¶ The Manual of prayers, or the primer in english, set out at length, whose contents the reader by the prologue next after the Calendar, shall soon perceive and there in shall see briefly the order of the whole book. ¶ Set forth by John late bishop of Rochester at the commandment of the right honourable Lord Thomas Crunwel, Lord Privy seal Vicegerent to the Kings highness. ☞ The prayer of a righteous man. etc. jacob 1. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum ¶ john late bishop of Rochester unto the right honourable, Thomas LOERE Crumwell Lord privy seal, viceregent to the kings highness, wisheth and desireth graet peace and health in God the father, by the holy Ghost thorough our LORD jesus Christ. ALthough that the sundry & divers sorts of primers (my special good Lord & singular friend) here before set forth as well (in many things) superstitions, as derogatyve unto the true honour of god, might have enforced (and did in deed) me to have desired a sincere correction herein, yet the fervent desire that I perceive in your lordship to the true honour of God, the unite & weal of the Christian commonalty, hath much more (as the prourrbe sayeth) set the spur unto the hasty runner & in manner compelled me to show some token of my dew service toward god's honour, and toward your favourable goodness, in setting forth this rude and simple work, as unto whom your much and manifold favour hath constrained & bound me, next unto almighty god & my sovereign Lord the king, to your priest & assidious service all my life days. And for as much as we have of time in experience that a work taketh no small estimation with the comen people, both of the author and specially of him unto whom it is dedicated. For this cause have I this my rude and gross enterprise dedicated unto your lordships name, nod because I thought it to be so exquisite and of so exact a judgement (as the learned would desire) & worthy of so wise & learned a patron, but rather committing it to the most wisest judgement of the kings most sapient council, whereof ye are, that if so be it should seem unto the same a thing worthy or meet to be had in common usage, then by the judgement of the same approved, it might the rather and with the more avidite be received of the people, if not, yet to be a token of my poor good will, and desire that I bore unto such a thing to be done of some other, that are of more perfect judgement and literature, and also to be a token of the of fyce and service that I own unto gods sincere honour and to your lordships savourable goodness. The prologue to the calendar. THe strangeness of this Calendar, gentle reader, shall not move the to marvel very much the cause once known, for the new fashion her of hath a double commodity. The one is brefnes, for where the other calendar had a great number of saints without profit to the unlearned, this hath but only such feasts which are kept holy day and the Epistle and Gospel that are red in the Church on such holy days set forth in the calendar. The second is that where the number of saints were set, there have we appointed weakly certain places of the scripture, which the church doth use to read at matins, that the reader may know what scripture the Church doth use thorough out the year, and to study and use the same. This then is the order of the calendar, the days of the month are set in the mids of the side of the leaf, and on the right hand are the saints days, and directly on the other side of the letter, whereon the feasts fall, are set the epistle and gospel of the feast and so of all feasts of Saints. As for example new years day falleth on. A the first day of the month on the one side of A. is the name of the feast, and of the other side the Epistle and Gospel of the day. We have also appointed the Epistle and Gospel for every sunday, but because that the sunday falleth not upon one letter alway, we have set in the void places of the calendar the names of the sundays with their epistle and Gospel, so that the reader may know first the name of the sunday, and seek in the calendar and then shall he find there the epistle & Gospel. ¶ An Almanac for xvij years. The date of the years. Easter day. Golden number. Dominical letter. Lepe year. M.D.xxxix vi. april i E M.D.xl xviii. March two C D M.D.xii xvii. Apryll iii B M.D.xlii ix. Apryll iiii A M.D.xliii xxv. March v G M.D.xliiii xiii. april vi E F M.D.xlv v. Apryll seven D M.D.xlvi xxv. Apryl viii C M.D.xlvii xviii. Apryl ix B M.D.xlviii viii. april x G A M.D.xlix xxi. Apryll xi F M.D.l vi. Apryll xii E M.D.li xxix. March xiii D M.D.lii xvii. Apryll xiiii B C M.D.liii two. Apryll xv A M.D.liiii xxiiii. March xvi G M.D.lv xiiii. Apryll xvii F KL january hath xxxi days. The moan hath xxx days. New years day. A For the Tit. ij And when Luc. ij b On the sunday within eight day of Christmas, when ever it fall Read the epistle to 'tis. & ii to Tim. c d And I say, Gala. iiij. And his Lu. ij e For the. Tit. ij. When Herod. Mat. ij The epyphany f Esa. lx. When jesus was born. Mat. ij g On the sunday next after twelve day. Reed the epistle to the Romans A Rise up. Esa. lx. The next day. Io. i b On the second sunday after twelve day I beseech. Ro. xii. And when he Lu. ij c Reed the epistle to the Corinthians d On the three sunday, if there fall so many saying we have Rom. xii e f And the third joh. ij Reed the ij to the Cor. g On the four sunday, if there fall so many between twelve day & going out of ma. A Read this week to the Ga. & the i to Timo. b Be not wise in your Rom. xiv c When jesus was Mat. viii d On the .v. sunday, if there be so many between Septuagesima and twelve day e Reed the ephe. & Phi. f Own nothing Rom. xv g And he entered Mar. iiij Reed to the Thessalo. & to the Col A On the vi sunday, if there be so many between twelve tide & septuagesima. b c Now therefore as elect i Col. iij On this sunday the church beginneth to red the scripture in order d The kingdom of heaven is Mat. xiii e f On the sunday when marriage goeth out. g A Perceive ye not how that i Cor. ix b For the kingdom of heaven Mat. xx c KL February hath xxviii days. The Moon hath xxix days, On Candelmasse day d Fast Malachy the third chapter e Candelmas day. And when the time of their Luc. ij f On the sunday called sexagesima g For ye suffer fools i Cor. ix A Read this weak with in the church Genesis. When much people were. Mat. xi b c d e f g On the sunday called quinquagesima A Reed Genesis this week Though I speak with i. Cor. xiii b He took unto him the xij Lu. xviij c On Ashwednisdaye the epistle d joel the second Chapter e When ye fast be not Mat. vi f g On the first sunday in lent, whether it fall high or low, read this day this. A Read this weak still the genesis b We as helpers therefore ij. Cor. vi c Then was jesus led Mat. iiij d On saint Mathyes day e Fast Malachy the third chapter f S Mathyes day And when the time of their Luce. ij g The second sunday in lent furthermore beseech i Thess. iiij A Read still with the church genesis. b And jesus went thence Mat. xv c KL March hath xxxi days. The Moon hath xxx days. d e f g Reed with the church genesis still this week. A On the third sunday in lent. b Be ye followers of God Ephe. v c And he was a casting out Luc. xi d e f g read here with the church the second book of Moses called Exodus. A On midlent sunday. b For it is written that Abraham. Ga. iiii c After that went jesus joh. seven d e f g read this week with the church the prophet jeremy. A On passion sunday. b But Christ being the high Heb. ix c Which of you can rebuke me Io. viii d e Fast. f The annunciation of our Lady g On the annunciation of our Lady. A Isaiah the seventh Chapter. b And in the. vi month the Luce. i Read still jeremy. c On Palm sunday. d Let the same mind be in you Phil. two e Ye know that after two days Mat. xxvi f KL Apryl hath xxx days. The Moon hath xxix days. On Easter day. g Fast Purge therefore the old seven i Cor. v A Easter day Mary magdalene & Mary Mar. xvi b Reed this weak the acts of the apostles. On the monday in easter week. c Which preaching Actuum. x d Behold two Luc. xxiiii e On tewsdaye. f Ye men and brethren Actu. xiii g jesus himself Luc. xxiiii A Read this week with the church the Apocalypses of Ihon. On the wednesday. b Ye men of Israel Actuum. iii c After that jesus joh. xx d On the first sunday after Easter. e For all that i joh. v f The same day at joh. xx g Read this weak still the Apoca. On the second sunday after Easter. A Christ also suffered for our i. Pet. ij b I am a good shepherd joh. x c Read this week the epistle of james and of Peter both On the third sunday after Easter, d dearly beloved I beseech i Pet. two e After a while ye shall not joh. xvi f On saint George's day g My brethren count james. i A S. George's day I am a true vine joh. xv b On saint Marks day c S Unto every Ephe. iiii d I am a true joh. xv e Read this weak ye canonicall epistle of John & Jude On the four sunday after Easter f Every good gift james. i g But now go I my way joh. xv A KL may hath xxxi. days The Moon hath xxx days S. Philip and james day. b On S. Philip and james day c Sapi. v. And he said unto. joh. xiv d On the sunday before the cross days. e And se yt. ja. i. Verily verily. Io. xvi f On the monday in the cross weak Reed of the Acts of the Apostles this week g Knowledge your. ja. v. If any. Lu. xi A On the teusdaye. b Esay. nineteen. And jesus sat Mar. xii c On the wednesday. Fast d And the. Act. iiij. These wor. Io. xvij The Aascention day e On the ascension day f In the first. Act. i. After that. Mar. xvi g On. the sunday after the ascension day A Be ye i Pet. iiij. But when joh. xv b On. wytsondaye even c It fortuned. Act. ij. If ye lo. Io. xiv d On. wytsondaye e When the thirty. Act. two. If a man. Io. xiiii f On the monday g And he commound. Act. x. For god Io. iii Reed of the Acts A On the teusdaye b When the. Act. viii. Verily verily Io. x c On the wednesday d Butler Peter. Act. two No man can. Io. v e On trinity sondaye f After this I looked & behold Re. iiii g There was a man of the joh. iii Reed of the Acts. A On Corpus Christi day b That which I gave unto two. Cor. xi c For my flesh is meat in deed joh. vi d KL june hath xxx days The Moon hath xxix days. e f On the first sunday after trinity g For God is love in this i. joh. iiii A Read in the first book of the kings with the church this week. There was a certain rich Luc. xvi b c d e f On the ii sunday after trinity g marvel not my brethren i. joh. iii A Reed with the church this week the second book of the kings. A certain man ordained Luc. xiv b c d e On the. iii sunday after trinity f submit therefore your i. Pet. v g Than resorted unto him Luce. xv A Read this weak the third. On saint John Baptistes day b Esay the xlix Chapter c Elisabeth time was come Luce. i d On the four sunday after trinity e For I suppose that the Rom. viii f Fast Be ye therefore merciful Luce. vi g S. John baptist On the .v. sunday after trinity A In conclusion be ye all i Pet. iij b read the iiij. book It came to pass as the people Luc. v c On saint Peter'S and Paul's day d Fast In the time of Herode the Act. xii e S. Peter and Paul When jesus came into Math. xvi f KL july hath xxxi days. The Moon hath xxx days. g On the vi sunday after trinity Read the kings yet A Remember ye not at all Roma. vi b For I say unto you except Mat. v c d e f g read this week the Chronicles called Paralipo. A On the vij sunday after trinity b I will speak grossly because Rom. vi c In those days when Mar seven d e f g On the eight sunday after trinity Reed the Chronicles still A Therefore brethren we are Rom. viii b Beware of false prophets Mat. seven c d e On saint Mary magdalen's day f proverbs xxxi Chapter Mary magdalen's day g And one of the pharisees Luce. seven A On the ix sunday after trinity Fast. b That we should not lust i. Cor. x Saint james day c There was a certain Luc. xvi d On saint james the Apostles day. Read the chronicles e Now therefore ye are no Ephe. ij f Then came to him the Mat. xx g On. the. x sunday after trinity. Read the chronicles A Ye know that ye were i. Cor. xii b And when he was come Luc. nineteen KL August hath xxxi days. The Moon hath xxx days. c d e f g read here the proveruerbes with the church On the xi sunday after trinity A Brethren as pertaining i. Corin. xv b And he put forth this Lu. xviij c On the name of jesus day d The name of jesus Then Peter of the Actuum. iiij e While he thus thought Math. i f On the twelve sunday after trinity. g Read here ecclesiastes Such trust have we ij. Cor. iij A And he departed again Mar. seven b Fast On the Assumption of our Lady. c Assumption of our lady Ecclesiasticus the xxiiij Chapter. d It fortuned as he went Lucx e f g Read here the history of job. On the xiij sunday after trinity A To Abraham and his seed Gal, iiij b Happy are the eyes Luce, x c d Fast On saint barthylmew's day e S. bartylmew's day Read the history of Toby. Now therefore ye are no Ephe. two f And there was a strife Luce, xxij g On the xiiii sunday after trinity A I say walk in the spirit Gala. v b And it chanced as he went, Lu. xvii c d B. iii, e KL Septembre hath xxx days The Moon hath xxix eayes. f g On the xu sunday after trinity Read here yet Toby A If we live in spirit: let us Gal. v b No man can serve two Math. vi c d Fast e On the nativity of our Lady nativity of our lady f Ecclesiasticus, the xxiiij Chapter g This is the book of the Mat. i Reed Toby A On the xvi sunday after trinity b Wherefore I desire that ye Ephe. iij c And it fortuned after that Luc. seven d e f On the xvij sunday aftr trinity g I therefore which am in Ephe. iiij Read here the story of Judith. A And it chanced that he Luc. xiv b c Fast. d On saint Matthewes day S. Matthewes day e Ezechyell the first Chapter. f And as jesus passeth forth Mat. ix g On the xvij sunday after trinity. A I thank my God always i. Cor. i Read here the history of Hester b When the pharisees had Mat. xxij c d e On saint Mychaels' day f He sent and showed reve. ij g The same time the disciples Mat. xv KL October hath xxxi days. The Moon hath xxx days. On the xix sunday after trinity A Reed the i book of the makebites. And be ye renewed in the Ephe. iiij b And he entered into a ship Mat. ix c d e f g On the twenty sunday after trinity A Reed the i book of the makebites. Take heed therefore that ye Ephe. v b The kingdom of heaven is Mat. xxij c d e f g Reed the second book of the makebites On the xxi sunday after trinity A Finally my brethren be Ephe. vi b And there was a certain joh. iiij c On saint Luke's day d S. Luke's day Ezechiel the first chapter. e After these things the Lord Lu. x f g Reed the second of the makebites. On the xxij sunday after trinity. A And I am surely certified of Phi. i b Therefore is the kingdom Mat. xviij c d On saint Simon and judas day e For we know well that Rom. viii f Fast. This command I you that joh. xv g Simon & judas day On the xxiij sunday after trinity A Brethren follow me, and Philip. ij b read Ezechyel. Then went the pharisees Mat. xxij c KL Novembre hath thirty. days The Moon hath xxix days Fast Alhallowen day. d On the Alhallowen day e And I saw another angel. Reu. seven f When he saw the people Mat. v g On the xxiiii sunday after trinity Read Ezechyel A For this cause we also Colloss. i b While he thus spoke Math. ix c d e f g On the xxv sunday after trinity Read Ezechyel A jeremy the xxxiii chapter b Than jesus lift up his joh. vi c d e f g Read Ezechyell A b c d e The sunday next unto S. Andrew's day is ever the first sunday of Aduent be it before or after. f g Read isaiah with the church. A This also we know Roma. xiii b When they drew nigh Math. xxi c On saint Andrew's day. Fast d For the belief of the heart Roma. x e As jesus walked to the Mat. iiii KL December hath xxxi days. The Moon hath xxx days f g On the second sunday in advent. A Reed isaiah still. What so ever things are Rom. xv b And their shall be signs. Lu. xxi c On saint Nicolas day. d S Nicolas Ecclesiastici xliiii chapter. e Fast For likewise a certain. Mat. xv. f Conception of our lady On the conception of our Lady g Ecclesiastici xviij Chapter. A Reed isaiah still. This is the book of the Math. i b On the third sunday of advent. c Let men this wise esteem i Cor. iiij d When John being in preson. Mat. xi e f Reed isaiah still until the first sunday after new year On the four sunday of advent. g Rejoice in. Phil. iiij. And this. joh. i A On S. Thomos the apostles day. b Now therefore ye are no. Ephe. ij c Butler Thomas one of the twelve Io. xx d Fast On Christmas even. e Saint Thomas day Paul the. Ro. i. The birth Mat. xvi f On Christmas day. g God in tyme. Heb. i. In the begin. Io. i A Fast. On saint Steuens day. b Christmas And Steven full of faith. Act. seven c S. Steven. Wherefore behold I send. Mat. twenty-three d S. John On saint Ihons' day. e Innocentes. Eccle. xv. Follow me peter tur. Io. x f On the Innocentes day g And Ilo. Reu. xxiv. Behold. Mat. i A I Have here set for thee (most dear reader) a rude work, whom it hath pleased me to call the manual of prayers, because it is so commonly had in hand with the people, which before was called the primer, because (I suppose) that it is the first book that the tender youth was instructed in. And in this primer were contained a great number of unnecessary prayers, and some very superstitious, but in especial therein was the chief suffrages, that is to say, the matins with the hours, evensong with complene, appointed to be of our Lady. For this cause so called (as some unlearned hath both feigned and taught) that she should use to say it, but how false and foolish this is, let the learned judge, but rather it was so called, because that all the anthems, hymns, lessons, responces, chapters, and collects, were thought to be of our Lady, yet were there many scriptures dystorted unto our Lady, which in their own native sense are nothing mente of her, but of Chryst, the wisdom of the father. As for an example at the first how the Chapter is, in omnibus requiem quesivi, written Ecclesiastici. xxiiii. with the chapters of the hours and of complene. For this cause have I thought it my bond duty towards God's true and sincere honour to set forth such a manner of primer, wherein might be no such distorted scripture or false honour of that most immaculate mother of God, lest the youth should learned to take such scriptures to be of our Lady, which are of God, and to give such praise to her as should only be given to God, but to know first the true honour of God, and to know the honour that belongeth to that blessed virgin Mary and to the holy saints. And for as much as the primer is not had in hand of so many, but all they, ye every Christian is bound first to learn to lead a christian life, therefore have I here in the process of this primer in manner pointed and set forth the true life of a Christian, that as oft as he shall handle his primer, he may so often learn and remember the true life toward God, which life consisteth principally and wholly, in faith, in prayer, and in good works, and these three are not only taught in the three lessons of matins, but all so in the three parts of this primer so divided. For in the first part thou art taught things of faith, where in thou haste the Symbol or Crede of Athanase, the twelve articles or Crede, a lesson of each of the four evangelists, putting the in remembrance of the faith that thou art bound to have to the gospels & word of God. In the second part thou haste things concerning prayer. first the beads, the pater noster, and the salutation, a prayer to be said in the morning, grace afore dinner, grace after dinner, grace before supper, grace after supper, a prayer when thou goest to bed, a prologue to the matins, with thee, hours, than the matins and hours, a prologue to evensong, evensong, a prologue to Complene, Complene, Salue rex misericordie, O bone jesus, Conditor celi, the xu Does, with their prologue, the seven Psalms with the prologue, the Litany with the prologue, a treatise of the sacrament of the altar with three prayers, the Dirige with his prologue. In the third part thou haste things concerning works, as the commandments set forth at large with a declaration of the kinds of works, these have I set out, both in english and Latin for the more part to th'end that the devout (for his choice) may read whether he will. But where there shall seem to the reader in the Psalms any difference between the Latin and english, let the same remember that the english is accordaunte to the hebraical Psalter translated by saint Jerome, and the latin is the usual Psalter, which in some places are not correspondent in all things, and thus have I joined them, that such as delighteth in the english, might have the plainer sentence, and that the other that readeth the Latin should not think that we should bring in any strannge psalmony. Moreover where as the Psalms and anthems, hymns, lessons, which were right good, are now changed, this did I, not that I should think them worthy of rejection, other that I would be noted to be of such rare and excellent judgement, that I would correct the use of the church so long continued, but rather this have I enterprised, because that in the said anthems, hymns, and lessons are such sentences, and in the said psalms is such abscuryte and darkness, that the rude and the unlearned (which hath most the use of such kind of books as this is) might not comprehend the mysteries of them, and here by had the less devotion, having therefore now psalms, anthems, lessons and hymns of more plain sentence, they may better understand the same, and in understanding shall have more contemplation and devotion. To avoid prolixity (which often time decayeth devotion) the great number of memories of the saints used in the matins, of the which some doth plainly derogate the honour of god, is omitted. I omitted also the great number of saints commonly set forth in other primers in the Litany, not because that I would go about to teach here in, the people that they should not pray to saints, other that I do mistrust the holiness of the saints, that are here omitted, but that they (according to the kings graces injunction) should have the greater devotion in the suffrages that followeth in the litany then in numbering so many saints. In the Dirige set forth in other primers, were made anthems, responses, and lessons applied for the dead which seemed more to be lamentations of the misery of man's life then the prayers for the dead. I thought it convenient to change the same, & to declare by the three first lessons, and responses, the miserable state of man's life, by the second, the condition of the sepulture and by the three last lessons, to declare the resurrection general that the devout reader encumbered with the misery of this present life, by faith and hope of the last resurrection might with the more paciens tolerate this journey abiding Christ the judge of quick and dead, which liveth and reigneth everlasting. So be it. ¶ The Symbol or Crede of the great doctor Athanasius daily read in the church. WHo so ever will be saved before all things, it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith. Which faith, but if every man will keep whole and inviolate, without doubt he shall eternally perish. This truly is the catholic faith, that we worship one God in trinity, and the trinity in unite. Neither confounding the persons, Neither separating the substance. The person of the father is one, the person of the son another, the person of the holy ghost another But of the father, of the son, and of the holy ghost, there is no divinity, equal glory to eternal majesty. Such as is the father, such is the son, such is the holy ghost. The father is uncreate, the son uncreate, the holy ghost is uncreate. The father is immeasurable, the son immeasurable, the holy ghost immeasurable. The father is everlasting, the son everlasting, the holy ghost everlasting. And notwithstanding there be not three everlasting but one everlasting. Even as there be not three uncreate, not three unmeasurable, but one uncreate & one unmeasurable. In like manner is the father almighty, the son almighty, and the holy ghost almighty. And yet be they not three almighties, but one god almighty. So the father is god, the son god, the holy ghost is god. And yet be there not three gods, but one God. So the father is the Lord, the son the Lord, the holy ghost the Lord. And yet be they not three Lords but one Lord. For as we be compelled by the christian verity to confess separately every one person to be God and Lord. So are we prohibit by the catholic religion of Christ's faith, to say that there be three gods or three Lords. The father is made of none, neither created, nor gotten. The son is from the father alone, neither made nor created, but gotten. The holy ghost is from the father, and the son, neither made, created nor gotten, but proceeding. And so is there but one father, not three fathers: one son, not three sons, one holy ghost, not three holy ghosts. And in this trinity, there is none before or after another, nothing more or less, but all the three persons be coeterne, and coequal to themself. So that by all ways as now it hath been above said, the trinity in unite, and the unite in trinity may be worshipped. He therefore that will be saved, let him understand this of the trinity. But it is necessary unto everlasting health, that every Christian believe also faithfully the incarnation of our Lord jesus Christ. It is therefore the right faith, that we believe and confess that our Lord jesus Christ the son of God is God and man. He is God by the substance of the father gotten before all worlds, and he is man by the substauce of his mother borne in the world. Perfect God, perfect man being of a soul reasonable and of flesh human. Equal to the father by his godhead, less than the father by his manhood. Which though he be God and man, yet is there not twain, but one Christ. Truly he is one not by the turning of his godhead into manhood, but by assumpting of his manhood into godhead. Being one to all intents, not by cofusion of substance, but by unite of person. For as the reasonable soul and the fleshly body is or maketh one man, so God and man, is one Christ. Which suffered death for our salvation descended to hell, and rose fram death the third day. Which ascended to heavens sitteth at the right hand of god the father almighty, from thence shall he come to judge the quick and the dead. At whose coming all men must rise with their bodies, and shall give account of their own proper deeds. And they that have done well, shall go into ever lasting life, they that have done evil into everlasting fire. This is the catholic faith, which except every man faithfully and steadfastly do believe, he can not be saved. ¶ The Crede, or the twelve articles of the Christian saith. ¶ The first article. I Believe in God the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. ¶ The second article. And in jesus christ his only son our Lord. ¶ The third article. Which was conceived by the holy ghost, borne of the virgin Mary. ¶ The fourth article. Suffered under Ponce pilate, was crucified, dead, buried, and descended into hell. ¶ The .v. article. And the third day he arose again from death. ¶ The vi article. He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the father almighty. ¶ The vii article. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. ¶ The viii article. I believe in the holy ghost. ¶ The ix article. The holy catholic church. ¶ The ten article. The communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins. ¶ The xi article. The resurrection of the body. ¶ The xii article. And the life everlasting. So be it. ¶ The Gospel of Saint Matthew mentioning the incarnation of jesus Christ. THe birth of Christ was on this wise. When his mother Mary was married to joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the holy ghost. Then joseph her husband being a perfect man and would not bring her to shame, but was minded to put her away secretly. Nevertheless while he thus thought, behold the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying: joseph the son of David, fear not to take unto the Mary thy wife. For that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost. She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins. All this was done to fulfil that which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying. Behold a maid shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son and they shall call his name emmanuel, which is by interpretation God with us. Now when joseph awoke out of sleep he did as the angel of the Lord bade him, and took his wife unto him, and knew her not till she had brought forth her first borne son, and called his name jesus. ¶ A lesson of the Gospel of S. John declaring the passion of our master Christ. John xviii When jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Codron, where was a garden, into the which he entered with his disciples. judas also which betrayed him, knew the place for jesus often times resorted thither with his disciples. judas than after that he had received a bond of men, and mynesters of the high Prester and pharisees, came thither with lanterns and fire brands and weapons. Than jesus knowing all things that should come on him, went for thee, and said unto them: Whom seek ye? They answered him: jesus of Nazareth. jesus said unto them: I am he. judas also which betrayed him stood with them. But as soon as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backwards, and fell to the ground. And he asked them again, whom seek ye? They said jesus of Nazareth. jesus answered: I said unto you, I am he. If ye seek me, let these go their way, that the saying might be fulfilled, which he spoke: Of them which thou gavest me, have I not lost one. Simon Peter had a sword, and drew it, and smote the high priests servant, and cut of his right ear. The sernauntes' name was Malchus. Than said jesus unto Peter, put up thy sword into his sheath: shall I not drynkc of the cup, which my father hath given me? Than the company, and the captayde, and the ministers of the jews took jesus and bound him, and led him away to Anna first: for he was father law unto Cayphas, which was the high pressed that same year. caiphass was he that gave counsel to the jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. And Simon Peter followed jesus, and another disciple that disciple was known of the high priest and went in with jesus into the palace of the high priest. But Peter stood at the door without. Than went out that other disciple which was known of the high priest, and spoke to the damsel that kept the door, and brought in Peter. Than said the damsel that kept the door, unto Peter. Art not thou one of this man's disciples? He said: I am not. The servants and the ministers stood there and had made a fire of coals for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. Peter also stood among them, and warmed himself. The high priest asked jesus of his disciples and of his doctrine. jesus answered him: I spakeopenly in the world. I ever taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where as the jews resorted, and in secret have I said nothing, why askest thou me? Are them which heard me, what I said unto them. Behold they can tell what I said. When he had thus spoken, one of the ministers, which stood by, smote jesus on the face, saying: Aunswereste thou the high pressed so? jesus answered him: If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil? If I have spoken well, why smitest thou me? And Annas sent him bound unto Cayphas the high pressed. Simon Peter stood, and warmed himself. And they said to him: art thou not also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said: I am not. One of the servants of the high pressed (his consyne, whose ear Peter smote of) said unto him: Did not Ice the in the garden with him? Peter denied it again, and immediately the cock crew. Than led they jesus from Cayphas into the hall of judgement. It was in the morning, and they themselves went not into the judgement hall, least they should be defiled, but that they might eat the paschal Lamb. pilate than went out unto them, and said: what accusation bring you against this man? They answered, and said unto him: If he were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered him to the. Than said pilate unto them: Take ye him, and judge him after your own law. Than the jews said unto him: It is not lawful for us to put any man to death. That the words of jesus might be fulfilled which he spoke signifying what death he should die. Than pilate entered into the judgement hall again, and called jesus and said unto him: art thou the king of the jews? jesus answered: Sayeste thou that of thyself, or did other tell it the of me? pilate answered: Am I a jew? Thine own nation and high priests have delivered the unto me. What hast thou done? jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world If my kingdom were of this world, than would my ministers surely fight, that I should not be delivered unto the jews, but now is my kingdom not from hence. pilate said unto him: Art thou a king? jesus 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 bear witness unto the truth. And all that are of the troth hear my voice. pilate said unto him: What thing is troth? And when he had said that, he went out again unto the jews, and said unto them. I find in him no cause at all, ye have a custom, that I should deliver you one louse at Easter. Will ye that I louse unto you the king of the jews? Than cried they all again, saying: Not him, but Barrabam. That Barrabas was a robber. Then pilate took jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers wound a crown of thorns, and put it on his head. And they did on him a purple garment, and said: Hail king of the jews. And they smote him on the face. pilate went forth again and said unto them: Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know, that I find no fault in him. Than came jesus forth wearing a crown of thorn and a rob of purple, and pilate said unto them. Behold the man. When the high priests and ministers saw him, they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. pilate said unto them. Take ye him and crucify him. For I find no cause in him. The jews answered him we have a law, and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the son of God. When pilate heard that saying: He was the more afraid, and said unto jesus, whence art thou? But jesus gave him none answer. Than said pilate unto him: Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power to louse thee? jesus answered, thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given the from above. Therefore he that delivered me unto thee, is more in sin. And from hence forth, sought pilate means to louse him. But the jews cried, saying. If thou let him go, thou art not Caesar's friend. For who so ever make the himself a king, is against Cesar. When pilate heard that saying, he brought jesus for thee, and sat down to give sentence, in a place called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew tongue Gobbatha. It was the Sabbath even, which falleth in the Easter feast, and about the sixth hour. And he said unto the jews: Behold your king. They cried, away with him, away with him, crucify him. pilate said unto them. Shall I crucify your king. The high priests answered we have no king but Cesar Than delivered he him unto them to be crucified. And they took jesus & led him away. And he bore his cross & went forth into a place, called the place of dead men's skulls (which is named in Hebrew Golgatha) where they crucified him: & with him two other on either side one, and jesus in the mids. pilate wrote his title, and put it on the cross The writing was, jesus of Nazareth, king of the jews. This title read many of the jews. For the place where jesus was crucified, was nigh to the city. And it was written in Hebrew Greek, & Latyn. Than said the high priests of the jews to pilate. Write not king of the jews, but that he said, I am king of the jews. pilate answered and said: What I have written, that have I written. Than the sold yours when they had crucified jesus, took his garments & made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his cote. The cote was without seem, wrought upon throughout. And they said one to another: Let us not divide it, but cast lots who shalhave it. That the scripture might be fulfilled, which sayeth: They parted myrayment amongea them, & on my cote did cast lots: And the soldiers did such things in deed. There stood by the cross of jesus his mother, & his mother's sister Mary the wife of Cleophas, & Mary Magdalene. When jesus saw his mother, & the disciple standing, whom he loved, he said unto his mother: Woman, behold thy son. Than said he to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from the hour the disciple took her for his own. After that when jesus perceived that all things were performed, that the scripture might be fulfilled he said: I thirst. There stood a vessel full of vinegar by. And they filled a sponge with vinegar, & wound it about with hyssop, & put it to his mouth. Assoon as jesus had received of the vinegar he said: It is finished. And bowed his head, & gave up the ghost. The jews than because it was the Sabbath even, the the body should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day was an high day) besought pilate that their legs might be broken, & that they might be taken down. Than came the soldiers, & broke the legs of the first and of the other, which was crucified with jesus. But when they came to jesus, & saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs, but one of the soldiers with a spear, thrust him into the side, and forthwith came out blood & water. And he that saw it, bare record, & his record is true. And he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe also. These things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled: ye shall not break a bone of him. And again an other scripture sayeth: They shall look on him, whom they pierced. After that joseph of Aramathia (which was a disciple of jesus, but secretly for fear of the jews') besought pilate, that he might take down the body of jesus. And Pilate gave him licence. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the beginning came to jesus by night, and brought of myrrh & aloes mingled together, about an hundred pound weight. Than took they the body of jesus, & wound it in linen clothes with the odours, as the manner of the jews is to bury. And in the place where jesus was crucified, was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man laid. There laid they jesus because of the jews Saboth even, for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Thou that sufferedest for us. ¶ The answer. ¶ Lord have mercy on us. ¶ A prayer. O Lord which hast displayed thine hands and feet, and all thy body on a cross for our sins, & sufferedest the jews to set a crown of thorn on thy head, in despite of thy most holy name. And for us sinners dyddeste sufire five grievous wounds, give us this day and ever the use of light, sense, and understanding of penance, abstinence, paciens, humility, and chastity, and a pure conscience evermore. By the jesus Christ saviour of the world, which livest and reignest with the father, and the holy ghost, God, World without end. O Lord for thy great mercy and grace, Help thy people, that so fain would have, Thy holy Gospel preached in every place, And that thou thy flock may save. From the danger of eternal fire, For which all Christian people pray and desire. So be it. ¶ A lesson of the Gospel of saint Luke mencioning the resurrection of Christ Luc. ●●iii●. But upon one of the sabbaths very early in the morning, they came unto the Sepulchre, and brought the spices which they had prepared, and certain women with them. Nevertheless they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, and went in, and found not the body of the Lord jesus. And it happened as they were amazed thereat, behold there stood by them two men in shining garments. And they were afraid, and cast down their faces to the earth. Then said they unto them: What seek ye? the living among the dead? he is not here, he is risen up? Remember how that he told you when he was yet in Galyle, and said: The son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words, & went from the sepulchre, and told all this unto the eleven and to all the other. It was Mary Magdalene and johanna, and Mary james, & the other with them, that told this unto the Apostles. And their words seemed unto them, as though they had been but fables, and they believed them not. But Peter arose and ran to the sepulchre, & stooped in, and saw the linen clothes laid by themselves and departed. And he wondered within himself at that which had happened. ¶ Thanks be to God. ¶ A lesson of the Gospel of Saint Mark mentioning the ascenstion of Christ. Mar. xvi. AT the last, as the eleven sat at the table, he showed himself unto them, and rebuked their unbelief, & the hardness of their heart because they believed not them which had seen him risen. And he said unto them: Go ye your way into all the world, and preach the Gospel unto all creatures. Who so believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: But who so believeth not shall be damned. As for the tokens which shall follow them that believe, these are they: In my name shall they cast out devils: Speak with new tongues: drive away serpents: And if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: They shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. And the Lord after that he had spoken unto them, was taken up into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God. And they went out, and preached every where. And the Lord wrought with them & confirmed the word with tokens following. ¶ The second part of this Manual called prayer. ¶ An order and form of bidding of the beads by the kings commandment. YE shall pray for the whole Congregation of Christ's Church, and specially for this church of England, wherein first I commend to your devout prayers the kings most excellent majesty, supreme head immediately under God of the spiritualty and temporalty of the same church, and for the prosperity of the noble Prince Edward his son. ¶ secondly ye shall pray for the clergy, the Lords temporal and commons of this realm, be seeking almighty God to give every one of them in his degree grace to use themselves in such wise as may be to his contentation, the kings honour and the weal of the realm. ¶ Thirdly ye shall pray for the souls that be departed abiding the mercy of almighty god that it may please him rather at the contemplation of our prayers to grant them the fruition of his presence. ¶ The seven petitions of the Pater noster. ¶ The first petition. over father which art in heaven hallowed be thy name. ¶ The second petition Thy kingdom come. ¶ The third petition. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. ¶ The fourth petition. give us this day our daily bread. ¶ The fift petition. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. ¶ The sixth petition. And let us not be led into temptation. ¶ The seventh petition. But deliver us from evil. Amen. ¶ The salutation of the angel called the ave maria. Hail mary full of grace: the Lord is with the. Blessed art thou among women. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Amen. ¶ A prayer to be said in the morning when you arise. I Thank the my heavenly father by thy dearly beloved son jesus Christ that this night thou hast given my sleep and rest, preserving me from all hurt & perils. I beseech the to keep me likewise this day, from sin and all evils, see that all my deeds, ye all my life might please thee, I commit myself both body and soul, and all the things that I go about into thy hands. Thy holy angel be with me, lest the devil my adversary have any power over me. Amen. ¶ The grace to be said afore dinner. THe eyes of all things look up and wait upon thee (O Lord) and thou givest them meat in due tyme. When thou givest it to them, than they gather it, when thou openest thy hand, then are they well satisfied. Thou openest thy hand, and replenysshest all things living with thy blessing. ¶ Our father. O Lord God our heavenly father, bless thou us, and these thy gifts which we here receive of thy blessing and bounteous goodness thorough thy son jesus Christ. Amen. ¶ Grace after dinner. WE thank thee (o Lord) our father, by thy son jesus Christ our Lord for all thy benefits, which livest & design'st from age to age, world without end. Amen. ¶ The grace before supper Christ which at the last supper gave himself unto us, promising his body to be crucified, & his blood to be shed for our sins, bless us and our supper. Amen. ¶ Grace after supper. Honour and praise be to God the king everlasting, immortal, invisible, & wise only for ever and ever. Amen. God almighty father of all mercy, and God of all consolation, give us grace to consent together in the knowledge of thy truth thorough jesus Christ, that we may with one mind, and one mouth glorify God the father of our Lord jesus Christ. Amen. ¶ When thou shalt go to bed say this. I lay me down to rest, In the name of the father, of the son, and of the holy ghost. Amen. I Thank the my heavenly father by thy dear beloved son jesus Christ, that this day of thy plenteousrych mercy, thou hast thus preserved me. I pray the forgive me all my sins which I have this day unrighteously committed in deed, word and in thought. And that thou wouldest vouchsafe of thy gracious goodness, to keep me this night, for I commit myself both body and soul, and all mine into thy hands. Thy holy angel be with me, lest my deadly adversary have intresse into me. Amen. ¶ The abrogation of the holy days. first that the feast of Dedication of the church shall in all places through out this realm be celebrated and kept on the first sunday of the month of October for ever, and upon none other day. ¶ Item that the feast of the patron of every church within this realm, called commonly the Church holiday, shall not from henceforth be kept or observed as a holiday as heretofore hath been used, but that it shallbe lawful to all and singular persons, resident or dwelling within this realm to go to their work, occupation, or mystery, and the same truly to exercise and occupy upon the said feast, as upon any other work day, except the said feast of Church holiday such as must be else universally observed as a holy day by this ordinance following. ¶ Also that all those feasts or holidays which shall hap to occur, either in the harvest time, which is to be counted from the first day of july unto the xxix day of Septembre, or else in the term time at Westmynster, shall not be kept or observed from henceforth as holidays, but that it may be lawful for every man to go to his work or occupation upon the same, as upon any other work day, except always the feasts of the Apostles of our blessed lady, and of saint George, and the four Evangelists, & Mary Magdalene. And also such feasts as wherein the kings judges at Westmynster hall do not use to sit in judgement, all which shall be kept holy and solemn of every man, as in time past hath been accustomed. ¶ Provided always that it may be lawful unto all priests and clerks, as well secular as regular, in the foresaid holidays now abrogate, to sing or say their accustomed service for those holidays in their churches, so that they do not the same solemnly nor do ring to the same, after the manner used in high holidays, nor do command or indycte the same to be kept or observed as holy days. ¶ Finally the feast of the nativity of our Lord of Easter, of the nativity of S. John Baptist, and of S. Mychaell archangel, shall be from henceforth accounted accepted and taken for the four general offering days. ¶ And for further declaration of the premisses, be it known that Easter term beginneth all ways the xviii day after Easter, reckoning Easter day for one, and endeth the monday next after the Ascension day. ¶ trinity term beginneth always the wednesday next after the octaves of trinity sunday, & endeth the xi or. xii day of july. ¶ michaelmas term beginneth the ix or ten day of October, and endeth the xxviii or xxix day of Novembre. ¶ Hyllary term beginneth the xxiii or xxiiij day of january, and endeth the twelve or xiij day of February. ¶ In Easter term upon the Ascension day. ¶ In trinity term upon the nativity of saint John baptist. ¶ In michaelmas term upon Alhallowen day. ¶ In Hyllary term upon Candelmasie day. The Kings judges at Westmynster do not use to sit in judgement nor upon any sunday. GOD SAVE THE KING. matins. ¶ A Preface to the matins and the other hours declaring the 〈◊〉 institution of them, and for what cause they be received and accustomed to be said in the church, and among other Christians. OF long time (christian reader) that been used in the church of God certain hours to be appointed to the service of God and to proper, in the which among 〈◊〉 besides man should of his LORD God have a hearty and fervent meditation and contemplation, and a remembrance of the manifold benefits & bountiful goodness of god showed to him. The first limitation or appointment of hours was not by man's invention or devise, but (as I read) was of God. In the second book of Moses I find that almighty God commanded that twice to the day they should do sacrifice, saying: Every day thou shalt offer two lambs, one in the morning, and another at tiyght. Of the which one was called the morning sacrif●●● the other the evening sacrifice, As we now call the morning prayers matins, and the evening prayers evensong, But that now our prayers be distincted in seven hours I think it taken of David, which seven times in the day testifieth that he praised the LORD, which seven times he did not appoint in one part of the day, but in divers times, as in the morning, in the midday, & at night, Vespere, mane, et meridie narrabo et annunciabo, et exaudiet vocem meam, After whom Daniel accustomed throse in the day on his knees to pray, Of whom S, Cipriane doth testify it was taken that these hours of prime, the third, the sixth, & the ninth to be used in the church, which thing I think not to be true that only of him this use was taken, but also of the other (which we have rehearsed) which were before him, Saint Jerome accordingly to daniel's manner and custom of prayer did divide the day in three hours, and that by imitation of the examples of the new testament, that is in the morning, which is the third hour, in the which time the holy ghost inspired the Apostles, and in the sixth hour, that is at dinner tyme. As Peter did which intending to catchiss meat about the sixth hour ascended into the garret to pray, And their hour at which time Peter & john ascended into the temple to pray, which hour was called thee, ix, hour of prayer, Occasion taken by these places of scripture, and by the examples also of the same it to be thought that these hours hath 〈◊〉 in the church, depiction of the Annunciation ave gracia plena dne tecum. Ecce ancilla dni fiat etc. O Lord open thou my lips. And then shall my mouth show forth thy praise. O God bend thyself into my help. For hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now and ever shallbe. So be it. Praise ye the Lord. ¶ The invytatory Math. xi. ¶ Come unto me all ye that labour and are laden, and I shall refresh you. ¶ The xciiii Psalm. Venite exultemus. COme and let us joyfully give thanks unto the Lord, let us rejoice in God our saviour, let us approach unto his presence with praise and thanks giving, & sing we unto him in psalms. ¶ Come unto me all ye that labour, and are laden, and I shall refresh you. For God is a great Lord, and a great King over all gods, which shall not forsake his people, in whose power are all the costs of the earth, and he beholdeth the tops of the mountains. ¶ And I shall refresh you. The see is his, for he hath made it, and his hands hath fashioned the earth also, come therefore and let us worship, and fall down before the Lord, which hath made us, for he is our Lord God, and we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. ¶ Come unto me. Now if ye hear his voice, see that you harden not your hearts, as they did in the time of temptation in wilderness bitterly murmuring against god where your fathers tempted me, and provoked me to anger, yet saw they my works. ¶ And I shall refresh you. Forty years was I a neighbour unto this generation, wherefore I said ever, their hearts are gone from me, they know not my ways, to whom I swore in my great anger, that they should not enter into my rest. ¶ Come unto me all ye Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the. etc. ¶ The hymn. Veni creator spiritus. COme holy ghost O creator eternal, In our minds to make visitation, And fulfil thou with grace supernal, Our hearts that be of thy creation. Which of Christ the comforter art named, Thou the gift of the God most highest, The living well and charity inflamed, The spiritual unction that man's soul delytest. Thou which art sevenfolde in gift of munificense And of God the father the finger full of might, enriching tongues with speeches and eloquence, According to the father, to the promise full right. give light of our senses darkened with ignorance And into our hearts infounde perfit love, Our infirm nature given to fleshly pleasance, Strength in godliness by thy power above. Repel the ghostly enemy that he have no power, And give us peace in our conscience, Be thou our guide and go us before, That we may avoid sin our soul's pestilence, Thou spirit of truth, grant us thorough thee, Of the father to have the knowledging and also of the son, And that thou of them both procedest in deite, Make us to believe in every time and season. Praise be to the father with the son, And to the holy spirit also be praise, Of whose graces as he hath done jesus Christ may send us always. ¶ The. ●…. Psalm. Verba mea auribus. Hear my words (O Lord) consider my calling. O mark the voice of my petition my king and my God, for unto the will I make my prayer. Hear my voice betimes (O Lord) for early in the morning will I get me unto thee, ye & that with diligence. For thou art not the God, that hath pleasure in wickedness, there may no ungodly person dwell with the. Such as be cruel may not stand in thy sight, thou art an enemy unto all wicked doers. Thou destroyest the liars, the Lord abhorreth the bloody thirsty and deceitful: But as for me I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy, and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. lead me (O Lord) in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies, & make the way plain before me. For there is no faithfulness in their mouths, they dissemble in their hearts, their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they deceive. punish them (O God) that they may perish in their own imaginations, cast them out, because of the multitude of their ungodliness, for they rebel against the. Again, let all them that put their trust in thee, rejoice, yet let them ever be giving thanks because thou defendest them that they which love thy name may be joyful in the. For thou (Lord) givest thy blessing unto the righteous & with the favourable kindness thou defendest him, as with a shield. Glory be to the father, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it is. etc. ¶ The xxiiij Psalm. Ad te domine. VNnto thee (O Lord) I lift up my soul, my God I trust in thee (oh) let me not be confounded. Lest mine enemies triumph over me for all they that hope in the shall not be ashamed. But such as be scornful despisers without a cause they shallbe put to confusion. Show me thy ways (O Lord) and teach my the paths. lead me in thy truth and learn me, for thou art the God of my salvation, and in the is all my hope all day long. Call unto remembrance (O Lord) thy tender mercies, and thy loving kindnesses which have been ever of old. Oh remember not my sins, and the offences of my youth, but according to thy mercy think upon me (O Lord) for thy goodness. Oh how friendly and righteous is the Lord, therefore will he teach sinners in the way. He leadeth the simple aright and such as be meek, them learneth he his ways. All the ways of the Lord are very mercy and faithfulness, unto such as keep his testament and covenant. For thy name sake (O Lord) be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. What so ever he be that feareth the Lord he shall show him the way that he hath chosen. His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall possess the land. The Lord is a sure ground unto them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn the unto me, and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and in misery. The sorrows of my heart are great, O bring me out of my troubles. Look upon mine adversity and misery, and forgive me all my sins. Consider how mine enemies are many, & bear a malicious heart against me. O keep my soul, and deliver me, let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in the. Let innocency and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope is in the. deliver Israel (O God) out of all his trouble. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the be. etc. ¶ The lxxxv. Psalm. Inclina domine. Bow down thine ear (O Lord) & hear me, for I am comfortless and poor. O keep my soul, for I am holy, my God help thy servant that putteth his trust in the. Be merciful unto me (O Lord) for I call daily upon the. comfort the soul of thy servant, for unto thee (O Lord) do I lift up my soul. For thou Lord art good and gracious and of great mercy unto all the that call upon the. give ear Lord unto my prayer & ponder my humble desire. In the time of my trouble I call upon thee, for thou hearest me. Among the gods there is none like thee (o lord) there is not one that can do as thou dost. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee (O Lord) and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great and thou dost wondrous things thou art God alone. lead me in thy way (O lord) that I may walk in the truth o let my heart delight in fearing thy name. I thank thee (o Lord) my god with all my heart, and will praise thy name for ever. For great is thy mercy toward me, thou hast delivered my soul out of the deep of hell. O God the proud are risen against me and the congregation of the mighty seeketh after my soul and set not the before their eyes. But thou (O Lord God) art full of compassion and mercy long suffering, great in goodness and truth. O turn the then unto me, and have mercy upon me give thy strength unto thy servant, & help the son of thy hand maiden. Show some token upon me in good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou Lord hast helped me, and comforted me. Glory be to the father, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. ¶ The anthem. ¶ O wonderful exchange, the creator of man kind, taking upon him a living body, hath not disdained to be borne of a virgin. And he being made man, without seed of man, hath committed to us his godhead. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Holy mother of god, and virgin perpetual. ¶ The answer. ¶ Pray thou for us to our Lord god celestial. ¶ The pater noster. Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be fulfilled as well in earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread. And forgive is our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And let us not be led into temptation. But deliver us from evil. So be it. ¶ The blessing. ¶ Lord we beseech the of thy blessing. ¶ The answer. ¶ With a blessing perpetual. Bless thou us father eternal. ¶ The first lesson. WE know that what so ever the law sayeth it saith it unto them which are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and that all the world may be debtor unto God, because that by the deeds of the law no flesh may be justified in his sight, for by the law cometh but the knowledge of sin. But now without adding to of the law is righteousness which availeth before God declared, having witness of the law and the prophets. But I speak of the righteousness before God which cometh by the faith on jesus Christ unto all and upon all that believe. For here is no difference, for they are all sinners and want the praise that god should have of them. But without deserving are they made righteous, even by his grace, thorough the redemption that is done by Christ jesus whom god hath set forth for a mercy seat thorough faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which availeth before him in that he forgiveth the sins which were done before under the sufferance of God, which he suffered, that at this time he might show the righteousness, which availeth before him, that he only might be righteous, and the righteous maker of him which is of the faith on jesus Christ. Thou Lord have mercy on us. Thank we God. ¶ The response. ¶ If we were reconciled unto god by the death of his son, when we were yet enemies, much more shall we be saved by him now that we are reconciled. By whom we have now received the atonement. ¶ The verse. ¶ Not only that, but we rejoice also in God thorough our Lord jesus Christ. ¶ The repetition. ¶ By whom we have now received the atonement. ¶ The blessing. ¶ Lord we beseech the of thy blessing. ¶ The answer. ¶ O God the only begotten son help us and bless us in every time and season. ¶ The second lesson. WHen thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets to be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But when thou prayest enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to thee, and pray to thy father which is in secret, and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward the openly. And when ye pray babble not much as the Heathen do. For they think that they shall be heard for their much babblings sake. Be not ye like them therefore. For your father knoweth whereof ye have need before ye ask of him. Thou Lord have mercy on us. Thank we God. ¶ The response. ¶ What so ever ye desire in your prayer. Believe that ye shall receive it, and you shall have it. ¶ The versicle. ¶ And when ye stand & pray forgive if ye have aught against any man, that your father also in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. ¶ The repetition. ¶ Believe that ye shall. etc. ¶ The blessing. ¶ Lord we beseech them of thy blessing. ¶ The answer. ¶ The grace of the holy spirit. purge and illumine our heart and wit. ¶ The iii lesson. Deut. v. THese are the commandments, ordinances and laws which the Lord our God hath commanded, that ye should learn them and do them in the land whither ye go to possess it, that thou mayest fear the Lord thy God, & keep all his ordinances and commandments which I command thee, thou & thy children & thy children's children all the days of your life, that you may live long. Hear thou (o Israel) and take heed that thou do thereafter, that it may go well with thee, and the thou mayest multiply greatly, as the Lord God of the fathers hath promised the a land that floweth with milk and honey. Hear (O Israel) the Lord our God is one God only, and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, & with all thy might. And those words which I command the this day shalt thou take into thy heart. And shalt rehearse them unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, & when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down and when thou risest up & thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, & they shall be a token of remembrance before thine eyes, and thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates. Thou Lord have mercy on us. Praise we God. ¶ The response. ¶ Hear (o thou Israel) the precepts of thy Lord God and in thy heart write them as in a book and I will give to the a land flowing milk & honey. ¶ The very. ¶ Take heed therefore, and hear my voice, and I will be an enemy to thine enemies. ¶ The repetition. ¶ And I will give the a land flowing milk and honey. Glory be to the father and to. etc. And I will give. etc. ¶ The song of Augustyn and Ambrose. The deum laudamus. WE praise thee (O God) we knowledge the to be the Lord. All the earth do worship thee, which art the father everlasting. To the cry forth all angels, the heavens, and all the powers therein. To the thus crieth cherubin and Seraphyn continually. Holy art thou. Holy art thou. Holy art thou. Thou art the Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are fulfilled with the glory of thy majesty. The glorious company of the Apostles praise ye. The goodly fellowship of the prophets worship the. The fellowship of the martyrs praise the. The holy congregation of the faithful throughout all the world magnify the. They knowledge the to be the father of an infinite majesty. They knowledge thy honourable and only son. They knowledge the holy ghost to be a comforter. Thou art the king of glory O Christ. Thou art the everlasting son of the father. Thou when thou shouldest take upon the our nature to deliver man, didst not abhor the virgins womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou opendest the kingdom of heavens to them that believed in the. Thou sittest on the right hand of God in the glory of the father. We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge. Wherefore we pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy saints in joy everlasting. O Lord save thy people, & bless thine heritage. Govern & also life them up into bliss everlasting. We praise the every day, and we worship thy name ever world without end. O Lord let it be thy pleasure to keep us this day without sin. O Lord have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. O Lord let thy mercy lighten upon us, even as we trust in the. O Lord I trust in thee, let me never be confounded. ¶ Between Septuagesima & Easter this psalm following is said in the stead of Te deum. ¶ The li psalm. Have mercy upon me. etc. Seek it in the seven psalms, it is in the fourth psalm. ¶ This word (laudes) is as much to say, as praise. And the service following is called so because it containeth only the mere laudes and praise of Christ and the virgin his mother. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Holy mother of God, make thy petition. ¶ The answer. ¶ That we may deserve Christ's promission. The laudes. O God bend thyself in to my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The. Ciij. Psalm. Benedic anima mea. Praise the Lord (O my soul) and all that is within me praise his holy name. Praise the Lord (o my soul) and forget not all his benefits. Which forgiveth all thy sins, and healeth all thine infirmities. Which saveth thy life from destruction & crowneth the with mercy and long kindness. Which satisfieth thy desire with good things making the young and lusty as an eagle. The Lord executeth righteousness & judgement for all them that suffer wrong. He showed his ways unto Moses, & his works unto the children of Israel. The Lord is full of compassion, and mercy, long suffering and of great goodness. He will not alway be chiding neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickedness. For look how high heaven is in comparison of the earth so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him. Look how wide the east is from the west, so far hath he set our sins from us. Ye, look as a father pitieth his own children, even so the Lord is merciful unto them that fear him. For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembreth that we are but dust. That a man in his time is but as grass, & flouryssheth as a flower in the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone and the place thereof knoweth it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever & ever, upon them that fear him and his righteousness upon their children's children. Such as keep his covenant and think upon his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth over all. O praise the Lord ye angels of his, ye that be mighty in strength fulfilling his commandments, that men may hear the voice of his words. O praise the Lord all ye his hosts, ye servants of his, that do his pleasure. O speak good of the Lord all ye works of his, in every place of his dominion. O my soul praise thou the Lord. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The song of three children. Praise ye the Lord all his works, paryse and extol him for ever. Ye angels of his, praise the Lord, ye heavens praise the Lord. Ye waters all that are above heaven praise the Lord, all the powers of the Lord praise ye the Lord. The son and the moan praise ye the Lord, stars of the firmament praise ye the Lord. The rain and the dew praise ye the Lord, all the winds of god praise ye the Lord. Fire and heat magnify ye the Lord, winter and summer, praise ye the Lord. Dews, and ye door frosts praise ye the Lord, frost and cold praise ye the Lord. Ice and snow praise ye the Lord, nights and days praise ye the Lord. nights and darkness praise ye the lord lightenings and clouds laud ye the lord. The earth mought praise the lord, laud and extol him for ever. Hills and mountains praise ye the Lord, all the springeth upon the earth, laud ye the Lord. Ye wells and springs praise the Lord, sees and floods praise ye the Lord. Whales, and all that moveth in the waters praise ye the Lord, all birds of the air, praise ye the lord. All beasts both wild and tame praise ye the lord ye children of men praise ye the lord. Let Israel praise the Lord, laud him and extol him for ever. Ye priests of the Lord praise the lord, ye servants of the Lord praise ye the Lorder Ye spirits and souls of righteous men praise the Lord, ye holy and meek in heart praise the Lord. Anania, Azaria, Mizaell, praise ye the Lord, laud and extol him for ever. Bless we the father, the son, with the holy ghost praise we him and serve we him for evermore. Blessed art thou (Lord) in the firmament of heaven thou art praise worthy, glorious, and magnified world without end. ¶ The. C.xlviij. psalm. Laudate dominum de coelis. Praise ye the Lord of heavens, praise ye him in the high place. Praise ye him all his angels, all his powers praise ye him. Praise ye him son and moon, all stars and light praise ye him. The highest of heavens praise ye him, and the waters that are above the heavens, let them praise the lords name. For by his word all things were made, by his commandments all things were created. He hath stablished them everlastingly and in to the world of worlds, he hath set a law, that shall not exspyre. Praise the Lord, ye dragons and all depenesses of the earth. Fire, hale, snow, ice, storms of winds that do his commandment. Mountains and all little hills wood bearing fruit, and all cedar trees. Bestes and all manner of cattle serpents and feathered fowls. Kings of the earth, and all people, princes and all judges of the earth. Bachelors and maidens old men and young, let them praise the name of the Lord, for the name of him only is exalted. The knowledging of him above heaven and earth and he hath exalted the horn of his people. Laude be unto all his saints, to the sons of Israel, to the people approaching unto him. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. Cxlix. Psalm. Cantate domino. sing ye unto the lord a new song, praised be he in the congregation of Saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let the sons of Zion triumph in their king. Let them praise his name with dancing let them sing unto him with tympany and harp. For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and hath exalted the lowly into salvation. Saints shall triumph in glory, they shall make joy in their chambers. The praises of God shallbe in their mouths, and two edged sword in their hands. To do vengeans amongst nations and corrections amongst the people. To bind their kings in fetters, and their nobles in manacles of iron. For to execute on them the judgement written, this is glory unto all his saints. Glory be to the father and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it. etc. ¶ The C.l. Psalm. Laudate dominum in. Praise ye the Lord in his saints praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise ye him in his strength, praise ye him according to the almyghtynesse of his power. Praise ye him with the sound of a trumpet, praise ye him with rebekes and organs. Praise ye him with clary symballes well sounding, praise ye him with Symballes of sweetness, let every spirit praise the Lord. Glory be to the father and to the. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it is. etc. The anthem. ¶ Holy Mary most pure of virgins all, Mother and daughter of the king celestial, So comfort us in our desolation, That by thy prayer and special meditation, We may enjoy the reward of the heavenvly reign. And with Gods elect there for to remain. ¶ To the ephesians the two ¶ The Chapter. ¶ By grace are we made safe through faith and that not of our own selves, for it is the gift of God, and cometh not of works, lest if any man should boast himself of his own deeds. Thanks be to God The hymn. Laudetur deus. Praised be the God omnipotent, Which through his benygnitie, His most dear son hath to us sent, To die for our iniquity. conceived he was by the holy ghost, And borne of a virgin pure, Thus the God of mights most, Abhorred not our nature. And where we were right wretchedly, abject for our transgression, In Christ are we set at liberty, By whom we have redemption. O virgin Mary most gracious. O mother of God incomparable, To thy son pray for us, That he after death be favourable. Glory be to the trinity. The father, the son, and spirit living, Which art one God and persons three, To whom be praise without ending. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Praised be the name of the Lord. ¶ The answer. ¶ From this time forth, and for evermore. ¶ The song of Zachary the prophet. Benedictus Dominus. BLessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people. He hath raised up an horn of salvation, unto us in the house of his servant David. Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophets, which were sins the world began. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hands of them that hate us. To fulfil the mercy promised to our fathers, & to remember his holy testament. To perform the oath which he swore to our father Abraham, that he would give himself to us. That we delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. And thou child shalt be called the prophet of the highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for remission of their sins. Through the tender mercy of our god, by the which springing from the high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death & to give our feet into the way of peace. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Christ most merciful hath redeemed us, let us rejoice, and always give thanks to God. ¶ The versycie. ¶ O Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And let my cry come unto the. ¶ The prayer. GOd almighty and our merciful father, which hast so exceedingly loved us thy chosen children, that thou wouldest vouchsafe to give us thy only and well-beloved son jesus Christ our saviour to suffer death for our sins so that all that steadfastly believe in him, might not perish, but have life everlasting, we beseech the for thy abundant mercy, and for the inestimable love which thou barest to thy son Christ our saviour, give us of thy grace & pour thy favour into our hearts, that we may believe, feal and know perfitly, that thou only art our God our father, and to us an almighty helper, deliverer & a saviour from sin, from all the devilish powers of hell and of the world, and from death and that by thy son our Lord jesus Christ. So be it. ¶ The memory of the holy ghost. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Come holy spirit of God, inspire thou the hearts of them that believe in thee, and kindle in them the fire of thy love. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Send forth thy spirit, & they shallbe made new. ¶ The answer. ¶ For so renewest thou the soul of man. ¶ The prayer. O God which hast instructed the hearts of the faithful, by the inspiration of the holy ghost, grant that we in the same spirit may favour the truth, and evermore rejoice in his holy consolation. By Christ our lord. So be it. ¶ A memory of the most holy trinity. ¶ The anthem. deliver us, save us, justify us, O blessed trinity. ¶ The versicle. Bless we the father, & the son, with the holy ghost. ¶ The answer. Praise we him and exalt we him evermore. ¶ The prayer. almighty & everlasting God which hast granted to thy servants, thorough confession of the true faith, for to acknowledge the glory of the eternal trinity, and to honour thee, one god in thy almighty majesty we beseech the that through our steadfastness in the same faith we may be always defended from all adversity which livest and reignest one God, world, without end. So be it. ¶ A memory of our Lady ¶ The anthem. ¶ O glorious mother of God, O perpetual virgin Mary, which didst bear the Lord of all lords and alone of all other didst give suck unto the king of angels, we beseech the of thy pity to have us in remembrance, and to make intercession for us unto Christ, that we being supported by his help may come unto the kingdom of heaven. ¶ The versicle. O holy mother of God perpetual virgin Mary. ¶ The answer Pray for us unto the Lord jesus Christ. ¶ The prayer. Grant, we beseech the O Lord God that thy servants may enjoy continual health of body and soul, and through the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetual virgin, that we may be delivered from this present heaviness, and to have the fruition of the eternal gladness. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ A memory of all saints. ¶ The anthem. ¶ All ye blessed saints, and elect servants of God, have us in remembrance before God that through the help of your prayers it may please him us to associate with you. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Rejoice in the Lord you that be justified. ¶ The answer. ¶ And be you all glad that in heart be rectified. ¶ The prayer. WE beseech the good Lord that thou being pleased with the prayer of all thine holy saints, wilt both grant us pardon of our defaults, and give us also perpetual remedy for them. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ. HE that is the great profound sapience, And divine truth of the father on high, Which for mankind of his benevolence, Himself hath made both God and man verily, Was sold and bought by the jews traitorously, And about midnight perturbed and taken, And of his disciples anon forsaken. ¶ The versicle. ¶ We worship the Christ with praise & benediction. ¶ The answer. ¶ For thou redeemest the world by thy holy passion. ¶ The prayer Lord jesus Christ son of the living God, set thy holy passion & death between thy judgement and our souls, both now and at the hour of death, and more over vouchsafe to grant unto the living mercy & grace, to the dead, pardon and rest, to thy holy church peace and concord, and to us sinners life & joy everlasting, which livest and reygneste God with the father, and the holy ghost world without end. So be it. The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ deliver us from fearful heaviness, and bring us to the joys of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of the compassion of our Lady. ¶ The anthem. HOly Mary, of all godly women the godliest, Pray for us, of all holy women the holiest, That he our prayers accept may in good wise, Which of the was borne, & reigneth above the skies By whose charity, and merciful grace, Our grievous sins may take no place. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Holy mother of God, and virgin perpetual. ¶ The answer. ¶ Pray thou for us to the Lord celestial. ¶ The prayer. HOly Lord jesus son of the most sweet virgin Mary which sufferedest death for us upon a cross, show unto us thy mercy, and grant unto us and unto all that devoutly have in remembrance the compassion of thy most holy mother, by her prayer prosperous life in this present world, and through thy grace eternal glory in the world to come, wherein thou dost reign one god with the father the holy ghost world with out end. So be it. The glorious passion of a virgins son. Bring us to the bliss of the heavenly kingdom. So be it. ¶ The prime. O God bend thyself into my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. Praise ye the Lord. COme holy ghost, O creature eternal, In our minds to make visitation, And fulfil thou with grace supernal, Our hearts that be of thy creation. Remember Lord author of salvation, That sometime of a virgin pure, Without help of man's operation. Thou tookest upon the our frail nature. And as thou of thy clemency & mere mercy special Above her deserts hast chosen among all other, And took her to such favour, and grace supernal, That thou wouldest be her son, and she to be thy mother. So we beseech the Christ most tender, Grant that thy servants, with a devout mood, May oft-times sweetly remember, The effusion of thy precious blood. O virgin Mary most gracious, O mother of God incomparable, To thy son pray for us. That he after death be favourable. Glory to the Lord of mights most. That of a virgin was boar, Glory to the father and the holy ghost, To them be praise for ever more. So be it. ¶ The liij psalm. Deus in no. Help me (o God) for thy name sake, and deliver me in thy strength. Hear my prayer (o God) consider the words of my mouth. For strangers are risen up against me, and the mighty (which have not God before their eyes) seek after my soul. But loo, god is my helper, it is he that upholdeth my soul. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies, and in thy truth shalt thou destroy them. A free will offering will I give thee, and praise thy name (O Lord) because it is so comfortable. For thou hast delivered me out of all my troubles, so that mine eye seeth his desire upon mine enemies. Glory be to the father and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xvii. Psalm. Confitemini domino. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, & his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now confess, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now confess that his mercy endureth for ever. Ye let him now that fear the Lord confess that his mercy endureth for ever. I called upon the Lord in trouble, & the Lord heard me at large. The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man doth unto me. The Lord is my helper, and I shall see my desire upon mine enemies. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put any confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord, then to put any confidence in princes. All the Heathen compassed me round about, but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. They kept me in on every side, but in the name of the Lord, I will destroy them. They came about me like bees, and were as hot as fire in the thorns, but in name of the Lord I will destroy them. They thrust at me that I might fall, but the Lord was my help. The Lord is my strength, and my song, and is become my salvation. The voice of joy and mirth is in the dwellings of the righteous, for the right hand of the Lord hath gotten the victory. The right hand of the Lord hath given me the pre-eminence, the right hand of the Lord hath gotten the victory. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of God the Lord. The Lord hath chastened & corrected me, but he hath not given me over unto death. O pen me the gates of righteousness that I may go in there thorough and give thanks unto the Lord, this is the door of the Lord, the righteous shall enter in thorough it. I thank the that thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The same stone which the builders refused, is become the head stone in the corner. This was the Lords doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made, let us be glad with joy in it. Help now (O Lord) O Lord send us now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the lord we wish you good luck ye that be of the house of the Lord. God is the Lord, and hath showed us light, O garnish the solemn feast with green branches, even unto the horns of the altar. Thou art my God, and I will thank thee, thou art my God, and I will praise the. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is. etc. ¶ The cxiu psalm. Lauda anima mea. Praise the Lord (O my soul) while I live will I praise the Lord, ye as long as I have any being I will sing praises unto my God. O put not your trust in princes, nor in the children of men, for there is no health in them. For when the breathe of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts shall perish. Blessed is he that hath the god of jacob for his help, and whose hope is in the Lord his God, which made heaven and earth, the see and all that therein is. Which keepeth his promise for ever, which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong, which feedeth the hungry. The Lord looseth men out of preson, the Lord giveth sight to the blind. The Lord helpeth them up that are fallen, the Lord loveth the righteous. The Lord careth for the strangers, he defendeth the fatherless and widow, as for the way of the ungodly he turneth upside down. The Lord thy God (o Zion) is king for evermore and through out all generations. Glory be to the father, and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, & as it is now, and ever shall be. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Let us not put our trust in princes nor in the children of men, nor in nothing that is earthly, but in jesus Christ the only son of the virgin by whom we have all salvation. ¶ The versicle. ¶ O Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And let my cry come to the. ¶ The prayer. O Lord which by the annunciation of thy angel hast given us knowledge of the incarnation of thy son Christ (we beseech thee) pour thy grace into our hearts, that we trusting in him through his passion and death may be brought to the glory of the last resurrection. By the same our lord jesus Christ, which liveth and reigneth one god with the in unite of the holy ghost worlds without end. So be it. ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ. ¶ The anthem. The first hour in the morning early, jesus was brought by the hands of the jews. Before the judge pilate, to be judged cruelly, Where many a false witness, did him accuse, In the neck they him smit, his bands the hands did bruise, They spit and defiled there his godly face, The light of heaven, replete with all grace. ¶ The versicle. We worship the Christ with praise & benediction. ¶ The answer. For thou redeemest the world through thy passion. ¶ The prayer. Lord jesus Christ the son of the living God, which for our redemption didst vouchsafe to be borne, and circumcised of the jews to be reproved, of judas with a kiss to be betrayed, to be taken, to be bound, and with bands before Anna, Cayphas, Herode, and pilate, to be presented, and before them to be illuded with buffets blows, scourges, and with a reed to be beaten, thy face to be covered, with spittings to be spitted, with thorns to be crowned, of false records also to be accused, of evil judges to be judged, & as an innocent lamb bearing the cross to be led, with nails to be through pierced, with easel and gall to be given drink unto, and to be lift up in the cross among thieves to be deputed, with the most vilest death to die, and with a spear to be wounded, thou Lord by these most holy pains which we thy unworthy servants do render and by thy holy passion deliver us from the pains of hell, and vouchsafe to bring us wretched sinners, whither as thou broughtest the penitent these crucified with the. Which livest and reignest with God the father in the unity of the holy ghost for ever worlds without end. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ deliver us from sorrowful heaviness, and bring us to the joy of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of the compassion of our lady. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Holy mother of god, maiden immaculate. Of whom it pleased god to receive our nature, And to die for us wretches & sinners deplorate. We beseech the heartily virgin most pure, To pray to thy son, that it may be his pleasure To grant us his favour, by thy intercession And to be partakers of his most holy passion, ¶ The versicle ¶ Holy mother of God, make thy petition. ¶ The answer. ¶ That we may obtain Christ's promission. ¶ The prayer. O God which unto mankind, by the fruit of the virginity of the blessed virgin Mary hast given the gifts of eternal health. Grant to us we beseech, that she for us may pray by whom we have received the author of life the Lord jesus Christ which with the liveth & reigneth God world without end. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of the virgins son, Bring us to the bliss of the father's kingdom. So be it. The third hour. O God bend thyself into my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. Praise ye the Lord. ¶ The hymn. COme holy ghost, O creator eternal, In our mind to make visitation, And fulfil thou with grace supernal, Our hearts that be of thy creation. Remember Lord author of salvation, That sometime of a virgin pure, Without help of man's operation, Thou tookest upon the our frail nature. And as thou of thy clementy and mere mercy special. Above her deserts hast chosen among all other, And took her to such favour and grace supernal, That thou wouldest be her son, and she to be thy mother. So we beseech the Christ most tender, Grant that thy servants, with a devout mood, May oft-times sweetly remember, The effusion of thy precious blood. O virgin Mary most gracious, O mother of God incomparable, To thy son pray for us, That he after death be favourable. Glory be to the Lord of mights most, That of a virgin was boar, Glory to the father and the holy ghost, To them be praise for ever more. So be it. ¶ The xxxij Psalm. Exultate justi. Rejoice in the Lord O ye righteous for it becometh well the just to be thankful. Praise the Lord with harp, sing psalms unto him with the lute and instrument often strings. Sing unto him a new song, ye sing lustily unto him, and with a good courage. For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful. He loveth mercy and judgement, the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all hosts of them by the breathe of his mouth. He gathereth the waters together as it were in a bottle, and layeth up the deep in secret. Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all them that dwell in the world stand in awe of him. For look what he sayeth, it is done, & look what he commandeth, it standeth fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought, and turneth the devices of the people. But the counsel of the Lord endureth, and the thought of his heart from generation to generation. Blessed are the people that hold the lord for their god, and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his heritage. The Lord looketh down from heaven, & beholdeth all the children of men, from his strong seat he considereth them that dwell in the world. He only hath fashioned all the hearts of them, and knoweth all their works. A king is not helped by his own great host, neither is a giant saved by the might of his own strength. A horse is but a vain thing to save a man, it is not the power of his strength that can deliver him. Behold, the eye of the lord looketh unto them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy. That he may deliver their souls from death, & to feed them in the dear tyme. Let our soul patiently abide the Lord for he is our help and shield. So shall our heart rejoice in him, because we have hoped in his holy name. Let thy merciful kindness (O Lord) be upon us, like as we put our trust in the. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the. etc. The. C.xviij Psalm. Beati immaculati. BLessed are those that be undefiled in the way which walk in the way of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and seek him with their whole heart. Which walk in the ways & do no wickedness Thou hast given straight charge to keep thy commandments. O that my ways were stablished to keep thy statutes. So should I not be confounded, while I have respect unto all thy commandments. I will thank the with an unfeigned heart, because I am learned in the judgements of thy righteousness. I will keep thy statutes, o forsake me not utterly. Where withal shall a young man cleanse his way even by ruling himself after thy word. With my whole heart do I seek thee, O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against the. Praised be thou (O Lord) O teach me thy statutes. With my lips will I be telling out all the judgements of thy mouth. I have great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all manner of richesse. I will exercise myself in thy commandments, and have respect unto thy fotepathes. My delight shallbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy words. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The. C.xlvi. Psalm. Laudate dominum. Praise the Lord, for it is a good thing, to sing praises unto our God, ye a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. The Lord shall build up jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts of Israel. He that healeth the contrite in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He that telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names. great is our Lord, and great is his power, ye his wisdom is infinite. The Lord setteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. O sing unto the Lord with thanks giving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God. Which covereth the heaven with clouds and prepareth rain for the earth, which maketh the hay and grass to grow upon the mountains to the service of men. Which giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him. He hath no pleasure in the strength of a horse, neither delighteth he in any man's legs. But the lords delight is in them that fear him and put their trust in his mercy. Glory be to the father, & to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the begynnyne, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ The Lord is merciful ye so merciful that the earth is full of his mercy, by the which he hath sent his son borne of a woman, and made bond unto the law to redeem them that were under the law. ¶ The versicle. ¶ O Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And let my cry come to the. ¶ The prayer. O Lord which by the annunciation of thy angel hast given us knowledge of the incarnation of thy son Christ (we beseech thee) pour thy grace into our hearts, that we trusting in him through his passion and death may be brought to the glory of the last resurrection. By the same our lord jesus Christ, which liveth and reigneth one god with the father and the holy ghost world without end. So be it. ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ About three hours after the son gan spring, All the jews cried, jesus to crucify, And in scorn they him clothed with purple clothing And in stead of a crown, on his head they did tie. A crown of thorn that pricked cruelly, And had him forth to a place where he died, And with a howghe cross on his shoulders they laid. ¶ The versicle. ¶ We worship the Christ with praise & benediction. ¶ The answer. ¶ For thou redeemest the world by thy holy passion. ¶ The prayer. O Lord jesus Christ the son of the living God, which from the bosom of the father from heavens didst descend to the earth, and on the wood of the cross didst suffer five wounds, and shed thy precious blood for the remission of our sins, we meekly beseech the that in the day of judgement we may be on the right hand, & hear thy sweet sentence: Come ye blessed of my father, enjoy ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. In the which kingdom thou livest & reignest God with the father for ever. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ deliver us from sorrowful heaviness, and bring us to the joy of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of our Lady. HOly mother of God which him haste conceived, That of all the world could not worthily be received, Thy son beseech thou with humble intercession, Us for to purge of our transgression, That by thy son redeemed, we may to the place ascend, Where thou dwellest with him world without end. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Holy mother of God, make thy petition. ¶ The answer. ¶ That we may obtain Christ's promission. ¶ The prayer. O God which wouldest thy son to be incarnate of the womb of the blessed virgin Mary, grant to thy meek petitioners, that we which believe her verily to be the mother of God by her prayers before thee, we may be helped. By the same our Lord Christ. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of the virgins son, Bring us to the bliss of the father's kingdom. So be it. O God bend thyself into my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ Praise ye the Lord. ¶ The hymn. COme holy ghost, O creature eternal, In our minds to make visitation, And fulfil thou with grace supernal, Our hearts that be of thy creation. Remember Lord author of salvation, That sometime of a virgin pure, Without help of man's operation. Thou tookest upon the our frail nature. And as thou of thy clementy and mere mercy, special. Above her deserts hast chosen among all other, And took her to such favour and grace supernal, That thou wouldest be her son, and she to be thy mother. So we beseech the Christ most tender, Grant that thy servants, with a devout mood, May oft-times sweetly remember, The effusion of thy precious blood. O virgin Mary most gracious, O mother of God incomparable, To thy son pray for us, That he after death be favourable. Glory to the Lord of mights most. That of a virgin was boar, Glory to the father and to the holy ghost, To them be praise for evermore. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Taste and see how friendly. etc. ¶ The xxxiij psalm. Benedicam dominum. I Will alway give thanks unto the Lord his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul make her boost in the Lord, the poor oppressed shall hear thereof, and be glad. O praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, ye he delivered me out of all my troubles. Draw ye near unto him, and be ye lightened, & your faces shall not be ashamed. This poor man cried unto the Lord, and he heard him, ye and delivered him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them O taste and see how friendly the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord ye that be his saints, for they that fear him, lack nothing. The rich shall want & suffer hunger, but they which seek the Lord, shall want no manner of thing that is good. Come hither (O ye children) hearken unto me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who so listeth to live and would fain see good days. Let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. Let him eschew evil and do good, let him seek peace and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open to their prayers. But the face of the lord beholdeth them that do evil, to destroy the remembrance of them out of the earth. When the righteous cry, the lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are contrite in heart, & will help such as be of an humble spirit. Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord will deliver them out of all. He keepeth all their bones, so that not one of them is broken. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly, and they that hate the righteous shallbe guilty. The Lord will deliver the souls of his servants, and all they that put their trust, in him shall not offend. Glory be to the father and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. Sa be it. The. C.xviii. Psalm. Retribue servo tuo. O Do well unto thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy words. Open thou mine eyes, and so shall I spy out wondrous things in thy law. I am a stranger upon earth, O hide not thy commandments fro me. My soul breaketh out, for the very fervent desire that I have alway unto thy judgements. Thou rebukest the proud, cursed are they that depart from thy commandments. O turn fro me shame and rebuke, for I keep thy testimonies. princes also sat and spoke against me, but thy servant was occupied in thy statutes. For in thy testimonies is my delight, and they are my counsellors, Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xvi Psalm. Laudate Dominum omnes. O Praise the Lord all ye gentiles, laud him all ye people. For his merciful kindness is evermore and more toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Taste and see how friendly the Lord is, blessed, is the man that trusteth to him, for our fathers (lord) hoped in thee, they trusteth in thee, and thou didst deliver them, they called upon the and were helped, they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. ¶ The versicle. ¶ O Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And let my cry come unto the. ¶ The prayer. Lord which by the annunciation of thy angel hast given us knowledge of the incarnation of thy son jesus christ pour thy grace into our hearts, that we trusting in him, through his passion and death may be brought to the glory of the last resurrection. By the same our Lord jesus Christ which liveth & reigneth one God, with the father and the holy ghost world without end. So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ. THe sixth hour springing before the midday, jesus hands and feet, to the cross they nailed, With the shamefullest death that they contrive may, They hung him between two thieves, that the blood down trailed, And than for pain great thirst him assailed His thirst for to quench, they proffered him gall, This lamb so illuded bought our sins all. ¶ The versicle. ¶ We worship the Christ with praise and benediction. ¶ The answer. ¶ For thou redeemest the world by thy holy passion ¶ The prayer. Lord jesus Christ the son of the living god which for our redemption in the sixth hour didst ascend the patyble of the cross, and shedest thy blood thorough thy five wounds for the remission of our sins, we meekly beseech the that after our death through the merit of that same passion we may enter the gate of paradise which livest and reignest God with God the father in the unity of the holy ghost, world without end. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ, deliver us from sorrowful heaviness, and bring us to the joys of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of our lady: O Blessed Mary, and holy virgin, Which didst conceive of the holy ghost, The governor of the triple engine, The son of god of mights most, Remember us of charity, which of God haste contemplation, To pray for us to the deity, To turn from us his indignation. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Holy mother of God make thy petition. ¶ The answer. ¶ That we may obtain Christ's promission. ¶ The prayer. TO our fragility merciful God, grant thy help that we which of thy holy mother of God and virgin Mary do make remembrance by the help of her intercession we may rise from our iniquities thorough Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of the virgins son, Bring us to the bliss of the heavenly kingdom. O God bend thyself into my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. Praise ye the Lord. ¶ The hymn. COme holy ghost, O creator eternal, In our mind to make visitation, And fulfil thou with grace supernal, Our hearts that be of thy creation. Remember Lord author of salvation, That sometime of a virgin pure, Without help of man's operation, Thou tookest upon the our frail nature. And as thou of thy clemency & mere mercy special Above her deserts hast chosen among all other, And took her to such favour, and grace supernal, That thou wouldest be her son, and she to be thy mother. So we beseech the Christ most tender, Grant that thy servants, with a devout mood, May oft-times sweetly remember, The effusion of thy precious blood. O virgin Mary most gracious, O mother of God incomparable, To thy son pray for us. That he after death be favourable. Glory be to the Lord of mights most, That of a virgin was boar, Glory to the father and to the holy ghost, To them be praise for evermore. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ The Lord is. etc. The lxvi psalm. Deus misere●. GOd be merciful unto us, bless us and show the light of his countenance upon us and have mercy upon us. That we may know thy way upon the earth thy saving health among all Heathen. Let the people praise thee (O God) yet let all people praise the. O let the people rejoice & be glad, that thou judgest the folk righteously, and governest the nations above the earth. Let the people praise thee (O Lord) let all people praise thee, the earth hath brought forth her fruit. God (even our own God) give us his blessing, God bless us, and let all the ends of the world fear him. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. Cxviij. psalm. Adhesit pavimènto. MY soul cleaveth to the dust, o quicken thou me according to thy word. I knowledged my ways, and thou heardest me, O teach me then thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of thy commandments, and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. My soul slombreth for very weariness, O set me up according to thy word. Take fro me the way of iniquity and grant me mercy according to thy law. I have chosen the way of truth, thy judgements have I not forgotten. I stack unto thy testimonies, o Lord confound me not. I have run the way of thy commandments when thou hast comforted my heart. Glory be to the father and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, & as it is now, and ever shall be. So be it. ¶ The. C.xliiii. Psalm. Exaltabo te deus. I Will magnify thee (o my Lord and king) I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever. great is the Lord and marvelous worthy to be praised, there is no end of his greatness. One generation shall praise thy works unto an other, and they shall declare thy power. They shallbe talking of thy worship, & thy glory, and shall show forth thy wondrous works. So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvelous acts and tell of thy greatness. The memorial of thy abundant kindness, shallbe showed and men shall sing of thy righteousness. The Lord is patient and merciful, long suffering and of great goodness. The Lord is loving to every man, and his mercy is over all his works. All thy works praise thee (o Lord) and thy saints give thank unto the. To show the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power. That thy power, thy glory, & myghtynesse of thy kingdom might be known unto men. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth thorough out all ages. The Lord is faithful in all his promises, & holy in all his works. The Lord upholdeth all such as should fall, and lifteth up all them that be down. The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thy hand and fillest all things living with plenteousness. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and holy in all his works. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, ye all such that call upon him faithfully. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him, he will hear their cry and will help them. The Lord preserveth all them that love him, and will scatter abroad all the ungodly My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, ye all such that call upon him faithfully, wherefore to thee (O Lord) faithfully will I pray. ¶ The versicle. ¶ O Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And let my cry come unto the. ¶ The prayer. Lord which by the annunciation of thy angel hast given us knowledge of the incarnation of t●y son jesus christ pour thy grace into our hearts, that we trusting in him through his passion and death may be brought to the glory of the last resurrection. By the same our Lord jesus Christ, which liveth & reigneth, one God, with the father, and the holy ghost world without end. So be it. ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ. OUr merciful Lord jesus God's son, Calling unto his father almighty, Yielded up his soul, and full upon noon, The spirit departed from that blessed body, The son waxed dark, the earth quoke wondrously, Great marvelous things to behold and hear. And yet a knight pierced his heart with a spear. ¶ The versicle. ¶ We worship the Christ with praise & benediction. ¶ The answer. ¶ For thou redeemest the world by thy holy passion. ¶ The prayer. ALl thy passions and thy afflictions most merciful Lord jesus Christ help us and defend us from all trouble, and anguish from all sorrow and heaviness, from all perils and wrethchednesse, from all sin and heart uncleanness, from all slander and infamy, from evil diseases of soul and body, from sudden death, from all persecution of our enemies visible and invisible, for we well know that by thy passion we shallbe saved. Therefore with a confidence of the large and immeasurable pity, we beseech the most merciful saviour for thy most benign and holiest passions that thou wilt protect us by thy gracious help, and keep us from all evil, and give us grace that as we thus do remember thy passion and death in the which thou didst slay our sin in thy body, so we may also mortify our sins in our bodies, and on our backs take thy cross and follow thee, which livest and reignest world without end. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ deliver us from sorrowful heaviness, and bring us to the joy of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of our Lady. O Mother of God most gracious, To whom Christ John did commend, saying: mulier ecce filius tuus. Thy sorrows that he would amend, Then shortly after he said, To John behold thy mother, Thus in him the trust was laid, To comfort the above all other, With like pity comfort us, In this vale of misery, And pray to thy son jesus, To bring us to eternal glory. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Holy mother of God make thy petition. ¶ The answer. ¶ That we may obtain Christ's promission. ¶ The prayer. O Lord jesus Christ which being among men were found as man having the experience of all our miseries, only that thou lackest sin, for that exceeding charity which so far overcomed thee, take pity on us, & grant us by the intercession of thy glorious mother (whom so interely thou didst love) to be void of all the misery of sin and all other worldly adversities with the patiently to suffer, which livest and reignest God world without end. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of a virgins son, Bring us to the bliss of the heavenly kingdom. So be it. The evensong. ¶ What is meant by this word evensong. ¶ Like as the service that we be daily accustomed to say in the ●ornynge is called (evensong) Even so is the service used to be said or long toward ●nynge called (evensong.) O God bend thyself into my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ O how much aught. etc. The. C.xi Psalm. Beatus vir qui timet Dominum. BLessed is the man that feareth the Lord, and hath great delight in his commaunmentes. His seed shallbe mighty upon the earth, the generation of the faithful shallbe blessed. richesse and plenteousness shallbe in his house, and his righteousness endureth for ever. Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness, he is merciful, loving, and righteous. Well is he that is merciful and dareth gladly, and pondreth his words with discretion. For he shall never be moved, the righteous shall be had in an everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid for any evil tidings, his heart standeth fast and believeth in the Lord. His heart is stablished, he will not shrink until he see his desire upon his enemies. He hath dealt abroad and given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever, his horn shall be exalted with honour. The ungodly shall see it and it shall grieve him, he shall gnash with his teeth and consume away, the desire of the ungodly shall perish. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xii Psalm. Laudate pueri dominum. Praise the Lord (O ye servants) o praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. The lords name is worthy to be praised, from the rising up of the son unto the going down of the same. The Lord is high above all heathen, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God that hath his dwelling so high which humbleth himself to behold that is in heaven and earth. Which takest up the simple out of the dust, and liftest the poor out of the mire. That he may set him among the princes, even among the princes of the people. Which maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xiij Psalm. Inexitu Israel de Aegypto. When Israel came forth of Egypte and the house of jacob from among the strange people. juda was made his sanctuary Israel his dominion. The see saw that and fled, jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like young sheep. What ailed thee (O thou see) that thou fleddest, and thou jordan tournedest back. Ye mountains that ye skipped like rams, & ye little hills like young sheep. The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of jacob. Which turned the hard rocks into a standing water, and the flint stone into springing wells. Not unto us (o Lord) not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise, for thy loving mercy and faithfulness. Wherefore shall the Heathen say where is now their God. As for our God he is in heaven, he doth what so ever it pleased him. Their images are but silver & gold even the work of men's hands. They have mouths and speak not, eyes have they, but they see not. They have ears and hear not, noses have they but they smell not. They have hands and handle not, feet have they but they cannot go, neither can they speak in their throat. They that made them let them be like unto them, and like all such that put their trust in them. But let the house of Israel put their trust in the Lord, for he is their succour and defence. Let the house of Aaron put their trust in the Lord, for he is their succour and defence. They that fear the Lord: let them put their trust in the Lord for he is their succour and defence. The Lord is mindful of us, and blesseth us he blesseth the house of Israel, he blesseth the house of Aaron. Ye he blesseth all them that fear the Lord, both small and great. The Lord increase you more, you and your children. For ye are the blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. All the whole heavens are the Lords, but the earth hath he given to the children of men. The deed praise not thee (O Lord) neither all them that go down into silence. But we that are alive will praise the Lord from this time forth for evermore Glory be to the father, & to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The C.xxxiiii. Psalm. Laudate nomen domini. O Praise the name of the Lord, praise it (o ye servants of the Lord.) Ye 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 unto his name for it is lovely. For why the Lord hath chosen jacob unto himself, and Israel for his own possession. For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. What soever the Lord pleaseth, so doth he in heaven and in earth, in the see, and in all deep places. He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world, he turneth the lightenings unto rain. bringing the winds out of their treasures, which smote the first borne of Egipte both of man and beast. He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee (o thou land of Egypte) upon Pharaoh and all his servants. Which smote diverse nations and slew mighty kings, Zion the king of Amorytes, Og the king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. And gave their lands for an heritage, unto Israel his people. Thy name (o lord) endureth for ever so doth thy memorial (o Lord) from one generation to another, For the Lord wylavenge his people, and be gracious to his servants. As for the images of the heathen they are but silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths & speak not, eyes have they but they see not. They have ears and yet they hear not, neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them let them be like unto them and all they that put their trust in them. Praise the Lord ye house of Israel, praise the Lord ye house of Aaron. Praise the Lord ye house of Levi, ye that fear the Lord praise the Lord. Praised be the Lord of Zion which dwelleth at jerusalem. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. Cxxxv. Psalm. Confitemini domino. O give ye thanks unto the Lord for he is gracious, for his mercy endureth for ever. O give ye thanks unto the God of all gods, for his mercy endureth for ever. O thank ye the Lord of all Lords, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which only doth great wonders, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which by his wisdom made the heavens, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which laid out the earth above the waters for his mercy endureth for ever. Which hath made the great lights for his mercy endureth for ever. The son to rule the day, for his mercy endureth for ever. The moan and the stars to govern the night, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which smote Egypte with their first borne, for his mercy endureth for ever. And brought out Israel from among them, for his mercy endureth for ever. With a mighty hand & stretched out arm, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which divided the reed see in two parts, for his mercy endureth for ever. And made Israel to go thorough the mids of it, for his mercy endureth for ever. But as for Pharaoh and his, he overthrew them in the reed see, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which led his people thorough the wilderness for his mercy endureth for ever. Which smote great kings, for his mercy endureth for ever. ●ee and slew mighty kings, for his mercy endureth for ever. Zion king of the Amorites, for his mercy endureth for ever. And Og the king of Basan, for his mercy endureth for ever. And gave away their land for an heritage, for his mercy endureth for ever. Even for an heritage unto Israel his servant, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which remembered us when we were in trouble, for his mercy endureth for ever. And hath redeemed us from our enemies, for his mercy endureth for ever. Which giveth food unto all flesh, for his mercy endureth for ever. O give ye thanks unto the God of heaven, for his mercy endureth for ever. O thank the Lord of all Lords, for his mercy endureth for ever. Glory be to the father and to. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. ¶ The anthem. O How much aught we to give thanks to God, which hath not spared his own son, but gave him for us all, and he borne of an immaculate virgin was made man & redeemed us from our vain conversation which we received by the tradition of their fathers, not with corruptible silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb undefiled and without spot, to him therefore be continual praise, whose mercy endureth for ever. ¶ Matthew i Chapter. THe Angel of the lord appeared unto joseph in a dream, saying: joseph the son of David fear not to take unto the mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost, she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins. ¶ Thanks be to God. ¶ The hymn. LEt us praise the Lord omnipotent, Which on his people is so tender, magnify him with heart diligent, For due thanks we can not render. From the heavens he descended, In the womb of a virgin pure, He shed his blood our faults to amend, And of our sick souls did the cure. No thy child o mother make thy petition, Our infirmity having in remembrance, That he by grace may amend our condition, And thou by prayer to make intretaunce. Now Christ which hast paid the price, Of our sin and prevarication, See us not dampened in any wise, Which thou hast bought by thy passion. O virgin Mary most gracious, O mother of Christ incomparable, To thy sweet son pray for us, That he in deaths hour be favourable. Glory be to the son of mights most, That of a virgin chaste was boar, Glory to the father and to the holy ghost, To them be praising for evermore. So be it. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Grace in thy visage increaseth evermore. ¶ The answer. ¶ Thou hast been blessed of God therefore. ¶ The anthem. ¶ O Lord most. etc. ¶ The song of the blessed Mary. Magnificat anima. MY soul magnifieth the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my saviour. For he hath looked on the low degree of his hand maiden, behold now from hens forth, shall all generations call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and blessed is his name. And his mercy is always on them that fear him through out all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm he hath scattered them that are proud in the imagination of their hearts. He that put down the mighty from their seats and hath exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things, & hath sent away the rich empty. He hath remembered mercy: and hath holpen his servant Israel. Even as he promised to our father's Abraham, & to his seed for ever. Glory be to the father, and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. O Lord most merciful God which of thy mere mercy hast chosen the blessed virgin Mary to by the mother of thy son jesus Christ, whom thou so enkyndlest with thy love & replenyshedest her with grace that not only her mouth but also her soul did magnify the o lord & set forth thy praises. Grant us Lord to have a fervent love towards the that feigned devotion set aside we may also with our souls magnify thee, and give continual thanks for the redemption that we have by jesus Christ. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Lord God hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And let my cry come to the. ¶ The prayer. O Lord which by the annunciation of thy angel hast given us knowledge of the incarnation of thy son Christ pour thy grace in to our hearts, that we trusting in him through his passion and death may be brought to the glory of the last resurrection. By the same our lord jesus Christ, which liveth and reigneth one God with the father and the holy ghost world without end. So be it. ¶ The memory of the holy ghost. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Come holy spirit of God, inspire thou the hearts of them that believe in thee, and kindle in them the fire of thy holy love. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Send forth thy spirit, and they shallbe made new. ¶ The answer. ¶ For so renewest thou the soul of man. ¶ The prayer. O God which hast instructed the hearts of the faithful, by the inspiration of the holy ghost, grant that we in the same spirit may favour the truth, and evermore rejoice in his holy consolation. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ A memory of the most holy trinity. ¶ The anthem. ¶ deliver us, save us, justify us, O blessed trinity. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Bless we the father, and the son, with the holy ghost. ¶ The answer. ¶ Praise we him and exalt we him evermore. ¶ The prayer. almighty and everlasting God which hast granted to us thy servants through confession of true faith, for to acknowledge the glory of the eternal trinity, and to honour thee, one God in thy almighty majesty, we beseech the that through our steadfastness in the same faith we may be always defended from all adversity, which livest and reignest one God, world without end. So be it. ¶ A memory of our Lady. ¶ The anthem. ¶ O glorious mother of god, o perpetual virgin Mary, which didst bear the lord of all lords, & alone of all other didst give suck unto the king of angels, we beseech the of thy pity to have us in remembrance, and to make intercession for us unto Christ, that we being supported by his help may come unto the kingdom of heaven. ¶ The versicle. O holy mother of God perpetual virgin Mary. ¶ The answer. Pray for us unto the Lord jesus Christ. ¶ The prayer. Grant we beseech the O Lord God that thy servants may enjoy continual health of body and soul, and through the gracious intercession of blessed Mary perpetual virgin that we may be delivered from this present heaviness, and to have the fruition of the eternal gladness. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ A memory of all saints. ¶ The anthem. Al ye blessed saints, and elect servants of god have us in remembrance before God that through the help of your prayers it may please him us to associate with you. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Rejoice in the Lord you that be justified. ¶ The answer. ¶ And be you all glad that in heart be rectified. ¶ The prayer. WE beseech the good lord that thou being pleased with the prayer of all thine holy saints, wilt both grant us pardon of our defaults, and give us also perpetual remedy for them. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ. THe dead corpse of Christ that blessed man, From the cross was loused and taken away, At evensong time, but alas where was then His crown of glory and his great strength that day, Full privily within the godhead it lay, Yet would he his cruel death suffer thus, The true medicine of life to bring to us, ¶ The versicle. ¶ We worship the Christ with praise & benediction. ¶ The answer. For thou redeemest the world by thy holy passion. ¶ The prayer. Lord God from God, and light from light. which according to the commandment of the father didst, vouchsafe to redeem mankind with thine own blood in the patible of the cross, we meekly beseech the by the virtue & power of so glorious a passion that thou wilt not do unto us according to our sins, but after thy mercy save us thy unworthy servants, thou also rise up to our help, and be to us the tower of strength and the inexpugnable buckler of righteousness, again the face of both corporal and spiritual enemy. And also mercifully deliver us from all sin and pain of the same, and from all adversity of body and soul mercifully defend us, which livest and reignest one God world without end. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ deliver us from sorrowful heaviness, and bring us to the joy of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of our Lady. HOly Mary pray to thy son, The week in spirit to encourage, To succour the miserable in their affliction To comfort the sorrowful their sorrows to assuage. And to his people abundantly, Of his graces to give, and his verity, to the clergy to preach incessantly. And to women, the to follow with humility. ¶ The versicle. Holy mother of God make thy petition. ¶ The answer. That we may obtain Christ's promission. ¶ The prayer. O Lord God omnipotent extend thy mercy on us, and grant that we which maketh a memorial of thy son and his mother may have always the mind to follow them in this present life, & after to come to the life everlasting by Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ The glorious passion of a virgins son, Bring us to the bliss of the father's kingdom. So be it. ¶ What is meant by this word (compline.) ¶ This word compline, is no more to say but an accomplisment or fulfilling. And for so much as of all the services that are daily done in the church, this is the last, therefore it is called compline, as who should say, that in the same, all the holy service of the day is fully complete and ended. Convert us (O God) our saviour. And turn thy wrath away from us. O God bend thyself into my help. Lord hast the to help me. Glory be to the father, and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ O Lord, etc. The four Psalm. Cum invocarem exaudivit. Hear me when I call (O God) of my righteousness, thou that confortest me in my trouble. Have mecy upon me, and hearken to my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme my honour, why have ye such pleasure in vanity and seek after lies. Know this that the Lord dealeth marvelously with his saint, and when I call upon the Lord he heareth me. Be angry, but sin not, common with your own hearts upon your beds, and remember yourselves. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, & put your trust in the lord, there be many that say, who will do us any good? Where as thou (O Lord) hast showed us the light of thy countenance. Thou rejoicest mine heart, though their increase be great both in corn and wine. Therefore will I lay me down in peace and take my rest, for thou Lord only settest me in a sure dwelling. Glory be to the father, & to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The xxx Psalm. In te domime speravi. IN thee (o Lord) is my trust, let me never be put to confusion, but deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me, make haste to deliver me, be thou my strong rock and a house of defence, that thou may save me. For thou art my strong hold and my castle, O be thou my guide, & lead me for thy name's sake Draw my out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my defence. Into thy hands I commend my spirit, thou haste delivered me (O Lord) thou God of truth. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xxxiii. Psalm. Ecce nunc benedicite dominum. Behold, O praise the Lord all ye servants of the Lord, ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord. O lift up your hands in the night unto the sanctuary, and praise the Lord. The lord that made heaven and earth, bless the out of Zion. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xxxvii. psalm Confitebor tibi domine. I Will give thanks to thee (O Lord) with my whole heart, even before the gods will I sing praises unto the. I will worship towards thy holy temple, and praise thy name. Because of thy loving kindness and truth, for thou hast magnified thy word, according unto thy great name. When I call upon thee, hear thou me, and endue my soul with much strength. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee (o lord) when they hear the words of thy mouth. Ye they shall sing in the ways of the lord that great is the glory of the Lord. For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly, as for the proud he beholdeth him a far of. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shall I not fear, for thou refreshest me, thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furyoufnesse of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. The Lord shall make good for me, ye thy mercy (O Lord endureth for ever, despise not then the work of thine own hands. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. ¶ The anthem ¶ Have mercy on me Lord, and hear my prayer. ¶ The Chapter. THe benignity and humanity of God our saviour hath appeared, not for the deeds of righteousness, which we wrought but after his great mercy he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth and renewing of the holy ghost which he shed on us abundantly, thorough jesus Christ our saviour. ¶ Thanks be to God. ¶ The hymn. O Lord of the world the saviour. Which hast this day saved us In this night, be our protector, And in all times be gracious. mercifully help us now, And spare us to the praying, Our sins away also do thou, And our darkness thou lighten. Thou of our sense the renewer, With hearty desire we do pray, That with chaste mind and pure, From our beds rise we may. O virgin Mary most gracious, O mother of Christ incomparable, To thy son pray for us, That he in the hour of death be favourable. Glory be to the Lord of mights most, That of a virgin chaste was boar, Glory be to the father and to the holy ghost, To them be praise for evermore. So be it. ¶ The versicle. ¶ Keep us Lord as the apple of the eye. ¶ The answer. ¶ Under the shadow of thy wings defend us. ¶ The song of Simeon. Nunc dimittis servum tuum domine. Lord now lettest thou thy servant departed in peace, according to thy promise. Lord my eyes have seen thy saving health. Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people. Light to be showed unto the gentiles, and to the glory of thy people of Israel. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. ¶ The anthem. O Lord, save us waking, and keep us sleeping, that with Christ we may wake, and quietly to rest in peace. ¶ The versicle. ¶ O Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. ¶ And give hearing to my clamour. ¶ The prayer. Lord which by the annunciation of the angel hast given us knowledge of the incarnation of thy son jesus christ pour thy grace into our hearts, that we trusting in him through his passion and death may be brought to the glory of the last resurrection. By the same our Lord jesus Christ, which liveth & reigneth, one God, with the father, and the holy ghost world without end. So be it. A memory of the passion of Christ. THe hope of our life ever to endure, Of jesus the noble and blessed body, At compline time was brought to sepultur spiced and adorned, fragrant and sweetly, Of scripture complete was then the mystery, Therefore jesus grant me thy wounds tender, And thy death busily still to remember. ¶ The sum of the whole or final prayer. O blessed Christ these hours canonical, To the I offer with meek devotion, For as thou hast suffered those pains all, In thy grievous agony, by like season, So by the remembrance of thy passion, Make me, according to thy business, Partner of thy crown and glory endless, ¶ The versicle. ¶ We worship the Christ, with praise and benediction. ¶ The answer. ¶ For thou redeemest the world from all afflition, ¶ The prayer. O Lord jesus Christ, in whose power all things are put, and there is none that can resist thy will, which didst vouchsafe to be borne to die and to rise by the mystery of thy most holy body, and by thy five wounds, and by the effusion of thy most precious blood, have mercy on us, even as thou knowest to be necessary for our souls and bodies, deliver us from the temptation of the devil and from all things, with the which thou knowest us to be troubled with, and keep us and strength us in thy service, unto the end, and give us true amendemement and space of true penance, and of our sins, also grant us remission, and make us brethren and cistern, friends and enemies to love together, and with all thy saints in thy kingdom without end to have joy, Which livest and reignest God, with God the father, and the holy ghost, world without end. So be it. Let us praise the Lord. And give him thanks with one accord. The glorious passion of our Lord jesus Christ deliver us from sorrowful heaviness, and bring us to the joys of paradise. So be it. ¶ A memory of our Lady. The rod of jesse hath flourished, replenished with the holy ghost, Which upward to go us hath monished, In passing the hills to Zacharies' coast, ¶ The versicle. Holy mother of God make thy petition. ¶ The answer. That we may obtain Christ's promission. ¶ The prayer. WE beseech the Lord jesus Christ, that the most holy virgin Mary thy mother may pray for us unto thy holy mercy, now & in the hour of death, whose soul in the hour of thy blessed passion the sword of sorrow pierced though row, which yet in thy glorious resurrection exceeding gladness made joyful, which livest and design'st for ever. ¶ The dolorous passion of the virgins son, Bring us to the bliss of the father's kingdom. So be it. O merciful father have pity therefore, On us poor wretches miserable and thrall, saying thy son that vine cluster pressed sore, And from the pestylens of death eternal, Keep us by voiding the fiend infernal, And join us with them which rewarded be, With eternal life, saying the deity. ¶ The versicle. ¶ We do pray thee, & do pray the father of Christ most merciful. ¶ The answer. ¶ That thou intend and defend us from death that is most sorrowful. ¶ The prayer. Grant us we beseech the father almighty thy grace, that we which of the incarnation nativity, passion, glorious resurrection, and marvelous ascension of the son, of the coming also of the holy ghost with reverence do make a remembrance, by the grace of the same holy ghost we may rise from the death of the soul & with the life an eternal life by jesus Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ A prayer of Christ our saviour. Hail heavenly king, father of mercy, our life, our sweetness, our hope, all hail, unto the do we cry which are the banished children of Eva unto the do we sigh, weeping and wailing in the vale of lamentation, come of therefore our advocate, cast upon us those merciful joys of thine and after this our banishment show unto us the glorious light in thy heavenly kingdom, o mercy full, o holy, o sweet saviour. ¶ The prayer. almighty eternal God which by the operation of the holy ghost didst wonderfully prepare the body and soul of the glorious virgin and mother Mary, to th'end it should be a meet habitation, for thy only begotten son, grant that we may be saved from all instant evils and eternal death through the inestimable merits of him in the remembrance of whose death we take joy and comfort. By the same Christ our Lord. So be it. TO the holy and indivisible trinity, to the humanity of jesus Christ crucified, glory infinitely be given of every creature world without end. So be it. Blessed be the sweet name of our Lord jesus Christ, the son of the glorious virgin Mary for evermore. And the souls of all true believers being departed through the mercy of God may rest in peace. So be it. Praising be to God, peace unto the living, and rest unto the dead. So be it. ¶ Here after followeth a devout prayer unto jesus our saviour. O Bontefull Aesu, O sweet jesus, O jesus the son of the pure virgin Mary full of mercy and truth, O sweet jesus after thy great mercy have pity upon me, O benign jesus I pray the by the same precious blood, which for us miserable sinners, thou wast content to shed in the altar of the cross, that thou vousafe clean to avoid all my wickedness, and not to despise me humbly this requiring, and upon thy most holy name jesus calling. This name jesus is the name of health. What is jesus but a saviour? O good jesus that hast me created, and with thy precious blood redeemed, suffer me not to be dampened whom of nought thou hast made. O good jesus Christ let not my wickedness destroy me, that thy almighty goodness made and form, O good jesus reknowledge that is thine in me: & wipe clean away that aleneth me from the. O good jesus, when time of mercy is, have mercy upon me, and destroy me not in time of thy terrible judgement. O good jesus, though I wretched sinner for my most grievous offences, have by thy very justice deserved eternal pain: Yet I appel from thy very righteousness, and steadfastly trust in thy inefiable mercy: So that thou as mild father and merciful Lord wilt take pity upon me. O good jesus what profit is in my blood, sith that I must descend into eternal corruption? Certainly they that be dead shall not magnify thee, nor likewise all they that go to hell. O most merciful jesus have mercy upon me, O most sweet jesus deliver me, O most meek jesus be unto me sinner favourable, O jesus admit me a wretched sinner in to the number of them that shallbe saved, O jesus the health of them that believe in thee, have mercy upon me, O jesus the sweet forgiveness of all my sins, O jesus the son of the pure virgin Mary, endue me with thy grace, wisdom, charity, chastity, & humility, ye and in all my adversities steadfast paciens: so that I may perfectly love the and in the to rejoice and have my only delight in the world with out end. So be it. ¶ The anthem O Glorious king which amongst thy saints art laudable and nevertheless ineffable thou art in us Lord, & thy holy name hath been called upon by us, therefore do not forsake us Lord God, and in the day of judgement vousafe to bestow us among thy saints and elect, o blessed king. ¶ A prayer unto Christ. O Maker of heaven and earth, king of kings and Lord of Lords which of nothing didst make me to thy image and likeness and didst redeem me with thine own blood, whom I a sinner am not worthy to name, neither to call upon, humbly I desire thee, and meekly pray the that gently thou behold me thy wicked servant and have mercy on me which hadst mercy on the woman of Canane, and Mary Magdalene, which didst forgive the publican, and the these that hanged on the cross, unto the I confess, oh most holy father my sins which if I would, I can not hid fro the. Have mercy on me Christ, for I wretch have sore offended thee, in pride in covetous, in gluttony, in lechery, in vain glory, in hatred in envy, in adultery, in theft, in dying, in backbiting, in sporting, in dissolute and wanton laughing, in idle words, in hearing, in tasting, in touching, in thinking, in speaking, in working, and in always in, which I a frayle man and most wretched sinner, might sin, my fault, my most grievous default. Therefore I most humbly pray beseech thy gentleness, which for my health, descended from heaven which did hold up David, he should not fall into sin. Have mercy on us (oh Christ) which diddest forgive Peter that did forsake thee. Thou art my creature, my helper, my maker & my redeemer my governor, & my father, my lord my god, my king, thou art my hope, my trust my governing, my help, my comfort, my strength, my defence, my redemption, my life, my health, my resurrection, thou art my steadfastness, my refuge or so coure, my light, my desire and my help, I most humbly and heartily desire and pray thee, help me, defend me, and make me strong, and comfort me, make me steadfast, make me merry, give me light, and visit me, revive me again which am dead, for I am thy making and thy work. Oh Lord despise me not, I am thy servant thy bond man, although evil, although unworthy and a sinner. But what soever I am, whether I be good or bad I am ever thine, therefore to whom shall I fly except I fly unto thee? If thou cast me of, who shall or will receive me, if thou despise and turn thy face from me, who shall look upon me? and recognize and knowledge me, (although unworthy) coming to the for although I be vile and unclean, thou canst make me clean if I be sick thou canst heal me. If I be dead and buried, thou canst revive me, for thy mercy is much more than my iniquity, thou canst forgive me more than I can offend. Therefore (oh Lord) do not consider, nor have respect to the number of my sins, but according to the greatness of thy mercy forgive me, and have mercy on me most wretched sinner. say unto my soul I am thy health, which saidest I will not the death of a sinner, but rather that he live and be converted. Turn me (oh Lord) to the and be not angry with me, I pray the most meek father and for thy great mercy, I most humbly beseech the that thou bring me to the bliss, that never shall cease. So be it. ¶ The xu prayers called the xv. Oozes. ¶ The xu prayers following called commonly the xu Oozes are for forth in divers latin primers with goodly printed prefaces, promising to the sayers thereof many things doth foolish and false, as the deliverance of xv. soul's out of purgatory, with other like vanities: yet are the prayers self right good & virtuous, if they be said without any such superstitious trust or blind confidence. And for as much as these prayers are a goodly and godly meditation of Christ's passion we have not thought it neither to us grievous, neither to this primer superfluous to set them in this place. ¶ The i prayer. O jesus endless sweetness to all that love thee, a joy passing and exceeding, all gladness and desire. Thou saviour & lover of all repentant sinners, that lykeste to dwell (as thou saydeste thyself) with the children of men, for that was the cause why thou wast incarnate and made man in the end of the world. Have mind blessed jesus of all the bitter sorrows that thou suffered in thy manhood, drawing nigh to thy most wholesome passion, the which passion was ordained to be in thy divine heart, by counsel of the holy trinity for the raunsume of all mankind. Have mind blessed jesus of all the great dreads, anguyssh●s, and sorrows, that thou sufferedest in thy tender flesh, before thy passion on the cross, when thou wast betrayed of thy disciple judas, to the jews which of singular affection that thou hadst to them should have been thine especial people, after time that thou hadst made thy prayer upon the mount of olyvete, & sweetest there both blood and water. Also have mind of the great anguish that thou wast in, when thou waste taken of the false jews and by false witness accused. And at jerusalem in time of Easter, in the flourishing youth of thy body, without trespass receavedest thou thy judgement of death upon the cross unjustly, where also thou wast despoiled of thine own clothes, blyndfelde, buffeted, bound to a pillar and scourged, & with thorns crowned, and with a reed smitten on the head, and with innumerable pains thy body was all to bruised and torn. For mind of this blessed passion I beseech the benign jesus grant me afore my death very contrition, true confession and amendment of my life, and of all my sins remission. So be it. Our father. etc. ¶ The ii prayer. O Blessed jesus maker of all the world, that of a man may not be measured, which closest in thy hand all the earth. Have mind of thy bitter sorrow first when the jews fastened thy blessed hands to the cross with blunt nails. And to increase more thy pains they added sorrow upon sorrow, to thy bitter wounds when they pierced thy tender feet because thou wouldst not accord to their will. And so cruelly they drew thy blessed body in length and breadth, to the measure of the cross, that all the joints of thy limbs were both loused and broken, for mind of thy blessed passion. I beseech the benign jesus give me grace to keep with me both thy love, and thy dread. So be it. Our father which art in heaven. etc. ¶ The third prayer. O jesus heavenly physician, have mind of thy languor, and blewnes of thy wounds and sorrow, that thou suffered in the high patible of the cross, when thou waste lift up from the earth, that thou wast all to torn in all thy limbs whereof there was no limb abiding in his right joint so that no sorrow was like to thine, because that from the souls of thy feet, to the top of thy head, was no whole place: and yet forgetting in manner all those grievous pains, thou prayest devoutly, and charitably to thy father for thy enemies, saying: father forgive it then for they wot not what they do. For thy charitable mercy that thou showdest to thine enemies, and for mind of those bitter pains, grant me that this mind of thy bitter passion be to me plenary remission and forgiveness of all my sins. So be it. Our father which art in. etc. ¶ The four Prayer. O jesus very freedom of angels, the paradise of all ghostly pleasures. Have mind of the dread and hideous fearfulness that thou suffered when all thine enemies, like unto most wood lions compassed the about, smytting thee, and spitting on thee, scratching thee, and with many other grievous pains tormenting thee, for mind of all these dispytfull words, cruel beatings, and sharp torments, and all the cruel pains which thine enemies put the to. I beseech thee (blessed jesus) deliver me from all mine enemies bodily and ghostly, and give me grace to have the defence and protection of health everlasting, against them, under the shadow of thy wydges'. So be it. Our father which. etc. ¶ The .v. prayer O jesus mirror of the divine clearness have mind of that dread and heaviness which thou hadst, when thou hangest naked & miserable on the cross, and all thy friends and acquaintance stood against thee, and foundest comfort of none but only thy most loving mother faithfully standing by the with great bitterness of heart, whom thou didst betake to thy well-beloved disciple, sayenge-Lo woman thy son, and likewise to the disciple. Lo thy mother. I beseech the blessed jesus, by the sword of sorrow that then pierced her heart, to have compassion on me in all my troubles and afflictions bodily and ghostly, and give me comfort in all time of tribulation. So be it. Our father which art. etc. ¶ The vi prayer. O jesus, king most worthy to be loved, and friend most to be desired. Have mind of the sorrow that thou hadst when thou beheldest in thy mirror of thy most clear majesty, the predestination of all thy chosen souls, that should be saved by the merits of thy passion, for mind of the deepness of thy great mercy which thou hadst upon us lost, and dysperate sinners, and namely for the great mercy that thou showdest to the thief that hung on the cross, saying this: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise. I pray thee (benign jesus) to show thy mercy on me in the hour of my death So be it. Our father which art. etc. ¶ The vij prayer. O jesus well of endless pity that saidest on the cross of thy passion by inward affection of love (I thirst) that is to say the health of man's soul, for mind of this blessed desire I beseech the benign jesus kindle our desire to every good and perfit work: the thirst of concupisbence, and burning of all worthy love in us utterly kole and extynguyshe. So be it. Our father which art. etc. ¶ The eight prayer. O jesus sweetness of hearts and ghostly pleasure of souls, I beseech the for the bitterness of the eisell, & gall, that thou tasted and suffered for us at the hour of thy death grant that we may worthily receive thy most blessed body and blood the which was betrayed and shed for the remedy of our sins and comsorte of our souls. So be it Our father which art. etc. ¶ The ix prayer. O jesus royal strength, and ghostly joy: have mind of the anguishes & great sorrows, that thou suffered, when thou cried to thy father with a mighty voice, for the bitterness of thy death, and also for the scourging of the jews, saying this: O my God, O my God, why hast thou forsaken me? By this painful anguish for sake not us in the chickens of our death, our blessed God. So be it. Our father which art in. etc. ¶ The ten prayer. O jesus beginning, and end, way, life, and virtue in every mean have mind that fro the top of thy head unto the soles of thy feet thou sufferedest for us, to be drowned in the water of thy painful passion, for mind of this great pain, and namely for the deepness and wideness of thy wounds. I beseech the blessed jesus, teach me the large precept & commandments of love, which am drowned all in foul sin. So be it. Our father. ¶ The xi prayer. O jesus deepness of endless mercy, I beseech the for the deepness of thy wounds that went through thy tender flesh and thy veins that thou vouchsafe to draw me out being drouded in the deepness of sin. And hide me ever after in the holes of thy wounds, from the face of thy wrath, unto the time Lord that thy dreadful fury be passed. So be it. Our father which art in heaven. etc. ¶ The twelve prayer. O jesus mirror of truth, token of unity, & sure bond of charity. Have mind of thine innumerable pains and wounds which from the top of thy head, to the sole of thy foot, thou wast wounded, and of the wicked jews thou wast all to torn and rend. And all thy body made red with thy most holy blood, the which great sorrow (blessed jesus) in thy clean virgin's body thou sufferedest. What mightest thou do more for us than thou didst? Therefore (benign jesus) I pray the heartily to write all thy wounds in my heart, with thy most precious blood, that I may both read in them thy dread and thy love. And that I may still continue in praising, and thanking the to my lives end. So be it. Our father which art. etc. ¶ The xiii prayer. O jesus most mighty Lion king immortal and most victorious. Have mind of the sorrow that thou sufferedest when all the powers thy heart and body failed the utterly: and then thou inclining thine head, saidest thus: It is all done. For mind of that anguish and sorrow: Have mercy on me, when my soul in the last consummation and departing of my breath shallbe anguyshed and troubled. So be it. Our father which art. etc. ¶ The xiiij prayer. O jesus the only begotten son of almighty God the father, the brightness and figure of his godly substance. Have mind of that entire commendation, in which thou didst commend thy spirit into the hands of thy father: and with a torn body, and broken heart showing to us for our ransom, the bowels of thy mercy for the redeeming of us didst give up thy breath. for mind of that precious death, I beseech thee (king of saints) comfort me to with stand the fiend, the world and my flesh, that I may be dead to the world, and loving ghostly toward the. And in the last hour of my departing, fro the world, receive my soul, coming to the which in this life is an outlaw, & a pilgrim So be it. Our father which art. etc. ¶ The xu prayer. O jesus very true and plenteous vine, have mind of the most exceeding and abundant effusion of blood that thou shedst most plenteously, as if it had been crushed out of a ripe cluster of grapes, when thou upon the cross didst tread that press alone gavest us drink both blood and water out of thy side, being pierced with a knights spear, so that in all thy body was not left a drop of blood nor of water, then at the last like a bundle of myrrh thou wast hanged on the cross on high, where thy tender flesh waxed wan, the liquor of thy bowels was dried up For mind of this thy most bitter passion (sweet jesus) wound my heart that the water of repentance, and tears of love, may be my food both night and day. And (good jesus) turn me whole to thee, that my heart may be ever to the a dwelling place, & that my living may be ever pleasant and acceptable, and that the end of my life may be so commendable, that I may perpetually praise the with all thy saints in bliss. So be it. Our father which art. etc. I believe in God. etc. ¶ Here after followeth the seven penitential Psalms. ¶ Why that these vii psalms following are called penitential, and be chiefly noted above other, the common opinion and mind of many writers is and hath been, that the king and prophet David compunct or s●ryken with hearty repentance, of his grievous adultery committed with Bersabe, & the detestable murder of urye her husband, being his knight and servant (after he was admonished by Nathan the prophet of God) should make them specially to declare his inward sorrow, and die contrition, that he took for the same. But whether it were done upon that intention or not, that I refer to the judgement of other. Yet this is very certain, that they may well and of good cōgru●nte be called penitential for because that penance in them is so diligently so often and manifestly treated, repeated, and commended as in the self psalms is easily to be perceived. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Remember not. etc. The vi Psalm. Domine ne in furore tuo. Lord rebuke me not in thy fury, neither chasten thou me in thine anger. Have mercy on me Lord for I am sick, heal me lord for my bones are bruised. And my soul is very sore troubled, but how long Lord. Turn the Lord and deliver my soul, save me for thy mercy. For there is none in death that have mind of the and in hell who will knowledge the. I have laboured in my sorrow I shall every night wash my bed, with tears shall I wet the place where I lie. Mine eye is troubled with woodness, I have waxed old among all mine enemies. Avoid from me all ye that work wickedness, for the Lord hath herd the noise of my weeping. The Lord hath heard my prayer, the Lord hath heard my petition. Let all mine enemies be ashamed and confounded let them be ashamed & confounded very quickly. Glory be to the father, & to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The xxxi Psalm. Beati quorum remiss. BLessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins be covered. Blessed is the man to whom God shall not impute sin, neither in his spirit is deceit. For I have held me still, my bones have waxed old, whiles I cried all the day. For day and night have thine hands been imburdened upon me, I was turned in my trouble whilst my back bone was stricken. I have made my fault known unto thee, & have not hide my unrighteousness. I have said I shall confess my unrighteousness against myself to the lord, and thou hast remitted the wickedness of my sin. For that, shall every holy person pray unto thee, in time convenient. Nevertheless in the great flood of many waters they shall not approach unto him. Thou art my refuge from tribulation that hath enclosed me, my joy deliver me from them that compass me. I shall give the understanding, & shall instruct the in the way that thou shalt go, I shall fasten mine eyes upon the. Be ye not made as the horse, and the mule in whom is none understanding. Bind the mouths of them in snafles and bridles, that will not draw unto the. Many are the plagues of a sinner, but him that trusteth in the Lord, he shall compass with mercy. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye righteous, and rejoice all that be upright in heart. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it is. etc. The xxxvii Psalm. Domine ne in furore. Lord reprove me not in thy fury, neither in thine anger correct thou me. For thine arrows are fastened in me, & upon me, hast thou enforced thy hands. There is no health in my flesh, inregard of thy wrath is there no rest in my bones, because of my sins. For mine iniquities are over passed mine head, and are laid upon me as a heavy burden. My wounds are purified and festered by reason of my foolishness. I am made wretched and crooked unto the end, all day did I go sorrowfully. For my loins are full of illusions, and there is no health in my flesh. I am sore afflicted and brought low, I did roar out for the sorrow of mine heart. Lord before the is all my desire, and my mourning is not hidden from the Mine heart is troubled, my strength hath left me and the sight of mine eyes, and the very same is not with me. My friends and my neighbours drew together, and stood against me. And they that were next me stood far of, and they that laid wait for my life set upon me. And they that sought for me, spoke evil unto me, vanities and deceits they imagined all day. But I as one being deaf, did not hear, and as one that were dumb, not opening my mouth. And I was made as a man not hearing, and having counterchecks in his mouth. For in the lord have I trusted, thou wilt hear me my Lord God. For I have said, lest any time mine enemies triumph upon me, and whilst my feet slide they spoke great things against me. For I am prepared unto the whips, and my dolour is always in my sight. For I confess my ungodliness, and shall take thought for my sin. But mine enemies live, and are made strong over me, and they are multiplied, which hated me unjustly. They that requite evil for good, detracted me because I followed goodness. Forsake me not (O Lord my God) neither depart thou from me. Intent toward my help, o Lord god of my health. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The ii Psalm. Miserere mei Deus. Have mercy upon me (Oh God) according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy compassions, wipe away mine iniquity. Wash me more from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I knowledge mine iniquity, and my sin, is ever before mine eyes. Against the only have I sinned, and have done evil in thy sight, that thou mayest be justified in thy words, and vanquyshe when thou art judged. To I was begotten in wickedness, and my mother conceived me in sin. To thou hast loved truth, the unknown and secret things of thy wisdom, hast thou uttered unto me. sprinkle me Lord with hyssop and so shall I be clean, thou shalt wash me and then shall I be whiter then snow. Unto my hearing shalt thou give joy, & gladness and my weykened bones shall be refreshed. Turn thy face from my sins, and wipe away all my wickedness. A pure heart create in me (oh Lord) and an upright spirit make a new within me. vast me not away from thy face, and thy holy spirit take not from me. Restore unto me the gladness of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a principal heart. I will instruct the wicked that they may know thy ways, and the ungodly shall be converted unto the. deliver me from bloods (Oh Lord) the God of my health, and my tongue shall exalt thy righteousness. Lord open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacrifices, I had surely given it, but thou delyteste not in burnt sacrifices. A sacrifice to God, is a lowly spirit a contrite, and an humble heart, thou shalt not despise (O god.) Deal gently of thy favourable benevolence with Zion, that the walls of jerusalem may be built again. Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of righteousness, oblation, and burte offerings, then shall they lay calves upon thy altar. Glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.i. Psalm. Domine exaudi orationem meam. Lord hear my prayer, & let my clamour come unto the. Turn not thy face from me, when so ever I am troubled, and bow thine ear unto me. In what so ever day that I call on the hear me quickly. For my days have vanished as smoke and my bones waxed dry as a fire brand. I am stricken and my heart withered like hay, because I forgot to eat my bread. With the noise of my mourning my bone hath cloved to the flesh. I am made like unto a pelican of wilderness, and am made like a night raven in a house. I have waked & am made like a sparrow solitary in the roof of an house. All day did mine enemies rail upon me, & they that praised me conspired against me. For I did eat ashes as bread and mingled my drink with weeping. In regard of thy wrath and indignation, for thou taking me up diddest cast me against the ground. My days have faded as a shadow, and I have withered like hay. Thou Lord abydeste for ever and thy memorial is from one generation to another. Thou Lord arising shalt have mercy on Zion for it is time to have mercy on it, for the time cometh. For the stones thereof have pleased thy servants and they shall have ruth on the ground thereof. And the people shall fear thy name O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. For the Lord hath builded Zion, and shallbe seen in his glory. He hath regarded the speech of the humble, & hath not despised their prayer. Let these be written in another generation, and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord. For he hath looked down from his high holy place, the Lord hath looked down from heaven unto the earth. For to hear the wailing of them that be fettered, for to louse the sons of them that were slain. That they should in Zion declare the name of the Lord, and his praise in jerusalem. In assembling of people together, and kings for to serve the Lord. I answered him in the way of his virtue, show unto me the shortness of my days. Call me not back in the mids of my days into the everlastynges of thy year. From the beginning thou Lord haste laid the foundation of the earth and the works of thine hands are the heavens. They shall perish, but thou abidest, and all shall wax old as a garment. And as a covering thou shalt change them, and they shallbe changed, but thou art one, & the same and thy years shall never perish. The sons of thy servants shall dwell together and their seed shallbe directed for ever. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. C.xxix. Psalm. Deprofundis clamavi. FRom the deep places have I called unto thee (O Lord) Lord hear me. Let thine ears be intentive to the voice of my prayer. If thou (Lord) wilt look so straightly upon sinners O Lord who shall abide it. But there is mercy with thee, and because of thy law have I abiden thee, O Lord. My soul hath abiden in his word, my soul hath trusted in the Lord. From the morning watch unto night, let Israel trust in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy, and his redemption is plenteous. And he shall redeem Israel from all the iniquities of it. Glory be the father and to. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. C.xlij Psalm. Domine exaudi orationem. Lord hare my prayer, with thine ears perceive my desire for thy truth sake, hear me for thy righteousness. And enter not into judgement with thy servant, for every person living shall not be justified in thy sight. For the enemy hath pursued my soul, hath brought low my life in earth. He hath set me in darkness as the dead men of the world, & my spirit was vexed, my heart was troubled within me. I have been mindful of old days, I have studied upon all thy works and in the deeds of thy hands I mused. I have stretched forth my hands unto thee, my soul unto the as earth without water. Hastily hear me (O Lord) my spirit hath failed me. Turn not thy face from me lest I be like to men descending into a pit. 'Cause thy mercy to be herd of me betimes, for in the have I trusted. Show me the way where I may walk, for unto the have I lift up my mind. deliver me from mine enemies Lord unto the have I fled, teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall conduce me into the land of rightfulness, for thy name's sake Lord thou shalt revive me through thine equyty. Thou shalt bring my soul from trouble, and through thy mercy destroy all mine enemies. And thou shalt destroy all that molest my soul, for I am thy servant. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Remember not (O Lord) the faults either of us or of our parents, neither take thou vengeance on our sins. Spare (O Lord) spare thy people which thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Be never more angry with us. ¶ Here after followeth the xv. Psalms. The. C.xij. Psalm. Ad dominum cum tribularer. I Cried to the Lord, when I was in trouble, and he heard me. O Lord deliver my soul from dying lips, & from a deceitful tongue What may be given thee, or what may be laid against thee, thou deceitful tongue. The sharp arrows of the mighty, with hot sparkling coals. Woe is me for my resting place is prolonged, I have dwelled with the inhabiters of Cedar, my soul was long in exile. I was peaceably with them that hated peace, when I spoke unto them they assaulted me causeless. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. C.xx. Psalm. Levaui oculos meos. I lift up mine eyes into the hills, from whence help shall come unto me. My help cometh from the Lord, that made heaven and earth. He shall not suffer thy foot to slype, neither shall he that keepeth thee, fall into a slumber. Lo he shall neither fall a sleep nor slumber, which keepeth Israel. The Lord keepeth thee, the Lord is thy defence, more than the right hand. The Son shall not burn the by the day, nor the Moon by night. The Lord keepeth the from all evil, the Lord keepeth even thy soul. The Lord keep thy going in and going out, from this time forth and evermore. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. The. C.xxi Psalm. Letatus sum. I rejoiced in those things that were said unto me, we shall go into the lords house. Our feet were standing in thy gates jerusalem. jerusalem which is builded like a city, whose participations is within itself. For there ascended the tribes even the tribes of the Lord, the testimony of Israel to acknowledge the lords name. For there sat the sitters in judgement, even the seat of the house of David. Pray ye for the peace of jerusalem and abundance is to them that love the. Let peace be made through thy virtue and plentuousness in thy houses. For my brothers and kynreddes' sakes, I prayed peace for the. For the house of our Lord god I besought good things for the. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning, etc. The. C.xxij Psalm. Ad te jevaui oculos meos. Unto the have I lift up mine eyes, which inhabytest the heaven. Even like as the eyes of servants wait at the hands of their masters. As the eyes of an handmaid be at the hands of her master, even so be our eyes upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy on us. Have mercy on us O lord, have mercy on us for we are fulfilled with much vylynesse. For our soul is filled very much, being scorned of the rich, and despised of the proud. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it is. etc. The xxiij Psalm. Nisi quia dominus. Except the Lord had been among us (let Israel now speak) except the Lord had been among us. When men rose against us, peradventure they might have swallowed us up quick. When their fury was great against us, peradventure the water might have souped us up. Our soul hath passed over a river, our soul peradventure might have passed over a water in tolerable. Blessed be the Lord, which hath not suffered us to be caught with their teeth. Our soul hath been delivered even as a sparrow from the fowlers snare. The snare is worn out, and we are delivered. Our help consisteth in the name of the Lord which made heaven and earth. Glory be to the father, & to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xxiiij. Psalm. Qui confidunt in domino. THey that trust in the Lord, as a mountain of Zion, he shall never more be moved, which inhabiteth jerusalem. Mountains are in the circuit of it, & the Lord is in the cyrcuitye of his people, from this time forth and evermore. For the lord shall not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just, lest the just should extend their hands unto sin. Do well (O Lord) to the good and upright in heart. But those that swarm the Lord shall bring into bonds with them that work wickedness, peace be upon Israel. Glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xxv. Psalm. In convertendo dominus. When the Lord turneth again, the captivity of Zion, then shall we be like unto them that dream. Then our mouth is filled with laughter, and our tongue with joy. Then shall it be said among the heathen, the Lord hath done great things for them. Ye the Lord hath done great things for us already, wherefore we rejoice. Turn our captivity (O Lord) as the river in the South. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. They that went forth weeping and sowed their seed, shall come with joy an bring their sheaves with them. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. C.xxvi. Psalm. Nisi dominus. Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but vain that build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watch man waketh but in vain. ●t is but lost labour that ye rise up early, arise after your sitting ye that eat the bread of soroufulnesse. Then he hath given sleep to his well-beloved, lo the heritage of the lords children, the reward of the fruit of the wome. ●yke as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the children of smiters. Happy is the man that hath his desire full of them, he shall not be ashamed when he shall speak with his enemies in the gate. Glory be to the father and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe. So be it. The. C.xxvij. Psalm. Beati omnes qui. BLessed are they that fear the Lord, and walk in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labours of thine own hands, o happy art thou and it shall go well with the. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine upon the walls of thy house. Thy children like the olive brances round about thy table. Lo thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The Lord bless the out of Zion, that thou may est se Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long. Ye thou mayest see thy children's children & peace upon Israel Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc., The. Cxxviij. Psalm. Sepe expugnaverunt. MAny a time have they fought against me from my youth up may Israel now say. Ye many a time have they fought against me from my youth up, but they have not overcome me. The ungodly builded upon my back, and prolonged their iniquity. But the righteous Lord hath hewn the necks of the ungodly in pieces. Let them be confounded and turned backward as many as have evil will at Zion. Let them be even as the hay upon the house tops, which wyddereth before it be plucked up. Whereof the mower will not fill his hand, neither he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosom. So that they which go by, say not so much as the Lord prosper you, we wish you good luck in the name of the Lord. Glory be to the father, &. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. C.xxix. Psalm. De profandis clamavi. Out of the deep called I unto the Lord (O Lord) hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou (Lord) wilt be extreme to mark our iniquities (o Lord) who may abide it? But there is mercy with thee, and because of thy law have I abiden thee (O Lord. My soul hath abiden in his word, my soul hath trusted in the Lord. From the morning watch until night, let Israel trust in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy and his redemption is plenteous. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. Glory be to the father. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. Cxxx. Psalm. Domine non est. Lord I am not high minded, I have no proud looks. I do not exercise myself in great matters, which are to high for me. If I did not think meekly, but did exalt my soul. As a weneling is from his mother, so is the retrybulation of my soul. Let Israel trust in the Lord from this time forth for evermore. Glory be to the father and to. etc. As it was in the beginning. etc. The. C.xxxi. Psalm. Memento domine David. Lord remember David and all his troubles. How he swore unto the Lord and vowed a vow, unto the mighty one of jacob. I will not come within the tabernacle of my house nor climb into my bed. I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eye lids to slumber. Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the God of jacob. How heard the same at Ephrata, and found it in in the woody fields. We will go into his tabernacle, and fall down before his footstool. Arise (O lord) into thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints rejoice. For thy servant David's sake turn not away the presence of thine anointed. The lord hath made a faithful oath unto David and he shall not shrink from it, of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimony that I shall learn them. Their children also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore. For the Lord hath chosen Zion to be an habitation, for himself hath he chosen her. This shall be my rest, here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. I will bless her widows with increase, & will satisfy her power with bread. I will deck her priests with health, and her saints shall rejoice and be glad. There shall I make the horn of David to flourish I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed. As for his enemies I shall clothe them with shame, but upon himself shall his own flourish. Glory be to the father and to the son, and to the holy ghost. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shall be. So be it. The. C.xxxij. Psalm. Ecce quam bonum. Behold how good and joyful a thing it is brethren to dwell together in unite. It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beerde, even unto Aaron's beerde. And went down to the skirts of his clothing. Like the dew of Hermon, which fell upon the hill of Zion. For there the Lord promised his blessing, and life for evermore. Glory be to the father and to the son and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it is. etc. The. C.xxxiij. Psalm. Ecce nunc benedicite. Behold, o praise the Lord all ye servants of the Lord. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord in the house of our God. O life up your hands in the night to the sanctuary, and praise the Lord. The Lord which made heaven and earth, bless the out of Zion. Glory be to the father and to the son and to. etc. As it was in the beginning, and as it is now, and ever shallbe So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ Remember not (o Lord) the faults either of us or of our parents, neither take thou vengeance on our sins, spare (o Lord) spare thy people which thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood be nevermore anger with us, but mercifully hear us crying unto the. And grant also all the saints busily to pray for us and vouchsafe mercifully to hear us by Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ The signification of this word (Litany. ¶ Mamercus bishop of Vienne, what time that a terribl● earthquake fellin his province. Leo the first then being bishop of Rome, caused the people to assemble & to go together to a long Array, praying and calling upon God, which thing now we call procession▪ because we use in the same to proceed or go forth. Here of it came that when any grievous plague was either send by god among the people or any sudden chance of gladness chanced, procession hath always been used, sometime to pacify gods wrath and sometime to thank him of his benefettes. For this cause did Agape●us bishop of Rome first institute that procession should be done every sunday throughout the year, and after him Gregory in the time of a common pestilence caused more solemn order and singing to be used therein, and ordained this service called (Litany) which is a greek word, and as much in english to say as (suplycation or prayer) whereof it hath taken his name, because that in our general processions and rogation days prayer and supplication is made unto God for the people, and for all estates, according to the counsel of Saint Paul. 1. Timothei. two. and divers other examples of scriptures. Lord have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. God the father of heaven, have mercy on us. God's son redeemer of the world. Have mercy on us. God the holy ghost. Have mercy on us. Holy trinity one God have mercy on us. Holy Mary virgin and mother of God. Pray for us. Saint Mychael. pray for us. Saint Gabriel. pray for us. Saint Raphael. pray for us. All holy angels and archangel's. pray for us. All order of holy sprites. pray for us. Saint John baptist. pray for us. All holy patriarchs & Prophets. pray for us. Saint Peter. pray for us. Saint Paul. pray for us. Saint Andrew. pray for us. Saint John pray for us. Saint james. pray for us. Saint Thomas. pray for us. Saint philip. pray for us. Saint james. ☞ ☜ pray for us. Saint Matthew. pray for us. Saint Bartholome. pray for us. Saint Simon. pray for us. Saint Tathe. pray for us. Saint Mathye. pray for us. Saint Barnaby. pray for us. Saint Mark. pray for us. Saint Luke. pray for us. All holy Apostles and evangelists. pray for us: All holy disciples and innocentes. pray for us. Saint Steven. pray for us. Saint Clement. pray for us. Saint Timothe. pray for us. Saint Dionise. pray for us. All holy martyrs. pray for us. All holy confessors. pray for us. Saint Anne. pray for us. Saint Elizabeth. pray for us. Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for us. Saint Martha, pray for us. All holy virgins, pray for us. All holy saints, pray for us. Be merciful, spare us Lord. Fron all evil, Lord deliver us. Fron the waits of the devil, Lord deliver us. From endless damnation, Lord deliver us. Fron imminet parel of our sin, lord deliver us. From the assaults of devils, lord deliver us. From the spirit of fornication, lord deliver us. Fron the desire of vain glory, lord deliver us. Fron all uncleanness of body & soul, lord deliver us. From wrath and hate, and all evil will, lord deliver us. From unclean thoughts, lord deliver us. From blindness of heart, lord deliver us. From lightening and tempest, lord deliver us. Fron sudden & unprovided death, lord deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation, lordr deliver us. By thy nativity, lord deliver us. By thy circumcision, lord deliver us. By thy baptism, lord deliver us. By thy fasting, lord deliver us. By thy cross and passion, lord deliver us. By thy precious death, lord deliver us. By thy glorious resurrection, lord deliver us. By thy marvelous ascension, lord deliver us. By the grace of thy holy ghost, lord deliver us. In the hour of death, lord succour us. In the day of judgement, lord deliver us. We sinners pray the to hear us. That thou give us peace, we pray the to hear us That thy mercy and thy pity may ever preserve us, we pray the to hear us. That thou vouchsafe to govern, and keep thy church, we pray the to hear us. That thou give peace, concord and victory to our king and princes, we pray the to hear us. That thou keep all our bishops and prelate's in holy religion, we pray the to hear us. That thou keep all the congregation of saints in thy holy service, we pray the to hear us. That thou preserve all Christian people which thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood, we pray the to hear us. That thou give all our benefactors everlasting benefits, we pray the hear us. That thou wilt deliver the souls of us and our parents from eternal damnation, we pray the to hear us. That thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, we pray the to hear us. That thou vouchsafe to cast upon us thy merciful eyes, we pray the to hear us. That thou do cause the obsequy of our service to be acceptable, we pray the to hear us. That thou do pluck up our minds unto heavenvly desires, we pray the to hear us. That thou vouchsafe to behold and relieve the misery of the poor and the captive, we pray the. That thou give everlasting rest to all that believe in thee, both quick and dead, we pray the to hear. That thou vouchsafe to hear us, we pray the to hear us. Son of God, we pray the to hear us. Son of God, we pray the to hear us. Son of God, we pray the to hear us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, hear us Lord. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, spare us Lord. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Our father. And lead. But deliver us. etc. ¶ The versicle. We have offended with our father. ¶ The answer. We have done wrong and committed iniquetie. ¶ The versicle. Lord do not with us according to our sins. ¶ The answer. Nether reward thou us after our ungodliness. ¶ The versicle. Lord show us thy mercy. ¶ The answer. And give us thy saving health. ¶ The versicle. And let thy mecy come upon us Lord. ¶ The answer. Thy saving health according to thy promise. ¶ The versicle. Lord save the King and the realm. ¶ The answer. And hear us in the day where in we call unto ye. ¶ The versicle. Let thy priests do on justice. ¶ The answer. And let thy saints rejoice. ¶ The versicle. For our brothers and sisters. ¶ The answer. Save (O God) thy servants both men and women that trust in the. ¶ The versicle. Let us pray for all Christian people. ¶ The answer. Lord save thy people and bless thine heritage, and rule them and exalt them evermore. ¶ The versicle. Lord send peace through thy virtue. ¶ The answer. And great abundance in every country. ¶ The souls of all faithful departed by the mercy of God, let them rest in peace. ¶ The versicle. Lord hear my prayer. ¶ The answer. And give hearing to my clamour. ¶ For remission of sins. GOd to whom it is apropryed to be merciful ever and to spare, take our prayer and and let thy pitiful mercy assoil them that are bond with the chain of sinners. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ For mercy. Lord we beseech the to show unto us thine unspeakable mercy, that thou both purge us from all our sins, and mercifully deliver us from the pain that we deserve for the same. By Christ our Lord. So be it: ¶ For the king. Lord God of hosts, king most mighty and strong, by whom kings do reign, in whose hands are the hearts of all kings. Grant unto thy well-beloved servant H. our king continual health of body and soul, that his heart always inclining to wholesome and godly counsels, and the enemies of the common wealth being vanquished, we may long enjoy under him perpetual peace, and brotherly concord. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ALmighty eternal god which alone dost great wonders, grant unto thy servants the bishops & to all congregations committed unto them, the spirit of grace, & that in the truth they may please thee, power out on them the perpetual dew of thy benediction. By Christ our Lord, So be it. ¶ For the people and all estates. FOr thy pity (Lord) we beseech the to louse the bands of all our sins, & through the prayer of the blessed glorious virgin Mary, with all thy saints, keep us thy servants & our king and all Christian people in all holiness, & all that by kindred of blood familiarity, confession or prayer be allied unto us, cleanse them Lord of all vices, light them with virtues, peace and health give unto us, avoid from us all our enemies, as well visible as invisible, give thy charity to our friends and to our enemies, & expel all pestilence and famine, & to all christian people quick & dead, grant life & endless rest. By Christ our lord. So be it. ¶ For charity. O God which dost power the gifts of charity into the hearts of the faithful, through grace of the holy ghost, grant unto thy servants both men and women (for whom we pray unto thy mercy, health of body and soul, that they may love the with all their power, and perform with all love the things that be pleasing to the. By Christ our Lord. So be it. ¶ For peace. O God from whom all holy desires, all good counsels and all just works do, proceed give unto us the same peace which the world cannot give: that our hearts being obedient to thy commandments (and the fear of our enemies taken away) our time may be peaceable through thy protection. By Christ our Lord. ¶ For the souls departed. GOd that art creature and redeemer of all faithful people, grant unto the souls of all true believers being dead, remission of all their sins, that through devout prayers they may attain thy gracious pardon which they have alway desired. By Christ our Lord. ☞ So be it. ☜ (*) ¶ An instruction of the manner in hearing of the Mass, showing how and to what intent it should be herd, the which instruction I have (by occasion) prevented with a declaration to the instablyshment of the Christian faith, concerning the Sacrament of as the altar which is consecrated in the Mass. THe order taken of me in this primer, (most dear reader) setteth here following certain meditations to be said at the sacring (as we call it) of the mass, & in the mass time, which mass is a consecration of the body and blood of Christ by the power of God working secretly in the words that are spoken of the priest, and institute for a special memory of Christ's passion, set forth with certain ceremonies, and devout suffragies, to the enkindling and stirring up of the devotions or devout minds, not only of the priest, but also of the hearers: to the intent that they may impend a dew honour, as concerning their duty to the same blessed sacrament. And for as much as divers people diversly do hear it, some for custom, some by shame compelled, some with small devotion, some contented to hear and see what the priest doth, thinketh it enough to be present in the church while it is a doing, but not so many (as I would wish) doth hear the same to the end that Christ did ordain it to be done for. And specially a great sort (which is worst of all) maketh this most holy sacrament. of no estimation nor reverence, pernycyously affirming that in that sacrament is not the presence of the body and blood of Christ. I have thought it convenient and some what necessary both to make a declaration to the devout readers of the faith that belongeth to the same, and also to give instruction to what use or purpose they should frequent the consecration and ministration of it. Which enterprise (gentle readers) I take in hand, not because think myself of such excellent judgement, and learning, that I can exquysytely and sufficiently declare and satisfy the reader of the mysteries of so excellent and high sacrament: but that only I would show some token of my duty to my even Christian in the distribution unto him of such talon which God hath lente me. And first shall I rehearse the scriptures which the sacramentaries go about to enstablyshe their heretical opinion, as concerning the body of Christ, presence of the same sacrament, declaring such places of scripture (that they have chosen) in their own native sense the hereby may appear both that they distort the scripture for their singular opinion & also that their opinion is no less than an heresy, and therefore utterly to be forsaken of every true christian. Scondely will I infer the scriptures with the consent of a few sentences of the most ancient Doctors, to the confirmation of the upright and infallible truth and verity. With what evil spirit were they inspired and inflated, which to prove that the presence of the body of Christ is not in the sacrament of chaulter, brought in this text of Christ written in Math. xxiiii. Then if any man shall say unto you, lo here is Christ, or there, believe him not. What readers is ignorant to what purpose Christ spoke these words. Christ lamenting the desolation and destruction of jerusalem which he premonished surely to ensue. Matthew xxiii The Apostles came to him, and desired him to know what time these things should come to pass. To whom Christ made this answer. Take heed that no man deceive you, for there shall come many in my name and say: I am Christ, and so shall deceive many. For Christ as a loving master to his disciples willing their constancy in the faith, before any such temporal trouble, premonysshed them, that many false Christ's, many false prophets should come, to the intent they should not be deceived. Such Antichristes' of truth, (according to Christ's saying) there were as in the Acts the .v. chapter. We read of one Theudas which boasting himself to be the great Prophet of God, promising great wonderful things, as by his commandment to divide the flood of jordan, there cleaved unto him a number of men about. iiii C which he shamefully deceived. judas also of Galilye, of whom in the same Chapter we read, being an auctor of a sect, and a false teacher drew many people after him, and brought them to perdition. Was not also Simon Magus by the means that he had bewitched the people, called of the left and the greatest, the power of god, which is great. Act. viii. Did not Herode also sitting upon his judgement seat in his kingly apparel, and setting forth himself with a goodly oration made to the people, so blinded them that they took him as a God. Act. two. For the which he being inflated and usurping to himself goddess honour, the angel of the LORD smote him and was eaten up with worms & so died. What shall I stand in the rehearsal of many? as of the Sorserer called Bar jesus a false Prophet as in the Acts the .v. Chapter doth testify which being with Sergius paulus, withstood the preaching of Christ's name and sought to turn away Sergius from the faith, and also of certain other like of the which josephus doth make large mention. Again such false Christ's & false prophets speaketh Christ, for well he knew that after his Ascension such would come in his name and deceive many for this cause said he unto his Apostles (to the intent they should avoid them.) If any say unto you: lo here is Christ, believe them not, for there shall arise false Christ's and false Prophets, and shall do great tokens and wonders, insomuch that if it were possible the very chosen should be brought into error. Behold now gentle readers, and judge if this text make any thing against the presence of the body of Christ in the Sacrament of the altar. But that Christ here only premonished his Apostles (as thou mayst now easily perceive) of false Christ's, and false Prophets, left by them, working portantes, wonders and signs, it might have chanced the Apostles to have been deceived, and not of the sacrament of the altar, for in this text he minded nothing less. With this text so and after such a fort distorted, they may prove that Christ is not in heaven. For to be in heaven is by a like argument (after our manner of speech) to say here or there, then if a man should say according to the article of his faith, that Christ is sitting on the right hand of his father, ye should not believe him, nor yet should ye believe Steven which said as in the Acts the vii Chapter doth testify, that he saw jesus on the right hand of God. Thus if I would develyshly wrest this text and with carnal reasons persuade the same, it might be proved that Christ is no where. For if ye say that Christ is in heaven, in the earth, in the sacrament of the altar or any other where, this text (as they apply him) willeth that you shall not be believed. Yet as the one is abominable heresy so is the other, and the text maketh as much for the one as for the other. If we had no more probation of their falsehood but this, I think it were enough, for he that can bring no text truly alleged, but seeketh some wresting work, he were to be suspected, and it is a vehement suspicion that his matter is not good, which seeketh a false probation to maintain it, for the truth hath of her own, and seeketh not to make falsehood her friend. Yet not in this text alone you shall only find the maintainers of this opinion worthy to be reprehended, but in many other as in this text also which for the setting forth of their said opinion, they triumphantly bring in. Christ to his disciples (murmuring against the pouring of the precious ointment upon his head) said, ye shall have always the poor with you, but me shall ye not have always If we shall not have Christ always, then is he not in the sacrament of the altar, in the which always we believe him to be. Ye I would stand in the bare contention of this matter, and would not labour to confound the falsehood and set forth the truth, I would only bring this text of Matth the xxviii Chapter, against them, which Christ after his resurrection said to his Apostles, and lo (said he) I am with you every day unto the end of the world, which text as the other sayeth, that we shall not have Christ always, where by they conclude that we have not Christ in the sacrament of the altar, even so doth it say that he is with us every day unto the end of the world, where by we may conclude that he is in the sacrament of the altar, and in it being present with us every day unto the worlds end. But contention set apart I will as nigh as I can come to the pith of the truth. It is to be noted and understand that Christ (as I say in the xiii Chapter of him did prophecy as concerning his first state in the manhood was the most simple and despised of all which had good experience of sorrows and infirmities which should be reckoned so simple and so vile that some should hide their faces from him, whose poverty in that estate was such that as he himself doth testify Luke ix he had no place to put his head in, for whose infirm condition & low estate. Paul to the Philyppians declaring the complyshment of I says prophecy, testifieth that he made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the nature of a servant, became like another man, & was found in his shape as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the Cross, so that Christ in this estate was full of infirmities, was passable & mortal (in all things as Paul sayeth found as man) only that in him was no sin. Wherefore when the disciples murmured that Mary Magdalene did pour the sweet and precious ointment upon Christ's head, he said: Ye shall have poor men with you always, to whom when yelyst ye may do good, but me a poor man and a passable man (as I am now) to whom you may do such corporal obsequy, you shall not have always. For Christ after his resurrection had no mortal body, no passable body, no body endued or infected with infirmities, but he had then an immortal body, an impassable body, and a glorified body, in the which body he being present with his disciples, and speaking with them, counted him as though he had not been with them. For as Luke xxiiii rehearseth he said: these be the words which I spoke unto you while I was yet with you. For it must be all fulfilled that was written of me in the law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms. Note diligently how Christ sayeth while I was with you, counting himself not then to be with them, with whom he was present, & to whom he then spoke because then he had not a such like body, which then endued with infirmities, as theirs were, but an immortal and inpassible body. By this text evidently may be proved the right & true understanding of the other text, which they falsely do allege, which is that Christ is not, nor will be with us always with a presence of a mortal body, or of a despecte body. But he is with us by his power and with a presence of an immortal body. What should I stand in rehearsal of many of their wrested authorities, which a very young reader may soon deprehend that they are not taken in their native sense. If the places of their authorities be so exile and feeble, much more is their carnal & blind reasons (which take none effect in matters of faith) are very feeble. Wherefore I think it but waste labour to rehearse any more of them saying they are but frevolous and may soon be assoiled of any true christian. Yet these to rehearse I have thought it expedient, to the intent that the reader may know and perceive by wresting of these authorities, that all the other that they allege for this purpose be of like condition. Wherefore if there be any authority or reason brought or made against you, suspect it and think (as you may very well) that it is false though you for lack of learning or knowledge can not deprehend the falsehood thereof, or discuss the parts of it. The truth of this, is, and hath been ever sense Christ's supper certainly evident and void of all doubt to thee, which with meekness do read the scriptures, deferring the power of their own wits, and wholly committing themselves and their understanding to god, and to the instruction of the grace of his holy spirit. For in the understanding of the scriptures all fantasies, quiddities, and inventions of men's brains (in the which some of late days to deeply have laboured) repelled and forsaken, in whose place are the substantial truth, simplicity, & god's grace to be received & amplexed Christ's words sincerely to interpretate. They were to nice in their pretty little faith which so properly denying the possibilyte of God's power enterprised with a quydditye to change Christ's word, that where as Christ said by manifest sentence, This is my body. They say that he would have said, this signifieth my body. But Christ at that time was no babe, he could well speak that, that he meaned or thought, specially to his Apostles, to whom it was given to know the mysteries of them kingdom of god. Luc. viii. And to whom he used no parables, but expounded of his own mouth. Or else they were very nigh of Christ's council, when they can (at the least) they take upon them to know Christ's thought having no part of his word to declare the same to them, ye they seem to make Christ such one that he would say one thing and think another, and in conclusion his word to be clean contrary to his thought. What should I stand so long in the confutation of their vain reasons in this little thing, which (dear reader) I set forth only for a monition of such heresies and for a confirmation of the truth to the unlearned, that they by this may learn to beware of their devilish reasons, and be confirmed in the true way, and be enstablyshed in the same. And not for an absolute or exquisite work which asketh much more learning and wisdom in sentence than I have here expressed. Yet notwithstanding for the favour of the upright truth and setting forth of the same (all their heretical inventions and trifling reasons omitted and set apart) I will in this matter set forth grossly & plainly that I may instruct the rude by Christ's act, word and learning. first as saint Paul sayeth: The shadows and figures are gone and we have the body, we have not therefore the figure of Christ's body and blood but the self same thing. Exodi. xvi. We have not Manna as the jews had in desert: We have not the show bread of the Temple, for that manufact temple and the golden table are passed. We have not the bread that Hely had prepared by the angel which strengthened him forty days iii Reg. nineteen. Neither have we the bread and wine that Melchysidech the priest of the highest offered unto Abraham. Gene. xiiii. For these are passed and gone afore as shadows and figures, and in their steeds have succeeded the verity, for Christ hath fulfilled all the law & prophets (that were of him) in himself and his acts, why then should we abide any more figures of him, except the estate and condition of our church be no perfecter than the jews synagogue which had nothing but figures, but that can not be. Wherefore I let pass this jews interpretation of Christ's words with all their figures and will declare by these words, the act, & learning of Christ that in that most blessed Sacrament is (not as in a figure) the very body and blood of Christ. For he being the wisdom of the father and very God, equal with the father knowing all things to come, by his everlasting knowledge, he perceived the time to draw near in the which he would suffer, he said to his disciples. Mat. xxvi. Ye know that after two days shallbe easter, and the son of man shallbe delivered, to be crucified. And I have heartily desired to eat this easter lamb with you before I suffer. Then he sitting with his apostles took the bread gave thanks, and broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: Take, eat this is my body. And he took the cup and thanked, and gave it them, & said: Drink ye all thereof. This is my blood of the new testament that shallbe shed for many, for the remission of sins. This do in the remembrance of me. These words mark well and let no vain nor carnal reason seduce the. But let faith be thy guide in this matter for reason can not apprehend the knowledge of faith, for faith is above reason it exceedeth reason, it dependeth not of reason. faith as saint Paul Heb. two. doth define, is a sure confidence of things which are hoped for, and a certainty of things which are not seen. Which faith also as saint Paul doth testify. Rom. x. cometh unto us by hearing, and hearing cometh by the word of God. Thy reason and wit therefore captive in the obsequy of Christ, and stir up and quicken thy faith by the hearing of the word of God. The word of God as it is above mentioned doth declare that Christ taking the bread said it was his body. saying then that god's word doth say that Christ did transmute the substance of the bread into his body. give a faith to it though reason can not attain the knowledge of it, and cease according to reasons motion, to question as the Caphernaites did. When they asked of Christ, how can this man give us his flesh to eat, for there is nothynpe unpossible to god. In these words of Christ thou mayest note the institution of the consecration of the body of Christ, and the author and founder of the same. The author and founder of the same was no light fantasyed man. He was no dying man, he was no man that by setting forth of a new sect or of a new opinion sought his own glory. But it was jesus Christ, the son of the eternal living God, God and man, in whom was everlasting wisdom without decay. Everlasting constancy without mutability, he being not only true, but also the very truth, whom the voice of the father from heaven did commend saying: This is my dear son in whom I delight, hear him. When therefore Christ being both true & the very truth in whom was no doubleness of speech, but plains and simplicity, whom the father speaking from heaven willed us to hear) taking the bread and blessing it, said: This is my body, and blessing the cup, said: This is my blood. We ought as Christ is plain, true, and without doubleness, so without tropies, methaphors, similitudes, significations and all other crafty quiddities and logical intentions, plainly, truly, and without doubleness to take and receive the words as Christ hath spoken them. Christ plainly by demonstration taking the bread, said: This is my body. What should we then enterprise to say against him that there was not his body. The institution then of the consecration of the body of Christ, was by the word of Christ, saying: This is my body. This body, in the form of bread of Christ consecrated (for as much as he was then departing from them: and from their eyes) that mortal and sensible body should be substracted, he distributed then being present with them his body in that form and sort, of the which after his departing they should take no mistrust. But that by their faith they might see him always present. By the which they should take comfort and also by the contemplation of that always to have a fresh memorial or remembrance of his passion and death. Wherefore he said to them Lu. xxii. This do you in the remembrance of me. In these words we are not only monished to have a continual remembrance of Christ's death, but also it is omitted us (as for a cause of that same remembrance. For Christ said (hoc facite. This do you. Observe therefore diligent reader and note that Christ had (as I have above said) given them his body they received it, he willed them that they should do it in the remembrance of him. What should they do? that they received at Christ's hand. What received they at Christies' hand? they received his very body. Then Christ would they should do this, that is to receive his body (and not only a piece of bread) in the remembrance of him. It may be further questioned, where should they have Christ's body he being ascended into the heavens, & sitting on the right hand of his father? Verily in the Sacrament of the altar by his power now consecrated as it was before his power being no less now than it was than, for he that willed them to receive his body, and drink his blood in the remembrance of him, wrought then, and now also by his power worketh the consecration of his own body, or else how should they do that thing which Christ willed them to do. Actum. xxii, That the very body of Christ was received of the Apostles and of other Christians after that he was ascended it is manifest not only in the Acts of the Apostles but also in other places, as namely first, in the first epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. In the which place Saint Paul exhorting them from idolatry certifieth them that as yet the hath no temptation overtaken them, but such as followeth the nature of man. Wherefore he willeth them not only to fly from idolatry, but all so from the partaking of ydolatytes, that is from such meats as were offered to idols. Which vice he counteth not to follow the nature of man, but rather to come of devilish malyte. Now to avoid the partaking of ydolatytes. He compareth or rather maketh asimilitude of the lords table, and the table of the devil, declaring that as the partakers of the body of Christ are one body in Christ, so the partakers of ydolatytes be one body in the devil, and beginneth his purpose after this manner. Wherefore my dearly beloved fly from idolatry or fly from the worshipping of idols. I speak (sayeth he) unto them which have discretion. judge ye what I say, the cup of thanksgiving, wherewith we give thanks, is it not the partaking of the blood of Christ? The bread that we break is it not the partaking of the body of Christ? For we many are one bread and one body, in as much as we all are partakers of one bread. For the proof of his sentence, that is that the receivers of the one or of the other are in the fellowship of the same, he sayeth. Behold Israel after the flesh. They that eat the sacrifices are not they partakees of the altar. And then he cometh to the other party, in the which after he had declared that the offerings of the Heathen were to devils and not to God. He sayeth now would I not that ye should be in the fellowship of devils. And why? Because these can not stand together and immediately he sayeth: Ye can not drink of the cup of the LORD and of the cup of the devils, ye can not be partakers of the lords table and of the table of the devils. So now dear reader, what express sentence Paul hath written of the body and blood of Christ which after my censure is of such strength for the presence of the body of Christ in the Sacrament, that it can not be justly resisted. Yet not withstanding if ye lust not to give credit to my exile and week judgement, give credence to the judgement of Chrisostome, Jerome, Ambrose, Theophelacte, Thomas, and Erasmus, which expounding this place I am sure do take Saint Paul here to have spoken of the body and blood of Christ. Whose sentences I would have here inferred, but for avoiding of prolixity, let the learned search the Doctors, and try the truth. In the second chapter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul also after he had rebuked the enormities and abuses of the Corinthians about the receiving of the body of Christ, he taught them the true use of it. In the setting forth of the which he maketh a very evident mention of the same body of Christ, which document and learning, which ordinances also that he delivered them, he certifieth them that he received it of the LORD, after the rehearsal of the words of Christ which I desire the diligent reader there to read, he doth infer godly monitions for the receiving of the body of Christ and declareth the danger of the evil receiver, saying: Who so ever shall eat of this bread and drink of this cup of the LORD unworthily shallbe guilty of the body and blood of the LORD. But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, because he maketh no difference of the lords body. I can not a little marvel that men so maliciously and erroneously will fall from the truth having such a clear sentence of Saint Paul which so manifestly doth declare and open the verity of the body of Christ in the Sacrament, that to a Christian reader as I suppose there is no doubt nor diffycultye as concerning his faith in this matter left undissolved. Yet although this place be so good, and full of strengthlest? should offend with prolixity, or discourage with tediousness briefly nothing with me two things in S. Paul, I heartily desire you ponder his sentence. first note that where as saint Paul in the beginning of his sentence, speaking of the sacrament, according to our sensible knowledge doth call that bread, in the end of the sentence as an exposition to his first word calleth it the body & blood of Christ. And in the last sentence where that he sayeth that the unworthy receiver of the bread, doth receive it to his damnation, subverting the cause addeth an exposition of his word and sayeth: Because he maketh no difference of the lords body. Note then and behold that S. Paul doth not call the sacrament only bread. But also naming the same calleth it the body and blood of the Lord and the lords body. So bread it may be called according to our sensible knowledge, for we see nothing but bread, we taste nothing but bread, we feel nothing but bread, but by faith we believe the body of Christ and no bread, for bread hath no place with the body of Christ. The other that I do note is of the unworthiness of the receiving, and of the pains taxed for the same S. Paul counseleth the receivers of this sacrament to examen themselves left they should receive it unworthily, for in so doing they shall receive it to their damnation, and be guilty of the body and blood of the LORD, because they make no difference of the body of the LORD. Now if there be not the body of Christ in the sacrament of the altar, why doth Paul council the receivers to examen themselves? should they do for to eat a piece of bread? Or why more for the eating of this bread, then of other bread. Further how should a man eat a piece of bread unworthily? except ye will say that he hath taken excess of it, or as the comen saying is that a man is unworthy to eat of the bread because he laboureth not for it which unworthiness taketh no place here in this matter. Moreover if there be not the body of Christ but bread, why should the receivers for the receiving of a piece of bread be guilty of the body and blood of the LORD? And how should they receive it to their damnation? There is no comparison betwixt the fact and the pain, if it be nothing but bread, I suppose that the justice of god will not make a man guilty of the body and blood of the Lord for eating of a piece of bread, without an ordinance or a law going before. Also how in the receiving of a piece of bread should the reaceyvers make difference of the body of the Lord, if the body of the LORD be not there. But for as much as S, Paul willeth us not to receive the Sacrament unworthily, for if we do, we receive it to our damnation because we make no difference of the body of the LORD. I take it that in the sacrament of the altar is the very body of Christ, in the respect of whom we receive it worthily or unworthily, and by whose presence if we receive it with the examination of ourselves, we make a difference of the body of the LORD. And for as much as Christ blessing the bread, and giving it to his Apostles, said: This is my body. I believe that in the Sacrament is his body, for sure I am that he (being the truth) can not lie. Yet for as much as the malice of heresy is not so soon quenched, but always seeketh to withstand the truth, and peradventure as the Pharisees did against Christ, not having what to say to him, fell to calumniation. So will they yet, and will say although it hath been so taken for a small time, yet we have swerved from the primitive church. Therefore we shall here infer the sentences of some of the eldest and most ancient Doctors of the church, which were very nigh to the primitive church, by whose uniform consent we may perceive the troth of the matter to be the surer. tertulyan one of the ancient writers of Christ's church next to the Apostles against Marcio an here like saith these words. Christ when he had said, that heartily he desired to eat the Easter with his disciples. The bread taken & distributed to his Apostles. He made his body, saying. This is my body. If this ancient writer being so nigh to the primitive church which knew the very truth as it was received of the Apostles. And knew also how they did, saith confyrmably to our faith, & to our understanding of the scripture it is an argument that we are in a good way and that we truly do interpretate the scripture although a sort whotelynges think the contrary. saint Cyprian also a holy martyr and an ancient writer maketh a hole sermon of the supper of the LORD, in the which among many goodly sentences of the Sacrament) as indeed there is plenty) he hath this sentence. Christ this sacrament sometime doth call his body, sometime his flesh & blood sometime bread. This comen bread the changed into flesh and blood doth procure life. etc. Although this is very manifestly spoken, yet more plainlier he speaketh in another sentence. This bread (sayeth he) that the Lord gave unto his disciples through the omnipotency of the word changed not in figure or in outward form but in nature is made flesh and as in the person of Christ the manhood was seve and the Godhead hid so in the visible Sacrament the divine nature invisible infundeth himself to the intent that unto the Christian religion about the Sacraments should be devotion. Is not this as plainly spoken as any man can speak: To this man being so ancient an holy martyr, we should and ought to give credence before. v C. Swynglins or any such other. Yet that we may see the argument of many good men which yet were in divers times some other shallbe recited S. Ambrose differreth not in sentence from these, he said: Because that by the death of the LORD we are delivered of it we declare ourselves to be mindful in that we eat his body and drink his blood which were offered for us. In the vi book of the sacraments, he doth treat of the same also. He also sayeth: if the word of Helyas was of such power that he causeth the fire to come down from heaven. Shall not the word of Christ be of such power that it shall change the substance of things (that is) the substance of bread & wine into the substance of his body and blood. It is read of all the works of the world that he said the word, & they were made. Therefore the word of God (that is) the son of God which could of nothing make all things that were, can not he chasige the things that be into it that they were not? Thou seest gentle reader the sentence of S. Ambrose, thou mayest perceive that he agreeth with tother. S. Hierome also a man both of great learning, and holiness, dissenteth not from this doctrine, he sayeth: After that the figurative Easter was fulfilled, and christ with his Apostles had eaten the easterlamb he took the bread which comforteth the heart of man and went to the true Sacrament of Easter that even, as in the prefiguration of him Melchysedech the pressed of the high God did, offering bread and wine, he also would set forth the truth of his body and blood. Saint Austen also a famous man both of life and of learning varieth not from those men, but saith, this in the form of bread & wine, which we see we do honour things that we do not see (that is) the body and blood of Christ. Behold the sentences both faithful and godly, And for as much as the writers of them were men to be reputed and not disdained, esteem them of authority. S. Gregory also a man of good authority followed the same trade, saying: As the divinity of the word doth fill all the world so in many places is the body of Christ consecrated and yet be there not many bodies of Christ, but one body and one blood. Eusebius Emisenus also a man not to be despised, saith this: The invisible priest with his word by a secret power doth change the visible creatures into the substance of his body and blood, ponder now gentle readers the unyforme consent of these doctors which (as for a certain of them although they were in divers times and countries yet the holy ghost their school master and the master of truth taught them all (as concerning the points of our faith) one lesson of truth. So that they all do agree in this truth, that in the Sacrament of the altar is the very body of Christ. Many more mayebe rehearsed that do agree in this point which plainly were enough to fill a hole book. Therefore shall they be omitted trusting that these few (if their ancient holiness and learning be pondered) with the places of scripture above rehearsed are sufficient to stay a Christians heart if he be not already drowned in heresy. Seeing then that the scriptures which can not be but one, and these famous doctors agreeing to the same do teach that in the sacrament of the altar is the body of Christ. Let every true Christian (not with a dissembling mouth for fear of pain, but with an unfeigned heart for the love of the truth, not only profess, but also believe that in that sacrament is the very body of Christ. This sacrament consecrated (not by the power of the minister the pressed) but by the power of God working in his word spoken of the priest, people should frequent for the purpose for them which Christ did institue it. Christ when he hab●● consecrated his body, & delivered it to his Apostles, said: This do you in the remembrance of me. Then should all Christians frequent this sacrament for the remambraunce of Christ. To what remembrance of Christ: Verily to the remembrance of his death & That every Christian saying or receiving his body should remember, & always have before their eyes, that Christ's body for they: sake (which of themselves, were unable, and unsufficient to make amends) was delivered to his enemies, and for their offence which they by none of their merits could put away was he whipped and scourged, beaten and deluded, nailed on the cross, and with a spear thorough the heart pierced, and this freely out of that sweet vessel to wass he away the offence, he shed water and blood. This to them by his passion redeemed, and by the same to the father reconciled, he hath given the merit of his passion, which unfeignedly, hath, is, and shallbe sufficient for the sins of all the world, for he said: This is my body, which for you shall be delivered. And this is my blood, which for you shallbe shed. After this sort all ye Christians, when you see or receive the Sacrament, have of Christ such a remembrance and forget not to be thankful. For to this purpose you shuldese or receive it, and not to make a gazing stock of it & when you have seen you have all done. So that you think you have no more to do, but to see it or to receive it. And this that thankful remembrance of that blessed death or passion with the acknowledging of the fruits and benefits of the same is forgotten, and though as no part of our duty, which of troth is the chief part of our duty, as often as we by faith do see the body of our saviour Christ in that Sacrament. And further when the death of Christ is thus remembered, then should men also remember that as Saint Peter saith i. Pet. three Christ hath suffered, leaving an ensample unto you, that you should follow his steps, which is as he did bear the Cross, so you must bear your Cross. As he mortified our sin in his flesh being crucified on the cross. So ought you to mortify and slay sin in your bodyees, crucifying your flesh with the lusts and desires. For as Saint Paul saith Gala. v. they that are Christ's, hath so crucified their flesh. Wherefore dear reader coming to the presence of the blessed body of Christ of these things be not forgetful, but above all be not unfaithful, let faith in this matter be thy guide. And when by faith thou beholdest Christ's body, by a thankful remembrance. Remember also the death and passion of the same body remembering the death of the body, in the which thy sin was slain, being crucified on the cross. Remember also to mortify sin in thine own body, by crucyfyenge it with the justes and desires. To this purpose dear reader thou shouldest hear mass, therefore note well and mark this little rude thing that by it thou mayest be stablished in thy faith, and learn by the hearing of mass, so to remember Christ's death and passon that like a true Christian thou mayest bear Christ's cross in this life that by the merit of Christ's death suffered on his cross thou mayest come to the eternal life. ¶ Vale. ¶ A prayer to be said before mass. O Lord jesus Christ which art our very bishop and didst offer thyself unto God the father a pure and immaculate host, on the altar of the cross for us miserable sinners which also gavest thy flesh unto us to eat, and thy blood to drink, and madest this mystery of thy body and blood in the power of thy holy spirit for a remembrance of thy most holy passion, (saying:) As of ten times as ye do these things, ye shall do them in the remembrance of me, I therefore (o lord) unworthy sinner of a devout mind have repaired hither unto thy temple (although a sinner) to hear & see that blessed sacrifice of praising which thou thou thyself commandest to be done for a memorial of thy holy passion, to the intent the I might stir up in me a fresh remembrance of thy most blessed death, and to give the thanks for that most merciful charity, that moved the to buy and redeem my soul with so great price. Grant me (most merciful Lord) not only to see this mystery with my bodily eyes, but specially to see it with my inward eyes of faith, and thereby to have, wholly a lovely and a thankful remembrance of that blessed passion and death, and there in to continue until the hour of my death. So be it. ¶ A prayer to be said at the elevation tyme. Hail very body, incarnate of a virgin, Nailed on a cross, & offered for man's sins, Whose side being pierced, blood ran out plenteously At the hour of death let us receive the bodily, O sweet, O holy, O jesus son of Mary. ¶ A prayer to be said after. the mass. O Lord God omnipotent which (not of our deserts) but thorough the inestimable merit the blessed passion of thy son jesus Christ hast redeemed man and reconciled him to thy favour, grant unto me most miserable sinner which have here under the form of bread and wine, by faith seen the body and blood of my saviour, in the remembrance of him, so to remember his death and his saying, that I may take his Cross and follow him all the days of my life, that I may all fleshly justes and sinful living utterly forsake, that I may all adversity, affliction, and persecution patiently suffer. And so following thy son Christ here with my cross, may also continue in thy favour, unto the which I am reconciled, by partaking of the merits of his blessed passion, and finally that I may come unto thy glory which thou haste promised unto thy elect thorough our Lord jesus Christ thy son. Which liveth and reyghneth with the in unite of the holy ghost world without end. So be it. ¶ The Prologue to the Dirige. ¶ We read in sundry places of the Bible (most dear reader) that the antic people, the Hebrews had a certain manner of lamentation for the dead, as we read, how jacob was lamented and of Aaron and of Moses in the last chapter of Exodus how they were lamented of the people certain days, in like manner we have of the funeral that was among the jews, as in the last of Genesis, we have how joseph was inbawmed, and in the gospel how the holy women prepared sweet spices to the funeral of christ of those old jewish customs, hath there exepte into the church a custom to have a certain suffragies for the dead called dirige of Dirige the first anthem hereof, but by whom or when these suffrages were made, we have no sure evidence of writing, but divers authors do ascribe it to divers as some to S. Isodore some to Saint Gregory, some to Pelagius, but whether he or the other made it, or this time or that, it forceth not much, for this we are sure, of that Saint Paul taught us that we should no use such lamentation or mortning for the deabe, as though we were without hope, but we should rather rejoice, as in them that cest in the stepe of peace. And as for such suffrages as are set forth in the Dirige, the collets excepted, they are no more to be applied for the dead than for the quick. But whether these were ordained at the first to be said for the souls departed or no, I will make no doctrine oftt, but this I know well that the reader of these may have a great learning and knowledge of the miseries and shortness of the life of man, and may learn hereby to die well, and to have a hope and trust of the last resurrection And for this only cause have I also set forth in this primer a dirige of the which the three first lessons are of the miseries of man's life, the middle of the funeral of the dead corpus, and the last three are of the last resurrection. For the office of the funeral although it profit not the soul, yet here in we not only do testify our faith that we have in the last cysing, but also do accomplish the work of charity in burying of the dead. ¶ The evensong of the dirige. ¶ The anthem. I shall please. The. C.xiiii. Psalm. Dilexi quoniam. That he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long 'tis I live. The snares of death compassed me round about, the pains of hell gate hold upon me, I found trouble and heaviness. Then called I upon the name of the lord, o lord deliver my soul. Gracious is the lord and righteous, ye our God is merciful. The lord preserveth the simple, I was brought down and he helped me. Turn again then unto thy rest (O my soul) for the lord hath given the thy desire, And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. ¶ The anthem. I shall please the lord in the region of the living. ¶ The anthem. Vo is me. The. C.xix. Psalm. Addominum cum. When I am in trouble, I call upon the Lord and he hath heard me. deliver my soul (O Lord) from dying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. What reward shallbe given or done to the thou false tongue. Even mighty and sharp arrows, with hot burning coals. Woe is me that my banishment endureth so long, I dwell in the tabernacles of the sorrowful. My soul hath long dwelled among them that be enemies unto peace. I laboured for peace, but when I spoke thereof, they prepared them to battle. ¶ The anthem. Woe is me, for that my banishment is prologed. The. C.xx. Psalm. Levaui oculos meos. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the lord, which made heaven and earth. He shall not suffer thy foot to slip, neither shall he that keepeth thee, fall into a slumber. To he shall neither fall a sleep nor slumber, which keepeth Israel. The Lord keepeth thee, the Lord is thy defence, more than the right hand. The Son shall not burn the by day, nor the Moon by night. The Lord keepeth the from all evil, the Lord keepeth even thy soul. The Lord keep thy going in and going out, from this time forth and evermore. ¶ The anthem. The Lord keepeth the from all evil, he keepeth even thy soul. ¶ The anthem. If thou. The. C.xxix. Psalm. De profundis. OVte of the deep called I unto thee (O Lord) Lord hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou (Lord) wilt be extreme to mark ourivi quities (O Lord) who may abide it? But there is mercy with thee, and because of thy law have I abiden thee (O Lord.) My soul hath abiden in his word, my soul hath trusted in the Lord. From the morning watch until night, let Israel trust in the Lord. For which the Lord there is mercy, and his redemption is plenteous. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. ¶ The anthem. If thou (lord) imputest men's sins unto them: Lord who shall abide it? ¶ The anthem. The works. The. C.xxxvii. Psalm. Confitebor tibi domine. I Will give thanks unto thee (o lord) with my whole heart, for thou hast heard the words of my mouth, even before the gods will I sing praises unto the. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, because of thy loving kindness and truth, for thou hast magnified thy word, according unto thy great name. When I call upon the hear thou me, and endue my soul with much strength. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee (o lord) when they hear the words of thy mouth. Ye they shall sing in the ways of the lord, that great is the glory of the Lord. For though the Lord be high yet hath he respect to the lowly, as for the proud he beholdeth him afar of. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies and thy right hand shall save me. The Lord shall make good for me, ye thy mercy (o Lord) endureth for ever: despise not then the work of thine own hands. ¶ The Anthem. Lord despise not the works of thine hands. ¶ The versicle. From the gates of hell. ¶ The answer. Lord deliver their souls. ¶ The anthem. I heard a. ¶ The song of blessed Mary. Magnificat anima mea dominum. MY soul magnifieth the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my saviour. For he hath looked on the low degree of his hand maiden, behold now from hence forth shall all generations call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and blessed is his name. And his mercy is always on them that fear him, through out all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm, he hath scattered them that are proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and hath exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things, and hath sent away the rich empty. He hath remembered mercy, and hath helped his servant Israel. Even as he promised to our fathers, Abraham & to his seed for ever. ¶ The anthem. ¶ I have heard a voice from heaven saying: blessed be the dead which die in the Lord. Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us. Our father. The. C.xlv. Psalm. Lauda anima. Praise the Lord (O my soul) while I live will I praise the lord, I will praise the Lord as long as I shall remain. O put not your trust in princes nor in the children of men, for there is no help in them. For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish. Blessed is he that hath the God of jacob for his help, and whose hope is in the Lord his God which made heaven and earth, the see and all that there in is. Which keepeth his promise for ever, which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong, which feedeth thy hungry. The lord looseth men out of preson, the lord giveth sight to the blind. The lord helpeth them up that are fallen, the lord loveth the righteous. The lord careth for the strangers, he defendeth the fatherless and widow as for the way of the ungodly he turneth it upside down. The Lord thy God (O Zion) is king for evermore, and thorough out all generations. ¶ The versicle. From the gates of hell. ¶ The Answer. Lord deliver their souls. ¶ The versicle. I trust to see the goods of the lord. ¶ The answer. In the land of life. ¶ The versicle. Lord God hear my prayer, ¶ The answer. And give hearing to my clamour. ¶ Let us pray. GOd to whom it is approbried to be merciful ever and to spare, be merciful to the souls of thy servants of each kind and forgive them all their sins, that they being loosed from the bonds of death, may ascend unto life. O God the Lord of pardon, Grant unto the soul of N. thy servant (the years mind, of whose death we have in remembrance) a place of rest, the blessed full quiet, and clearness of the light. O God which haste caused thy servants in pontifical dignity, to be accounted among the priests apostolic. Grant we beseech thee, that they may enjoy in heaven the continual company of them, whose office they did bear sometime hear in earth. O God the granter of pardon, and the lover of man's salvation, we beseech thy mercy, that thou wilt suffer the congregation of our brothers, and sisters being departed out of this world, through the intercession of blessed Mary the virgin, and S. Michael th'archangel, and all holy saints to come to the congregation of everlasting felicity. O God that art creature and redeemer of all faithful people. Grant unto the souls of all true believers, being dead remission of all their sins that through devout prayers they may attain the gracious pardon, which they have alway desired, which shalt come to judge the quick and the dead, and the world by fire. So be it. God have mercy on all Christian souls. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ matins of the Dirige. direct good. The .v. Psalm. Verba mea. Hear my words (O Lord) consider my calling. O mark the voice of my petition my king and my God, for unto the will I make my prayer. Hear my voice (O lord) by times, for early in the morning will I get me unto thee, ye & that with diligence. For thou art not the God that hath pleasure in the wickedness, there may no ungodly person dwell with the. Such as be cruel may not stand in thy sight thou art an enemy unto all wicked doers. Thou destroyest the liars, the lord abhorreth the bloodthirsty and deceitful. But as for me I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy, and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. lead me (O lord) in thy righteousness because of mine enemies, and make the way plain before me. For there is no faithfulness in their mouths, they dissemble in their hearts, their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they deceive. punish them (O God) that they may perish in their own imaginations, cast them out, because of the multitude of their sins, for they rebel against the lord. Again let all them that put their trust in the rejoice, ye let them ever be glad and dwell thou in them, because thou defendest them that they which love thy name may be joyful in the. For thou (lord) givest thy blessing unto the righteous: and with thy favourable kindness, thou defendest him, as with a shield. ¶ The anthem. Direct good lord, my way in thy sight. ¶ The anthem. Turn the. etc. The vi Psalm. Domine ne in furore. Lord rebuke me not in thy fury, neither chasten thou me in thine anger. Have mercy on me lord for I am sick, heal me lord for my bones are bruised. And my soul is very sore troubled, but how long lord. Turn the Lord and deliver my soul, save me for thy mercy. For there is none in death that have mind of that and in hell who will knowledge the. I have laboured in my sorrow I shall every night wash my bed, with tears I shall weet the place where I lie. Mine eye is troubled with woodness, I have waxed old among all mine enemies. Avoid from me all ye that work wickedness, for the lord hath herd the noise of my weeping. The Lord hath heard my prayer, the lord hath herd my petition. Let all mine enemies be ashamed & confounded let them be ashamed & confounded very quickly. ¶ The Anthem. Turn the Lord and deliver my soul: for he is not in death that hath mind of the. ¶ The anthem. Lest any. The vii Psalm. O Lord my God, in the do I trust: save me from all them that persecute me and deliver me. Lest he catch up my soul like a lion and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help, that can save me. O Lord my God if I have done any such thing: if there be any unrighteousness in my hands. If I have rewarded evil unto them that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies. Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, & take me, ye let him tread my life down in the earth and lay mine honour in the dust. Stand up (O Lord) in thy wrath, life up thyself over the furious indignation of mine enemies, arise up (for me) in the vengeance that thou hast promised. That the congregation of the people may come about the for their sakes, therefore lift up thyself again. The Lord is judge over the people, avenge me then (O Lord) according to my righteousness and innocency. Oh let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end, but maintain the just thou righteous god that triest the very hearts and the reins. My help cometh of God, which preserveth them that are true of heart. God is a rygteous judge strong and patient, and God is ever threatening. If men will not turn, he hath whet his sword, and hath bend his bow and made it ready. He hath prepared him the weapons of death, and ordained his arrows to destroy. Behold he traveleth with unrighteousness and hath conceived sorrow & brought forth iniquity. He hath graven and digged up a pit, but he shall fall himself into the pit that he hath made. For his unhappiness shall come upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall upon his own pate. As for me I will give thanks unto the lord for his righteousness sake, & will praise the name of the Lord the most highest. ¶ The anthem. Lest any time he may ravish my soul as a lion when there is none that will redeem it nor save it. ¶ The versicle. From the gates of hell. ¶ The response, Lord deliver their souls. Our father. And lead us. But deliver us. The first lesson. job. seven. IS not the life of man upon earth a very battle? Are not his days like the days of an hired servant? My flesh is clothed with worms filthiness and dust, myskynne is withered and crompled together: my days pass over more speedily, than a weaver can weave out his web, and are gone or I am aware. O remember that my life is but a wind, & that mine eye shall no more see the pleasures thereof, ye and that none other man's eye shall see my any more. ¶ The Response. My days have been more swift than a runner they are gone suddenly, and have seen no good thing. ¶ The versicle. They are passed away as the ships that be good under sail, & as the eagle that hasteth to the pray. ¶ The repetition. They are gone suddenly. etc. The second lesson. job. xiv. Man that is borne of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of divers miseries. He cometh up and falleth away like a flower, he flieth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one estate. thinkest thou it now well done to open thine eyes upon such one, and to bring me before the judgement? who, can make it clean, that cometh of an unclean thing? No body, The days of man are short, the number of his months are known only unto thee, Thou hast appointed him his bonds, he can not go beyond them. ¶ The response, Esay. xl. All flesh is grass, and all the beauty thereof is as the flower of the field, when the grass is withered the flower falleth away. ¶ The versicle. Even so is the people as grass when the breath of the Lord bloweth upon them ¶ The repetition. When the grass is withered the flower, ¶ The iii lesson. job. xiiii. IF a tree be cut down there is some hope yet that it will spring, & shut forth the branches again: for though a root be waxen old, and dead in the ground, yet when the stock getteth the sent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs, like as when it was first planted. But as for a man when he is dead, perished and consumed away, what becometh of him? The floods when they be dried up, and the rivers when they be empty, are filled again thorough the flowing waters of the see, but when man siepeth he riseth not again until the heaven perish he shall not wake up nor rise out of his slepemaye a dead man live again all the days of this my pilgrimage: am I looking when my changing shall come, if thou wouldst but call me, I should obey thee, only despise not me the work of thine own hands, for thou haste numbered all my goings, yet be not thou to extreme upon my sins. ¶ The response. Lord what is man that thou haste such respect, unto, or the son of man that thou so regardest him man is like a thing of nought and his days passeth away like a shadow. ¶ The versicle. He is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away. ¶ The repetition. Man is like. The xxij psalm. Dominus regit me & nichil. THe Lord is my shepherd, I can want nothing. He feedeth me in a green pasture, and leadeth me to a fresh water. He quickeneth my soul, and bringeth me forth in the way of righteousness for his name sake. Though I should walk now in the valley of the shadow of death yet fear I no evil, for thou art with me: thy staff and thy sheephook comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me against mine enemies: thou anoyntest my head with oil, and fillest the cup full. Oh let thy loving kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. ¶ The anthem. In a place of pasture, there hath he set me. ¶ The anthem. The default. The xxiiij Psalm. Ad te levaui animam meam. Unto thee (O Lord) I lift up my soul, my God I trust in thee: oh let me not be confounded, lest mine enemies triumph over me. For all they that hope in the shall not be ashamed: but such as be scornful despisers without a cause they shallbe put to confusion. Show me thy ways (o Lord) and teach me thy paths. Lead me in the truth, and learn me for thou art the God of my salvation, and in the is my hope all the day long. Call to remembrance (o Lord) the tender mercies, and thy loving kindnesses, which have been ever of old. Oh remember not the sins and offences of my youth, but according unto thy mercy think upon me (o Lord) for thy goodness. Oh how friendly, and righteous is the lord? therefore will he teach sinners in the way. He leadeth the simple aright and such as be meek them learneth he his ways. All the ways of the Lord are very mercy, and faithfulness, unto such as keep his testament and covenant. For thy name sake (O Lord) be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. What soever he be the feareth the lord he shall show him the way that he hath chosen. His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall possess the land. The secret of the Lord is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever looking unto the lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn the unto me and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and in misery. The sorrows of my heart are great, O bring me out of my troubles. Look upon mine adversity and misery, and forgive me all my sins. Consider how mine enemies are many, & bear a malicious hate against me. O keep my soul, and deliver me let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in the. Let innocency, and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope is in the deliverer of Israel (O God) out of all his trouble. ¶ The anthem. The defaults of my youth, and my ignorancyes remember not O Lord. ¶ The anthem. I trust to see. The xxvi Psalm Dominus illuminatio mea. THe Lord is my light, and my salvation, whom should I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, for whom then should I be afraid? Wherefore when the wicked (even mine enemies and my foes) came upon me, to eat up my flesh, they stumbled, and fell. Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid: and though there rose up war against me yet will I put my trust in him. One thing have I desired of the Lord which I will require, namely that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. For in the time of trouble he hath hid me in his tabernacle, ye in the secret place of his dwelling hath he kepete me, and set me upon a rock of stone. And now hath he lifted up my head above mine enemies, that conpassed me round about. Therefore will I offer in his dwelling the oblation of thanks giving: I will both sing & speak praises unto the Lord. hearken unto my voice (O Lord) when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me and hear me. My heart speaketh unto thee, my face seeketh thee, ye Lord, thy face will I seek. O hide not thou thy face from me, cast not thy servant of in displeasure. Thou art my succourre, leave me not, neither forsake me, O God my saviour. For my father and my mother have forsaken me but the Lord hath taken me. Show me thy way (o Lord) and lead me in the right path because of mine enemies. deliver me not in the wills of mine adversaries, for there are false witness up against me, and they imagined mischief. Nevertheless I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord, in the land of living. O tarry thou the lords leisure be strong, let thine heart be of good comfort, and wait thou still for the Lord. ¶ The anthem. I trust to see the goodness of the Lord: in the land of the living. ¶ The versicle. The righteous shallbe in eternal remembrance. ¶ The answer. He shall not fear evil speaking. Our father. And lead us not. But deliver. The four lesson. S. August. ALl these things (that is to say) the business of dead, the condition or manner of the sepulture, the pomp of the Dirige they are more the comfort of the live, than the help of the dead, if a sumptuous burial doth avail the wicked, than a small or none shall hinder the good, to that purpuled rich man the company of his servants, did exhybite solemn exequys in the sight of men, but much more solempner exequys did the ministry of angels exhibit to the poor scabed Lazarus in the sight of God, which angels carried him out not into a marble tomb, but they carried him up into the bosom of Abraham. ¶ The response. The dead bodies of thy servants have they given unto the fowls of the air to be devoured and the flesh of the saints the beasts of the land. ¶ The versicle. Their blood have they shed like water on every side of jerusalem, and there was no man to bury them. ¶ The repetition. And the flesh of thy saints have they given unto the beasts. The .v. lesson. Of S. August. NOt yet for all that, are the bodies of the dead to be contemned and cast away specially of the righteous and faithful, the which as vessels and organs to all good works the holy ghost did use. The corpse of the old righteous men with a diligent godliness were taken heed unto, their exequys celebrated and sepultures provided, and they when they lived of their bodies to be buried or transferred to their children gave commandment. And Toby in burying the dead, the angel being witness gate thanks of god. The lord also that the third day would rise again doth openly declare the good work of the devout women, & willed it also to be declared and that she did it to the burial of him, & they also laudably are remembered in the gospel which took his body from the cross and did there endeavour diligently and honourably to cover and bury it. ¶ The response. Gene. xl. joseph said unto his brethren: I die, and God will visit you and bring ye out of this land to the land that he swore unto Abraham, Isaac, and jacob. Therefore took he an oath of the children of Israel, and said: When God shall visit you then carry my bones from hence. ¶ The versicle. So joseph died when he was an hundredth and ten year old, and they embalmed him and laid him in a chest in Egypte. ¶ The repetition. And God shall visit you, then carry my bones from hence. ¶ The vi lesson. S. August. THere are said many dead men to have appeared in dreams or other ways to the living: But it is to be answered that for all that it is not to be thought that the dead doth things perceive. Because they are seemed such things to ask, or to tell, or show. For the living also do often times appear to other alive being asleep when they themself do not know that they do appear, and yet they hear them that hath this dreamt say that they have seen them in their dreams speaking or doing somewhat. If then any man cause me in this dream telling him what is already done or showing him before hand, what is to come & I nothing knowing of it, & nothing at all minding or passing not only what he dreameth, But whether he wake while I sleep, or whether I wake while he sleep, or whether at one time we do both sleep, or both wake when he saw this dream, in the which he saw me, what marvel is it if the dead not knowing nor perceiving these things, or yet see that of the living in their dreams. And somewhat do say which when they walk do know to be true. ¶ The response. O Lord judge me not after my deeds. I have done nothing worthy to be accepted before the wherefore I beseech thy majesty which art the only God to cleanse me from mine iniquity. ¶ The versicle. And yet again wash me from mine unrighteousness, and cleanse me from my sin for I confess I have only trespassed against the. ¶ The repetition. Wherefore I beseech thee ¶ The xxxix, psalm Expectans expectavi. I Waited patiently for the Lord which inclined himself to me, & heard my calling. He brought me out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay: he set my feet upon the rock, and ordained my going. He hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanks giving unto our God. Many men seeing this shall fear the Lord, and put their trust in him. Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the lord and turneth not unto the proud and to such as go about with lies. O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works, which thou hast done: and in thy thoughts towards us, there may none be likened unto the. I would declare them, and speak of them: but they are so many that they can not be told. Sacrifice & offering thou wouldst not have, but a body hast thou ordained, offerings and sacrifice for sin, thou hast not allowed. Then said I: Lo I come. In the beginning of the book it is written of me that I should fulfil thy will o my God, and that I am content to do: ye thy law is within my heart. I will preach of thy righteousness, in the great congregation: Lo I will not refrain my lips (o Lord) and that thou knowest. I do not hide thy righteousness in my heart, my talking is of the truth, and saving health: I keep not thy loving mercy & faithfulness back from the great congregation. Turn not thou thy mercy from me o Lord, but let thy loving kindness and truth alway preserve me. For innumerable troubles are come about me, my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not able to look up. Ye they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me. O Lord let it be thy pleasure to deliver me, make haste o Lord to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul to destroy it, let them fall backward and put to confusion that wish me evil. Let them be soon brought to shame that cry over me, there there. But let all those that seek thee, be joyful & glad in thee, and let all such as delight in thy salvation say alway, the Lord be praised. As for me I am poor and in misery, but the lord careth for me. Thou art my helper, and redeemer, make no long tarrying, O my God. ¶ The anthem. Pleasing be it unto thee (O Lord) for to deliver me, Lord have regard to help me. ¶ The anthem. heal my soul. The xl Psalm Beatus qui intelligit super. BLessed is he that considereth thee, poor the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. Thou shalt preserve him and keep him alive, he shall make him to prosper upon earth, and shall not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The lord shall refresh him when he lieth sick upon his bed, ye thou makest his bed in all his sickness. I said lord be merciful unto me, heal my soul for I have sinned against the. Mine enemies speak evil upon me: when shall he die, and when shall his name perish. Though he came in to se, yet meaned he falsehood in his heart, heaping mischief upon himself. All they that hate me run in together against me, and imagine evil against me. They have given a wicked sentence upon me, when he lieth, he shall rise up no more. Ye even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted, which did eat my bread hath lift up his heel against me. But be thou merciful unto me (O Lord) raise thou me up, and I shall reward them. By this I know thou favourest me, that mine enemy shall not triumph over me. Thou hast holden me because of mine innocency, and set me before thy face for ever. O blessed be the Lord God of Israel from hence forth and for evermore. So be it. So be it. ¶ The anthem. ¶ heal my soul Lord for I have sinned against the. ¶ The anthem. My soul. The xli Psalm. Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus. Like as the heart desireth the waterbrokes, so longeth my soul after the O God. My soul is thirsty for God, ye even for the living, when shall I come and behold the face of God. My tears are my meat day and night, while it is daily said unto me, where is now thy god. Now when I think there upon I pour out my heart by myself, for I would fain go hence with the multitude, and pass out with them unto the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanks giving, among such as keep holy day. Why art thou so full of heaviness (O my soul) and why art thou so unquiet within me? O put thy trust in God for I will yet give him thanks, for the help of his countenance. My God, my soul is vexed within me, therefore I remember the land of jordane, and the little hill of Harmony. One deep calleth another with the voice of thy wystles, all the waves and waterfloodes are gone over me. The Lord hath promised his loving kindness daily, therefore will I praise him in the night season, and make my prayer unto the God of my life. I will say unto God my stony rock: why hast thou forgotten me, why go I thus heavily while the enemy oppresseth me. While my bones are broken, and while mine enemies cast me in the teeth daily saying unto me: where is now thy God. Why art thou so heavy (o my soul) and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I will yet thank him for the help of his countenance, and because he is my God. ¶ The anthem. My soul thrusted for god, the living fountain when shall I ones come and appear before the face of God. ¶ The versicle. give not the souls unto beasts that praise the. ¶ The answer. And never forget the souls of thy poor. Our father which art in. etc. The vii lesson i Cor. xv. Behold I say unto you a mystery, we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, and that suddenly and in the twinkling of an eye, at the time of the last trump. For the trump shall blow, and the dead shall rise uncorruptible, and we shallbe changed. For this corruptible must put on uncorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality But when this corruptible shall put on incorruption & this mortal shall put on immortality, then shall the word be fulfilled: Death is swallowed up in victory. ¶ The response. We shall all be brought before the judgement seat of Christ where every on of us shall give accounts for himself unto God. ¶ The versicle. And he shall reward every man according to his deeds. The repetition. Where every man shall give account. etc. ¶ The viii lesson i Tessa four WE would not brethren that ye should be ignorant concerning them that are fallen asleep that ye sorrow not as other do which have no hope, for if we believe that jesus died and rose again. Even so then also which sleep by jesus shall God bring with him, for this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we which live and are remaining in the coming of the Lord, shall not come yet they which sleep, for the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with a shout and voice of the archangel and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall arise first, than shall we which live and remain be caught up with them also in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort yourself one another with these words. ¶ The response i Cor. xv. Now is Christ risen from the dead and is become the first fruits of them that sleep, for by one man cometh death, and by one man the resurrection of the dead, for as they all die in Adam, so shall they all be made alive in Christ, but every one in his order. ¶ The versicle. The first is Christ then they that belongeth unto Christ when he cometh. ¶ The repetition. Every one in his order. ¶ The ix lesson. joh. v. Verily verily I say unto you, who so heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and cometh not into damnation, but is passed thorough from death unto life. Verily verily I say unto you the hour cometh, and is now already that the dead shall hear the voice of the son of god, and they that hear it, shall live, for as the father hath life in himself, so likewise hath he given unto the son to have life in himself, and hath given him power also to execute judgement, because he is the son of man. Marvel not ye at this, for the time cometh, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall go forth they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, but they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. ¶ The response. O Lord deliver me from everlasting death at the dreadful day, when heaven and earth shall be altered whiles thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. ¶ The versicle. Now Christ jesus we most humbly beseech the to have mercy on us, and that thou which art come to redeem wretches from sin & thraldom, wilt not cast away them, whom thou hast so dearly redeemed. ¶ The response. O Lord deliver me from everlasting death at the dreadful day, when heaven & earth shall be altered whiles thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. ¶ The anthem. My bruised. The li Psalm. Myserere mei deus. Have mercy upon me (Oh God) according to thy great mercy. ●nd according to the multitude of thy compassion, wipe away mine iniquity. Wash me more from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I knowledge mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before mine eyes. Against the only have I sinned, and have done evil in thy sight that thou mayest be justified in thy words, and vanquyshe when thou art judged. Lo I was begotten in wickedness, and my mother conceived me in sin. Lo thou hast loved truth, the unknown & secret things of thy wisdom haste that uttered unto me. sprinkle me Lord with hyssop, and so shall I be clean, thou shalt wash me, and then shall I be whiter then snow. Unto my hearing shalt thou give joy, and gladness, and my weykened bones shallbe refreshed. Turn thy face from my sins, and wipe away all my wickedness. A pure heart create in me (Oh Lord) and an upright spirit make a new within me. Vast me not away from thy face, and thy holy spirit take not from me. Restore unto me the gladness of thy salvation, & strengthen me with a principal heart. I will instruct the wicked that they may know thy ways, & the ungodly shallbe converted unto them. deliver me from bloods (oh Lord) the god of my health, and my tongue shall exalt thy righteousness. Lord open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacrifices, I had surely given it, but thou delightest not in sacrifices. A sacrifice to God, is a lowly spirit, a contrite and an humble heart, thou shalt not despise (O God.) Deal gently of thy favourable benevolence with Zion, that the walls of jerusalem may be built again. Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of righteousness, oblation, and burnt offerings, then shall they lay calves upon thy altar. ¶ The anthem. My bruised bones Lord shallbe refreshed. ¶ The anthem. Hear Lord. The lxiiii Psalm. Te decet hymnus. THou (O God) art praised in Zion, and to the is the vow performed. Thou hearest the prayer, therefore cometh all flesh unto the. Our misdeeds prevail against us, Oh be thou merciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and receivest unto thee, that he may dwell in thy court: he shallbe satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Hear us according unto thy wonderful righteousness of god our salvation: thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the broad see. Which in his strength setteth fast the mountains and is girded about with power. Which stilleth the raging of the see the roaring of his waves, and the woodness of the people. They that dwell in the uttermost parties are afraid at thy tokens, thou makest both the morning and evening stars to praise the. Thou visitest the earth, thou watterest it & makest it very plenteous: The river of god is full of waters, thou preparest man his corn, & this thou providest for the earth. Thou waterest her furrows, thou breakest the hard clots thereof, thou makest it soft with the drops of rain and blessest the increase of it. Thou crownest the year with thy good, and thy foot steps drop fatness. The dwellings of the wilderness are so fat also, that they drop with all and the little hills are pleasant on every side. The fields are full of sheep, the valyes stand so thick with corn that they laugh & sing. ¶ Anthem. Hear my prayer o Lord, unto the shall every creature come. ¶ The anthem. Hath received. The lxii psalm. Dens deus meus. O God thou art my god, early will I seek ye. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth after in a baren and dry land where no water is. Thus do I look for the in thy sanctuary, that I might behold thy power and glory. For thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise the. As long as I live will I magnify thee, and lift up my hands in thy name. My soul is satisfied even as it were with marry and fatness, when my mouth praiseth the with joyful syppes. In my bed will I remember thee, and when I wake my talking shallbe of the. For thou hast been my helper, and under the shadow of thy wings, will I rejoice. My soul hangeth upon thee, thy right hand upholdeth me. They seek after my soul, but in vain for they shall go under the earth. They shall fall into the sword, and be a portion for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God, all they that swear by him shall be commended, for the mouth of liars shallbe stopped. The lxvi Psalm. Deus miseriatur nostri. GOd be merciful unto us, bless us, & show the light of his countenance upon us. That we may know thy way upon earth thy salvation among all Heathen. Let the people praise thee (O God,) yet let all people praise the. O let the people rejoice and be glad, that thou judgest the folk righteously, and governeste the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee (O God,) let all people praise thee, the earth hath given her fruit. God even our own God, give us his blessing. God bless us, and let all the ends of the world fear him. ¶ The anthem. Lord thy right hand hath defended me. ¶ The anthem. From the gates. ¶ The song of Ezechias. Esay. xxxviii. Chap. Ego dixi in dimidio dierum. I Thought I should have gone to the gates of hell in my best age, and have wanted the residue of my years. I said within myself, I shall never visit God in this life, I shall never see man among the dwellings of the Lord. Mine age is folden up together, and taken away from me like a shepherds cottage, my life is hewn of, like as a weaver cuts of his web. While I was yet taking my rest he hewed me of, and made an end of me in one way. I thought I would have lived unto the morrow, but he bruised my bones like a lion, and made on end of me in one day. When chattred I like a swallow, and like a crane and mourned as a dove. I life up mine eyes into the height, O lord (said I) violence is done unto me, be thou surety for me. What shall I speak or say, that he may do this? that I may live out all my years, ye in the bitterness of my life. Verily (Lord) men must live in bitterness, and all my life must I pass over therein, for thou raisest me up and wakest me, but I wysbe well content with this bitterness. Nevertheless my conversation hath so pleased thee, that thou wouldest not make an end of my life, so that thou hast cast my sins behind thy back. For hell praiseth not thee, death doth not magnify the. They that go down into the grave praise not thy truth, but the living: ye the living acknowledge the like as I do this day, the father telleth his children of thy faithfulness. deliver us (O Lord) & we will sing praises in thy house all the days of our life. ¶ The anthem. Fron the gates of hell, Lord deliver their souls. ¶ The anthem. Let every spirit. The. Cxlviiij. Laudate dominum decelis. Praise ye the Lord of heavens, praise ye him in the high place. Praise ye him all his angels, all his powers praise ye him. Praise ye him son and moan, all stars and lyghe praise ye him. The highest of heavens praise ye him, & the waters that are above the heavens, let them praise the lords name. For by his words all things were made, by his commandment all things were created. He hath stablished them everlastingly and into the world of worldes-he hath set a law, that shall not exspyre. Praise ye the Lord of the earth ye dragons, and all depenesses. Fire, hail, snow, ice, storms of winds, that do his commandment. Mountains and all little hills, woods bearing fruit, and all cedar trees. Beasts and all manner of cattle, serpents and feathered fowls. Kings of the earth, and all people, princes and all judges of the earth. Bachelors and maidens, old men and young, let them praise the name of the lord, for the name of him only is exalted. The knowledging of him is above heaven and earth, and he hath exalted the horn of his people. laud be unto all his saints to the sons of Israel, to the people approaching unto him. The. Cxlix. Psalm. Cantate domino. S●nge ye unto the Lord a new song, let the congregation of saints praise him. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him and let the sons of Zion triumph in their king. Let them praise his name with dancing let them sing unto him with timpany and harp. For the lord is well pleased with his people, and hath exalted the lowly into salvation. Sayntas shall triumph in glory, they shall make joy in their chambers. The praises of God shallbe in their mouths, and two edged sword in their hands. To do vengeans amongst nations and corrections amongst people. To bind their kings in fetters, and their nobles in manacles of iron. For to execute on them the judgement written, this is glory unto all his saints. Laudate dominum. Praise ye the lordein his saints, praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise ye him in his strength, praise ye him according to the almyghtynesse of his power. Praise ye him with the sound of a trumpette praise ye him with harp and lute. Praise ye him with tympany & dancing, praise ye him with rebecks and organs. Praise ye him with clary symballes well sounding, praise ye him with Symballes of sweetness, let every spirit praise the Lord. The anthem. Let every spirit give praise unto the Lord. ¶ The versicle. From the gates of hell. ¶ The response. Lord deliver their souls. ¶ The anthem. I am. ¶ The song of Zachary the prophet. Benedictus dominus. Luce i BLessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people. ●e hath raised up an horn of salvation, in the house of his servant David. Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophets, which were sins the world began. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hands of them that hate us. To fulfil the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament. To perform the oath which he swore to our father Abraham that he would give himself to us. That we delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear. In the holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou child, shalt be called the prophet of the highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our god, by the which springing from that high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in the darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. ¶ The anthem. I am the resurrection and life he that believeth in me ye all though he were dead, yet shall he live, & whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall not see everlasting death. Lord have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Our father. And lead us not. But deliver us: ¶ The xxix psalm. Exaltabo te domine. I Will magnify thee (O Lord) for thou hast set me up, and not suffered my foes to triumph over me. O Lord my God I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Thou Lord haste brought my soul out of hell, thou hast kept my life, where as they go down into the pit: Sing praises unto the Lord (O ye saints of his) give thanks unto him for a remembrance of holiness. For his wrath is but the twinkling of an eye, & his pleasure is in life, heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. As for me when I was in prosperity I said: tush, I shall never fall more. And why? thou Lord of thy goodness hadst made my hill so gronge. But as soon as thou turnest thy face from me, I was brought in fear. Then cried I unto thee (O lord) ye unto the lord made I my prayer. What profit is there in my blood, if I go down into corruption. May the dust give thanks unto thee? or shall it declare thy faithfulness. Hear (O Lord) and have mercy upon me, Lord be thou my helper. And so thou hast turned my heaviness into joy, thou hast put of my sackcloth, & girded me with gladness. That mine honour might sing praises unto the without ceasing. Lord my God, I will give thanks unto the for ever. From the gates of hell, Lord deliver their souls. I trust to see the goodness of the lord, in the land of the living. Lord hear my prayer, and and let my clamour come unto the. ¶ The prayer. O God which by the mouth of Saint Paul thine apostle, hath taught us, not to be sorry for them that sleep in Christ: Grant we beseech the that in the coming of thy son our lord jesus Christ, we with all other faithful people being departed, may be graciously brought unto joys everlasting, which shalt come to judge both the quick and the dead, and the world by fire. almighty eternal God, to whom there is never any prayer made, without hope of mercy, be propiciable to the soul of thy servant N. that saying it departed from this life, in the confession of thy name thou wilt cause it to be associate to the company of thy saints. By Christ our Lord. O God of whose mercy there is no numbered, admit our prayers for the souls of thy servants the bishops, and grant unto them the land of pleasure & light in the fellowship of thy blessed angels. By christ our lord. Lord incline thine ear unto our prayers wherein we right devoutly call upon thy mercy that thou wilt bestow the souls of thy servants, both men & women (which thou hast commanded to depart from this world) in the country of peace and rest, and further cause them to be partakers with thy saints. By Christ our Lord. WE beseech lord that the prayer of thy suppliants may avail to the souls of thy servants of either kind that thou wilt both purge them of all their sins, & cause them to be partakers of thy redemption, which livest and reignest God, world without end. So be it. ¶ The third part of the primer treating of works. Works are divers some right good & necessary which must needs be observed, as the commandments of god. And these most chiefly aught to be regarded and had in price and not compared with other works, but esteemed above them all. ¶ Some are works of men's tradition, yet agreeable and consonant to god's word, and these aught to be observed, but not had in like reverence with the works commanded of God. ¶ Some works are traditions of men, not agreeable to god's word, but repugnant which neither ought to be regarded nor observed. ¶ Of these briefly shallbe somewhat said, but for as much as the works commanded of God are to be reputed as the chief, they shallbe recited in the first place. ¶ The commandments of God given by Moses, and expounded by Christ sentencially taken, and here with their whole sentences set forth as they have spoken them, very necessary and expedient for youth to learn, and for all estates to know and observe the same. ¶ The first table. I Am the LORD thy god which have brought the out of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none other gods but me. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor any likeness of onything that is in heaven above, or in earth beneath, nor in the water underneath the earth, thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them. For I the LORD thy god, am a jealous god and visit the sin of the fathers, upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me: and yet show mercy unto thousands among them that love me and keep my commandments Christ. Hear Israel our LORD God is one Lord, and thou shalt love thy Lord god with all thy heart, & with all thy soul, & with all thy mind, & with all thy strength. Thou shalt worship thy Lord god, & him only shalt thou serve Thou shalt not take the name of thy Lord god in vain. For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh the name of the Lord his God in vain. Christ Ye have herd how it was said to them of old time: Thou shalt not forswear thyself but shalt perform thine oaths to the Lord. But I say unto you, swear not at all: neither by heaven for it is god's feet, nor yet by the earth, for it is his forestole, neither by jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king: Neither shalt thou swear by thy head because thou canst not make one white hear or a black. But let your communication be, ye ye, and nay nay: for whatsoever is more than that cometh of evil. Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day. Syxe days mayst thou labour and do all that thou hast to do: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God, in it thou shalt do no manner work, neither thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, neither thy man servant, nor thy maid servant neither thy cattle, neither yet the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the see, and all that in them is and rested the seventh day. Wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. Christ. It is leeful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day. For the son of man is Lord, even of the sabbath day. The Lord sayeth by his prophet Isaiah that his sabbath is hallowed & kept when we rest and cease to do our own will, to follow our own ways, & to speak our own words, when we in word, thought and deed, fulfil his will, and not ours: and we suffer him to do his works in us, that at the last we may come to the Sabbath & true rest, even eternal life, which Christ the Lord of the Sabbath, hath obtained for us by his blood. ¶ The second table. ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother. That thy days may be long in the land which the LORD thy god giveth the. Christ Honour thy father and thy mother, Paul Honour thy father & mother, this is the first commandment that hath any promise, that thou mayst be in good estate, & live long on the earth. By this commandment Christ teacheth us not only to have our father and mother in reverence and to obey them as he himself was subject unto his mother the virgin Mary, but also to minister unto there necessities. ¶ Thou shalt do no murder. Christ. Ye have herd how it was said unto them of the old time: Thou shalt not kill. Whosoever killeth, shallbe in danger of judgement. But I say to you: Whosoever is angry with his brother shallbe in danger of judgement. Whosoever sayeth to his brother, Racha, shallbe in danger of a council. But whosoever sayeth, thou foul, shallbe in danger of hell fire. Iten ye have herd how it is said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour: and hate thine enemy. But I say to you love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you: that ye may be the children of your father which is in heaven. For he maketh the son to arise on the evil, and on the good, and sendeth his rain on the just, and on the unjust. ¶ Thou shalt not commit adultery. Christ, Ye have herd how it was said to them of old time: thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say to you, that whosoever looketh on a woman lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Let wedlock be had in all price, in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled, for horekepers and adulterers God will judge. ¶ Thou shalt not steal, Christ. Steal not, defraud no man, if any man will sue the at the law, and take thy cote from thee, let him have thy cloak also: give to him that asketh, and from him that would borrow turn not away. Paul Now is there utterly a fault among you because ye go to law one with another? Why rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourself to be rob? ye even yourself do wrong and rob and that the brethren. Let him that did steal, steal no more, but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give unto him that needeth. ¶ Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbour. Christ. Bear no false witness, I say unto you that of every idle word, which men shall have spoken, they shall give account, at the day of judgement. Paul. Wherefore put away dying, and speak every man truth to his neighbour, for as much as we are members one of another. Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths. But that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers. Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you. Let no filthiness, folyssh talking, nor testing (which are not comely) be once named among you: but rather giving of thanks. ¶ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbours wife, his man servant, his maid, his ox, his ass, or aught that is his. Christ. What so ever ye would that men should do to you: even so do you to them, To love a man's neighbour as himself, is a greater thing, than all offerings, and sacrifices. Be not overcome with lusts, for the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word. Paul. Let your conversation, be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. Godliness is riches, if a man be content with that he hath. For we brought nothing into the world, and it is a plain case, that we carry nothing out, When we have food and raiment, let us therewith be content. They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many folyssh and noisome lusts which drown men in perdition and destruction. For covetousness is the rote of all evil: which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows. ¶ The ten commandments compendiously extracted and briefly set forth according to the form of the last setting forth. i. Thou shalt have none other gods but me. two. Thou shalt not take the name of the lord god in vain, iii. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. iiii. Honour thy father and mother, v. Thou shalt do no murder. vi. Thou shalt not commit adultery. seven. Thou shalt not steal. viii. Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbour ix. Thou shalt not desire thy neighbours. etc. x. Thou shalt not desire thy neighbours wife nor his servant nor his maid, etc. THese are the words which every christian ought both to know and to do, and about this should a devout mind be busied, and occupied, and not about vain works of our own heads for the knowledge of the which we have been right earnestly intent and given diligence in these commandments of God neglected which would of us not to be forgotten, but always had in heart, as these sentences following doth testify. These words which I command the this day shallbe in thine heart, and thou shalt were them on thy children and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up: and thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand. And they shallbe papers of remembrance between thine eyes and thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house and upon the gates. Take heed and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after the for ever, when thou dost that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God. ¶ See thou do that which is right in the sight of the Lord, that thou mayst prosper. Deut. vi. ¶ Ye shall do after nothing that ye do here this day, every man what seemeth him good in his own eyes. But what so ever I command you, take heed ye do, and put nothing thereto, nor take aught therefrom. Deut. xii. ¶ Cursed be he that continueth not in all the words of this law to do them. Deut. xxviii. Christ. if ye love me keep my commandments. joh. xiiii. Christ, Happy are they that hear the word of god and keep it. Whosoever keepeth the whole law, and yet fail in one point, he is guilty in all. For he that said. Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also: Thou shalt not kill. They that fear the Lord keep his commandment. Eccle. two. THe second state of works is of man's tradition. which be with god's words or at the lest not repugnant to god's word, they are to be received, as the prescription of certain days to be kept holy, or to be fasted, the lemytation of certain hours to be appointed in the church for the people to pray, certain of ceremonies about the ministrations of the sacrament with such other, for the receiving of the which and such other like S. Peter giveth us counsel, saying▪ submit yourself unto all manner of ordinance of men for the Lords sake, for the ordinances of men according to the condition of men, and the time are very expedient. Wherefore Paul among the corinthians made many ordinances, as that a man should not pray or prophecy having any thing upon his head, and that no woman should pray or prophecy with an uncovered head: That they should come to the suppers of the lord in an order, and that in the congregation they should not all prophecy at ones, but that one should prophesy after another, that wives should keep silence in the congregation, for it becometh not women to speak in the congregation. And for a conclusion he sayeth, let all things be done honestly, and in order, if then Paul made such traditions among the Corinthians, such may be made among us, and as he made them to be observed, so ought this lawful ordinances to be observed. But as Paul did not command them to be observed as works of righteousness, but as comely ordinances, as concerning a poletyke order, so ought the traditions now received in the church to be observed as civil pollyces, and not as works of righteousness. Wherefore the superstitious holiness of many may here well be noted, which always thought themselves very holy, if they observed such civil ordinances, the commandments of God neglected. Was that not counted holiness every sunday to receive holy bread fasting, was not he counted holy that would fast every saints even, and keep the day holy (as they call it) that is to put on the best garments, & be idle all the day or else give themself to abomination. Were not these more regarded, or may I say be they not now better esteemed then the commandments of God. The fasting days and holidays, be they not every sunday in the church proclaimed, the commandments of god till these latter days not one day spoken of, for holidays and fasting days the people diligently inquired of their curates, because they have a fere of the breaking of them, but of the commandments of God they nothing require because they regard not the transgression of them. There is a great number that maketh great danger to eat white meat in lente, yet they make small danger to transgress gods commandment. These things are not rehearsed (gentle reader) to the intent that such traditions should be utterly contemned, but to show the abuse how they are more esteemed, than the true holiness of an christian man's life, which is to be collocate in the faith of Christ and the commandments of God, but these were preferred before gods commandments in man's estimation, yet plainly they are but trefels to them in reputation, for as God is above man, so is his commandments above the commandments of men. Regard God's commandments above all man's traditions, yet receive and observe men's traditions that be lawful, but much more receive and observe first Gods commandments, and then the lawful traditions of the heads. For Christ rebuked not the pharisees because they did observe the smaller things of the law, but that they observing them, did omit the greater things of the law saying: Woe be unto you pharisees, and scribes, ye hypocrites, which tithe mint anise and commyne, and leave the wayghter matters of the law behind, namely: judgement, mercy and faith, these aught to have been done and not to leave the other behind, leave not then the commandments of God. But let them (for as much as they are the wayghter deeds) be first observed & done, & the other also as it is before said: not to be omitted, as Paul counseleth. Let every soul submit himself to the authority of the higher powers, for there is no power but of god, the pours that be are ordained of God, so that who so ever resisteth the powers resisteth the ordinance of god, & they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. Warn them that they submit themselves unto princes and to the higher authority, to obey the officers and to be ready to all good works. Be yet advertised gentle reader that thou put no trust in those works, no nor yet in the extern works of God's commandments to be justified by them only, but rather because that they come of faith are they accepted for of only works is no man justified, also David sayeth: Enter not into judgement with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. By the deeds of the law no flesh may be justified in his sight. The kindness & love of God our savour to manwarde, hath appeared not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought but of his mercy he saved us. etc. When ye have done all these things whieh are commanded you, say we are unprophetable servants, we have done which was our duty to do. These places with many other that might be here inferred which now to avoid prolixity are omitted do manifestly witness, that by works is no man saved, yet be not discouraged, neither say with thyself, what shall I do good works seeing I shall not be saved by them, than they will do no good. Many things moveth a true christian to work first his faith, for as the tree can not bring forth fruit, if he hath life in him, so can not the faithful, but bring forth good works, if he have a perfect faith in him, wherefore if that, thou work not be assured that thou lackest faith, a perfect faith seizeth not from works. A Christian also should work to give ensample as in the fift of Mathewe Christ sayeth: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works & glorify your father which is in heaven, see that ye have honest conversation among the gentles, that they which backbite you as evil doers may se your good works and praise god in the day of visitation. Itt moveth also a christian to work that betwixt god and us is a covenant made, that he shall reward not for the dignity or worthiness of the work but for his covenants sake, for the worthiness of the work doth not receive such a reward when the reward is an hundredth fold better than the work in this covenant of Christ, as whosoever forsaketh houses, or brethren, or sisters, other father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my name's sake▪ the same shall receive an hundredth fold, and shalt inherit everlasting life. Many are the covenants made betwixt god and us, and when Christ said: happy are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. etc. If ye shall forgive other men their trespasses, your heavenly father shall also forgive you. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments, by these covenants thou mayst perceive (Christian reader) that unto work is a reward promised by covenant. Wherefore if thou delight to work for a reward, be of good there and cease not to work thou shalt have a reward, not for thy merit's deserts or worthiness of thy work (as is before said) but for thy covenant's sake. But the chief motive to good works is or shallbe the very pure love of God, for upon love doth Christ found the observation of his commandments, as it may be gathered by his saying: if ye love me, keep my commandments. So then the observation of god's commandments is the effect of the love of god, as in the same chapter it is expressed of Christ saying. He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me. So that a true christian ought to do good works, not for the love of eternal life, neither for the fear of eternal death, which ensueth the transgression of god's commandments, but for the very love of God which faith hath wrought in him. By this it may be perceived that although by faith only, & not by works man is justified in the sight of god, yet good works are not thought to be despised, and that man should not work (as some falsely hath imputed to preachers) but rather that all good works shallbe busily exercised to the glory of god. The third sort of works are of the tradition of man, which are not in the scripture of God, nor yet consonant to the scripture of god, but plainly repugnant, as pardons, pilgrimages, kissing of images, offering of candles, kneeling and crouching to stocks and stones, and such other which ought not to be received nor observed, for it is rather to be obeyed to god than unto man. Acts. v. the authors of such traditions, as Christ sayeth doth worship him in vain teaching doctrines, which are nothing but men's precepts. Mat. xv. Of these precepts and men's laws, seek the xxviii and xxix chapter of Esay, in the which ye shall perceive these pleasures of God for them. ¶ The office of all estates. BE wise now therefore (O ye kings). Be warned ye that are judges of the earth. Psalmus. iiii. Serve the lord with fear, & rejoice before him with reverence. Hear therefore (O ye kings) and understand. Sapien. vi. O learn ye that be judges of the ends of the earth, give ear ye that rule the multitudes and delight in much people, for the power is given you of the Lord, and the strength from the highest, which shall try your works and search out your imaginations. Sapi. vi. Unto you therefore (O ye kings) do I speak that ye may learn wisdom, & not go amiss, for they that keep righteousness, shallbe righteously judged, and they that are learned in righteous things, shall find to make answer, wherefore set your lusts upon my words & love them, so shall ye come by nurture. ¶ To the league people of all estates unto their prince. LEt every soul submit himself to the authority of the higher powers. for there is no power but of God. The powers that be are ordained of God, so that whosoever resisteth the powers, resisteth the ordinances of God. Roma. xiii, And they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. for rulers are not to be feared for good works, but of evil. If thou wilt be without fear of the power do well then, and thou shalt have praise of the same, for he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But if thou do evil then fear, for he beareth not the sword for nought. for he is the minister of God, a taker of vengeance, to punish him that doth evil, wherefore ye must needs obey, not only for punishment, but also because of conscience, for this cause must ye give tribute also, for they are gods ministers, which maintain the same defence, ¶ submit yourself unto all manner of ordinances of men for the lords sake. whether it be unto the king as unto the chief head, or unto rulers as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers, but for the praise of them that do well. ¶ The bishops. A bishop must be blameless. Tit. i. as the steward of God, 〈◊〉 wilful, not angry, not given to much wine, no fighter, not greedy, of filthy lucre, but barbarous, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate and such a one as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learnyg. and to improve them that say against it. ¶ The Elders of Pardons. THe elders which are among you I exhort which am also an elder and a witness of these afflictions in Christ, and partaker of the glory that shallbe opened. feed Christ's flock which is among you, & take the oversight of them, not as though ye were compelled thereto. but willingly, not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind, not as though ye were lords over the parisshians, but that ye be an example to the flock: and when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive the incorruptible crown of glory. ¶ Rulers. Ye that are rulers of the earth, see that ye love righteousness, & that ye commit no unrighteousness in judgement. Thou shalt not have respect to the person of the poor, nor honour thou the countenance of the rich, but judge thy neighbour righteously. ¶ Every christian to his even christian. Ye shall not deceive your brethren, neither with weight nor measure, but ye shall have balances and true weights, for I am the lord your God, Ye shall not steal, neither lie, nor deal falsely one with another Ye shall not swear falsely by my name, so to unhallow the name of thy god, for I am the Lord. Thou shalt do thy neighbour no wrong, nor rob him. The workemannes' labour shall not bide with thee, until the morning. Thou shalt not cu●…e the deaf. Thou shalt not put no stombling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God, for I am the Lord. ¶ Husbands. husbands love your wives even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it to sanctify it, and cleanse it in the fountain of water, through the word to make it to himself a glorious congregation without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. So ought men to love their wives. as their own bodies he that loveth his wife loveth himself, for no man yet ever hated his own flesh. but nourished it. etc. ¶ wives. wives submit yourself to your own husbands, as unto the Lord for the husband is the wives head, even as Christ is head of the congregation. Therefore as the congregation is in subjection to Christ, likewise let the wives be in subjection to their husbands in all points ¶ Father's and mothers. Ye father move not your Children to wrath, but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord. ¶ Chylhren. Children obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord for it is right, ●nd honour thy father and mother, that is the first commandment that hath any promise. that thou mayst be in good estate and live long on the earth. ¶ Masters. Ye masters do unto your servants that which is just & equal putting away all bitterness and threatenings knowing that even ye have a master in heaven. ¶ Servants. Servants be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God, and what so ever ye do: do it heartily as though ye did it unto the Lord, and not unto men. For as much as ye know that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance for ye serve the Lord Christ. ¶ Widows She that is a very widow and friendless putteth her trust in God, & continueth in supplication and prayer night and day. ¶ The some of all. love thy neighbour as thyself, and what soever ye would that other should do to you, do you even the same to them, and what ye would not that other should do to you, see that ye do it not to them, ¶ The conclusion of Saint Peter upon all states. In conclusion be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pateful, be courtesy, recompense not evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke, but contrariwise, bless and know that ye are called thereto, even that ye should be heirs of the blessing. ¶ 〈…〉 There were false prophets also among the people, even as theridamas shallbe false teachers among you likewise which privily shall bring in damnable sects, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and shall bring upon themselves swift damnation: and many shall follow their damnable ways, by whom the way of the truth shallbe evil spoken of: and thorough covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, upon whom the judgement is not negligent in tarrying of old, and their damnation sleepeth not. They count it pleasure to live deliciously for a season: Spots are they & filthiness, living at pleasure and in deceivable ways, feasting with that which is yours, having eyes full of adultery, and can not cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised with covetousness: they are cursed children, and have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, which loved the reward of unrighteousness, but was rebuked of his iniquity. ¶ Imprinted in bottoll lane, at the sign of the whit bear by me John Maylerfor John Waylande, and be to sell in pole's churchyard, by Andrew Hesterat the whit horse, and also by Mychel Lobley, at the sign of saint Mychell. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum. 1539.