. And Iesus saieth vnto him, Verily I say vnto thee, that this day, euen in this night, before the cocke crowe twise, thou shalt deny me three times. But hee spake more vehemently, No, if I should die with thee, I wil not deny thee. Likewise also sayd they all. And they came to a place which was na­med Gethsemane, & he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I goe aside & pray. And he taketh with him Peter, & Iames and Iohn, and began to ware abashed, & to be in an agonie, and sayd vnto them, My soule heauie, euen vnto the death: [Page] tary yee here, and watch. And he went foorth a little, and fel downe flat on the ground, and praied, that if it were possible the houre might passe from him. And he sayd, Abba, Father, al things are possible vnto thee, take away this cup from me: neuerthelesse, not as I will, but that thou wilt, be done. And he came and found them sleeping, and faieth to Peter, Si­mon sleepest thou [...] Couldest not thou watch one houre? Watch ye, and pray, least ye enter into temptation: the spirite truely is ready, but the flesh is weake. And againe hee went aside, and praied, and spake the same words. And hee retur­ned and found them asleepe againe, for their eyes were hea­uie, neither wist they what to answere him. And he came the third time, and sayd to them. Sleepe hencefoorth, and take your ease: it is ynough. The houre is come, behold, the sonne of man is betraied into the hands of sinners. Rise vp, let vs goe: loe, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And immediatly while he yet spake, commeth Iudas (which was one of the twelue) and with him a great number of people, with swords and staues, from the high Priests, and Scribes, and Elders. And he that betrayed him, had giuen them a generall token, saying, Whomsoeuer I doe kisse, the same is he, take and leade him away warily. And assoone as he was come, hee goeth straight way to him, and sayth vnto him, Master, Ma­ster, and kissed him. And they layd their hands on him, and tooke him. And one of them that stoode by drew out a sword, and smote a seruant of the high Priestes, and cut off his eare. And Iesus answered and sayd vnto them, Yee bee come out as vnto a thiefe with swords and staues, for to take mee: I was dayly with you in the Temple teaching, and yee tooke me not: But these things come to passe, that the Scriptures should be fulfilled. And they all forsooke him, and ranne away. And there followed him a certaine yoong man clothed in linnen vpon the bare, and the yoong men caught him, and he left his linnen garment, and fledde from them naked. And they led Iesus away to the high Priest of all, and with him came all the high Priests, and the Eldres, and the Scribes. And Peter followed him a great way off (euen till hee was come into the palace of the high Priest) [Page] and hee sate with the seruants, and warmed himselfe at the fire. And the hie Priests and all the counsaile sought for witnesse againtst Iesus to put him to death, and found none: for many bare false witnesse against him, but their witnesses agreed not together. And there arose certaine, and brought false witnesse against him, saying, We heard say, I will destroy this Temple that is made with handes, and within three dayes I will build another made without hande: But yet their witnesses agreed not together. And the high Priest stoode vp among them, and asked Iesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? Howe is it that these beare witnesse against thee: But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Againe the hie Priest asked him, and said vnto him, Art thou Christ the sonne of the Blessed: And Iesus said, I am: and ye shall see the sonne of man sitting on the right hand of power, and comming in the cloudes of heauen. Then the hie Priest rent his clothes, and said, What need wee any further witnesses? yee haue heard blasphemie, what thinke yee? And they all condemned him to be woorthy of death. And some began to spit at him, and to couer his face, and to beate him with fists, and to say vnto him, Aread. And the seruants buffeted him on the face. And as Peter was be neath in the palace, there came one of the wenches of the hie Priest, and when she saw Peter warming himselfe, she looked on him, and sayd, Wast not thou also with Iesus of Nazareth? And he denied, say­ing, I know him not, neither wote I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch, and the cocke crew. And a Damo­sel (when she saw him) began againe to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. And he denied it againe. And anon after, they that stood by, said againe vnto Peter, Surely thou art one of them, for thou art of Galile, and thy speach agreeth thereto. But he began to curse and to sweare, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speake. And againe the cocke crew. And Peter remembred the word that Iesus had sayd vnto him, Before the Cocke crow twise, thou shall denie me three times: and he began to weepe.

Tuesday before Easter.

The Epistle.

THe Lord God hath opened mine eare, Esa. 50.1. there­fore can I not say nay, neither withdraw my selfe: but I offer backe vnto the smiters, and my cheekes to the nippers. I turne not my face from shame and spitting, and the Lord God shall helpe me: therefore shall I not be confounded. I haue hardeued my face like a flint stone, for I am sure that I shal not come to confu­sion. He is at hand that iustifieth mee: who will then goe to law with me? Let vs stand one against another. If there be any that will reason with me, let him come here foorth to me. Behold, the Lord God standeth by mee: What is hee then that can condemne me? Loe, they shal be like as an olde cloth, the moth shall eate them vp. Therefore who so feareth the Lord among you, let him heare the voyce of his seruant. Who so walketh in darkenesse, and no light shineth vpon him, let him put his trust in the name of the Lord, and hold him vp by his God. But take heede, yee all kindle a fire of the wrath of God, and stirre vp the coales, Walke on in the glistering of your owne fire, and in the coales that ye haue kindled. This commeth vnto you from my hand, namely that ye shal sleepe in sorow.

The Gospel.

ANd anon in the dawning the high Priests helde a counsaile with the Elders, Mar. 15.1 and the Scribes, and the whole congregation, and bound Iesus and led him away, and de­liuered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Iewes [...] And hee answered, and sayd vnto him, Thou sayest it. And the high Priestes accused him of many things. So Pilate asked him againe, saying, Answerest thou nothing? Behold, [Page] how many things they lay to thy charge. Iesus answered yet nothing, so that Pilate marueiled. At that feast Pilate did deliuer vnto them a Prisoner, whomsoeuer they would desire. And there was one that was named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that made insurrection: hee had commit­ted murder. And the people called vnto him, and began to de­sire, him that he would doe acording as he had euer done vn­to them. Pilate answered them, saying Will yee that I let loose vnto you the King of the Iewes? For he knew that the hie Priests had deliuered him of enuie. But the high Priests mooued the people, that he should rather deliuer Barabbas vnto them. Pilate answered againe, and sayd vnto them, What will ye then that I doe vnto him, whome yee call the King of the Iewes? And they cryed againe, Crucifie him. Pilate sayd vnto them, What euil hath he done: And they cryed the more feruently, Crucifie him. And so Pilate willing to content the people, let loose Barabbas vnto them, and de­lieured vp Iesus (when he had scourged him) for to be cruci­fied. And the souldiers led him away into the common hall, and called together the whole multitude. And they clothed him with purple, and they platted a crowne of thornes, and crowned him withal, and began to salute him, Haile King of the Iewes. And they smote him on the head with a reede, and did spit vpon him, and bowed their knees, and wor­shipped him. And when they had mocked him, they tooke the purple oft him, and put his owne clothes on him, and led him out to crucifie him. And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus) which came out of the field, to beare his crosse. And they brought him to a place named Golgotha, (which if a man interprete, is, the place of dead mens skuls.) And they gaue him drinke, wine mingled with myrrhe: but he receiued it not. And when they had crucified him, they parted his gar­mentes, casting lots vpon them, what euery man shoulde take. And it was about the third houre, & they crucified him, and the title of his cause was written, The King of the Iewes. And they crucified with him two thieues, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left: And the Scripture was [Page] fulfilled, which sayeth, Hee was counted among the wicked. And they that went by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, A wretch, thou that destroyest the Temple, and buildest it againe in three dayes, saue thy selfe, and come down from the crosse. Likewise also mocked him the high Priestes among themselues, with the Scribes, and sayd, He saued o­ther men, himselfe he cannot saue. Let Christ the king of Is­rael descend now from the crosse, that we may see & beleeue. And they that were crucified with him, checked him also. And when the sixt houre was come, darkenesse arose ouer all the earth, vntill the ninth houre. And at the ninth houre, Ie­sus cried with a loud voyce, saying, Eloi, Eloi, Iamasabachthani, which is (if one interpret it) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard that, said, Behold, he calleth for Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reede, and gaue him to drinke, saying, Let him alone, let vs see whether Eli­as will come and take him downe. But Iesus cried with a loude voyce, and gaue vp the ghost. And the vaile of the Temple rent in two pieces, from the top to the bottome. And when the Centurion (which stoode before him) saw that he so cryed, and gaue by the ghost, hee sayd, Truely this man was the Sonne of GOD. There were also women a good way off, beholding him: Among whom was Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of Iames the little, and of Ioses, and Marie Salome (which also when hee was in Galilee, had followed him, and ministred vnto him) and ma­ny other women, which came vp with him to Hierusalam. And now when the euen was come, (because it was the day of preparing that goeth before the Sabboth) Ioseph of the citie of Arimathea, a noble counsailour, which also looked for the kingdome of God, came and went in boldly vnto Pilate, and begged of him the body of Iesus. And Pilate marueiled that he was already dead, and called vnto him the Centuri­on, and asked of him whether hee had bene any while dead. And when he knew the trueth of the Centurion, hee gaue the body to Ioseph. And he bought a linnen cloth, and tooke him downe, & wrapped him in the linnen cloth, and layd him [Page] in a sepulchre that was hewen out of a rocke, and rolled a stone before the doore of the sepulchre. And Mary Magda­lene, and Mary Ioses beheld where he was laid.

VVednesday before Easter.

The Epistle.

WHere as is a Testament, Heb. 9.16. there must also (of necessity) be the death of him that maketh the Testament. For the testament taketh authority when men are dead: For it is yet of no value, as long as he that maketh the Testament is aliue. For which cause also, neither the first Testa­ment was ordeined without blood. For when Moses had declared al y e cōmandemēts to al the people, according to the Law, he took the blood of Calues & of Goates, with water & purple wooll, and hysoye, & sprinkled both the booke & al the people, saying, This is the blood of the Testament which God hath appoin­ted vnto you. Moreouer, he sprinkled the tabernacle w t blood also, and all the ministring vessels. And almost all things are by the Law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission. It is need then that the similitudes of heauenly things bee purified with such things, but that the heauenly things themselues be purified with better sacrifices then are those. For Christ is not entered into the holy places that are made with handes, (which are similitudes of true things) but is entered into very heauen, for to appeare now in the sight of God for vs, not to offer him selfe often, as the high Priest entereth into the holy place euery yeere with strange blood, (for then he must haue often suffered since the world began) but now in the ende of the world hath hee ap­peared once, to put sinne to flight, by the offring vp of himself. And as it is appointed vnto all men that they shall once die, and then commeth the iudgement: euen so Christ was once [Page] offered to take away the sinnes of many, and vnto them that looke for him, shal he appeare againe without sinne, vnto sal­uation.

The Gospel.

THe feast of sweet bread drew nigh, Luk. 22.1. which is called Easter, and the hie Priestes and Scribes sought how they might kill him, for they feared the people. Then entred Satan into Iudas, whose surname was Iscariot, which was of the num­ber of the twelue, and he went his way, and communed with the hie priests and officers, how he might betray him vnto them. And they were glad, and promised to giue him money. And hee consen­ted, and sought opportunitie to betray him vnto them, when the people were away. Then came the day of sweete bread, when of necessitie the Passeouer must be offered. And he sent Peter and Iohn, saying, Goe and prepare vs the Passeouer, that we may eate. They sayde vnto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And hee sayde vnto them, Behold, when yee enter into the Citie, there shall a man meete you, bearing a pitcher of water, him follow into the same house that hee entereth in, and yee shall say vnto the goodman of the house, The master sayeth vnto thee, Where is the ghest chamber, where I shall eate the Passeouer with my Disciples? And hee shall shewe you a great parlour paued, there make rea­die. And they went, and found as hee had sayd vnto them. and they made ready the Passeouer. And when the houre was come, he fate downe, and the twelue Apostles with him. And hee sayde vnto them, I haue inwardly desired to eate this Passeouer with you before that I suffer. For I say vnto you, hencefoorth will I not eate of it any more, vntill it be ful­filled in the kingdome of God. And hee tooke the cup, and gaue thanks, and sayd. Take this, and diuide it among you: for I say vnto you, I will not drinke of the fruit of the Vine, [Page] vntill the kingdome of God come. And hee tooke bread, and when he had giuen thanks, he brake it, and gaue it vnto them, saying, This is my body which is giuen for you: this doe in the remembrance of me. Likewise also when he had supped, hee tooke the cup, saying, This cup is the newe Testament in my blood, which is shed for you. Yet beholde, the hand of him that betrayeth me, is with me on the table. And truely the Sonne of man goeth as it is appointed: but woe vnto that man by whom hee is betrayed. And they began to en­quire among themselues, which of them it was that should doe it. And there was a strife among them, which of them should seeme to bee the greatest. And hee sayde vnto them, The kings of nations reigne ouer them, and they that haue anthoritie vpon them, are called gracious: but ye shall not so be. But hee that is greatest among you, shall bee as the yon­ger: and he that is chiefe, shall be as hee that doth minister. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate? or hee that serueth: Is not hee that sitteth at meate? But I am a­mong you as hee that ministreth. Yee are they which haue abidden with me in my temptations. And I appoint vnto you a kingdome, as my father hath appointed to mee, that yee may eate and drinke at my table in my kingdome, and sit on seates iudging the twelue tribes of Israel. And the Lord sayde, Simon, Simon, beholde, Satan hath desired to sift you, as it were wheate: but I haue prayed for thee, that thy faith faile not. And when thou art conuerted, strengthen thy brethren. And he said vnto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee into prison, and to death. And he sayd, I tell thee Peter, the Cocke shal not crowe this day, till thou haue denied thrise that thou knowest me. And he sayd vnto them, When I sent you without wallet, & scrip, and shoes, lacked you any thing? And they sayd, No. Then sayd he vnto them, But now he that hath a wallet, let him take it vp, and likewise his scrip, and he that hath no sword, let him sell his coate and buy one. For I say vnto you, that yet the same which is written, must be performed in me, Euen among the wicked was hee repu­ted: for those things which are written of mee, haue an ende. And they sayde, Lorde, beholde, here are two swordes. [Page] And hee sayd vnto them, It is enough. And he came out, and went (as hee was woont) to mount Oliuet. And the Disci­ples followed him: and when hee came to the place, hee sayd vnto them, Pray, left ye fall into temptation. And hee gate himselfe from them about a stones cast, and kneeled downe, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou wilt, remooue this cup from mee: neuerthelesse, not my will, but thine be fulfilled. And there appeared an Angel vnto him from heauen, com­forting him. And hee was in an agonie, and prayed the lon­ger, and his sweate was like droppes of blood, trickling downe to the ground. And when hee arose from prayer, and was come to his disciples, hee found them sleeping for heaui­nesse, and he sayd vnto them, Why sleepe ye? Rise, and pray, left yee fall into temptation. While he yet spake, behold, there came a company and he that was called Iudas, oue of the twelue, went before them, and preassed nigh vnto Iesus to kisse him. But Iesus sayd vnto him, Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse? When they which were about him, sawe what would follow, they sayde vnto him, Lorde, shall we smite with the sword? And one of them smote a ser­uant of the high Priests, and strooke off his right eare. Iesus answered, and sayd, Suffer ye thus farre foorth. And when he touched his eare, he healed him. Then Iesus sayd vnto the high Priestes and Rulers of the Temple, and the Elders which were come to him. Yee be come out as vnto a thiefe, with swordes and staues. When I was daily with you in the Temple, yee stretched foorth no hands against mee: But this is euen your very houre, and the power of darkenesse. Then tooke they him, and led him, and brought him to the high Priestes house. But Peter followed a farre off. And when they had kindled a fire in the middes of the palace, and were set downe together, Peter also sate downe among them. But when one of the wenches beheld him, as he sate by the fire, and looked vpon him, she said, This same fellow was also with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while, another saw him, and sayd, Thou art also of them. And Peter sayde, Man, I am not. And about the space of an houre after, another affirmed, [Page] saying, Verily this fellow was with him also, for he is of Ga­lilee. And Peter said, Man, I wot not what thou sayest. And immediately while hee yet spake, the Cocke crewe. And the Lorde turned backe and looked vpon Peter, and Peter re­membred the word of the Lord, how hee had sayd vnto him, Before the Cocke crow, thou shalt deny me thrise: And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. And the men that tooke Iesus, mocked him, and smote him: And when they had blindfol­ded him, they strooke him on the face, and asked him, saying Areede, who is he that smote thee? And many other things despitefully said they against him. And assoone as it was day, the Elders of the people, and the high Priestes, and Scribes came together, ahd led him into their councill, saying, Art thou very Christ? Tell vs. And he sayd vnto them, If I tell you, yee will not beleeue me: and if I aske you, you will not answere, nor let me goe. Hereafter shall the sonne of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then sayd they all, Art thou then the sonne of God? He sayd, Ye say that I am. And they said, What need we of any further witnesse? for we our selues haue heard of his owne mouth.

Thursday before Easter.

The Epistle.

THis I warne you of, 1. Cor. 11.17. and commend not, that yee come not together after a better maner, but after a woorse. For first of all, when yee come together in the congregation, I heare that there is dissention among you, & I part­ly beleeue it. For there must be sectes among you, that they which are perfect among you, may be knowen. When yee come together therefore into one place, the Lords Supper cannot bee eaten, for euery man beginneth afore to cate his owne Supper, and one is hungrie, and another is drunken. Haue yee not houses to eate and drinke in? Despise [Page] ye the congregation of God, and shame them that haue not? What shall I say vnto you? Shall I prayse you? In this I prayse you not. That which I deliuered vnto you; I receiued of the Lord. For the Lorde Iesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, tooke bread, & when he had giuen thankes, he brake it, and sayd, Take ye, and eat, this is my body which is broken for you: This do ye in the remembrance of me. Af­ter the same maner also hee tooke the cup when supper was done, saying, This cup is the new Testament in my blood: This do, as oft as ye drinke it in remembrance of me. For as often as yee shall eate this bread, and drinke of this cup yee shall shew the Lordes death till hee come. Wherefore, who­soeuer shall eate of this bread, and drinke of this cuppe of the Lord vnworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himselfe, and so let him eate of the bread, and drinke of the cup. For he that eateth and drin­keth vnworthily, eateth and drinketh his owne damnation, because he maketh no difference of the Lords body. For this cause many are weak and sicke among you, and many sleepe. For if we had iudged our selues, we should not haue bene iud­ged. But when we are iudged of the Lord, we are chastened, that we should not be damned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eate, tarie one for an­other. If any man hunger, let him eate at home, that ye come not together vnto condemnation. Other things will I set in order when I come.

The Gospel.

THe whole multitude of them arose, Luk. 23.1. and led him vnto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fel­low peruerting the people, and forbid­ding to pay tribute to Cesar, saying that hee is Christ a King. And Pilate apposed him, saying, Art thou the King of the Iewes? Hee answered him, and sayd, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the hie Priests, and to the [Page] people, I finde no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He mooueth the people, teaching thorowout all Iurie, and began at Galilee, euen to this place. When Pilate heard mention of Galilee, hee asked whether the man were of Galilee. And assoone as he knew that hee belonged vnto Herods Iurisdiction, he sent him to Herode, which was also at Hierusalem at that time. And when Herode sawe Iesus, hee was exceeding glad: for hee was desirous to see him of a long season, because hee had heard many things of him, and he trusted to haue seene some miracles done by him. Then he questioned with him many words: but he answered him no­thing. The high Priests and Scribes stood foorth, and accu­sed him straitly. And Herode with his men of warre despi­sed him. And when hee had mocked him, hee arayed him in white clothing, and sent him againe to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and Herode were made friendes together: for be­fore they were at variance. And Pilate called together the high Priests, and the Rulers, and the people, and sayde vnto them, Yee haue brought this man vnto me, as one that per­uerteth the people, and beholde, I examine him before you, and finde no fault in this man of those things whereof yee accuse him, no nor yet Herode. For I sent you vnto him, and loe, nothing worthie of death is done vnto him: I will therefore chasten him, and let him loose. For of necessitie hee must haue let one loose to them at that feast. And all the peo­ple cried at once, saying, Away with him, and deliuer vs Ba­rabbas (which for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for a murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate spake againe vnto them, willing to let Iesus loose. But they cried, saying, Cru­cifie him, crucifie him. Hee sayde vnto them the third time, What euill hath hee done? I finde no cause of death in him: I will therefore chasten him, and let him goe. And they cried with loud voyces requiring that he might be crucified. And the voyces of them and of the high Priestes preuailed. And Pilate gaue sentence, that it should bee as they required: and hee let loose vnto them him, that for insurrection and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired. And hee deliuered to them Iesus, to doe with him what they [Page] would. And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene comming out of the fielde, and on him layed they the Crosse, that hee might beare it after Iesus. And there followed him a great companie of people, and of women, which bewailed and lamented him. But Iesus turned backe vnto them, and sayde, Yee daughters of Hierusalem, weepe not for me, but weepe for your selues, and for your chil­dren: For behold, the dayes will come, in the which they shall say, Happie are the barren, and the wombes that ne­uer bare, and the pappes which neuer gaue sucke. Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hils, Couer vs. For if they doe this in a greene tree, what shalbe done in the drie? And there were two euil doers led with him to bee slaine. And after that they were come to the place, which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the euill doers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then said Iesus, Father, forgiue them, for they wot not what they doe. And they parted his rayment, and cast lots: and the people stoode and beheld. And the Rulers mocked him with them, saying, He saued other men, let him saue himselfe, if he be verie Christ the chosen of God. The souldiers also mocked him, and came and offered him vineger, and said, If thou bee the King of the Iewes, saue thy selfe. And a superscription was written ouer him with letters of Greeke, and Latine, and Hebrewe, This is the King of the Iewes. And one of the euill doers which were hanged, rayled on him, saying, If thou bee Christ, saue thy selfe and vs. But the other answered, and rebuked him, saying, Fearest not thou GOD, seeing thou art in the same damna­tion? Wee are righteously punished, for wee receiue accor­ding to our deedes: but this man hath done nothing amisse. And hee said vnto Iesus, Lord, remember mee, when thou commest into thy kingdome. And Iesus sayde vnto him, Verily I say vnto thee, to day shalt thou be with mee in Pa­radise. And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darkenesse ouer all the earth, vntill the ninth houre, and the Sunne was darkened, and the vaile of the Temple did rent, euen through the middes. And when Iesus had cryed with [Page] a lowde voyce, hee said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he thus had said, hee gaue vp the ghost. When the Centurion sawe what had happened, hee glorified God, saying, Verily this was a righteous man. And all the people that came together to that sight, and sawe the things which had happened, smote their breasts, and returned. And all his acquaintance, and the women that follwed him from Galilee, stood a farre off, beholding these things. And behold, there was a man named Ioseph, a counsailor, and he was a good man, and a iust: the same had not consented to the coun­saile and deed of them, which was of Arimathea, a citie of the Iewes, which same also waited for the kingdome of God: he went vnto Pilate, and begged the body of Iesus, and tooke it downe, and wrapped it in a linnen cloth, and laide it in a Se­pulchre that was hewen in stone, wherein neuer man before had beene laid. And that day was the preparing of the Sab­both, and the Sabboth drew on. The women that followed after, which had come with him from Galilee, beheld the se­pulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared sweete odours, and oyntments: but rested on the Sabboth day, according to the commandement.

On good Friday.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, we beseech thee graciously to be­hold this thy family, for the which our Lord Ie­sus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and giuen vp into the hands of wicked men, & to suffer death vpon the crosse, who liueth, and reigneth, &c.

ALmightie and euerlasting God, by whose spirite the whole bodie of the Church is gouerned and sanctified: Receiue our supplications and praiers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy congregation, that euerie member of the same in his vocation and ministerie, may truely and godly serue thee, through our Lord Iesus Christ.

[Page] MErcifull God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be con­uerted and liue, haue mercie vpon all Iewes, Turkes, Infidels, and Heretikes, and take from them all ig­norance, hardnesse of heart, and contempt of thy word: and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy flocke, that they may be saued among the remnant of the true Israelites, and bee made one sold vnder one shepheard, Iesus Christ our Lord, who liueth and reigneth, &c.

The Epistle.

THe Law (which hath but a shadow of good things to come, Heb. 10.1. and not the verie fashion of things themselues) can neuer with those sacrifices which they offer yere by yere continually, make the com­mers thereunto perfect. For would not then those sacrifices haue ceased to haue beene offered, because that the offerers once purged, should haue had no more conscience of sinnes? Neuerthelesse, in those sacrifices is there mention made of sinnes euerie yeere. For the blood of Oxen and Goates cannot take away sinnes. Wherefore when hee commeth into the world, hee sayth, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not haue, but a bodie hast thou ordeined mee, Burnt offering also for sinne hast thou not allowed. Then said I Loe, I am here. In the beginning of the booke it is written of mee, that I should doe thy will, O God. Aboue, when hee saith, Sacrifice and offering, and burnt sacrifices, and sinne offerings thou wouldest not haue, neither hast thou allowed them (which yet are offered by the Lawe:) Then said hee, Loe, I am here to doe thy will, O God: he ta­keth away the first, to establish the latter, By the which will wee are made holy, euen by the offering of the bodie of Iesu Christ once for all. And euerie Priest is readie dayly ministring, and offering oftentimes one maner of obla­tion, [Page] which can neuer take away sinnes. But this man, after hee had offered one sacrifice for sinnes, is set downe for euer on the right hand of God, and from hencefoorth tarieth till his foes bee made his footestoole. For with one offering hath hee made perfect for euer them that are santified. The holy Ghost himselfe also beareth vs record, euen when he told be­fore, This is the Testament that I will make vnto them: After those dayes (sayeth the Lord) I will put my lawes in their hearts, and in their minds will I write them, and their sinnes and iniquities will I remember no more. And where remission of these things is, there is no more offering for sinnes. Seeing therefore brethren, that by the meanes of the blood of Iesu, we haue libertie so enter into the holy place, by the new & liuing way, which he hath prepared for vs through the vaile (that is to say) by his flesh: And seeing also that wee haue an high Priest, which is ruler ouer the house of GOD, let vs draw nigh with a true heart in sure faith, sprinkled in our hearts from an euil conscience, and washed in our bodies with pure water. Let vs keepe the profession of our hope without wauering (for hee is faithfull that promised) and let vs consider one another, to the intent that we may prouoke vnto loue, and to good workes, not forsaking the fellowship that we haue among our selues, as the maner of some is: but let vs exhort one another, and that so much the more, because ye see that the day draweth nigh.

The Gospel.

WHen Iesus had spoken these words, Ioh. 18.1. he went forth with his dis­ciples ouer the brooke Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he then entred with his dis­ciples. Iudas also which betraied him, knew the place. For Iesus oftimes resorted thither with his disciples. Iudas then (after he had receiued a band of men, and mini­sters of the high Priests and Pha­risees) [Page] came thither with lanternes, and firebrands, and weapons. And Iesus knowing all things that should come on him, went foorth, and said vnto them, Whome seeke yee? They ansswered him, Iesus of Nazareth. Iesus said vnto them, I am he. Iudas also which betrayed him, stood with them. Assoone then as he had said vnto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them againe, Whome seeke yee? They said, Iesus of Nazareth. Iesus answered, I haue told you that I am he: if yee seeke mee therefore, let these goe their way, that the saying might be fulfilled which he spake, Of them which thou gauest mee, haue I not lost one. Then Simon Peter hauing a sword, drewe it, and smote the high Priests seruant, and cut off his right eare. The seruants name was Malchus. Therefore saith Iesus vnto Peter, Put vp thy sword into the sheath: shall I not drinke of the cup which my father hath giuen me? Then the companie, and the captaine, and the ministers of the Iewes tooke Iesus and bound him, and led him away to Annas first, for hee was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high Priest the same yeere. Caiaphas was hee that gaue counsell to the Iewes, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. And Simon Peter followed Iesus, and so did another disciple: That disciple was know­en to the high Priest, and went in with Iesus into the pa­lace of the high Priest. But Peter stood at the doore with­out. Then went out that other Disciple (which was knowen to the high Priest) and spake to the Damosell that kept the doore, and brought in Peter. Then sayd the Damosell that kept the doore, vnto Peter, Art not thou also one of this mans Disciples? Hee sayde, I am not. The seruaunts and ministers stoode there, which had made a fire of coales, for it was colde, and they warmed themselues. Peter also stoode among them, and warmed himselfe. The high Priest then asked Iesus of his Disciples, and of his doctrine. Ie­sus answered him, I spake openly in the world, I euer taught in the Synagogue, and in the Temple, whither all the Iewes haue resorted, and in secret haue I spoken no­thing. Why askest thou mee? Aske them which heared mee, [Page] What I saide vnto them: Beholde, they can tell what I said. When hee had thus spoken, one of the ministers which stoode by, smote Iesus on the face, saying, Answerest thou the high Priest so? Iesus answered him, If I haue euill spoken, beare witnesse of the euill: but if I haue well spo­ken, why smitest thou mee? And Annas sent him bound vn­to Caiaphas the high Priest. Simon Peter stoode and war­med himselfe. Then sayde they vnto him, Art not thou also one of his Disciples? Hee denied it, and sayd, I am not. One of the seruants of the high Priest (his cousin whose eare Peter smote off) saide vnto him, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? Peter therefore denied againe, and immediately the Cocke crewe. Then led they Iesus from Caiaphas, into the hall of iudgement: It was in the mor­ning, and they themselues went not into the iudgement hall, least they should bee defiled, but that they might eate the Passeouer. Pilate then went out to them, and sayde, What accusation bring you against this man? They an­swered and sayd vnto him, If he were not an euill doer, we would not haue deliuered him vnto thee. Then sayde Pilate vnto them, Take yee him, and iudge him after your owne lawe. The Iewes therefore sayd vnto him, It is not law­full for vs to put any man to death: that the wordes of Ie­sus might bee fulfilled which he spake, signifying what death hee should die. Then Pilate entred into the iudgement hall againe, and called Iesus, and sayde vnto him, Art thou the King of the Iewes? Iesus answered, Sayest thou that of thy selfe, or did other tell it thee of me? Pilate answered, Am I a Iewe? Thine owne nation, and high Priestes haue de­liuered thee vnto me: what hast thou done? Iesus answered, My kingdome is not of this world. If my kingdome were of this world, then would my ministers surely fight, that I should not bee deliuered to the Iewes: but now is my king­dome not from hence. Pilate therefore sayde vnto him, Art thou a king then? Iesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. For this cause was I borne, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should be are witnesse vnto the trueth: And all that are of the trueth, heare my voyce. Pilate sayd [Page] vnto him, What thing is trueth? And when hee had sayde this, hee went out againe vnto the Iewes, and sayde vnto them, I find in him no cause at all. Yee haue a custome that I should deliuer you one loose at Easter: will ye that I loose vnto you the king of the Iewes: Then cried they all againe, saying, Not him, but Barabbas: The same Barabbas was a murderer, Then Pilate tooke Iesus therefore, and scour­ged him: and the souldiers wound a crowne of thornes, and put it on his head. And they did on him a purple garment, and came vnto him, and sayde, Haile King of the Iewes: and they smote him on the face. Pilate went foorth againe and sayde vnto them, Behold, I bring him foorth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Iesus forth, wearing a crowne of thorne, and a robe of purple. And he sayth vnto them, Behold the man. When the high Priests therefore and the ministers sawe him, they cryed, Crucifie him, crucifie him. Pilate sayeth vnto them, Take yee him, and crucifie him. for I finde no cause in him. The Iewes answered him, Wee haue a lawe, and by our law he ought to die, because hee made himselfe the Sonne of God. When Pilate heard that saying; hee was the more afrayd, and went againe into the Iudgement hall, and sayd vnto Iesus, Whence art thou? But Iesus gaue him none answere. Then sayd Pilate vnto him, Speakest thou not vnto mee? Knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee, and haue power to loose thee? Iesus answered, Thou couldest haue no power at all against me, except it were giuen thee from aboue. Therefore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the more sinne. And from thencefoorth sought Pilate meanes to loose him. But the Iewes cried, saying, If thou let him goe, thou art not Cesars friend: for whosoeuer maketh himselfe a King, is against Cesar. When Pilate heard that saying, hee brought Iesus foorth, and sate downe to giue sentence, in a place that is called the pauement, but in the Hebrewe tongue, Gabbatha. It was the preparing day of Easter, about the sixt houre. And hee sayeth vnto the Iewes, Beholde your King. They cryed, saying, Away with him, away with him, crucifie him. Pilate sayeth [Page] vnto them, Shall I crucifie your king? The high Priestes answered, We haue no king but Ceasar. Then deliuered. he him to them to bee crucified. And they tooke Iesus, and led him away. And he bare his crosse, and went forth into a place which is called the place of dead mens skuls, but in Hebrewe Golgotha, where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Iesus in the middest. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it vpon the crosse. The writing was, Iesus of Nazareth, King of the Iewes. This title read many of the Iewes: for the place where Iesus was crucified, was neere to the citie. And it was written in Hebrew, Greeke, and Latin. Then said the high priestes of the Iewes to Pilate, Write not, King of the Iewes: but that he said, I am king of the Iewes. Pilate answered, What I haue written, that I haue written. Then the souldiers, when they had crucified Iesus, tooke his garments, and made foure partes, to euery souldiers a part, and also his coate. The coate was without seame, wrought vpon throughout. They sayd therefore a­mong themselues, Let vs not diuide it, but cast lots for it, who shall haue it, that the Scripture might bee fulfilled, say­ing, They haue parted my rayment among them, and for my coate did they cast lots. And the souldiers did such things in deede. There stoode by the crosse of Iesus his mother, and his mothers sister, Marie the wife of Cleophas, and Marie Magdalene. When Iesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whome he loued standing, hee saieth vnto his mother, Woman, behold thy sonne. Then sayd he to the dis­ciple, Bhold mother. And from that houre, the disciple tooke her for his owne. After these things, Iesus knowing that all things were nowe performed, that the Scrip­ture might bee fulfilled, he sayeth, I thirst. So there stood a vessell by, full of vineger: therefore they filled a spunge with vineger, and wound it about with hysope, and put it to his mouth. Assoone as Iesus then receiued the vi­neger, hee sayde, It is finished, and bowed his head, and gaue vp the ghost. The Iewes therefore, because it was the preparing of the Sabboth, that the bodies should not remaine vpon the crosse on the Sabboth day (for that [Page] Sabbath day was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken downe. Then came the souldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Iesus, and sawe that hee was dead alreadie, they brake not his legs: but one of the souldiers with a speare thrust him into the side, and foorthwith there came out blood and water. And he that saw it, bare record, and his record is true. And he knoweth that he sayeth true, that ye might be­leeue also. For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, Ye shall not breake a bone of him. And a­gaine another Scripture saieth, They shall looke vpon him whom they haue pearced. After this, Ioseph of Arumathea (which was a Disciple of Iesus, but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take downe the body of Iesus. And Pilate gaue him licence. He came therefore and tooke the bodie of Iesus. And there came also Nicodemus (which at the beginning came to Iesus by night) & brought of myrrhe and aloes mingled together, about an hundreth pound weight. Then tooke they the bodie of Iesus, and wound it in linnen clothes with the odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie. And in the place where he was cruci­fied there was agarden, and in the garden a newe sepulchre, wherein was neuer man laid. There laid they Iesus there­fore, because of the preparing of the Sabboth of the Iewes, for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

Easter Euen.

The Epistle.

IT is better (if the will of God be so) that yee suffer for wel doing, 1. Pet. 3, 27. then for euil doing: for­asmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, the iust for the vniust, to bring vs to God, and was killed as perteining to the flesh, but was quickned in the spirit. In which spirit he also [Page] went and preached to the spirites that were in prison, which sometime had bene disobedient, when the long suffering of God was once looked for in the daies of Noe, while the Arke was a preparing: wherein a fewe, that is to say, eight soules, were saued by the water, like as Baptisme also now saueth vs: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but in that a good conscience conseuteth to God, by the resurrection of Ie­sus Christ, which is on the right hand of God, and is gone in­to heauen, angels, powers, and might, subdued vnto him.

The Gospel.

WHEN the euen was come, Matt. 27.57. there came a riche man of Arimathea, named Ioseph, which also was Iesus disciple. Hee went vnto Pi­late, and begged the body of Ie­sus. Then Pilate commaunded the bodie to bee deliuered. And when Ioseph had taken the bo­die, he wrapped it in a clean linnen cloth, and layed it in his newe tombe, which hee had hewen out euen in the rocke, and rolled a great stone to the doore of the sepulchre, and departed. And there was Marie Magda­lene, and the other Marie sitting ouer against the sepulchre. The next day that followeth the day of preparing, the high Priestes and Pharisees came together vnto Pilate, saying, Sir, wee remember that this deceiuer sayd, while hee was yet aliue, After three dayes I will rise againe. Commaund therefore that the sepulchre be made sure vntill the third day, least his Disciples come and steale him away, and say vnto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last errour shal be worse then the first. Pilate sayd vnto them, Yee haue a watch: goe your way, make it as sure as yee can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure with the watchmen, and sealed the stone.

Easter day.

At Morning prayer, in stead of the Psalme, O come let vs, &c. these Anthemes shall be sung or sayd.

CHrist rising againe from the dead, now dieth not. Death from henceforth hath no power vpon him. For in that he dyed, he dyed but once to put away sinne: but in that he liueth, he liueth vnto God. And so likewise, count your selues dead vnto sinne, but liuing vnto God in Christ Iesus our Lord.

CHrist is risen againe, the first fruites of them that sleepe. For seeing that by man came death, by man also commeth the resurrection of the dead. For as by Adam all men doe die: so by Christ all men shalbe restored to life.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, Which through thy only begotten sonne Iesus Christ hast ouercome death, and ope­ned vnto vs the gate of euerlasting life, we hum­bly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace preuen­ting vs, thou doest put in our mindes good desires: so by thy continual helpe we may bring the same to good effect, through Iesus Christ our Lord, who liueth, &c.

The Epistle.

IF yee be risen againe with Christ, Col. 3. [...]. seeke those things which are aboue, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on heauenly things, & not on earthly things. For yee are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Whensoeuer Christ (which is our life) shall shew himselfe, then shall ye also appeare with him in glory. Mortifie therefore your earthly members, for­nication, vncleannesse, vnnaturall lust, euil concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is worshipping of idoles: for which things sake, the wrath of GOD vseth to come on the chil­dren of vnbeliefe, among whom ye walked sometime, when ye liued in them.

The Gospel.

THE first day of the Sabboths came Marie Magdalene earely (when it was yet darke) vnto the sepulchre, Ioh. 20.1. and saw the stone taken a­way from the graue. Then she ran, & came to Simon Peter, & to the other disciple whom Iesus loued, & sayeth vnto them, They haue taken away the Lord out of the graue, & we cannot tell where they haue laied him. Peter therefore went foorth, and that other disciple, and came vnto the sepulchre. They ran both together, and that other disciple did outrunne Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And when he had ston­ped downe, he saw the linnen clothes lying, yet went he not in. Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and sawe the linnen clothes lie, and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linnen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it selfe. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, & he saw, and beleeued: for as yet they knew not the Scripture that he should rise againe from death. Then the disciples went away againe to their owne home.

Munday in Easter weeke.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which through the only begotten sonne Iesus Christ hast ouercome death, and ope­ned vnto vs the gate of euerlasting life: We hum­bly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace preuē ­ting vs, thou doest put in our mindes good desires: so by thy continual helpe we may bring the same to good effect, through Iesus Christ our Lord, who liueth and reigneth, &c.

The Epistle.

PEter opened his mouth, Actes 10.34. and sayd, Of a trueth I perceiue that there is no respect of persons with God: but in all people hee that feareth him, and worketh righteousnesse, is accepted with him. Yee know the preaching that God sent vnto the children of Israel, preaching [Page] peace by Iesus Christ, which is Lord ouer al things. Which preaching was published throghout all Iurie (& began in Galilee, after the baptisme which Iohn preached) how God anointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost, and with power: which Iesus went about, doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the deuil: for God was with him. And wee are witnesses of al things which hee did in the land of the Iewes, and at Hierusalem, whom they flew and han­ged on tree. Him God raysed vp the third day, and shewed him openly, not to al the people, but to vs witnesses (chosen before of God for the same intent) which did eate and drinke with him after he rose from death. And he commanded vs to preach vnto the people, and to testifie that it is he which was ordeined of God to be the iudge of the quick and the dead. To him giue al the Prophets witnesss, that through his Name, whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shal receiue remission of sinnes.

The Gospel.

BEholde, Luk. 24.13 two of his Disciples went that same day to a towne called Emmaus, which was from Hierusalem about threescore furlongs, and they talked to­gether of all the things that had happe­ned. And it chanced, while they com­muned together and reasoned, Iesus himselfe drew neere & went with them: but their eies were holden that they should not know him. And he said vnto them, What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke & are sad? And one of them (whose name was Cleo­phas) answered, & said vnto him, Art thou only a stranger in Hierusalem, & hast not knowen the things which haue chan­ted there in these daies? He said vnto them, What things? and they sayde vnto him, of Iesus Of Nazareth, which was a Prophet, mightie in deed and word before God & all the peo­ple, and how the high Priestes and our rulers deliuered him [Page] to be condemned to death, and haue crucified him: But we trusted that it had bene hee which should haue redeemed Is­rael. And as touching all these things, to day is euen the third day that they were done. Yea, & certaine women also of our companie made vs astonied, which came earely vnto the se­pulchre, and found not his body, and came, saying, that they had seene a vision of Angels, which sayd that hee was aliue. And certaine of them which were with vs, went to the sepul­chre, & found it euen so as the women had sayd, but him they saw not. And he sayd vnto them, O fooles, & slow of heart to beleeue all that the Prophets haue spoken. Ought not Christ to haue suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And he began at Moses, and all the Prophets, & interpreted vnto them in al Scriptures which were written of him. And they drew nigh vnto the towne which they went vnto, & he made as though he would haue gone further, and they constrained him, saying, Abide with vs, for it draweth towards night, & the day is farre passed. And he went in to tary with them. And it came to passe, as he fate at meat with them, he tooke bread, and blessed it, and brake, & gaue to them. And their [...]ies were opened, & they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight. And they said between themselues, Did not our hearts burn within vs, while he talked with vs by the way, and o­pened to vs the Scriptures? And they rose vp the same houre and returned to Hierusalem, and found the eleuen gathered together, and them that were with them, saying, The Lord is risen in deed, and hath appeared vnto Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how they knew him in breaking of bread.

Tuesday in Easter weeke.

The Collect.

ALmightie Father, which hast giuen thine onely Sonne to die for our sinnes, and to rise againe for our iustification: graunt vs so to put away the leauen of malice and wickednesse, that wee may [Page] alway serue thee in purenesse of liuing and trueth, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

YE men and brethren, Act. 13.26. children of the generati­on of Abraham, and whosoeuer among you feareth God, to you is this word of saluation sent. For the inhabiters of Hierusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voyces of the Prophets, which are read euery Sabboth day, they haue fulfilled them in condem­ning him. And when they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilat to kill him. And when they had fulfilled all that were written of him, they tooke him downe from the tree, and put him in a sepulchre. But God raised him againe from death the third day, and he was seene many dayes of them which went with him from Galilee to Hierusalem, which are witnesses vnto the people. And wee declare vnto you, how that the promise which was made vnto the Fa­thers, God hath fulfilled vnto their children, euen vnto vs, in that he raised vp Iesus againe, euen as it is written in the se­cond Psalme, Thou art my sonne, this day haue I begotten thee. As concerning that he raised him vp from death, now no more to returne to corruption, hee sayd on this wife. The holy promises made to Dauid, will I giue faithfully vnto you. Wherefore hee sayeth also in another place, Thou shall not suffer thine holy One to see corruption. For Dauid (after that he had in his time fulfilled the will of God) fell on sleepe, and was laid vnto his fathers, and saw corruption. But hee whom God raised againe saw no corruption. Be it knowen vnto you therefore (yee men and brethren) that through this man is preached vnto you forgiuenesse of sinnes, and that by him all that beleeue, are iustified from all things, from which ye could not be iustified by the law of Moses. Beware there­fore, lest that fall on you, which is spoken of in the Prophets, Behold yee despisers, and wonder, and perish ye: For I doe a worke in your dayes, which yee shall not beleeue, though a man declare it vnto you.

The Gospel.

IEsus stood in the mids of his Disciples, Luke 24.36. and said vnto them, Peace be vnto you: It is I, feare not. But they were abashed & afraid, and supposed that they had seene a Spirit. And hee said vnto them, Why are yee trou­bled, and why doe thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands & my feete, that it is euen I my selfe: handle me, and see: for a spirit hath no flesh and bones, as ye se me haue. And when hee had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feete. And while they yet beleeued not for ioy, and wondred, he said vnto them, Haue yee here any meate? And they offered him a piece of a broyled fish, and of an hony combe. And hee tooke it and did eat before them. And he said vnto them, These are the words which I spake vnto you, while I was yet with you: that all must bee fulfilled which were written of mee in the Lawe of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalmes. Then ope­ned hee their wits, that they might vnderstand the Scrip­tures, and said vnto them, Thus it is written, and thus it be­houed Christ to suffer, and to rise againe from death the third day, and that repentance and remission of sinnes should bee preached in his Name among all nations, and must begin at Hierusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.

The first Sunday after Easter.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which, &c. (As at the Communion on Easter day.)

The Epistle.

ALl that is borne of God, 1. Ioh. 5.4. ouercommeth the world. And this is the victory that ouercom­meth the world, euen our faith. Who is hee that ouercommeth the world, but hee that beleeueth that Iesus is the Sonne of God? This Iesus Christ is he that came by water and blood: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it [Page] is the spirit that beareth witnesse, because the spirit is trueth. For there are three which beare record in heauen, the Father, the Word, and the holy Ghost, and these three are one. And there are three which beare record in earth, the Spirit, & Wa­ter, and Blood, and these three are one. If we receiue the wit­nesse of men, the witnes of God is greater: for this is the wit­nesse of God, which he testified of his Sonne. He that belee­ueth on the Sonne of God, hath the witnesse in himselfe: He that beleeueth not God, hath made him a liar, because he be­leeueth not the record that God gaue of his Sonne. And this is the record, how that God hath giuen vnto vs eternall life, and this life is in his Sonne. He that hath the Sonne, hath life, and he that hath not the Sonne of God, hath not life.

The Gospel.

THe same day at night, Iohn 20.19. which was the first day of the Sabboths, when the doores were shut (where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes) came Iesus and stood in the mids, and said vnto them, Peace be vn­to you. And when hee had so said, hee shewed vnto them his handes and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. Then said Iesus to them againe, Peace be vnto you. As my Father sent me, euen so send I you also. And when he had said these words, he breathed on them, and said vnto them, Receiue yee the holy Ghost. Whosoeuers sinnes yee remit, they are remitted vnto them, and whosoe­uers sinnes ye retaine, they are retained.

The ij. Sunday after Easter.

The Collect.

ALmighty God, which hast giuen thine only Son to bee vnto vs both a sacrifice for sinne, and also an ensample of godly life, giue vs the grace that wee may alwayes most thankefully receiue that his [Page] inestimable benefit, and also dayly endeuour our selues to fol­low the blessed steps of his most holy life.

The Epistle.

THis is thanke worthy, 1. Pet. 2.16. if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, and suffer wrong vndeserued. For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patient­ly? But and if when yee doe well, yee suffer wrong, and take it patiently, then is there thanke with God: for hereunto verily were yee called. For Christ also suffered for vs, leauing vs an example that yee should follow his steps, which did no sinne, neither was there guile found in his mouth. Which when he was reuiled reui­led not againe: when he suffered, he threatened not, but com­mitted the vengeance to him that iudgeth righteously. Which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we being deliuered from sinne, should liue vnto righteousnes, by whose stripes yee were healed. For yee were as sheepe going astray, but are now turned vnto the Shepheared and Bishop of your soules.

The Gospel.

CHrist said, Iohn 10.11. I am the good Shep­heard. A good Shepheard giueth his life for the sheepe. An hired seruant, and hee which is not the shepheard, (neither the sheepe are his owne) seeth the woolfe com­ming, and leaueth the sheepe, and fleeth, and the woolfe catcheth and scattereth the sheepe. The hired seruant fleeth, because hee is an hi­red seruant, and careth not for the sheepe. I am the good Shepheard, and know my sheepe, and am knowen of mine. As my Father knoweth me, euen so know I also my Father. And I giue my life for the sheepe. And other sheepe I haue, which are not of this folde: them also must I bring, and they shall heare my voyce, and there shall bee one folde, and one Shepheard.

The third sunday after Easter.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which shewest to all men that be in errour, the light of thy trueth, to the intent that they may returne into the way of righte­ousnes: grant vnto al them that be admitted in­to the fellowship of Christes religion, that they may eschew those things that be coutrary to their profession, & follow all such things as be agreeable to the same, through our Lord Iesus Christ.

The Epistle.

DEarely beloued, 1. Pet. 2.11. I beseech you as strangers and pilgrimes, absteine from fleshly lustes, which fight against the soule, and see that ye haue honest conuersation among the Gen­tiles, that whereas they backbite you as euil doers, they may see your good works, and praise God in the day of visitation. Submit your selues therefore euery man for the Lords sake, whether it be vnto the king, as vnto the chiefe head, either vnto rulers, as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishment of euill doers, but for the laud of them that doe well. For so is the wil of God, that with well doing ye may stop the mouthes of foo­lish and ignorant men, as free and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but euen as the seruants of God. Honour all men: Loue brotherly fellowshippe: Feare God: Honour the King.

The Gospel.

IEsus said to his disciples, Iohn. 16.16. After a while ye shal not see me, and againe, after awhile yee shall see mee, for I goe to the Father. Then sayd some of his Disciples betweene themselues, What is this that hee sayeth vnto vs, After a while shall not see me, and againe, after a while ye shal see me, and that I go to the father? They said therefore, What is this that hee sayeth, After a while? Wee can not tell what he sayeth. Iesus perceiued that they would [Page] aske him, and sayd vnto them. Yee enquire of this betweene your selues, because I sayd, After a while ye shall not see me, and Againe, After a while ye shal see me. Verily, verily I say unto you, Yee shall weepe and lament, but contrariwise the world shall reioyce. Ye shal sorrow, but your sorrow, shalbe tnrned to ioy. A woman when the traueileth, hath sorrow, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguish for ioy that a man is borne into the world. And ye now therefore haue sor­row: but I will see you againe, and your heart shall reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you.

The fourth sunday after Easter.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which doest make the mindes of all faithfull men to be of one will, graunt vnto thy people, that they may loue the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou doest pro­mise, that among the sundry and manifold changes of the worlde, our heartes may surely there be fixed, whereas true ioyes are to be found, through Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

EVery good gift, Iam. 1.17. and euery perfect gift is from aboue, and commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whom is no variablenesse, nei­ther shadowe of change. Of his owne will be­gate he vs with the worde of trueth, that wee shoulde bee the first fruites of his creatures. Wherefore, deare brethren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slowe to speake, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man work­eth not that which is righteous before God. Wherefore lay apart all fillthinesse, and superstuitie of maliciousnesse, and receiue with meekenesse the word that is grafted in you, which is able to saue your soules.

The Gospel.

IEsus said vnto his disciples, Ioh. 16.5. Now I go my way to him that sent me, and none of you as­keth me whither I goe: but because I haue sayd such things vnto you, your hearts are full of sorrow. Neuerthelesse I tell you the trueth, it is expedient for you that I goe a­way. For if I goe not away, that comforter will not come vnto you: but if I depart, I will send him vn­to you. And when he is come, he will rebuke the world of sin, and of righteousnesse, and of iudgement. Of sinne, because they beleeue not on me. Of righteousnesse, because I goe to my Father, and ye shall see me no more. Of indgement, be­cause the prince of this world is iudged already. I haue yet many things to say vnto you, but ye cannot beare them away now. Howbeit, when he is come, which is the spirit of trueth, he will lead you into all trueth. He shall not speake vnto him­selfe, but whatsoeuer he shall heare, that shall he speake, and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorifie me: for he shal receiue of mine, and shal shew vnto you. All things that the Father hath, are mine: therefore sayd I vnto you, that he shall take of mine, and shew vnto you.

The fift Sunday after Easter.

The Collect.

LOrd, from whom all good things doe come, grant vs thy humble seruants, that by thy holy inspira­tion we may thinke those things that be good, and by thy mercifull guiding may performe the same, through our Lord Iesus Christ.

The Epistle.

SEe that ye be doers of the word, Iam. 1.22. and not hea­rers onely, deceiuing your owne selues. For if any man heare the word, and declareth not the same by his workes, he is like vnto a man beholding his bodily face in a glasse: For assoone as hee hath looked on himselfe, [Page] he goeth his way, and forgetteth immediatly what his fashi­on was. But whoso looketh in the perfect law of libertie, and continueth therein, if he be not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, the same shall be happy in his deed. If any man among you seeme to be deuout, & refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans deuotion is in vaine. Pure deuotion, and vndefiled before God the father is this, to visit the fatherlesse and widowes in their aduersitie, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world.

The Gospel.

VErily, Iohn. 16.23. verily I say vnto you, what­seouer yee aske the Father in my name, he will giue if you. Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my name. Aske, and ye shall receiue, that your ioy may be full. These things haue I spoken vnto you by prouerves. The time will come, when I shall no more speake vnto you by pro­uerves, but I shal shew you plain­ly from my Father. At that day shall yee aske in my Name, and I say not vnto you, that I will speake vnto my Father for you: for the Father himselfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleeued that I came out from God. I when out from the Father, and came into the world. Againe, I leaue the world, and goe to the Father. His disciples sayd vnto him, Loe, now thou talkest plainly, and speakest no pro­uerve. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man shoulde aske thee any question, therefore beleeue we that thou camest from God. Iesus answered them, Now ye doe beleeue: behold, the houre draw­eth nigh, and is already come, that ye shalbe scattered euery man to his owne, and shall leaue mee alone: And yet am I not alone, for the Father is with mee. These words haue I spoken vnto you, that in me yee might haue peace, for in the world shall yee haue tribulation: But bee of good cheere, I haue ouercome the world.

The Ascension day.

The Collect.

GRaunt we beseech thee Almightie God, that like as wee doe beleeue thy onely begotten Sonne our Lorde to haue ascended into the heauens: so wee may also in heart and minde thither ascende, and with him continually dwell.

The Epistle.

IN the former treatise, Actes. 1.1 deare Theophi­lus, wee haue spoken of all that Iesus beganne to do and teach, vntill the day in which hee was taken vp, after that hee through the holy Ghost had giuen commaundements vnto the Apostles, whom he had chosen, to whom also he shewed himselfe aliue after his passion (and that by many tokens) appearing vnto them fortie dayes, and speaking of the kingdome of God, and gathered them together, and com­manded them that they should not depart front Hierusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, whereof (sayeth he) ye haue heard of me. For Iohn truely baptized with water, but yee shall be baptized with the holy Ghost after these few dayes. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore againe the kingdome to Israel? And he sayd vnto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his owne power. But ye shall receiue power after the holy Ghost is come vpon you: and ye shall be witnesses vnto me, not onely in Hierusalem, but also in al Iurie, and in Sa­maria, and euen vnto the worlds end. And when he had spo­ken these things, while they beheld, he was taken vpon high, and a cloud recieued him vp out of their sight, And while they looked stedfastly vp toward heauen as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparell, which also sayd, Yee men of Galilee, Why stand ye gazing vp into heauen? This same Iesus which is taken vp from you into heauen, shall so come, euen as ye haue seene him goe into heauen.

The Gospel.

IEsus appeared vnto the eleuen as they fate at meate, Mark. 16.14. and cast in their teeth their vnbeliefe and hardnesse of heart, because they beleeued not them which had seene that hee was risen againe from the dead. And he said vnto them, Go ye into al the world, and preach the Gospel to all creatures: He that beleeueth and is baptized, shal be sa­ued: but he that beleeueth not, shal be damned. And these to­kens shall follow them that beleeue: In my name they shall cast out deuils, they shal speake with new tongues, they shall driue away serpents, and if they drinke any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their handes on the sicke, and they shall recouer. So when the Lord had spoken vnto them, hee was receiued into heauen, and is on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached euery where, the Lorde working with them, and confirming the word with miracles following.

Sunday after Ascension day.

The Collect.

O God, the King of glory, which hast exalted thine only Sonne Iesus Christ with great triumph vnto thy kingdome in heauen: we beseech thee leaue vs not [...]ōfortlesse, but send to vs thine holy Ghost to comfort vs, and exalt vs vnto the same place whither our Sauiour Christ is gone before, who liueth and reigneth, &c.

The Epistle.

THe end of al things is at hand. Be ye therfore sober, 1. Pet 47. and watch vnto prayer. But aboue all things haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shal couer y e multitude of sins. Be ye barberous one to another w tout grudging. As euery man hath receiued the gift, euen so minister the same one to another, as good mi­nisters [Page] of the manifold graces of God. If any man speake, let him talke as the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it, as of the abilitie which God ministreth to him, that God in all things may be glorified through Iesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for euer and euer. Amen.

The Gospel.

WHen the comforter is come, Ioh. 15.26. whom I will send vnto you from the Fa­ther (euen the Spirit of trueth, which proceedeth of the Father) he shall testifie of me, and ye shall beare witnes also, because ye haue These things haue I sayd vnto you, beacause ye should not be offen­ded. They shal excōmunicate you, yea the time shall come, that who­soeuer killeth you, will thinke that he doth God seruice. And such things will they doe vnto you, because they haue not knowen the Father, neither yet me. But these things haue I tolde you, that when the time is come, ye may remember then that I tolde you.

Whitsunday.

The Collect.

GOd which as vpon this day hast taught the hearts of thy faithfull people, by the sending to them the light of thy holy Spirit: Grant vs by the same Spirit to haue a right iudgement in all things, and euermore to reioyce in his holy comfort, through the merits of Christ Iesu our Sauiour, who liueth and reigneth with thee, in the vnitie of the same Spirit, one GOD, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle.

WHen the fiftie dayes were come to an ende, Acts 2.1. they were al with one accord together in one place, and suddenly there came a found from heauen, as it had bene the comming of a mightie winde, and it filled all the house where they sate. And there appeared vn­to them clouen tongues, like as they had beene of fire, & it sate vpon each one of them, and they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, euen as the same Spirit gaue them vtterance. Then were dwelling at Hierusalem, Iewes, deuout men, out of euery nation of them that are vnder heauen. When this was noysed about, the multitude came together, and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake with his owne language. They wondered all, and marueilled, saying among them­selues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galilee. And how heare we euery man his owne tongue wherein we were borne? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabiters of Mesopotamia, and fo Iury, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, and of the partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, & strangers of Rome, Iewes and Proselites, Creetes & Arabians, we haue heard them speake in our owne tongues the great works of God.

The Gospel.

IEsus sayd vnto his disciples, Ioh. 14.15 If yee loue me, keepe my commaundements, and I will pray the father, and he shall giue you another com­forter, that hee may abide with you for euer, euen the spirit of trueth, whom the world can not receiue, because the world seeth him not, neither knoweth him: But yee know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leaue you comfort­lesse, but will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more, but ye see me: For I liue, and ye shall liue. That day shall ye know, that I am in my father, and you in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandements, & kee­peth [Page] them, the same is he that loueth me. And he that loueth me, shalbe loued of my Father, and I wil loue him, and will shew mine owne selfe vnto him. Iudas saith vnto him (not Iudas Iscariot) Lord, what is done that thou will shew thy selfe vnto vs, and not vnto the world? Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him, If a man loue me, he will keepe my sayings, and my Father will loue him, and we wil come vnto him, and dwell with him. Hee that loueth me not, keepeth not my say­ings. And the word which ye heare, is not mine, but the Fa­thers which sent me. These things haue I spoken vnto you, being yet present with you: but the Comforter, which is the holy Ghost, whom my Father wil send in my Name, he shall teach you all things, & bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoeuer I haue said vnto you. Peace I leaue with you, my peace I giue vnto you: not as the world giueth, giue I vnto you. Let not your hearts be grieued, neither feare. Ye haue heard how I said vnto you, I goe and come againe vn­to you. If yee loued mee, ye would verily reioyce, because I said, I go vnto the Father: For the Father is greater then I. And now haue I shewed you before it come, that when it is come to passe, yee might beleeue. Hereafter will I not talke many words vnto you: for the prince of this world commeth, and hath nought in me, but that the world may know that I loue the Father. And as the Father gaue mee Commande­ment, euen so do I.

Munday in Whitsun vveeke.

The Collect.

GOd which as vpon this day hast taught the hearts of thy faithfull, &c. As vpon Whitsunday.

The Epistle.

THen Peter opened his mouth, Act. 10.34 and saide, Of a trueth I perceiue that there is no respect of per­sons with God: but in all people, hee that feareth him, and worketh righteousnes, is accepted with him. Ye know the preaching that God sent vnto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Iesus Christ, which is Lorde [Page] ouer all things. Which preaching was published thorowout all Iurie, and began in Galilee, after the Baptisme which Iohn preached, how God anoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost, and with power. Which Iesus went a­bout doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the deuil: for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all things, which he did in the land of the Iewes, and at Hieru­salem: whom they flew and hanged on a tree: him God rai­sed vp the thirde day, and shewed him openly, not to all the people, but vnto vs witnesses (chosen before of God for the same intent) which did eate and drinke with him after hee a­rose from death. And hee commanded vs to preach vnto the people, and to testifie, that it is he which was ordeined of God to be the iudge of quicke and dead. To him giue all the Pro­phets witnesse, that through his Name whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shall receiue remission of sinnes. While Peter yet spake these wordes, the holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the preaching. And they of the Circumcision, which beleeued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, be­cause that on the Gentiles also was shedde out the gift of the holy Ghost. For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which haue receiued the holy Ghost aswell as wee? And he commanded them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tary a few days.

The Gospel.

SO God loued the world, Iohn 3.16. that he gaue his on­ly begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer belee­ueth in him, should not perish, but haue euer­lasting life. For God sent not his Sonne into the world to cōdemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued. He that beleeueth on him, is not condemned. But he that beleeueth not, is condemned already, beacause hee, hath not beleeued in the Name of the only begotten Son of God. [Page] And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loued darkenesse more then light, because there deedes were euill. For euery one that euill doeth, ha­teth the light, neither commeth to the light, least his deedes should be reproued, But he that doeth the trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes may be knowen, how that they are wrought in God.

Tuesday in Whitsun vveeke.

The Collect.

GOd which as vpon this day half taught hearts of thy faithfull people, &c. As vpon Whitsunday.

The Epistle.

WHen the Apostles which were at Hierusalem, Acts. 8.14 heard say that Samaria had receiued the word of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn: which when they were come downe, prayed for them, that they might receiue the holy Ghost. For as yet hee was come on none of them, but they where baptized onely in the Name of Christ Iesu. Then layed they their hands on them, and they receiued the holy Ghost.

The Gospel.

VErily, verily, Iohn 10.1. I say vnto you, hee that en­treth not in by the doore into the sheepefold, but climeth vp some other way, the same is a thiefe and a murtherer. But hee that entreth in by the doore, is the Shepheard of the sheepe: To him the porter openeth, and the sheepe heare his voyce, and hee calleth his owne sheepe by name, and leadeth them out. And when hee hath sent foorth his owne sheepe, hee goeth before them, and the sheepe followe him, for they knowe [Page] his voyce. A stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto them, but they vnderstood not what things they there which he spake vnto them. Then said Iesus vnto them againe, Verily, verily I say vnto you, I am the doore of the sheepe. All, euen as many as came before me, are theeues & murderers, but the sheepe did not heare them. I am the doore, by me if any enter in, he shall be safe, and shal go in and out, and finde pasture. A thiefe commeth not but for to steale, kill, and destroy. I am come that they might haue life, and that they might haue it more abundantly.

Trinitie Sunday.

The Collect.

ALmighty and euerlasting God, which half giuen vnto vs thy seruants grace, by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternall Trinitie, and in the power of the diuine Maiestie to worship the Vnitie: We beseech thee, that through the stedfastnesse of this faith we may euermore be defended from all aduersitie, which liuest and reignest one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle.

AFter this I looked, Apoc. 4.1. and behold, a doore was open in heauen, and the first voyce which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet, talking with me, which said, Come vp higher, and I will shew thee things which must be fulfilled hereafter. And immediatly I was in the spirit, and beholbe, a seat was set in heauen, and one sate on the seat. And he that sate, was to looke vpon, like vnto a Iasper stone, and a Sardine stone. And there was a rainebow about the seat, in fight like vnto an Emerald. And about the seate were foure and twentie seates, and vpon the seats foure anb twenty Elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and had on their heads crownes of golde. And out of the seate proceeded lightnings, and thunderings, and voyces. And there [Page] were seuen lampes of fire burning before the seat, which are the seuen Spirits of God. And before the seate there was a sea of glasse like vnto Christal, and in the mids of the seat, and round about the seat, were foure beasts full of eyes before anb behinde. And the first beast was like a Lion, anb the second beast like a Calfe, and the thirde beast had a face like a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying Eagle. And the foure beasts had each of them fixe wings about him, and they were full of eyes within. And they did not rest day neither might, saying, Holy, Holy, holy Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts gaue glory, and honour, and thankes to him that sate on the seate (which li­ueth for euer and euer) the foure and twentie Elders fell downe before him that sate on the Throne, and worshipped him that liueth for euer, and cast their crownes before the Throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to re­ceiue glory, and honour, anb power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy wils sake they are, and were created.

The Gospel.

THere was a man of the Phari­sees, Iohn 3.1. named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Iewes. The same came to Iesus by night, and sayde vnto him, Rabbi, wee know that thou art a teatcher come from God, for no man could do such miracles as thou doest, except God were with him. Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him, Verily, verily I say vnto thee, Except a man be borne from aboue, hee cannot see the kingdome of God. Nicode­mus sayd vnto him, How can a man bee borne when hee is olde? Can he enter into his mothers wombe, and bee borne againe? Iesus answered, Verily, verily I say vnto thee, Except a man be borne of water and of the Spirit, he cannot en­ter into the kingdome of God. That which is borne of the [Page] flesh, is flesh: and that which is borne of the Spirit, is spirit, Marueile not thou that I saide vnto thee, Ye must be borne from aboue. The winde bloweth where it lusteth, and thou hearest the sound therof, but thou canst not tel whence it com­meth, nor whither it goeth: So is euery one that is borne of the spirit. Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, How can these things be? Iesus answered and said vnto him, Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, ve­rily I say vnto thee, we speake that we know, & testifie that we haue seene, & ye receiue not our witnesse. If I haue told you earthly things, & ye beleeue not, how shall ye beleeue if I tell you of heauenly things? And no man ascendeth vp to hea­uen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the Sonne of man which is in heauen. And as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wildernes, euen so must the Sonne of man be lift vp, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, perish not, but haue euerla­sting life.

The first Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GOd, the strength of al them that trust in thee, mer­cifully accept our prayers: And because the weak­nesse of our mortall nature can doe no good thing without thee, grant vs the helpe of thy grace, that in keeping of thy Commandements we may please thee both in will and deed, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

DEarely beloued, 1. Iohn 4.7. let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God, and euery one that lo­ueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God. He that loueth not, knoweth not God: For God is loue. In this appeareth the loue of God to vs-ward, because that God sent his onely be­gotten Sonne into the world, that wee might liue through him. Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that hee lo­ued vs, & sent his Sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes. [Page] Dearely beloued, if God so loued vs, we ought also one to loue another. No man hath seene God at any time. If wee loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs. Hereby knowe wee that wee dwell in him, and he in vs, be­cause hee hath giuen vs of his Spirit. And wee haue seene, and doe testifie, that the Father sent the Sonne to be the Sa­uiour of the world. Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the Sonne of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God. And we hane knowen & beleeued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we should trust in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are wee in this world. There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth ont feare: for feare hath painefulnesse. He that feareth, is not perfect in loue. We loue him, for he loued vs first. If any man say, I loue God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar. For how can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God whom he hath not seene? And this commandement haue we of him, that hee which loueth God, sshould loue his brother also.

The Gospel.

THere was a certaine rich man, Luke 16.19. which was clothed in purple and fine white, and fared deliciously euery day. And there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which lay at his gate ful of sores, desiring to bee refreshed with the crummes which fel from the rich mans boorde, and no man gaue vnto him: The dogs came also and licked his sores. And it fortu­ned that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried. And being in hell in torments, hee lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham afarre off, and Lazarus in his bosome, and hee cried, and sayd, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and [Page] send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and coole my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham sayd, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy plaesure, and contrariwise Lazarus receiued paine: but now he is comforted, & thou art punished. Beyond all this, betweene vs and you there is a great space set, so that they which would goe from hence to you, cannot, neither may come from thence to vs. Then he sayd, I pray thee therefore father, send him to my fathers house, (for I haue fiue bre­thren) for to warne them, lest they come also into this place of torment. Abraham said vnto him, They haue Moses and the Prophets, let them heare them. And he sayd, Nay father A­braham, but if one come vnto them from the dead, they will repent. He said vnto him, If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will thy beleeue, though one arise from death againe.

The ij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd, make vs to haue a perpetual feare and loue of thy holy name, for thou neuer failest to helpe and gouerne them whom thou doest bring vp in thy stedfast loue. Grant this, &c.

The Epistle.

MArueile not my brethren, 1. Iohn 3.13. though the worlde hate you. Wee know that wee are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the bre­thren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death. Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer. And ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him. Hereby perceiue we loue, be­cause he gaue his life for vs, and wee ought to giue our liues for the brethren. But who so hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue need, and shutteth vy his compassion from his, how dwelleth the loue of God in him? My babes, let vs not loue in word, neither in tongue: but in deed and in veritie. [Page] hereby we know that we are of the veritie, and can quiet our hearts before him. For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things. Dearely be­loued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue wee trust to Godward, and whatsoeuer wee aske, we receiue of him, be­cause we keepe his commaundements, and doe those things which are pleasant in his sight. And this is his commaunde­ment, that we beleeue on y e name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as he gaue commandement. And hee that keepeth his commaundements, dwelleth in him, and hee in him: and hereby wee know that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirit which he hath giuen vs.

The Gospel.

A Certain man ordained a great sup­per, Luke 14.16. and bade many, and sent his seruant at supper time, to say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things are nowe ready. And they all at once began to make ex­cuse. The first sayd vnto him, I haue bought a farme, and I must needes goe and see it, I pray thee haue mee excused. And another sayd, I haue bought fiue yoke of oxen, and I goe to proue them, I pray thee haue me excused. And another said, I haue married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And the seruant returned, and brought his ma­ster word againe thereof. Then was the good man of the house displeased, and said to his seruant, Goe out quickly into the streetes and quarters of the Citie, and bring in hither the poore, and feeble, and the halt, and blind. And the seruant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commaunded, and yet there is roume. And the Lord said vnto his seruant, Go out into the high wayes and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say vnto you, that none of these men which were bidden, shal taste of my supper.

The iij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd. we beseech thee mercifully to heare vs, and vnto whom thou hast giuen an hearty desire to pray, grant that by thy mighty aide we may be defended, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

SVbmit your selues euery man one to another, 1. Pet. 5.5. knit your selues toge­ther in lowlines of mind: For God resisteth the proud, & giueth grace to the hūble. Submit your selues therfore vnder the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you when the time is come. Cast all your care vpon him, for he careth for you. Be sober, and watch: for your aduer­sary the deuill, as a roaring Lion walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure: whom resist stedfast in y e faith, knowing that y e same afflictions are appoin­ted vnto your brethren that are in the world. But the God of al grace, which hath called vs vnto his eternal glory by Christ Iesu, shall his owne selfe (after that ye haue suffered a little affliction) make you perfect, settle, strength an stablish you. To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer. Amen.

The Gospel.

THen resorted vnto him all the Pub­licanes & sinners, Luke 15.1. for to heare him. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, Hee receiueth sinners, & eateth with thē. But he put forth this parable vnto them, saying, What man among you, ha­uing an hundreth sheepe (if he lose one of them) doth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goeth after that which is lost, vn­till hee finde it? And when hee hath found it, hee layeth it on his shoulders with ioy: and assoone as hee commeth [Page] home, he called together his louers and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee, for I haue found my sheepe which was lost. I say vnto you, that like wise ioy shall bee in heauen ouer one sinner that repenteth, more then ouer nine­tie and nine iust persons, which neede no repentance. Either what woman, hauing ten groats (if shee lose one) doeth not light a candle, and sweepe the house, and seeke diligently till she find it? and when she hath found it, she calleth her louers and her neighbours together, saying, Reioyce with me, for I haue found the groat which I lost. Likewise, I say vnto you, shall there bee ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, o­uer one sinner that repenteth.

The iiij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GOd the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiple vpon vs thy mercie, that thou being our ruler & guide, we may so passe through things temporall, that we finally lose not the things eternall: Grant this, heauenly Father, for Iesus Christs sake our Lord.

The Epistle.

I Suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory which shalbe shewed vpon vs. For the feruent desire of the creatue abideth, Rom. 8.18 looking when the sonnes of God shal appeare, because the creature is subdued to vanitie against the will thereof, but for his will which hath subdued the same in hope. For the same creature shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God. For we know that euery creature groneth with vs also, and trauaileth in paine, euen vnto this time: not onely it, but wee also which haue the first fruits of the spirit, mourne in our selues also, and waite for the adoption of the children of God, euen the de­liuerance of our bodies.

The Gospel.

BE ye mercifull, Luke 6.36 as your Father also is mercifull. Iudge not, and ye shal not be iudged. Condemne not, and ye shal not be condemned. Forgiue, and yee shall be forgiuen. Guie, and it shal bee giuen vnto you: good measure, and pressed downe, and shakentogether, andrunning ouer, shall men giue into your bofomes. For with the same measure that yee mete withall, shall other men mete to you againe. And he put forth a similitude vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blind? Do they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not aboue his master. Euery man shalbe perfect, euen as his ma­ster is. Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, but conside­rest not the beame that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou seest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? First, thou hypocrite, cast out the beame out of thine owne eye, then shalt thou see perfectly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

The fift Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GRaunt Lord, we beseeh thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy gouernance, that thy Congregation may ioyfully serue thee in all godly quietnesse, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BE you all of one minde, 1. Pet. 3.8. and of one heart, loue as brethren, be pitifull, be courteous, (meeke) not rendring euill for euill, or rebuke for re­buke: but contrariwise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, euen that yee should be heires of the blessing. For hee that doeth long after life, and loueth to see good dayes, let him refraine [Page] his tongue from euill, and his lips that they speake no guile. Let him eschew euill and doe good, let him seeke peace and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, and his cares are open vnto their prayers. Againe, the face of the Lord is ouer them that doe euill. Moreouer, who is hee that will harme you, if yee followe that which is good? Yea, happie are yee if any trouble happen vnto you for righ­teousnesse sake. Be not ye afrayd for any terrour of them, neither bee yee troubled: but sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts.

The Gospel.

IT came to passe, Luke 5.1. that when the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God, hee stood by the lake of Genezareth, and saw two ships stand by the lakes side, but the fishermen were gone out of them, & were washing their nets. And hee entered into one of the shippes (which pertained to Si­mon) and prayed him that hee would thrust out a little from the land. And hee sate downe, and taught the people out of the ship. When he had left speaking, hee sayd vnto Simon, Launch out into the deepe, and let slip your nets to make a draught. And Simon answered, and sayd vnto him, Master, we haue laboured all night, and haue taken nothing: Neuer­thelesse, at thy commaundement I will loose foorth the net. And when they had so done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes. But their net brake, and they beckened to their fel­lowes which were in the other ship, that they should come and helpe them. And they came, and filled both ships, that they sunke againe. When Simon Peter saw this, hee fell downe at Iesus knees, saying, Lord, go from me, for I am a sinful man. For he was a astonied, and al that there were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken: and so was [Page] also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Iesus sayd vnto Simon, Feare not, from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And they brought the ships to land, and forsooke all, and followed him.

The sixt sunday after trinitie.

The Collect.

GOd which hast prepared to them that loue thee, such good things as passe mans vnderstanding: powre into our hearts such loue toward thee, that wee louing thee in all things, may obtaine thy promises, which exceed all that the we can desire, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

KNow ye not, Rom. 6.3. that al we which are baptized in Iesus Christ, are bap­tized to die with him? We are buri­ed then with him by baptisme for to die, that likewise as Christ was raised from death by the glorie of the Father, euen so we also should walke in a new life. For if we be grafted in death like vnto him, e­uen so shal we be partakers of the holy resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him also, that the body of sinne might vtterly be destroyed, that henceforth we should not be seruants vnto sinne. For he that is dead, is iustified frō sinne. Wherefore, if we be dead with Christ, we beleeue that we shall also liue with him: Knowing that Christ being rai­sed frō death, dieth no more, death hath no more power ouer him. For as touching that hee died, he died concerning sinne once: and as touching that he liueth, he liueth vnto God. Likewise consider ye also, that ye are dead as touching sinne, but are aliue vnto God, through Christ our Lord.

The Gospel.

IEesus sayd vnto his Disciples, Mat. 5.20 Except your righteousnes exceed the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heauen. Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of olde time, Thou shall not kill: whosoeuer killeth, shall be in danger of iudgement. But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer is angry with his brother vnaduisedly, shall be in danger of iudgement. And whosoeuer saieth vnto his brother, Racha, shall be in danger of a Counsaile. But who­soeuer saith, Thou foole, shal be in danger of hell fire. There­fore, if thou offerest thy gift at the alter, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee, leaue there thine of­fering before the alter, and goe the way first, and be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine aduersarie quickely, whiles thou art in the way with him, least at any time the aduersarie deliuer thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the minister, and then thou bee cast into prison. Verily I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vttermost farthing.

The vij. Sunday after trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd of all power & might, which art the authour and giuer of all good things, graffe in our hearts the loue of thy Name, increase in vs true religion, nourish vs with all goodnes, & of thy great mercy keepe vs in the same, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

I Speake grosly, Rom. 6.19 because of the infirmitie of your flesh. As ye haue giuen your members seruants to vncleannes, and to iniquitie (from one iniquitie to another) euen so now giue o­uer your members seruants vnto righteous­nesse, that ye may be sanctified, For when ye [Page] were seruants of sinne, ye were voyd of righteousnesse. What fruite had ye then in those things whereof yee are now asha­med? For the end of those things is death. But nowe are yee deliuered from sinne, & made the seruants of God, and haue your fruit to be sanctified, and the end euerlasting life. For the reward of sinne is death, but eternall life is the gift of God, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Gospel.

IN those dayes, Mar. 8.1. when there was a very great companie, & had nothing to eate, Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and sayd vnto them, I haue compassion on the people, because they haue bene now with me three dayes, and haue nothing to eate, and if I sende them away fa­sting to their owne houses, they shall faint by the way: for diuers of them came from farre. And his disciples an­swered him, Where should a man haue bread here in the wil­dernesse, to satisfie these? And hee asked them, Howe many loaues haue ye? They sayd, Seuen. And he commanded the people to sit downe on the ground. And hee tooke the seuen loaues, and when he had giuen thankes, he brake, & gaue to his Disciples to set before them: and they did set them before the people. And they had a few smal fishes: and when he had blessed, he commanded them also to be set before them. And they did eate and were suffised. And they tooke vy of the bro­ken meat that was left, seuen baskets full. And they that did eate, were about foure thousand, And he sent them away.

The viij. Sunday after trinitie.

The Collect.

GOd whose prouidence is neuer deceiued, we hum­bly beseech thee, that thou wilt put away from vs all hurtfull things, and giue those things which be profitable for vs, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BRethren, Rom. 8.12 we are debters, not to the flesh, to liue af­ter the flesh: For if ye liue after the flesh, yee shall die. But if yee through the spirit, doe mortifie the deedes of the body, yee shall liue. For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sonnes of God. For ye haue not receiued the spirit of bondage to feare a­ny more: but ye haue receiued the spirit of adoption, where­by we cry Abba, Father. The same spirit certifieth our spirit, that we are the sonnes of God. If we be sonnes, then are we also heires, the hetres (I meane) of God, and heires annexed with Christ, if so be that we suffer with him, that we may al­so be glorified together with him.

The Gospel.

BEware of false prophets, Mat. 7.15. which come to you in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening Wolues: yee shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? Or figs of thistles? Euen so, euery good tree bringeth forth good fruites: but a corrupt tree bringeth foorth euill fruits. A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruits, neither can a bad tree bring foorth good fruits. Euery tree that bringeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire. Wherfore, by their fruits ye shall know them. Not euery one that faieth vnto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdome of hea­uen: but he that doeth the will of my father which is in hea­ven, he shall enter into the kingdome of heauen.

The ix. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GRaunt to vs, Lorde, we beseech thee, the spirite to thinke and doe alwayes such things as bee right­full, that we which cannot be without thee, may by thee be able to liue according to thy wil, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BRethren, 1. Cor. 10.1. I would not that ye should be ig­norant, how that our fathers were all vn­der the cloud, and al passed through the sea, and were all baptized vnder Moses in the cloud, and in the Sea, and did all eate of one spiritual meat, and did all drinke of one spiri­tual drinke: and they dranke of the spiritual rocke that folowed them, which rock was Christ. But in ma­ny of them had God no delight: for they were ouerthrowen in the wildernes. These are ensamples to vs, that we should not lust after euil things, as they lusted: and that yee should not be worshippers of images, as were some of them, accor­ding as it is written: The people sate downe to eate & drinke, and rose vp to play. Neither let vs bee defiled with fornicati­on, as some of them were defiled with fornication, and fell in one day three and twentie thousand. Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed of ser­vents. Neither murmure yee, as some of them murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. All these things happe­ned vnto them for ensamples: but are written to put vs in re­membrance, whom the endes of the world are come vpon. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. There hath none other tentation taken you, but such as followeth the nature of man. But God is faithfull, which shall not suffer you to bee tempted aboue your strength, but shall in the midst of temptation make a way, that ye may bee able to beare it.

The Gospel.

Iesus saide vnto his disciples, Luke 16.1. There was a certaine rich man which had a steward, and the same was accused vnto him that hee had wasted his goods. And he called him, and sayd vnto him, How is it that I heare this of thee? Giue accompts of thy steward ship, for thou mayest be no longer Steward. The Steward said within himselfe, What shall I doe? For my master taketh a­way from me the Stewardship. I cannot dig, & to beg I am [Page] ashamed. I wote what to doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue me into their houses. So when he had called all his masters debters together, he sayd vnto the first, How much owest thou vnto my master? And he sayd, An hundred tunnes of oile. And he sayd vnto him, Take thy bill, and sit downe quickely, and write fiftie. Then said he to anothers, How much owest thou? And he sayd, An hundred quarters of wheate. Hee sayd vnto him, Take thy bill, and write foure score. And the Lord commended the vn­iust Steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this worlde are in their nation wiser then the children of light. And I say vnto you, make you friends of the vnrigh­teous Mammon, that when yee shall haue neede, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.

The x. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

Let thy mercifull eares, O Lorde, bee open to the prayers of thy humble seruants: And that they may obtaine their petitions, make them to aske such thing as shall please thee, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

COncerning spirituall things, 1. Cor. 12.1. brethren, I would not haue you ignorant. Ye know that yee were Gentiles, and went your wayes vnto dumbe images, even as yee were led. Wherefore I declare vnto you, that no man speaking by the spirite of God, defieth Ie­sus. Also no man can say that Iesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost. There are diversities of gifts, yet but one spirit. And three are differences of administrati­ons, and yet but one Lord. And there are differences of administrati­ons, and yet but one Lord. And there are diuers manners of operations, and yet but one God, which worketh all in all. The gift of the spirit is giuen to euery man to edifie with­all. For to one is giuen, through the spirite, the vtterance of wisedome, to another is giuen the vtterance of knowledge [Page] by the same spirite, to another is giuen faith by the same spi­rite, to another the gift of healing by the same spirite, to ano­ther power to doe miracles, to another to prophesie, to ano­ther iudgement to discerne spirits, to another diuers tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues: And these all wor­keth the selfe same spirit, diuiding to euery man a seuerall gift, euen as he will.

The Gospel.

AND when hee was come neere to Hierusalem, Luke 19.41. hee behelde the citie, & wept on it, saying, If thou had­dest knowen those thinges which belong vnto thy peace, euen in this thy day, thou wouldest take heed: but nowe are they hid from thine eyes. For the dayes shal come vnto thee, that thine enemies shall cast a banke about thee, & compasse thee round, and keepe thee in on euery side, and make thee euen with the ground, and thy children which are in thee: And they shall not leaue in thee one stone vpon another, because thou knowest not the time of thy visitation. And he went into the Temple, & began to cast them out that sold therein, and them that bought, saying vnto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but yee haue made it a denne of theeues. And hee taught dayly in the Temple.

The xj. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GOD which declarest thy almightie power, most chiefly in she wing mercie and pitie: giue vnto vs abundantly thy grace, that wee running to thy promises, may be made partakers of thy heauenly treasure, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BRethern, 1. Cor. 15.1. as pertaining to the Gospel which I preached vnto you, which ye haue also ac­cepted, and in the which ye continue, by the which yee are also saued: I doe you to wit after what maner I preached vnto you, if yee keepe it, except yee haue beleeued in baine: For first of all I deliuered vnto you that which I receiued, howe that Christ died for our sinnes, agreeing to the Scriptures, and that hee was buried and that he arose againe the third day according to the Scrip­tures, and that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue: after that, hee was seene of moe then fiue hundreth brethren at once, of which many remaine vnto this day, and niany are fallen a sleepe. After that appeared hee to Iames then to all y e Apostles, & last of all he was seene of me, as of one that was borne out of due time: For I am the least of the Apo­stles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I haue persecuted the Congregation of God. But by the grace of God I am that I am: & his grace which is in me, was not in vaine. But I laboured more abundantly then they all: yet not I, but y e grace of God which is with me. Therefore, whe­ther it were I, or they, so we preached, & so ye haue beleeued.

The Gospel.

CHrist tolde this parable vnto certaine which trusted in themselues that they were perfect, Luke. 18.9. and despised other. Two men went vp into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a Publicane. The Pharisee, stoode and prayed thus with himselfe: GOD I thanke thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust adulterers, or as this Publicane. I fast twise in the weeke, I giue tithe of all that I possesse. And the Publicane standing afarre off, woulde not lift vp his eyes to heauen, but smote his breast, saying, God be mercifull to me a sinner. I tell you, this man departed home to his house iustified more then the o­ther. For euery man that exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and he that humbleth himselfe, shall be exalted.

The xij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

ALmightie and euerlasting God, which art alwayes more ready to heare then we to pray, and art wont to giue more then either we desire or deserue: powre downe vpon vs the abundance of thy mercie, forgi­uing vs those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and gi­uing vnto vs that, that our prayer dare not presume to aske, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

SVch trust haue wee through Christ to God­ward, 2. Cor. 3.4. not that we are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues: but if wee bee able vnto any thing, the same com­meth of God, which hath made vs able to minister the new Testament, not of the let­ter, but of the spirit: For the letter killeth, but the spirit giueth life. If the ministration of death, through the letters figured in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not beholde the face of Moses for the glorie of his con̄tenance (which glory is done a way:) why shall not the ministration of the spirit bee much more glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glorious, much more doeth the ministration of righteousnes exceed in glory.

The Gospel.

IEsus departed from the coastes of Tyre and Sidon, Mar. 7.31. and came vnto the Sea of Galilee, through the mids of the coastes of the ten cities. And they brought vnto him one that was deafe, and had an impe­diment in his speech: and they prayed him to put his hande vpon him. And when he had taken him aside from the people, hee put his fingers into his eares, and did spit, and touched his tongue, and looked vp to heauen, and sighed, and said vnto him, Ephata, that is to say, Bee opened. And [Page] straightway his eares were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plaine. And he commanded them that they should tell no man. But the more hee forbade them, so much the more a great deale they published, saying, He hath done all things well, he hath made both the dease to heare, and the dumbe to speake.

The xiij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

ALmighty and merciful God, of whose onely gift it commeth that thy faithfull people doe vnto thee true and laudable seruice: Grant we beseech thee, that we may so runne to thy heauenly pro­mises, that wee faile not finally to attaine the same, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

TO Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He faith not, Gal. 3.16. In his seedes, as many: but in thy seede, as of one, which is Christ. This I say, that the law which began after­ward beyond foure hundred & thirty yeeres, doeth not disanull the Testament that was confirmed afore of God vnto Christward, to make the pro­mise of none effect. For if the inheritance come of the lawe, it commeth not now of promise: But God gaue it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serueth the law? The lawe was added because of transgression (till the seed came to whom the promise was made) and it was ordained by Angels in y e hand of a Mediatour. A mediatour is not a mediatour of one: but God is one. Is the Law then against the promise of God? God forbid. For if there had been a Law giuen which could haue giuen life, then no doubt righteousnes should haue come by the law. But the Scripture concludeth all things vnder sinne, that the promise by the faith of Iesus Christ should bee giuen to them that beleeue.

The Gospel.

HAppie are the eyes which see the things that yee see. For I tell you that many Prophets and Kings haue desired to see those things which yee see, Luke 10.23. and haue not seene them, and to heare those things which yee heare, & haue not heard them. And behold, a certaine law­yer stood vp, and tempted him, say­ing, Master, what shall I do to in­herite eternall life? Hee sayd vnto him, What is written in the lawe? How readest thou? And he answered, and said, Loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy strength, & with all thy minde, and thy neighbour as thy selfe. And he said vn­to him, Thou hast answered right: this doe, and thou shall liue. But he willing to iustifie himselfe, sayd vnto Iesus, And who is my neighbour? Iesus answered and sayd, A certaine man descended from Hierusalem to Iericho, and fell among theeues, which robbed him of his raiment, & wounded him, and departed; leauing him halfe dead. And it chanced that there came down a certaine Priest that same way, and when he saw him, he passed by. And likewise a Leuite (when hee went nigh to the place) came and looked on him, and passed by. But a certaine Samaritane, as he iourneyed, came vnto him, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound vp his wounds, and powred in oyle and wine, and set him on his owne beast, and brought him to a common Inne, & made prouision for him. And on the mor­row when hee departed, hee tooke out two pence, and gaue them to the hoste, and said vnto him, Take cure of him, and whatsoeuer thou spendest more, when I come againe, I will recompense thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour vnto him that fell among the theeues? And he said vnto him, He that shewed mercie on him. Then said Iesus to him, Goe, and doe thou likewise.

The xiiij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

ALmighty and euerlasting God, giue vnto vs the increase of faith, hope, and charitie: and that wee may obtaine that which thou doest promise, make vs to loue that which thou doest cōmand, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

I Say, Gal. 5.16. walke in the spirit, and fulfill not the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth contrarie to the spirit, and the spirit contrary to the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot doe whatsoeuer ye would. But and if ye be led of the spirit, then are yee not vnder the law. The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication, vncleannesse, wantonnesse, worship­ping of images, witchcraft, hatred, variance, zeale, wrath, strife, seditions, sects, enuying, murder, drunkennesse, glutto­nie and such like, of the which I tel you before, as I haue told you in times past, that they which commit such things, shall not be inheritors of the kingdome of God. Contrarily, the fruit of the spirit is loue, ioy, peace, long suffering, gentlenesse, goodnesse, faithfulnesse, meeknesse, temperance: against such there is no law. They truely that are Christs, haue crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts.

The Gospel.

ANd it chanced as Iesus went to Hierusalem, Luke 17.11. that he passed thorow Samaria, and Galilee. And as he entred into a certaine towne, there met him tenne men that were le­pers which stood afarre off, and put foorth their voices, and sayd, Iesus master, haue mercie on vs. When hee sawe them, hee said vn­to them, Goe, shewe your selues vnto the Priestes. And it came to passe, that as they went, they were clensed. And one of them, [Page] when he saw that he was clensed, turned backe againe, and with a loud voice praised God, and fell downe on his face at his feete, and gaue him thankes. And the same was a Sama­ritane. And Iesus answered and said, Are there not ten clen­sed? but where are those nine? There not found that re­turned againe to giue God prayse, saue onely this stranger. And he said vnto him, Arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole.

The xv. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

KEepe we beseeth thee, O Lorde, thy Church with thy perpetuall mercie: And because the frailtie of man without thee cannot but fal, keepe vs euer: by thy helpe, and leade vs to all things profitable to our saluation, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

YEsee how large a letter I haue written vnto you with mine own hand. As ma­ny as desire with outward appearance to please carnally, Gal. 6.11. the same constraine you to bee circumcised, onely lest they should suffer persecution for the crosse of Christ, for they themselues which are circumcised, keep not the law, but desire to haue you circucised, that they might reioice in your flesh. God forbid that I should reioice, but in the crosse of our Lord Iesus Christ, whereby the world is cru­cified vnto me, & I vnto the world. For in Christ Iesu, neither circumcision auaileth any thing at all, nor vncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walke according vnto this rule, peace be on them, and mercie, and vpon Israel, that per­taineth to God. From henceforch let no man put me to busi­nesse: for I beare in my body the markes of the Lord Iesu. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ bee with your spirit, Amen.

The Gospel.

NO man can serue two masters: For either he shal hate the one and loue the other, Mat. 6.24. or els leane to the one and despise the other. Ye can not serue God and Mammon. Therefore I say vnto you, Bee not careful for your life, what ye shall eate or drinke, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meatē and the bodie more of value then raiment? Behold the foules of the ayre, for they sow not, neither do they reape, nor carie into the barnes, and your hea­uenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better thē they? Which of you by taking carefull thought can adde one cubite vnto his stature? And why care ye for raiment? Consider the Lilies of the field how they grow, they labour not, neither do they spinne: and yet I say vnto you, that euen Salomon in all his royalty was not clothed like one of these. Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde, which though it stand to day, is to morrow cast into the fornace, shall hee not much more doe the same for you, O ye of little faith? Therfore take no thought, saying, What shall wee eate, or what shall wee drinke, or wherewith shall wee bee clothed? After all these things doe the Gentiles seeke. For your heauenly Father knoweth that yee haue neede of all these things. But rather seeke yee first the kingdome of God, and the righteousnesse thereof, and all these things shalbe ministred vnto you. Care not then for the morrow, for to morrowe day shall care for it selfe. Sufficient vnto the day is the trauaile thereof.

The xvj. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd we beseech thee let, thy continual pitie clense and defend thy congregation: and because it can not continue in safety without thy succour, pre­serue it euermore by thy helpe and goodnesse, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

I Desire that you faint not because of my tribu­lations that I suffer for your sakes, Eph. 3.13 which is your praise. For this cause I bow my knees vnto the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which is Father of all that is called father in heauen & earth, y t he would grant you accor­ding to y e riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, that yee being rooted and grounded in loue, might be able to comprehend with all Saints, what is the bredth, length, depth, and height, and to knowe the excel­lent loue of the knowledge of Christ, that yee might bee filled with all fulnesse, which commeth of God. Vnto him that is able to doe exceeding abundantly aboue all that wee aske or thinke, according to the power that worketh in vs, be praise in the congregation by Christ Iesus, thorowout al generations from time to time. Amen.

The Gospel.

AND it fortuned, Luke. 7.11. that Iesus went into a citie called Naim, and many of his disciples went with him, & much people. When he came nigh to the gate of the citie, behold, there was a dead man caried out, which was the onelysonne of his mother, and she was widowe, and much people of the citie was with her. And when the Lord saw her, hee had compassion on her, & said vnto herm, Weepe not. And he came nigh, and touched the coffin: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Yong man, I say vnto thee, Arise. And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake. And he deliuered him to his mother. And there came a feare on them all, and they gaue the glory vnto God, saying, A great Prophet is risen vp among vs, and hath visited his people. And this rumor of him went forth thorowout all Iury, and thorowout all the regions which lie round about.

The xvij. Sunday after trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd, we pray thee, that thy grace may alwayes preuent and follow vs, and make vs continually to bee giuen to all good workes, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

I (Which am a prisoner of the Lordes) exhort you, that yee walke worthie of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Eph. 4.1. with all lowlinesse and meekenesse, with humblenesse of minde, forbearing one another through loue, & be di­ligent to keepe the vnitie of the spirit, through the bond of peace, being one body & one spirit, euen as ye are called in one hope of your calling. Let there be but one Lord, one faith, one baptisme, one God and father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.

The Gospel.

IT chanced that Iesus went into the house of one of the chiefe Pha­rises, Luk. 14.1. to eat bread on the Sabboth day, and they watched him. And behold, there was a certaine man before him which had the dropsie. And Iesus answered & spake vn­to the Lawyers & Pharises, say­ing, Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabboth day? And they held their peace. And he tooke him, & healed him, & let him go, & answered them, saying, Which of you shal haue an Asse, or an Oxe fallen into a pit, and will not straight­way pul him out on the Sabboth day? And they could not answere him again to these things. He put forth also a simili­tude to the ghests, when he marked how they preased to be in the highest roomes, and said vnto them, When thou art bid­den to a wedding of any man, sitte not downe in the highest roome, least a more honourable man then thou bee bidden of him, and hee that bade him and thee, come and say to thee, Giue this man roome: and thou begin with shame to take the [Page] lowest roome. But rather when thou art bidden, goe and fit in the lowest roome, that when he that bad thee, commeth, hee may say vnto thee, Friend, sit vp higher: then shall thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at meate with thee. For whosoener exalteth himselfe, shall be brought low, and he that humbleth himselfe, shall be exalted.

The xviij. Sunday after trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd, we beseech thee, graunt thy people grace to auoyde the infections of the deuil, and with pure heart and minde to followe thee the onely God, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

I Thanke my GOD alwayes on your behalfe, 1. Cor. 14. for the grace of God which is giuen you by Iesus Christ, that in all things yee are made rich by him in all vtterance, and in al knowledge, by the which things the testimonie of Iesus Christ was confirmed in you, so that yee are behind in no gift, wai­ting for the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ, which shall al­so strengthen you to the end, that ye may be blamelesse in the day of the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.

The Gospel.

WHen the Pharises had heard that Iesus had put the Sadduces to silence, Matth 22.34. they came together, and one of them, which was a Doctour of the Law, asked him question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the greatest commaundement in the Lawe? Iesus sayde vnto him, Thou, shall loue the Lord thy GOD with all thine heart, and with all thy [Page] soule, and with all thy minde. This is the first & greatest com­mandement. And the second is like vnto it, Thou shall thou thy neighbour as thy selfe. In these two commaundements hang all the Law & the Prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Iesus asked them, saying, What thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They said vnto him, The sonne of Dauid. He sayd vnto them, How then doth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord sayd vnto my Lorde, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foote­stoole; If Dauid then call him Lord, how is he thē his sonne? And no man was able to answer him any thing, neither durst any man from that day forfh aske him any mo questions.

The xix. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

O God, forasmuch as without thee wee are not able to please thee: grant that the working of thy mer­cie may in all things direct and rule onr hearts, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

THis I say, Eph. 4.17. and testifie through the Lord, that yee hence foorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in banitie of their minde, while they are blinded in their vnderstanding, being far from a godly life, by the meanes of the igno­rance that is in them, & because of the blind­nes ot their hearts: which being past repentance, haue giuen themselues ouer vnto wantonnesse, to worke all maner of vn­cleannesse, euen with greedinesse. But ye haue not so learned Christ: If so bee that yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught in him, as the trueth is in Iesu (as concerning the conuersation in times past) to lay from you the olde man, which is corrupt, according to the deceiueable lustes: to be re­newed also in the spirite of your minde, and to put on that newe man, which after God is shapen in righteousnesse and true holinesse. Wherefore put away lying, & speake euery man [Page] trueth vnto his neighbour, forasmuch as wee are members one of another. Be angry, and sinne not. Let not the sunne go downe upon your wrath, neither giue place to the backbiter. Let him that stole, steale no more, but let him rather labour with his hands the thing which is good, that he may gine vn­to him that needeth. Let no filthie communication proceede out of your mouth, but that which is good to edifie withal, as oft as neede is, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers. And grieue not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto the day of redemption. Let all bitternesse, and fiercenes, and wrath, and roaring, & cursed speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse. Be ye courteous one to another, merciful, forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christs sake hath forgiuen you.

The Gospel.

IEsus entred into a ship, Mat. 9.1 and passed ouer, and came into his owne citie. And beholde, they bought to him a man sicke of the palsie, lying in a bed. And when Iesus sawe the faith of them, he said to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good cheere thy sinnes be forgiuen thee. And beholde, certaine of the Scribes sayde within themselues, This man blasphemeth. And when Ie­sus saw their thoughts, he sayd, wherefore thinke ye euill in your hearts? Whether is it easier to say, Thy sinnes be forgi­uen thee: or to say, Arise, and walke? But that ye may know that the sonne of man hath power to forgiue sinnes in earth: Then saith he to the sicke of the palsie, Arise, take vp thy bed, and goe vnto thy house. And hee arose, and departed to his house. But the people that saw it, marueiled, and glorfied God, which had giuen such power vnto men.

The xx. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

ALmightie and mercifull God, of thy bountifull goodnesse keepe vs from all things that may hurt vs: that wee being ready both in bodie and soule, may with free heartes accomplish those things [Page] that than wouldest haue done, though Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

TAke heede therefore how yee walke circnm­spectly, Ephes. 5.15. not as vnwise, but as wise men, redee­ming the time, because the dayes are euill. Wherefore be yee not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is, and be not drun­ken with wine, wherein is excesse: but be ye filled with the Spirit, speaking vnto your selues in Psalmes, and Hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing and making melodie to the Lord in pour hearts, giuing thankes alwayes for all things vnto God the Father, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, submiting your selues one to another in the seare of God.

The Gospel.

IEsus said, Matth. 22.1. The kingdom of heauen is like bn­to a man that was a King, which made a marriage for his sonne, and sent forth his ser­uants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and the would not come. Again he sent foorth other seruants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I haue pre­mine dinner, mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and al things are readie: come vnto the marriage. But they mabe light of it, anb went their wayes, one to his farme place, ano­ther to his merchandife, and the remnant tooke his seruants, and intereated them shamefully, and slew them. But when the King heard thereof, hee was wroth, and sent foorth his men of ware, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt vp their Citie. Then said he vnto his seruants, The marriage indeede is prepared, but they which were bidden, were not worthy. Goe ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the marriage. And the ser­uants went foorth into the high wayes, and gathered toge­ther all, as many as they could finde, both good and bad: and the wedding was furnished with ghestes. Then the king came in to see the ghestes, and when hee spied there a [Page] man which had not on a wedding garment, he said vnto him Friend, how camest thou in higher, not hauing a wedding garment? And he was euen speechlesse. Then said the King to the ministers, Take and binde him hand and foote, and cast him into vttet darkenesse, there shall be weeping and weeping and gnash­ing of teeth. For many be called, but few are chosen.

The xxj. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GRant we beseech thee mercifull Lord, to thy faith­full people pardon and peace, that they may bee cleansed from all their sinnes, and serue thee with a quiet minde, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

MY brethren, Ephes.6.10. be strong through the Lord, and through the power of his might. Put on all the armour of God, that yee may stand a­gainst all the assaults of the deuil. For wee wrestle not against flesh & blood, but against rule, against power, against worldly rulers, euen gouernounrs of the darknesse of this world, against spiritual craftines in heauenly things. Where­fore take vnto you the whole whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and stand perfect in all things. Stand therefore, and your loynes girde with the trueth, ha­uing on the brestplate of righteousnes, and hauing shooes on your feete, that yee may be prepared for the Gospel of peace. Aboue all, take to you the shield of faith, wherewhih yee may quench all the fierie darts of the wicked, and take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. And pray alwayes with all maner prayer and supplica­tion in the spirit, and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication, for all Saints, and for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth freely, to vtter the secrets of the Gospel (whereof I am a messenger in bonds) that therein I may speake freely, as I ought to speake.

The Gospel.

THere was a certaine ruler, Ioh. 4.46. whose sanne was sicke at Capetnaum. Assone as the same heard that Iesus was come out of Iurie in­to Galilee, hee went vnto him, and besought him that hee would come downe and heale his sonne: for hee was euen at the poynt of death. Then siad Iesus vnto him, except ye see fignes and wonders, ye will not beleeue. The ruler said vnto him, Sir, come downe or euer that my sonne die. Iesus faith vnto him, Goe thy way, thy sonne liueth. The man beleeued the word that Iesus had spoken vnto him, and he went his way. And as he was going downe, the seruants met him, and told him, saying, Thy sonne liueth. Then enquired hee of them the houre when he began to amend. And they said vnto him. Ye­sterday at the seventh houre the seuer left him. So the father knew that it was the same houre in the which Iesus said vn­to him, Thy sonne liueth. And he beleeued, and all his house­hold. This is againe the second miracle that Iesus did, when he was come out of Iurie into Galilee.

The xxij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrd, wee beseech thee to keepe thy housholde the Church in continuall godlinesse, that through thy protection it may be free from all aduersities, and deuoutly giuen to serue thee in good works, to the glory of thy name, through Iesus Christ out Lord.

The Epistle.

I Thanke my God with all remembrance of you alwayes in all my prayers for you, Phil. 1.3. and pray with gladnesse, because ye are come into the fellowship of the Gospel, frō the first day vntill now: and am surely certified of this, that hee which hath begun a good worke in you, shall performe it, vntill the day of Iesus Christ, as it [Page] becommeth me that I should so iudge of you all, because I haue you in my heart, foresmuch as ye are all companions of grace with mee, euen in my bonds, and in the desending and establishing of the Gospel. For God is my record, how great­ly I long after you all, from the very heart roote in Iesus Crist. And this I pray, that your loue may increase yet more and more in knowledge, & in all vnderstanding, that ye may accept the things that are most excellent, that ye many be pure, and sush as offend no man, vntil the day of Christ, being filled with the fruite of righteousnesse, which commeth by Iesus Christ, vnto the glory and prayse of God.

The Gospel.

PEter sayd vnto Iesus, Matth. 18.21. Lord, how oft shall I forgiue my brother, if he sinne against me? till seuen times: Iesus sayth vnto him, I say not vnto thee, vntill seuen times: but, seuenty times seuen times. There­fore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine man that was a King, which would take accomptes of this seruants. And when hee had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents: but forasmuch as hee was not able to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The seruants fell down, and besought him, saying, Sir, haue patience with me, and I wil pay thee all. Then had the Lord pitie on that seruant, & loosed him, and forgaue him the debt. So the same seruant went out, found one of his fel­lowes which ought him an hundred pence; and he laid hands on him, and tooke him by the throate, saying, Pay that thou owest. And his fellow fell downe, and besought him, saying, Haue patience with me, & I will pay thee all. And he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till hee should pay the debt. So when his fellows saw what was done, they were very sorie, and came and tolde vnto their Lord all that had [Page] happened. Then his Lord called him, and said vnto him, O thou vngracious seruant, I forgaue thee all that debt when thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also haue had compasst­on on thy frllow, euen as I had pitie on thee? And his Lord was worth, and deliuered him to the Iaylers, till he should pay all that was due vnto him. So like wise shal my heauen­ly father doe also vnto you, if ye from your hearts forgiue not euery one his brother their trespasses.

The xxiij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

GOd our refuge and strength, which art the author of al godlinesse, be ready to heare the deuout pray­ers of the Church: and graunt that those things which we aske faithfully, we may obtaine effectu­ally, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BRethren, Phil. 3.17. be folowers together of me, & look on them which walke, euen so as ye haue vs for an ensample. For many walke, of whom I haue tolde you often, & now tell you wee­ping, that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ, whose ende is damnation, whose belly is their God, & glory to their shame, which are worldly minded. But our cōuersation is in heauen, from whence we look for the Sauiour, euen the Lord Iesus Christ, which shall change onr vile body, that he may make it like vnto his glorious body, according to the working, where by he is able also to subdue all things vnto himselfe.

The Gospel.

Then the Pharisees went out. and tooke co [...] ­sell how they migtht tangle him in his words. And they sent out vnto him their discples with Herods seruants, Matt. 22.15. saying, Master, wee know that thou art true, & teachest the way of God truely, neither carest thou for any man, [Page] for thou regardest not the outwaqrd appearance of men. Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull that tribute be giuen vnto Cesar, or not? But Iesus perceiuing their wil­kednesse, sayd, whiy tempt ye me ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they tooke him a penie. And he sayd vnto them, whose is this image & superscription? They said vnto him, Cesars. Then said he vnto them, Giue therefore vnto Cesar the things which are Cesars, and vnto Gods. those things which are Gods. When they heard these words, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.

The xxiiij. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

LOrde, wee beseech thee assoyle thy people from thier offences, that through bountifull good­ness wee may be deliuered from the bonds of all those sinnes, which by our frailtie wee haue com­mitted. Graunt this, &c.

The Epistle.

WE giue thankes to God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ alwayes for you in our prayers. For wee haue heard of your faith in Christ Ie­su, Col. 1.3. and of the loue which yee beare to all saints, for the hopes sake which is laide vp in store for you in heauen. Of which hope yee heard be­fore by the true word of the Gospel, which is come vnto you, euen as it is into all the worlde, and is fruitefull, as it is also among you, from the day in the which ye heard of it, and had experience in the grace of God through the trueth, as ye lear­ned of Epaphra our deare fellow seruant, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ, which also declared vnto vs your loue which ye haue in the spirite. For this cause we also, euen since the day wee heard of it, haue not creassed to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with the knowlede of his will, in all wisedome and spiritual vnderstanding, that ye might walke worthy of the Lord, that in all things yee may [Page] please, being fruitfull in all good workes, and increasng in the knowledge of God, strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, vnto al patience and long suffering, with ioyfulnesse, giuing thankes bnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to bee partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light.

The Gospel.

WHile Iesus spake vnto the people, Mat. 9.18. behoid, there came a certaine ruler and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is euen now deceassed, but come and lay thy hand vpon her, and shee liue. And Iesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. And behold, awomau which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeeres, came be­hind him and touched the hemme of his vesture. For shee said within herselfe, If I may touch but euen his vesture onely, I shalbe safe. But Iesus turned him about, and when hee saw her, Doughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee safe. And the woman was made whole euen the same time. And when Iesus came into the rulers house, and said the ministrels and people ma­king and a noyse, he said vnto them, Get you hence, for the maide is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorne. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and tooke her by the hand, and said, Damosel, arise. And the Damosel arose. And this noyse was abroad in all that land.

The xxv. Sunday after Trinitie.

The Collect.

STirre vp, wee beseech thee, O Lord, the wils of thy faithful people, that they plenteously bringing foorth the fruite of good workes, may of thee bee plenteously rewarded, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle.

Behold, Iere. 23.5. the time commeth, faith the Lord, that I will raise vp the righteous branch of Dauid which King shall beare rule, and he shall prosper with wisedome, and shall set vp equitie and righ­teousnesse againe in earth. In his time shall Iuba be saued, and Israel shall dwell without feare. And this is the name that they shall call him, Euen the Lord our righteousnesse. And therefore behold, the time commeth, faith the Lord, that it shalbe no more said, The Lord liueth, which brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt: but, The Lord liueth, which brought foorth and led the seede of the house of Israel out of the North land, and from all coun­threys wherwe I haue seattered them, and they shall dwell in their owne land againe.

The Gospel.

WHen Iesus lift vp his eyes, Iohn 6.5.& saw a great companie come vnto him, he faith vnto Philip, Wheme shall we buy bread that these may eate? This hee said to prooue him, for hee himselfe knew what hee would doc. Philip answered him, Two hundreth penyworth of bread are not suffcient for them, that euery man may take a little. One of his Disciples (An­drew Simon Peters brother) said vnto him, There is a lad here, which hath filue barly loaues, & two fishes, but what are they among so many? And Iesus said, Make the people sit downe. There was much grasse in the place. So the men sate downe, in number about fiue thousand. And Iesus tooke the bread, & when he had giuen thanks, he gaue to his disciples, & the disciples to them that were set down, and like wise of the fi­shes as much as they would. When they had eaten enough, he faith vnto his disciples, Gather vp the broken meat which remaineth, that nothing be lost. And they gathered it together, ly fi [...]led, twelue basketswith the broken meat of the fiue bar­iy loanes, which broken meate remained vnto them that had eaten. Then those men (when they had seene the miracle that [Page] Iesus did) said, This is of a trueth the same Prophet that sthould come into the world.

If there bee any moe Sundayes before Aduent Sunday, to supplie the same, shal be taken the seruice of some of those Sundayes that were omitted betweene the Epiphanie and Septuagesima.

S. Andrewes day.

The Collect.

ALmighte God, which didest giue such grace vnto thy hily Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily o­beyed the calling of thy Sonne Iesus Christ, and fol­lowed him without delay: graunt vnto vs all, that wee, be­ing called vp thy holy word, may foorth with giue ouer our selues obediently to followe thy holy commaundements, through the same Iesus Christ out Lord.

The Epistle.

IF thou acknowledge with thy mouth that Iesus is the Lord, Rom. 10.9& beleeue in thy heart that God rai­sed him vp from death, thou shall bee safe. For to beleeue with the heart, iustfieth, & to knowledge with the mouth, maketh a man safe. For the Scripture faith, whosoeuer beleeueth on him. shal not be confounded. There is no difference betweene the Iew & the Gentile: For one is Lord of al, which is rich vnto all that cal vpon him. For who­soeuer doth call on the Name of the Lord, shall be safe. How then shall they call on him, on whom they haue not beleeued? How shall they beleeue on him, of whome they haue not heard? How shall they heare without a preacher? And how shall they preach without they be sent? As it is written, How beautifull are the seete of them which bring tidings of peace, and bring tidings of good things? But they haue not allobey­ed to the Gospel. For Esai faith, Lord, who hath beleeued our sayings? So then faith commeth by hearing, and hea­ring commeth by the word of God. But I aske, Haue they not herard? No doubt their sound went out into all lands, and their words into the ends of the world. But I demaunde [Page] whether Israel did know or no: First Moses faith, I will prouoke you to enuie by them that are no people by a foolish nation I will anger you. Esai after that is bolde, and saith, I am found of them that sought mee not, I am manifest vnto them that asked not after me. But against Israel hee saith, All day long haue I stretched foorth my hands vnto a people that beleeueth not, but speaketh against me.

The Gospel.

AS Iesus walked by the sea of Galilee, hee saw two brethren, Mat. 4.18. Simon, which was cal­led Perer, and Andrew his brother, castinga net into the sea (for they were fishers) and he said vnto them, Follow me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And when he was gone forth from thence, he saw other two brethren, Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and hee called them. And they immediatly left the ship and their father, and followed him.

S. Thomas the Apostle.

The Collect.

ALmightie and euerlining God, which for the more confirmation of the faith, diddest suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to bee doubtful in thy sonnes resurxection: Grannet vs so perfetly, and with­out all doubt to beleeue in thy Sonne Iesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight neuer bee reprooued. Heare vs, O Lord, througe the same Iesus Christ, to whom with thee and the holy Ghost, be all honour, &c.

The Epistle.

NOwe yee are not strangers, Eph. 2.19. nor forxeiners, but citizens with the Saints, and of the housholde of God, and Are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophers, Iesus Christ him­selfe being the head corner stone? m whome what building [Page] soeuer is coupled together, it groweth vnto an holy Temple of the Lord, in whom ye also are built together, to be an habi­tation of God through the holy Ghost.

The Gospel.

THomas one of the twelue, Iohn 20. 24 which is called Didymus, was not with them when Iesus came. The o­ther disciples therefore sayd vnto him, wee haue seene the Lorde. But he sayd vnto them, Except I see in his handes the print of the nailes, and put my finger into the print of the nailes, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not be­leeue. And after eight dayes, a­gaine his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Iesus, when the doores were shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be vnto you. And after that, he said to Thomas, Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and bee not faithlesse, but beleeuing. Thomas answered, and sayd vnto him, My Lord, and my God. Iesus said vnto him, Thomas, because thou hast seene mee, thou hast beleeued. Blessed are they that haue not seene, and yet haue beleeued. And many o­ther signes truely did Iesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this booke. These are written, that ye might belecue, that Iesus Christ is the Sonne of God, and that (in beleeuing) ye might haue life through his Name.

The Conuersion of S. Paul.

The Collect.

GOD which hast taught all the world, through the preaching of thy blessed Apostle Saint Paul, grant wee beseech thee, that we which haue his wonderfull conuersion in remembrence, may fol­low and fuifill thy holy doctrine that hee taught, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

ANd Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the Disciples of the Lord, went vnto the hie Priest, Acts. 9.1.& desired of him let­ters to cary to Damasco, to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way (were they men or women) he might bring them bound to Hierusalem. And whē he iourneyed, it for­tuned that as he was come nigh to Damasco, suddenly there shined round about him a light from heauen, and he fell to the curth, & heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why perse­cutest thou me? And he said, what art thou Lord? And the Lord said, I am Icsus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kicke against the prick. And he both trembling and astonied said, Lord, what wilt thou haue me to doe? And the Lord said vnto him, Arise, and go into the citie, and it shall be tolde thee what thou must doe. The men which tourneyed with him, stood amazed, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth, & when hee opened his eyes, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damasco. And hee was three dayes without sight, and did neither eat nor drinke. And there was a certaine disci­ple at Damasco, named Ananias: and to him said the Lord in a vision, Anamas, And hee said, Behold, I am here Lord. And the Lorde said vnto him, Arise, and goe into the strcete which is called Straight, and seeke in the house of Iudas, af­ter one called Saul of Thursus. For behold, he prayeth, and hath seene in a vision a man named Ananias, comming in vnto him, and putting his hands on him, that he might receiue his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I haue heard by ma­ny of this man, how much euill he hath done to the Saints at Hierusalem. And here he hath authoritie of the hie Priests, to bind all y t call on thy Name, The Lord said vnto him, Go thy way, for he is a chose vessell vnto me, to beare my name before the Gentiles, & Kings, and the children of Israel. For I will shew him how great things hee must suffer for my Names sake, And Ananias went his way, and entred into the house, and put this hands on him, and said, Brother Saul, the Lord [Page] that appeared vnto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receiue thy sight, & bee filled with the holy Ghost. And immediatly there fel from his eyes as it had bene scales, and hee receiued sight, and arose, and was baptized, and receiued meat, and was comforted. Then was Saul a certaine dayes with the discriples which were at Da­masco. And straight way bee preached Christ in the Syna­gogues, how that he was the Sonne of God. But all that heard him, were amazed, and sayd, Is not this he that spoy­led them, which called on this name in Hierusalem, and came hither for that intent, that hee might bring them bound vnto the hie Priests: But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes which dwelt at Damasco, affirming that this was very Christ.

The Gospel.

PEter answered and sayd vnto Iesus, Matth. 19.27. Be­hold, we haue for saken all and folowed thee, what shall we haue therefore; Iesus said vn­to them, verely I say vnto you, that when the Sonne of man shall sit in the seate of his maiestie, ye that haue followed me in the re­generation, shall sit also vpon twelue seates, and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel. And euery one that forsaketh house, or brethen, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, orlands, for my names sake, shall receiue an hundred folde, and shal inherit euerlasting life. But many that are first, shall be last, and the last shalbe first.

The purification of Saint Marie the Virgin.

The Collect.

ALmighty and euerlasting God, wee humbly be­seech thy Maiestie, that as thy onely begotten Sonne was this day presented in the Temple in substance of our fiesh: so graunt that wee may be Presented vnto thee with pure and cleare mmdes, by Iesus Christ our Lord.

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The Epistle.

The same that is appointed for the Sunday. The Gospel.

The Gospel.

WHen the time of their purification (after y e law of Moses) was come, they brought him to Hierusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: Euery man childe that first ope­neth the matrix, Luk. 2.22. shall be called ho­ly to the Lord) and to offer (as it is sayd in the Law of the Lord) a payre of turtle doues, or two yong pigeons. And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon, and the same man was iust and godly, and looked for the cpnsola­tion of Israel, and the holy Ghost was in him. And an an­swere had he receiued of the holy Ghost, that he should not see death, except he first sawe the Lord Christ. And he came by inspiration into the Temple.

S. Matthias day.

The Collect.

ALmighty God, which in the place of the traitor Iudas diddest chuse thy faithful seruant Mathi­as to bee of the number of thy twelue Apostles: Grant that thy Church, being alway preserued from false Apostles, may be ordered and guided by faithfull and true pastours, though Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

IN those dayes Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, Acts 1.15 and sayd, (The number of names that were together, were about an hundred and twenty) yee men and brethren, this Scrip­ture must needes haue been fulfilled, which the holy Ghost, through the mouth of Dauid, spake before of Iudas, which was guide to themt that tooke Iesus. For he [Page] was numbred with vs, and had obtained fello wship in this ministration. And the same hath now possessed a platte of ground with the reward of iniquitie, and when he was han­ged, hurst asu [...]der in the middes, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was knowen vnto all the inhabiters of Hierusa­lem, insomuch that the same fielde is called in their mother tongue, Acheldama, that is to say, the bloody fielde. For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, His habitation bee voyde, and no man be dwelling therein, and his bishopricke let ano­ther take. Wherefore, of these men which haue companied with vs (all the time that the Lord Iesus had all his Conuer­sation among vs, beginning at the baptisme of Iohn, vnto that same day that he was taken vp from vs) must one be or­deined to be a witnesse with vs of his resurrcction. And they appointed two: Ioseph, which is called Barsabas (whose surname was Iustus) and Matthias. And when they pray­ed, they sayd, Thou Lorde which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, that hee may take the roome of this ministration & Apostleship, from which Iudas by transgression fell, that he might goe into his owne place, And they gaue forth their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles.

The Gospel.

IN that time Iesus answered, Matt. 1.25. and sayde, I thanke thee, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things frō the wise and prudent, and hast shewed them vnto babes: Verily Father, euen so was it thy good pleasure. All things are giuen vn­to me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Sonne, but the father, neither knoweth any man the Father, saue the Sonne, and hee to whomsoeuer the Sonne will open him. Come vnto me, all yee that labour, and are laden, and I will ease you. Take my yoke vpon you, and learne of me, for I am meeke and lowly in heart, and yee shall finde rest vnto your soules: for my yoke is easie, and my burden is light.

Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.

The Collect.

WE beseech thee, Lorde, power thy grace into our hearts, that as we haue knowē Chrst thy sonnes incarnation by the message of an Angel: so by his crosse and passion wee may be brought vnto the glory of his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

GOd spake once againe to Ahaz, saying, Esai. 7.10. Re­quire a token of the Lord thy God, whether it bee toward the depth beneath, or towarde the height aboue. Then said Ahaz, I will re­quire none, neither will I tempt the Lord. And he saide, Hearken to, ye of the house of Dauid: Is it not ynough for you that ye be grieuous vnto men, but yee must grieue my God also; And therefore the Lord shall giue you a token: Behold, a virgin shall conceiue, and beare a sonne, and thou his mother shalt call his name Emmanuel. Butter and houie shall hee eate, that he may know to resuse the euill, and chuse the good.

The Gospel.

ANd in the sixt moneth, Luk. 1.26. the Angell Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a Citie of Galilee named Naza­reth, to a virgin spoused to a man, whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins went in vnto her, and said, Haile full of grace, the Lorde is with thee, blessed art thou among wo­men. When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation that should be. And the Angell sayde vnto her, Feare not Marie, for thou hast found grace with God: Be­hold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and beare a sonne, and shall call his name Iesus. he shalbe great, and shall bee [Page] called the sonne of the Highest. And the Lord God shall giue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid, & he shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdom there shall be none ende. Then said Mary to the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man: And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, & the power of the highest shall ouer shadow thee. Therefore also that ho­ly thing wich shall be borne, shalbe called the sonne of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, shee hath also conceiued a sonne in her age, and this is the sixt moneth, which was called barren: for with God nothing shalbe vnpossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it vnto me accor­ding to thy word. And the Angel departed from her.

Saint Markes day.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which hast instructed thy holy Church with the heauenly doctrine of thy Euan­gelist Saint Marke, giue vs grace that we be not like children, carried away with euery blast of vaine doctrine: but firmely to be established in the trueth of thy holy Gospel, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

VNto euery one of vs is giuen grace, Ephe. 4.7 according to the measure of the gift of Christ. wherefore he sayeth, when he went vp on high, he ledde captiuitie captiue, and gaue giftes vnto men. That hee ascended, what meaneth it, but that he also descended first into the lower partes of the earth: He that descended, is euen the same also that ascen­ded vp aboue all heauens, to fulfill all things. And the very same made some Apostles, some Prophets, some Euange­listes, some shepheards, and teachers, to the edisying of the saints, to the worke and administration, euen to the edisying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the vnitie of the faith, and knowledge of the sonne of God, vnto a perfect man, vnto [Page] the measure of the full perfect age of Christ: That we hence­forth should be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery wind of doctrine, by the wilinesse of men, through craftinesse, whereby they say awaite for vs to decieue vs. But let vs follow the trueth in love, and in all things growe in him which is the head, euen Christ: in whom if all the body be coupled and knit together throughout euery ioynt, where­with one ministreth to another (according to the operation, as euery part hath his measure) he encreseth the body, vnto the edisying of it selfe through loue.

The Gospel.

I Am the true Vine, Ioh. 15.1 and my fa­ther ther is an hysbandman. Euery branche that breareth not fruite in mee, he will take away: and eue­ry branche that beareth fruite, will hee purge, that it may bring forth more fruite. Now are yee cleane through the wordes which I haue spoken vnto you. Bide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot beare fruite of it selfe, except it bide in the Vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the Vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in mee, and Iin him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. For without me can yee doe nothing. If a man bide not in mee, he is rast foorth as a branche, and is withered, and men gather them, and cast them into the fixe, and they burne. If yee a­bide in mee, and my wordes abide in you, aske what yee will, and it shal be done for you. Herein is my Father glorified, that yee beare much fruit, and become my Disciples. As the Fa­ther hath loued mee, euen so also haue I loued you: Conti­nue you in my loue. If yee keepe my commandments, yee shall abide in my loue, euen as I haue kept my fathers com­mandements, and abide in his loue. These things haue I spoken vnto you, that my ioy might remaine in you, and that your ioy might be full

S. Philip and Iames day.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, whom truely to know is euerla­sting life: grant vs perfectly to knowe thy Sonne Iesus Christ to be the way, the Trueth, and the Life, as thou hast thught S.Philip, and other the Apostles, throught Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

IAmes the seruant of God, Iam. 1.1 and of the Lorde Iesus Christ, sendeth greeting to the twelue Tribes which are scattered abroad. My brethren, count it for an exceeding ioye, When yee fall into diuers temptations: Knowing this, that the trying of your faith gendreth patience, and let patience haue her perfect woorke, that yee may bee perfect and sounde, lacking nothing. If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of him that giueth it, euen God, which giueth to all men indifferent­ly, and casteth no man in the teeth, and it shall be giuen him. But let him aske in faith, and wauer not. for he that doub­teth, is like a waue of the Sea, which is tost of the windes, and caried with violence: neither let that man thinke, that he shall receiue any thing of the Lord. A wauering minded man is vnstable in all his wayes. Let the brother which is of lowe degree, reioyce when hee is exalted. Againe, let him that is rich, reioyce when he is made lowe: For euen as the floure of the grasse shall hee passe away. For as the Sunne reseth with heat, and the grasse withereth, and his floure fal­leth away, and the beautie of the fashion of it perisheth: euen to shall the rich man perish in his wayes. Happy is the man that endureth temtation: for when he is tryed, hee shall re­ceive the crowne of life, which the Lorde hath promised to them that loue him.

The Gospel.

ANd Iesus sayde vnto his Disciples, Ioh. 14.1. Let not your hearts be troubled. ye beleeue in God, beleeue also in me. In my Fathers house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would haue tolde you. I goe to prepare a place for you: And if I goe to prepare a place for you, I will come againe, and receiue you, euen vnto my selfe, that where I am, there may ye be also. And whither I goe, yee knowe, and the way yee know. Thomas saith vnto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest, and how is it possible for vs to know the way: Iesus faith vnto him, I am the way, and the Trueth, and the Life, No man commeth to the father but by me. If yee had knowen me, ye had knowen my father also: And now ye know him, and haue seene him, Philip sith vnto him, Lord, shew vs the Father, and it sus­ficeth vs. Iesus saith vnto him, Haue I beene so long time with you, and yet hast thou not knowen me: Philip, he that hath seene me, hath seene my Father: and how sayest thou then, Shew vs the Father: Beleeuest not thou, that I am in the Father, & the Father in me: The words that I speake vnto you, I speake not of my selfe: but the Father that dwel­leth in me, is he that doeth the works. Beleeue me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or els beleeue me for the workes sake. Verely, verely I say vnto you, He that belee­ueth on me, the workes that I doe, the same shall he doe also: and greater workes then these shall hee doe, because I got vnto my Father. And whatsoever yee aske in my name, that will I doe, that the Father may bee glorified by the Sonne. If ye shall aske any thing in my Name, I will doe it.

S.Barnabe Apostle.

The Collect.

LOrde almightie, which hast endued thy holy A­postle Barnabas with singular gistes of the ho­ly Ghost: let vs not bee destitute of thy manifolde giftes, nor yet of grace, to vse them alway to thy [Page] honour and glorie, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

TIdings of these things came vnto the eares of the congregation which was in Hirusa­lem. And they sent forth Barnabas, Act. 11.22 that hee should goe vnto Antioch. Which when hee came, and had seene the grace of God, was glad, & exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would contiunally cleaue vnto the Lord. For he was a good man, and ful of the holy Ghost, and of faith, & much people was added vnto the Lord. Then departed Barnabas to seeke Saul: and when he had found him, he brought him vnto Antioch. And it chaunced, that a whole yeere they had their conuersation with the congrega­tion there, and they taught much people, insomuch that the disciples of Antioch, were the first that were called Christen. In those dayes came. Prophets from the cities of Hierusalcm vnto Antioch. And there stood vp one of them, named Aga­bus, and signified by the spirit, that thre should bee great dearth throughout all the world: which came to passe in the Emperour Claudius dayes. Then the disciples, euery man according to his ability, purposed to send succour vnto the bre­thren which dwelt in Iurie: which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

The Gospel.

THis is my commandement, Ioh. 15.12. that ye loue together as I haue loucd you. Greater loue hath no man then this, that a man bestow his life for his friendes. Yee are my friends, if yee doe whatsoeuer I commaund you. Henceforth call I not you seruants: for the ser­uant knoweth not what his lorde doeth: but you haue I called friends, for al things that I haue heard of my Father, I haue opened vnto you. yee haue not chosen me, But I haue chosen you, and ordeined you to goe [Page] and bring forth fruite, and that your fruite should remaine, that whatsoeuer ye aske of the father in my Name, he may giue it you.

Saint Iohn Baptist.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, by whose prouidenee thy seruant Iohn Baptist was wonderfully borne, and sent to prepare the way of thy sonne our Sauiour by Preaching of penance: make vs so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that wee may truly repent, according to his preaching, and after his example constantly speake the trueth, boldely rebuke vice, and pattently suffer for the trueths sake, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BE of good cheare, Esai. 40.1. my people. Dye prophets, comfort my people, faith your God, comfort Hierusalem at the heart, & tell her that her trauaile is at an end, that her offence is par­doned, that she hath receiued of the Lordes hand sufficient corxectrion for all her sins. A voice cried in y e wildernes, Prepare the way of the Lord in the wildernes, make straight the path for our God in the desext. Let all valleys be exalted, and euery moun­taine and hill be laid low. What so is crooked, let it be made straight, and let the rough be made plaine fields. For the glo­rie of the Lord shall appeare, & all flesh shal at once see it. For why: the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The same voyce spake, Now cry. And the Prophet answered, what shall I cry: That all flesh is grasse, and that all the goodlines there­of is as the floure of the field. The grasse is withered, t [...] floure falleth away. Even so is the people as grasse, when the breath of y e Lord bloweth vpon them. Neuertheles, whether the gtrasse wither, or that the floure fade away, yet the worde of our God endureth for euer. Go vp vnto the hie hill (O Si­on) thou that bringest good tidings, lift vp thy voice w t pow­er, O thou preacher Hierusalem, lift it vp without feare, and [Page] say vnto the cities of Iuda. Beholde your God, behold, the Lord God shall come with power, and beare rule with his arme. Behold, hee bringeth his treasure with him, and his workes goe before him. He shal feede his flocke like an heard­man: hee shall gather the Lambes together with his arme, and carie them in his bosome, and shall kindly entreate those that beare yong.

The Gospel.

ELizabeths time came y t shee should be deliuered, Luk. 1.57 and shee brought forth a sonne. And her neighbours and her cousins heard say howe the Lord had shewed great mercie vp­on her, and reioyced with her. And it fortuned, that in the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and called his name Zacharie, af­ter the name of his father. And his mother answered and said. Not to, but his name shall be cal­led Iohn. And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kin­red that is named with this name. And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called. And he asked for writing tables, and wrote, fying, His name is Iohn. And they marueiled all. And his mouth was opened immediatly and his tongue also, and he spake and praised God. And feare came on all them that dwelt nigh vnto him. And all these sayings were noysed abroad throughout all the hie countrey of Iurie, and they that heard them, laide them vp in their hearts, saying, what maner of childe shall this bee: And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Pray­sed be the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redee­med his people, and hath raysed vp a horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid, euen as he promised by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began. That weshould be saued from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate vs. That hee would deale merci­fully with our fathers, and remember his holy Couenaunt: [Page] that he would performe the oath which hee sware to our fa­ther Abraham, for to giue vs. That we, being deliuered out of the hands of our enemies, might serue him without freare all the dayes of our life, in such holinesse and righteousnesse, as are acceptable for him. And thou childe shall bee called the Prophet of the highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes. To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, for the remission of sinnes, through the ten­der mercie of our God, whereby the day spring from an high hath visited vs. To giue light to them that sit in darknesse, and in the shadowe of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace. And the childe grew, and waxed strong in spi­rit, and was in wildernesse, till the day came when he should shew himselfe vnto the Israelites.

Saint Peters day.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which by thy sonne Iesus Christ, hast giuen to thy Apostle S.Peter many excellent gifts, and comandedst him earnestly to feede thy flocke: make we beseech thee all Bishops and Pastours diligently to preach thy holy word, and the people obediently to follow the same, that they may receiue the crowne of euerlasting glorie, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

AT the same time, Acts 12.1 Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vexe certaine of the congregation, and he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword. And because hee sawe it pleased the Iewes, he proceeded further, and tooke Peter also. Then were the dayes of sweete bread. And when hee had caught him, he put him in prison also, and deliuered him to foure quaternions of souldiers to bee kept, intending after Easter to bring him foorth to the people. And Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the con­gregation vnto God for him. And when Herod would haue brought him out vnto the people, the same night slept Peter [Page] tweene two souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the kee­pers before the doore kept the prison. And behold, the Angel of the Lord was there present, and a light shined in the habi­tation, and he smote Peter on the side, and stirred him vp, say­ing, Arise vp quickly. And his chaines fell from his hands. And the Angle said vnto him, Gird thy selfe, and binde on thy sandales. And so hee did. And hee faith vnto him, East thy garment about thee, and follow me. And hee came out, and followed him, and wist not that it was trueth which was done by the Angel, but though thee had seene a vision. When they were past the first and secoud watch, they came vnto the yron gate that leadeth vnto the citie, which opened to them by the owne accord: and they went out, and passed through one streete, and foorthwith the Angle departed from him. And when Peter was come to himselfe, hee said, Now I know of a suretie that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the wai­ting of the people of the Iewes.

The Gospel.

WHen Iesus came into the coastes of the Citie, Mat. 16.13 which is called Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, whom do men say that I the sonne of man am: They sayde, Some say that thou art Iohn Baptist, some Elias, some Iere­mias, or one of the Prophets. Hee saith vnto them, But whom say yee that I am: Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art Christ the sonne of the liuing God. And Iesus an­swered, and said vnto him, Happie art thou Simon the sonne of Iohas: for flesh and blood hath not opened that vnto thee, but my father which is in heauen. And I say vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke will I build my congre­gation, and the gates of hell shall not preuaile against it. And I will giue vnto thee the keyes of the kingdome of heanen: And whatsoeuer thou bindest in earth, shall be bound in hea­uen: and whatsoeuer thou loosest in earth, shall bee loosed in heauen.

S. Iames the Apostle.

The Collect.

GRant, O mercifull God, that as thine holy Apo­stle Iames, leauing his father and all that he had, without delay was obedient vnto the calling of thy Sonne Iesus Christ, and followed him: So we, forsking all wordly and carnal affections, may be euer­more ready to follow thy commandements, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

IN those dayes came Prophets from the Ci­tie of Hierusalem, Acts. 11.27 vnto Antioch. And there stood vp one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirite, that there should bee great dearth throughout all the world, which came to passe in the Emperour Clau­dius dayes. Then the disciples, euery man according to his habilitie, purposed to send succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewrie: which thing they also did, and sent it to the elders, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. At the same time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vexe certaine of the congregation. And hee killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword: and because hee saw it pleased the Iewes, he proceeded further, and tooke Peter also.

The Gospel.

THen came to him the mother of Zebedees children, Mat. 20.20 with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certaine thing of him. And hee said vnto her, what wilt thou: Shee said vn­to him, Grant that these my two sonnes may sit, the one on the right hand, and the other on the lest, in they kingdome. But Iesus answered and sayd, yee wote not what yee aske. Are yee able to drinke of the cup that I shall drinke of: and to bee baptized with the bap­tisme that I am baptized with: They saide vnto him, wee are. Hee said vnto them. yee shall drinke in deede of my cup, and be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with: [Page] but to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to giue, but it shall chaunce vnto them that it is prepared for of my fa­ther. And when the ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren. But Iesus called them vnto him, and sayde, yee knowe that the princes of the nations haue dominion ouer them, and they that are great men, exercise authoritie vpon them. It shall not be so among you. But whosoeuer will bee great among you, let him bee your minister, and whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant: Euen as the sonne of man came not to bee ministred vnto, but to mini­ster, and to giue his life a redemption for many.

S.Bartholomew Apostle.

The Collect.

O Almightie and euerlasting God, which hast giuen grace to thine Apostle Bartholomewe, truely to beleeue and to preach the word: graunt, wee be­seech thee, vnto thy Church, both to loue that hee beleeued, and to preach that hee taught, through Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

BY the handes of the Apostles were ma­ny signes and wonders shewed among the people: and they were all together with one accorde in Salomons porche. And of other durst no man ioyne him­selfe to them: neuerthelesse the people magnified them. The number of them that beleeued in the Lord, Act. 5.12 both of men and women, grewe more and more, in so much that they brought the sicke into the streetes, and laide them on beddes and couches, that at the least way the sha­dow of Peter when he came by, might shadow some of them. There came also a multitude out of the cities round about, vnto Hierusalem, bringing sicke folkes, and them which were vexed with vncleane spirits, and they were healed euery one.

The Gospel.

AND there was a strife among them, Luk. 22.24 which of them should seeme to bee the greatest. And hee said vnto them, The kings of nations reigne ouer them, and they that haue authoritie vpon them, are called gracious Lords: but yee shall not so be. But he that is greatest among you, shalbe as the yonger, and he that is chiefe, shalbe as he that doeth minister. For whether is greater, hee that sitteth at meate, or hee that serueth: Is not hee that sitteth at meate: But I am among you as one that ministreth. Yee are they which haue bidden with me in my temptations. And I appoint vnto you a kingdome, as my father hath appointed vnto me, that ye may eat and drinke at my table in my kingdome, and sit on seates iudging the twelue tribes of Israel.

Saint Matthew Apostle.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which by thy blessed sonne didst call Matthew from the receite of custome, to bee an Apostle and Euangelist: Graunt vs grace to forsake all couetous desires and inordinate loue of riches, and to follow thy said sonne Iesus Christ, who liueth and reigneth, &c.

The Epistle.

SEeing that wee haue such an office, 2. Cor. 4.1 euen as God hath had mercie on vs, we goe not out of kinde, but haue cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie, and walke not in craftinesse, neither handle we the word of God deceitfully, but open the trueth, and report our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God. If our Gospel be yet hid, it is hid among them that are lost, in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which beleeue not, lest the light of the Gospel of the glorie of Christ (which is y e image of God) should shine vnto them, For we preach not our selues, [Page] but Christ Iesus to bee the Lord, and our selues your seruants for Iesus sake. For it is God that commandeth the light to shine out of darkenesse, which hath shined in our hearts, for to giue the light of the knowledge of the glorie of God, in the face of Iesus Christ.

The Gospel.

ANd as Iesus passed forth from thence, Ma [...]. 9 hee saw a man (named Matthew) sitting at the receit of custome: and he said vnto him, Follow me. And hee arose, and followed him. And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes also and sinners that came, sate downe with Iesus and his disciples. And when the Pharises saw it, they said vnto his disciples, why eateth your master with Publicaues and sinners: But when Iesus heard that, he said vnto them, They that bee strong, neede not the Physicion, but they that are sicke. Goe yee rather and learne what that meaneth: I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Saint Michael and all Angels.

The Collect.

EVerlasting God, which hast ordeined and constituted the feruices of all Angels, and men in a wonderfull order: Mercifully graunt that they which alway doe thee secuice in heaven, may by thy appointment succour and defend vs in earth, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

THere was a great battell in heaven: Michael and his Angels fought with the Dragon, Apo. 12.7 and the Dragon fought with his Angels, and preuailed not, neither was theri place found any more in heauen. And the great Dragon, that olde Serpent, [Page] called the deuill and Satanas, was cast out, which deeciueth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out alst with him. And I heard a lowde voyce, saying, In heauen is now made s;aluation, and strength, and the kingdome of our God, and the power of his Christ. For the accuser of our brethren is cast downe, which accused them before God day and night. And they ouercame him by the blood of the Lambe, and by the word of their testimonie, and they loued not their liues vnto the death. Therfore reioyce yee heavens, and yee that dwell in them. Woe vnto the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea, for the deuill is come downe vnto you, which hath great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

The Gospel.

AT the same time came the disciples vnto Iesus, Mat. 18.1 saying, who is the greatest in the kindome of heauen: Iesus called a child vnto him, and set him in the middest of them, and said, Verely I say vnto you, except ye turne and become as children, yee shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen. Whoseuer this childe, that same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen. And whoseuer receiueth such a childe in my name, receiueth me. But who so doeth offend one of these little ones which beleeue in mee, it were better for him that amilstone were hanged about his necke, and that hee were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe vnto the World because of offences. Necessarie it is that offences come: but wo vnto the man by whom the offence commeth. Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foote hinder thee, cut thm off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halte or maymed, rather then thou shouldest (hauing two hands, or two feete) be cast into euerlasting fire. And if thing eye offend thee, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather then (Having two eyes) [Page] to be cast into hell fire. Take heede that ye despise not one of these little ones: For I say vnto you, that in heauen their Angels doe alwayes behold the face of my Father, which is in heauen.

Saint Luke the Euangelist.

The Collect.

AL mighty God, which calledst Luke the Physitton, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be a Physition of the soule: it may plese thee by the wholesome medicines of his doctrine, to heale all the diseases of our soules, through thy sonne Iesus Christ Lord.

The Epistle.

WAtch thou in al things, 2. Tim. 4.5 suffer afflictions, doe the worke throughly of an Evangelist, fulfil thine office vnto to the vttermost. Besober. For I am now ready to be offred, and the time of my departing is at hand. I haue fought a good fight, I haue fulfilled my couse, I haue kept the faith. From henceforth there is laid vp for mee a crowne of rightousnesse, which the Lord that is a righteous Iudge shall giue me at that day, not to mee onely, but to all them that loue his comming. Doe thy diligence that thou mayest come shortly vnto me. For Demas hath forsaken me, and loueth this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia, onely Lucas is with me. Take Marke, and bring him with thee, for he is profitable vnto me for the ministration. And Tychicus haue I sent vnto Ephesus. The cloke that I left at Troada with Carpus, when thou commest bring with thee, and the bookes, but spectally the parchment. Alexander the Coppersmith did me much evil, the Lord reward him according to his vee ves: of whom bee thou ware also, for the hath greatly with s [...]ood our wordes.

The Gospel.

THe Lord appointed other seuentie (and two) also, Luck. 10.1. and sent them two and two before him into euery city and place, whither he himselfe would come. Therefore he said vnto them, The haruenst is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the haruest, to sende foorth labourers into his harusest. Goe your wayes, behold, I send you forth as lambes among woulues. Beare no Wallet, neighter scrip, nor shooes, and salute noman by the way. Into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, no man be to this house. And if the sonne of peace be thre, your peace shall rest vpon him, if not, if shall returne to you againe. And in the same house tarie still, eating and drinking such as they giue: For the labourer is worthie of his reward.

Simon and Iude Apostles.

The Collect.

ALmightie God, which hast builded thy congregation vpon the foundation of the Apostles & Prophets, Iesus Christ himselfe being the head corner stone: Graunt vs so to bee ioyned together in vnitie of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable to thee, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

The Episile.

IVdas the seruant of Iesus Christ, Inde 1. the brother of Iames, to them which are called and sanctified in GOD the Father, and preserued in Iesus Christ: mercie vnto you, and peace, and loue be multiplied. Beloued, when I gaue all diligence to write vnto you of the common saluation, it was needefull for mee to write vnto you, to exhort you that yee should continually labour in the faith, which was once giuen vnto the Saintes. For there are certaine vngodly men, craftily crept in, of which it was written [Page] aforetime vnto such iuvgement; They turne the grace of our God into wantonnesse, and denie God (which is the onely Lord) and our Lord Iesus Christ. My minde is therefore to put you in remembrance, forasmuch as yee once know this, how that the Lord (after that hee had deliuered the people out of Egypt) destroyed them which after beleeued not. The angels also which kept not their first state, but left their owne habitation, hee hath reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darknes, vnto the indgement of the great day. Euen as Sodom and Gomorrhe, and the cities about them, which is like maner defiled themselves with fornication, and folowed strange slesh, are set forth for an example, and suffer the pain of eternall fire. Like wife these being deceiued by dreames, defile the flesh, despise rulers, and speake euill of them that are in authoritie.

The Gospel.

THis commaund I you, Ioh. 15.17 that yee loue together. If the world hate you, yee know it hated mee before it hated you. If yee were of the world, the world would loue his owne: howbeit, because yee are not of the worlde, but I haue chosen you out of the worlde, therefore the worlde heateth you. Remember the word that I sayd vnto you, The seruant is not greater then the Lorde. If they haue persecuted mee, they will also persecute you. If they haue kept my saying, they will keepe yours also. But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent mee. It I had not come and spken vnto them, they should haue had no sinne: but now haue they nothing to cloke their sinne withall. Hee that hateth mee, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the workes which none other man did, they should haue had no sinne: but now haue they both seene and hated, not onely me, but also my father. But this happeneth, that the saying might be fulfilled that is written in the [...]e [Page] lawe, They hated me without a cause. But when the comforter is come, whom I will send you from the Father, euen the spirit of trueth (which proceedeth of the Father) he shall testifie of me. And ye shal beare witnesse also, because ye haue bene with me from the beginning.

All Saintes.

The Collect.

ALmighty God, which hast knit together thy elect in one Communion and fellowship, in the mysticall body of thy sonne Christ our Lord: graunt vs grace so to follow thy holy Saints in al vertuous and godly liuing, that wee may come to those vnspeakeable ioyes, which thou hast prepared for them that vnfainedly loue thee, through Iesus Christ Lord. Amen.

The Epistle.

BEhol, Apoc. 7.2 I Iohn saw another Angel ascend from the rising of the sunne, which had the seale of the liuing God, and he cryed with a loude voyce to the foure Angels (to whom power was giuen to hurt the earth, and the sea) saying, Hurt not the earth, neigher the sea, neither the trees, till we haue sealed the seruants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed, and there were sealed an hundred and fortie and foure thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Of the tribe of Iuda, were sealed xii. M.

Of the tribe of Ruben, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Gad, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Aster, were saled xii.M.

Of the tribe of Nephthalim, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Manasses, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Simeon, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Leui, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Isachar, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Zabulon, were sealed xii.M.

[Page]Of the tribe of Ieseph, were sealed xii.M.

Of the tribe of Beniamin, were sealed xii.M.

After this I beheld, and loe, a great multitude (which no man can number) of all nations, and people, and tongues, stood before the seate, and before the Lambe, clothed with long white garments, and Palmes in their hands, and cryed with a loud voyce, saying, Saluation be ascribed to him that sitteth vpon the seate of our God, and vnto the Lambe. And all the Angels stood in the compasse of the seate, and of the Elders, and the foure beasts, and fell before the seate on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisedome, and thankes, and honour, and power, and might, be vnto our God for euermore. Amen.

The Gospel.

IEsus seeing the people, Ma [...]. 5.1 went vp into a mountaine, and when hee was set, his Disciples came to him. And after that he had opned his mouth, he taught them, saying, Blessed are the poore in spirit, for theirs is the kingdome of heauen. Blessed are they that mourne, for they shall receiue comfort. Blessed are the meeke, for they shall receiue the inheritance of the earth. Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righeousnesse, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the mercifull, for they shall obtaine mercie. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shal see God. Blessed are the peace makers, for they shalbe called the children of God. Blessed are they which suffer persection for righteousnes sake, for theirs is the kingdome of heauen. Blessed are yee when men reusle you, and persecute you, and shal falsely say all maner of euill sayings against you for my sake, reioyce and be glad, for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you

The order for the administra­tion of the Lordes Supper, or holy Communion.

SO many as intend to bee partakers of the holy Communion, shall signifie their names to the Curate ouer night, or els in the morning afore the beginning of Morning prayer, or immediatly after.

And if any of those be an open and notorious euill liuer, so that the Congregation by him is offended, or haue done any wrong to his neighbours, by worde or deede: the Cu. rate hauing knowledge thereof shall call him, and aduertise him in any wise not to presume to the Lordes Table, vntill hee haue openly de clared him selfe to haue truely repented and amended his former naughtie life, that the Congregation may thereby bee satisfied, which afore were offended, and that he haue recompenced the parties whome hee hath done wrong vnto, or at the least, declare himselfe to be in full purpose so to doe, as soone as he conue niently may.

The same order shall the Curate vse with those betwixt whom he perceiueth malice and hatred to reigne, not suffering them to bee partakers of the Lords Table, vntill he know them to be reconciled. And if one of the parties so at variance, be content to forgiue from the bottome of his heart, all that the other hath trespassed against him, and to make amends for that he himselfe hath offended, and the other partie will not bee perswaded to a godly vnitie, but remaine still in his frowardnesse and malice: the Minister in that case ought to admit the penitent person to the holy Communion, and not him that is obstinate.

The Table hauing at the Communion time a faire white linnen cloth vpon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chauncel, where Morning prayer and Euening prayer be appointed to be said, And the Priest standing at the North side of the Table, shall say the Lords prayer with this Collect following.

The Communion.

ALmightie God, vnto whom all hearts bee open, all desires knowen, and from whom no secretes are hid: clense the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy spirity, that wee may perfectly loue thee, & worthsly magnifie thy holy name, throught christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest rehearse distinctly all the ten Commaundements: and the people kneeling, shall after euery Commaundement, aske God mercy for their trasgression of the same, after this sort.

[Page] The Minister. God spake these words and sayd, I am the Lorde they God: Thou shall haue none other gods but me.

People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts to keepe this Law.

Minister. Thou shall not make to thy selfe any grauen image, nor the likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or in the earth be [...]tath or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not how downe to them, nor worship them: For I the Lord thy God am a ielous God, and visite the sinne of the fathers vpon the children, vuto the third & fourth generation of them that hate me, and shew mercy vnto thosands in them that loue me, and keepe my commandements.

People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts to keepe this Law.

Minister. Thou shall not take the Name of the Lorde thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine.

People. Lord haue mercy vspon vs, and entline our hearts, &c.

Minister. Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabbath day. Sire dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all that thou hast to doe, but the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt doe no maner of worke, thou and thy sonne, and thy daughter, thy man seruant, and thy maide seruant, thy [...]attell, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in sixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seuenth day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day, and halowed it.

People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encliue our hearts to keepe this law.

Minister. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

[Page] People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts, Ac.

Minister. Thou shall doe no murther.

People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts, Ac.

Minister. Thou shall not commit adultery.

People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts, Ac.

Minister Thou shall not steale.

People Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts, Ac.

Minister Thou shall not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour.

People Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and encline our hearts, Ac.

Minister. Thou shall not count thy neighbours house, thou shall not covet thy neighbours wife, nor his servant, nor his mayd, nor his [...]xe, nor his Asse, nor any thing that is his.

People. Lord haue mercy vpon vs, and write all these thy Lawes in our hearts, we beseech thee.

Then shall follow the Collect of the day, with one of these two Collects following for the King, the Priest standing vp, and saying.

Let vs pray. ALmightie God, whose kingdome is everlasting, and power infinite, haue mercy vpon the whole congregation, and to rule the heart of thy chosen servant Iames, our King and givernour, that he (knowing whose minister he is) may about al things seeke thy honour and glory, and that wee subiects (duely confidering whole authoritie hee hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey him, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed worde and ordinance, through Iesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen

[Page] ALmightie and everlasting God, we bee taught by thy holy word, that the hearts of kings are in thy rule and gouernance, and that thou dost dispose and tnrne them as it seemeth best to thy godly wisedom: we humbly beseech thee so to dispose and gouerne the heart of Iames thy seruant, our King and gouernour, that in all his thoughts, words, and workes hee may euer seeke thy honour and glorie, and studie to preserue thy people committed to his charge, in wealth, peace, and godlinesse: Grant this, O mercifull Father, for thy deare sonnes sake Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Immediatly after the Collects, the Priest shal reade the Epistle, beginning thus.
The Epistle written in the [...] Chapter of.

And the Epistle ended, he shall say the Gospel, beginning thus.
The Gospel written in the [...] Chapter of.

And the Epistle and Gospel being ended, shalbe said the Creede.

I Beleeue in one God, the Father Almightie, maker of heauen and earth, and of al things visible and inuisible: and in one Lord Iesus Christ, the only begotten sonne of God, begotten of his Father before al worlds, God of God, light of light, very God of very God, begottē, not made, being of one substance with the father, by whom al things were made: who for vs men, & for our saluation came downe from heauen, & was incarnate by the holy Ghost of the virgin Marie, and was made man, and was crucified also for vs vnder Pontius Pilate. Hee suffered, and was buried, and the third day hee rose againe according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heauen, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And hee shal come againe with glorie to iudge both the quicke and the dead: Whose kingdome shall haue no ende. And I beleeue in the holy Ghost, the Lord and giuer of life, who proceedeth from the father and the soone, who with the father and the soone together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the [Page] Prophets. And I beleeue one Catholique and Apostolique Church. I acknowledge one baptisme for the remission of sinnes. And I looke for the refurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

After the Creede, if there be no Sermon, shall follow one of the Homilies alreadie set foorth, or hereafter to bee set foorth by common authoritie.

After such Sermon, Homilie, or exhortation, the Curate shall declare vnto the people, whether there be any holy dayes, or fasting dayes the week folowing, and earnestly exhort them to remember the poore, saying one or moe of these sentences following, as he thinketh most conuenient by his discretion.

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen. Matth. 5.

Lay not vp for your selues treasure vpon the earth, where the rust and moth doeth corrupt, and where theeues breake through and steale: but lay vp for your selues treasures in heauen, where neither rust nor moth doeth corrupt, & where theeues doe not breake through and steale. Matth. 6.

Whatsoever ye would that men should doe vnto you, euen so doe vnto them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matth. 7.

Not euery one that saith vnto me, Lord, Lord, shal enter into the kingdome of heauen: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heauen. Matth. 7.

Zache stood forth, and said vnto the Lord, Behold Lord, the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore, and if I haue done any wrong to any man, I restore foure folde. Luke 19.

Who goeth a warefare at any time of his owne cost: who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof: Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milke of the slocke: 1. Cor. 9.

If we haue sowen vnto you spirituall things, is it a great matter if we shall reape your worldly things: 1. Cor 9.

Doe yee not knowe, that they which minister about holy things, liue of the sacrifice: and they which wait of the altar, are partakers with the altar: euen so hath the Lord als ordeined, that they which preach the Gospel, should liue of the Gospel. 1. Cor 9.

[Page]He that soweth little, shall reape little: and he that soweth plenteously, shal reape plenteously. Let euery man doe according as he is disposed in his heart, not grudging, or of necessitie, for God loueth a cheerefull giuer. 2. Cor. 9.

Let him that is taught in the word, minister vnto him that teacheth, in all good things. Be not deceiued, God is not mocked: For whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he rcape. Gal. 6.

While we haue time, let vs doe good vnto all men, and specially vnto them which are of the houshold of faith. Gal. 6.

Godlinesse is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath: for we brought nothing into the world, neither may we cary any thing out. 1. Tim. 6.

Charge them which are rich in this world, that they bee ready to giue, and glad to distribute, laying vp in store for themselues a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attaine eternall life. 1. Tim. 6.

God is not vnrighteous, that hee will forget your workes and labour that proceedeth of loue, which loue ye haue shewed for his names sake, which haue ministred vnto the saints, and yet doe minister. Heb. 6.

To doe good, and to distribute forget not, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Heb. 13.

Who so hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shuttreth vp his compassion from him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him: 1. Ioh. 3.

Giue almes of thy goods, and turne neuer thy face from any poore man, and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. Tob. 4.

Bee merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, giue plenteously. If thou hast little, doe thy diligence gladly to giue of that little: for so gatherest thou thy selfe a good reward in the day of necessitie. Tob. 4.

He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shall payd him againe. Prou. 19.

Blessed be the man that prouideth for the sicke and needie: the lord shall deliuer him in the time of trouble. Psal. 41

Then shall the Churchwardens, or some other by them appointed, gather the deuotion of the people, and put the same into the poore mans [Page] boxe, and vpon the offring dayes appointed, euery man and woman shall pay to the Curate the due & accustomed offrings. After which done, the Priest shal say.
¶ Let vs pray for the whole state of Christs Church militant here in earth.

Almightie and everliving God, Isthere be no Almes giuen vnto the poore, then shall the words (of accepting our Almes) be left out vnsaid. which by the holy Apostle hast taught vs to make prayers and supplications, and to giue thankes for all men: wee humbly beseech thee, mostmercifully (to accept our Almes, and) to receiue these our prayers, which we offer vnto thy diuine maiestle, beseeching thee to inspire continually the vniuersall Church with the spirit of trueth, vnitic, and concord: and graunt that al they that doe confesse thy holy name, may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and liue in vnitie and godly loue. We beseech thee also to saue and defend all Christian kings, princes, and gouernours, and spccially thy seruant Iames our king, that vnder him we may bee godly and quietly gouerned: and graunt vnto his whole counsaile, and to all that bee put in authoritie vnder him, that they may truely and indifferently minister iustice, to the punishment of wickednesse and vice, and to the maintenance of Gods true religion and vertue. Giue grace (O heauenly Father) to all Bishops, Pastours, and Curates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set foorth thy true and liuely word, & rightly and duely administer thy holy Sacraments: and to all thy people giue heauenly grace, and specially to this Congregation here present, that with meeke heart and due reuerence, they may heare and receiue thy holy word, truely seruing thee in holinesse and righteousnesse all the dayes of their life. And wee most humbly beseech thee of thy goodnesse, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them which in this transitorie life bee in trouble, sorrow, neede, sicknesse, or any other aduersitie: Graunt this, O Father, for Iesus Christs sake our onely mediatour and aduocate. Amen.

[Page] ¶ Then shall follow this exhortation at certaine times, when the Curate shall see the people negligent to come to the holy Communion.

WE bee come together at this time (dearely beloued brethren) to feede at the Lords Supper, vnto the which in Gods behalfe I bid you all that be here present, and beseech you for the Lord Iesus Christs sake, that yee will not refuse to come thereto, being so louingly called and biden of God himselfe. Yee know how grieuous and vnkinde a thing it is, when a man hath prepared a rich feast, decked his table with al kind of prouision, so that there lacketh nothing but the ghests to sit downe, and yet they which bee called (without any cause) most vnthankefully refuse to come. Which of you in such a case would not bee mooved: who would not thinke a great iniurie and wrong done vnto him: wherefore most dearly beloued in Christ, take yee good heede, lest yee, withdrawing your selues from this holy Supper, prouoke Gods indignation against you. It is an easie matter for a man to say, I will not communicate, because I am otherwise letted with worldly businesse. But such excuses bee not so easily accepted and allowed before God. If any man say, I am a grieuous sinner, and therefore am afraide to come: wherefore then doe you not repent and amēnd: when God calleth you, bee not you ashamed to say you will not come: when you should returne to God, will you excuse your selfe, and say that you bee not readie: Consider earnestly with your selues, how little such fained excuses shall auaile before GOD. They that refused the feast in the Gospel, because they had bought a Farme, or would trie their yokes of Oxen, or because they were married, were not so excused, but counted vnworthie of the heauenly feast. I for my part am heere present, and according to mine office, I bid you in the name of God, I call you in Christs behalfe, I exhort you, as you loue your owne saluation, that yee will be partakers of this holy Communion. And as the sonne of God did vouchsafe to yeelde vp his soule by death vpon the crosse for your health: Euen so it is your d [...]etie to receiue the Communion together in [Page] the remembrance of his death, as he himselfe communded. Nowe, if you will in no wise thus doe, consider with your selves how great iniurie you doe vnto God, and how sore punishment hangeth over your heads for the same. And where as you offend God so sore in refusing this holy banquet, I admonish, exhort, and beseech you, that vnto this vnkindnesse ye will not adde any more: which thing ye shall doe, if yee stand by as gazers and lookers on them that doe communicate, and be not partakers of the same your selues. For what thing can this be accounted else, then a further contempt and vnkindnesse vnto God: Truely, it is a great vnthankfulnesse to say naye, when yee be called: but the fault is much greater when men stand by, and yet will neither eate nor drinke this holy Communion with other. I pray you what can this be else, but euen to haue the mysteries of Christ in derision: It is said vnto all, Take ye, and eate, Take and drinke yee all of this, Doe this in remembrance, of me. With what face then or with what countenance, shal ye heare these words: what will this bee else, but a neglecting, a despising and mocking of the Testament of Christ: wherefore rather then yee should so doe, depart you hence, and giue place to them that be godly disposed. But when you depart. I beseech youn ponder with your selues, from whom ye depart, yee depart from the Lords table, ye depart from your brethren, and from the banquet of most heauenly foode. These things if ye earnestly consider, yee shall by Gods grace returne to a better minde, for the obteining whereof, we shall make our humble petitions, while we shall receiue the holy Communion.

And sometime shalbe said this also, at the discretion of the Curate.

DEarly beloued, for as much as our duetie is to render to Almightie God our heavenly Father most heartie thankes, for that hee hath giuen his Sonne our Saniour Iesus Christ, not onely to dye for vs, but alsd to be our spirituall foode and sustenance, as it is declared vnto vs, as well by [Page] Gods word, as by the holy Sacraments of his blessed bodȳand and blood, the which being so comfortable a thing to them which receiue it worthily, and so dangerous to them that wil presume to receiue it vnworthily: my duetie is to exhort you to consider the dignitie of the holy mysterie, and the great perill of the vnworthie receiuing thereof, and so to search and examine your owne consciences, as you should come holy and cleane to a most godly and heauenly feast, so that in no wise you come but in the mariage garment required of God in holy Scripture, and so come and be receiued, as worthie partakers of such a heauenly Table. The way and means thereto, is: First to examine your liues and conuersation by the rule of Gods commandements, and wherein so euer ye shall perceiue your selues to haue offended, either by will, word, or deed, there bewayle your owne sinful liues, and confesse your selues to Almightie God, with full purpose of amendment of life. And if yee shall perceiue your offences to be such, as bee not onely against God, but also against your neighbors: then ye shall reconcile your selues vnto them, ready to make restitution and satisfaction, according to the vttermost of your powers, for all iniuries and wrongs done by you to any other, and likewise being readie to forgiue other that haue offended you, as you would haue forgiuensse of your offences at Gods hand: For otherwise the receiuing of the holy Communion doth nothing else but increase your damnation. And because it is requisite that no man should come to the holy Communion, but with a full trust in Gods mercie, and with a quiet conscience: therefore if there bee any of you, which by the meanes aforsaid cannot quiet his owne conscience, but requireth further comfort or counsell, then let him come to me, or some other discreete and learned Minister of Gods word, and open his griefe, that hee may receiue such ghostly counsaile, advice, and comfort, as his conscience may bee relieued, and that by the ministerie of Gods word he may receiue comfort, and the benefite of absolution, to the quieting of his conscience, and auoyding of all scruple and doubtfulnesse.

[Page] Then shall the Priest say this exhortation.

DEarly beloued in the Lord, yee that minde to come to the holy Communion of the body and blood of our Sauiour Chris, must conder what S. Paul writeth to the Corinthians, how he exhorteth all persons diligently to trie and examine themselues, before they presume to eate of that bread, and drinke of that cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart & liuely faith we receiue that holy Sacrament (for them we spiritually eate the flesh of Christ & drinke his blood, then we dwel in Christ, and Christ in vs, we be one with Christ, and Christ with vs:) So is the danger great, if wee receiue the same unworthily. For then we bee guiltie of the body & blood of Christ our Sauiour: wee eate and drinke our owne damnation, not considering the Lords body: wee kindle Gods wrath against vs: we prouoke him to plague vs with diuers disease, and sundrie kinds of death. Therefore it any of you bee a blasphemer of God, an hinderer or slaunderer of his word, an adulterer, or bee in malice or enuie, or in any other grieuous crime, be walie our sinnes, and come not to this holy table, least after the taking of that holy Sacrament, the deuill enter into you, as hee entred into Iudas, and fill you full of all iniquities, and bring you to destruction both of body and soule. Iudge therefore your selues (brethren) that yee be not iudged of the Lord. Repent you truely for your sinnes past: haue a liuely and stedfast faith in Christ our Saviour. Amend your liues, and be in perfect charitie with all men, so shall yee be meete partakers of those holy mysteries. And aboue al things, ye must giue most humble and heartie thanks to God the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost, for there demption of the world, by the death and passion of our Sauiour Christ, both God and man, who did humble himself euen to the death vpon the crosse, for vs miserable sinners, which laye in darknesse and shadow of death, hee might make vs the children of God, and exalt vs to euerlasting life. And to the ende that wee shoulde alway remember the exceeding great loue of our master and onely Sauiour Iesus Christ, [Page] thus dying for vs, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious blood shedding he hath obtained to vs: hee hath instituted and ordeined holy mysteries, as pledges of his loue, and continuall remembrance of his death, to our great and endlesse comfort. To him therefore, with the Father, and the holy Ghost, let vs giue (as we are most bounden) cominuall thankes, submitting our selues whloly to his holy will and pleasure, & studying to serue him in true holinesse and righte ou [...]nesse all the dayes of our life. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say to them that come to receiue the holy Communion.

YOu that do truely and earnestly repent you of your sinnes, and bee in loue and charitie with your neighbours, and intend to leade a new life, folloing the commandements of God, and walking from hencefoorth in his holy wayes: Draw neere, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort, make your humble confession to almightie God, before this congregation heere gathered together in his holy Name, meekely kneeling vpon your knees.

Then shal this generall confession be made, in the name of all those that are minded to receiue the holy Communion, either by one of them, or els by one of the Ministers, or by the Prist himselfe, all kneeling humbly vpon their knees.

ALmightie God, Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, maker of all things, Iudge of all men, we knowledge and bewaile our manifold sinnes and wickednesse, which we from time to time most grieuously have committed, by thought, word, and deede, against thy diuine Maiestie, prouoking mostiustly thy wrath and indignation against vs. Wee doe earnestly repent, and be heartily sorie for these our misdoings, the remembrance of them is grieuous vnto vs, haue mercy vpon vs, most mercifull Father, for thy sonne our Lord Iesus Christ sake, forgiue vs all that [Page] is past, and graunt that we may euer here after serue & please thee, in newnesse of life, to the honour and glory of thy name, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Then shal the Priest the Bishop (being present) stand vp, and tur­ [...]ning himselfe to the people, say thus.

ALmightie God our heauenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiuenesse of sinnes to all them which with heartie repentance and true faith turne vnto him: Haue mercie vpon you, pardon and deliuer you from all your sinnes, confirme and strengthen you in all goodnes, and bring you to euerlasting life, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest also say.

¶ Heare what comfortable wordes our Saniour Christ faith vnto all that truely turne to him. Come vnto me all that trauell and be heauie laden, and I will refresh you. So God loued the world, that hee gaue his onely begotten Sonne, to the ende that all that beleeue in him, should not perish, but haue life euerlasting.

¶ Heare also what S. Paul sayeth.

This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to bee receiued, that Iesus Christ came into the world to saue sinners.

¶ Heare also what S. Iohn sayeth.

If any man sinne, we haue an aduocate with the Father, Ie­sus Christ the Righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sinnes.

After which the Pries shall proceede, saying.

Lift vp your hearts.

Answere. We lift them vp vnto the Lord.

Priest Let vs giue thanks vnto our Lord God.

Answere. It is meete and right so to doe.

Priest. It is very meete, right, and our bounden duetie, that wee should at all times, and in all places, giue thankes vnto thee, O Lord holy Father, almightie euerlasting God.

[Page] Here shall follow the proper preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed: or els immediatly shall follow,

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, &c.

Proper prefaces.
  • Vpon Christmas day, and seuen dayes after. BEcause thou diddest giue Iesus Christ thine one­ly Sonne to be borne as this day for vs, who by the operation of the holy Ghost, was made ve­ry man of the substance of the virgine Mary his mother, and that without spot of sinne, to make vs cleane from all sinne. Therefoe with Angels and Archangels, &c.
  • Vpon Easter day, and seuen dayes after. BVt chiefly are we bound to praise thee, for the glo­rious resurrection of thy sonne Iesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschall Lambe which was offered for vs, and hath taken away the sinne of the worlde, who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life againe, hath restored to vs e­uerlasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c.
  • Vpon the Ascention day, and seuen dayes after. THrough thy most dearely beloued Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord, who after his most glorious re­surrection manifestly appeared to al his Apostles, and in their fight ascended vp into heauen, to pre­pare a place for vs, that where he is, thither might we also aseend, and raigne with him in glory. Therefore with An­gels gels and Archangels, &c.
  • Vpon Whitsunday, and sixe dayes after. THrough Iesus Christ our Lord, according to whose most true promise the holy Ghost came downe this day from heauen, with a sudden great sound, as it had beene a migh­tie winde, in the likenesse of fierie tongues, lighting vpon the Apostles, to teach them, and to leade them to all trueth, giuing them [Page] both the gift of diuerse languages, and also boldenes with feruent zeale, constantly to preaech the Gospel vnto al nations, wherby we are brought out of darknesse and errour, into the cleare light and true knowledge of thee, & of thy sonne Iesus Christ. Therefore with Angels, &c.
  • Vpon the feast of Trinitie onely. IT is is very meet, right, and out bounden duety, that we should at all times & in all places, giue thankes to thee, O Lord, almightie and euerlasting God, which art one God, one Lord, not one onely person, but three persons in one substance. For that whicht we beleeue of the glory of the father, the same we beleeue of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost, without any difference, or inequalite. Therefore &c.

After which prefaces, shall follow immediately.

THerfore with angels and archangels, and with al the companie of heauen, we laude and magnifie thy glorious name, euer more praysing thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hostes Hea­uen and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.

Then shal the Priest kneeling down at Gods board say, in the name of al them that shal receiue the Communion, this prayer folowing.

WE doe not presume to come to this thy table (O mercifull Lord) tru­sting in our owne righteousnesse, but in thy manifold & great mer­cies. Wee bee not worthy so much as to gather vp the [...] vn­der thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose propertie is al­wayes to haue merry: graunt vs therefore gracious Lord, so to eate the flesh of thy deare Sonne Iesus Christ, and to drinke the blood, that our sinful bodies may be made cleane by his body, and our soules washed through his most precious blood, and that we may euermore dwell in him, and he in vs, Amen.

[Page]Then the Priest standing vp, shall say as followeth.

ALmightie God, our heauenty Father, which of thy tender mercie diddest giue thy onely Sonne Iesus Christ to suf­fer death vpon the Crosse for our re­demption, who made there (by his one oblation of himselfe once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient Sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sinnes of the whole world, and did institute, and in his holy Gospell commaund vs to continue a perpetuall memorie of that his precious death, vntil his conuning agane: Heare vs, o mercifull Father, wee beseech thee, and graunt that wee, receiuing these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Sonne our Sauiour Iesus Christes holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may bee partakers of his most blessed body and blood: who in the same night that he was betray­ed, tooke bread, and when he had giuen thankes, he brake it, and gaue it to his Disciples, saying, Take, eate, this is my body, which is giuen for you, doe this in remembrance of me. Like wise after supper he tooke the cup, and when hee had giuen thankes, hee gaue it to them, saying, Drinke yee all of this, for this is my blood of the new Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remissin of sinnes: doe this as off as ye shall drinke it, in remembrance of me.

Then shall the Minister first receiue the Communion in both kinds himselfe, and next deliuer it to other Ministers (if any bee there present) that they may helpe the chiefe Minister, and after to the people in their hands, kneeling. And when hee deliuereth the bread, he shall say.

The body of our Lorde Iesus Christ which was giuen for thee, preserue thy body and soule into euerlasting life; and take and eate this in remembrance that Christ dyed for thee, and feede on him in thine heart by faith, with thankes­giuing.

[Page] And the Minister that deliuereth the cup, shall say:

The blood of our Lord Iesus Christ which was shed for thee, preserue thy body and soule into euerlasting life: and drinke this in remembrance that Christs blood was shed for thee, and be thankefull.

Then shall the Priest say the Lords prayer, the people repeating after him euery petition. After shall be sayd as followeth.

O Lord & heauenly Father, wee thy humble fer­uants entirely desire thy fatherly goodnesse, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of prayse and thankesgiuing, most humbly beseeching thee to graunt, that by the merites and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, wee and all thy whole Church may obtaine re­mission of our sinnes, and all other benefites of his passion. And here we offer and present vnto thee, O Lord, our selues, our soules and bodies, to bee a reasonable, holy, and liuely sa­crifice vnto thee, humbly beseeching thee, that all wee which be partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with thy gracc and heauenly benediction. And although we be vn­worthy, through our manifold sinnes, to offer vuto thee any sacrifice: yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden due­tie and seruice, not weighing our merites, but pardoning our offences, though Iesus Christ our Lorde, by whom, & with whom, in the vnitie of the holy Ghost, all honour and glory be vnto thee, O Farther almightie, world without end. Amen.

Or this.

ALmighty and euerliuing God, we most heartily thanke thee, that thou doest bouchsafe to feede vs which haue duely receiued these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious boby and bloob of thy sonne our sauiour Ie­sus Christ, & doest assure vs, thereby of thy fauour and goodnes to ward vs, and that wee be very members incorporate [Page] in thy mysticall body, which is the blessed company of all faithfull people, and be also heires though hope, of thy euer­listing kingdome, by the merites of the most precious death and passion of thy deare Sonne: wee now most humbly be­seech thee, O heauenly Father, so to assist vs with thy grace, that we many continue in that holy felowship, and doe all such good works as thou hast prepared for vs to walk in, through Iesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee & the holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

Then shall be said or sung

GLorie be to God on hie, & in earth peace, good will towardes men. We praise thee, we blesse thee, we worship thee, we glorifie thee, we giue thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord GOD heauenly king, God the Father almightie, O Lord, the only begotten sonne Iesu Christ, O Lorde GOD, Lambe of God, sonne of the Fa­ther, that takest away the sinnes of the world, haue mercy vpon vs. Thou that ta­kest away the sinnes of the world, receiue our prayer. Thou that fittest at the right hand of God the Father, haue mercie vpon vs. For thou onely art holy, thou onely art the Lord, thou only O Christ, with the holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of god the father. Amen.

Then the Priest, or the Bishop, if he be present, slall let them depart with this blessing.

The peace of God which passeth all vnderstan­ding, keepe your hearts and mindes in the knowlege, and loue of God, and of his sonne Iesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remaine with you alwayes. Amen.

[Page] Collects to be said after the offertorie, when there is no Communi­on, euery such day one. And the same may be said also as often as occasion shal serue. After the Collects either of Morning and Eue­ning prayer, Communion, or Letanie, by the discretion of the Minister.

ASsist vs mercifully O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy seruants toward the attainement of euerlasting saluation, that among all y e chan­ges and chances of this mortal life, they may euer bee defended by thy most gracious and readie helpe, though Christ our Lord. Amen.

O ALmightie Lord and euerliuing God, vouchsafe, wee beseech, thee to direct, sanctifie and gouerne, both our heartes and bodies in the wayes of thy lawes, and in the works of thy commandements, that through thy most mighty protection, both here and euer, we may be preserued in body & soule, though our Lord and sauiour Iesus Christ. Amen.

GRaunt wee beseech thee almightie God, that the wordes which wee haue heard this day with our outward eares, may though thy grace be so graf­fed inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in vs the fruit of good liuing, to the honour and praise of thy name, though Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PReuent vs, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious fauour, and further Vs with thy continuall helpe, that in all our works begum, con­tinucd, and ended in the, we may glorifie thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obteine euerlasting life, though Iesus Christ out Lord. Amen.

ALmightie GOD, the fountaine of all wisedome, which knowest our neccssities before we aske, and our ignorance in asking: wee beseech thee to haue compassion vpon out infirmities, and those things [Page] which for our vnworthinesse we dare not, and for our blind­nesse we cannot aske, vouchsafe to giue vs for the worthines of thy sonne Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

ALmightie god, which hast promised to heare the petitions of them that aske in thy sonnes name, we beseech thee mercifully to encline thine eares to vs that haue made now our prayers and supplications vnto thee, and graunt that those things which wee haue faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the reliefe of our necessi­tie, and to the setting forth of thy glorie, though Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

¶ Vpon the holy dayes (if there be no Communion) shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion, vntill the ende of the Homilie, concluding with the generall prayer (for the whole estate of Chrifstes Church militant here in earth) and one or moe of these Collects before rehearsed, as occasion shall serue.

And there shall bee no celebration of the Lords Supper except there be a good number to communicate with the Priest, according to his discretion.

And if there be not aboue twentie persons in the Parish, of discreti­on to receiue the Communion, yet there shall be no Communi­on, except foure or three at the least communicate with the Priest.

And in Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches, where be many Priests and Deacons, they shall all receiue the Communion with the Minister euery Sunday at the least, except they haue a reasonable cause to the contrarie.

And to take away the superstition, which any person hath or might haue in the bread and wine, it shall suffice that the bread be such as is vsually to bee eaten at the table with other meates, but the best and purest wheate bread that conueniently may bee gotten. And if any of the bread and wine remaine, the Curate shall haue it to his owne vse.

The bread and wine for the Communion shall be prouided by the Curate and the Churchwardens, at the charges of the Parish, and [Page] the Parish shall be discharged of such summes of money or other dueties, which hitherto they haue paide for the same by order of their houses euery Sunday.

And note that euery Parishioner shal communicate at the least three times in the yeere, of which Easter to bee one, and shall also re­ceiue the Sacraments and other Rites, according to the order in this booke appointed. And yeerely at Easter, euery Parishioner shall reckon with his Parson, Vicar, or Curate, or his or their de­putie or deputies, and pay to them or him all Ecclesiasticall due­ties accustomably due, then and at that time to be payed.

The ministration of Baptisme, to be vsed in the Church.

It appeareth by ancient writers, that the Sacrament of Baptisme in the old time was not commonly ministred, but at two times in the yeere: At Caster and whitfuntide. At which times it was openly ministred in the presence of all the Congregation. Which custome now being growen out of vse (although it cannot for many considerations bee well restored againe) it is thought good to follow the same, as neere as conueni­ently may be. Wherefore the people are to be admonished, that it is most conue­nient that Baptisme should not be ministred but vpon Sundays and o­ther holydayes, when thr most number of people may come together, as well for that the congregation thet present may testifie the recieuing of them that be newly baptized, into the number of Christ Church, as also becouse in the Baptisme of insants, euery man present may bee put in re­membrance of his owne profession made to God in his baptisme. For which cause also it is expedient that baptisme be ministred in the English tounge. Neuerthelesse (if necessitie so requeire) children may at all times be baptized at home.

[Page] When there are children to bee baptized vpon the Sunday or holy day, the parents shall giue knowledge ouer night, or in the mor­ning afore the beginning of Morning prayer, to the Curate. And then the Godfathers, Godmothers, and people, with the children, must be ready at the Font, either immediatly after the last Lesson at Morning prayer, or els immediatly after the last Lesson at Eue­ning prayer, as the Curate by his discretion shall appoint. And then standing there, the Priest shall aske whether the children be baptized, or no. If they answere No: then shal the Priest say thus.

DEarely beloued, forasmuch as all men bee conceiued & borne in sinne, and that our Sauiour Christ faith, None can enter into the kingdome of God, except hee bee regenerate and borne anew of water and of thr holy Ghost: I beseech you to call vpon God the Father, through our Lord Iesus Christ, that of his vounteous mercie hee will graunt to these children that thing which by nature they cannot haue, that they may bee baptized with water and the holy Ghost, and reciued into Christes holy Church, and be made liuely members of the same.

Then shall the Priest say.

Let vs pray.

ALmightie and euerlasting God, which of thy great mercy diddest faue Noe and his family in the Arke from perishing by water, and also diddest safly leade y e children of Israel thy people through the red sea, figuring thereby thy holy baptisme: & by the bap­tisme of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Crist, diddest sanctifie the flood Iordan & all other waters to the mysticall washing away of fsainne: we beseech thee for thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully looke vpon these children, sanctifie them, and wash them with the holy Ghost, that they being deliue­red from thy wrath, may be receiued into the Arke of Christs Church, and being stedfast in faith, ioyfull through hope, and [Page] rooted in charitie, may so passe the waues of this trouble­some world, that finally they may come to the land of eueria­sting life, there to raigne with thee world without ende, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALmightie and immortall God, the aid of all that need, the helper of all that slee to thee for succour, the life of them that beleeue, and the resurrectiō of the dead: we call Vpon thee for these insants, that thay comming to thy ho­ly Baptisme, may receiue remission of their sinnes by spiritu­all regeneration. Receiue them (O Lord) as thou hast pro­mised by thy melbeloued sonne, saying, Aske, and you shall haue, seeke, and you shall finde, knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you. So giue now vnto vs that aske, let vs that seeke, finde, open the gate vnto vs that knocke, that these infantes may enioy the euerlasting benediction of thy heauenly wash­ing and may come to the eternall kingdome which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say.

Heare the words of the Gospel written by S. Marke, in the tenth Chapter.

AT a certaine time they brought children to Christ, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebu­ked those that bought them. But when Iesus saw it, hee was displeased, and said vnto them, Suffer little children to come vnto mee, and forbid them not, for to such belongeth the kingdome of God. Verely I say vn­to you, whosoeuer doth not receiue the kingdome of God as a little childe, hee shall not enter therein. And when hee had taken them vp in his armes, hee put his hands vpon them, and blessed them.

After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this briefe ex­hortation vpon the words of the Gospel.

FRiends, you heare in this Gospel the words of our Sauiour Christ, that hee commanded the children to be brought vnto him, how hee blamed those that woulde haue kept them from him, how he exhorteth all men to follow their innocencie. You perceiue howe by his [Page] outward gestuce and deede, he declare his good will toward them: for he imbraced them in his armes, he laid his handes vpon them and blessed them. Doubt ye not therefore but ear­nestly beleeue, that he will like wise fauourably receiue these Present infants, that he will imbrace them with the armes of his mercy, that he will giue vnto them the blessing of eternall life, and make them partakers of his euerlasting kingdome. Wherefore, we being thus perswaded of the good will of our heauenly Father toward these infants, declared by his sonne Iesus Christ, and nothing doubting but that he fauourably alloweth this charitable worke of ours, in bringing the chil­dren to his holy baptisme: let vs faithfully and deuoutly giue thankes vnto him, and say.

ALmightie and euerlasting God, heauenly Fa­ther, wee giue thee humble thankes, that thou hast vouchsafed to call vs to the knowledge of thy grace and faith in thee: Encrease this know­ledge, and confirme this faith in vs euermore: Giue thy holy spirit to these infants, that they may bee borne againe, and be made heires of euerlasting saluation, through our Lord Iesus Christ, who liueth and reigneth with thee and the holy spirit, now and for euer. Amen.

Then the Priest shall speake vnto the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise.

WElbeloued friends, ye haue brought these children here to be baptized, ye haue prayed that our Lord Iesus Christ would vouchsafe to receiue them, to lay his handes vpon them, to blesse them, to re­lease them of their sinnes, to giue them the kingdome of hea­uen, and euerlasting life. Ye haue hear also that our Lord Iesus Christ hath promised in his Gospel, to grant all these things that ye haue prayed for: which promise he for his part will most sarely keepe and performe. Wherefore after this promise made by Christ, these infants must also faithfully for their part, promise by you that be their sureties, that they will forsake the deuill and all his workes, and constantly be [Page] leeue Gods holy word, and obediently keepe his commande­ments.

Then shall the Priest demaund of the Godfathers and Godmo­thers these questions following.

  • Doest thou forsake the deuill and all his works, the vaine pompe and glory of the world with al eouetous desires of the same, the carnall desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not fo­low nor be led by them?
  • Answere. I forsake them all.
  • Minister. Doest thou beleeue in God the Father almightie, maker of heauen and earth? And in Iesus Christ his onely begotten Sonne our Lord? And that hee was conceiued by the holy Ghost, borne of the virgin Mary, that he susstreb vnder Pon­tius Pilate, was crucified, dead & buried, that he went downe into hell, and also did rise againe the third day, that he afren­ded into heauen, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Fa­ther almightie, and from thence shall come againe at the end of the world, to iudge the quicke and the dead? And doest thou beleeue in the holy Ghost, the holy Catholique Church, the communion of Saintes, the remission of sinnes, the resurrec­tion of the flesh, and euerlasting life after death?
  • Answere. All this I stedfastly beleeue.
  • Minister. wilt thou be baptized in this faith?
  • Answere. That is my desire.

Then shall the Priest say.
O Mercifull God, graunt that the old Adam in these children may be so buried, that the new man may be raised vp in them. Amen.

Graunt that all carnall affections may dye in them, and that all things belonging to the spirit, may liue and grow in them. Amen.

Grant that they may haue power and strength to haue victorie, and to triumph against the deuil, the world and the flesh. Amen.

[Page] Grant that whosoeuer is here dedicated to thee by our of­fice and ministerie, may also bee indued with heauenly ver­tues, and euerlastingly rewarded, through thy mercie, O blesssed Lord God, who doest liue and gouerue all things, world without end, Amen.

ALmighty euerliuing God, whose most dear­ly beloued Sonne Iesus Christ, for the for­giueness of our sinnes, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood, and gaue commandement to his Disciples, that they should goe teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost: Regard, we beseech thee, the spplications of thy congregation, and grant that all thy ser­uants which shall be baptized in this water, may receiue the fulnesse of thy grace, and euer remaine in the number of thy faithfull and elect children, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Then the Priest shall take the child in his hands, and aske the name. And naming the child, shall dip it in the water, so it bediscreetly and warily done, saying.

N. I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost. Amen.

And if the childe be weake, it shall suffice to powre water vpon it, saying the foresaid words.

N. I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost, Amen.

Then the Priest shall make a Crosse vpon the childes forehead, saying.

WE receiue this childe into the Congregation of Christ flocke, and doe signe him with the signe of the Crosse, in token that here after he shall not be ashamed to confesse the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight vnder his banner, against sinne, the world, and the deuill, and to continue Christs faithfull soul­dier and seruant vnto his liues end. Amen.

[Page] Then shall the Priest say.

SEeing now dearely beloued brethren, that these children bee regenerate and grafted in­to the bodie of Christs congregation, let vs giue thanks vnto God for these benefits, and with one accorde make our prayers vnto Al­mightie God, that they may leade the rest of their life according to this beginning.

Then shall be said.

Our Father Which art in heauen, &c.

Then shall the Priest say.

WE yeeld thee heartie thanks, most merciful father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this infant with thy holy spirit, to receiue him for thine owne child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy congregation. And humbly wee beseech thee to graunt, that he being dead vnto sinne, and liuing vnto righteousnes, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucifie the old man, and vtterly abolish the whole body of sinne, that as hee is made partaker of the death of thy sonne, so he may be par­taker of his resurrection, so that finally, with the resid [...]e of thy holy Congregation, hee may be inheritout of thine euer­lasting kingdome, through Christ our Lord, Amen.

At the last ende, the Priest calling the Godfathers and Godmothers together, shall say this exhortation following.

FOrasmuch as these children haue promised by you to forsake the deuil and at his workes, to beleeue in God, and to serue him: you must remember that it is your parts and dueties to see that these infants be taught, so soone as they shall bee able to learne, what a so­lemne vowe, promise, and profession they haue made by you. And that they may know these things the better, ye shall call vpon them to heare Sermons, and chiefly you shall prouide that they may learne the Creede, the Lords prayer, and [...] ten Commaundements in the English tongue, and all other things which a Christian man ought to know and beleeue to his soules health, and that these children may bee vertuously [Page] brought vp to leade a godly and a Christian life, remembring alwayes that Baptisme doeth represent vnto vs our profes­sion, which is, to follow the example of our Sauiour Christ, and to be made like vnto him, that as he died, and rose againe for vs, so should wee which are baptized, die from sinne, and rise againe vnto righteousnes, continually mortifying all our euil and corrupt affections, and dayly proceeding in all bertue and godlinesse of liuing.

The Minister that command that the children be brought to the Bishop, to be con­firmed of him, so soone as they can say in their vulgar tongue, the Articles of the faith, the Lords prayer, and the ten Commandements, and be further instructed in the Catechisme set forth for that purpose according as it is there expressed.

¶ Of them that are to be baptized in priuate houses in time of necessitie, by the Minister of the Pa­rish, or any other lawfull Minister, that can be procured.

The Pastours and Curates shall often admonish the people, that they deferre not the Baptisme of Infants any longer then the Sunday, or other Holy day next af­ter the childe be borne, vnlesse vpon a great and reasonable cause declared to the Curate, and by him approued.

And also they shall warne them, that without great cause & necessitie, they procure not their children to be baptized at home in their houses. And when great need shall compell them so to do, then Baptisme shalbe administred on this fashion.

First let the lawfull Minister, and them that be present, call vpon God for his grace, and say the Lords prayer, if the time wil suffer. And then the child being named by some one that is present, the said lawfull Minister shal dip it in water, or powre water vpon it, saying these words.

N I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost. Amen.

And let them not doubt, but that the childe so baptized, is lawfully and sufficiently baptized, and ought not to be baptized againe. But yet neuerthelesse, if the child which is after this sort baptized, doe afterward liue, it is expedient that it bee brought into the Church, to the intent that if the Priest or Minister of the same parish did himselfe baptize that childe, the Congregation may be certified of the true forme of Baptisme by him priuately before vsed: Or if the childe were bap­tized by any other lawfull Minister, that then the Minister of the Parish, where the childe was borne or Christened, shall examine and try, whether the childe be [Page] lawfully baptized or no. In which case, if those that bring any childe to the Church, doe answere that the same childe is already baptized, then shall the Mi­nister examine them further, saying.

By whom was the childe baptized?

Who was present when childe was baptized?

And because some things, Essentiall to this Sacrament, may happen to be omitteb through feare or haste in such times of extremitie; therefore I demaund further of you, With what matter was the child baptized?

With what words was the child baptized?

Whether thinke you the childe to bee lawfully and perfectly baptized?

And if the Minister shall finde by the answeres of such as bring the childe, that all things were done as they ought to be: then shall not he Christen the childe a­gaine, but shall receiue him as one of the slocke of the true Christian people, saying thus.

I Certifie you, that in this case all is well done, and according vnto due order concerning the baptizing of this childe, which being borne in original sinne, and in the wrath of God, is now by the lauer of regeneration in baptisme, recei­ued into the number of the children of God, and heires of euerlasting life. For our Lord Iesus Christ doeth not deny his grace and merey vnto such Infants, but most louingly doeth call them vnto him, as the holy Gospel doeth witnesse to our comfort on this wise.

AT a certaine time they brought children vnto Christ that he should touch them, and his dis­ciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Iesus saw it, Marke 10.13. he was displeased, & said vnto them, Suffer little children to come vnto me, and forbid them not, for to such belongeth the kingdome of God. Verely I say vnto you, whosoeuer doeth not receiue the kingdome of God as a little childe, hee shall not enter therein. And when hee had taken them vp in his armes, he put his hands vpon them, and blessed them.

[Page] After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this exhortation vpon the wordes of the Gospel.

FRiends, you heare in this Gospel the words of our Sauiour Christ, that the commanded the children to be brought vnto him, how hee bla­med those that would haue kept them from him, how hee exhorted all men to follow their innocencie. Yee perceiue how by his outward gesture and deede, he declared his good will towarde them. For hee embraced them in his armes, he laide his hands vpon them, and blessed them. Doubt yee not therefore, but earnestly beleeue, that hee hath like wise fauourably receiued this present infant, that hee hath imbraced him with the armes of his mercie, that hee hath giuen vnto him the blessing of eternall life, and made him partaker of his euerlasting kingdome. Wherefore we being thus perswaded of the good will of our heauenly Father, declared by his sonne Iesus Christ to­wards this infant, let vs faithfully and deuoutly giue thanks vnto him, & say the prayer which the Lord himselfe thaught, and in declaration of our faith, let vs recite the Articles con­teined in our Creede.

Here the Minister, with the Godfathers and Godmothers, shall say.

¶ Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

Then shall the Priest demaund the name of the childe, which be­ing by the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Mini­ster shall say.

Doest thou in the name of this child forsake the Deuil and all his workes, the baine pompe and glory of the world, with all the couetous desires of the same, the carnall desires of the [...] and not to follow and be led by them?

Answere.

I forsake them all.

[Page]Minister.

Doest thou in the name of this childe professe this faith, to beleeue in God the Father Almightie, maker of heauen and earth? And in Iesus Christ his onely begotten sonne our Lord? And that he was conceiued by the holy Ghost, borne of the Virgin Marie, that he suffered vnder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried, that he went downe into hel, and also did rise againe the third day, that hee ascended into heauen, and fitteth at the right hand of God the Father Al­mighty, and from thence he shal come againe at the end of the world to iudge the quicke and the dead? And doe you in his name beleeue in the holy Ghost, the holy Catholike Church, the Communion of Saints, the remission of sinnes, reserrec­tion, and euerlasting life after death?

Answere. All this I stedfastly beleeue.

Let vs pray.
ALmightie and euerlasting God, heauently fa­ther, wee giue thee humble thankes, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call vs to the know­ledge of thy grace and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, & confirme this faith in vs euermore: giue thy holy spirite to this infant, that hee being borne againe, and being made heire ot euerla­sting saluation, through our Lord Iesus Christ, may conti­nue thy seruant & attaine thy promise, through the same our Lord Iesus Christ thy sonne, who liueth and reigneth with thee in the vnitie of the same holy spirit euerlastingly. Amen.

Then shall the Minister make this exhortation to the Godfathers and Godmothers.

FOrasmuch as this childe hath promised by you, to forsake the deuill and all his workes, to beleeue in God, and to serue him: you must re­member that it is your part and duetie, to see that this infant be taught, so soone as he shall bee able to learne, what a solemne vowe, pro­mise, [Page] and profession he hath made by you. And that he may know these things the better, ye shall call vpon him to heare Sermons, and chiefly you shall prouide that hee may learne the Creede, the Lords Prayer, and the ten commandements in the English tongue, and all other things which a Christian man ought to know, and beleeue to his soules health, and that this childe may bee vertuously brought vp, to lead a god­ly and a Christian life, remembring alway that Baptisme doeth represent dnto vs our profession, which is, to follow the example of our Saniour Christ, and bee made like vnto him, that as hee died and rose againe for vs, so should wee which are baptized, die from sinne, and rise againe vnto righ­teousnesse, continually mortifying all our euill and corrupt affections, and dayly proceeding in all vertue and godlinesse of liuing.

And so foorth, as in Publique Baptisme.

But if they which bring the Infants to the Church, doe make such vncertaine answeres to the Priests questions, as that it cannot ap­peare, that the childe was baptized with water, In the Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the Holy Ghost: which are Essential parts of Baptisme; then let the Priest baptize it in forme aboue written, concerning Publique Baptisme, sauing that at the dipping of the childe in the Font, hec shall vse this forme of wordes.

IF thou be not already baptized, N. I baptized thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost, Amen.

❧The Order of Confirmation, or laying on of hands vpon children bap­tized, and able to render an account of their faith, according to the Catechisme following.

TO the end that Confirmation may be ministred to the more edifying of such as shall receiue it (according to Saint Pauls doctrine, who teacheth that all things should be done in the Church to the edificatiō of the same) it is thought good, that none hereaf­ter shall be Confirmed, but such as can say in their mother tongue the Articles of the faith, the Lords Prayer, and the tenne Commande­ments and can also answere to such questions of this short Cate­chisme, as the Bishop (or such as he shall appoint) shall by his dis­cretion appose him in. And this order is most conuenient to be ob­serued, for diuers considerations.

First, bccause that when children come to the yeeres of discretion, and haue learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promi­sed for them in Baptisme, they may then themselues with their owne mouth, and with their owne consent, openly before the Church, ratifie and confirme the same: and also promise that by the grace of God, they will euermore endeuour themselues faith­fully to obserue and keepe such things as they by their owne mouth and confession haue assented vnto.

Secondly, forasmuch as Confirmation is ministred to them that be baptized, that by imposition of handes and Prayer, they may re­ceiue strengch and defence against all temptations to sinne and the assaults of the world and the deuill, it is most meete to be ministred when children come to that age, that partly by the frailtie of their owne flesh, partly by the assaults of the world and the deuil, they be­gin to be in danger to fall into sundry kinds of sinne.

[Page]Thirdly, for that it is agreeable with the vsage of the Church in times past: whereby it was ordained that Confirmation should be ministred to them that were of perfect age, that they being instru­cted in Christes Religion, should openly professe their owne faith, and promise to be obedient vnto the will of God.

And that no man shall thinke that any detriment shall come to children by differing of their Confirmation, hee shall know for trueth, that it is certaine by Gods word, that children being bapti­zed, haue all things necessary for their saluation, and bevndoubted­ly saued.

A Catechisme, that is to say, An instruction to be learned of euery childe, before he be brought to be confir­med by the Bishop.

WHat is your name?

Answere. N. or M.

Question. Who gaue you this name?

Answere. My Godfather and Godmo­thers in my Baptisme, wherein I was made a member of Christ, the childe of God, and an inheritour of the kingdome of heauen.

Question. What did your Godfathers and Godmothers then for your?

Answere. They did promise and vowe three things in my name.

  • [Page]First, that I should forske the deuill and all his workes, and pompes, the vanities of the wicked world, and all the sinfull lustes of the flesh.
  • Secondly, that I should beleeue all the Articles of the Christian faith.
  • And thirdly, that I should keepe Gods holy will and Commandements, and walke in the same all the dayes of my life.

Question. Doest thou not thinke that thou art bound to beleeue, and to doe as they haue promised for thee?

Answere. Yes verily: and by Gods helpe so I will. And I heartily thanke our heauenly Father, that hee hath called mee to this state of saluation, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour. And I pray God to giue me his grace, that I may continue in the same vnto my liues ende.

Question. Rehearse the Articles of thy beliefe.

Answere. I Beleeue in God the Father Almightie, maker of heauen and earth. And in Iesus Christ his one­ly Sonne our Lord, which was conceiued by the holy Ghost, borne of the Virgine Mary, suffered vnder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, hee descended into hell, the thirde day hee rose againe from the dead, hee ascended into heauen, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead. I beleeue in the holy Ghost, the holy Catholike Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiuenesse of sinnes, the resurrection of the body, and the life euerlasting. Amen.

Question. What doest thou chiefly learne in these Articles of thy beliefe?

[Page] Answere.

  • First, I learne to beleeue in God the Father, who hath made me and all the world.
  • Secondly in God the Sonne, who hath redeemed me and all mankinde.
  • Thirdly in God the holy Ghost, who sanctifieth mee and all the elect people of God.

Question. You said that your Godfathers and Godmothers did pro­mise for you, that you should keepe Gods Commandements. Tell me bow many there bee.

Ansvvere. Tenne.

Question. Which be they?

Ansvvere. THe same which God spake in the twentieth Chap­ter of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which haue brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of boundage.

  • i. Thou shalt haue none other gods but mee.
  • ii. Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen image, nor the likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or in the earth beneath, or in the water vnder the earth. Thou shalt not bow downe to them, nor worship them. For I the Lord thy God am a ielous God, and bisite the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children, vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate mee, and shew mercy vnto thousands in them that loue mee, and keepe my Commandements.
  • iii. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord wil not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine.
  • iiii. Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabbath day. Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all that thou hast to do, but the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. [Page] In it thou shalt doe no maner of worke, thou and thy sonne, and thy daughter, thy man seruant, and thy mayde seruant, thy cattell, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in sixe dayes the Lord made heauen and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seunth day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day, and halowed it.
  • v. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may bee long in the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
  • vi. Thou shalt doe no murther.
  • vii. Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
  • viii. Thou shalt not steale.
  • ix. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against neigh­bour.
  • x. Thou shalt not couet thy neighboures house, thou shalt not couet thy neighbous wife, nor his seruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor his asse, nor any thing that is his.

Question. What doest thou chiefly learne by these commaunde­ments?

Ansvvere. I learne two things: My duetie towards God, and my duetie towards my neighbour?

Question. What is thy duetie towards God?

Ansvvere. My duetie towards God is, to beleeue in him, to feare him, and to loue him with all my heart, with all my minde, with al my soule, and with all my strength. To worship him, to giue him thankes, to put my whole trust in him, to call vp­on him, to honour his holy Name and his word, and to serue him truely all the dayes of mhy life.

Question. What is thy duetie to wards thy neighbour?

[Page] Answere. My duety towards my neighbour, is to loue him as my selfe, and to doe to all men, as I would they should doe vnto mee. To loue, honour, and succour my father and mother. To honour and obey the king and his ministers. To sub­mit my selfe to all my gouernours, teachers, spirituall Pa­stours and masters. To order my selfe lowly and reuerently to all my betters. To hurt no body by word or deed. To be true and iust in all my dealing. To beare no malice nor ha­tred in my heart. To keepe my handes from picking and stealing, and my tongue from euill speaking, lying, and slan­dering. To keepe my body in temperance, sobernesse, and chastitic. Not to couet nor desre other mens goods, but to learne and labour truely to get mine owne liuing, and to doe my duetie in that state of life, vnto the which it shall please God to call mee.

Question. My good childe knowe thhis, that thou art not able to doe these things of thy selfe, nor to walke in the comandements of God, and to serue him, without his speciall grace, which thou must learne at all times to call for by diligent prayer. Let me heare threfore if thou canst the Lords prayer.

Answere. OUr Father which art in heauen, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdome come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen. Giue vs this day our dayly bread. And forgiue vs our trespasses, as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs. And leade vs not into temptation: but deliuer vs from euill. Amen.

Question. What desirest thou of God in this prayer?

Answere. I desire my Lord God our heauenly Father, who is the [Page] giuer of all goodnesse, to send his grace vnto mee, and to all people, that wee may worship him, serue him, and obey him, as we ought to doe. And I pray vnto God, that he will send vs all things that be needfull, both for our soules and bodies, and that hee will bee mercifull vnto vs, and forgiue vs our sinnes, and that it will please him to saue and defend vs in all dangers ghostly and bodily, and that hee will keepe vs from all sunne and wickednesse, and from our ghostly enemie, and from euerlasting death. And this I trust hee will doe of his mercy and goodnesse, through our Lord Iesus Christ. And therefore I say, Amen. So be it.

Question. HOw many Sacraments hath Christ ordai­ned in his Church?

Answere. Two onely as generally necessary to sal­uation, that is to say, Baptisme, and the Supper of the Lord.

Question. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament?

Answere. I meane an outward and visible signe, of an inward and spirituall grace, giuen vnto vs, ordained by Christ himselfe, as a meanes whereby wee receiue the same, and a pledge to as­sure vs thereof.

Question. How many parts be there in a Sacrament?

Answere. Two: the outward visible signe, and the inward spirituall grace.

Question. What is the outward visible signe or forme in Baptisme?

[Page] Ansvvere. Water: wherein the person baptized is dipped, or sprinkled with it, In the Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost.

Question. What is the inward and spirituall grace?

Ansvvere. A death vnto sinne, and a new-birth vnto righteousnesse: for being by nature borne in sinne, and the children of wrath, we are hereby made the children of grace.

Question. What is required of persons to be baptized?

Ansvvere. Repentance, whereby they forsake sinne: and faith, wher­by they stedfastly beleeue the promises of God, made to them in that Sacrament.

Question. Why theu are Infants baptized, when by reason of their tender age, they cannot performe them?

Ansvvere. Yes: they doe performe them by their Sureties, who pro­mise and vowe them both in their names: which when they come to age, themselues are bound to performe.

Question. Why was the Sacrament of the Lords Suuppet ordained?

Ansvvere. For the continuall remembrance of the Sacrifice of the death of Christ, and the benefits which we receiue thereby.

Question. What is the outward part, or signe of the Lords Supper?

[Page] Answere. Bread and Wine, which the Lorde hath commaunded to be receiued.

Question. What is the inward part, or thing signified?

Answere. The Body and Blood of Christ, which are verely and in­deed taken & receiued of the faithfull the Lords Supper.

Question. What are the benefits whereof we are partakers therby?

Answere. The strengthening and refreshing of our soules by the bo­dy and blood of Christ, as our bodies are by the bread & wine.

Question. What is required of them which come to the Lordes Supper?

Answere. To examine themselues whether they repent them truely of their former sinnes, stedfastly purposing to leade a newe life, haue a liuely faith in Gods mercy through Christ, with a thankefull remembrance of his death, and be in charity with all men.

So soone as the children can say in their mother tongue the Articles of the faith, the Lords prayer, the tenne Commandements, and also can answere to such questions of this short Catechisme, as the Bishop (or such as hee shall appoint) shall by his discretion appose them in: then shall they bee brought to the Bishop by one that shall be his Godfather, or Godmother, that euery childe may haue a witnesse of his confirmation. And the Bishiop shall confirme them on this wise.

❧Confirmation, or laying on of hands.

OUr helpe is in the Name of the Lord.

Answere. Which hath made Heauen and Earth.

Minister. Blessed be the Name of the Lorde.

Answere. Henceforth world without ende.

Minister. Lorde heare our prayers.

Answere. And let our crie come vnto thee.

Let vs pray.
ALmightie and euerliuing GOD, who hast bouchsafed to regene­rate these thy seruants by water and the holy Ghost, and hast giuen vnto them forgiuenesse of all their sinnes: strengthen them, wee be­seech thee, O Lord, with the ho­ly Ghost the Comforter, and daily encrease in them thy manifolde giftes of grace, the spirit of wise­dome and vnderstanding, the spi­rit of counsaile and ghostly strenghth, the spirit of knowledge and true godlinesse, and fulfill them (O Lord) with the spi­rit of thy holy feare, Amen.

[Page] Then the Bishop shall lay his hand vpon euery childe seue­rally, saying.

Defend, O Lord, this childe with thy heauenly grace, that hee may continue thine for euer, and daily increase in thy holy spirit more and more, vntill hee come vnto thy euerlasting kingdome. Amen.

Then shall the Bishop say.

Let vs pray.
ALmightie and euerliuing GOD, which makest vs both to will, and to do those things that be good and acceptable vnto thy Maiestie, wee make our humble supplications vnto thee for these children, vpon whome (after the example of the holy Apostles) wee haue layde our handes, to certifie them (by this signe) of thy fauour and gracious goodnesse toward them: let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, euer be ouer them: let thy holy Spirite euer bee with them, and so leade them in the knowledge and obedience of thy worde, that in the end they may obtaine the euerlasting life, through our Lord Iesus Christ, who with thee and the holy Ghost, liueth and reigneth one God, world without end. Amen.

Then the Bishop shall blesse the children, saying thus.

The blessing of God Almightie, the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost, bee vpon you, and remaine with you for cuer. Amen.

The Curate of euery Parish, or some other at his appointment, shall diligently vpon Sundayes and Holy dayes, halfe an houre before Euensong, openly in the Church, instruct and examine so many children of his Parish sent vnto him, as the time will serue, and as he shall thinke conuenient, in some part of this Ca­techisme.

And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, and Dames, shall cause their children, seruants and prentices, (which haue not learned their Catechisme) to come to the [Page] Church at the time appointed, and obediently to heare, and be ordered by the Curate, vntill such time as they haue learned all that is here appointed for them to learne. And whensoeuer the Bishop shall giue knowledge for children to bee brought before him to any conuenient place for their confirmation, then shal the Curate of euery Parish, either bring or send in writing the names of all those children of his Parish, which can say the Articles of the faith, the Lords prayer, and the ten Commaundements, and also how many of them can answere to the other questions conteined in this Catechisme.

And there shall none be admitted to the holy Communion, vntill such time as hee can say the Catechisme, and be confirmed.

❧The forme of solemnization of Matrimonie.

First, the Banes must be asked three seuerall Sundayes or holy dayes, in the time of seruice, the people being present after the accustomed maner.

And if the persons that should be maried, dwell in diners Parishes, the Banes must be asked in both Parishes: and the Curate of the one Parish shall not solemnize Matrimonie betwixt them, without a Certificate of the Banes being thrise asked, from the Curate of the other Parish.

At the day appointed for solemnization of Matrimonie, the persons to be maried, shall come into the body of the Church, with their friends and neighbours And there the Priest shall say thus.

DEarely beloued friends, we are ga­thered together heere in the sight of God, and in the face of his Con­gregation, to ioyne together this man and this woman in holy Ma­trimonie, which is an honourable estate, instituted of God in Para­dise, in the time of mans innocen­cie, signifying vnto vs the mystical vnion that is betwixt Christ and his Church: which holy estate Christ adorned & beautified with his presence, and first mira­cle that he wrought in Cana of Galilee, and is commended of S. Paul to bee honourable among all men, and therefore is not to bee enterprised nor taken in hand vnaduisedly, lightly, or wantonly, to satisfie mens carnall lusts and appetites, like brute beastes that haue no vnderstanding, but reuerently, [Page] discreetely, aduisedly, soberly, and in the feare of God, duely considering the causes for which Matrimonie was ordeined. One was, the procreation of children, to be brought vp in the feare and nurture of the Lord, and prayse of God, Secondly it was ordeined for a remedie against sinne, and to auoide for­nication, that such persons as haue not the gift of continencie, might marrie, and keepe themselues vndefiled members of Christs body. Thirdly, for the mutual societie, hilpe, and com­fort, that the one ought to haue of the other, both in prosperi­tie & aduersitie, into the which holy estate these two persons present come now to be ioyned. Therfore if any man can shew any iust cause, why they may not lawfully be ioined together, let him now speake, or else hereafter for euer hold his peace.

And also speaking to the persons that shalbe married, he shal say.

I Require and charge you (as you will answere at the dreadfull day of iudgement, when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed) that if either of you doe know any impediment, why yee may not bee lawfully ioyned together in Matrimonie, that ye confesse it. For be ye well assured, that so many as be coupled together otherwise then Gods word doth allow, are not ioy­ned together by God, neither is their Matrimonie lawfull.

At which day of mariage, if any man do alleage and declare any im­pediment, why they may not bee coupled together in Matrimo­nie, by Gods law or the lawes of this Realme, and wil be bound, and sufficient suerties with him to the parties, or els put in a cau­tion to the full value of such charges as the persons to be married doe sustaine, to prooue his allegation: then the solemnization must be deferred, vnto such time as the trueth be tried. If no im­pediment be alleaged, then shall the Curate say vnto the man.

N. Wilt thou haue this woman to thy wedded wife, to liue together after Gods ordinance, in the holy estate of Ma­trimonie? Wilt thou loue her, comfort her, honour, and keepe her in sicknesse and in health? and forsaking all other, keepe thee onely vnto her, so long as you both shall liue?

[Page] The man shall answere.

I will.

Then shall the Priest say vnto the woman.

N. Wilt thou haue this man to thy wedded husband, to liue together after Gods ordinance, in the holy estate of Matrimony? wilt thou obey him, and serue him, loue, honour, and keepe him in sicknesse and in health? and forsa­king all other, keepe thee onely vnto him, so long as you both shall liue?

The woman shall answere.

I will.

Then shall the Minister say.

Who giueth this woman to be maried to this man?

And the Minister receiuing the woman at her fathers or friends hands, shall cause the man to take the woman by the right hand, and so either to giue their troth to other, the man first saying.

IN. take thee N. to my wedded wife, to haue and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sicknesse and in health, to loue, cherish, and to o­bey, till death vs depart, according to Gods holy ordinance: and thereto I giue thee my troth.

Then shall they loose their hands, and the woman taking againe the man by the right hand, shall say.

IN. take thee N. to my wedded husband, to haue and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sicknesse and in health, to loue, cherish, and to o­bey, till death vs depart, according to Gods holy ordinance: and thereto I giue thee my troth.

Then shall they againe loose their hands, and the man shall giue vnto the woman a Ring, laying the same vpon the booke, with the accustomed duety to the Priest and Clarke. And the Priest taking the Ring, shall deliuer it vnto the man to put it vpon the fourth finger of the womans left hand. And the man taught by the Priest, shall say.

With this Ring I thee web, with my body I thee wor­ship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow: In the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost. Amen.

Then the man leauing the Ring vpon the fourth finger of the womans left hand, the Minister shall say.

[Page] Let vs pray.
O Eternall God, Creatour and preseruer of all man­kinde, giuer of all spirituall grace, the authoue of euerlasting life, send thy blessing vpon these thy seruants, this man and this woman, whome we blesse in thy Name, that as Isahac and Rebecca liued faith­fully together, so these persons may surely perfourme and keepe the vowe and couenant betwixt them made (whereof this Ring giuen and receiued is a token and pledge) and may euer remaine in perfect loue and peace together, and liue ac­cording to thy lawes, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Then shall the Priest ioyne their right hands together, and say.

Those whome God hath ioyned together, let no man put a­svnder.

Then shall the Minister speake vnto the people.

FOrasmuch as N. and N. haue consented together in holy wedlocke, and haue witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto haue giuen and pledged their troth either to other, and haue declared the same by giuing and receiuing of a Ring, and by ioyning of hands, I pronounce that they be man and wife together, In the name of the Father, of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost. Amen.

And the Minister shall adde this blessing.

GOD the Father, God the Sonne, God the holy Ghost, blesse, preserue, and keepe you, the Lorde mercifully with his fauour looke vpon you, and so fill you with all spirituall benediction and grace, that you may so liue together in this life, that in the worlde to come you may haue life euerlasting, Amen.

Then the Minister or Clearkes going to the Lords table, shall say or sing this Psalme following.

BLessed are al they that feare the Lord: and walke in his wayes. Beari omnes. Psal. 128.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands: O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be.

Thy wife shalbe as the fruitfull Vine: vpon the walles of thy house.

[Page] Thy children like the Oliue branches: round about thy table.

Loe, thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth the Lord.

The Lord from out of Sion shall so blesse thee: that thou shall see Hierusalem in prosperitie all thy life long.

Yea, that thou shalt see thy childrens children: and peace vpon Israel.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Sonne: and to the holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and euer shalbe: world without ende. Amen.

Or this Psalme.

GOD be merciful vnto vs, Deus mi­sereatur. Psal. 67 and blesse vs: and shew vs the light of his countenance, and be mercifull vnto vs.

That thy way may be knowen vpon the earth: thy sauing health among all nations.

Let the people prayse thee, O God: yea, let all the people prayse thee.

O let the nations reioyce and be glad: for thou shalt iudge the folke righteously, & gouerne the nations vpon the earth.

Let the people praise thee, O God: let all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring foorth her increase: and God, men our olvne God, shall giue vs his blessing.

God shal blesse vs: and all the ends of the world shal feare him.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c.

The Psalme ended, and the man and the woman kneeling afore the Lordes Table, the Priest standing at the Table, and turning his face toward them, shall say.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Answere. Christ haue merry vpon vs.

Minister. Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

¶ Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

And leade vs not into tempatation.

[Page] Answere. But deliuer vs from euill. Amen.

Minister. O Lord saue thy seruant, and thy handmaid.

Answere. Which put their trust in thee.

Minister. O Lord send them helpe from thy holy place.

Answere. And euermore defend them.

Minister. Be vnto them, a towre of strength.

Answere. From the face of their enemie.

Minister. O Lord heare our prayer.

Answere. And let our crie come vnto thee.

Minister. O God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Iacob, blesse these thy seruants, and sow the seede of eter­nall life in their mindes, that whatsoeuer in thy holy worde they shall profitably learne, they may in deede fulfill the same. Looke, O Lord, merci­fully vpon them from heauen, and blesse them. And as thou diddest send thy blessing vpon Abraham and Sara, to their great comfort: So vouchsase to send thy blessing vpon these thy seruants, that they obeying thy will, and alway being in safetie vnder protection, may abide in thy loue vnto their liues ende, through Iesus Christ ou Lord. Amen.

This prayer next following, shall be omitted, where the woman is past childe birth.

O Mercifull Lord and heauenly Father, by whose gracious gift mankinde is increased: we beseech thee assist with thy blessing these two persons, that they may both bee fruitfull in procreation of children, and also liue together so long in godly loue and ho­nestie, that they may see their childrens children, vnto the thirde and fourth generation, vnto thy prayse and honour, [Page] through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, which by thy mighty power hast made all things of nought, which also (after other things set in order) didst appoint that one of man (created after thine owne image & sinu­litude) woman should take her beginning: and knitting them together, didst teach that it should neuer bee lawfull to put asvnder those, whom thou by Matrimonie hadst made one: O God, which hast consecrated the state of Matrimonie to sush and ex­cellent my sterie, that in it is signified & represented the spirtu­all marriage & vnitie betlvixt Christ and his Church: Looke mercifully vpon these thy seruants, that both this man may loue his wife, according to thy worde, (as Christ did loue his spouse the Church, who gaue himselfe for it, louing & cherish­ing it, euen as his owne flesh) and also that this woman may be louing and amiable to her husband as Rachel, wise as Re­becca, faithful and obedient as Sara, and in all quietnesse, so­brietie, & peace, be a follower of holy and godly matrons. O Lord, blesse them both, and grant them to inharite thy euer­lasting kingdome, through Iesus Chraist our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest say.
ALmighty God, which at the beginning did create our first parents Adam and Eue, and did sanctifie and ioyne them together in marriage: powre vp­on you the riches of his grace, sanctifie and blesse you, that yee may please him both in body and soule, and liue together in holy loue vnto your liues end. Amen.

Then shal begin the Communion. And after the Gospel, shalbe said a Sermon, wherein ordinarily (so oft as there is any mariage) the office of a man and wife shall bee declared, according to holy Scripture. Or if there bee no Sermon, the Minister shall reade this that followeth.

ALl yee which be married, or which intend to take the holy estate of Matrimonie vpon you, heare what holy Scripture doeth say as touching the duetie of husbandes towards their wiues, and wiues towards their husbands.

[Page] Saint Paul in his Epistle to the Ephesians the fift Chap­ter, doeth giue this commandement to all married men, Yee husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, and hath giuen himselfe for it, to sanctfie it, purging it in the fountaine of water, through the worde, that he might make it vnto himselfe a glorious congregation, not hauing spot or wrinckle, or any such thing, but that it should bee holy and blamelesse. So men are bound to loue their owne wiues, as their owne bodies. He that loueth his owne wife, loueth him­selfe: For neuer did any man hate his owne flesh, but nouri­sheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the congrega­tion: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leaue father & mother, and shall be ioyned vnto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This mysterie is great: but I speake of Christ, and of the congregation. Neuerthelesse, let euery one of you so loue his owne wife euen as himselfe.

Like wise same Saint Paul writing to the Colossians, Colos. 3. speaketh thus to all men that be married, Ye men loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.

Heare also what S.Peter the Apostle of Christ, 1. Pet. 3. which was himselfe a maried man, sayed vnto all men that are maried, Yee husbands, dwell with your wiues according to know­ledge, giuing honor vnto the wife, as vnto the weaker vessel, and as heires together of the grace of life, so that your pray­ers be not hindred.

Hitherto yee haue heard the duetie of the hunsband toword the wife. Now likewife ye wiues, heare and learne your due­ties towards your husbands, euen as it is plainely set foorth in holy Scripture.

Saint Paul, Ephes. 5. in the forenamed Epistle to the Ephesians, teacheth you thus: Ye women, submit your selues vnto your owne husbands, as vnto the Lord. For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and hee is also the Sauiour of the whole body.

Therefore as the Church or Congregation is subiect vnto Christ, So likewise let y e wiues also be in subietion vnto their owne hubands in all things. And againe hee sayth, Let the [Page] wife reuerence her husband. And in his Epistle to the Colos­sians, S.Paul giueth you this short lesson, Ye wiues, submit your selues vnto your owne husbands, as it is conuenient in the Lord.

Saint Peter also doth instruct you very godly, thus say­ing, Let wiues be subiect to their owne husbandes, so that if any obey not the worde, they may bee wonne without the worde, by the conuersation of the wiues, while they beholde your chaste conuersation coupled with feare. Whole apparell let it not bee outward, with broyded haire, and trimming a­bout with golde, either in putting on of gorgeous apparell: but let the hid man which is in the heart, bee without all cor­ruption, so that the spirite be milde and quiet, which is a pre­cious thing in the sight of God. For after this maner in the olde time did the holy women, which trusted in God, appa­rell themselues, being subiect to their owne husbandes: as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord, whose daughters yee are made doing well, and not being dismayed with any feare.

The new married persons, the same day of their marriage, must receiue the holy Communion.

The order for the visita­tion of the sicke.

The Priest entring into the sicke persons house, shall say.

¶Peace be in this house, and to all that dwell in it.

When he commeth into the sicke mans presence, he shall say kneeling downe.

REmember not Lorde our iniquities, nor the ini­quities of our forefathers. Spare vs good Lord, spare thy people whome thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and bee not an­gry with vs for euer.

[Page]Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercie vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

¶ Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

And leade vs not into temptation.

Answere. But deliuer vs from euill. Ameu.

Minister. O Lord saue thy seruant.

Answere. Which putteth his trust in thee.

Minister. Send him helpe from thy holy place.

Answere. And euermore mightily defend him.

Minister. Let the enemie haue none aduantage of him.

Answere. Nor the wicked approch to hurt him.

Minister. Be vnto him, O Lord, a strong towre.

Answere. From the face of his enemie.

Minister. O Lord heare our prayers.

Answere. And let our crie come vnto thee.

Minister. O Lord looke downe from heauen, beholde, visite and relieue this thy seruant. Looke vpon him with the eyes of thy mercy, giue him comfort and sure confidence in thee, defend him from the dan­ger of the enemie, and keepe him in perpetuall peace and safetie, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

HEare vs Almightie and most mercifull God and Sauiour, extende thy accustomed goodnesse to this thy seruant, which is grieued with sicke­nesse: visite him, O Lorde, as thou diddest visite Peters wiues mother, and the Captaines seruant. [Page] So visite and restore to this sicke pecson his former health, if it bee thy will, or els giue him grace so to take thy visitation, that after this paineful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life euerlasting.

Then shall the Minister exhort the sicke person after this forme, or other like.

DEarely beloued, know this, that Almightie God is the Lord of life and death, and ouer all things to them perteyning, as youth, strength, health, age, weakenesse, & sickenes. Wherefore, whatsoeuer your sikenesse is, know you certainely that it is Gods visitati­on. And for what cause so euer this sicknesse is sent vnto you, whether it be to try your patience for the ex­ample of other, and that your faith may bee found in the day of the Lord, laudable, glorious, & honourable, to the increase of glory and endlesse felicitie, or els it be sent vnto you to cor­rect and amend in you whatsoeuer doeth offend the eyes of your heauenly Father: know you certainly, that if you truely repent you of your sinnes, and beare your sicknesse patiently, trusting in Gods mercy, for his deare Sonne Iesus Christes sake, and render vnto him humble thankes for his fatherly visitation, submitting your selfe wholly vnto his will, it shall turne to your profite, and helpe you foward in the right way thatleadeth vnto life euerlasting.

If the person visited be very sicke, then the Curate may ende his ex hortation in this place.

Take therefore in good woorth the chastisement of the Lorde. For whom the Lorde loueth, hee chastiseth: yea, as Saint Paul saith, he scourgeth euery sonne which hee recei­ueth. If ye endure thastisement, he offreth himself vnto you, as vnto his owne children. What sonne is he that the father chastiseth not? If ye be not vnder correction, where of all true children children are partakers, then are yee bastards, & not children. Therfore seeing that when our carnall fathers do correct vs, we reuerently obey them: shall we not now much rather be obedient to our spirituall Father, & so liue? And they for a few [Page] dayes doe chastise vs after their owne pleasure: but he doeth chastise vs for our profite, to the intent hee may make vs par­takers of his holines. These words (good brother) are Gods wordes, and written in holy Scripture for our comfort and instruction, that wee should patiently and with thankesgi­uing beare our heauenly Fathers correction, whensoeuer by any maner of aduersitie it shall please his gracious goodnesse to visite vs. And there should be no greater comfort to Chri­stian persons, then to bee made like vnto Christ, by suffering patiently aduersities, troubles, & sickenesses. For he himselfe went not vp to ioy, but first hee suffered paine, he entred not into his glory, before he was crucified. So truely our way to eternall ioy is, to suffer here with Christ, and our doore to en­ter into eternall life is, gladly to die with Christ, that we may rise againe from death, and dwel with him in euerlasting life. Now therefore taking your sickenesse, which is thus profita­ble for you, patiently, I exhort you in the name of God, to re­member the profession which you made vnto God in your baptisme. And forasmuch as after this life, there is a count to be giuen vnto the righteous Iudge, of whom all must bee iudged without respect of persons: I require you to examine your selfe, and your state, both toward God and man, so that accusing and condemning your selfe for your own faults, you may finde mercy at our heauenly Fathers hand for Christes sake, and not to bee accused and condemned in that fearefull iudgement. Therefore I shall shortly rehearse the Articles of our faith, that you may know whether you doe beleeue as a Christian man should, or no.

Here the Minister shal rehearse the Articles of the faith, saying thus.

Doest thou beleeue in God the Father almightie, &c.

As it is in Baptisme.

Then shall the Minister examine whether he be in charitie with all the worlde, exhorting him to forgiue from the bottome of his heart all persons that haue offended him, and if he haue offended other, to aske them forgiuenesse: and where he hath done iniury or wrong to any man, that he make amends to the vttermost of his power. And if he haue not afore disposed his goods, let him then make his will, and also declare his debts, what he oweth, [Page] and what is owing vnto him, for discharging of his conscience, and quietnesse of his Executors. But men must bee oft admoni­shed that they set an order for their temporall goods and landes, when they be in health.

These words before rehearsed, may be said before the Minister be­gin his prayer, as he shall see cause.

The Minister may not forget nor omit to mooue the sicke person (and that most earnestly) to liberalitie toward the poore.

Here shall the sicke person make a speciall confession, if he feele his conscience troubled with any weightie matter. After which con­fession, the Priest shal absolue him after this sort.

OUr Lord Iesus Christ, who hath left power to his Church to absolue all sinners which truely repent and beleeue in him, of his great mercie forgiue thee thine offences: and by his authoritie committed to mee, I absolue thee from all thy sinnes, in the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost. Amen.

And then the Priest shall say the Collect following.

¶ Let vs pray.
O Most mercifull God, which according to the multitude of thy mercies, doest so put away the sunnes of those which truely repent, that thou remembrest them no more, open thine eye of mercie vpon this thy seruant, who most earnestly desireth pardon and forgiue­nesse. Renew in him (most louing Father) whatsoeuer hath beene decayed by the fraude and malice of the deuill, or by his owne carnall will and frailenesse, pre­serue & continue this sicke member in the vnitie of the Church, consider his contcition, accept his teares, asswage his paine, as shall bee seene to thee most expedient for him. And for as much as hee putteth his full trust onely in thy mercie, impute not vnto his his former sinnes, but take him vnto thy fa­uour, through the merites of thy most dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ. Amen.

[Page] Then shall the Priest say this Psalme.

IN thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust, let me neuer be put to confu­sion: but rid me, and deliuer me in thy righteousnesse, In ce Do­mine spe­raui. Psal. 71. encline thiue eare vnto me, and saue me.

Be thou my strong hold, where­vnto I may alway resort: thou hast promised to helpe me, for thou art my house of defence, & my castle.

Deliuer me, O my God, out of the hand of the vngodly: out of the hand of the vnrighteous and cruell man.

For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my hope, euen from my youth.

Through thee haue I beene holden vp euer since I was borne: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers wombe, my praise shal alway be of thee.

I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but my sure trust is in thee.

O let my mouth be filled with thy praise: that I may sing of thy glory, and honour all the day long.

Cast me not away in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth me.

For mine enemies speake against me, & they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together, saying: God hath forsaken him, persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

Go not far frō me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me..

Let them be confounded and perish, that are against my soule: let them bee couered with shame and dishonour, that seeke to doe me euill.

As for me, I will patiently abide alway: and will praise thee more and more.

My mouth shall daily speake of thy righteousnesse and sal­uation: for I know no end thereof.

[Page]I will goe forth to the strength of the Lord God: and will make mention of thy righteousnesse onely.

Thou, O God, hast taught mee from my youth vp vntill now: therefore will I tell of thy wondrous workes.

Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thy strength vnto this genera­tion, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

Thy righteousnes, O God, is very high: and great things are they that thou hast done, O God, who is like vnto thee?

O what great troubles and aduersities hast thou shewed me, and yet diddest thou turne and refresh me: yea, & brough­test me from the deepe of the earth againe.

Thou hast brought me to great honour: and comforted me on euery side.

Therefore wil I praise thee and thy faithfulnes (O God) playing vpon an instrument of musicke: vnto thee will I sing vpon the Harpe, O thou holy one of Israel.

My lppes will be faine when I sing vnto thee: and so will my soule whom thou hast deliuered.

My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnes all the day long: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame that seeke to doe me euill.

Glorie he to the Father, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c.

Adding this.
O Sauiour of the world, saue vs, which by thy crosse and precious blood hast redeemed vs, helpe vs wee beseech thee, O God.

Then shall the Minister say.

THe Almightie Lord, which is a most strong towre to al them that put their trust in him, to whom all things in heauen, in earth, and vnder the earth do bow and obey, be now and euermore thy defence, and make thee know and feele, that there is none other name vnder heauen giuen to man, in whom, and through whome thou mayest receiue health and saluation, but onely the name of our Lord Iesus Christ, Amen.

The Communion of the sicke.

FOrasmuch as all mortall men bee subiect to many sud­den perils, Diseases, and sicknesses, and euer vncertaine, what time they shall depart out of this life, therefore to the intent they may bee alwayes in a readinesse to die whensoeuer it shall please Almightie God to call them, the Curates shall diligently from time to time, but specially in the plague time exhort their Parishioners, to the oft receiuing (in the Church) of the holy Communion of the body and blood of our Sauiour Christ: which if they doe, they shal haue no cause in their sudden visitation to be vnquiet for lack of the same. But if the sicke person be not able to come to the Church, & yet is desirous to receiue the Communion in his house, then he must giue knowledge ouer night, or else early in the morning, to the Curate, signifying also how many bee ap­pointed to communicate with him: And hauing a conuenient place in the sicke mans house, where the Curate may reuerently minster, and a good number to receiue the Communion with the sicke per­son, with all things necessarie for the same, hee shall there minister the holy Communion.

The Collect.

ALmightie euerliuing God, maker of mankinde, which doest corect those whome thou doest loue, and chastisest euery one whome thou doest receiue: wee beseech thee to haue mercie vpon this thy seruant, visited with thine hand, and to graunt that hee may take his sicke­nesse patiently, and recouer his bo­dily health (if it bee thy gracious will) and whensoeuer his soule shall depart from the body, it may bee without spot presented vnto thee. through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle.

MY sonne, Heb. 12. despise not the correction of the Lord, nei­ther faint when thou art rebuked of him. for whom the Lord loueth, him hee correcteth: Yea, and he scourgeth euery sonne whom he receiueth.

The Gospel.

VErely, verely I say vnto you, Hee that hea­reth my word, Iohn. 5. and beleeueth on him that sent mee; hath euerlasting life, and shall not come vnto damnation, but hee passeth from death vnto life.

¶ At the time of the distribution of the holy Sacrament, the Priest shall first receiue the Communion himselfe, and after minister vnto them that be appointed to communicate with the sicke.

¶ But if a man either by reason of extremitie of sickenesse, or for want of warning in due time to the Curate, or for lacke of com­panie to receiue with him, or by any other iust impediment, doe not receiue the Sacrament of Christes body and blood: then the Curate shall instruct him, that if hce doe truely repent him of his sinnes, and stedfastly beleeue that Iesus Christ hath suffered death vpon the Crosse for him, and shed his blood for his redemption, earnestly remembring the benefites he hath thereby, and giuing him heartie thankes therefore, he doth eate and drinke the body and blood of our Sauiour Chrift profitably to his soules health, although he doe not receiue the Sacrament with his mouth.

¶ When the sicke person is visited, and receiueth the holy Commu­nion all at one time, then the Priest for more expedition, shal cut off the forme of the visitation at the Psalme, In thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust, and goe straight to the Communion.

¶ In the time of Plague, Sweat, or such other like contagious times of sicknesses, or diseases, when none of the Parish or neighbours can be gotten to communicate with the sicke in their houses, for feare of the infection, vpon speciall request of the diseased, the Minister may alonely communicate with him.

❧ The order for the buriall of the dead.

The Priest meeting the corps at the Church stile, shall say, or else the Priest and Clarkes shall sing, and so goe either into the Church, or towards the graue.

I Am the resurrection and the life (faith the Lord.) He that belieueth in me, Iohn 11. yea though he were dead, yet shall he liue. And whosoeuer liueth, and belee­ueth in me, shall not die for euer.

I know that my redeemer liueth, and that I shall rise out of the earth in the last day, and shall bee co­uered againe with my skinne, Iob. 19. and shall see God in my flesh: yea, and I my selfe shall behold him, not with other, but with these same eyes.

WEe brought nothing into this world, 1. Tim. 6. Iob. 1., neither may we carie any thing out of this world. The Lord giueth, and the Lord taketh away. Even as it pleaseth the Lord, so commeth things to passe: Blessed be the Name of the Lord.

When they come to the graue, while the corps is made ready to bee layed into the earth, the Priest shall say, or the Priest and Clarkes shall sing.

MAn that is borne of a woman hath but a short time to liue, Iob. 14. and is ful of meserie. He commeth by, and is cut downe like a flowre, hee fleeth as it were a shadow, and neuer continueth in one stay. In the midst of life, we be in death: of whom may we seek for succour but of thee, O Lord, which for our sinnes iustly art displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mightie, O holy & most mercifull Sauiour, deliuer vs not into the bitter paines of e­ternall deatth. Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts, shut not vp thy mercifull eyes to our prayers: but spare vs Lord most holy, O God most mightie, O holy and mercifull [Page] Sauiour, thou most worthie iudge eternall, suffer vs not at our last houre for any paines of death to fall from thee.

Then while the earth shall be cast vpon the body by some standing by, the Priest shall say.

FOrasmuch as it hath pleased almightie God of his great mercie, to take vnto himselfe the soule of our deare brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certaine hope of resurrection to e­ternall life, through our Lord Iesus Christ, who shall change our vile body, that it may bee like vnto his glorious body, according to the mightie working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himselfe.

Then shall be said or sung.

I heard a voyce from heauen, saying vnto mee, write, From hencefoorth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Even so saith the spirit, that they rest from their labours.

Then shall follow this Lesson, taken out of the xv. Chapter to the Corinthians, the first Epistle.

CHrist is risen from the dead, and become the first fruites of them that sleepe. For by a man came death, and by a man came the resurrecti­on of the dead. For as by Adam all die, euen so by Christ shall all bee made aliue, but euery man in his owne order. The first is Christ, then they that are Christes at his comming. Then commeth the ende, when hee hath deliuered vp the kingdome to God the Father, when he hath put downe all rule, and all autho­ritie and power. For he must reigne till he haue put al his ene­mies vnder his feete. The last enemie that shall be destroyed, is death. For hee hath put all things vnder his feete. But [Page] when hee saith, All things are put vnder him: it is manifest that he is excepted that hath put all things vnder him. When all things are subdued vnto him, then shall the Sonne also himselfe bee subject vnto him that put all things vnder him, that God may be all in all. Else what doe they which are bap­tized ouer the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized ouer them? yea, and why stand we alway then in ieopardie? By our reioycing which I haue in Christ Iesu our Lord, I die dayly. That I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men, what aduantageth it mee, if the dead rise not againe? Let vs eate, and drinke, for tomo­row wee shall die. Bee not yee deceiued, euill words corrupt good maners. Awake truely out of sleepe, and sinne not. For some haue not the knowledge of God, I speake this to your shame. But some man will say, How arise the dead? With what body shall they come? Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it die. And what sowest thou? Thou sowest not that body that shall bee, but bare corne, as of wheat or some other: but God giueth it a body at his pleasure, to euery seed his owne body. All flesh is not one maner of flesh: but there is one maner of flesh of men, ano­ther maner of flesh of beastes, another of fishes, another of birdes. There are also celestiall bodies, and there are bodies terrestriall. But the glorie of the celestiall is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one maner glorie of the Sunne, and another glorie of the Moone, and another glorie of the Starres. For one Starre differeth from another in glorie. So is the resurrection of the dead. It is sowen in cor­ruption, it riseth againe in incorruption. It is sowen in disho­nour, it riseth againe in honour. It is sowen in weaknesse, it riseth againe in power. It is sowen a naturall bodie, it riseth againe a spirituall body. There is a naturall bodie, and there is a spirituall bodie: As it is also written, The first man A­dam was made a liuing soule, and the last Adam was made a quickening spirite. Howbeit, that is not first which is spi­rituall, but that which is naturall, and then that which is spirituall. The first man is of the earth, earthie. The se­cond man is the Lord from heauen, heauenly. As is the [Page] earthie, such are they that be earthy. And as is the heauenly, such are they that are heauenly. And as wee haue borne the image of the earthie, so shall wee beare the image of the hea­uenly. This say I brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inhe­rite the kingdome of God, neither doeth corruption inherite incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery, we shal not all sleepe: but we shall all be changed, and that in a moment, in the twinckling of an eye, by the last trumpe. For the trumpe shall blow, and the dead shall rife incorruptible, and we shall bee changed: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortall must put on immortality. When this corrup­tible hath put on incorruption, and this mortall hath put on immortalitie, then shall be brougt to passe the saying that is written: Death is swallowed vp into victory: Death, where is thy sting? Hell, where is thy victorie? The sting of death is sinne, and the strength of sinne is the law. But thankes be vnto God, which hath giuen vs victorie through our Lorde Iesus Christ. Therefore my deare brethren, bee yee stedfast and vnmooueable, alwayes rich in the worke of the Lorde, forasmuch as yee know how that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.

The Lesson ended, the priest shall say.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercy vpon vs.

Lord haue mercy vpon vs.

¶ Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

And leade vs not into temptation.

Answere. But deliuer vs from evil. Amen.

The Priest. ALmightie God, with whom doe liue the spi­rits of them that depart hence in the Lorde, and in whom the soules of them that be elec­ted, after they bee deliuered from the burden of the flesh, be in ioy & felicitie: wee giue thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased thee to deliuer this N. our brother out of the miseris of this sin­full [Page] world, beseeching thee, that it may please thee of thy gra­cious goodnesse, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdome, that we with this our bro­ther, & all other departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may haue our perfect consummation and blisse, both in body and soule, in thy eternall and euerlasting glorie. Amen.

The Collect.

O Mercifull God, the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life, in whom whosoeuer be­leeueth, shall liue, though hee die, and whosoeuer liueth and beleeueth in him, shall not die eternally, who also taught vs (by his holy Apostle Paul) not to be sorie as men without hope, for them that sleepe in him: we meekely beseech thee (O Father) to raise vs from the death of sinne, vnto the life of righteousnesse, that when we shall depart this life, wee may rest in him, as our hope is this our brother doeth, and that at the generall resurrection in the last day, wee may bee found acceptable in thy sight, and receiue that blessing which thy welbeloued sonne shall then pronouce to all that loue and feare thee, saying, Come yee blessed children of my Father, receiue the kingdome prepared for you from the begin­ning of the world. Graunt this, we beseech thee, O mercifull Father, through Iesus Christ our Mediatour and Redee­mer. Amen.

The thankesgiuing of women after childbirth, commonly called the Churching of women.

[Page] The woman shall come into the Church, and there shall kneele downe in some conuenient place, nigh vnto the place where the Table standeth, and the Priest standing by her, shal say these words, or such like, as the case shall require.

FOrasmuch as it hath pleased Almightie God of his goodnesse to giue you safe deliuerance, and hath preserued you in the great danger of childe­birth: ye shall therefore giue heartie thanks vnto God, and pray

Then shall the Priest say this Psalme

I Haue lifted vp mine eyes vnto the hils: from whence commeth my helpe. Psal. 121.

My helpe commeth euen from the Lord: which hath made hea­uen and earth.

Hee will not suffer thy foote to bee mooued: and he that keepeth thee, will not sleepe.

Behold, hee y t keepeth Israel: shall neither slumber nor sleepe.

The Lord himselfe is thy keeper: the Lord is thy defence vpon thy right hand.

So that the Sunne shall not burne thee by day: nor the Moone by night.

The Lord shall preserue thee from all euill: yea, it is euen he that shall keepe thy soule.

The Lord shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in: from this time forth for euermore.

Glorie be to the Father, and to the Sonne, &c.

As it was in the beginning, is now, &c.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercye vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

[Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] ¶ Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

And leade vs not into temptation.

Answere. But deliuer vs from euill.

Priest. O Lord saue this woman thy seruant.

Answere. Which putteth her trust in thee.

Priest. Be thou to her a strong towre.

Answere. From the face of her enemie.

Priest. Lord heare our prayer.

Answere. And let our crie come vnto thee.

Priest. Let vs pray.
O Almightie GOD, which hast de­liuered this woman thy seruant from the great paine and perill of child birth: graunt we beseech thee most mercifull Father, that shee, through thy helpe, may both faith­fully liue, and walke in her vocati­ion, according to thy will, in this life present, and also may bee partaker of euerlasting glory in the life to come, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The woman that commeth to giue her thankes, must offer accusto­med offerings: and if there bee a Communion, it is conuenient that she receiue the holy Communion.

A Commination against sinners, With certaine prayers to be vsed diuers times in the yeere.

After Morning prayer, the people being called together by the ring­ing of a bell, and assembled in the Church, the English L [...]ie shalbe sayd, after the accustomed maner: which ended, the Priest shall goe into the pulpit, and say thus.

BRethren, in the primitue Church there was a godly discipline, that at the beginning of Lent, such per­sons as were notorious sinners, were put to open penance, & puni­shed in this world, that their soules might bee saued in the day, of the Lord: and that other admonished by their example, might bee the more afraid to offend.

In the stead whereof, vntil the sayd discipline may be restored againe, (which thing is much to be wished) it is thought good, that at this time (in your pre­sence) should bee read the generall sentences of Gods cursing against impenitent sinners, gathered out of the xxvii. Chap­ter of Deuteronomie, and othen places of Scripture: and that yee should answere to euery sentence, Amen: to the in­tent that you, being admonished of the great indignation of God against sinners, may thy rather be called to earnest and true repentance, and may walke more warily in these dan­gerous dayes, fleeing from such vices, for the which yee af­firme with your owne mouthes, the curse of God to be due.

Cursed is the man that maketh any carued or molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the worke of the hands of the craftesman, and putteth it in a secret place to worshipst.

And the people shall answere and say.

Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that curseth his father and mother.

Answere. Amen.

[Page] Minister. Cursed is he that remoueth away the marke of his neigh­bours land.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is hee that maketh the blinde to goe out of his way.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is hee that letteth in indgement the right of the stranger, of them that be fatherlesse, and of widowes.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that smiteth his neighbour serretly.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is he that lieth with his neighbours wife.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is hee that taketh reward to slay the soule of inno­cent blood.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed is hee that putteth his trust in man, and taketh man for his defence, and in his heart goeth from the Lord.

Answere. Amen.

Minister. Cursed are the vnmercifull, the fornicatours and adulte­rers, and the couetous persons, the worshippers of images, slanderers, drunkards, and extortioners.

Answere. Amen.

[Page] Minister. NOw seeing that all they bee accur­sed (as the Prophet Dauid bea­reth witnesse) which doe erre and goe astray from the commaunde­ments of God, Psal. 119. let vs (remembring the dreadfull iudgement hanging ouer our heads, and being alwaies at hand) returne vnto our Lord God, with al contrition and meek­nesse of heart, bewayling and la­menting our sinfull life, know­leding and confessing our offences, and seeking to bring foorth worthie fruites of penance. For now is the Axe put vn­to the roote of the trees, Matt. 3. so that euery tree that bringeth not foorth good fruite, is he wen downe, and cast into the fire. Heb. 11 It is a fearefull thing to fall into the hands of the liuing God: he shall power downe raine vpon the sinners, snares, fire, and brimstone, storme and tempest, Psal. 10. this shall bee their portion to drinke. For loe, the Lord is commen out of his place, Esai. 26 to visite the wickednesse of sueh as dwell vpon the earth. Mala. 3. But who may abide the day of his comming? Who shall bee able to en­dure when he appeareth? His fan is in his hand, Matt. 3. and he will purge his floore, and gather his wheate into the barne, but he will burne the chaffe with vnquenchable fire. The day of the Lord commeth as a theefe in the night: and when men shall say, Peace, and all things are safe, then shall sudden destruc­tion come vpon them, as sorrow commeth vpon a woman traueiling with childe, and they shall not escape. Then shall appeare the wrath of God in the day of vengeance, Rom. 2. which ob­srinate sinners, through the stubbernnesse of their heart, haue heaped vnto themselues, which despised the goodnesse, pati­ence, and long sufferance of God, when he called them conti­nually to repentance. Then shall they call vpon me (saith the Lord) but I will not heare, Prou. 1. they shall seeken mee early, but they shall not finde mee, and that because they hated know­ledge, and receiued not the feare of the Lord, but abhorred my counsell, and despised my correction. Then shall it bee too late [Page] to knocke, When the doore shalt bee shut, and too late to crie for mercie, When it is the time of iustice. O terrible voyce of most iust iudgement, which shalt bee pronounced vpon them. Matt. 25. when it shalt be said vnto them, Goe yee cursed into the fire e­uerlasting, Which is prepared for the Deuill and his angels. 2 cor. 6. Therefore brethren, take wee heede betime, while the day of saluation lasteth, for the night commeth, when none can Worke: Iohn 9. but let vs while we haue the light, beleeue in the light, and Walker as the children of the light, that We be not cast into the vtter darknesse, Matt. 25. Where is Weeping and gnashing of teeth. Let vs not abuse the goodnes of God, Which calleth vs mer­tifully to amendement, and of the endlesse pitie promiseth vs forgiuenesse of thatt Which is past, if (with a Whole minde and true heart) Wereturne vnto him. Esai.i. For though our sinnes bee as red as searlet, they sall be as White as snow: and though they be like purple, yet shal they be as White as wooll. Eze. 28. Turne you cleane (saith the Lord) from all your wickedesse, and your snne shalt not be your destruction. Cast a way from yon al your vngodlines that ye haue done, make you new hearts, and a new spirit. Wherefore will ye die, O ye honse of Is;rael, seeing that I haue no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: turne you then, and yee shalt liue. i. Iohnz. A­though we haue ssinned, yet haue we an aduocate with the fa­ther, Iesus Christ the righteous, and hee it is that ovteineth grace for our sinnes. For hee was wounded for our offences, Esai. 53. & smitten for our wickednesse. Let vs therefore returne vnto him, who is y e merciful receiuer of all true penitent snners, af­suring our selues that he is ready to receiue vs, & most willing to pardon vs, if we come vnto him wiht faithfull repentance, if we will submit our selues vnto him, & from henceforth walk in his wayes, Matt. 11. if wee will take take his easie yoke and light burden vpon vs, to follow him in lowlines, patience and charitie, and bee ordered by the gouernance of his holy spirite, seeking al­wayes his glory, and seruing him duely in our vocation, with thankesgiuing. This if wee doe, Christ will deliuer vs from the curse of the law, and from the extreme maledirtion Which shalt light vpon them that shalbe set on y e left hand, and he will set vs on his right hand, Marr. 25. and giue vs the blessed benediction [Page] of his father, commaunding vs to take possession of his glori­ous kingdome, vnto the which he vouchsafe to bring vs all, for his infinite mercie.

Then shalt they all kneele vpon their knees: and the Priest and Clarkes kneeling (where they are accustomed to say the Letanie) shalt say this Psalme, Miserere mei Deus.

HAue mercy vpon me, Misere mei. Psal 51 O God, after thy great goodnesse: according to the multitude of thy mercies doe a­way mine offences.

Wash mee throughly from my wickednesse: and cleanse me from my smne.

For I knowledge my faultes: and my sinne is euer before me.

Against thee onely haue I fin­ned, and done this euill in thy sight: that thou mightest bee iustified in thy saying, and cleare when thou art iudged.

Behold, I was sapen in wickednesse: and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.

But loe, thou requirest trueth in the inward partes: and shalt make me to vnderstand wise dome secretly.

Thou shalt purge me with Hysope, and I shalt be cleane: thou shalt wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snow.

Thou shalt make mee heare of ioy and gladnesse: that the bones Which thou hast broken may reioyce.

Turne thy face from my smnes: and put out all my mis­deedes.

Make mee a cleane heart, O God: and renew a right spi­rit Within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy ho­ly spirit from me.

O giue me the confort of thy helpe againe: and stablish me with thy free spirit.

Then shalt I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked: and sin­ners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.

[Page] Deliuer me from bloodgiltinesse, O God, thou that are the God of my health: and my tongue shalt sing of thy righteous­nesse.

Thou shalt open my lips (O Lord:) my mouth shalt shew thy prayse.

For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I giue it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt offering.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and con­trite heart (O God) shalt thou not despise.

O be fauourable and gracious vnto Sion: build thou the walles of Hierusalem.

Then shalt thou bee pleased with the sacrifice of righteous­nesse, with the burnt offerings and oblations: then shal they offer yong bullocke vpon thine altar.

Glorie be to the Father, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Christ haue mercie vpon vs.

Lord haue mercie vpon vs.

Our Father which art in heauen, &c.

And leade vs not into temptation.

Answere. But deliuer vs from euill. Amen.

Minister. O Lord saue thy seruants.

Answere. Which put their trust in thee.

Minister. Send vnto them helpe from aboue.

Answere. And euermore mightily defend them.

Minister. Helpe vs O God our Sauiour.

Answere. And for the glorie of thy names sake deliur vs, bee merci­full vnto vs sinners for thy names sake.

Minister. O Lord heare our prayer.

Answere. And let our crie come vnto thee.

[Page]Let vs pray.

O Lord wee beseech thee mercifully heare our pray­ers, and spare all those which confesse their sinnes to thee, that they (whose cosciences by sinne are accused) by thy mercifull pardon may bee absolued through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Most mightie God and mercifull Father, Which hast compassion of all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, Which wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that hee should rather turne from sinne, and be saued: mercifully forgiue vs our trespasses, receiuc and comfort vs, Which bee grieued and wearied with the burden of our sinne. Thy propertie is to haue mercie, to thee onely it appertaineth to forgiue snnes. Spare vs there fore good Lord, spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed: enter not into iudgement with thy seruants, which bee vile earth, and miserable sinners: but so turne thine yre from vs, Which meekely knowledge our vilenesse, and truely repent vs of our faultes: so make haste to helpe vs in this world, that we may euer liue with thee in the world to come, through Ie­sus Chrift our Lord, Amen.

Then shalt the people say this that followeth, after the Minister.

TUrne thou vs, O good Lord, and so shalt we bee turned: be fauourable, O Lord, be fauourable to thy people, which turne to thee in weeping, fast­ing, and praying: for thou art a mercifull God, ful of compassion, long suffering, and of great pitie.

Thou sparest when wee deserue punishment, and in thy wrath thinkest vpon mercie. spare thy people good Lord, spare them, and let not thine heritage be brought to con­fusion. Heare vs, O Lord, for thy mercie is great, and after the multitude of the mer­cies looke vpon vs.

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THE Psalter or Psalmes of David, after the Transla­tion of the great Bible:

Pointed as it shalt be sung or said in Churches.
(*⁎*)

¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie.

ANNO 1603.

¶ Cum priuilegio.

Moneth. The j. day.
The Psalmes of Dauid.

Beatus vir qui non abijt. Psal.j.

BLessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsaile of the vn­godly, Morning prayer nor stand in the way of sin­ners: and hath not sit in the seate of the scornefull.

But his delight is in the lawe of the Lorde: and in his law will he exercise himselfe day and night.

And he shal be like a tree planted by the water side: that will bring toorth his fruit in due season.

His lease also shalt not wither: and looke whatsoeuer hee doeth, it shalt prosper.

As for the vngodly it is not so with them: but they are like the chaffe which the winmde scattereth away from the face of earth.

Therefore the vngodly shalt not bee able to stande in the iudgement: neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: and the way of the vngodly shalt perish.

Quare fremuerunt gentes? Psal. ij.

Why doe the heathen so furiously rage together: & why doe the people imagine vaine thing:

The kings of the earth stand vp, and the rulers take counsaile together: against the Lord, & against his anointed.

Let vs breake their bondes asuuder: and cast away their tordes from vs.

He that dwelleth in heauen shalt laugh them to scorne: the Lord shalt haue them in derision.

Then shalt he speake vnto them in his wrath: and vexe them in his fore displeasure.

Yet haue I set my king: vpon my holy hill of Sion.

I will preach the lawe where of the Lorde hath sayd vn­to [Page] me: thou art my sonne, this day haue I begotten thee.

Desire of mee, and I shalt giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance: and the vttermost parts of the earth for thy pos­session.

Thou shalt bruise them with a rodde of yron: and breake them in pieces like a potters vessell.

Be wise now therefore, Dye kings: be learned ye that are iudges of the earth.

Serue the Lord in feare: and reioyce vnto him with reue­rence.

Kisse the Some lest he be angry, and so ye penrish from the right way: if his wrath be kindled (yea but a little) blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Domine quid? Psal.iij.

LOrd how are they increased that trouble mee: many are they that rise against me.

Many one there be that say of my soule: there is no help for him in his God.

But thou, O Lord, art my defender: thou art my wor­ship, and the lifter vp of my head.

I did call vpon the Lord with my voice: and hee heard me out of his holy hill.

I layd mee downe and slept, and rose vp agaie: for the Lord sustained me.

I will not be afraid for ten thousands of people: that haue set themselues against me round about.

Vp Lord, and helpe mee, O my God: for thou smitest all mine enemies vpon the cheeke bone, thou hast broken the teeth of the vngodly.

Saluation belongeth vnto the Lorde: and the blessing is vpon the people.

Cum inuocarem, Psal.iiij.

Heare me When I call, O God of my righteousnesse: for thou hast set me at libertie When I was in trouble, haue mercie vpon me, and heacken vnto my prayer.

O yee sonnes of men, how long Will yee blaspheme mine honour: and haue such pleasure in vanitie, and seeke after leasing:

[Page]Know this also, that the Lorde hath thosen to himselfe the man that is godly: When I call vpon the Lorde, he will heare me.

Stand mawe and sinne not: commune with your owne heart, and in your chamber, and be still.

Offer the sacrifice righteousnesse: and put your trust in the Lord.

There be many that say: who will shew vs any good:

Lord list thou vp: the light of thy countenance vpon vs.

Thou hast put gladenesse in my heart: since the time that their corne and wine and oyle increased.

I will lay mee downe in peace, and take my rest: for it is thou Lord onely that makest me dwell in safetie.

Verba mea auribus. Psal.5.

POnder my Words, O Lord: consider my meditation.

O hearken thou vnto the voice of my calling, my king and my God: for vnto thee will I make my prayer.

My voice shalt thou heare betimes, O Lord: earely in the morning wil I direct my prayer vnto thee, and will looke vp.

For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickednesse: neither shalt any euill dwell with thee.

Such as be foolish shal not stand in thy sight: for thou ha­test all them that worke vanitie.

Thou shalt destroy them that speake leasing: the Lorde will abhorxe both the blood thirstie and deceitfull man.

But as for me, I will come into thy house, euen vpon the multitude of thy mercie: and in thy feare will I worship to­ward thy holy Temple.

Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousinesse, because of mine enemies: make thy way plame before my face.

For there is no faithfulnesse in his mouth: their inwarde parts are very wickednesse.

Their throate is an open sepulchre: they flatter with their tongue.

Destroy thou them, O God, let them perish through their owne imaginations: cast them out in the multitude of their [Page] vngodlinesese, for they haue rebelled against thee.

And let all them that put their trust in thee, reioyce: they shalt euer be giuing of thankes, because thou defendest them, they that loue thy Name shalt be Ioyfull in thee.

For thou Lorde wilt giue thy blessing vnto the righteous: and with thy fauourable kindnesse wilt thou defend him, as with a shield.

Domine ne in furore. Psal. vj.

O Lorde rebuke mee not in thine in­dignation: Euening prayer neither chasten mee in thy displeasure.

Have mercy vpon me, O Lord, for I am weake: O Lorde heale me, for my bones are vexcd.

My soule is also fore troubled: but Lord how long wilt thou pu­nish me:

Turne thee, O Lord, and deli­uer my soule: Oh saue me for thy mercies sake.

For in death no man remembreth thee: and who will giue thee thankes in the pit:

I am wearie of my groning, euery night Wash I my ved: and water my couch with my teares.

My beautie is gone for very trouble: and worne away be­cause of all mine enemies.

Away from mee all ye that worke vanitie: for the Lorde hath heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receiue my prayer.

All mine enemies shalt be confonnded and sore vexed: they shalt be turned backe and put to shame suddenly.

Domine Deus meus. Psal. vij.

O Lorde my God, in thee haue I put my trust: saue mee from all them that petsecute me, and deliuer: me.

Least he deuoure my soulce like a lion, and teare it in pieces: While there is none to helpe.

O Lorde my God, if I haue done any such thing: or if [Page] there be any wickednesse in my hands.

If I haue rewarded euill vnto him that dealt friendly with mee: yea, I haue deliuered him that Without any cause is mine enemie.

Then let mine enemie persecute my soule, and take mee: yea, let him tread my life downe vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust.

Stand vp, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift vp thy selfe: be­cause of the indignation of mine enemies, arise vp for mee in the iudgement that thou hast commanded.

And so shalt the congregation of the people come about thee: for their sakes therefore lift vp thy selfe againe.

The Lord shalt iudge the people, giue sentence with me, O Lord: according to my righteousuesse, and according to the innocencie that is in me.

O let the wickednesse of the vngodly come to an end: but guide thou the iust.

For the righteous God: trieth the very hearts and reines.

My helpe commeth of God: which preseructh them that are true of heart.

God is a righteous iudge, strong and patient: and God is prouoked cuery day.

If a man will not turne, he will whet his sword: he hath bent his bow, and made it readie.

He hath prepared for him the instruments of death: he or­deineth his arrowes against the persecuters.

Behold, he trauaileth with inischiefe: hee hath conceiued sorow, and brought foorth vngodlinesse.

He hath grauen and digged vp a pit: and is fallen himselfe into the destruction that he made for other.

For his trauaile shalt come vpon his owne head: and his wickednes shalt fall on his owne pate.

I will giue thanks vnto the Lord, according to his righte­ousnesse: and will praise the name of the Lord the most high.

Domine Dominus. Psal. viij.

O Lord our gouernour, how excellent is thy Name in all the world: thou that hast set thy glory aboue y e heauens.

Out of the mouth of very babes & sucklings hast thou [Page] ordeined strength, because of thine enemies: that thou migh­test still the enemie and the auenger.

For thou will consider the heauens, euen the workes of thy fingers: the Moone and the Starres which thou hast ordei­ned.

What is man that thou art mindfull of him: and the sonne of man that thou visitest him:

Thou madest him lower then the Angels: to crowne him with glory and workship.

Thou makest him to haue dominion of the workes of thy handes: and thou hast put all things in subiection vnder his feete.

All sheepe and oxen: yea and the beasts of the field.

The foules of the ayre, and the fishes of the sea: and what­soeuer walketh through the paths of the seas.

O Lord our gouernour: how excellent is thy Name in all the world:

Confitebor tibi, Psal. ix.

I Will giue thankes vnto thee, Morning Prayer O Lorde, with my whole heart: I will speake of all thy marucellous workes.

I will bee glad and reioyce in thee: yea, my songs wil I make of thy Name, O thou most Highest.

While mine enemies are driuen backe: they shalt fall and perish at thy presence.

For thou hast maintained my right, and my cause: thou art set in the throne that iudgest right.

Thou hast rebuked the Heathen, and destroyed the vn­godly: thou hast put out their Name for euer and euer.

O thou enemie, destructions are come to a perpetuall end: euen as the cities which thou hast destroyed, their memoriall is perished with them.

But the Lord shalt endure for euer: he hath also prepared [Page] his seate for iudgement.

For hee shalt iudge the World in righteousnesse: and mini­ster true iudgement vnto the people.

The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed: euen a refuge in due time of trouble.

And they that know thy name, will put their trust in thee: for thou Lord hast neuer failed them that seeke thee.

O praise the Lord which dwelleth in Sion: shew the peo­ple of his doings.

For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembreth them: and forgetteth not the complaint of the poore.

Haue mercie vpon me, O Lord, consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me: thou that liftest nice vp from the gates of death.

That I may shew all thy praises within the portes of the daughter of Sion: I will reioyce in thy saluation.

The heathen are sunke downe in the pit that they made: in the same net which they hid priuily, is their foot taken.

The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement: the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne hands.

The wicked shalt bee turned into hell: and all the people that forget God.

For the poore shalt not alway be forgotten: the patient abi­ding of the meeke shalt not perish for euer.

Up Lorde, and let not man haue the vpper hande: let the Heathen be iudged in thy fight.

Put them in feare, (O Lord:) that the heathen may know themselues to be but men.

Vt quid Domine? Psal. x.

Why standest thou so farre off (O Lord:) and hidest it thy face in the needfull time of trouble?

The vngodly for his owne lust doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the crafty Wilinesse that they haue imagined.

For the vngodly hath made boast of his owne hearts de­sire: and speaketh good of the couetous whome GOD ab­horxeth.

[Page] The vngodly is so proud, that hee careth not for God: nei­ther is God in all his thoughts.

His wayes are alway grieuous: thy iudgements are farre aboue out of his fight, and therefore defieth hee all his ene­mies.

For hee hath said in his heart, Tush, I shalt ncuer bee caft downe: there shalt no harme happen vnto me.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and fraude: vnder his tongue is vngodlinesse and vanitie.

He sitteth lurking in the theeuish corners of the streets: and priuily in his lurking dennes doeth hee murder the innocent, his eyes are set against the poore.

For he lieth waiting secretly, euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne: that he may rauish the poore.

Hee doeth rauish the poore: when he getteth him into his nette.

Hee falleth downe and humbleth himselfe: that the Con­gregation of the poore may fall into the handes of his Cap­taines.

He hath said in his heart, Tush, God hath forgotten: hee hideth away his face, and he will neuer see it.

Arise (O Lord God) and lift vp thine hand: forget not the poore.

Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God: while hee doeth say his heart, Tutsh, thou God rarest not for it?

Surely thou hast seene it: for thou beholdest vngodlinesse and wrong.

That thou mayest take the matter into thine hande: the poore conmitteth himselfe vnto thee, for thou art the helper of the friendlesse.

Breake tthou the power of the vngodly and malicious: take away his vngodlinesse, and thou shalt finde none.

The Lord is King for euer and euer: and the heathen are perised out of the land.

Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou prepa­rest their heart, and thine eare hearkeneth thereto.

To helpe the fatherlesse and poore vnto their right: that the man of the earth be no more exalted against them.

In domino confido. Psal. xj

IN the Lord put I my trust: how say yee then to my soule, that the should flee as a bird vnto the hill?

For loe, the vngodly bend their vow, & make ready their arrowes within the quwer: that they may primly shoote at them which are true of heart.

For the foundations will be cast downe: and what hath the righteous done.

The Lorde is in his holy Temple: the Lordes seate is in heauen.

His eyes consider the poore: and his eye lids trieth the chil­dren of men.

The Lord alloweth the righteous: but the vngodly, & him that delighteth in wickednesse, doeth his soule abhor [...]c.

Vpon the vngodly he shal raine snares, fire and vrimssone, storme, and tempest: this shalbe their portion to drinke.

For the righteous Lord loueth righteousnesse: his counte­nance will behold the thing that is iust.

Saluum me fac. Psal. xij.

HElpe me Lord, Eucoing prayer for there is not one godly man left: for the faithful are minished from among the children of men.

They talke of vanitie euery one with his neighbour: they doe but flatter with their lips, and dissem­ble with their double heart.

The Lord shalt root out all de­ceitfull lippes: and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

Which haue said, with our tongue we will preuaile: wee are they that ought to speake, who is Lord ouer vs?

Now for the comfortlesse troubles sake of the needy: and because of the deepe sighing of the poore.

I will vp (sayth the Lord:) and will helpe euery one from him that swelleth against him, and will set them at rest.

The words of the Lord are pure words: euen as the siluer which from the earth is tried, & purified seuen times in y e fire.

[Page] Thou shalt keepe them, O Lord: thou shalt preserue him from this generation for euer.

The vngodly walke on euery side: when they are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke.

Vsquequo Domine. Psal. xiij.

HOw long wilt thou forget mee (O Lord) for euer: how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

How long shalt I seeke counsell in my soule, and be so vexed in mine heart: howe long shalt mine enemies triumph ouer me?

Consider and heare mee, O Lorde my God: lighten mine eyes, that I sleepe not in death.

Left mine enemie say, I haue preuailed against him: for if I be cast downe, they that trouble me, will reioyce at it.

But my trust is in thy mercy: and my heart is ioyfull in thy saluation.

I wil sing of the Lord, because he hath delt so louingly with me: yea, I wil praise the name of the Lord most highest.

Dixit insipiens. Psal. xiiij.

THe foole hath said in his heart: there is no God.

They are corxupt and become abominable in their do­ings: there is not one that doeth good, (no not one.)

The Lorde looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men: to see if there were any that would vnderstand and seeke after God.

But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become abominable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues haue they deceiued: the poison of aspes is vnder their lips.

Their mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse: their feete are swift to shed blood.

Destruction and vnhappinesse is in their wayes, & the way of peace haue they not knowen: there is no feare of God be­fore their eyes.

Haue they no knowledge, that they are all such workers [Page] of mischiefe: eating vp my people as it were bread?

And call not vpon the Lorde, there were they brought in great feare (euen where no feare was:) for God is in the ge­neration of the righteous.

As for you, yee haue made a mocke at the counsaile of the poore: because he putteth his trust in the Lord.

Who shalt giue saluation vnto Israel out of Sion: when the Lorde turneth the captiuitie of his people, then shalt Ia­cob reioyce, and Israel shalbe glad.

Domine quis habitabit? Psal. xv.

LOrd who shalt dwell in thy taber­nacle: Morning prayer or who shalt rest vpon thy holy hill?

Euen he that leadeth an vncor­rupt life: and both the thing which is right, and speaketh the tructh from his heart.

Hee that hath vsed no deceit in his tongue, nor done enill to his neighbour: nor hath not slandered his neighbours.

Hee that setteth not by himselfe, but is lowly in his owne eyes: and maketh much of them that feare the Lord.

Hee that sweareth vnto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not: though it Were to his owne hinderance.

He that hath not giuen his money vpon vsurie: nor taken reward against the innocent.

Who so doeth thrse things: shalt neuer fall.

Conserua me. Psal. xvj.

PReserue me, O God: for in thee haue I put my trust.

O my soule, thou hast said vnto the Lord: thou art my God, my goods are nothing vnto thee.

All my delight is vpon the saints that are in the earth: and vpon such as excell in vertue.

But they that runne after another god: shalt haue great trouble.

Their drinke offerings of blood will I not offer: neither make mention of their names within my lips. [Page] The Lord himselfe is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: thou shalt maintaine my lot.

My lot is fallen vnto me in a faire ground: yea, I haue a goodly heritage.

I will thanke the Lord for giuing me warning: my reines also chasten me in the night season.

I haue set God alwayes before me: for hee is on my right hand, therefore I shalt not fall.

Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory reioyced: my flesh also shalt rest in hope.

For Why: thou shalt not leaue my soule in hell: neither shalt thou suffer thine Holy one to see corruption.

Thou shalt she we me the path of life, in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy: and at thy right hand there is pleasure for e­uermore.

Exaudi Domine iustitiam. Psal.xvij.

HEare the right, O Lorde, consider my complaint: and hearken vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of fayned lippes.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: and let thine eyes looke vpon the thing that is equall.

Thou hast prooded and visited mine heart in the night fea­son, thou hast tried me, and shalt finde no wickednesse in me: for I am vtterly purposed that my mouth shalt not offend.

Because of mens workes that are done against the wordes of my lips: I haue kept me from the wayes of the destroyer.

O holde thou vp my goings in thy pathes: that my foote­steps slip not.

I haue called vpon thee, O God, for thou shalt heare mee: encline thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my words.

Shew thy maruellous louing kindnesse, thou that art the Sauiour of them which put their trust in thee: from such as resist thy right hand.

Keepe mee as the apple of an eye: hide me vnder the sha­dow of thy wings.

From the vngodly that trouble mee: mine enemies com­passe me round about, to take away my foule.

[Page] They are inclosed in their owne fat: and their mouth spea­keth proud things.

They lie waiting in our way on cuery side: turning their eyes downe to the ground.

Like as a Lion that is greedie of his pray: and as it were a lions whelpe lurking in secret places.

Vp Lord, disappoint him, and cast him downe: dcliuer my soule from the vngodly, which is a sword of thine.

From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men, I say, and from the euil world: which haue their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

They haue children at their desire: and leaue the rest of their substance for their babes.

But as for me, I will behold thy presence in righteousnes: and when I awake vp after thy likenesse, I shalbe satisfied with it.

Diligam re. Psal. xviij.

I will loue thee (O LORD) my strength, Euening prayer the Lorde is my stonie rocke and my defence: my Saui­our, my God, and my might, in whome I will trust, my buckler, the horne also of my salutation, and my refuge.

I wil call vpon the Lord, which is worthy to bee praised: so shalt I be safe from mine enemies.

The sorowes of death compas­sed me: and the ouerflowings of vngodlines made me afratd.

The paines of hell came about mee: the snares of death ouertooke me.

In my trouble I will call vpon the Lord: and comylaine vnto my God.

So shall hee heare my voice out of his holy Temple: and my complaint shalt come before him, it shalt enter eueu into his eares.

The earth trembled & quaked: the very foundations also of the hilles shooke & were remooued, because he was wroth.

[Page] There went a smoke out of his presence: and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coales were kindled at it.

Hee bowed the heauens also and came downe: and it was darke vnder his feete.

He rode vpon the Cherubims and did flie: hee came flying vpon the wings of the winde.

Hee made darkenesse his secret place: his Pauilion round about him, with darke water and thicke cloudes to couer him.

At the brightnesse of his presence his cloudes remooued: hailestones and coales of fire.

The Lorde also thundred out of heauen, and the Highest gaue his thunder: hailestones and coales of fire.

He sent out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth lightnings, and destroyed them.

The springs of waters were seene, and the foundations of the round world were discouered at thy chiding, O Lord: at the blasting of the breath of thy displeasure.

Hee shalt send downe from the high to fetch me: and shalt take me out of many waters.

Hee shalt deliuer mee from my strongest enemie, and from them which hate me: for they are too mightie for me.

They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my vpholder.

He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, euen because he had a fauour vnto me.

The Lorde shalt reward me after my righteous dealing: according to the cleannesse of my hands shalt he recompence mee.

Because I haue kept the wayes of the Lord: and haue not forsaken my God as the wicked doeth.

For I haue an eye vnto all his lawes: and will not cast out his commandements from me.

I was also vncorrupt before him: and eschewed mine own wickednesse.

Therefore shalt the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing: and according vnto the cleannesse of my hands in his eye sight.

[Page] With the holy, thou shalt be holy: and with a perfect man, thou shalt be perfect.

With the cleane, thou shalt bee cleane: and with the fro­ward, thou shalt learne frowardnesse.

For thou shalt saue the people that are in aduersitie: and shalt bring downe the high lookes of the proud.

Thou also shalt light my candle: the Lorde my God shall make my darkenesse to be light.

For in thee I shall discomfit an hoste of men: and with the helpe of my God I shall leape ouer the wall.

The way of God is an vndefiled way: the worde of the Lorde also is tried in the fire, hee is the defender of all them that put their trust in him.

For who is God but the Lord? or who hath any strength except our God?

It is God that girdeth me with strength of warre: and maketh my way perfect.

He maketh my feete like Harts feete: and setteth me vpon high.

Hee teacheth my handes to fight: and mine armes shall breake euen a bowe of steele.

Thou hast giuen me the defence of thy saluation: thy right hande also shall holde me vp, and thy louing correction shall make me great.

Thou shalt make roome ynough vnder me for to goe: that my foote steps shall not slide.

I will followe vpon mine enemies, and ouertake them: neither will I turne againe till I haue destroyed them.

I will smite them, that they shall not be able to stand: but fall vnder my feete.

Thou hast girded me with strength vnto the battell: thou shalt throw downe mine enemies vnder me.

Thou hast made mine enemies also to turne their backes vpon me: and I shall destroy them that hate me.

They shall cry, but there shall bee none to helpe them: yea euen vnto the Lord shal they cry, but he shall not heare them.

I will beate them as small as the dust before the winde: I will cast them out as the clay in the streetes.

[Page]Thou shalt deliuer mee from the struings of the people: and thou shalt make me the head of the heathen.

A people whom I haue not knowen: shall serue me.

Assoone as they heare of mee, they shall obey mee: but the strange children shall dissemble with me.

The strange children shall faile: and be afraid out of their prisons.

The Lorde liueth, and blessed bee my strong helper: and praised be the God of my saluation.

Euen the God that seeth that I be auenged: and subdueth the people vnto me.

It is hee that deliuereth me from my (cruell) enemies, and setteth mee vp aboue mine aduersaries: thou shalt ridde mee from the wicked man.

For this cause will I giue thankes vnto thee (O Lorde) a­mong the Gentiles: and sing prayses vnto thy Name.

Great prosperitie giueth hee vnto his King: and sheweth louing kindnesse vnto Dauid his anoynted, and vnto his seed for euermore.

Coeli enarrant. Psal.xix.

THe heauens declare the glorie of God: Morning Prayer and the firmament sheweth his handy worke.

Oue day telleth another: and one night certifieth another.

There is neither speech nor lan­guage: but their voyces are heard among them.

Their sound is gone out into all landes: and their wordes into the endes of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sunne: which com­meth foorth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioy­ceth as a Gyant to runne his course.

It goeth forth from the vttermost part of the heauen, and runneth about vnto the end of it againe: and there is nothing hid from the heate thereof.

The Law of the Lord is an vndefiled Lawe, conuerting [Page] the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wise­dome vnto the simple.

The statutes of the Lord are right, and reioyce the heart: the commandement of the Lord is pure, and giueth light vn­to the eyes.

The feare of the Lorde is cleane, and endureth for euer: the iudgements of the Lorde are true, and righteous alto­gether.

More to be desired are they then gold, yea, then much fine gold: sweeter also then hony and the hony combe.

Moreouer, by them is thy seruant taught: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Who can tell how oft he offendeth: O clense thou me from my secret faults.

Keepe thy seruaunt also from presumptutous sinnes, lest they get the dominion ouer me: so shall I be vndefiled, and innocent from the great offence.

Let the wordes of my mouth, and the mediitation of my heart: be alway acceptable in thy sight.

O Lord: my strength, and my redeemer.

Exaudiat te Deus. Psal. xx.

The Lord heare thee in the day of trouble: the name of the God of Iacob defend thee.

Send thee helpe from the Sanctuarie: and strength thee out of Sion.

Remember all thy offerings: and accept thy burnt sacri­fice.

Graunt thee thy hearts desire: and fulfill all thy minde.

We will reioyce in thy saluation, and triumph in the name of the Lorde our God: the Lorde perfourme all thy petiti­ons.

Nowe knowe I that the Lord helpeth his anoynted, and will heare him from his holy heauen: euen with the whole­some strength of his right hand.

Some put their trust in charets, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

They are brought downe and fallen: but we are risen, and stand vpright.

[Page] Saue Lord, and heare vs, O King of heauen: when wee call vpon thee.

Domine in virtute. Psal.xxj.

The king shalt reioyce in thy strength, O Lord: exceeding glad shall hee bee of thy saluation.

Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire: and hast not deni­ed him the request of his lips.

For thou shalt preuent him with the blessings of goodnes: and shalt set a crowne of pure golde vpon his head.

He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him a long life: euen for euer and euer.

His honour in great is thy saluation: glory and great wor­ship shalt thou lay vpon him.

For thou shalt giue him euerlasting felicitie: and make him glad with the ioy of thy countenance.

And why? because the King putteth his trust in the Lord: and in the mercie of the most highest he shall not miscarie.

All thine enemies shal feele thine hand: thy right hand shal finde out them that hate thee.

Thou shalt make them like a fierie ouen in time of thy wrath: the Lord shal destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall consume them.

Their friute shalt thou roote out of the earth: and their seede from among the children of men.

For they intended mischiefe against thee: and imagined such a deuice as they are not able to performe.

Therefore shalt thou put them to flight: and the strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against the face of them.

Be thou exalted Lord in thine owne strength: so will wee sing and prayse thy power.

Deus, Deus meus. Psal.xxij.

MY God, Euening Prayer my God, (looke vpon mee) why hast thou forsaken mee: and art so farre from my health, and from the words of my complaint?

O my God, I cty in the day time, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.

And thou continuest holy: O thou worship of Israel.

[Page]Our fathers hoped in thee: they trusted in thee, and thou diddest deliuer them.

They called vpon thee, and were holpen: they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded.

But as for me, I am a worme, and no man: a very scorne of men, and the outceast of the people.

All they that see mee, laugh me to scorne: they shoote out their lips, and shake their head, saying.

He trusted in God, that he would deliuer him: let him deli­uer him, if he will haue him.

But thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers wombe: thou wast my hope when I hanged yet vpon my mothers breastes.

I haue bene left vnto thee euer since I was borne: thou art my God, euen from my mothers wombe.

O goe not fro me, for trouble is hard at hand: and there is none to helpe me.

Many oxen are come about me: fat Bulles of Basan close me in on euery side.

They gape vpon me with their mouthes: as it were a ram­ping and roaring Lyon.

I am powred out like water, and all my bones are out of ioynt: my heart also in the middest of my body is euen like melting waxe.

My strength is dried vp like a potstheard: and my tongue cleaueth to my gummes: and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.

For (many) dogs are come about me: and the counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me.

They pearsed my handes, and my feete, I may tell all my bones: they stand staring and looking vpon me.

They part my garments among them: and cast lots vpon my vesture.

But be thou not farre fromme, O Lord: thou art my sur­tour, hast thee to the helpe me.

Deliuer my soule from the sworde: my darling from the power of the dog.

Saue me from the Lyons mouth: thou hast heard mee [Page] also from among the hornes of the vnicornes.

I will declare thy name vnto my brethren: in the middest of the congregation will I prayse thee.

O prayse the Lorde ye that feare him: magnifie him allye of the seede of Iacob, and feare him all ye seede of Israel.

For he hath not despised nor abhored the low estate of the poore, he hath not hid his face from him: but when he called vnto him, he heard him.

My prayse is of thee in the great congregation: my vowes will I performe in the sight of them that feare him.

The poore shall eate and be satisfied: they that seekee after the Lord, shall prayse him, your heart shall liue for euer.

All the euds of the world shall remember themselues, and be turned vnto the Lorde: and all the kinreds of the nations shall worship before him.

For the kingdome is the Lordes: and he is the gouernour among the people.

All such as be fat vpon earth: haue eaten and worshipped.

All they that go down into the dust shal kneele before hin: and no man hath quickened his owne soule.

My seede shall serue him: they shall bee counted vnto the Lord for a generation.

They shall come, and the heauens shall declare his righte­ousnes: vnto a people that shal be borne, whom the Lorde hath made.

Dominus regit me. Psal. xxiij

The Lorde is my shepheard: therefore can I lacke no­thing.

He shall feede me in a grcene pasture: & lead mee foorth besides the waters of comfort.

He shall conuert my soule: and bring me forth in the paths of righteousnesse for his names sake.

Yea though I walke thorow the valley of the shadowe of death, I will feare no euill: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staffe comfort me.

Thou shalt prepare a table before mee against them that trouble me: thou hast anoynted my head with oyle, and my cup shall be full.

[Page]But thy louing kindnesse and mercie shal follow me all the dayes of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lorde for euer.

Domini est terra. Psal. xxiiij

THe earth is the Lords, Morning prayer. and all that therein is: the compasse of the world, and they that dwel therein.

For he hath founded it vpon the seas: and prepared it vpon the floods.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: or who shall rife vp in his holy place?

Euen he that hath cleaue hands, and a pure heart: and that hath not list vp his minde vnto vanitie, nor sworne to deceiue his neighbour.

He shall receinere the blessing from the Lord: and rightcous­nesse from the God of his saluation.

This is the generation of them that seeke him: cucn of them that seeke thy face, O Iacob.

Lift vp your heads, O ye gates, and he ye lift vp ye euerla­sting doores: and the King of glory shall come ill.

Who is the king of glore: it is the Lorde strong and migh­tie, euen the Lord mightie in battaile.

Lift vp yonr heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift vp ye euerla­sting doores: and the king of glorie shall come in.

Who is the king of glory: euen the Lord of hostes, he is the king of glory.

Ad te Domine. Psal xxv.

VNto thee, O Lorde, will I lift vp my soule, my God, I haue put my trust in thee: O let mee not bee confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph ouer me.

For all they that hope in thee shall not bee ashamed: but with as transgresse without a cause, shalbe put to confusion.

Shew me thy wayes, O Lord: and tearh me thy paths.

Lead me foorth in thy trueth, & learne me: for thou art the God of my saluation, in thee hath bene my hope al y e day long.

[Page]Call to remembrance, O Lorde, thy tender meries: and thy louing Kindnesse which hath bene euer of olde.

Oh remember not the sinnes and offences of my youth: but according to thy mercie thinke thou vpon me, O Lord, for thy goodnesse.

Gracious and righteous is the Lord: therfore wil be teach sinners in the way.

Them that be meeke shal he guide in iudgement: and such as be gentle, them shal he learne his way.

All the paths of the Lord are mercie and trueth: vnto such as keepe his couenant and his testimonies.

For thy Names sake, O Lord: be mercifull vnto my sinne, for it is great.

What man is he that feareth the Lord: him shall he teach in the may that he shall choose.

His soule shal dwel at ease: & his seed shall inherit the land.

The secrct of the Lord is among them that feare him: and he will shew them his couenant.

Mine eyes are euer looking vnto the Lorde: for hee shall plucke my feete out of the net.

Lurne thee vnto me, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am dcsolate and in miserie.

The sorowes of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my troubles.

Looke vpon mine aduersitie and miserie: and forgiue me all my sinne.

Cousider mine enemies howe many they are: and they beare atyrannous hate against me.

O keepe my soule, and deliuer mee: let me not be contounded, For I haue put my trust in thee.

Let perfectnesse and righteous dealing waite vpon mee: for my hope hath bene in thee.

Deliuer Israel, O God: out of all his troubles.

Iudica me Domine. Psal. xxvj

BE thou my iudge, O Lord, for I haue walked innocently. my trust hath bene also in y e Lord, therfore shal I not fall.

Eramine me, O Lord, and proue me: try out me reinef and my heart.

[Page] For thy louing kindnesse is euer before mine eyes: and I will walke in thy trueth.

I haue not dlwelt with vaine persons: neither wil I haue fellowship with the deceitfull.

I haue hated the congregation of the wicked: and wil not sit among the vngodly.

I will wash my hands in innocencie, O Lord: and so will I goe to thine altar.

That I may shew the voice of thankesgiuing: and tell of all thy wonderous workes.

Lord, I haue loued the habitation of thy house: and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

O shut not vp my soule with the sinners: nor my life with the bloodthirstie.

In whose hands is wickednes: and their right hands are full of gifts.

But as for me, I will walke innocently: O Lord delitter me and be mercifull vnto mee.

My foote standeth right: I wil praise the Lord in the con­gregations.

Dominus illuminatio. Psal.xxvij.

THe Lord is my light and my salua­tion, Eueing prayer. whom then shall I feare: the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afrand?

When the wicked (euen mine c­nemies and my foes) came vpon me to cate vp my flesh: they stum­bled and fell.

Though an hoste of men were layd against mee, yet shall not my heart be afraid: and though there rose vp warre against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

One thing haue I destred of the Lord, which I will re­quire: euen that I may dwel in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the faire beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.

For in the time of trouble he shal hide me in his tabernacle: [Page] yea, in the serret place of his dwelling shal be hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone.

And now shall hee lift vp mine head: aboue mine enemies round about me.

Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladnes: I will sing and speake praises vnto the Lord.

Hearken vnto my voice, O Lord, when Icrie vnto thee: haue mercie vpon me, and hear me.

My heart hath talked of thee, seeke yee my face: thy face Lord will I seeke.

O hide not thou thy face from mee: nor cast thy seruant away in displeasure.

Thou hast been my succour: lcaue me not, neither forsake me, O God of my saluation.

When my father and my mother forsake me: the Lord taketh me vp.

Teach me thy way, O Lord: and leade mee in the right way, bccause of mine enemies.

Deliuer me not ouer into the will of mine aduersaries: for there are false witnesses risen vp against me, & such as speake wrong.

I shold btterly haue fainted: but that I beleeue verely to sce the goodnes of the lord in the land of the liung.

O tarie thou the Lords leasure: bee strong, and hee shall comfort thine heart, and put thou thy trust in the Loard.

Ad te Domine, Psal. xxviij

VNto thee will I crie, O Lorde, my strength: thinke no scorne of me, left if thou make as though thou hearest not, I bccome like them that goe downe into the pit

Heare the voice of my humble petitions when I crie vnto thee: when I hold vp my hauds toward the mercie seate of thy holy Temple.

O plucke me not away (neither destroy mee) with the vngodly & wicked doers: which speake friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischiefe in their hearts.

Reward them according to their deedes: and according to the wickednesse of their owne inuentions.

Recompense them after the workem of their hands: pay [Page] them that they haue deserued.

For they regard not in their mind the workes of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands:therfore shall he breake them downe, and not build them vp.

Praised bee the Lord:for hee hath the voice of my humble petitions.

The Lorde is my strength and my sheild, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:therefore my heart danceth for ioy, and in my song will I praise him.

The Lord is my strength: and he is the wholsome defence of his anointed.

O saue thy people, and giue thy blessing vnto thine inheritance:feede them, and set them vp for euer.

Afferte Domino Psal. xxix.

BRing vnto the Lord (O ye mighty) bring young rammes vnto the Lorde:ascribe vnto the Lorde worshippe and strength.

Giue the Lorde the honour due vnto his Name:worship the Lord with holy worship.

It is the Lord that commandeth the waters:it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder.

It is the Lord that ruleth the sea, the voyce of the Lordeis mighty in operation:the voyce of the Lord is a glorious voyce.

The voyce of the Lord breaketh the Cedac trees: yea, the Lord breaketh the Cedars Libanus.

He made them also to skippe like a calfe:Libanus also and Syrion like a yong Vnicorne.

The voice of the Lord diuideth the flames of fire, the voice of the Lord shaketh the wildernes: yea, the Lorde shaketh the wildernesse of Cades.

The voyce of the Lord maketh the hindes to bring foorth yong, and discouereth the thirke vushes:in his temple doeth iuery man speake of his honour.

The Lord sitteth aboue the water flood:and the Lord remaineth a King for euer.

The Lord shall giue strength vnto his people:the Lord shall giue his people the blessing of peace.

Exaltabo te Domine. Psal.xxx.

I waill magnifie thee, Morning prayer. O Lord, for thou hast set me vp: and not made my foes to triumph ouer me.

O Lord my God, I cried vnto thee: and thou hast healed me.

Thou Lorde hast brought my soule out of hell:thou hast kept my life from them that goe downe to the pit.

Sing praises vnto the Lord (O ye faints of his:) and giue thankes to him for a remebrance of his holinesse.

For his wrath endureth but the twinckliong of an eye, and in his pleasure is life: heauinesse may endure for a night, but ioy commeth in the morning.

And in my prosperitie I sayd, I shall neuer be remooued: thou Lod of thy goodnesse hadst made my hill so strong.

Thou didst turne thy fare (fro me:) and I mas troubled.

Then cried I vnto thee, O Lord: and gate mee vnto my Lord right humbly.

What profit is thee in my blood: whē I go downe to y e pit:

Shall the dust giue thankes vnto thee: or shall it declare thy trueth

Heare, O Lord, and haue mercie vpon me: Lord be thou my helper.

Thou hast turned ny heauinesse into ioy: thou hast put off my sackecloth, and girded me with gladnesse.

Therefore sball euery good man sing of thy praise without reasing: O my god, I will giue thanks vnto thee for euer.

In te domine speraui. Psal. xxxj.

IN thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: let me neuer bee put to confusiou, deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.

Bow downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer me. And bee thou my strong rocke, and the house of defence: that thou mayest saue me.

For thou art my strong rocke and my castell: bee thou also my game, and leade me for thy Names sake.

[Page] Draw me out of the net that they haue laid priuily for me: for thou art my strength.

Into thy hands I commend my spitrit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of trueth.

I haue hated them that holde of superstitious vanities: and my trust hath been in the Lord.

I will be glad, and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast knowen my soule in aduersities.

Thou hast not shut me vp into the hand of the enemie: but hast set my feete in a large roume.

Haue mercie vpon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: & mine eye is consumed for very heauinesse, yea, my soule & my body.

For my soule is waxen old with heauinesse: and my yeres with mourning.

My strength faileth me, because of mine iniquitie: and my bones are consumed.

I became a reproofe among all mine enemies, but speciaily among my neighbours: and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of me, and they that did see me without conueyed themselues from me.

I am cleane forgotten as a dead man out of minde: I am become like a broken vessel.

For I haue heard the blasphemie of the multitude: and feare is on euery side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsell to take away my life.

But my hope hath beene in thee, O Lord: I haue sayde, Thou art my God.

My time is in thy hand, deliuer me from the hand of mine enemies: and from them that persecute me.

Shew thy seruant the light of thy countenance: and saue me for thy mercies sake.

Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I haue called vpon thee: let the vngodly be put to tonfusion, and bee put to silence in the graue.

Let the lying lips be put to silence: which cruelly, disdainfully, and despightfully speake against the righteous.

O how plentifull is thy goodnesse which thou hast laid vp for them that feare thee: & that thou hast prepared for them [Page] that put their trust in thee, euen before the sonnes of men!

Thou shall hide them priuly by thine owne presence, from the prouoking of al men: thou shalt keepe them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues.

Thankes be to the Lord: for he hath shewed me marueilous great kindnesse in a strong citie.

And when I made haste, I sayd: I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes.

Neuerthelesse thou heardedest the voice of prayer: when I cryed vnto thee.

O loue y e Lord all ye his saints: for y e Lord preserueth them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.

Be strong, and hee shall stablish your heart: all ye that put your trust in the Lord.

Beati quorum. Psal.xxxij.

BLessed is hee whose vnrighteousnesse is forgiuen: and whose sine is couered. Euening prayer

Blessed is the man vnto whom the Lord imputeth no sinne: and in whose spirit there is no guile.

For while I helde my tongue: my bones cōsumed away through my dayly complaining.

For thy hand is heauy vpon me day and might: and my moisture is like the drought in Summer.

I will knowledge my sinne vnto thee: and mine vnrighteousnesse haue I not hid.

I sayd, I will confesse my sinnes vnto the Lorde: and so thou forgauest the wickednesse of my sinne.

For this shall euery one that is godly, make his prayer vntothee in a time when thou mayest be found: but in the great mater floods they shall not come nigh him.

Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shall preserue me from trouble: thou shalt cōpasse me about w t songs of deliuerance.

I will enforme thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shall go: and I will guide thee with mine eye.

[Page] Be ye not like to horie and mule, which haue no vnderstanding: whole mouthes must be holden with bit and bridle, lest they fall vpon thee.

Great plagues remaine for the vngodly: but who so putleth his trust in y e Lord, mercie imbraceth him on euery side.

Be glad, O ye righteous, and reioyce in the Lord: and bee idyfull all ye that are true of heart.

Exultate iusti. Psal.xxxiij.

REidice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becommeth wel the iust to be thankefull.

Praise the Lord with harpe: sing Psalmes vnto hin with the Lute and instrument of ten strings.

Sing vnto the Lord a new song: sing praises lustily (vnto him) with a good courage.

For the word of the Lord is true: and all his workes are faithfull.

He loueth righteousnesse and iudgement: The earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord were the heauens made: and all the hostes of them by the dreath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were vpon an heape: and layeth vp the deepe as in a treasure house.

Let all the earth leare the Lord: stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world.

For he spake, & it was done: he commanded, & it stood fast.

The Lord bringeth the counsell of the hearthen to nought: and maketh the deulses of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of Peinces.

The counsell of the Lorde shall endure for euer: and the though is of his heart from generation to generation.

Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Iehoua: and blessed are the folke that hee hath chosen to him to be his inheritance.

The Lord looked downe from heauen, and beheld all the children of men: from the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all them that dwell in the earth.

He fashioneth all the hearts of them: and vnderstandeth all their works.

[Page] There is no king that can be saued by thy multitude of an host: neither is any mighty man deliuered by much strength.

A horse is counted but a vaine thing to saue a man: neither shall he deliuer any man by his great strength.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him: and vpon them that put their trust in his mercie.

Lo deliuer their soules from desath: and to feede them in the time of death.

our sounle hath patiently faried for Lord: for he is our helpe, and our shield.

For our heart shall reioyce in him: because we haue hoped in his holy Name.

Let the mercifull kindnesse (O Lord) be vpon vs: like as we doe put our trust in thee.

Benedicam Domino, Pslxxxiiij.

I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shall euer be in my mounth.

My sonle shall make her boast of the Lord: the humble sall heare there of, and be glad.

O praise the Lord with me: and let vs magnifie his Name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.

They had an eye vnto him, and were lightend: and their faces were not ashamed.

Loe, the poore crieth, and the Lord heareth him: yea, and saueth him out of all his troubles.

The Angle of the Lorde tarieth round about them that feare him: and deliuereth them.

O taste and see howe gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O feare the Lord ye that be his saints: for they that feare him, lacke nothing.

The Lons doe lacke, and suffer hunger: but they which seeke the Lord, shall want no maner of thing that is good.

Come ye children, and hearken vnto me: I will teach you the feare of the Lord.

[Page] what man is hee that lusteh to liue, and would faine see good dayes: keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips that they speake no guile.

Esche we euil and doe good: seeke peace, and ensue it.

The eyes of the Lorde are ouer the righteous: and his eares are open vpon vnto them praiers.

The countenance of the Lorde is against them that doe cuill: to roote out the remembrance of them from the earth.

The righteous cry, and the Lord heaeth them: and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh vnto them that are of a contrite heart: and will saue such as be of an humble spirit.

Great are the troubles of the rightcous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of all.

He keepeth all his bones: so that not one of them is broken.

But misfortune shall slay the vngodly: and they that hate the righteous, shalbe desolate.

The Lord deliuereth the soules of his seruants: and all they that put their trust in him, shall not be destitute.

Iudica Domine. Psal.35.

P Leade thou my cause, Morning prayer. O Lorde, with them that striue with me: and fight thou against they that fight against me.

Lay hande vpon the shield and bucklcr: and sand vp to helpe me.

Bring forth the speare, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say vnto my soule, I am thy saluation.

Let them be confonded and put to shame that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backe, and brought to confusion, that imagine mischiefe for me.

Let them be as the dust before the winde: and the Angel of the Lord scattering them.

Let their be as the dust before the winde: and the Angel of the Loard scattering them.

Let their may be darke and slipperie: and let the Angle of the Lord persecute them.

[Page] For they haue priuily layd their net to destroy me withhout a cause: yea, cuen without a cause haue they made a pit for my soule.

Let a sudden destruction come vpon him vnawares, and his net that he hath laid priuily catch himselfe: that hee may fall into his owne mischiefe.

And my soule, be ioyfull in the Loes: it shall reioyce in his saluation.

All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuerest the poore from him that is too strong for him: yea, the poore and him that is in miserie, from hun that spoileth him.

False witnesse did rise vp: they laide to my charge thigs that I know not.

They rewarded me euill for good: to the great discomfort of my soule.

Neuerthelesse, when they were sicke, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soule with fasting: and my prater shal turne into mine owne bosome.

I behauted my selfe as though it had bene my friend, or my brother: I went heauily as one that mourneth for his mother.

But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered them together: yea, the very abiects came together against me vnawares, making mowes at me, and ceased not.

With the flatterers were busie mockers: which gnashed vpon me with their teeth.

Lord, how long wilt thou looke vpon this: O deliuer my soule from the calamities which they bring on mee, and my darling from the Lions.

So will I giue thee thankes in the great Congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

Olet not them that are mine enemies triumph ouer mee vngodly: neither let them winke with their eyes that hate me without a cause.

And why: their communing is not for peace: but they imagine deceitfull wordes against them that are quiet in the land.

[Page] They gaped on mee with their mouthes, and sayd: Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it with our eyes.

This thou hast seene, O Lord: hold not thy tongue then, goe not farre from me, O Lord.

Awake and stand vp to indge my quarell: auenge thou my cause, my God and my Lord.

Iudge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousnesse: and let then not triumph ouer me.

Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we haue it: neither let them say, we haue deuoured him.

Let them be put to confusion and shame together that reioyce at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that boast themselues against me.

Let them bee glad and reioyce that fauour my rightcous dealimng: yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, which hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his seruant.

And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousnesse: and of thy praise all the day long.

Dixit iniustus. Psal. 36.

MY heart sheweth mee the wigkednesse of the vngodly: that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

For he flattereth himselfe in his owne sight: vntill his abhominable sinne be found out.

The words of his mouth are burighteous, and full of deceit: hee hath left off to behaue himselfe wisely, and to doe good.

He imagineth mischiese vpon his bcd, and hath set himselfe in no good way: neither doth he abhorre any thing that is euill.

Thy mercie, O Lord, reacheth vnto the heaucns: and thy faithfulnesse vnto the clouds.

Thy righteousnesse standeth like the strong mountaines: thy indgements are like the great deepe.

Thou Lord shall saue both man and beast, how excellent is thy mercie, O God: and the children of men shall put their trust vnder the shadow of thy wings.

They sbalbe satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house: and thou shalt giue them drinke of thy pleasures, as out of [Page] the riuer.

For with thee is the well of life: and in thy light shall she fee light.

O continue foorth thy louing kindnesse vnto them that know thee: and thy righteousnesse vnto them that are true of heart.

O let not the foote of pride come against me: and let not the hand of the vngodly cast me downe.

There are they fallen (all) that worke wickednesse: they are cast downe, and shall not he able to stand.

Noli aemulari. Psal. 37.

FRet not thy selse, Euening prayer. because of the vngod­ly: neither be thou enuious against the euill doers.

For they shall soone bee cut downe like the grasse: and he withered euen as the greene herbe.

Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good: dwell in the land, and berily thou shall he fed.

Delight thou in the Lord: and hee shall giue thee thy hearts defire.

Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and put thy truft in him: and he shall bring it to passe.

He shal make the righteousnesse as cleare as the light: and the iust dealing as the noone day.

Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently vpon him: but grieue not thy selfe at him whose may doeth prosper, a­gainst the man that doeth after euill counsailes.

Leaue off from wrath, and let goe disleasure: fret not thy selfe, else shall thou be mooued to doe euill.

Wicked doers shall be rooted out: and they that patiently abide the Lord, thofe shall inherit the land.

Yet a litle while, and the vngodly shalbe cleane gone: thou shall looke after his place, and he shalbe away.

But the meeke spirited shall possesse the earth: and shalbe refresed in the multitude of peace.

The vngodly feeketh connsaile against the lust: and [Page] gnasheth vpon him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he hath seene that his day is comnnng.

The vngodly haue drawen out the sworde, and haue bent their bow: to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of a right conuersation.

Their sword shall go though their owne heart: and their bow shall be broken.

A finall thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of the vngodly.

For the armes of the vngodly shalbe broken: and the Lord vpholdeth the righteous.

The Lord knoweth the dayes of the godly: and their in­heritance shall endure for euer.

They shal not be confounded in the perilous time: and in the dayes of dearth they shall haue ynough.

As the vngodly they shal perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall confume as the fatte of lambes: yea, euen, as the smoke shall they confume away.

The vngodly horoweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous is mercrifull and liberall.

Such as be bleffed of God, shal possesse the land: and they that be curfed of him shalbe rooted out.

The lord ordereth a good mans going: and maketh his way acceptable to himselfe.

Though he fall, he shal not be cast away: for the Lord vp­holderth him with his hand.

I haue bene yong, and now am olde: and yet sawe I ne­uer the righteous forsaken, nor his feede begging their bread.

The righteous is euer mercifull, and lendeth: and his seed is blessed.

Flee from euill, and doe the thing that is good: and dwell foreuermore.

For the Lord loueth the thing that is right: hee forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are preserued for euer.

The righteous shalbe punished: as for the seede of the vn­godly, it shalbe rooted out.

[Page] The righteous shall inherite the land: and dwell therein for euer.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisedome: and his tongue will be talking of iudgement.

The law of his God is in his heart: and his goings shall not slide.

The vngodly feeth the righteous: and feekeeth occasion to slay him.

The Lord will not leaue him in his hand: nor condemne him when he is iudged.

Hope thou in the Lord, & keepe his way, and he shall pro­mote thee, that thou shalt possesse the land: when the vngod­ly shall perish, thou shalt see it.

I my selfe haue seene the vngodly in great power: and flo­rishing like a greene Bay tree.

And I went by, and loe he was gone: I sought him, but his place could no where be found.

Keepe innocencie, and take heede vnto the thiug that is right: for that shall bring a man peace at the laft.

As for the trausgressours, they shall perish togrther: and the end of the vngodly is, They shall be rooted out at the last.

But the saluation of the righteous commeth of the Lord: which is also their strength in the time of trouble.

And the Lord shall stand by them, and saue them: he shall deliuer them from the vugodly, and shall saue them, because they put their trust in him.

Domine ne in furore. Psal. 38.

PVt me not to rebuke (O Lord) in thine anger: neither chasten me in thine anger: neither tahsten chasten me in thine heauie displeasure. Morning prayer.

For thine arrowes sticke fast in me: and thy hand presseth me fore.

There is no heaith in my flesh, because of thy displeasure: neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sinne.

For my wickednesses are gone ouer my head: and are [Page] like a fore burden too heauie for me to beare.

My wounds stinke, & are corrupt: through my foolishnes.

I am brought into so great trouble and nuserie: that I go mourning all the day long.

for my loines are filled with a fore disease: and there is no whole part in my bodie.

I am feeble and fore smitten: I haue roared for the very difquietnesse of my heart.

Lord, thou knowest all my desire: and my groning is not hid from thee.

My heart panteth, my strength hath failed mee: and the sight of mine eyes is gone from mee.

My louers and my neighbours did stand looking vpon my trouble: and my kinsmen stood a farre off.

They also that sought after my life, laide snares for mee: and they that went about to doe me euil, talked of wickedones, and imagined deceite all the day long.

As for me, I was like a deafe man, and heard: not: and as one that is dumbe, which doeth not open his mouth.

I became euen as a man that heareth not: and in whole mouth are no reprooses.

For in thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: thou shall an­swere for me, O Lord my God.

I haue required that they (euen mine enemies)sould not triumph ouer mee: for when my foote sltpt, they reioyced greatly against me.

And I truely am set in the plague; and my heauines is e­uer in my sight.

For I will confesse my wickednes: & be forie for my sinne.

But mine enemies liue, and are mightie: and they that hate me wrongfully, are many in number.

They also that reward euill for good, are against mee: be­cause I follow the thing that good is.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God: be not thou far frō me. Haste thee to helpe me: O Lord God my faluation.

Dixi, Custodiam. Psal.39.

I Said, I will take heed to waies: that I offend not in my tongue.

[Page] I will keepe my mouth (as it were with a bridle:) wihile the vngodly is in my sight.

I held my tongue, and spake nothing: I Kept silence, yea, euen from good wordes, but it was paine and griefe to me.

My heart was hote within me, and while I was thus musing, the fire kindled; and at the last I spase with my tongue.

Lord let me know mine end, and the number of my daies; that I may be certified how long I haue to liue.

Behold, thou hast made my dayes as it were a span long: and mine age is euen as nothing in respect of thee, and verily euery man liuing is altogetder vanitie.

For man walketh in a vaine shadow, and disquietetli him selfe in baine: he heapeth vp ciches, and can not tell who shall gather them.

And now Lord what is my hope: truely my hope is euen in thee.

Deliuer me from all mine offences: and make me not are­buke vnto the foolish.

I became dumbe, and opened not my mouth: for it was thy doing.

Take thy plague away from me: I am euen confumed by the meanes of thy heauie hand.

When thou with rebukes doett thasten man for sinne, thou makest his beautie to consume away like as it were a moth fretting a garment: euery man therefore is but vanitie.

Heare my prayer, O Lord, and with thine eares consider my calling: holde not thy peace at my teares.

For I am a stranger with thee, and a soiouner: as all my fatders were.

O spare me a litle, that I may recouer my strength: before I go hence, and be no more seene.

Expectans expectaui. Psal. 40.

I Waited patiently for the Lorde: and he inclined vnto me, and heard my calling.

He brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the m [...]re and clay: and fet my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.

[Page] And he hath put a new song in month: euen a thankes gining vnto our God.

Many shall see it, and feate: and shall put their trust in the Lorde.

Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the Lord: and turned not vnto the proude, and to such as goe about with lyes.

O Lord my God, great are thy wonderous works which thou hast done: like as bee also thy thoughtes which are to vsward, and yet there is no man that ordercth them vnto thee.

If I would declare them and speaue of them: they should be moe then I am able to expresse.

Saeisice and meate offering thou woulde haue: but mine eares hast thou opened.

Burnt offerings and sacrisice for sinne hast thou not requi­red: then sayd I, Loe, I come.

In the volume of the booke it is written of mee, that I should fulfill thy will, O my God: I am consent to do it, yea, thy law is within my heart.

I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great congrega­tion: loe, I will not refraine my lippes, O Lord, and that thou knowest.

I haue not hidde thy righteousncsse within my heart: my talking hath beene of thy trueth, and of thy saluation.

I haue not kept backe thy louing mercy and trueth: from the great congregation.

Withdraw not thou thy mercie from mee, O LORD: let thy louing kindenesse and thy trueth away preserue mee.

For innumerable troubles are come about me, my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon mee, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are mo in number then the haires of mine head, and mine heart hath failed me.

O Lorde, let it be thy pleasure to deliuer me: make haste (O Lord) to helpe me.

Let them be a shamed and confounded together that seeke after my soule to destroy it: let them bee driuen backe­ward [Page] and put to rebuke that with me euill.

Let them be desolate and rewarded with shame, that say vnto me: Fie vpon thee, fie vpon thee.

Let all those that seeke thee, be ioyful, and glad in thee: and let sucd as loue thy saluation, say alway, the Lord be praised.

As for me, I am poore & nee dy: but the Lord careth for me.

Thou art my helper and redeemer: make no long tarying, O my God.

Beatus qui intelligit. Psal. 41.

BLessed is hee that confidereth the poore and needie: the Lorde shall deliuer him in the time of trouble. Euening prayer.

The Lord preserue him & keepe him aliue, that hee may be blessed vpon earth: and deliuer not thou him into the will of his enemies.

The Lorde comfort him when hee lyeth sicke vpon his bed: make thou all his bed in his sicknesse.

I said, Lorde be mercifull vnto me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.

Mine enemies speake euill of me: when shall hee die, and his name perish?

And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity: and his heart ronceineth falshood within himselfe, and when hee commeth foorth, he telleth it.

All mine enemies whisper together against mee: euen a­gainst me doe they imagine this euill.

Let the sentence of guiltinesse proceede against him: and now that he lyeth, let him rise vp no more.

Yea, euen mine owne familiar friend whome I trusted: which did also eate of my bread, hath layde great wayte for mee.

But be thou mercifull vnto me, O Lord: raise thou me vp againe, and I shall reward them.

By this I knowe thou fauourest mee: that mine enemie doeth not triunpy against me.

[Page]And when I am in my health, thou vpholdest me: & shalt set me before thy face for euer.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: world without eude. Amen.

Quemadmodum. Psal. 42.

LIke as the Hart desireth the water brookes: so longeth my soule after thee, O God.

My soule is athirst for God, yea, euen for hte liuing God: when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God?

My teares haue bene my meate day and might: while they dayly say vnto nie, Where is now the God?

Now when I thinke thereupon, I powre out my heart by my selfe: for I went with the multitude, & brought them forth into the house of God.

In the voice of praise and thankesgiuing: among such as keepe holy day.

Why art thou so full of heauinesse (O my soule:) and why art thou so disquieted within me?

Put thy trust in God: for I will yet giue him thankes for the helpe of his countenance.

My God, my soule is vexed within mee: therefore will I remember thee, concerning the land of Iordane, and the lit­tle hill of Hermon.

One deepe calleth another, because of the noise of the wa­ter pipes: all thy waues and stormes are gone ouer me.

The Lorde hath granted his I sing of him, and made my prayer vnto the God of my life.

I wil say vnto the God of my strength, why hast thou for­gotten me: why goe I thus heauily, while the enemie oppresseth me?

My bones are smitten asunder as with a sworde: while mine enemies (that tropuble me) cast me in the teeth.

Namely while they say dayly vnto me: where is now thy God?

Why art thou so vexed, O my soule: and why art thou so disquieted within me?

O put thy trust in GOD: for I will yet thanke him, [Page] which is the helpe of my countenance, and my God.

Iudica me Deus. Psal.43.

GIue sentence with mee, O God, and defend my cause a­gainfr the vongodly people: O deliuer me from the deceit­full and whiched man.

For thou art the God of my strength, why hast thou put me from thee: and why goe I fo heauily, while the eneme oppresseth me?

Oh send out thy light and thy trueth, that they may leade me: and bring me vnto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.

And that I may goe vnto the Altar of God, euen vnto the God of my ioy and gladnesse: and vpon the harpe will I giue thankes vnto thee, O God my God.

why art thou so heauie, O my soule: and why art thou so disquieted within me?

O put thy truft in God: for I will yet giue him thankes, which is the helpe of my countenance, and my God.

Deus auribus. Psal.44.

WEe haue heard with our cares, Morning prayer. O God, our fathers haue tolde vs: what thou hast done in their time of olde.

How thou hast driuen out the Hearthen with thy hand, and plan­ted them in: howe thou hast de­stroyed the nations, and rast them out.

For they gate not the lande in possession though their owne sword: neither was it their owne arme that helped them.

But thy right hand, and thine arme, and the light of thy conntenance: because thou haddesta fauour vnto them.

Thou art my King (O God:) send helpe vnto Iacob.

Through thee will we ouerthrow our enemmies: and in thy Name will we tread them rise vp against vs.

For I will not trust in my bowe: it is not my sworde that shall helpe me.

[Page] But it thou that sasest vs from our enemies and puttest them to consusion that hate vs.

We make our boast of God all day long: and will praise thy Name for euer.

But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to coufusion: and goest not foorth with our armies.

Thou makest vs to turne our backes vpon one enemies: so that they which hate vs, spoile our goods.

Thou lettest vs to be eaten vp like sheepe: and hast scatte­red vs among the heathen.

Thou sellest thy people for nought: and takest no money for them.

Thou makest vs to be rebuked of our neighbours: to bee laughed to scorne, and had in derision of them that are round about vs.

Thou makest vs to be a by word among the heathen: and that the people shake their heads at vs.

My confusion is dayly before me: and the shmme of my face hath couered me.

For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer: for the ene­ime and auenger.

And though all this be come vpon vs, yet doe wee not for­get thee: nor behaue our selues frowadly in thy couenant.

Our Heart is not turued backe: neither our steps gone out of thy way.

No not when thou hast smitten vs into the place of Dra­gons: and couered vs with the shadow of death.

If we haue forgotten the name of our God, and holden vp ore hands to any srange god: shall not God search it ont? for he knoweth the very secrets of the heart.

For thy sake also are wee killed all the day long: and are counted as sheepe appointed to be slame.

Vp Lord, why sleepest thou: awake, and bee not absent from vs for euer.

Where fore hides thou thy fare: and forgettest our miserie and trouble?

For our soule is brought low, euen vnto the dust: onr belly eleaueth vnto the ground.

[Page] Arise and helpe vs: and deliuer vs for thy mercies soke.

Eructauit cor meum. Psal.45

MY heart is inditing of a good matter: I speake of the things which I haue made vnto the King.

My tongue is the pen: of a readie writer.

Thou art fairer then the children of men: full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for euer.

Girde thee with thy sworde vpon thy thigh, O thou most mightie: according to the woship and renowme.

Good lucke haue thou with thine honour: ride on, because of the word of trueth, of meekenesse, and righteousnesse, and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

The arrowes are very sharpe, and the people shalbe sub­dued vnto thee: euen in the middes among the Kings ene­mies.

Thy seate (O God) endureth for euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter.

Thou hast loued righteousnes, and hated iniquity: where­fore God, (euen thy God) hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.

All thy garments smell of Myrrhe, Aloes, and Cassia: out of the Iuory palaces, whereby they haue made thee glad.

Kings daughters were among thy honourable Women: vpon thy right hand did stand the Queene in a vesture of gold (wrought about with diuers colours.)

Hearken (O Daughter) and consider, encline thine eare: forget also thine owne people, and thy fathers house.

So shall the King haue pleasure in thy beauty: for hee is thy Lord (God) and Worship thou him.

And the daughter of Tyre shalbe there with a gift: like as the rich also among the people shall make their supplication before thee.

The Kings daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

Shee shalbe brought vnto the king in a rayment of needle worke: the virgins that be her fellowes shall beare her com­panie, and shalbe brought vnto thee.

With ioy and gladnesse shall they bee brought: and shall [Page] enter into the Kings palace.

In stead of thy fathers thou shall haue children: whome thou mayest make princes in all lands.

I Will remember thy name from one generation vnto an­other: therfore shall the people giue thanks vnto thee, world without ende.

Deus noster refugium. Psal.46.

GOD is our hope and strength: a very present helpe in trouble.

I herefore will we not feare though the earth be moo­ned: and though the hils be caried into the mids of the sea.

Though the waters there of rage and swell: and though the mountaines shake at the tempest of the same.

The riuers of the flood thereof shall make glad the Citie of God: the holy place of the tabernacle of the most highest.

God is in the middest of her, therefore shal she not be remo­ned: God shall helpe her, and that right earely.

The Heathen make much adoe, and the kingdomes are moued: but God hath shewed his voice, and the earth shall meltaway

The Lorde of hostes is with vs: the God of Iacob is our refuge.

O come hither, and behold the workes of the Lord: what destruction he hath brought vpon the earth.

He maketh werres to cease in all the world: hee breaketh the bow, and knappeth the speare in sunder, and burneth the chariots it the fine.

Be still then, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.

The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iacob is our refuge.

Omnes gentes plaudite. Psal.47.

O Clappe your handes together, Euening prayer. all yee peo­ple: O sing vnto God with the voyce of me­lodie.

For the LORDE is high, and to be feared: hee is the great King vpon all the earth.

[Page] Hee shall subdue the people vnder vs: and the nations vn­der our feete.

Hee shall chuse out an heritage for vs: euen the worship of Iacob whom he loued.

God is gone vp with a mery noise: and the Lord with the sound of the trumpe.

O sing praises, sing praises vnto (our) God: O sing pray­ses, sing praises vnto our King.

For God is the King of all the earth: sing yee praises with vnder standing.

God reigneth ouer the heathen: God sitteth vpon his holy seate.

The princse of the people are ioyned vnto the people of the God of Abraham: for God (which is very high exalted) doth defend the earth as it were with a shield.

Magnus Dominus. Psal.48.

GReat is the Lord, and highly to be praised: in the citie of our God, euen vpon his holy hill.

The hill of Sion is a faire place, and the ioy of the whole earth: vpon the North side lieth the citie the great King, God is well knowen in her palaces, as a sure refuge.

For loe, the kings of the earth: are gathered and gone by together.

They marueiled to see such things: they were astonied, and suddenly cast downe.

Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe: as vpon a wo­man in her trauaile.

Thou shalt brake the shippes of the sea: through the East Winde.

Like as wee haue heared, so haue we seene in the citte of the Lorde of hostes, in the citie of our God: God vpholdeth the same for euer.

We wait for thy louing kindnesfe (O God:) in the middes of thy Temple.

O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy praise vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnesse.

Let the mount Sion reioyce, and the daughters of Iuda be glad: because of thy iudgements.

[Page] Malke about Sion, and goe round about her: and tell the towres thereof.

Marke well her bulwarkes, set vp her houses: that ye may tell them that come after.

Forthis God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto death.

Audite haec omnes. Psal.49.

O Heare ye this all ye people: ponder it with your eares all ye that dwell in the world.

High and lowe, rich and poore: one with another.

My mouth shall speake of wisedone: and my heart shall muse of vnderstanding.

I wil encline mine eare to the parable: and shew my darke speach vpon the Harpe.

Wherefore should I feare in the dayes of wickednesse: and when y e wickednes of my heeles compasseth me round about?

There be some that put their trust in their goods: and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches.

But no man may deliuer his brother: nor make agreement vnto God for him.

For it cost more to redeeme their soules: so that he must let that alone for euer.

Yea, though he liue long: and see not the graue.

For he feeth that wise men also die, and perish together: as wel as the ignorant & foolish, and leaue their riches for other.

And yet they thinke that their house shall cotinue for euer: and that their dwelling places shall endure from one generation to another, and call the landes after their owne names.

Neuerthelesse, man will not abide in honour: seeing hee may be compared vnto the beasts that perish, this is the way of them.

This is their foolishnesse: and their posteritie prayse their saying.

They lie in the hell like sheepe, death gnameth vpon them. and the righteous shall haue domination of them in the mor­ning: their beautie shall consnme in the sepulchre out of their dwelling.

[Page] But God hath deliuered my soule from the place of hell: for he shall receiue me.

Be not thon afraid though one be made rich: or if the glory of his house be increased.

For he shall carie nothing away with him when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe follow him.

For while he liued, he counted him selfe an happie man: and so long as thou doest well vnto thy selfe, men will speake good of thee.

Hee shall follow the generation of his fathers: and shall neuer see light.

Man being in honour, hath no vnderstanding: but is com­pared vnto the beasts that perish.

Deus deorum. Psal.50.

THe Lord, Morning prayer. euen the most nughtie God hath spoken: and called the worlde, from the rising vp of the Sunne, vnto the going downe thereof.

Out of Sion hath God appea­red: in perfect beautie.

Our God shall come, and shall not keepe silence: there shall go be­fore him a consuming fire, and a mightie tempest shall be stirred vp rouud about him.

He shall call the heauen from aboue: and the earth, that he may iudge his people.

Gather my saints together vnto me: those that haue made a counenant with me with sacrifice.

And the heauens sall declare his righteousnesse: for God is iudge himselfe.

Heare, O my people, and I will speake: I my selfe will te­stifie against thee, O Israel, for I am God, euen thy God.

I will not reprooue thee, because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnt offerings: becanse they were not alway before me.

I will take no bullocke out of they house: nor hee goates [Page] out of thy foldes.

For all the beasts of the forrest are mine: and so are the castelsis vpon a thousand his.

I know all the foules vpon the mountaines: and the wild beasts of the field are in my sight.

If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole would is mine, and all that is therein.

Thinkest thou that I will eate Buls flesh: and drinke the blood of Goates?

Offer vnto God thankesgiuing: and pay thy vowes vnto the most Highest.

And call vpon mee in the time of trouble: so will I heare thee, and thou shall prayse me.

But vnto the vngodly satde God: why doest thou preach my lawes, and takest my couenant in thy mouth?

where as thou hatest to bee reformed: and hast cast my words behind thee.

When thou sawest a their, thou consentedst vnto him: and hast bene partakers with the adulterers.

Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednes: and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit.

Thou satest and spakest against thy brother: yea, and hast slandered thine owne mothers sonne.

These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thoughtest wickedly, that I am euen such a one as thy selfe: but I will reprooue thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.

O consider this, yee that forget God: lest I plucke you a­way, and there be none to deliuer you.

Who so offereth me thankes and prayse honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his conuersation right, will I shew the saluation of God.

Miserere mei Deus. Psal.51.

HAue mercie vpon mee, O God, after thy great goodnesse: according to the multitude of the mercies doe away mine offences.

Wash me thoughly from my wickednesse: and clense mee from my sinne.

[Page] For I knowledge my faultes: & my sin is euer before me.

Aganst thee onely haue I sinned, and done this euil in thy sight: that thou mightest be iustified in thy saying, and cleare when thou art iudged.

Behdold, I mas shapen in wickednesse: & in sinne hath my mother couceiued me.

But loc, thou requirest trueth in the inward partes: and shall make me to vndestand wisedome secretly.

Thou shalt purge me with Hysope, and I shall be cleane: thou shall wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.

Thou shalt make me heare of ioy and gladnesse: that the bones which thou hast broken may reioyce.

Turne thy face from my sinnes: and put out all my misdeedes.

Make mee a cleane heart, O God: and renew a rght spi­rit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy spirit from me.

O giue me the comfort of the helpe againe: and stablish me with thy free spirit.

Then shall I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked: and sin­ners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.

Deliuer me from bloodgiltinesse, O God, thou that art the God of my health: & my tongue shal sing of thy righteousnes.

Thou shall open my lips (O Lord:) and my month shall shew thy prayse.

For thou desirest no sacrifice, els would I giue it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt offerings.

The sacrfice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and con­trite heart (O God) shall thou not despise.

O be fauourable and gracious vnto Sion: build thou the Walles of Hierusalem.

Then shall thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteous­nesse, with the burnt offerings and oblations: then shall they offer yong bullocks vpon thine altar.

Quid gloriaris? Plal. 52.

WHy boastest thou thy selfe, thou tyrant: that thou canst doe mischiefe?

[Page] Whereas the goodnesse of God: endureth yet dayly.

Thy tongue imagineth wickednesse: and with lies thou cuttest like a sharpe rasor.

Thou hast loued vnrighteousnesse more then goodnesse: and to talke of lies more then righteousnesse.

Thou hast loued to speake all wordes that may doe hurt: O thou false tongue.

Therefore shall God destroy thee for euer: hee shall take thee, and plucke thee out of thy dwlling, and roote thee out of the land of the liuing.

The roghteous also shall see this, and feare: and sal laugh him to scorne.

Loe, this is the man that tooke not Goo for his strength: but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himselfe in his wickednesse.

As for me, I am like a greene Oliue tree in the house of God: my trust is in the tender mercie of God for euer & euer.

I will alwayes giue thankes vnto thee for that thou halst done: and I will hope in thy name, for thy saints like it well.

Dixit insipiens. psal. 53.

THe foolish bodie hath sayd in his heart: there is no God. Euening prayer.

Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednsse: there is none that doeth good.

God looked down from heauen vpon the children of men: to see if there were any that would vnder­stand, and seeke after God.

But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogethee become abominable: there is also none that doeth good, no not one.

Are not they without vnderstanding that worke wicked­nesse: eating vp my people as if they would eate bread? they haue not called vpon God.

They were aftaide where no feare was: for God hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee, thou hast pnt them to confision, because God hath despised them.

[Page] Oh that the Saluation were giuen vnto Israel out of Si­on: Oh that the Lord would deliuer his people out of capti­uitie.

Then should Iacob reioyce: and Israel should bee right glad.

Deus in nomine. Psal.54.

SAue me, O God, for thy names sake: and auenge mee in thy strength.

Heare my prayer, O God: & hearken vnto the words of my mouth.

For strangers are risen vp against me: and tyrants (which haue not God before their eyes) seeke after my soule.

Beholde, God is my helper: the Lorde is with them that vphold my soule.

Hee shall rewarde euill vnto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy trueth.

An offering of a free heart will I giue thee, and prayse thy name, O Lord: because it is so comfortable.

For hee hath deliuered me out of all my trouble: and mine eye hath seene his desire vpon mine enemies.

Exaudi Deus. Psal.55.

HEare my prayer, O God: and hide not thy selfe from my petition.

Take heede vnto me, and heare me: howe I mourne in my prayer, and am vexed.

The enemine crieth so, and the vngodly commeth on so fast: for they are minded to doe me some mischiefe, so maliciously are they set against me.

My heart is disquieted within me: and the feare of death is fallen vpon me.

Fearefulnesse and trembling are come vpon mee: and an horrible dread hath ouerwhelmed me.

And I sayde, Oh that I had wings like a Doue: for then would I slee away, and be at rest.

Loe, then would I get me away farre off: and remaine in the wildernesse.

I would make haste to escape: because of the stormie wind and tempest.

[Page]Destroy their tongues, O Lord, and diuide them: for I haue spied vnrighteousnesse and strife in the citie.

Day and night they goe about within the walles threof: misehiefe also and sorow are in the middes of it.

Wickednesse is therein: deceite and gutle go not out of their streetes.

For it is not an open enemie that hath done me this disho­nour: for then I could haue borne it.

Neither was it mine aduersarie that did magnifie himselfe against me: for then (peraduenture) I would haue hid my selfe from him.

But it was euen thou my companion: my guide, and mine owne famihar friend.

Wee tooke sweete counsell together: & walked in the house of God as friends.

Let death come hastily vpon them, & let them goe downe quicke into hell: for wickednesse is in their dwellings, and a­mong them.

As for mee, I will call vpon God: and the Lord shall saue me.

In the euening & morning, and at noone day will I pray, and that instantly: and he shall heare my voyce.

It is hee that hath deliuered my soule in peace, from the battaile that was against me: for thre were many with me.

Yea, euen God that endureth for euer shall shall heare me, and bring them downn: for they will not turne, nor feare God.

Hee laid his hands vpon such as be at peace with him: and he brake his couenant.

The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, hauing warre in his heart: his words were smoother then oyle, and yet be they very swords.

O cast thy burden vpon the Lorde, and hee shall nourish thee: and shall not suffer the righteous to fall for euer.

And as for them: thou, O God, shall bring them into the pit of destruction.

The bloodthirstie and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes: neuerthelesse, my trust shall bee in thee, O Lord.

Miserere mei Deus. Psal. 56.

BE mereifull vnto me, Morning prsyer. O God, for man goeth about to deuoure mee: he is dayly fighting and troubling me.

Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me vp: for they be ma­ny that fight against mee, O thou most Highest.

Neuerthelesse, though I am sometime afraide: yet put I my trust in thee.

I will praise God because of his word: I haue put my trust in God, and will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.

They dayly mistake my wordes: all that they imagine, is to doe me euill.

They holde all together, and keepe themselues close: and marke my steps, when they lay waite for my soule.

Shall they escape for their wickednesse: thow, O God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them downe.

Thou tel [...]st my flittings, put my teares into thy bottell: are not these things noted in thy booke?

Whensoeuer I call vpon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to slighy: this I know, for God is on my side.

In Gods word will I reioyce: in the Lords word will I comfort me.

Yea in God haue I put my trust: I will not bee afraide what man can doe vnto me.

Vnto thee, O God, will I pay my vowes: vnto thee will I giue thankes.

For thou hast deliuered my soule frō death, & my feet form falling: that I may walke before God in y e light of the liuing.

Miserere mei Deus. Psal.57.

Be merecifull vnto me, O God, be merrifull vnto me, for my soule trusteth in thee: and vnder the shadow of thy wings shalbe my refuge, vntill this tyrannie be ouerpast.

I will cal vnto the most high God: euen vnto the God that shall performe the cause which I haue in hand.

[Page] He shall send from heauen: and saue me from the reproof of him that would eat me vp.

God shall send forth his mercie and trueth: my soule is a­mong Lions.

And I lie euen amoung the children of men (that are set on fire:) whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.

Set vp thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauns: and chy glory aboue all the earth.

They haue layd a net for my feet, and pressed downe my soule: they haue digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the middes of it themselues.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and giue praise.

Awake vp my glory, awake Lute and Harpe: I my selfe will awake right early.

I will giue thanks vnto thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing vnto thee among the nations.

For the greatnes of thy mercie reacheth vnto the heauens: and thy trueth vnto the cloudes.

Set vp thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauens: and thy glo­ry about all the earth.

Si vere vtique. Psal.58.

ARe your minds set vpō righteousnes, O ye congregation: and do ye iudge y e thing that is right, O ye sonnes of men?

Yea, yee imagine mischiefe in your heart vpon the earth: and your hands deale with wickednesse.

The vngodly are froward euen frō their monthers womb: assoone as they be borne, they goe astray and speake lies.

They are as venemous as the poison of a Serpent: euen like the deafe Adder that stoppeth her eares.

Which refuseth to heare the voice of the charmer: charme he neuer so wisely.

Breake their teeth (O God) in their mouthes, smite the iawe boues of the Lions, O Lord: let them fall away like water that tunneth apace, and when they shoote their ar­rowes, let them be rooted out.

Let them consume away like a Snaile, and be like the [Page] vntimely fruit of a woman: and let them not see the funne.

Or euer your pots be made hot with thrones: so let indig­nation vexe him, euen as a thing that is rame.

The righteous shall reioice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the vngodly.

So that a man shall say, Verely there is a reward for the righteous: doubtlesse there is a God that iudgeth the earth.

Eripe me de inimicis. Psal.59.

DEliuer me from mine enemies, Euening prayer.(O God:) defend mee from them that rise against me.

O deliuer mee from the wicked doers: and saue me from the blood­thirsty men.

For loe, they lie waiting for my soule: the mighty men are gathe­red aganist mee, without any of­fence or fanlt of me, O Lord.

They runne and prepare themselues without my fault: a­rife thou therefore to help me, and behold.

Stand vp(O Lord God of hostes) thou God of Israel, to viste all the heathen: and be not mercifull vnto them that of­send of malicious wickednesse.

They go to and fro in the euening: they grinne like a dog, and runne about thorow the citie.

Behold, they speake with their mouth, and swords are in their lips: for who doeth heare?

But thou, O Lord, shall haue them in derison: and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorne.

My strength wil I aseribe vnto thee: for thou art the God of my refuge.

God sheweth me his goodnesse plenteonsly: and God shal let me see desire bpon mine enemies.

Slay them not, left my people forget it; but scatter them a­broad among the people, and put them downe, O Lord, our defence.

For the sinne their mouth, and for the wordes of their [Page] lippes, they shalbe taken in their pride: and why? their prea­ching is of cursing and lies.

Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish: and know that it is God which ruleth in Iacob, and vnto the ends of the world.

And in the euening they wil returne: grinne like a Dog, and will goe about the citie.

They will runne here and there for meate: and grudge if they be not satisfied.

As for mee, I will sing of thy power, and will praise thy mercie betimes in the morning: for thou hast been my Defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Vnto thee (O my strength) will I sing: for thou, O God, art my refuge, and my mercifull God.

Deus repulisti nos. Psal.60.

O God, thou hast cast vs out, and scattered vs abroad: thou hast also bene displeascd, O turne thec vnto vs againe.

Thou hast moued the land, and deuided it: heale the fores thereof, for it shaketh.

Thou hast shewed thy people heauie things: thou hast giuen vs a drinke of deadly wine.

Thou hast giuen a token for such as feare thee: that they may triumph because of the trueth.

Therefore were thy beloued deliuered: help me with thy rtght hand and heare me.

God hath spoken in his holinesse, I will reioyce and diuide Sichem: and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the streangth of my head, Iuda is my lawgiuer.

Moab is my washpot, ouer Edom wil I cast out my shoe: Philistia be thou glad of me.

Who will leade me into the strong citie: who will bring me into Edom?

Hast thou not cast vs out, O God: will not thou, O God, go out with our hostes?

O be thou out help in trouble: for baine is the help of man.

Through God wil we doe great actes: for it is he that shal tread downe our enemies.

Exaudi Deus. Psal.61.

HEare my crying, O God: giue eare vnto my prayer.

From the ends of the earth wil I call vnto thee: when my heart is in heauinesse.

O set me vp vpon the rocke that is higher then I: for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for mee against the e­nemie.

I will dwell in thy Taberanacle for euer: and my trust shal be vnder the couering of thy wings.

For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires: and hast giuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy Name.

Thou shall graunt the king a long life: that his yeeres may endure throughout all generations.

He shall dwell before God for euer: O prepare thy louing mercie and faithfulnesse, that they may preserue him.

So will I alwalyes sing prayse bnto thy Name: that I may dayly performe my vowes.

Nonne Deo. Psal.62.

MY soule truely waiteth still vpon God: for of him commeth my sal­uation. Morning prayer.

He berely is my strength and my saluation: he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall.

How long will ye imagine mis­chiefe against euery man: ye shall be slaline all the sort of you, yea as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.

Their deuice is onely how to put him out whom God will exalt: their delight is in lies, they giue good words with their mouth, but curse with their herat.

Neuerthelesse, my soule waite thou still vpon God: for my hope is in him.

Hee truely is my strength and my saluation: hee is my de­fencc, so that I shall not fall.

In GOD is my health and my glorie: the rocke of my [Page] might, and in God is my trust.

O put your trust in him alway (ye people:) powre out your hearts before him, for God is our hope.

As for the children of men, they are but baine: the children of men are deceitfull vpon the weights, they are altogether lighter then vanitie it selfe.

O trust not in wrong and robberie, giue not your felues vnto vanitie: if riches increase, set not your heart vpon them.

God spake once and wife: I haue also heard the same, that power belongeth vnto God.

And that thou Lord art mereifull: for thou rewardest eue­ry man according to his worke.

Deus Deus meus. Psal.63.

O God, thou art my God: earely wil I seeke thee.

My soule thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee: in a barren and dry land, where no matter is.

Thus haue I looked for thee in holinesse: that I might behold thy power and glory.

For thy loutng kindenesse is better then the life it selfe: my lips shall prayse thee.

As long as I liue, wil I magnifie thee on this maner: and lift vp my hands in thy name.

My soule shall bee satisfied euen as it were with marowe and fatnesse: when my mouth prayseth thee with ioyfull lips.

Haue I not remembred thee in my bed: and thought bpon thee when I was waking?

Beacause thou hast beene my helper: therefore vnder the shadow of my wings will I reioyce.

My soule hangeth vpon thee: thy right hand hath vphol­deli me.

These also that seeke the hurt of my soule: they shall go vn­der the earth.

Lat them fal vpon the edge of the sword: that they may be aportion for forces.

But the King shal reioyce in God, all they also that sweare by him, shalbe commended: for the mouth of them that speak lies, shalbe stopped.

Exaudi Deus. psal. 64.

Heare my boyee, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie.

Hide me from the gathering together of the froward: and from the insurrection of the wicked doers.

Which haue whet their tongue like a sword: and shot out there arrowes, euen bitter words.

That they may priuily shoote at him that is perfect: sud­denly doe they hit him, and feare not

They courage themselues in mischiefe: and commune a­mong themselues hom they may lay snares, and fay that no man shall see them.

They imagine wickednesse and practise it: that they keepe secret among themselues, euery man in the deep of his heart.

But god shal snddenly shoot at them with a swift arrow: that they shall be wounded.

Yea their owne tongues shall make them fall: in so much that who so feeth them, shal laugh them to srone.

And all men that see it, shall say, This hath God done: for they shall perceiue that it is his worke.

The rightcous shall reioyce in the Lord, and put hist trust in him: and all they that are true of heart, shalbe glad.

Te decet hymnus. Psal. 65.

THou, Euening prayer. O God, art praised in Sion: and vnto thee shall the vow bee performed in Hierusalem.

Thou that hearest the prayer: vnto thee shall all flesh come.

My misdeeds preuaile against me: oh be thou merciful vnto our sinnes.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest & receiued vnto thee: he shal dwel in thy court, & shalbe sa­tisfid with y e pleasures of thy house, euen of thy holy temple.

Thou shall shewe vs wonderfull things in thy righteous­nes, O God of our saluation: thou that art the hope of all the endes of the earth, and of them that remaine in the broad sea.

[Page] Which in his streangth setteth fast the mountaines; and is [...] about with power.

Which stilleth the raging of the Sea: and the noise of his waues, and the madnesse of his people.

They also that dwell in the vettermost parts of the earth, shall be afraid at thy tokens: thou that makest the outgoings of the morning and euning to praise thee.

Thou bistest the earth, and blessest it: thou makest it very plenteous.

The riuer of God is full of water: thou preparest their corne, for so thou prouidest for the earth.

Thou waterest her furrowes, thou sendest raine into the little valleyes thereof: thou makest it soft with the drops of raine, and blessest the increase of it.

Thou crownest the yeere with thy goodnesse: and thy clouds drop fatnesse.

They shall drop vpon the dwellings of the wildernesse: and the lilttle hilles shall reioice on euery side.

The folds shalbe ful of sheepe: the ballelyes also shal stand so thicke with corne, that they shall laugh and sing.

Iubilate Deo. Psal. 66.

O Be ioyfull in God all ye lands: sing praises vnto the ho­nour of his Name, make his praise to be glorious.

Say vnto God, O howe wonderfull art thou in thy workes: through the greatnesse of thy power shal thine ene­mies be found liars bnto thee.

For all the word shal worship thee: sing of thee, and praise thy Name.

O come hither: and behold the morks of God: how won­derfull he is in his doing to ward the children of men.

He turned the sea into drie land: so that they went through the water on foote, there did we reioice thereof.

He ruleth with his power for euer, his eyes behold the people: and such as will not beleeue, shal not be able to exalt themselues.

O praise our God (yee people:) and make the voice of his prayse to be heard.

Which holdeth our soule in life: and suffereth not out [Page] feete to slippe.

For thou (O God) hast proued vs: thou also hast tried vs, like as siluer is tried.

Thou broughtest vs into the snare: and layedst trouble vp­on our loynes.

Thou sufferedest men to ride ouer our heads: wee went thorow fire and water, and thou broughtest vs out into a wealthy place.

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: and wil pay thee my bowes which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth when I was in trouble.

I will offer vnto thee fat burnt sacrifices, with the incense of rammes: I will offer bullockes and goats.

O come hither, and bearken all ye that feare God: and I will tell you what he hath done for my soule.

I called vnto him with my mouth: and gaue himpraises with my tongue.

If I incline vnto wickednesse with my heart: the Lorde will not heare me.

But God hath heared me: and considered the voyce of my prayer.

Praised bee God, which hath not cast out my prayer: nor turned his mercie from me.

Deus misereatur. Psal.67.

GOd be mercifull vnto vs and blcsse vs: ant shewe vs the light of his countenance, and be mercifull vnto bs.

That thy way may be knowen bpon earth: thy sauing health among all nations.

Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise thee.

O let the nations reioyce and be glad, for thou shall iudge the folke righteoufly: and gouerne the nations vpon earth.

Let the people prase thee, O God: let all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring foorth her increase: and God, euen our owne God, shall giue vs his blessing.

God shal blesse bs: and all the ends of the world sbal feare him.

Exurgat Deus. Psal. 68.

LEt God arise, Morning prayer. anb let his enemies bee scattered: let them also that hate him, slee before him.

Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shall thou briue them away: and like as ware melteth at the fire, so let the vngodly perith at the presence of God.

But let the righteous bee glad and reioyce before God: let them also be ney and ioyfull.

O sing vnto God, and sing praises vnto his Nmme: mag­nifie him that rideth vpon the heauens as it were vpon an horse, praise him in his Name, yea, and reioyce before him.

He is father of the fatherlesse, and defendeth the cause of the widomes: euen God in his holy habitation.

He is the God that maketh men to bee of one minde in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out of captiuitie: but letteth the runnagates continue in scarcenesse.

O God, when thou wentest forth before the people: when thou wentest through the wildernesse.

The earth shooke, & the heauens dropped at the presence of God: enen as Sinai also was mooueb at the presence of God, which is the God of Israel.

Thou, O God, sentest a gracious raine vpon thine inheri­tance: and refreshedst it when it was wearie.

Thy congregation shall dwell therein: for thou, O God, hast of the goodnesse prepared for the poore.

The Lord gaue the word: great was the companie of the preachers.

Kings with their armies did flee and were discomfited: and they of the houshold diuided the spoile.

Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shal ye be as the wings of a Doue: that is conered with siluer wings, and her feathers like golde.

When the Almightie scattered kings for their sake: then were they as white as snow in Salmon.

[Page] As the hill of Basan, so is Gods hill: euen an high hill, as the hill of Basan.

Why hop yee so yee high hils? this is Gods hill, in the which it pleaseth him to dwell: yea, the Lord will abide in it for euer.

The charets of God are twenty thousand, euen thousands of Angels: and the Lord is among them as in the holy place of Sinai.

Thou art gone vp on high, thou hast led captiuitie captiue, and receiued gifts for men: yea, euen for thy enemies, that the Lord might dwell among them.

Praised be the Lorde daily: euen the God which helpeth vs, and powreth his benefits vpon vs.

He is our God, euen the God of whom comuneth saluation: God is the Lord, by whom we escape death.

GOD shall wounde the head of his enemies: and the hairie scalpe of such a one as goeth on still in his wicked­nesse.

The Lord hath said, I wil bring my people againe, as I did from Basan: mine owne will I bring againe, as I did sometime from the deepe of the sea.

That thy foote may be dipped in the blood of thine ene­mies: and that the tongue of thy dogs may bee red through the same.

It is well seene, O God, how thou goest: howe thou my God and King goest in the Sanctuarie.

The singers goe before, the minstrels follow after: in the middest are the damosels playing with their timbrels.

Giue thankes, O Israel, vnto God the Lord in the Con­gregations: from the ground of the heart.

There is litle Beniamin their ruler, and the princes of Iu­da their counsaile: the princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali.

Thy God hath sent foorth strength for thee: stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in vs.

For thy Temples sake at Hierusalem: so shal Kings bring presents vnto thee.

When the companie of the spearemen, and multitude of [Page] the mightie are scattered abroad among the beastes of the people (so that they humbly bring pieces of siluer:) and when he hath scattered the people that delight in warre.

Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: the Morians land shall soone stretch out her hands vnto God.

Sing vnto God, O yee kingdomes of the earth: O sing praises vnto the Lord.

Which sitteth in the heauens ouer all from the beginning: loe, he doth send out his voyce, yea, and that a mightie voyce.

Ascribe yee the power to God ouer Isral: his worship and strength is in the cloudes.

O God, wonderfull art thou in thy holy places: euen the God of Isral, he will giue strength and power vnto his peo­ple, blessed be God.

Saluum me. Psal. 69.

SAue mee, Euening prayer. O God: for the waters are come in, euen vnto my soule.

I stick fast in the deepe myre where no ground is: I am come into deepe waters, so that the floods run ouer me.

I stick fast in the deepe myre where no ground is: I am come into deepe waters, so that the floods run ouer me.

I am wearie of crying, my throat is dry: my sight faileth me for waiting so long vpon my God.

They that hate me without a canse, are moe then the haires of my head: they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltlesse, are mightie.

I paide them the things that I neuer tooke: God thou knowest my simplenesse, and my faults are not hid from thee.

Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hostes, be ashmmed for my cause: let not those that seeke thee, bee con­founded through me, O Lord God of Israel.

And why? for thy sake haue I suffered reproose: shame hath couered my face.

I am become a stranger vnto my brethren: euen an aliant vnto my mothers children.

For the zeale of thy house hath euen eaten me: and th re­bukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.

[Page] I wept and chasened my selfe with fasting: and that was turned to my reproofe.

I put on a fackcloth also: and they iested vpon me.

They that sit in the gate speake against me: and the drun­kards make songs vpon me.

But Lord, I make my prayer vnto thee: in an acceptable time.

Heare me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercie: euen in the trueth of thy saluation.

Take me out of the myre, that I sinke not: Oh let mee be deliuered from them that hate mee, and out of the deepe waters.

Let not the water flood drowne mee, neithr let the deepe swallow mee vp: and let not the pit shut her mouth vpon mee.

Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnesse is comforta­ble: turne thee vnto mee, according to the multitude of thy mercies.

And hide not thy face from thy seruant, for I am in trou­ble: Oh haste thee, and heare me.

Draw nigh vnto my soule, and saue it: Oh deliuer me, be­cause of mine enemies.

Thou hast knowen my reproofe, my shame, and my disho­nour: mine aduersaries are all in thy sight.

Thy rebuke hath broken my heart, I am ful of heauines: I looked for some to haue pitie on me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me.

They gaue me gall to eat: and when I was thirstie, they gaue me vineger to drinke.

Let their table be made a snare to take themselues with­all: and let the things, that should haue bene for their wealth, be vnto them an occasion of falling.

Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and euer bow downe their backes.

Powre out thine indignation vpon them: & let thy wrath­full displeasure take hold of them.

Let their habitation be void: and no man to dwell in their tents.

[Page]For they perseeute him whom thou hast smitten: and they talke how they may vere them whom thou hast wounded.

Let them fall from one wickednesse to another: and not come into thy righteousnesse.

Let them be wiped out of the booke of the liuing: and not be wirtten among the righteous.

As for me, when I am poore and in heauinesse: thy helpe, O God, shall lift me vp.

I will praise the Name of God with a song: and magnifie it with thankesgiuing.

This also shal please the Lord: better then a bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.

The humble shall consider this, and be glad: seeke ye after God, and your soule shall liue.

For the Lord heareth the poore: and despiseth not his pri­soners.

Let heauen and earth praise him: the sea and all that mo­ueth therein.

For God will saue Sion, and build the cities of Iuda: that men may dwell there, and haue it in possession.

The posteritie also of his seruants shal inherit it: and they that loue his Name, shall dwell therem.

Deus in adiutorium. Psal. 70.

HAste thee, O God, to deliuer me: make haste to helpe me, O Lord.

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backward and put to confusion that with me euill.

Let them for their reward be soone brought to shame: that crie ouer me, There, there.

But let all those that seeke thee, be ioyfull and glad in thre: and let all such as delight in thy saluation, say alway, The Lord be praised.

As for me, I am poore and in miserie: haste thee vnto me, O God.

Thou art my helper and my redeemer: O Lord make no long tarying.

In te Domine speraui. Psal. 71.

IN thee, Morning prayer. O Lord, haue I put my trust, let me neuer be put to confu­sion: but rid me, and deliuer me in thy rigteousnesse, encline thine eare vnto me, and saue me.

Be thou my strong hold, where­unto I may alway resort: thou hast promised to helpe me, for thou art my house of defence, & my castle.

Deliuer me, O my God, out of [...] hand of the vngodly: out of the hand of the vnrighteous and cruell man.

For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my hope, euen from my youth.

Through thee haue I beene holden vp euer since I was borne: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers wombe, my praise shalbe alway of thee.

I am become as it where a monster vnto many: but my sure trust is in thee.

O let my mouth be filled with thy praise: that I may sing of thy glory, and honour all the day long.

Caft me not away in the time of age: forsake me not when my stregth faileth me.

For mine enemies speake against me, & they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together, saying: God hath forsaken him, persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

Go not far frō me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.

Let them be confounded and perish, that are against my soule: let them bee couered with shame and dishonour, that seeke to doe me euill.

As for me, I will patiently abide alway: and will praise thee more and more.

My mouth shall daily speake of thy righteousnesse and sal­uation: for I know no end thereof.

I will goe fooeth in the strength of the Lord God: and wil make mention of thy righteousnesse onely.

[Page]Thou, O God, hast taught mee from my youth vp vntill now: therefore will I tell of thy wondrous workes.

Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thy stength vnto this genera­tion, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

Thy righteousnes, O God, is very high: and great things are they that thou hast done, O God, who is like vnto thee?

O what great troubles and aduersities hast thou shewed me, and yet diddest thou turne and refresh me: yea, & brough­test me from the deepe of the earth againe.

Thou hast brought me to great honour: and comforted me on euery side.

Therefore wil I praise thee and thy faithfulnes (O God) playing vpon an instrument of musicke: vnto thee will I sing vpon the Harpe, O thou holy one of Israel.

My lippes will be saine when I sing vnto thee: and so will my soule whom thou hast deliuered.

My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnes all the day long: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame that seeke to doe me euill.

Deus iudicium. Psal. 72.

GIue the king thy iudge [...]ents (O God:) and thy righre­ousnesse vnto the kings sonne.

Then shall he iudge the people according vnto right: and defend the poore.

The mountaines also shall bring peace: and the little hilles rightwousnes vnto the people.

Hee shall keepe the simple folke by their right: defend the children of the poore, and punish the wrong doer.

They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone en­dureth: from one generation to another.

He shall come downe like the raine into a sleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth.

In his time shall the righteous flourish: yea, and aboun­dance of peace, so long as the Moone endureth.

His dominion shall be also from the one Sea to the other: and from the flood vnto the worlds end.

[Page]They that dwell in the wildernes shall kneele before him: his enemies shall licke thy dust.

The kings of Tharsis and of the Iles shall giue presents: the Kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts.

All Kings shall fall downe before him: all nations shall doe him seruice.

For the shall deliuer the poore when hee cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.

He shall be fauourable to the sinple and needie: and shall preserue the soules of the poore.

He shall deliuer their soules from falsehoode and wrong: and deare shall their blood be in his sight.

He shall liue, and vnto him shalbe giuen of the gold of Ara­bia: prayer shal be made euer vnto him, and dayly shall he be Praysed.

There shalbe an heape of corne in the earth high vpon the hilles: his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shalbe greene in the citie, like grasse vpon the earth.

His Name shall endure for euer, his Name shall remaine vnder the sunne among the posterities: which shall be blessed through him, and all the heathen shall praise him.

Blessed be the Lord God, euen the God of Israel: which onely doeth wonderous things.

And blessed be the Name of his Maiestie for euer: and all the earth shall be filled with his Maiestie. Amen, Amen.

Quàm bonus Israel. Psal. 73.

TRuely God is loung vnto Israel: cuen vnto such as are of a cleane heart. Euening prayer.

Neuertheles, my feete were almost gone: my treadings had welning slipt.

And why? I was grieued at the wicked: I doe also fee the ungodly in such prosperitie.

For they are in no perill of death: but are lustie and strong.

They come in no misfortune like other folke: neither are they plagued like other men.

And this is the cause that they be so holden with pride: and ouerwhelmed with crurltie.

[Page] Their eies swel with fatnes: & they do euen what they lust.

They corrupt other, and speake of wicked blasphemy: their talking is against against the most highest.

For they stretch foorth their mouth vnto the heauen: and their tongue goeth through the world.

Therefore fall the people vnto them: and thereout sucke they no small aduantage.

Tush (say they) how should God perceiue it: is there know­ledge in the most highest?

Loe, these are the vngodly, these prosper in the world, and these haue riches in possession: & I said, Then haue I clean­fed my heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.

All the day long haue I bene punished: and chastened eue­ry morning.

Yea, and I had almost sayde euen as they: but loe, then should I haue condemned the generation of thy children.

Then thought I to vnderstand this: but it was too hard for me.

Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnder­stood I the end of these men.

Namely how thou doest set them in slipperie places: and castest them downe, and destroyest them.

Oh how suddenly doe they consume: perish, and come to a fearefull end?

Yea, euen like as a dreame when one awaketh: so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the citie.

Thus my heart was grieued: and it went euen through my reines.

So foolish was I and ignorant: euen as it were a beast before thee.

Neuerthelesse, I am alway by thee: for thou hast holden me by my right hand.

Thou shall guide me with thy counsaile: and after that re­ceiue me with glory.

Whom haue I in heauen but thee: and there is none vpon earth that I desire in comparison of thee.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for euer.

[Page] For loe, they that forsake thee shall perish: thou hast de­stroyed all them that commit fornication against thee.

But it is good for mee to holde me fast by God, to put my trust in the Lord God: and to speake of all thy workes (in the gates of the daughter of Sion.)

Vt quid Deus. Psal. 74.

O God, wherefore art thou absent from vs so long: why is thy wrath so hote against the sheepe of thy pasture?

O thinke vpon thy Congregation: whome thou hast purchased and redeemed of olde.

Thinke vpon vpon the tribe of thine inheritance: and mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt.

Lift vp thy feete, that thou mayest vtterly destroy euery enemie: which hath done euil in thy Sanctuary.

Thine aduersaries roare in the middes of thy Congrega­tious: and set vp their banners for to tokens.

Hee that hewed timber afore out of the thicke trees: was knowen to bring it to an excellent worke.

But now they breake downe all the carued worke therof: with axes and hammers.

They haue set fire vpon thy holy places: and haue defiled the dwelling place of thy Name, euen vnto the ground.

Yea, they said in their hearts, let vs make hauocke of them altogether: thus haue they burnt vp all the houses of God in the land.

We see not our tokens, there is not one Prophet more: no not one is there among vs that vnderstandeth any more.

O God, how long syall the aduersary doe this dishonour: holy long shall the enemie blaspheme thy Name, for euer?

Why withdrawest thou thy hand: Why pluckest not thou thy right hand out of thy bosome to consume the enemie?

For God is my king of olde: the helpe that is done vpon earth, he doeth it himselfe.

Thou diddest diuide the sea through thy power: thou bra­kest the heads of the Dragons in the maters.

Thou sinotest the heads of Liuiathan in pieces: and ga­uest him to be meate for the people in the Wildernesse.

[Page] Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the hard rockes: thou driedst vp mightie Waters.

The day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou haft made Sommer and Winter.

Remember this, O Lord, how the enemie hath rebuked: and how the foolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.

O deliuer not the soule of thy Turtle Doue vnto the mul­titude of the enemies: and forget not the congregation of the poore for euer.

Looke vpon the couenant: for all the earth is full of dark­nesse, and cruell habitations.

Oh let not the simple goe away ashamed: but let the poore and needie giue praise vnto thy Name.

Arise, O God, maintaine thine owne cause: remember how the foolish man blasphemeth thee dayly.

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the presumption of them that hate thee, increaseth euer more and more.

Confitebimur tibi. Psal. 75.

VNto thee, Morning prayer. O God, doe We giue thanks: yea, vnto thee doe we giue thankes.

Thy Name also is so nigh: and that doe thy wonderous workes declare.

When I receiue the Congregation: I shall iudge according vnto right.

The earth is weake, and all the inha­biters thereof: I beare vp the pillars of it.

I said vnto the fooles, Deale not so madly: and to the vngodly, Set not vp your horne.

Set not vp your horne on high: and speake not with a stiffe necke.

For promotion commeth neither from the East nor from the West: nor yet from the South.

And why? God is the Iudge: he putteth downe one, and setteth vp another.

[Page] For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red: it is full mixt, and he powreth out of the same.

As for the dregs thereof: all the vngodly of the earth shall drinke them, and sucke them out.

But I will talke of the God of Iacob: and praise him for euer.

All the hornes of the vngodly also will I breake: and the hornes of the righteous shalbe exalted.

Notus in Iudea. Psalm 76.

IN Iurie is God knowen: his Name is great in Israel.

At Salem is his tabernacle: and his dwelling in Sion.

There brake he the arrowes of the bowe: the shield, the sword, and the battaile.

Thou art of more honour and might: then the hils of the robbers.

The proud are robbed, they haue slept their sleepe: and all the men, whole hands were mightie, haue found nothing.

At thy rebuke, O God of Iacob: both the charet and horse are fallen.

Thou, euen thou art to be feared: and who may stand in thy fight when thou art angry?

Thou diddest cause thy iudgement to be heard from hea­uen: the earth trembled and was still.

When God arose to indgement: and to helpe all the meeke vpon earth.

The fiercenesse of man shall turne to thy praise: and the fiercenesse of them shalt thou refraine.

Promise vnto the Lord your God, and keepe it, all yee that be round about him bring presents vnto him that ought to be feared.

He shall refraine the spirit of princes: and is wonderfull a­mong the kings of the earth.

Voce mea ad Dominum. Psal. 77.

I Will crie vnto God with my voice: euen vnto God will I crie with my voice, and he shall hearken vnto me.

In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord: my fore ranne and ceased not, in the night season my soule refused comfort.

[Page] When I am in heauinesse, I will thinke vpon God: when my heart is vexed, I will complaine.

Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so feeble that I cannot speake.

I haue considered the dayes of olde: and the yeeres that are past.

I call to remembrance my song: and in the night I com­mune with mine owne heart, and search out my spirits.

Will the Lord absent himselfe for euer: and will hee be no more intreated?

Is his mercy cleane gone for euer: and is his promise come vtterly to an end for euermore?

Hath God forgotten to be gracious: and wil he shut vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure?

And I said, It is mine owne infirmitie: but I wil remem­ber the yeeres of the right hand of the most highest.

I will remember the works of the Lord: and call to mind thy wonders of old time.

I will thinke also of all thy workes: and my talking shall be of thy doings.

Thy way, O God is holy: who is so great a God (as our God?)

Thou art the God that doth wonders: and hast declared thy power among the people.

Thou hast mightily deliuered thy people: euen the sonnes of Iacob and Ioseph

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters sawe thee, and were afraid: the depthes also were troubled.

The cloudes powred out water, the aire thundered: and thine arrowes went abroad.

The voice of thy thunder was heard round about: the lightnings shone vpon the ground, the earth was mooued, and shooke withall.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy pathes in the great waters: and thy footsteps are not knowen.

Thou leddest thy people like sheepe: by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Attendite popule. Psal. 78.

HEare my Lawe, Euening prayer. O my people: encline your eares vnto the words of my mouth.

I wil open my mouth in a parable: I wil declare hard sentences of olde.

Which we haue heard and knowen: and such as our fathers haue tolde vs.

That wee should not hide them from the children of the generations to come: but to shewe the honour of the Lorde, his mightie and wonderfull workes that hee hath done.

He made a couenant with Iacob, and gaue Israel a Law: which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children.

That their posteritie might knowe it: and the children which were yet vnborne.

To the intent that when they came vp: they might shewe their children the same.

That they might put their trust in God: and not to forget the workes of God, but to keepe his commandements.

And not to bee as their forefathers, a faithlesse and stub­burne generation: a generation that set not their heart a­right, and whose spirit cleaueth not stedfastly vnto God.

Like as the children of Ephraim: which being harnessed and carying bowes, turned themselues backe in the day of battaile.

They kept not the couenant of God: and would not walke in his Law.

But forgate what he had done: and the wonderfull worke that he had shewed for them.

Marueilous things did hee in the sight of our forefathers in the land of Egypt: euen in the field of Zoan.

He dinided the sea, and let them goe through: he made the waters to stand on an heape.

In the day time also he led them with a cloud: and all the night through with a light of fire.

Hee claue the hard rockes in the wildernesse: and gaue them drinke thereof, as it had bene out of the great depth.

[Page] He brought waters out of the stonie rocke: so that it gushed out like the riuers.

Yet for all this they sinned more against him: and prouoked the most highest in the wildernesse.

They tempted God in their hearts: and required meat for their lust.

They spake against God also, saying: Shall God prepare a table in the wildernesse?

Hee smote the stonie rocke deede, that the water gushed out, and the streames flowed withall: but can hee giue bread also, or prouide flesh for his people?

When the Lord heard this, he was wroth: so the fire was kindled in Iacob, and there came vp heauie displeasure a­gainst Israel.

Because they beleeued not in God: and put not their trust in his helpe.

So hee commaunded the cloudes aboue: and opened the doores of heauen.

Hee rained downe Manna also vpon them for to eate and gaue them food from heauen.

So man did eate Angels foode: for hee sent them meate ynough.

Hee caused the Cast winde to blowe vnder heauen: and through his power he brought in the Southwest winde.

He rained flesh vpon them as thicke as dust: and feathered foules like as the sand of the sea.

He let it fall among their tents: euen round about their ha­bitation.

So they did eate and were well filled, for hee gaue them their owne desire: they were not disappointed of their lust.

But while the meat was yet in their mouthes, the heauie wrath of God came vpon them, & flue the wealthiest of them: yea, and smote downe the chosen men that were in Israel.

But for all this they sinned yet more: and beleeued not his wonderous workes.

Therefore their dayes did he consume in vanitie: and their yeeres in trouble.

When hee flewe them, they sought him: and turned them [Page] earely, and enquired after God.

And they remembred that God was their strength: and that the high God was their redeemer.

Neuerthelesse, they did but flatter him with their mouth: and dissembled with him in their tongue.

For their heart was not whole with him: neither conti­nued they stedfast in his couenant.

But he was so mercifull that forgaue their misdeedes: and destroyed them not.

Yea many a time turned hee his wrath away: and would not suffer his whole displeasure to arise.

For hee considered that they were but flesh: and that they were euen a winde that passeth away, and commeth not a­gaine.

Many a time did they prouoke him in the wildernesse: and grieued him in the desert.

They turned backed, and tempted God: and mooued the holy one in Israel.

They thought not of his hande: and of the day when hee deliuered them from the hand of the enemie.

How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt: and his won­ders in the field of Zoan.

He turned their waters into blood: so that they might not drinke of the riuers.

He sent lice among them, and deuoured them vp: & frogs to destroy them.

He gaue their fruite vnto the Caterpiller: and their labour vnto the Grashopper.

He destroyed their Vines with hailestones: and their Mul­berie trees with the frost.

He smote their cattel also with hailestones: and their flocks with hot thunderbolts.

He cast vpon them the furiousnesse of his wrath, anger, dis­pleasure, and trouble: and sent euill angels among them.

Hee made a way to his indignation, and spared not their soule from dearth: but gaue their life ouer to the pestilence.

And smote all the first borne in Egypt: the most principall and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham.

[Page]But as for his owne people, he led them foorth like sheepe: and caried them in the wildernesse like a slocke.

He brought them out safely that they should not feare: and ouerwhelmed their enemies with the sea.

And brought them within the borders of his Sanctuarie: euen to his mountaine which hee purchased with his right hand.

He cast out the heathen also before them: caused their land to be diuided among them for an heritage, and made the tribes of Isael to dwell in their tents.

So they tempted and displeased the most high God: and kept not his testimonies.

But turned their backes, and fell away like their forefa­thers: starting aside like a broken bow.

For they grieued him with their hill altars: and prouoked him to displeasure with their images.

When God heard this, he was wroth: and tooke fore displeasure at Israel.

So that he forsooke the Tabernacle in Slid: euen the rent that he had pitched among them.

He deliuered their power into captiuitie: and their beautie into the enemies hand.

Hee gaue his people ouer also vnto the sworde: and was wroth with his inheritance.

The fire consumed their young men: and their maydens were not giuen to mariage.

Their Priests were slaine with the sword: and three were no widowes to make lamentation.

So the Lord awaked as one out of sleepe: and like a Gi­ant refreshed with wine.

Hee smote his enemies in the hinder parts: and put them to a perpetuall shame.

He refused the Tabernacle of Ioseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim.

But chose the tribe of Iuda: euen the hill of Sion, which he loued.

And there he builded his temple on high: and laid the foun­dation of it like the ground which he hath made continually.

[Page]He chose Dauid also his seruant: and tooke him away from the sheepe foldes.

As he was following the Ewes great with yong ones, he tooke him: that he might feede Iacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

So he fed them with a faithfull and true heart: and ruled them prudently with all his power.

Deus, venerunt. Psal. 79.

O God, Morning prayer. the heathen are come into thine inheritance: thy holy temple haue they defiled, and made Hie­rusalem an heape of stones.

The dead bodies of thy fer­uants haue they giuen to be meate vnto the foules of the ayre: and the flesh of thy saints vnto the beastes of the land.

Their blood haue they shed like water on euery side of Hierusa­lem: and there was no man to burie them.

Wee are become an open shame to our enemies: a very scorne and derision vnto them that are round about vs.

Lorde, how long wilt thou bee angrie: shal thy ielousie burne like fire for euer?

Power out thine indignation vpon the heathen that haue not knowen thee: and vpon the kingdomes that haue not cal­led vnto thy name.

For they haue deuoured Iacob: and laid waste his dwel­ling place.

O remember not our old sinnes, but haue mercie vpon vs, and that soone: for we are come to great miserie.

Helpe vs, O God of our saluation, for the glory of thy name: O deliuer vs, and be mercifull vnto our sinnes for thy names sake.

Wherefore doe the heathen say: where is now their God?

O let the bengeance of thy seruants blood that is shed: be openly shewed vpon the heathen in our sight.

O let the sorowfull sighing of the prisoners come before [Page] thee: according to the greatnesse of thy power preserue thou those that are appointed to die.

And for the blasphemie where with our neighbours haue blasphemed thee: reward thou them, O Lord, seuen fold into their bosome.

So we that be thy people and sheepe of thy pastare, shall giue thee thankes for euer: and will alway be shewing foorth thy prayse from generation to generation.

Qui regis Israel. Psal. 80.

HEare, O thou shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like a sheepe: shew thy selfe also thou that fittest vpon the Cherubims.

Before Ephraim, Beniamin, and Manasses stirre vp thy strength, and come and helps vs.

Turne vs againe, O God: shew the light of thy counte­nance, and we shalbe whole.

O Lord God of hostes: how long wilt thou be angry with thy people that prayeth?

Thou feedest them with the br [...]au of teares: and giuest them plenteousnesse of teares to or [...]ke.

Thou hast made vs a very [...]rife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh vs to scorue.

Turne vs againe, thou God of hosies: shewe the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

Thou madest room [...] for it: and when it had taken roote, it filled the land.

The hils were couered with the shadowe of it: and the boughes thereof were like the goodly Cedar trees.

She streched out her branches vnto the sea: & her boughs vnto the riuer.

Why hast thou then broken downe her hedge: that all they which goe by, [...]lucke off her grapes?

The wilde Bore out of the wood doth roote it vp: and the wild beasts of the field deuoure it.

Turne th [...]e againe thou God of hosts, looke downe from heauen: behold, and visite this vine.

[Page] And the place of the vineyard, that thy right hand hath plansed: & the branch that thou madest so strong for thy selfe.

It is burnt with fire, and cut downe: and they shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Let thy hand be vpon the man of thy right hand: and vp­on the sonne of man whom thou madest so strong for thine owne selfe.

And so will not we goe backe from the: O let vs liue, and we shall call vpon thy name.

Lurne vs againe, O Lord God of hostes: shew the light of thy counte [...]a [...]ce, and we shall be whole.

Exultate Deo. Psal. 81.

SIng we merily vnto God our strength: make a cheerefull noyse vnto the God of Iacob.

Take the Psalme, bring hither the Tabret: the merie Harpe, with the Lute.

Blowe vp the Trumpet in the new Moone: euen in the time appointed, and vpon our solemne feast day.

For this was made a statute for Israel: and a [...]awe of the God of Iacob.

This hee ordeined in Ioseph for a testimonie: when hee came out of the land of Egypt, and had heard a strange lan­guage.

I cased his shoulder from the burden: and his hands were deliuered from making the pots.

Thou calledst vpon me in troubles, and I deliuered thee: and heard thee what time as the storme fell vpon thee.

I prooued thee also: at the waters of strife.

Heare, O my people, and I will assure thee, O Israel: if thou wilt hearken vnto me.

There shall no strange God be in thee: neither shalt thou worship any other God.

I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I shall fill it.

But my people would not heare my voyce: and Israel would not obey me.

So I gaue them vp vnto their owne hearts lust: and let them follow their owne imaginations.

[Page] O that my people would haue hearkened vnto mee: for if Israel had walked in my wayes.

I should soone haue put downe their enemies: and tur­ned my hand against their aduersaries.

The haters of the Lorde should haue beene found lyars: but their time should haue endured for euer.

Hee should haue fedde them also with the finest wheate flowre: and with honie out of the stonie rocke should I haue satisfied thee.

Deus stetit. Psal. 82.

GOd standeth in the congregation of princes: hee is a iudge among gods. Euening prayer.

How long will yee giue wrong iudgement: and accept the persons of the vngodly?

Defend the poore and father­lesse: see that such as bee in neede and necessitie, haue right.

Deliuer y e outcast & poore: saue them from the hand of y e vngodly.

They wil not be learned, nor vnderstand, but walke on still in darknes: all the foundations of the earth be out of course.

I haue said, Ye are gods: and ye all are children of the most Highest.

But ye shall die like men: and fall like one of the princes.

Arise, O God, and iudge thou the earth: for thou shall take all heathen to thine inheritance.

Deus quis similis? Psal. 83.

HOld not thy tongue, O God, keepe not still silence: re­fraine not thy selfe, O God.

For loe, thine enemies make a murmuring: and they that hate thee, haue lift vp their head.

They haue imagined crastily against thy people: and ta­ken counsaile against thy secret ones.

They haue said, Come, and let vs roote them out, that they be no more a people: and that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

[Page] For they haue cast their heads together with one consent: and are confederate against thee.

The tabernacles of the Edomites and the Ismaelites: the Moabites, and the Hagarenes.

Gebal and Ammon, and Amalech: the Philistines, with them that dwell at Tyre.

Assur also is ioyned vnto them: and haue holpen the chil­dren of Lot.

But doe thou to them as vnto the Madianites: vnto Si­sera, and vnto Iabin, at the brooke of Kison.

Which perished at Endor: and became as the doung of the earth.

Make them and their Princes like Oreb and Zeb: yea, make all their Princes like Zeba an Salmana.

Which say, Let vs take to our selues: the houses of God in possession.

O my God, make them like vnto a wheele: and as the stubble before the winde.

Like as the fire that burneth vp the wood: and as the flame that confumeth the mountaines.

Persecute them euen so with thy tempest: and make them afraid with thy storme.

Make their faces ashamed, O Lord: that they may seeke thy name.

Let them be confounded and bexed euer more and more: let them be put to shame and perish.

And they shall know that thou, whose name is Iehouah: art onely the most highest ouer all the earth.

Quam dilecta. Psal. 84.

O How amiable are thy dwellings: thou Lord of hostes!

My soule hath a desire and longing to enter into the Courts of the Lorde: my heart and my flesh reioyce in the liuing God.

Yea, the sparrowe hath found her an house, and the swal­low a nest, where she may lay her young: euen thy altars, O Lord of hostes, my King and my God.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be al­way praysing thee.

[Page]Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee: in whose heart are thy wayes.

Which going through the vale of miserie, vse it for a well: and the pooles are filled with water.

They will go from strength to strength: and vnto the God of gods appeareth euery one of them in Sion.

O Lord God of hostes, heare my prayer: hearken, O God of Iacob.

Behold, O God our defender: and looke vpon the fare of thine anointed.

For one day in thy courts: is better then a thousand.

I had rather bee a doore keeper in the house of my God: then to dwell in the tents of vngodlinesse.

For the Lord God is a light and defence: the Lorde will giue grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that liue a godly life.

O Lord God of hostes: blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

Benedixisti Domine. Psal.85.

LOrd, thou art become gracions vnto thy land: thou hast turned away the captuitie of Iacob.

Thou hast forgiuen the offence of thy people: coue­red all their sinnes.

Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure: and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indignation.

Turne vs then, O God our Sauiour: and let thine anger cease from vs.

Wilt thou be displeased at vs for euer: and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another?

Wilt thou not turne againe and quicken vs: that thy peo­ple may reioyce in thee?

Shew vs thy mercie, O Lord: and grant vs thy saluation.

I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shal speake peace vnto his people, and to his saints that they turne not againe.

For his saluation is high them that feare him: that glorie may dwell in our land.

Mercie and trueth are met together: righteousnes & peace [Page] haue kissed each order.

Trueth shall slorish out of the earth and righteousnesse hath looked dowme from heauen.

Yea, the Lord shall shew louing kindnesse: and our land shall giue her increase.

Righteousnesse shall goe before him: and he shall direct his going in the way.

Inclina Domine. Psal. 86.

BOwe downe thine eare, Morning prayer. O Lord, and heare mee: for I am poore, and in miserie.

Preserue thou my soule, for I am holy: my God saue thy seruant that putteth his trust in thee.

Be mercifull vnto me, O Lord: for I will call dayly vpon thee.

Comfort the soule of thy seruant: for vnto thee, O Lord, doe I list vp my soule.

For thou Lord art good and gracious: and of great mer­cie vnto all them that call vpon thee.

Giue eare Lord vnto my prayer: and ponder the voyce of mine humble desires.

In the time of my trouble I will call vpon thee: for thou hearest me.

Among the good there is none like vnto thou, O Lorde: there is not one that can doe as thou doest.

All nations whom thou hast made, shall come and wor­ship thee, O Lord: and shall glorisie thy name.

For thou art great, and doest wonderous things: thou art God alone.

Teach mee thy may, O Lord, and I will walke in thy trueth: O knit my heart vnto thee, y t I may feare thy name:

I will thanke thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and will praise thy Name for euermore.

For great is thy mercie toward me: and thou hast deliue­red my soule from the nethermost hell.

O God, the proud are risen as against me: and the Congre­gations [Page] of naughty men haue sought after my soule, and haue not set thee before their eyes.

But thou (O Lord God) art full of compassion and) mer­tie: long suffering, plenteous in goodnesse and trueth.

O turne thee then vnto mee, and haue mercie vpon mee: giue thy strength vnto thy seruant, and helpe the sonne of thine handmaid.

Shew some good token vpon me for good, that they which hate me, may see it, and be ashamed: because thou Lord hast holpen me, and comforten me.

Fundamentaeius. Psal. 87.

HEr foundations are vpon the holy hils: the Lord loueth the gates of Sion, more then all the dwellings of Iacob.

Very excellēt thigs are spokē of thee: thou city of God.

I will thinke vpou Rahab and Babylon: With them that know me.

Behold ye the Philistims also: and they of Tyre, with the Morians, loe, there was he borne.

And of Sion it shalbe reported, that he was borne in her: and the most High shall stablish her.

The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth vp the people: that he was borne there.

The fingers also and trumpetters shall hee rehearse: all my fresh sprmgs shall be in thee.

Domine Deus. Psal.88.

O Lord God of my saluation, I haue cryed day and night before thee: O let my prayer enter into thy presence, en­cline thine eare vnto my calling.

For my soule is full of trouble: and my life draweth nigh vnto hell.

I am counted as one of them that goe downe into the pit: and I haue beene euen as a man that hath no strength.

Free among the dead, like vnto them that be wounded and lie in the graue: which be out of remembrance, and are cut a­way from thy hand.

Thou hast layde me in the lowest pitte: in a place of darke­nesse, and in the deepe.

Thine indignation lyeth hard vpon mee: and thou hast [Page] bexed me with all thy stormes.

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: and made me to be abhorred of them.

I am so fast in prison: that I cannot get foorth.

My sight faileth for very trouble: Lord, I haue called dai­ly vpon thee, I haue stretched out mine hands vnto thee.

Doest thou shewe wonders among the dead: or shall the dead rise vp againe and praise thee?

Shall thy louing kindnesse be shewed in the graue: or thy faithfulnesse in destruction?

Shall thy wonderous works be knowen in the darke: and thy righteousnes in the land where all things are forgotten?

Vnto thee haue I cried, O Lord: and earely shall my prayer come before thee.

Lorde, why abhorrest thou my soule: and hidest thou thy face from me?

I am in miserie, and like vnto him that is at the point to die: (euen from my youth vp) thy terrours haue I suffered with a troubled mind.

Thy wrathfull displeasure goeth ouer mee: and the feare of thee hath vndone me.

They came round about mee dayly like water: and com­passed me together on euery side.

My louers and friends hast thou put away from me: and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight.

Misericordias Domini. Psal. 89.

MY song shal be alway of the louing kindnesse of the Lorde: with my mouth wil I euer be shewing thy trueth, Euening prayer. from one generation to an­other.

For I haue said, Mercie shalbe set vp for euer: thy trueth shall thou stablish in the heauens.

I haue made a couenant with my chosen: I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruant.

Thy seede will I stablish for euer: and set vp thy throne [Page] from one generation to another.

O Lorde, the very heauens shall praise thy wonderous workes: and thy trueth in the Congregation of the Saints.

For who is hee among the clouds: that shall be compared vnto the Lord?

And what is hee among the gods: that shall bee like vnto the Lord?

God is very greatly to be feared in the counsel of the saints: and to be had in reuerence of all them that are about him.

O Lord God of hostes, who is like vnto thee: thy trueth (most mightie Lord) is on euery side.

Thou rulest the raging of the sea thou stillest the waues there of when they arise.

Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it: thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mightie arme.

The heauens are thine the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and all that therin is.

Thou hast made the North and the South: Tabor and Hermon shall reioyce in thy Name.

Thou hast a mightie arme: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

Righteteousnesse and equitie is the habitation of the [...]eate: mercie and trueth shall goe before thy face.

Blessed is the people (O Lorde) that can reioyce in thee: they shall walke in the light of thy countenance.

Their delight shall dayly in thy Name: and in thy righteousnesse shall they make their boast.

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy louing kindnesse thou shall lift vp our hornes.

For the Lorde is our defence: the holy one of Israel is our King.

Thou spakest sometime in visions vnto thy Saints, and saydest: I haue laid helpe vpon one that is mightie, I haue ixalted one chosen out of the people.

I haue found Dauid my seruant: with my holy oyle haue I anoynted him.

My hand shall holde him fast: and my arme shall streng­then him.

[Page]The enemie shall not be able to doe him violence: the sonne of wickednesse shall not hurt him.

I shall smite downe his foes before his face: and plague them that hate him.

My trueth also and my mercie shallbe with him: and in my Name shall his horne be exalted.

I will set his dominion also in the sea: and his right hand in the floods.

Hee shall call me, Thou art my father: my God, and my strong saluation.

And I will make him my first borne: higher then the kings of the earth.

My mercie will I keepe for him for euermore: and my co­uenant shall stand fast with him.

His seede also will I make to endure for euer: & his throne as the dayes of heauen.

But if his children forsake my Law: and walke not in my iudgements.

If they breake my statutes, and keepe not my commande­ments: I will visit their offences with the rod, and their sinne with scourges.

Neuerthelesse, my louing kindnesse will I not vtterly take from him: nor suffer my trueth to faile.

My couenant will I not breake, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lippes: I haue sworne once by my Holinesse, that I will not faile Dauid.

His seede shall endure for euer: and his seate is like as the sunne before me.

He shall stand fast for euermore as the moone: and as the faithfull witnesse in heauen.

But thou hast abhorred and forsaken thine anoynted: and art displeased at him.

Thou hast broken the couenant of thy seruant: and cast his crowne to the ground.

Thou hast ouerthrowen all his hedges: and broken down his strong holds.

All they that goe by, spo [...]e him: and he is become a rebuke to his neighbours.

[Page] Thou hast set vp the right hand of his enemies: and made all his aduersaries to reioyce.

Thou hast taken away the edge of his sworde: and giuest him not victorie in the battell.

Thou hast put out his glory: and cast his throne downe to the ground.

The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened: and couered him with dishonour.

Lord, how long wil thou hide thy selfe, for euer: and shall thy wrath burne like fire?

Oh remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men, for nought?

What man is hee that liueth, and shall not see death: and shall he deliuer his soule from the hand of hell?

Lorde, where are thy olde louing kindnesses: which thou swarest vnto Dauid in thy trueth?

Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy seruants haue: and how I doe beare in my bosome the rebukes of many people.

Wherewith thine enemies haue blasphemed thee, and slan­dered the footesteps of thine anoynted: prased be the Lorde for euermore. Amen Amen.

Domine, refugium. Psal. 90.

LOrde, Morning prayer thou hast beene our refuge: from one generation to another.

Before the mountaines were brought foorth, or euer the earth and the worlde were made: thou art God from euerlasting, & world without end.

Thou rurnest man to destructi­on: againe thou sayest, Come a­gaine ye children of men.

For a thousand yeeres in thy sight, are but as yesterday: seeing that is past as a watch in the night.

As soone as thou scatterest them, they are euen as a sleepe: and fade away suddenly like the grasse.

I [...] the morning it is greene, and growth vp: but in the [Page] euening it is cut downe, dryed vp, and withered.

For wee consume away in thy displeasure: and are afraid at thy wrathfull indignation.

Thou hast set our misdeedes before thee: and our secret sinnes in the sight of thy countenance.

For when thou art angry, all our dayes are gone: we bring our yeeres to an end, as it were a tale that is told.

The dayes of our age are threescore yeeres and tenne, and though men be so strong that they come to fourescore yeeres: yet is their strength then but labour and sorowe, so soone pas­seth it away, and we are gone.

But who regardeth the power of thy wrath: for euen ther­after as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure.

O teach vs to number our dayes: that we may apply our hearts vnto wisedome.

Lurne thee againe (O Lord) at the last: and bee gracious vnto thy seruants.

O satisfie vs with thy mercie, and that soone: so shall wee reioyce and be glad all the dayes of our life.

Comfort vs againe now after the time that thou hast pla­gued vs: & for the yeres wherein we haue suffered aduersitie.

Shewe thy seruants thy worke: and their children thy glorie.

And the glorious Maiestie of the Lorde our God be vpon vs: prosper thou the worke of our hands vpon vs, O prosper thou our handy worke.

Qui habirat, Psal. 91.

WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of the most High: shall abide vnder the shadow of the Almightie.

I will say vnto the Lord, Thou art my hope and my strong holde: my God, in him will I trust.

For he shall deliuer thee from the snare of the Hunter: and from the noysome pestilence.

Hee shall defend thee vnder his wings, and thou shall bee safe vnder his feathers: his faithfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Thou shall not be afraid for any terrour by night. Nor for the arrow that ftyeth by day.

[Page] For the pestilence that walketh in darkenesse: nor for the sickenesse that destoyeth in the noone day.

A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.

Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold: and see the reward of the vngodly.

For thou Lord art my hope: thou hast set thine house of de­fence very high.

There shall no euill happen vnto thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall giue his angels charge ouer thee: to keepe thee in all thy wayes.

They shall beare thee in their hands: that thou hurt not thy foote against a stone.

Thou shall go vpon the Lion and Adder: the yong Lion and the Dragon shalt thou tread vnder thy feete.

Because he hath set his loue vpon me, therefore shall I de­liuer him: I shall set him vp, because hee hath knowen my Name.

He shal call vpon me and I wil heare him: yea, I am with him in trouble, I will deliuer him, and bring him to honour.

With long life will I satisfie him: and shew him my salua­tion.

Bonum est confiteri, Psal. 92

IT is a good thing to giue thankes vnto the Lord: and to sing praises vnto thy Name, O most Highest.

To tell of thy louing kindnesse early in the morning: and of thy trueth in the night season.

Vpon an instrument of tenne strings, and vpon the Lute: vpon a loud instrument, and vpon the Harpe.

For thou Lorde hast made mee glad through thy workes: and I will reioyce in giuing praise for the operations of thy hands.

O Lord, how glorious are thy workes: and thy thoughts are very deepe.

An vnwise man doeth not well consider this: and a foole doeth not vnderstand it.

When the vngodly are greene as the grasse, & when all the [Page] workers of wickednes do florish: then shal they be destroyed for euer, but thou Lord art the most highest for euermore.

For loe, thine enemies (O Lorde) loe thine enemies shall perish: and all the workers of wickednesse shal be destroyed.

But my horne shalbe exalted like the horne of an vnicorne: for I am annoynted with fresh oyle.

Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine enemies: and mine eare shal heare his desire of y e wicked that rise vp against me.

The righteous shall flourish like a palme tree: and shall spread abroad like a Cedar in Libanus.

Such as bee planted in the house of the Lord: shall florish in the courts (of the house) of our God.

They also shall bring foorth more fruite in their age: and shalbe fat and well liking.

That they may shew how true the Lord my strength is: and that there is no vnrighteousnesse in him.

Dominus regnauit. Psal. 93.

THe Lorde is king, Euening prayer and hath put on glorious apparell: the Lord hath put on his apparell, and girded himselfe with strength.

He hath made the round world so sure: that it cannot be mooued.

Euer since the world began hath thy seate beene prepared: thou art from euerlasting.

The floods are risen (O Lord) the floods haue lift vp their voice: the floods lift vp their waues.

The waues of the sea are mightie, and rage horribly: but yet the Lord that dwelleth on high is mightier.

Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure: holinesse becom­meth thine house for euer.

Deus vltionum. Psalm 94.

O Lorde God, to whom vengeance belongeth: thou God to whome vengeance belongeth, shew thy selfe.

Arise thou iudge of the world: and reward the proud after their deseruing.

[Page]Lord, how long shall the vngodly: how long shall the vn­godly triumph?

How long shall all wicked doers speake so disdaincfully: and make such proud boasting?

They smite downe thy people, O Lord: and trouble thine heritage.

They murther the widowe and the stranger: and put the fatherlesse to death.

And yet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not see: neither shal the God of Iacob regard it.

Take heede yee vnwise among the people: O yee fooles, when will ye vnderstand?

He that planted the eare, shal he not heare: or he that made the eye, shall not see?

Or he that nurtureth the heathen: it is hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he punish?

The Lord knoweth the thoughts, of man: that they are but vaine.

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest (O Lord:) and teachest him in thy Law.

That thou mayest giue him patience in time of aduersitic: vntill the pit be digged vp for the vngodly.

For the Lord will not faile his people: neither will he for­sake his inheritance.

Untill righteousnes turne againe vnto iudgement: all such as be true in heart shall follow it.

Who will rise vp with me against the wicked: or who will take my part against the euill doers?

If the Lord had not helped mee: it had not failed but my soule had bene put to silence.

But when I said, my foote hath slipped: thy mercie (O Lord) held me vp.

In the multitude of the sorowes that I had in my heart: thy comforts haue refreshed my soule.

Wilt thou haue any thing to doe with the stoole of wicked­nesse: which imagineth mischiefe as a law?

They gather them together against the soule of the right­teous: and condemne the innocent blood

[Page]But the Lord is my refuge: and my God is the strength of my confidence.

He shall recompence them their wickednesse, and destroy them in their owne malice: yea, the Lord our God shall de­stroy them.

Venite, exultemus. Psal. 95.

O Come, Morning prayer. let vs sing vnto the Lorde: let vs heartily reioyce in the strength of our saluation.

Let vs come before his presence with thanksgiuing: and shew our selues glad in him with Psalmes.

For the Lord is a great God: and a great king aboue all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength of the hilles is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let vs worship and fall downe: and kneele before the Lord our maker.

For he is (the Lord) our God: and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheepe of his hands.

Today if ye will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts: as in the prouocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wildernesse.

When your fathers tempted me: prooued me, and saw my workes.

Fourtie yeeres long was I grieued with this generation, [...]nd said: it is a people that doe erre in their hearts, for they haue not knowen my wayes.

Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest.

Cantate Domino. Psal.96.

O Sing vnto the Lord a new song: sing vnto the Lord all the whole earth.

Sing vnto the Lord, and praise his name: be telling of his saluation from day to day.

Declare his honour vnto the heathen: and his wonders [Page] vnto all people.

For the Lord is great, and can not worthily be praised: he is more to be feared then all gods.

As for all the gods of the heathen, they be but idoles: but it is the Lord that made the heauens.

Glory and worship are before him: power and honour are in his sanctuarie.

Ascribe vnto the Lord (O ye kinreds of the people:) ascribe vnto the Lord worship and power.

Ascribe vnto the lorde the honour due vnto his Name: bring presents, and come into his courts.

O worship the Lord in the beautie of holinesse: let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

Tell it out among the heathen, that Lord is king: and that it is he which hath made the round world so fast that it can not be mooued, and how that hee shall iudge the people righteously.

Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad: let the sea make a noyse, and all that therein is.

Let the field be ioyfull, and all that is in it: then shal all the trees of the wood reioyce before the Lord.

For he commeth, for he commeth to iudge the earth: and with righte ousnesse to iudge the world, and the people with his trueth.

Dominus regnauit. Psal. 97.

The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude of the Isles may be glad thereof.

Cloudes and darkenesse are round about him: righteous­nes and iudgement are the habitation of his seat.

There shal go a fire before him: and burne vp his enemies on euery side.

His lightnings gaue shine vnto the world: the earth sawe it and was afraid.

The hilles melted like ware at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

The heauens declared his righteousnes: and all the people haue seene his glore.

Confounded be all they that worship carued images, and [Page] that delight in vaine gods: worship him all ye gods.

Sion heard of it, and reioyced: and the daughters of Iuda were glad, because of thy iudgements, O Lord.

For thou Lorde art higher then all that are in the earth: thou art exalted farre aboue all gods.

O ye that loue the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is cuill: the Lord preserueth the soules of his saints, he shall deliuer them from the hand of the vngodly.

There is sprung vp a light for the righteous: and ioyfull gladnesse for such as be true hearted.

Reioyce in the Lord ye righteous: and giue thankes for a remembrance of his holinesse.

Cantate Domino. Psal. 98.

O Sing vnto the Lord a new song: Euening prayer. for he hath done marueilous things.

With his owner right hand, & with his holy arme: hath he gotten himselfe the victorie.

The Lord declared his saluation: his righ­teousnesse hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

He hath remembred his mercie and trueth towarde the house of Israel: and all the ends of the world haue seene the saluation of our God.

Shew your sclues ioyful vnto the Lord, all ye lands: sing, reioyce, and giue thankes.

Prayse the Lord vpon the Harpe: sing to the Harpe with a Psalme of thankesgiuing.

With trumpets also and shaumes: O shew your selues ioy full before the Lord the king.

Let the sea make a noyse, and all that therein is: the round world, and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hilles be ioyful together before the Lord: for he is come to iudge the earth.

With righteousnes shall he iudge the world: and the peo­ple with equitie.

Dominus regnauit. Psal.99.

The Lord is king, be the people neuer so vnpatient: hee sitteth betweene the Cherubinis, bee the earth neuer so [Page] vnquiet.

The Lord is great in Sion: and high aboue all peopel.

They shall giue thankes vnto thy name: which is great, wonderfull, and holy.

The kings power loueth iudgement, thou hast prepared equitie: thou hast executed iudgement, and righteousnesse in Iacob.

O magnifie the Lord our God: and fall downe before his footestoole, for he is holy.

Moses & Aaron among his Pricsts, and Samuel among such as call vpon his name: these called vpon the Lord, and he heard them.

He spake vnto them out of the cloudie pillar: for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gaue them.

Thou heardest them (O Lord our God:) thou forgauest them, O God, and punishedst their owne inuentions.

O magnifie the Lord our God, and worship him vpon his holy hill: for the Lord our God is holy.

Iubilate Deo. Psal. 100.

O be ioyfull in the Lord all ye lands: serue the Lord with gladnesse, and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is god, it is he that hath made vs, and not we our selues: we are his people, and the sheepe of his pasture.

O goe your way into his gates with thankesgiuing, and into his courts with prayse: be thankefull vnto him, & speake good of his name.

For the Lorde is gracious, his mercie is euerlasting: and his trueth endureth from generation to generation.

Misericordiam & iudicium. Psal. 101.

MY song shall be of mercie and iudgement: vnto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

O let me haue vnderstanding: in the way of godlinesse.

When wilt thou come vnto me: I will walke in my house with a perfit heart.

I will take no wicked thing in hand, I hate the sinnes of vnfaithfulnesse: there shall no such cleaue vnto me.

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page]wicked person.

Who so priuily slandereth his neighbour: him will I de­stroy.

Who so hath also a proud looke and high stomacke: I will not suffer him.

Mine eyes looke vnto such as be faithfull in the land: that they may dwell with me.

Who so leadeth a godly life: he shall be my seruant.

There shall no deceitfull person dwell in my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarif in my sight.

I shall soone destroy all the vngodly that are in the land: that I may root out all wicked doers frō the city of the Lord.

Domine exaudi. Psal. 102.

HEare my prayer, Morning prayer. O Lord: and let my crying come vnto thee.

Hide not thy face from mee in the time of my trouble: encline thine eares vnto mee when I call, O heare mee, and that right soone.

For my dayes are consumed a­way like smoke: and my bones are burnt vp as it were a firebrand.

My heart is smitten downe, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.

For the voice of my groning: my bones will scarse cleaue to my flesh.

I am become like a pelicane in the wildernes: and like an Owle that is in the desart.

I haue watched, and am euen as it were a sparrow: that sitteth alone vpon the house top.

Mine enemies reuile me all the day long: and they that are mad vpon me, are sworne together against me.

For I haue eaten ashes as it were bread: and mingled my drinke with weeping.

And that because of thine indignation and wrath: for thou hast taken me vp, and cast me downe.

My dayes are gone like a shadowe: and I am withered like grasse.

[Page] But thou (O Lord) shall endure for euer: and thy remem­brance thoughout all generations.

Thou shalt arise and haue mercie vpon Sion: for it is time that thou haue mercie vpon her, yea, the time is come.

And why? thy seruants thinke vpon her stones: and it pi­tieth them to see her in the dust.

The heathen shall feare thy Name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth thy maicstie.

When the Lord shall build vp Sion: and when his glorie shall appeare.

When hee turneth him vnto the prayer of the poore desti­tute: and des [...]iseth not their desire.

This shalbe written for those that come after: and the peo­ple which shalbe borne shall praise the Lord.

For he hath looked downe from his sanctuarie: out of the heauen did the Lord behold the earth.

That he might heare the mournings of such as be in capti­uitie: and deliuer the children appointed vnto death.

That they may declare the name of the Lord in Sion: and his worship at Hierusalem.

When the people are gathered together: & the kingdomes also serue the Lord.

He brought downe my strength in my iourney: and shorte­ned my dayes.

But I said, O my God, take me not away in the middest of mine age: as for thy yeeres, they endure throughout all ge­nerations.

Thou Lord in the beginning hast laied the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the worke of thy hands.

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: they all shall ware old as doeth a garment.

And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy yeres shall not faile.

The children of thy seruants shall continue: and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight.

Benedicanima. Psal. 103.

PRaise the Lord, O my soule: and all that is within mee, prayse his holy Name.

[Page] Praise the Lord, O my soule: and forget not all his benefits.

Which forgiueth all thy sinne: and healeth all thine infir­mities.

Which saueth thy life from destruction: and crowneth thee with mercie and louing kindnesse.

Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things: making thee yong and lustie as an Eagle.

The Lord executeth righteousnesse and iudgement: for all them that are oppressed with wroug.

He shewed his wayes vnto Boses: his workes vnto the children of Israel.

The Lord is full of compassion and mercie: long suffering and of great goodnesse.

He will not alway be chiding: neither keepeth he his anger for euer.

He hath not dealt with vs after our sinnes: nor rewarded vs according to our wickednesse.

For looke howe high the heauen is in comparison of the earth: so great is his mercie also toward them that feare him.

Looke how wide also the East is from the West: so farre hath he set our sinnes from vs.

Yea, like as a father pitieth his owne children: euen so is the Lord mercifull vnto them that feare him.

For he knoweth wherof we be made: he remembreth that we are but dust.

The dayes of man are but as grasse: for he florisheth as a flowre of the field.

For as soone as the winde goeth ouer it, it is gone: and the place thereof shall know it no more.

But the mercifull goodnes of the Lord endureth for euer and euer, vpon them that feare him: and his righteousnesse vpon childrens children.

Euen vpon such as keepe his couenant: and thinke vpon his commandements to doe them.

The Lorde hath prepared his seate in heauen: and his kingdome ruleth ouer all.

O praise the Lorde, yee angels of his, yee that excell in [Page] strength: ye that fulfill his commandement, and hearken vn­to the voice of his wordes.

O praise the Lord all ye his hostes: ye seruants of his that doe his pleasure.

O speake good of the Lord all ye workes of his in all pla­ces of his dominion: Praise thou the Lord, O my soule.

Benedic anima mea. Psal. 104.

PRaise the Lord, Euening prayer O my soule: O Lorde my God, thou art become exceeding glorious, thou art clothed with maiestie and honour.

Thou deckest thy selfe with light as it were with a garment: and spreadest out the hea­uens like a curtaine.

Which layeth the beames of his chamber in the waters: and maketh the cloudes his charet, and wal­keth vpon the wings of the winde.

He maketh his angels spirits: and his ministers a flaming fire.

He layd the foundations of the earth: that it neuer should mooue at any time.

Thou coueredst it with the, deepe like as with a garment: the waters stand in the hilles.

At thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.

They goe vp as high as the hilles, and downe to the val­leys beneath: euen vnto the place which thou hast appointed for them.

Thou hast set them their boundes, which they shall not passe: neither turne againe to couer the earth.

He sendeth the springs into the riuers: which runne among the hilles.

All beasts of the field drinke thereof: and the wilde Asses quench their thirst.

Beside them shall the foules of the ayre haue their habita­tion: and sing among the branches.

He watereth the hilles from aboue: the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes.

He bringeth foorth grasse for the cattell: and greene herbe [Page] for the seruice of men.

That he may bring foode out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man: and oyle to make him a chere­full countenance, and bread to strengthen mans heart.

The trees of the Lord also are full of sap: euen the Cedars of Libanus, which he hath planted.

Wherein the birdes make their nestes: and the Firre trees are a dwelling for the Storke.

The high hilles are a refuge for the wilde Goates: and so are the stonie rockes for the Conies.

Hee appointed the Moone for certaine seasons: and the Sunne knoweth his going downe.

Thou makest darkenesse, that it may be night: wherein all the beasts of the forest doe mooue.

The Lions roaring after their pray: doe seeke their meate at God.

The sunne ariseth, and they get them away together: and lay them downe in their dennes.

Man goeth foorth to his worke, and to his labour: vntill the euening.

O Lord, how manifold are thy workes: in wisedome hast thou made them all, the earth is full of thy riches.

So is the great and wide sea also: wherein are things cree­ping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

There goe the ships, and there is that Liuiathan: whom thou hast made to take his passime therein.

These wayte all vpon thee: that thou mayest giue them meate in due season.

When thou giuest it them, they gather it: and when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.

When thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: When thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned againe to their dust.

When thou lettest thy breath goe forth, they shal be made: and thou shalt renue the face of the earth.

The glorious Maiestie of the Lord shall endure foreuer: the Lord shall reioyce in his workes.

The earth shall tremble at the looke of him: if he doe but [Page] touch the hilles, they shall smoke.

I will sing vnto the Lord as long as I liue: I will praise my God, while I haue my being.

And so shall my words please him: my ioy shalbe in y e Lord.

As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the vngodly shal come to an end: praise thou the Lord, O my soule, praise the Lord.

Confitemini Domino. Psal. 105.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lord, Morning prayer 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 Is­rael 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 stran­gers in the land.

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

[Page] 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 de­stroyed 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.

[Page] Hee spake the word, and the grashoppers came, and cater­pillers 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.

Confitemini Domino, Psal. 106.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lord, Euening Prayer for he is graci­ous: and his mercie endureth for euer.

Who can expresse the noble actes of the Lord: or shew forth all his praise?

Blessed are they that alway keepe iudge­ment: and doe righteousnesse.

Remember me, O Lord, according to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people: O visite mee with thy saluation.

That I may see the felicitie of thy chosen: and reioyce in the gladnes of thy people, & giue thankes with thine inheritance.

We haue sinned with our fathers: we haue done amisse, and dealt wickedly.

Our fathers regarded not thy woonders in Egypt, nei­ther kept they thy great goodnesse in remembrance: but [Page] were disobedient at the sea, euen at the red sea.

Neuerthelesse, he helped them, for his names sake: that he might make his power to be knowen.

He rebuked the red sea also, and it was dryed vp: so hee led them through the deepe, as thorow a wildernesse.

And hee saued them from the aduersaries hand: and deli­uered them from the hand of the enemie.

As for those that troubled them, the waters oucrwhelmed them: there was not one of them left.

Then beleeued they his words: and sang praise vnto him.

But within a while they forgat his works; and would not abide his counsell.

But lust came vpon them in the wildernesse: and they tempted God in the desart.

And he gaue them their desire: and sent leanncsse withall into their soule.

They angred Moses also in the tentes: and Aaron the Saint of the Lord.

So the earth opened, and swallowed vp Dathan: and co­uered the congregation of Abiram.

And the fire was kindled in their companie: the flame burnt vp the vngodly.

They made a calfe in Horeb: and worshipped the molten image.

Thus they turned their glory: into the similitude of a calf [...] that eateth hay.

And they forgate God their Sauiour: which had done so great things in Egypt.

Wonderous workes in the lande of Ham: and fearefull things by the red sea.

So he said he would haue destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stande before him in the gap: to turne away his wrathfull indignation, lest he should destroy them.

Yea, they thought scorne of that pleasant land: and gaue no credence vnto his word.

But murmured in their tents: and hearkened not vnto the voice of the Lord.

Then lift hee vp his hande against them: to ouerthrowe [Page] them in the wildernesse

To cast out their seede among the nations: and to scatter them in the lands.

They ioyned themselues vnto Baal Peor: and ate the of­ferings of the dead.

Thus they prouoked him to anger with their owne inuen­tions: and the plague was great among them.

Then stood vp Phinees, & prayed: and so the plague ceased.

And that was counted vnto him for righteousnes: among all posterities for euermore.

They angred him also at the waters of strife: so that hee punished Moses for their sakes.

Because they prouoked his spirit: so that he spake vnadui­sedly with his lippes.

Neither destroyed they the heathen: as the Lorde com­manded them.

But were mingled among the heathen: and learned their workes.

In so much that they worshipped their idols, which tur­ned to their owne decay: yea, they offered their sonnes and daughters vnto deuils.

And shed innocent blood, euen the blood of their sonnes and of their daughters: whome they offered vnto the woles of Chanaan, and the land was defiled with blood.

Thus were they stained with their owne workes: & went a whoring with their owne inuentions.

Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people: in so much that he abhorred his owne inheritance.

And he gaue them ouer into the hand of the heathen: and they that hated them were lords ouer them.

Their enemies oppressed them: & had them in subiection.

Many a time did he deliuer them: but they rebelled against him with their owne inuentions, and were brought downe in their wickednesse.

Neuerthelesse, when hee saw their aduersitie: hee heard their complaint.

Hee thought vpon his couenant, and pitied them accor­ding vnto the multitude of his mercies: yea, hee made all [Page] those that led them away captiue to pitie them.

Deliuer: vs (O Lord our God) and gather vs from among the heathen: that we may giue thanks vnto thy holy Name, and make our boast of thy praise.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from euerlasting, and world without end: and let all the people say, Amen.

Confitemini Domino. Psal. 107.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lorde, Morning prayer for he is gracious: and his mercie en­dureth for euer.

Let them giue thankes whom the Lord hath redeemed: & deliue­red from the hand of the enemie.

And gathered them out of the lands, from the East and from the West: from the North and from the South.

They went astray in the wilder­nesse out of the way: and found no citie to dwell in.

Hungry and thirstie: their soule fainted in them.

So they cried vnto the Lord in their trouble: and he deli­uered them from their distresse.

He led them foorth by the right way: that they might go to the citie where they dwelt.

O that men would therfore praise y e Lord for his goodnes: and declare the wonders that he doth for the children of men.

For hee satisfieth the emptie soule: and filleth the hungrie soule with goodnesse.

Such as sit in darknesse and in the shadow of death: being fast bound in miserie and yron.

Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord: and lightly regarded the counsaile of the most high.

Hee also brought downe their heart through heauinesse: they fell downe, and there was none to helpe them vp.

So when they cried vnto the Lorde in their trouble: hee deliuered them out of their distresse.

For he brought them out of darkenesse, and out of the sha­dow of death: and brake their bonds in sunder.

[Page] O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his good­nesse: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men.

For he hath broken the gates of brasse: & smitten the barres of yron in sunder.

Foolish men are plagued for their offence: and because of their wickednesse.

Their soule abhorreth all maner of meate: and they were euen hard at deaths doore.

So when they cryed vnto the Lord in their trouble: he de­liuered them out of their distresse

He sent his worde and healed them: and they were saued from their destruction.

O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his good­nesse: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men.

That they would offer vnto him the sacrifice of thankesgi­uing: and tell out his workes with gladnesse.

They that goe downe to the sea in ships: and occupie their businesse in great waters.

These men see the workes of the Lord: and his wonders in the deepe.

For at his word the stormie winde ariseth: which lifteth vp the waues thereof.

They are caried vp to the heauen, and downe againe to the deepe: their soule melteth away because of the trouble.

They reele to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man: and are at their wits end.

So when they crie vnto the Lord in their trouble: he deli­ue [...]th them out of their distresse

For he maketh the storme to cease: so that the waues there­of are still.

Then are they glad, because they be at rest: and so he brin­geth them vnto the hauen where they would be.

O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his good­nesse: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men.

Th [...] they would exa [...] him also in the Congregation of [Page] the people: and prayse him in the seate of the elders.

Which turneth the floods into a wildernesse: and drieth vp the water springs.

A fruitfull land maketh hee barren: for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein.

Againe he maketh the wildernesse a standing water: and water springs of a drie ground.

And there he setteth the hungry: that they may build them a citie to dwell in.

That they may sowe their land, and plant vineyardes: to yeeld them fruits of increase.

He blesseth them, so that that they multiplie exceedingly: & suffereth not their cattell to decrease.

And againe, when they are minished and brought lowe: through oppression, through any plague or trouble.

Though hee suffer them to bee euill entreated through ty­rants: and let them wander out of the way in the wildernes.

Yet helpeth hee the poore out of miserie: and maketh him housholds like a flocke of sheepe.

The righteous will consider this, & reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped.

Who so is wise, will ponder these things: and they shall vn­derstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.

Paratum cormeum. Psal. 108.

O God, Euening prayer my heart is ready (my heart is ready:) I will sing & giue prayse with the best mem­ber that I haue.

Awake thou Lute and Harpe: I my [...] will awake right early.

I will giue thankes vnto thee O Lord, among the people: I will sing prayses vnto thee among the nations.

For thy mercie is greater then the hea [...]ns: and thy trueth reacheth vnto the cloudes.

Set vp thy selfe (O God) aboue the heauens: and thy glory aboue all the earth.

That thy beloued may bee deliuered: let thy right hand [Page] saue them, and heare thou me.

God hath spoken in his holinesse: I will reioyce therefore and diuide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Sucoth.

Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head.

Iuda is my lawgiuer, Moab is my washpot: ouer Edom will I cast out my shoe, vpon the Philistims will I triumph.

Who will leade me into the strong citie: and who will bring me into Edom?

Hast not thou forsaken vs, O God: and wilt not thou God goe forth with our hostes?

O helpe vs against y e enemie: for vaine is the helpe of man.

Through God we shall doe great actes: and it is hee that shall tread downe our enemies.

Deus laudem. psal. 109.

HOld not thy tongue, O God of my praise: for the mouth of the vngodly, yea, and the mouth of the deceitfull is ope­ned vpon me.

And they haue spoken against me with false tongues: they compassed me about also with wordes of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

For the loue that I had vnto them, loe, they take now my contrary part: but I giue my selfe vnto prayer.

Thus haue they rewarded me euill for good: and hatred for my good will.

Set thou an vngodly man to bee ruler ouer him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

When sentence is giuen vpon him, let him be condemned: and let his prayer be turned into sinne.

Let his dayes be fewe: and let another take his office.

Let his children be fatherlesse: and his wife a widow.

Let his children bee vagabonds, and beg their bread: let them seeke it also out of desolate places.

Let the extortioner consume all that hee hath: and let the stranger spoile his labour.

Let there bee no man to pitie him: nor to haue compassion vpon his fatherlesse children.

Let his posteritie be destroyed: and in the next generation [Page] let his name be cleane put out.

Let the wickednesse of his fathers be hab in remembrance in the sight of the Lord: and let not the sinne of his mother be done away.

Let them alway be before the Lord: that he may roote out the memoriall of them from of the earth.

And that because his minde was not to doe good: but per­secuted the poore helpelesse man, that he might slay him that was vexed at the heart.

His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen vnto him: he loued not blessing, therefore shall it be farre from him.

Hee clothed himselfe with cursing like as with a rayment: and it shall come into his bowels like water, and like oyle in­to his bones.

Let it be vnto him as the cloke that he hath vpon him: and as the girdle that he is alway girded withall.

Let it thus happen from the Lorde vnto mine enemies: and to those that speake euill agaist my soule.

But deale thou with me, O Lord God, according vnto thy Name: for sweete is thy mercie.

O deliuer me, for I am helpelesse and poore: and my heart is wounded within me.

I go hence like the shadow that departeth: and am driuen away as the grashopper.

My knees are weake through fasting: my flesh is dried vp for want of fatnesse.

I became also a rebuke vnto them: they that looked vpon me, shaked their heads.

Helpe me, O Lorde my God: oh saue me according to thy mercie.

And they shall know how that this is thy hand: and that thou Lord hast done it.

Though they curse, yet blesse thou: and let them bee con­founded that rise vp against me, but let thy seruant reioyce.

Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame: and let them couer themselues with their owne confusion, as with a cloke.

As for me, I will giue great thankes vnto the Lord with my mouth: and prayse him among the multitude.

[Page] For he shal stand at the right hand of the poore: to saue his soule from vnrighteous Iudges.

Dixit Dominus. psal 110.

THE Lorde sayde vnto my Lorde: Morning Prayer. sit thou on my right hand, vntill I make thine enemies thy foote­stoole.

The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion: bee thou ruler euen in the middes among thine enemies.

In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free will offe­rings with an holy worship: the dewe of thy birth is of the wombe of the morning.

The Lord sware, and wil not repent: thou art a Priest for euer, after the order of Meichisedech.

The Lord vpon thy right hand: shall wound euen Kings in the day of his wrath.

He shall iudge among the heathen, hee shall fill the places with the dead bodies: and smite in sunder the heads ouer di­uers countreys.

He shall drinke of the brooke in the way: therefore shall hee Lift vp his head.

Confitebor tibi. Psal. 111.

I Will giue thankes vnto the Lord with my whole heart: secretly among the faithfull, and in the Congregation.

The works of the Lord are great: sought out of all them that haue pleasure therein.

His worke is worthy to be praysed and had in honour: and his righteousnesse endureth for euer.

The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marruci­lous works: that they ought to be had in remembrance.

He hath giuen meate vnto them that feare him: hee shall euer be mindfull of his couenant.

He hath shewed his people the power of his workes: that he may giue them the heritage of the heathen.

The workes of his hands are veritie and iudgement: all [Page] his commandements are true.

They stand fast for euer and euer: and are done in trueth and equitie.

He sent redemption vnto his people: hee hath commanded his couenant for euer, holy and reuerent is his Name.

The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisedome: a good vnderstanding haue all they that doe thereafter, the prayse of it endureth for euer.

Beatus vir. Psal. 112.

BLessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he hath great delight in his conmandements.

His seede shalbe mightie vpon earth: the generation of the faithfull shalbe blessed.

Riches and plenteousnes shalbe in his house: and his righ­teousnesse endureth for euer.

Vnto the godly there ariseth vp light in the darkenesse: he is mercifull, louing, and righteous.

A good man is mercifull, and lendeth: and will guide his words with discretion.

For he shall neuer be moued: and the righteous shalbe had in an euerlasting remembrance.

Hee will not bee afraide for any euill tidings: for his heart standeth fast, and beleeueth in the Lord.

His heart is stablished and will not shrinke: vntill hee see his desire vpon his enemies.

Hee hath dispersed abroad, and giuen to the poore: and his righteousnesse remaineth for euer, his horne shall be exalted with honour.

The vngodly shall see it, and it shall grieue him: hee shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away, the desire of the vngodly shall perish.

Laudate pueri. Psal. 113.

PRayse the Lorde, yee seruants: O prayse the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the name of the Lord: from this time foorth for euermore.

The Lordes Name is praysed: from the rising vp of the Snune, vnto the going downe of the same.

[Page] The Lord is high aboue all heathen: and his glory aboue the heauens.

Who is like vnto the Lord out God, that hath his dwel­ling so high: and yet humbleth himselfe to beholde the things that are in heauen and earth?

He taketh vp the simple out of the dust: and lifteth poore out of the myre.

That he may set him with the princes: euen with the prin­ces of his people.

He maketh the barren woman to keepe house: and to bee a ioyfull mother of children.

In exitu Israel. Psal. 114.

WHen Israel came out of Egypt: Euening preyer. and the house of Iacob from among the strange people.

Iuda was his sancutuarie: and Israel his dominion.

The sea saw that, and fled: Ior­dan was driuen backe.

The mountaines skipped like Rammes: and the little hils like young sheepe.

What a [...]eth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest: and thou Iorden, that thou wast driuen backe?

Ye mountaines that ye skipped like Rammes: and ye little hils like yong shepe?

Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lorde: at the presence of the God of Iacob.

Which turned the hard rocke into a standing water: and the flint stone into a springing well.

Non nobis Domine. Psal.115.

NOt vnto vs, O Lord, not vnto vs, but vnto thy name giue the praise: for thy louing mercie, and for thy trueths sake.

Wherefore shall the heathen say: where is now their God?

As for our God, he is in heauen: he hath done whatsoeuer pleased him.

Their idoles are siluer & gold: euen y e worke of mens hands.

[Page] They haue mouthes, and speake not: eyes haue they, and see not.

They haue eares, and heare not: noses haue they, and smell not.

They haue handes, and handle not, feete haue they, and walke not: neither speake they through their throate.

They that make them, are like vnto them: and so are all such as put their trust in them.

But thou house of Israel trust thou in the Lorde: hee is their succour and defence.

Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

Ye that feare the Lorde, put your trust in the Lord: hee is their helper and defender.

The Lord hath beene mindfull of vs, and hee shall blesse vs: eurn he shall blesse the house of Israel, he shall blesse the house of Aaron.

He shal blesse them that feare the Lord: both small & great.

The Lord shall increase you more and more: you and your children.

Ye are the blessed of y e Lord: which made heauen & earth.

All the whole heauens are the Lordes: the earth hath hee giuen to the children of men.

The dead prayse not thee, O Lorde: neither all they that got downe into the silence.

But we will praise the Lord: from this time forth for euer­more. Prayse the Lord.

Dilexi quoniam. Psal. 116.

I Am well pleased: Morning prayer. that the Lorde hath heard the voyce of my prayer.

That hee hath inclined his eare vnto me: therefore will I call vpou him as long as I liue.

The snares of death compassed me round about: and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me.

I shall finde trouble and hea­uinesse, and I shall call vpon the [Page] name of the Lord: O Lord I beseech thee deliuer my soule.

Gracious is the Lord and righteous: yea one God is mer­cifull.

The Lord preserueth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me.

Turne againe then vnto thy rest, O my soule: for the Lord hath rewarded thee.

And why? thiu hast deliuered my soule from death: mine eyes from teares, and my feet from falling.

I will walke before the Lord: in the land of the liuing.

I beleeued, and therefore will I speake, but I was fore troubled: I sayd in my haste, All men are lyars.

What reward shall I giue vnto the Lord: for all the bene­fites that he hath done vnto me?

I will receiue the cup of saluation: and call vpon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vowes nowe in the presence of all his peo­ple: right deare in the sight of the Lorde, is the death of his Saints.

Behold (O Lord) how that I am thy seruant: I am thy seruant, and the sonne of thine handmaid, thou hast broken my bonds in sunder.

I will offer to thee the sarrifice of thankesgiuing: and will call vpon the Name of the Lord.

I will pay my vowes vnto the Lord, in the fight of all his people: in the courts of the Lords house, euen in the middes of thee, O HierusaleM. Praise the Lord.

Laudate Dominum. Psal.117.

O Prayse the Lord all yee heathen: prayse him all yee na­tions.

For his mercifull kindnesse is euer more and more to­ward vs; and the traeth of the Lorde endureth for euer. Prayse the Lord.

Confitemini Domino. Psal.118.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lord, for he is gracions: because his mercie endureth for euer.

Let Israel now confesse, that he is gracious: and that his mercie endureth for euer.

[Page] Let the house of Aaron now confesse: that his mercie en­dureth for euer.

Yea, let them now that feare the Lord, confesse: that his mercie endureth for euer.

I called vpou the Lord in trouble: and the Lorde heard me at large.

The Lord is on my side: I will not feare what man doth vnto me.

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: there­fore shall I see my desire vpon mine enemies.

It is better to trust in the Lord: then to put any confidence in man.

It is better to trust in the Lord: then to put any confidence in Princes.

All nations compassed me round about: but in the name of the Lorde will I destroy them.

They kept me in on eueryside, they kept me in (I say) on euery side: but in the name of the Lord wil I destroy them.

They came about me like Bees, and are extinct euen as the fire among the thornes: for in the name of the Lord wil I de­stroy them.

Thou hast thrust sore at mee, that I might fall: but the Lord was my helpe.

The Lord is my strength and my song: and is become my saluation.

The voice of ioy and health is in the dwellings of the righ­teous: the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to passe.

The right hand of the Lorde hath the preeminence: the right hand of the Lord bringeth mightie things to passe.

I wil not die, but liue: and declare the works of the Lord.

The Lord hath chastend and corrected mee: but hee hath not giuen me ouer vnto death.

Open me the gates of righteousnesse: that I may goe into them, and giue thankes vnto the Lord.

This is y e gate of the Lord: the rightteous shal enter into it.

I mil thanke thee, for thou hast heard me: and art become my saluation.

[Page] The same stone which the builders refused: is become the head ston in the corner.

This is the Lords doing: and it is marueilous in out eyes.

This is the day which the Lord hath made: wee will re­ioyce and bee glad in it.

Helpe me now, O Lord: O Lord send vs now prosperitie.

Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord: wee haue wished you good luck, ye that be of y e house of the Lord.

God is the Lord which hath shewed vs light: binde the sacrifice with cords, yea, euen vnto the hornes of the altar.

Thou art my God, and I will thanke thee: thou art my God, and I will praise thee.

O giue thankes vnto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercie endureth for euer.

Beati imaculati. Psal. 119.

BLessed are those that are vndefi­led in the way: Euening Prayer. and walke in the Law of the Lord.

Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies: and seeke him with their whole heart.

For they which doe no wicked­nes: walke in his wayes.

Thou hast charged: that wee shal diligently keepe thy comman­dements.

O that my wayes were made so direct: that I might keep thy statutes.

So shall I not be confounded: while I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.

I will thanke thee with an vnfained hart: when I sall haue learned the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.

I will keepe thy ceremonies: O forsake me not vtterly.

In quo corriget.

Wherewithall shall a yong man clense his way: euen by ruling himselfe after thy word.

With my whole heart haue I sought thee: O let me not goe wrong out of thy commandements.

[Page] Thy wordes haue I hid within my heart: that I should not sinne against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy statutes.

With my lippes haue I been telling: of all the iudgements of thy mouth.

I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies: as in all maner of riches.

I will talke of thy commandements: and haue respect vn­to thy wayes.

My delight shall be in thy statutes: and I will not forget thy word.

Retribue seruo tuo.

O Doe well vnto thy seruant: that I may liue, and keepe thy word.

Open thou mine eyes: that I may see the wonderous things of thy Lawe.

I am a stranger vpon earth: O hide not thy commande­ments from me.

My soule breaketh out for the very fernent desire: that it hath away vnto thy iudgements.

Thou hast rebuked the proud: and cursed are they that do erre from thy commandements.

O turne from me shame and rebuke: for I haue kept thy testimonies.

Princes also did sit and speake aganist me: but thy seruant is occupied in thy statutes.

For thy testimonies are my delight: and my counsellers.

Adhaesit pauimento.

MY soule cleaueth to the dust: O quickent thou mee accor­ding to thy word.

I haue knowledged my wayes, and thou heardest me: O teach me thy statutes.

Make me to vnderstand the way of thy commandements: and so shall I talke of thy wonderous workes.

My soule melteth away for very heauinesse: comfort thou me according vnto thy word.

Take from mee the way of lying: and cause thon mee to make much of thy Lawe.

[Page] I haue chosen the way of trueth: and thy iudgments haue I said befor me.

I haue stiken vnto thy testimontes: O Lord confound me not.

I wil runne the way of thy commandements: When thou hast set my heart at libertie.

Legem pone.

TEach me, Morning Prayer. O Lord, the way of thy statues: and I shall keepe it vnto the end.

Giue me vnderstanding, and I shall keepe thy Law: yea, I shall keepe it with my whole heart.

Make mee to goe in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my desire.

Incline my heart vnto thy testi­inonies: and not to couetousnesse.

O turne away mine eyes, lest they behold vanitie: and quicken thou me in thy way.

O stablish thy word in thy seruant: that I may feare thee.

Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thy indge­ments are good.

Behold, my delight is in thy commandements: O quicken me in thy righteousnesse.

Et veniat super me.

LEt thy louing mercie come also vnto mee, O Lord: euen thy saluation, according vnto thy word.

So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for my trust is in thy word.

O take not the word of thy trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy iudgements.

So shall I alway keepe thy Law: yea, for euer and euer.

And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy commande­ments.

I will speake of thy testimonies also, euen before kings: and will not be ashamed.

And my delight shall be in thy commandements: which [Page] I haue loued.

My hands also will I lift vp vnto thy commandements, which I haue loued: and my studie shalbe in thy statutes.

Memor esto verbi tui.

O Thinke vpon thy seruant, as concerning thy worde: wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust.

The same is my comfort in my trouble: for thy word hath quickened me.

The proud haue had mee exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not shrinked from thy Law.

For I remembred thine euerlasting iudgements, O Lord: and receiued comfort.

I am horribly afraid: for the vngodly that forsake thy law.

Thy statutes haue been my songs: in the house of my pil­grimage.

I haue thought vpon thy Name, O Lord, in the night season: and haue kept thy Law.

This I had: because I kept thy commandements.

Portio mea Domine.

THou art my portion, O Lord: I haue promised to keepe thy Law.

I made my humble petitiō in thy presence with my whole heart: O be mercifull vnto me according to thy word.

I called mine owne waies to remembrance: and turned my feete vnto thy testimonies.

I made haste, and prolonged not the time: to keepe thy commandements.

The congregation of the vngodly haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Law.

At midnight I will rise to giue thankes vnto thee: because of thy righteous iudgements.

I am a companion of all them that feare thee: and keepe thy commandements.

The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: O tearh mee thy statutes.

Bonitatem fecisti.

O Lorde, thou hast dealt graciously with thy seruant: ac­cording vnto thy word.

[Page] O learne mee true vnder standing and knowledge: for I haue bleeued thy commandements.

Before I was troubled, I went wrong: but now haue I kept thy word.

Thou art good and gracious: O teach me thy statutes.

The proud haue imagined a lie against mee: but I will keepe thy commandements with my whole heart.

Their heart is as fat as brawne: but my delight hath been in thy Law.

It is good for me that I haue been in trouble: that I may learne thy statutes.

The law of thy month is dearer vnto me: then thousands of gold and siluer.

Manus tuae secerunt me.

THy hands haue made mee, Euening prayer. and fa­shioned me: O giue me vnderslan­ding, that I may learne thy com­mandements.

They that feare thee, will bee glad whan they see me: because I haue put my trust in thy word.

I knowe (O Lorde) that thy iudgements are right: and that thou of very faithfulnesse hast cau­sed me to be troubled.

O let thy mereifull kindnesse bee my comfort: according to thy word vnto thy seruant.

O let thy louing mercies come vnto mee, that I may liue: For thy Law is my delight.

Let the proud be confounded, for they goe wickedly about to destroy me: but I wil be occupied in thy commandements.

Let such as feare thee, and haue knowen thy testimones: be turned vnto me.

O let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I bee not a­shamed.

Defecit anima mea.

MY soule hath longed for thy saluation: and I haue a good hope because of thy word.

[Page] Mine eyes long fore for thy worde: saying, O when wilt thou comfort me?

For I am become like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.

How many are the dayes of thy seruant: when will thou be auenged of them that persecute me?

The proud haue digged pits for mee: which are not after thy Law.

All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsly, O be thou my helpe.

They had almost made an ende of mee vpon earth: but I forsooke not thy commandements.

O quicken mee after thy louing kindnesse: and so shall I keepe the testimonies of thy mou [...]h.

In aeternum Domine.

O Lord, thy word: endureth for euer in heauen.

Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another: thou hast layd the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

They continue this day according to thine ordinance: for all things serue thee.

If my delight had not been in thy Lawe: I should haue perished in my trouble.

I will neuer forget thy commandements: for with them thou hast quickened me.

I am thine, O saue me: for I haue sought thy commande­ments.

The vngodly layd waite for me, to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

I see that all things come to anende: but thy commande­ment is exceeding broad.

Quomodo dilexi.

LOrd, what loue haue I vnto thy Law: all the day long is my studie in it.

Thou through thy commandements hast made me wi­ser then mine enemies: for they are euer with me.

I haue more vnder­standing then my teachers: for thy te­stimonies are my studie.

[Page] I am wiser then the aged: because I keepe thy comman­dements.

I haue refrained my feete from euery euill way: that I may keepe thy word.

I haue not shrunke from thy iudgements: for thou tea­chest me.

O how sweete are thy words vnto my throte: yea, swee­ter then honie vnto my mouth.

Through thy commaundements I get vnderstanding: therefore I hate all wicked wayes.

Lucerna pedibus meis.

THy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete: Morning prayer. and a light vnto my paths.

I haue sworne, and am sted­fastly purposed: to keepe thy righ­teous iudgements.

I am troubled aboue measure: quicken me (O Lrde) according to thy word.

Let the free wil offrings of my mouth please thee, O Lorde: and teach me thy iudgements.

My soule is alway in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

The vngodly haue layde a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy commandements.

Thy testimonies haue I claimed as mine heritage for e­uer: and why? they are the very ioy of my heart.

I haue applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes alway: euen vnto the ende.

Iniquos odio habui.

I Hate them that imagine euill things: but thy Law doe I loue.

Thou art my defence and shielde: and my trust is in thy word.

Away from me yee wicked: I will keepe the commande­ments of my God.

O stablish mee according to thy worde, that I may liue: and let me not be disappointed of my hope.

[Page] Holde thou me vp, and I shall be safe: yea, my delight shall be euer in thy statutes.

Thou hast troned downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for they imagine but deceit.

Thou pettest away al the vngodly of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.

My flesh trembleth for feare of thee: and I am afraide of thy iudgements.

Feci iudicium.

I Deale with the thing that is lawfull and right: O giue me not ouer mine oppressors.

Make thou thy seruant to delight in that which is good: that the proude doe me no wrong.

Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health: and for the word of thy righteousnesse.

O deale with thy seruant according vnto thy louing mer­rie:and teach me thy statutes.

I am thy seruant, O graunt mee vnderstanding: that I may know thy testimonies.

It is time for thee Lord to lay to thine hand: for they haue destroyed thy Law.

For I loue thy commandements: aboue golde and preci­ous stone.

Therefore holde I stright all thy commandemebts: and all selfe wayes I vtterly abhorre.

Mirabilia.

THy testimonies are wonder full: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.

When thy worde goeth foorth: it giueth light and vnder­standing vnto the simple.

I opened my mouth, and drewe in my breath: for my de­light was in thy commandementes.

O looke thou vpon me, and be mercifull vnto me: as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.

Order my steps in thy worde: and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me.

O deliuer me from the wrongfull dealings of men: and so shall I keepe thy commandementes.

[Page] Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seraunt: and taech me thy statutes.

Mine eyes gush out with water: because men keepe not thy Law.

Iustus es Domine.

RIghteous art thou, O Lord: and true is thy iudgement.

The testimonies that thou hast commaunded: are ex­ceeding righteous and true.

My zeale hath euen consumed mee: because mine enemies haue forgooten thy words.

Thy word is tryed to the vttermost: and thy seruant lo­ueth it.

I am small and of no reputation: yet doe I not forget thy commandementes.

Thy righteousuesse is an euerlasting righteousnesse: and thy law is the trueth.

Trouble and heauinesse haue taken hold vpon mee: yet is my delight in thy commandementes.

The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlasting: O grant me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.

Clamaui in toto corde meo.

I call with my whole heart: Euening prayer. heare mee, O Lord, I will keepe thy statutes.

Yea, euen vpon thee doe I call: helpe me, and I shall keepe thy testimonies.

Early in the morning doe I cry vnto thee: for in thy word is my trust.

Mine eyes preuent the night watches:that I might bee occupied in thy words.

Heare my voice (O Lord) according vnto thy louing kind­nesse: quitken me according as thou art eont.

They drawe nigh that of malice persecute mee: and are farre from thy law.

Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord: for all thy commande­ments are true.

As concerning thy testimonies, I haue knowen long since: that thou hast grounded them for euer.

Vide humilitatem.

O Consider mine aduersitie, and deliuer me: for I doe not forget thy Law.

Auenge thou my rause and deliuer me: quicken mee according vnto thy word.

Health is farre from the vngodly: for they regard not thy statutes.

Great is thy mercie, O Lord: quicken mee, as thou art woont.

Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me: yet do I not swarue from thy restimonies.

It grieueth mee when I see the transgressours: because they kept not thy Law.

Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy commandements: O quicken me according to thy louing kindnesse.

Thy word is true from euerlasting: all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for euermore.

Principes persecuti sunt.

PRinces haue perseruted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of the words.

I am as glad of thy worde: as one that findeth great spoyles.

As for lyes I hate and abhorre them: but thy law doe I loue.

Seuen times a day doe I praise thee: because of thy righ­teous iudgements.

Great is the peace that they haue which loue thy Law: and they are not offended at it.

Lord, I haue looked for thy sauing health: and done after thy commandements.

My soule hath kept thy testimonies: and loued them excee­dingly.

I haue kept thy commandements and testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.

Appropinquet deprecatio.

LEt my complaint come before thee, O Lord; giue me vn­derstanding according to thy word.

Let my supplication come before thee: deliuer me ac­cording [Page] to thy word.

My lips shall speake of thy praise: when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word: for all thy comman­dements are righteous.

Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy comman­dements.

I haue louged for thy sauing health, O Lord: and in thy Law is my delight.

Oh let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee: and thy iudge­ments shall helpe me.

I haue gone astray like a sheepe that is lost: Oh seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.

Ad Dominum. Psal. 120.

When I was in trouble, Morning prayer. I called vpon the Lord: and he heard me.

Deliuer my soule, O Lord, from lying lippes: and from a deceitfull tongue.

What reward shall be giuen or done vnto thee thou false tongue: euen mighty and sharpe arrowes, with hote burning coales.

Woe is me, that I am constrai­ned to dwell with Mesech: and to haue mine habitation a­mong the tents of Cedar.

My soule hath long dwelt among them: that be enemies vnto peare.

I labour for peare, but when I speake vnto them thereof: they make them readie to battaile.

Leuaui oculos. Psal. 121.

I will lift vp mine eyes vnto the hilles: from whence com­meth my helpe.

My helpe commeth euen from the Lorde: which hath made heauen and earth.

He will not suffer thy foote to be mooued: and he that kee­peth thee, will not sleepe.

Behold, hee that keepeth Israel: shall neithet slumber [Page] nor sleepe.

The Lord himself is thy keeper: the Lord is thy defence vpon thy right hand.

So that the sunne shall not burne the by day: neither the moone by night.

The Lord shall preserue thee from all euill: yea, it is euen he that shall keepe thy soule.

The Lord shall preserue thy going out and thy comming in: from this time foorth for euermore.

Laetatus sum. Psal, 122.

I was glad when they said vuto me: We will goe into the house of the Lord.

Our seete shall stand in thy gates: O Hierusalem.

Hierusalem is builded as a citie: that is at vnitie in it selfe.

For thither the tribes goe vp, euen the tribes of the Lord: to testifie vnto Israel, to giue thankes vnto the Name of the Lord.

For there is the seate of iudgement: euen the seate of the house of Dauid.

O pray for the peate of Ierusalem: they shall prosper that loue thee.

Peace bee within thy walles: and plentconsuesse within thy palaces.

For my brethren and companions sakes: I will with thee prosperitie.

Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God: I wil seeke to doe thee good.

Ad te leuaui oculos meos. Psal. 123.

VNto thee lift I vp mine eyes: O thou that dwellest in the heauens.

Beholde, euen as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hand of her mistresse: euen so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God, vntill he haue mercie vpon vs.

Haue mercie vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercie vpon vs: for we are vtterly despised.

Our soule is filled with the scornefnll reproofe of the weal­thy: and with the dispitefulnesse of the proud.

Nisi quia Dominus. Psal. 124.

IF the Lorde himselfe had not bene on our side (now may Israel say:) if the Lorde himselfe had not bene on one side when men rose vp against vs.

They had swallowed vs vp quicke: when they were so wrathfully displeased at vs.

Yea, the waters had drowned vs: and the streame had gone ouer our soule.

The deepe waters of the proude: had gone euen ouer our soule.

But praised be the Lord: which hath not giuen vs ouer for a pray vnto their teeth.

Our soule is escaped, euen as a bird out of the snare of the fouler: the snare is broken, and we are deliuered.

Our helpe standeth in the Name of the Lord: which hath made heauen and earth.

Qui confidunt. Psal. 125.

They that put their trust in the Lord, shall be euen as the mount Sion: which may not be remooued, but standeth fast for euer.

The his stand about Hierusalem: euen so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this time foorth for euer­more.

For the rod of the vngodly commeth not into the lot of the righteous: least the righteous put their hand vnto wicked­nesse.

Doe well, O Lord: vnto those that be good and true of heart.

As for such as turne backe vnto their owne wickednesse: the Lord shall lead them forth with the euill doers, but peace shall be vpon Israel.

In conuertendo. Psal. 126.

WHen the Lord turned againe the captiuitie of Si­on: Euening prayer. then were we like vnto them that dsreame.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter: and our tongue with ioy.

[Page] Then said they among the Heathen: the Lord hath done great things for them.

Yea, the Lorde hath done great things for vs alreadie: whereof we reioyce.

Turne our captiuity, O Lord: as the riuers in the South.

They that sowe in teares: shall reape in ioy.

He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seede: shall doubtlesse come againe with ioy, and bring his sheaues with him.

Nisi Dominus. Psal. 127.

Except the Lorde build the house: their labour is but lost that build it.

Except the Lord keepe the city: the watchman waketh but in baine.

It is but lost labour that yee haste to rise vp earely, and so late take rest, and eate the bread of carefulnesse: for so hee gi­ueth his beloued sleepe.

Loe, children and the fruite of the wombe: are an heritage and gift that commeth of the Lord.

Like as the arrowes in the hand of the Giant: euen so are the yong children.

Happie is the man that hath his quiuer full of them: they shal not be ashamed when they speake with their enemies in the gate.

Beati omnes. Psal. 128.

BLessed are all they that feare the Lord: and walke in his wayes.

For thou shalt eate the labours of thine hands: O well is thee, and happie shalt thou be.

Thy wife shall be as the fruitfull vine: vpon the walles of thine house.

Thy children like the Oliue branches: round about thy table.

Loe, thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth the Lord.

The Lord from out of Sion shall so blesse thee: that thou shalt see Hierusalem in prosperitie all thy life long [Page] Yea, that thou shalt see thy childrens children: and peace vpon Israel.

Saepe expugnauerunt. psal. 129.

MAny a time haue they fought against mee from my youth vp; (may Israel now say.)

Yea, many a time haue they vexed mee from my youth vp: but they haue not preuailed against me.

The plowers plowed vpon my backe: and made long fur­rowes.

But the righteous Lord: hath hewen the snares of the vn­godly in pieces.

Let them be confounded and turned backward: as many as haue euill will at Sion.

Let them bee euen as the grasse growing vpon the house tops: Which Withereth afore it be plucked vp.

Where of the mower filleth not his hand: neither hee that bindeth vp the sheaues, his bosome.

So that they Which goe by, say not so much as y e Lord pro­sper you: We Wish you good lucke in the name of the Lord.

De profundis. Psal. 130.

OUt of the deep haue I called vnto thee, (O Lord:) Lord heare my voice.

Oh let thine eyes consider well: the voice of my com­plaint.

If thou Lord wilt beeextreme to marke what is done a­misse: O Lord, Who may abide it.

For there is mercie With thee: theefore shalt thou be feared.

I looke for the Lord, my soule doth waite for him: in his word is my trust.

My soule fleeth vnto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.

O Israel trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercie: and with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeeme Israel: from all his sinnes.

Domine, non est. psal. 131

LOrd, I am not high minded: I haue no proud lookes.

I doe note exercise my selfe in great matters: which are too high for me.

[Page] But I refraine my soule, and keepe it low, like as a childe that is weaned from his mother: yea, my soule is euen as a weaned childe.

O Israel trust in the Lord: from this time forth for euer­more.

Memento Domine. Psal. 132.

LOrde remember Dauid: Morning prayer. and all his trouble.

How he sware vnto the Lord: and bowed a bowe vnto the Al­mightie God of Iacob.

I will not come within the ta­bernacle of mine house: nor clime vp into my bed.

I will not suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye liddes to slumber: neither the temples of my head to take any rest.

Untill I finde out a place for the temple of the Lord: an habitation for the mightie God of Iacob.

Loe we heard of the same at Ephrata: and found it in the wood.

We will goe into his tabenacle: and follow on our knees before his foote stoole.

Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the arke of thy strength.

Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse: and let thy Saints sing with ioy fulnesse.

For thy seruant Dauids sake: turne not away the presence of thine anoynted.

The Lord hath made a faithfull othe vnto Dauid: and he shall not shrinke from it.

Of the fruite of thy body: shall I set vpon thy seate.

If thy children will keepe my couenant, and my testimo­nies that I shal learne them: their children also shall sit vpon thy seate for euermore.

For the Lorde hath chosen Sion to bee an habitation for himselfe: he hath longed for her.

[Page] This shall bee my rest for euer: heere will I dwell, for I haue a delight therein.

I will blesse her vitailes with increase: and wil satisfie her poore with bread.

I will decke her Priests with healthy: and her saints shall reioyce and sing.

There shal I make the horne of Dauid to florish: I haue ordeined a lanterne for mine anointed.

As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame: but vpon himselfe shall his crowne florish.

Ecce quàm bonum. Psal. 133.

BEhold how good and ioyful a thing it is: brethren to dwell together in vnitie.

It is like the precious oyntment vpon the head, that ranne downe vnto the beard: euen vnto Aarons beard, and went downe to the skirtes of his clothing.

Like as the dewe of Hermon: which fell vpon the hill of Sion.

For three the Lord promised his blessing: and life for cuer­more.

Ecce nunc. Psal. 134.

BEholde (nowe) praise the Lorde: all yee seruants of the Lord

Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord: euen in the courts of the house of our God.

Lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie: and praise the Lord.

The Lord that made heauen and earth: giue thee blessing out of Sion.

Laudate nomen. Psal. 135.

O Praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord: praise it, O ye seruants of the Lord.

Yee that stand in the house of the Lord: in the courts of the house of our God.

O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises vnto his Name, for it is louely.

For why? the Lord hath chosen Iacob vnto himselfe: and Israel for his owne prossession.

For I knowe that the Lorde is great: and that our [Page] Lord is aboue all gods.

Whatsoeuer the Lord pleased, that did he in heauen and in earth: and in the sea, and in all deepe places.

He bringeth forth the clouds from the endes of the world: and sendeth foorth lightenings with the raine, bringing the windes out of his treasures.

He smote the first borne of Egypt: both of man and beast.

He hath sent tokens and wonders into the middest of thee, O thou land of Egypt: vpon Pharao and all his seruants.

He smote diuers nations: and flew mightie kings.

Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan: and all the kingdomes of Chanaan.

And gaue their land to bee an heritage: euen an heritage vnto Israel his people.

Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for euer: doeth thy me­moriall, O Lord, from one generation to another.

For the Lord wil auenge his people: and be gracious vnto his seruants.

As for the images of the heathen, they are but siluer and gold: the worke of mens hands.

They haue mouthes and speake not: eyes haue they, but they see not.

They haue eares, and yet thay heare not: neither is there any breath in their mouthes.

They that make them, are like vnto them: and so are all they that put their trust in them.

Praise the Lorde yee house of Israel: praise the Lorde yee house of Aaron.

Praise the Lorde ye house of Leui: ye that feare the Lord, praise the Lord.

Praised be the Lorde out of Sion: which dwelleth at Hie­rusalem.

Confitemini. Psal. 136.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lord, Euening prayer. for he is gracious: and his mercie endureth for euer.

O giue thankes vnto the God of all gods: for his mercie endureth for euer.

O thanke the Lord of all lordes: for his mercie [Page] endureth for euer.

Which onely doeth great woonders: for his mercie endu­reth for euer.

Which by his excellent wisdome made the heauenens: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which laid out the earthy aboue the waters: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which hath made great lights: for his mercie endureth for euer.

The sunne to rule the day: for his mercie endureth for euer.

The moone and the starres to gouerne the night: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which sinote Egypt with their first borne: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercie endureth for euer.

With a mighty hand and a stretched out arme: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which diuided the redde Sea in two parts: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And made Israel to goe through the middest of it: for his mercie endureth for euer.

But as for Pharao and his hoste, hee overthrewe them in the red sea: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which ledde his people through the wildernesse: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which sinote great Kings: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Yea, and slew mightie Kings: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Sehon King of the Amorities: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And Og the King of Basan: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And gaue away their lande for an heritage: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Euen for an heritage vnto Israel his seruant: for his mer­cie endureth for euer.

[Page] Which remembred vs when wee were in trouble: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And hath deliuered vs from our enemies: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which giucth foode to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for euer.

O giue thankes vnto the God of heauen: for his mercy endureth for euer.

O giue thankes vnto the Lord of lords: for his mercie en­dureth for euer.

Super flumina. Psal. 137.

By the waters of Babylon we sate downe and wept: when we remembred (thee) O Sion.

As for our harpes, we hanged them vp: vpon the trees that are therein.

For they that; ledde vs away captiue, required of vs then a song and melodie in our heauinesse: sing vs one of the songs of Sion.

How shall we sing the Lords song: in a strange land?

If I forget thee, O Hierusalem: let my right hand forget her cunning.

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleaue to y e roofe of my mouth: yea, if I prferre not Hierusalem in my mirth.

Remember the children of Edom, O Lorde, in the day of Hierusalem: how they said, Downe with it, downe with it, euen to the ground.

O daughter of Babylon, wasted with miserie: yea, happie shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast serued vs.

Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children: and throweth them against the stones.

Confitebor tibi. Psal. 138.

I wil giue thanks vnto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: euen before the gods will I sing praise vnto thee.

I will worship toward thy holy Temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy louing kindnesse and trueth: for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy word aboue all things.

When I called vpon thee, thou heardest me: and enduedst my soule with much strength.

[Page] All the Kings of the earth shall prayse thce, O Lord: for they haue heard the words of thy mouth.

Yea, they shall sing the wayes of the Lord: that great is the glorie of the Lord.

For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect vnto the lowly: as for the proude, he beholdeth them a farre off.

Though I walke in the middest to trouble, yet shalt thou refresh mee: thou shalt stretch foorth thine hand vpon the fu­riousnesse of mine enemies, and thy right hand shal saue me.

The Lord shall make good his louing kindenesse toward mee: yea thy mercie, O Lord, eudureth for euer despise not then workes of thine owne hands.

Domine probasti. psal. 139

O Lord, Morning prayer thou hast searched mee out, and knowen mee: thou knowest my downe sitting, & mine vprising, thou vnderstandest my thoughts long before.

Thou art about my path, and about my bed: and spiest out al my wayes.

For loe, there is not a word in my toungue: but thon, O Lorde, knowest it altogether.

Thou hast fashioned me behinde and before: and laid thine hand vpon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderfull and excellent for mee: I cannot attaine vnto it.

Whither shall I goe then from thy spirit: or whither shall I goe then from thy presence?

If I clime vp into heauen, thou art there: If go downe in hell, thou art there also.

If I take the wings of the morning: and remaine in the vttermost parts of the sea.

Euen there also shall thy hand leade mee: and thy right hand shall hold me.

If I say, Peraduenture the darkenesse shall couer mee: then shall my night be turned to day.

[Page] Yea, the darkenesse is no darkenesse with thee, but the night is as cleare as the day: the darknesse and light (to thee) are both alike.

For my reines are thine: thou hast couered mee in my mo­thers wombe.

I will giue thankes vnto thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made: marueilous are thy works, and that my soule knoweth right well.

My bones are not hid from thee: though I be made secret­ly, and fashioned beneath in the earth.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being vnperfect: and in thy booke were all my members written which day by day were fashioned: when as yet there was none of them.

How deare are thy counsels vnto mee, O God: O how great is the sumine of them?

If I tell them, they are moe in number then the sand: when I wake vp, I am present with thee.

Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me, ye bloodthirstie men.

For they speake vnrighteously against thee: and thine ene­mies take thy name in vaine.

Doe not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee: and am not I grieued with those that rise vp against thee?

Yea, I hate them right fore: euen as though they were mine enemies.

Trie me, O God, and seeke the ground of my heart: prooue me, and examine my thoughts.

Looke well if there be any may of wickednesse in me: and leade me the may euerlasting.

Eripe me Domine. Psal. 140.

DEliuer me O Lord from the euill man: and preserue me from the wicked man.

Which imagine mischiefe in their hearts: and stirre vp strife all the day long.

They haue sharpened their tongues like a Serpent: Ad­ders poyson is vnder their lips.

Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the vngodly: [Page] Preserue mee from the wicked men, which are purposed to o­uerthrow my goings.

The proud haue laid a fanare for me, and spread a net aborad with cordes: yea, and set traps in my way.

I said vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare the boyce of my prayers, O Lord.

O Lord God, Tbou strength of my health: thou hast coue­red my head in the day of battell.

Let not the vngodly haue his desire, O Lord: let not his mischicuous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud.

Let the mischiefe of their owne lips fall vpon the head of them: that compasse me about.

Let hotte burning coales fall vpon them: let them bee cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they neuer rise vp againe.

A man full of wordes, shall not prosper vpon the earth: euill shall hunt the wicked person to ouerthrow hilll.

Sure I am that the Lorde will auenge the poore: and maintaine the cause of the helelesse.

The righteous also shall guie thankes vnto they name: and the [...]ust shall continue in thy sight.

Domine clamaui. psal 141.

LOrd, I call vpon thee, haste thee vnto mee: and consider my voyce, when I crie vnto thee.

Let my prayer bee set foorth in thy sight as the incense: and let the lifting vp of my hands be an euening facrifice.

Set a watch, O Lorde, before my mouth: and keepe the doore of my lips.

O let not mine heart be cnclined to any euill thing: let mee not be occupied in vngodly workes, with the man that worke Wickednesse, left I eate of such things as please them.

Let the righteous rather smite me friendiy: and reprooue me.

But let not their precious balmes breake mine head: yea, I will pray yet against their wickednesse.

Let their iudges be ouerthrowen in ftony places: that they may heare my wordes, for they are sweete.

Our bones lie scattered before the pit: like as when one breaketh and he weth wood vpon the earth.

[Page] But mine eyes looke vnto thee, O Lorde God: in thee is my trust, O cast not out my soule.

Keepe mee from the snare which they haue laide for mee: and from the traps of the wicked doers.

Let the vngodly fall into their owne nets together: and let me euer escape them.

Voce mea ad Dominum. Psal. 142.

ICried vnto y e Lord with my voyce: Euening prayer. yea, euen vnto the Lord did I make my supplication.

I powred out my complaints before him: and shewed him of my trouble.

When my spirite was in heauinesse, thou knewest my path: in y e way wherein I wal­ked, haue they priuily laid a snare for me.

I looked also vpon my right hand: and sawe there was no man that would know me.

I had no place to flee vnto: and no man cared for my soule.

I cried vnto thee, O Lorde, and sayd: thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the liuing.

Consider my complaint: for I am brought very low.

O deliuer mee from my persecutours: for they are too strong for me.

Bring my soule out of prison, that I may giue thankes vn­to thy name: which thing if thou wilt graunt mee, then shall the righteous resort vnto my companie.

Domine exaudi. Psal. 143.

HEare my prayer, O Lord, and consider my desire: hearken vnto me for thy trueth and righteousnesse sake.

And enter not into iudgement with thy seruant: for in thy sight shall no man liuing be iusrified.

For the enemie hath persecuted my soule, he hath smitten my life downe to the ground: hee hath laid mee in the darke­nesse, as the men that haue bene long dead.

Therefore is my spirite bexed within mee: and my heart within me is desolate.

Yet doe I remember the time past, I muse vpon all they workes: yea, I exercise my selfe in the workes of thy hands.

I stretch foorth my handes vnto thee: my soule gaspeth [Page] vnto thee as a thirstie land.

Heare me, O Lorde, and that soone, for my spirit wareth saint: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like vnto them that goe downe into the pit.

O let me heare thy louing kindnesse betimes in the mor­ning, for in thee is my trust: shew thou me the way that I should walke in, for I lift vp my soule vnto thee.

Deliuer me, O Lord, frommine enemies: for I flee vnto thee to hide me.

Leach me to doe the thing that pleaseth thee, for thon art my God: let thy louing spirit leade me foorth into the land of rithteousnesse.

Quicken me, O Lorde, for thy names sake: and for thy rithteousnesse sake, bring my soule out of trouble.

And of thy goodnesse slay mine enemies: and destroy all them that vexe my soule, for I am thy seruant.

Benedictus Dominus. Psal. 144.

BLessed bee the Lord my strength: Morning prayer. which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.

My hope and my fortresse, my castle and deliuerer, my defender, in whom I trust: which subdueth my people that is vnder me.

Lorde, what is man that thou hast such respect vnto him: or the some of man that thou so regar­dest him?

Man is like a thing of nought: his time passeth away like a shadow.

Bowe the heauens, O Lord, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.

Cast foorth thy lightning, and teare them: shoote out thine arrowes, and consume them.

Send downe thine hand from aboue: deliuer me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of strange children.

Whose mouth talketh of vanitie: and their right hand is a right hand of wickednesse.

[Page] I will sing a newe song vnto thee, O God: and sing pray­ses vnto thee vpon a ten stringed Lute.

Thou hast giuen victorie vnto Kings: and hast deliuered David thy seruant from the perill of the sword.

Saue me, and deliuer me from the hand of strange chil­dren: whose mouth talketh of vanitir, and their right hand is a right hand of miquitie.

That our sonnes may growe vp as thd yong plants: and that our daughters may bee as the polished corners of the Temple.

That our garners may be full and plenteous with all ma­ner of store: that our sheepe may bring soorth thousands and teu thousands in our streetes.

That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there bee no decay: no leading into captiuitie, and no complaining in our streetes.

Happie are the people that bee in such a case: yea, blessed are the people which haue the Lord for their God.

Exaltabo te Deus. Psal. 145.

I will magnifie thee, O God, my King: and I will praise thy Name for euer and euer.

Euery day will I giue thankes vnto thee: and praise thy Name for euer and euer.

Great is the Lord, and marueilous worthy to bee praysed: there is no end of his greatnesse.

One generation shall praise thy workes vnto another: and declare thy power.

As for me, I will be talking of thy worship: thy glory, thy praise, and wonderour works.

So that men shall speake of the might of thy marueilous actes: and I will also tell of thy greatnesse.

The memoriall of thine abundant kindnes shalbe shewed: and men shall sing of thy righteousnesse.

The Lord is gracious and mercifull: long suffering, and of great goodnesse.

The Lord is louing vnto euery man: and his mex [...] is o­uer all his works.

All thy workes prayse thee, O Lorde: and thy Saintes [Page] giue thankes vnto thee.

They shew the glory of thy kingdom: & talke of thy power.

That thy power, thy glorie, and mightinesse of thy king­dome: might be knowen vnto men.

Thy kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome: and thy domi­nion endureth throughout all ages.

The Lorde vpholdeth all such as fall: and lifteth vp all those that be downe.

The eyes of all waite vpon thee, O Lord: and thou giuest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand: and fillest all things liuing with plenteousnesse.

The Lord is righteous in all his wayes: and holy in all his workes.

The Lorde is nigh vnto all them that call vpon him: yea, all such as call vpon him faithfully.

He will fulfill the desire of them that feare him: he also wil heare their cry, and will helpe them.

The Lord preserueth all them that loue him: but scatteretly abroad all the vngodly.

My mouth shall speake the praise of the Lorde: and let all flesh giue thankes vnto his holy Name for euer and euer.

Lauda anima mea. Psal. 146.

PRayse the Lord, O my soule, while I liue wil I praise the Lord: yea, as long as I haue any being, I wil sing praises vnto my God.

O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man: for there is no helpe in them.

For when the breath of man goeth foorth, he shall turne a­gaine to his earth: and then all his thoughts perish.

Blessed is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe: and whose hope is in the Lord his God.

Which made heauen and earth, the sea and all that therein is: which keepeth his promise for euer.

Which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong: which see­deth the hungry.

The Lord looseth men out of prison: the Lord giueth sight to the blinde.

[Page] The Lord helpeth them that are fallen: the Lord careth for the righteous.

The Lord careth for the strangers, hee defendeth the fa­therlesse and widow: as for the way of the vngodly, hee tur­neth it vpside downe.

The Lord thy god O Sion, shall bee King for euermore: and throughout all generations.

Laudate Dominum, Psal. 147.

Praise y e Lord, Euening prayer for it is a good thing to sing praises vnto our god: yea, a ioyfull and pleasant thing it is to be thankefull.

The Lord doeth build vp Hieru­salem: and gather together the outcasts of Israel.

He healeth those that are broken in heart: & giueth medicine to heale their sicknesse.

He telleth the number of the starres: and calleth them all by their names.

Great is our Lord, and great is his power: yea, & his wise­dome is infimte.

The Lord setteth vp the meeke: and bringeth the vngodly downe to the ground.

O siug vnto the Lord with thanksgining: sing praises vp­on the harpe vnto our God.

Which couereth the heauen with clouds, & prepareth raine for the earth: and maketh the grasse to groe vpon the moun­taines, and herbe for the vse of men.

Which giueth fodder vnto the cattel: and feedeth the yong rauens that call vpon him.

He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: neither de­lighteth he in any mans legs.

But the Lords delight is in them that feare him: and put their trust in his mercy.

Praise the Lord, O Hierusalem: praise thy God O Sion.

For hee hath made fast the barres of thy gates and hath [Page] Blessed thy children within thee.

He maketh peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the flowre of wheate.

He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth: and his word runneth very swiftly.

He gineth snow like wooll: and seattereth the hoare frost like ashes.

He tasteth foorth his yee like morsels: who is able to abide his ashes.

He sendeth out his worde, and melteth them: he bloweth with his winde, and the waters flowe.

He sheweth his word vnto Iarob: his statutes and ordi­naures vnto Israel.

He hath not dealt so with any nation: neither haue the hea­thue knowledge of his lawes.

Laudate Dominum. Psal. 148.

O Praise the Lord of heauen: praise him in the height.

Prayse him all yee Angels of his: praise him all his hoste.

Prayse him all ye heauens: and ye waters that be aboue the heauens.

Let them prayse the name of the Lord: for he speake the word, and they were, he commaunded, and they were cerated.

He hath made them fast for euer and euer: he hath giueb shem a lawe which shall not be broken.

Praise the Lord vpon earth: ye Dragons and all deepes.

Fire and halie, snow and vapours: winde and storme, ful­filling his word.

Beastes and all cattell: wormes, and feathered foules.

Kings of the earth, and all people: princes, and all iudges of the world.

Young men and maidnes, olde man and children, prayse the name of the Lord: for his Mane onely is axcellent, and his prayse abour heauen and earth.

[Page] He shall exalt the home of his people, all his Saints shall prayse him: cuen the childern of Israel, euen the people that serueth him.

Cantate Domino. Psal. 149.

O Sing vnto the Lord a new song: let the Congregation of Saints prayse him.

Let Israel reioyce in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be ioyfull in their king.

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them singprai­ses vnto him with Tabret and harpe.

For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: and helpeth the meeke hearted.

Let the Saints be ioyfull with glory: let them reioyce in their beds.

Let the praises of God be in their mouth: and at two edged sword in their hands.

To be auenged of the heathen: and to rebuke the people.

To bind their kings in chaines: & their nobles with linkes of yron.

That they may be auenged of them, as it is written: such honour haue all his Saints.

Laudate Dominum. Psal. 150.

O Prayse God in his holinesse: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Prayse him in his noble actes: prayse him according to his excellent greatnesse.

Praise him in the fouud of the Trumpet: prayse him vpon the Lute and Harpe.

Praise him in the Cymbals and daunces: praise him vpon the stirings and pipe.

Praise him vpon the well tuned Cymbals: praise him vpon the loub Cymbals.

Let euery thing that hath breath: praise the Lord.

FINIS.

Certaine godly prayers to be vsed for sundry purposes.

A generall consession of sinnes, to be sayd euery Morning.

O Almightie God our heanenly Father, I con­fesse and acknowledge, that I am a miserable and a wretched sinner, and haue manifolde wayes most grieuously transgressed thy most godly conunaundements, through wicked thoughts, vngodly lustes, sinfull wordes and deeds, commited all my whole life. In sinne am I borne and conceiued, and there is no goodnesse in me, in as much as if thou shouldest enter into thy narrow iudgement with mee, iudging mee according vnto the same, I were neuer able to susser and abide it, but must needes pertsh and be damncd for eucr: So little helpe, comfort, or succour is there either in me, or in any other creature. Onely this is my comfort (O heauenly Father) that thon diddest not spare thy onely deare beloued sonne, bnt diddest gine him vp vnto the most bitter, and most vile & slanderous death of the crosse for me, that he might so pay the ransom for my sinnes, satisfie thy indgment, still and pacifie thy wrath, reconcile me againe vnto thee, and pnrchase me thy grace & fanour, & cuerlasting life. where fore throngh the merit of his most bitter death and passion, and through his innocent bloodshedding, I beseech thee, O hea­uenly Father, that thou wilt vouchsase to be gracious & mer­ciful vnto me, to fergiue and pardon me all my sinnes, to ligh­ten my heart whit thy holy Spirit, to renue, confirme, and strengthen me with a right & perfect faith, and to inflame me in loue toward thee and my neighbour, that I may hence­foorty with a willing and glad heart, walke as it becommeth me in thy most godly commaunements, and so glorifie and prayse thee euerlastingly. And also that I may with a free conscience & quiet heart, in all maner of temptations, afflicti­ons, or necessities, & eucn in the very pangs of death, cry bold­ly & merily vnto thee, & say, I beleeue in God the father almighty, maker of heauen & earth, and in lesus Christ, &c. But, O Lord [Page] God heauenly Father, to comfort my selfe in affliction and temptation with these articles of the Christian faith, it is not in my power, for faith is thy gift: and forasmuch as thou wilt be prayed vnto, and called vyon for it, I come vnto thee, to pray and beseech thee, both for that and for all other my necessities, euen as thy deare beloued Sonne our Sauiour Ie-sus Christ himselfe hath taught vs, And from the very bottome of my heart I crie, and say, Our Father which art in heauen halowed be thy Name, &c.

¶ A prayer to be sayd in the Morning.

O Merciful Lord God heauenly Father, I ren dermost high laudes, praise, and thankes vnto thee, that thou hast preserued mee both this might, and all the time and dayes of my life hitherto, vnder thy protection, and hast suffe red me to liue vnto this present houre. And I beseech thee heartily, that thon wilt vouchsafe to receiue mce this day, and the residue of my whole life from hence foorth; into thy tuition, ruling and gouerning mee with thy holy Spirite, that all maner of darkenesse, of misbeliefe, infidelitie, and of carnall lustes and affections, may bee betterly chased and driuen out of my heart, and that I may be iustified and saued both body and soule through a right and perfect faith, and so walke in the light of thy most godly trueth, to thy glory and prayse, and to the profite and furtherance of my neighbour, through Iesus Christ our Lord and Saui-our. Amen.

¶ Another prayer for the morning.

O Almightie and most gracious God, wee heartily thank thee for the sweete sleepe and comfortable rest which thou hast giuen vs this night: and for asmuch as thou hast commanded by thy holy word that no man should be idle, but all occupied in godly and vertuous exercises, euery man according to his calling: we most humbly beseech thee, that thine eyes may attende vpon vs [Page] dayly defend vs, cherish, comfort and gouerne vs, and all our counsails, studies & labours, in such wise, that we may spend and bestow this day according to thy most holy will, without the hurting of our neighbors, and that we may deligently and warily eschew and auoid all things that should displease thee, set thee alwayes before our eyes, liue in thy feare, working that which may be found accepteble before thy diuine Maie stie, through Christ our Lord, Amen.

A prayer for the Euening.

O Most mighty Lord our father, and God e uerlasting, full of pitie and compassion, we acknowledge and confesse that we be not worthy to lift by our eies to heauen, much lesse to present our selues before thy Maiesty, with confidence that thou wilt heare our prayers & grant our requests, if we consider our owne deseruing. For our conseiences doe accuse vs, and our sinnes witnesse against vs, and wee know that thou art an vpright iudge, which doest not iustifie the sinners and wicked men, but punishest the faults of such as transgresse thy commaunde ments. Yet most mercifull Father, sith it hath pleased thee to command vs to call on thee in all our troubles & aduersities, promising euen then to helpe vs, When wee feele our selues (as it were) swallowed vp of death and desperation: wee vttterly renounce all worthy confidence, and flee to thy soue-raigne bounty, as our onely stay and refuge, besceehinng thee not to call to remembrance our manisold sinnes and wicked-nesse, where by wee continually prouoke thy wrath and in dignation against vs, neither our negligence and vnkindnesse, which haue neither worthily csreemed, nor in our liues sufficiently expressed the sweete comfort of thy Gospell reuealed vnto vs, but rather to accept the obedience and death of thy Sonne Iesus Christ, who by offering vp his body in Sacrifice once for all, hath made sufficient recompense for all our sinnes. Haue mercie therefore vpon vs, O Lorde, and forgiue vs our offences. Teach vs by thy holy Spirit, that wee may rightly weigh them, and earnestly repent for the [Page] same: and so much the rather, O Lorde, because that the reprobate, and such as thou hast forsaken, cannot praise thee, nor call vpon thy Name: but the repenting heart, the sorowfull minde, the conscience oppressed, hungering and thirsting for thy grace, shall euer set foorth thy praise and glory. And albeit wee bee but wormes and dust, yet thou art our Creator, and we be the worke of thy hands: yea, thou art our Father, and wee thy childreen: thou art our sheepheard, and wee thy flokec: thou art our redeemer, and we thy people whom thou hast bought: thou art our God, and wee thine inheritance. Correct vs not there fore in thine anger, O Lord, neither according to our deserts punnish vs, but mercifully thastise vs with a fatherly affection, that all the world may knowe that at what time soeuera sinner doeth repent him of his sinne, from the bottome of his heart, thou wilt put away his wic­kednesse out of thy remembrance, as thou hast promised by thine holy prophet.

Finally, forasmuch as it hath pleased thee to make the night for man to rest in, as thou hast ordained him the day to trauell: Grant, O deare Father, that we may so take out vodily rest, that our soules may continuaily watch for the time that our Lord Iesus Christ shall appeare for our deliuerance out of this mortall life, and in the meane season that wee, not ouercome by any fantasies, dreames, or other temptations, may fully set our mindes vpon thee, loue thee, feare thee, and rest in thee: Furthermore, that our sleepe be note excessiue or ouer much, after the insatiable desires of our flesh: but onely sufficient to content our weake nature, that wee may bee the better disposed to liue in all godly conuersatiou, to the glory of shine holy Name, and profite of our brethren. Amen.

A most necessary prayer.

O Lord Iesus Christ, which art true Sunne of the worlde, euermore arising, and neuer going downe, which by thy most wholesome appearing and sight, doest bring foorth, preserue, nourish and refresh all things, aswell that are in heauen, as also that are [Page] on earth, we beseech thee mercifully and fauourably to shine into our hearts, that the night and darkenesse of sinnes, and the mists of errours on cuery side driuen away, thou brightly shining within out hearts, we may all out life space go with out any stumbling or offence, and may decently and seemely walke (as in the day time) being pure and cleane from the workes of darkenesse, & abounding in all good workes which God hath prepared for vs to walke in, which with the Father and with the holy Ghost, liuest and reignest for euer and euer. Amen.

❧ The prayer of Manasseh King of the Iewes.

O Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, Abra ham Isar [...]nd Iacob, and of their righte ouseed, [...] made heauen and earth with all [...] which hast bound the sea by the word of thy commandement, which ha [...] [...] vp the deepe and sealed it by thy terribl [...],& glorious name, whome all doe feare & tremble before thy power:for the Maiesty of thy glory cannot bee borne, & thine angry threatning toward sinners is importable, but thy mercifull promise is vnmeasurable and bnscatcable. For thou art the most high Lord, of great com passion, long suffering, and most mercifull, and repentest for mans miscrics. Thou, O Lord, according to thy great good nesse hast promised [...] repentance and forgiuenesse to them that sinne against thee and for thine infinite m [...]rcies hast appointed repentance vnto sinners that they may bee saued. Thou therefore, O Lord, that art the God of the iust, hast not appointed repentance to the iust, as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, which haue not [...] sinned against thee, but thou hast appointed repcntance vnto nice that am a sinner: for I haue sinned aboue the number of the sand of the sea. By transgressions, O Lorde, are multiplied: my transgressions are exceeding many: and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of the heauens for the multitude of mine vnrighte ousnes. I am bowed downe with many yron bands, that I [Page] cannot lift vp mine head, neither haue I any telese, For I haue prouoked thy wrath, and done euill before thee. I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandements. I haue set vp abominations, and haue multiplied offences. Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart, beseeching thee of grace. I haue sinned, O Lord, I haue sinned, and I acknowledge my transgressions: but I humbly beseech thee, forgiue mee: O Lord forgiue mee, and destroy mee not with my transgressions. Be not angry with me for euer by reseruing euill for mee, neither condemne mee into the lower partes of the earth. For thou art the God, euen the God of them that repent: and in me thou wilt shewe all thy goodnesse: for thou wilt saue me that am vnworthy, according to thy great mercie: theresre I will prayse thee for euer all they dayes of my life. For all the power of the heauens prayse thee, and thine is the glory for euer and euer. Amen.

❧ A prayer conteining the duetie of euery true Christian.

O Most mighty God, merciful and louing Father, I wretched sinner come vnto thee in the name of thy dearely beloued Sonne Iesus Christ my only Sauiour and redeemer: and I most humbly beseech thee for his sake to be mercifull vnto mee, and to cast all my sinnes out of thy sight and remembrance, through the merits of his bloody death and passion.

Powre vpon me (O Lord) thy holy spirit of wisedome and grace: gouerne and leade me by thy holy word, that it may be a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my steps. Shew thy mercie vpon me, and so lighten the naturall blindnes and darkenesse of my heart through thy grace, that I may dayly bee renewed by the same spirit and grace: By the which (O Lord) purge the grossenes of my hearing & vnderstanding, that I may profitably reade, heare, and vnder stand thy word and heauenly will, beleeue, and practise the same in my life [Page] and conuersation, and euermore hold fast that blessed hope of euerlasting life.

Mortifie and kill all vite in mee, that my life may expresse my faith in thee: mercifully heare the humble suite of thy seruant, and grant me thy peace all my dayes: Graciously pardon mine infirmities, and defend mee in all dangers of body goods and name: but most chiefly my soule against all assaults, temptations, accusations, subtill baites and sleights of that old enemie of mankind Satan that roaring Lion, euer seeking whom he may deuoure.

And here (O Lord) I prostrate, with most humble mind craue of thy diuing Maiestie, to bee mercifull vnto the vniuersall Church of thy Sonne Christ: and specially according to my bounden duety beseech thee for this sake to blesse, saue, and defend the principall memeber thereof, thy seruant our most deare and Souercigne Lord King Iames, encrease in his royal heart true faith, godly [...]eale, and loue of the same: And grant him victorie ouer all his enemies, a long, prosperous, and honourable life vpon earth, a blessed ende, and life euerlasting.

Moreouer, O Lorde, graunt vnto his Maiesties most honourable Counsellours, and euery other member of this thy Church of England, that thy and we in our seuerall callings, may truely and godly serue thee: Plant in our hearts true feare and honour of thy Name, obedience to our Prince, and loue to our neighbours. Increase in vs true faith and religion: Replenish our mindes with all goodnesse, and of thy great mercie keepe vs in the same till the end of our lines: Giue vnto vs a godly zeale in prayer, true humilitie in prosperitie, perfect patience in aduersitie, and continuallioy in the holy Ghost

And lastly I commend vnto thy fatherly protection, all that thou hast giuen me, as wife, children and seruants: Aide me O Lord, that I may gouerne, norish, & bring them vp in thy feare and seruice. And forsmuch as in this world I must alwayes be at warre and strife, not with one sort of enemies, but with an infinitie number, not onely with flesh and blood, [Page] but with the deuill which is the prince of darknesse, and with wicked men executors of his most damnable will: Grant me therefore thy grace, that being armed with thy defence, I may stand in this battel with an inuincible constaucie against all corruption, which I am compassed with on euery sde vntil such time as I hauing ended the combate, which during this life I must sustaine, in the ende I may attaine to thy heauenly rest, which is prepared for mee and all thine elect, through Christ our Lord and only Sauiour. AMEN.
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