AN EPItome of the Psalms, or brief meditations upon the same, with diverse other most christian prayers, translated by Richard Taverner.  
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.  
1539   

TO THE MOST MIGHTY, and most redoubted price HENRY the. VIII. King of England and of France Defensor of the Faith, lord of Ireland, and in earth supreme head immediately under CHRIST of the church of England, his most humble servant Richard Taverner desireth all felicity, joy and increase of lawful posterity.  
PLease it your excellent Majesty to understand, that where as, more than three years passed, my very good lord and old master my lord Privy seal for such qualities as he thought to have espied in me (which I myself nevertheless acknowledge not) preferred and delivered me up unto your grace's service, and sithence that time, to th'intent he would make me the more able & meet to serve your highness in my calling, hath enured me with diverse translations and other exercises: So it is most gracious and most redoubted sovereign lord, that amongs other things, he hath committed this book of prayers to my penning & translating into the English tongue. The self prayers, no doubt, be excellent, pure, sincere, godly & Christian. But my translation, I fear, is rude, base, unpleasant, gross, and barbarous. I fear, I say, lest according to the proverb I shall tender pro aureis ferrea, lest of good latin I have made evil English, lest I have turned wine into water. My courage & good will is much, th'expectation of mine old Maecenas is of me great, finally the celsitude of your majesty requireth no base thing. But I am sore afraid that mine industry herein employed shall answer nether to your majesties most royal dignity, nether to my said lords expectation, nether yet to mine own good will & desire. Nevertheless how so ever my translation is (for unto your majesties most exact judgement & censure as unto another Aristarchus I most humbly submit it) certes the incomparable benignity of your most gracious person, hath impelled me with a bold spirit to offer and dedicate the fruits of these my labours unto the same, to th'intent that under the most noble patrociny of your royal name, the book may the more plausibly and greedily be devoured of your loving subjects. Truth it is, that my poor degree & baseness of condition is far unmeet to offer any thing unto your most excellent highness. Howbeit, if heathen kings have very thankfully received of their subjects hands, Pome granates, handfuls of water, and such other trifling things, esteeming rather the prompt and ready will of the givers, than the price of the things given, if also Christ himself our mighty shepherd (whose vicar for the church & realm of England your majesty is recognized) not only accepted but also preferred the two minutes of the poor widow afore the precious oblations of the rich personages, I doubt not, but your majesty being a christian King and such a king, will not ingratelye receive at your humble servants hand, these his simple lucubrations which tend to the high benefit, edification, and commodity of your grace's people. But lest with my loquacity I might be an impediment unto your most serious occupations, I make an end. The God of peace and of consolation grant, that like as your highness most like unto the godly king Ezechias earnestly go about the perfect instauration of the true religion and th'advancement of god's glory, all false religion destroyed: so he will vouchsafe, to send you the thing that the most wise king Solomon esteemed for the sweetest and best portion of man's life, and for a treasure inestimable, that is to wite, a prudent and wise lady to your majesties wife and to our your most addict subjects Queen, which according to the voice of the prophet, may be as a fruitful vine in your majesties house, furnished with children like olive branches round about your grace's table. For lo thus shall the man be blessed (sayeth he) which feareth the Lord. What shall we say? God hath already heard our most ardent vows and petitions. This lady most excellent is prepared of thalmighty for your majesty, she is in journey ready to be transported into your grace's realm. The God of spirits mought so tempre and breathe the weather and so graciously conduct her in her journey, as she may most happily arrive at the time desired into your grace's presence, to the full contentation of your hearts desire, to the plausible expectation of your grace's subjects, and finally to the true honour and glory of almighty God. For the accomplishment whereof, we all with one accord mought pour out these prayers following & semblable to the Lord of all. Amen.  Domine saluum fac Regem.  

❧ A General Confession of sins unto God, daily to be said of the christian person.  
O Most merciful lord god, and most tender & dear father, vouch safe I heartily beseech thee, to look down with thy fatherly eyen of pity upon me most vile & wretched sinner, which lie here prostrate before the feet of thy bottomless mercy. For I have sinned against the throne of thy glory & before the o father, in so much that I am no more worthy to be called thy son. Nevertheless, forasmuch as thou art the god & father of all comfort, and again desirest not the death of the sinner, but like a true Samaritane takest thought of my silly wounded soul: make me I pray thee, by infounding thy precious oil of comfort into my wounds joyfully to run with the lost son unto the lap of thine everlasting pity. For lo, thou art my hope, and trust in whom I only repose myself having in the full confidence and faith, and so I say with very heart. I believe in the o god the father, in the o god the son and in the o god the holy ghost, three persons and one true and very god, beside whom I knowledge none other god in heaven above nor in earth beneath. Yea and I accuse myself unto thee, dear father, that I have grievously offended thy almighty goodness and majesty in the committing of mine abundant and manifold sins. For I have not kept the least of thy most godly commandments like as thy righteousness may demand the same of me. I have (I say) not honoured thee, like my god, dread thee, like my lord, loved the like my father, trusted in the like my creator and saviour. Thy holy and dreadful name, unto whom all glory and honour belongeth, have I used in vain. I have not sanctified the holy days which works which be acceptable unto thee, nor instructing my neighbour in virtue accordingly. I have not honoured my parents nor bene obedient unto them through whom (as by an instrument) thou hast wrought my coming into this world. The high powers and rulers which take their authority of thee, I have not been willingly obedient unto. I have not kept my heart pure from manslaughter, yea had not thy grace defended me the better, I should have committed the very deed also. In like wise I am not pure from theft, from adultery, from false witness bearing, but have in my heart wished and desired my neighbour's goods and things. I have followed the prince of this world Satan (which hath been a liar from the beginning) in concupiscence of the flesh, in pride of living, in lying, in deceitfulness, in lechery, in hatred and envy, in backbiting, in despair and misbelieve. My five wits have I foully misspent, in hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and feeling, which thou hast given me to use unto thy honour & to the edification and profit of my neighbour. But in what manner so ever that I have offended and sinned against thy majesty (for noman knoweth thoroughly his sins as thy prophet witnesseth) whither it hath been by day or by night even from my childhod unto this day were it in wordis, works or thought secretly or openly, my merciful god, I am sorry for it, even from the very bottom of my heart. Yea my soul mourneth for sorrow most merciful father that I am not a thousand times soryer than I am. Howbeit in token of repentance (though all hearts be known well enough unto thee) I knock and strike my breast and say in bitterness of soul. Lord god father have mercy, Lord god son have mercy, lord god holy ghost have mercy. Spare me of thine infinite mercy dear lord now and at the days of my life, & let me have part of thine abundant grace, so as I may change my sinful life and put out of me the old man with all his evil concupiscence, and also that I may die unto the world, and that the world may be unto me a cross, and so go forth in a new life. Strengthen me (o lord) in a true humble heart, in perfect love, hope, and trust in the. give my soul the grace to desire the only, in the only to rejoice and repose myself, and the I may utterly renounce and forsake the vain affiance of this world, so that thou mayst find me ready with the good servant in the midnight of my death, which shall suddenly steal upon me like a thief ere I be ware. Be thou unto me at that time of need o lord a tour of strength a place of refuge, and a defensable god namely against the face of the fiend, who like a roaring lion shallbe then most ready to devour me and against desperation which then shall be busy to grieve me. Let then thy comfort cleave fast unto me, thy mercy keep me, and thy grace guide me. Fetch then again, Lord god father, that which thy puissant might hath shapen. Fetch then again lord son that which thou hast so wisely governed & bought with thy precious blood. Take again then, lord holy ghost, that which thou haste kept and preserved so lovingly in this region of sin and vale of misery, three persons and one very god, unto whom be praise and honour for ever and ever.  
AMEN.   

❧ THE EPITOME OF PSALMS TRANSLATED BY RICHARD TAVERNER.  

A prayer for true Godliness. PSALM. I.  
O LORD god and father, I beseech thee, by Christ our lord, that of thine infinite mercy thou keep me, so as at no time I follow the counsels either of the wicked, which know the not, or of hypocrites which with heart seek the not, and that I enter not in the way of sinners with a mind to fulfil the desires and works of the flesh: But rather when so ever through frailty of this old and corrupt nature I shall chance to run astray (as no man is void of sin) thou wilt cause me to stay and pluck my foot back again. Keep me that I sit not in the seat of pestilent scorners, which cloaking their pharisaical and devilish intentes condemn in other men thy verity and gospel. Go to, bring to pass by thy holy spirit that I may bren in desire of thy law, that upon th'advancement of thy word my mind may always be occupied, that I may evermore choose that is most pleasant to thee, and hate that, both in myself and in other, which to the is displeasant. Make, I pray thee, that I may be a tree planted by the sweet rivers of ghostly waters, to the intent I may bring forth fruit to thy glory and profit of my neighbour, as often as thou shalt minister time and occasion thereunto, lest my leaves, that is, my words and works should fade & fall away, but that all things may prosper, whatsoever I shall do in thy name. Assist me I pray thee, that I may take rote in the ground of life, lest with the ungodly like chaff and dust I be blown abroad by the most pernicious wind of this world. And grant that I may stand in the judgement and in the assembly of the righteous, that I may enter into judgement without punishment, and escape everlasting damnation. Amen.   

For the true knowledge of Christ. psalm. 2.  
Lord if at any time for thy name's sake this world shall furiously trouble me, then with patience and strength of spirit, arm thou me, and be thou at hand, that I may burst the bands and counsels of the ungodly, and cast away that unfruitful yoke of the sinful conscience and fear of damnation, which evils thou o lord that haste thy residence in heaven dost scorn. Grant that I may stand fast in the statutes and precepts of thy son our lord jesus Christ, which be honest studies to help my neighbour, proceeding of faith unfeigned (the which jesus thou haste proclaimed king over Zion thy holy hill, that is, amongs the faithful christians) so as he only may rule me, by the spirit of his mouth, which to that intent was made thy son in time appointed, that thou the father shouldest adopt and choose me into thine eternal heritage, by whom now I am partaker of thy kingdom and coheyre with him. Grant lord, that I may with true awe ever more serve thee, but not with the false and feigned service of the world neither yet constreynedly, but of a frank spirit and sincere truth, obeying nevertheless to all temporal power and human ordinances, while they be not against thy word, that I may attain unto the unspeakable joy of thy promises for thy words sake, not doubting of my salvation, and that I may lovingly obey thy fatherly chastisement, for surely sharpness of correction maketh that we lose not the way of troth. Ah good god give me grace that in thee, I may continually and fastly hope, and of the look for all things by Christ our lord. So be it.   

A common prayer to the lord for help in adversity. psalm. 3.  
Forasmuch as many (o Lord) rise maliciously against me, and say within themselves, there is surely no health to be looked for from god unto this fellow, take thou me up I pray thee, be thou my shield, and my succour, and replenish thou me with true glory in thy sight, to the intent I may boast of the and be joyful with a careless heart. hearken unto me from thy holy hill, as oft as I cry unto thee: make me not to fear, yea though thousands of men stand against me. Lord at thy hands only is aid and health to be received & blessing over thy people. Arise therefore lord, help me and endow me which thy blessing.   

For the lightning of the holy ghost. psal. 4.  
Hear me when I cry for secure to thee (o Christ which art my righteousness and innocency) and in adversity solace me with the joy of thy spirit. Pour upon me thy grace and grant me my petitions, lift up over me the light of thy countenance (o lord) and thy favour, that through thy spirit I may knowledge thee, and with the same be heartily cheerful for ever. Grave within me (o lord almighty) peace, fast hope brenning love, and faith unfeigned evermore to endure. So be it.   

A prayer for grace in the morning. psalm. 5.  
Lord hear thou my words, mark my crying, o my king and my god, for unto the only I come to pray, neither do I look for secure any where else, than of the. Thou shalt graciously hearken unto my petition (o lord) in the morning, that is, that thy grace mought spring in mine heart with the morrow light of comfort, the night of care & perturbations being over passed. Suffer me not to perish with ungodly folk, whom thou cursest. I come running unto thee, not trusting to mine own righteousness, but to thine unspeakable mercy, & towards thy holy temple I shall address myself to worship the with all reverence and fear. Lord with the rule of thy justice thou shalt direct me for thy name's sake, thou shalt make plain thy way before me, and my way before thee, least the spirit of malice turn me thence. Let them rejoice which repose themselves and trust always in thy succour, let them sing hymns & psalms, which do glory and rejoice of thee, let them triumph which love thy name. Thou shalt defend us with thy grace, as with a shield in time of slander and peril, to th'intent, when we be assaulted of them, we may yet with constant cheer grow up into our full perfection.   

In adversity for the comfort of the holy ghost. psalm. 6.  
Lord in thy wrath reprove me not, neither in the heat of thy mind chasten me, but rather pacify and assuage my troubled spirit and have compassion on me, for I am sore diseased. Oh lord play the physician upon me, for my bones are grievously shaken & vexed. How long lord will it be thus? When shall I feel comfort at thy hands? Return lord to thine accustomed mercy and deliver my soul, help me for thy mercy's sake, for in death noman remembreth thee, neither they which be in hell or helly torments of heart do give worthy thanks for benefits received of the. Secure my necessity, o lord, bring me again & keep me, for else I shall perish and be utterly lost. Hear my woeful and lamentable voice, give answer to my requests. Turn from me mine enemies, and rid me of all incommodities and grievances. Amen.   

A prayer that the children of god may be gathered together. psalm. 7.  
O Lord my god, we have trusted in thee, defend us therefore from persecutors, keep us. For if thou ceasest, it is certain we shallbe trodden under foot. Arise Lord and guide thy church assembled in spirit with a godly dispensing of mysteries, to th'intent thy name mought be glorified by the same in living & cleaving together. For these ungodly people which be evermore snapping against us, think thou haste no kingdom to govern, whereas it is certain thou hast received all power of thy father, and art always present in men's doings. Oh my lord come forth at last with strength & power for their sake which be as yet somewhat weak even ready to fall when any storm of adversity suddenly arise lest they utterly shrink away. Let us se ones at last an end of the malice of these ungodly. Advance justice for thou (o my god) dost search the hearts and the reins. Bring comfort, and be our buckler, which art wont to help men of upright heart. Make us (o lord) such, as we may set forth thy name with loving hearts. For thy name's sake deliver us from perils. SO BE IT.   

In necessity a prayer according to the example of Christ. Psalm. 8  
O LORD our ruler, for thy name's sake (which is wonderful in the world) have mercy on me, & deliver me out of all distress by jesus Christ whom after he had sustained the cross and foul death, thou didst crown with immortal glory, making him lord over all the works of thy hands, and likewise hast advanced us in him to the same dignity and power. This same Christ thou haste given us and with him all things. In his name we give thanks unto thee, confessing without end thy bountyful benefits towards us. AMEN.   

That the enemies of Christ might be spoiled of their power. Psalm. 9  
replenish my heart (lord) with joy and give me courage, for I will blow abroad thy name which art most high. Stand on my side, and defend my quarrel like a mighty patron, which in very deed is thy quarrel, O just judge. Unto me poor wretch be thou a fortress & buckler in this my trouble and vexation at time convenient which to the is best known. For thou lord never forsakest them that seek thee, neither wilt thou forget the lamentable complaint of the poor. Be merciful unto me, and behold my wretchedness laid open to mine enemies, yea let me rather rejoice, I beseech thee, in thy safeguard, defence, & succour. AMEN   

Against the enemies and persecutors of Christ. Psal. 10.  
FOR what cause (o lord) standest thou so far from me and hidest thy face at times troublesome? How great miseries suffer thy poor servants of the wicked? What so ever them lusteth, that proudly and stubbornly they dare do, none otherwise than if thou hadst no knowledge of men's matters, or hadst forgotten thy promises and threats which be contained in thy law? Arise up lord, put forth thine hand, forget not thy wretched servants, which canst not but see, what wretchedness and woe is every where, specially amongs us, which refer all unto thee, & dare not once wish any thing after our own will and pleasure, thou (I say) art the helper of the poor and friendless. Consider the long hope and awaiting of the troubled, conduct their hearts, that they may duly call on thee, in such wise as they may be herd. From wrongs revenge & defend them lord. Amen.   

That we shrink not from the truth. Psalm. 11.  
IN THE O lord I lay up my hope, let me not shrink from the in adversity, although my most sworn and heartiest friends give me counsel either to dissemble or utterly to deny thy troth. breath in to me a mind to endure even to my death that shall confess openly to all men thy word. For thine eyes lord do try the children of men, aswell the righteous as the unrighteous. Let not, I pray thee, the snares of blindness and despair fall down upon us, neither yet the thunderbolts of vengeance and assaults of the conscience. lighten mine eyes that they may see what is right, and what unright, to th'intent I may go forward constantly in the way of troth with a sure & perfit faith. Amen   

For the increase of faith. Psalm. 12.  
increase o lord my faith, and help mine unbelieve. Help us thy children, for amongs the children of men, few are holy and believing, truth among them is not found. Rise up my lord and hearken to the groanings of the poor & succourless. Set up the way of comfort and health, play the valiant god, spread abroad both far and wide, the pure and sincere word of thy kingdom. Defend me from this malicious and wicked generation.   

The prayer of him that is environed with tribulations. Psalm. 13.  
How long Lord wilt thou forget me? How long shalt thou hide from me thy most gracious countenance? How long shall I be plucked insunder with these pensive thoughts? How long shall my heart consume for care? Come of lord, remember me, cast thine eyes mercifully upon me, and hear me. O lord my god, lighten mine eyes lest with the ungodly they be indimmed, and lest I die in my sins. Let not I pray thee, mine enemies brag over me as conquerors, neither overlook me as I were vanquished. Upon thy benevolence and grace do I trust. Make that my heart may rejoice in thy saving health, that I may sing praises & thankful notes unto thee, being by thee, reposed & set in joy after my fall. Amen.   

The prayer of a new begun Christian. Psalm. 14.  
LORD rid me out of mine ungodliness, pluck from me mine ignorance of thee, banish my slothfulness of enserching the. For unto this wretchedness, we be all naturally borne, neither is there any one person, which can of his own powers wind himself out of this disease. Only thy grace is able to perform this thing. I pray thee, let me call on thee, so oft as I am assayed of cruel adversity even with mine hole heart and with most steadfast faith which ever mought have the upper hand and obtain. Let me not shrink ne quake at any manner thing at all, save only at thy judgement, neither let there be any other garrison or defence unto me, than thou O Lord. Out of thy heavenly Zion, send him which may deliver thy people from the captivity of conscience, that we in him may continually rejoice. AMEN.   

For a life worthy a christian person psalm. 15.  
THat I may inhabit thy tabernacles and have continual residence in thy holy hill, purge me o lord, and justify me by faith from sins. That done, grant that without hypocrisy I may heartily affirm thy troth, detract no man, be grievous or hurtful to no man, neither flatter the evil and corrupt persons, but that I may embrace and have in reverence such as fear the lord, although the ungodly take occasion thereby, to slander and speak evil of me, finally that not only I may grieve no man, but also that I may busily give myself to all manner men unto their edification by Christ. AMEN.   

A common prayer. psalm. 16.  
KEEP me LORD that I perish not, for in the I trust. Be my god. Of my goods thou haste no need being things unprofitable unto the. But I can not want thy aid. It were evil with me, if thou were away. That I may please thee (my lord) lest at any time I should set up Idols in my heart, be thou my only weal, & heritage. By thy spirit counsel me in all matters. Stand at my right hand that I slide not, disclose unto me thy way that leadeth unto life, and by thy most amiable countenance replenish me with joy. SO BE IT.   

Against the enemies of Christ. Psalm. 17.  
HEAR (O lord) rightwiseness, give ear to my cry & prayer flowing out not of a feigned mouth but out of a true heart, let my doom come forth from thee, yea defend thine own cause, let thine eyes behold that is right. When thou searchest me lord, let no untruth, no misbelief be found in me, let not my mouth serve ne my steps stray from thy paths that my feet slip not, which doubtless should else fall down right if thou barest me not up with thy hand. To the I cry (o god) bow down thine ear unto me. listen to my words, show in me a proof and experiment of thy wonderful bounty, that I may know thou hast helped me with thy hand, lest I should ascribe thy gift either to fortune or to man's aid. For thou art the only helper always of such as trust in the. Keep me even as the ball of the eye, & under the shadow of thy wings protect me from persons ungodly and such as trouble me. Let me appear rich in justice in thy sight, that I may be full satiate at the coming of thy glory. AMEN   

In adversity. Psalm. 18.  
KEndel in me (lord) a brenning love towards the. Be thou my strength, my rock, my hold, my deliverer, my god, my hope, my shield, my horn of health. And forasmuch as I call on the by thanks giving, deliver me (I pray thee) from mine enemies, lead me out of these straits unto the largeness of thy solace, be thou desirous to dwell with me, let me keep certainly thy ways, that I be not found before the in sundry sorts an ungodly person. Thy judgements & pleasures mought be always before mine eyes. Thy laws let not me despise. Before the let me be sound, preserve me from all sin, to thy miserable people be an help, humble the proud, expel darkness, kendell light, rid me from all temptation, for thy ways be holy, & thy words pure and clear. There is none other god but thou, o lord, which art my praise: gird me with strength make my ways sincere, & give me the buckler of thy safeguard. Let thy ryghthande strengthen me, from the arrogant and rebels deliver thou me, show me thy bountiful salvation, deal mercifully with me, for I am full assured that I am of the seed of the true David our Lord jesus Christ. AMEN.   

For true ministers of the gospel that they advance the kingdom of Christ. Psalm. 19  
New heavens, I mean preachers of thy word create thou exceeding many (O Lord) so as they may royally set up thy glory, and declare everywhere all the wonderful works of thy hands, namely such as thou hast wrought through thy son jesus Christ for our salvation. Christ is the selfe ryghteousnes under whose wings resteth health, whom thou haste assigned, to have his residence in these heavens. Suffer, I beseech the that by the beams of his grace most lovingly spread abroad, he may cast his light into the world, and kindle in the hearts of men a fervour of spirit. Let him come forth as a bridegroom from his chambre, let him appear courageous as a valiant champion to run thorough his journey, which conducteth us even unto the heavens. Let us once have a proof, I beseech thee, how fatherly thou dost tender us (o father of heaven) for thy well-beloved sons sake. Thy law unspotted mought refresh and win the our souls. Let thy records and covenants pour down into us the spirit of wisdom that we may be even as simple, uncorrupt, & pliable of heart as children. Let thy word that maketh us righteous delight our hearts, let thy pure commaundementis clarify the eyes of our minds, & pluck down the muffler from our face, so as we may thoroughly see (into Moses faith) Christ jesus our lord. Season us with a pure and holy awe, not mixed with sin, but flowing, even of very love, not staggering, but evermore cleaving within us. Put away the fear of the flesh, which in prosperity vainly rejoiceth, and in adversity desperately trembleth. Let us fear thee, only for thine own cause, so as we neither displease the ne lose the. Make me to love thy judgements, whereby thou sleyest the old Adam in us, for they be things tried, true, just, and good. Cause us rather to delight in them, then in any treasure, delices, or pleasures of this world. Make us busyly to express them in our deeds. What person (O lord) thoroughly knoweth his privy faults and secret dissimulation? Take out of me as much as remaineth of the old Adam, keep me thy servant (o lord) from these arrogant and proud men, and such as go about to exempt themselves from thy true church, so as they reign not in mine heart thorough their hypocrisy and feigned holiness, and that I assent not to their seditious minds. So shall I be pure and clean from these horrible sins, rebellion, grudging, shrinking from thy testament, blasphemies of heart. Be not weary of this my talk, but rather let these endeavours of my heart be thankful & acceptable unto the o lord, my maker and redeemer. So be it.   

In adversity and grievous distress. Psam. 20.  
IN this my tribulation LORD hear me, for thy name's sake help me, & send me succours from thine holy place. Strengthen and comfort me o lord, mindful of my prayers and long awaiting, that I may do sacrifice unto thee, and in my sacrifice doing rejoice. Or rather call to remembrance thou my god that self same sacrifice, which jesus Christ thy well-beloved son made unto the his most loving father for me upon the cross, who prayed for me in the days of his life, and for his humility & reverence was herd. For his sake, I say, be merciful unto me, and help me. Out of thy heavenly tower grant that I ones anointed with thy sudden and perpetual joy, may plenteously displey abroad thy most excellent name. Amen.   

To know Christ and his kingdom. Psal. 21.  
Prevent me (O Lord my God) in all thy works by jesus Christ our king, to whom thou hast given all power in heaven and in earth, he is my health and blessing, he is thy dearly beloved son, he is the only reconcilour, thorough whom we be brought again into thy favour. Cheer me with thy pleasant countenance and with thy wholesome gift of repentance. Make me continue strongly for thy goodness O thou that art above all. Arise Lord, show thy might, let the world feel thy power, set aloft Christ's kingdom, the kingdom of spirit & life, the kingdom of the true innocency, and righteousness of God, destroy the adversaries hereof. Then shall we sing in spirit, praise thy power, & give continual thanks to thy name without ceasing. Amen.   

In tribulation to remember the passion of Christ. Psalm. 22.  
MY God, my God, remember me, forsake me not, suffer me not to be lost, sith both night and day I cry to the. Hear me my lord. Our fathers trusted in thee, and thou holpest them. When so ever they called on thee, at no time thou fayledst them, but was always at hand to assist them. Come forth father most dearly beloved in my heart, defend me from Satan's kingdom. Thou drewest me forth of my mother's womb, and haste preserved me unto this day. Of thy bounty & mercy (which I beseech the deny me not at this my need) go not away from me, for anguish and pensyffenes of heart draw nigh unto me, and yet is there none that can help me, but thou only. Let me escape from these dangers through thy Christ my saviour who for my sake hath suffered so spytfull and bitter pains, who for me was sore vexed, cruelly scourged, wounded, nailed, hanged on the cross. Let me escape I say for his bloods sake, which he so largely shed for us to cause us obtain forgiveness of our sins, and enjoy the new and everlasting covenant made between the and us. Stand not far from me o lord, my refuge, & strength Come near and help me, deliver my life from the sword, & my soul from the wood dogs, from the lions jaws defend me, between the horns of unicorns hear me. Than shall I blow abroad thy name with all praises unto my brethren, and in the assembly of the holy persons I shall commend the. Despise not the prayers of the poor, turn not away thy face, hear my cry, for I will record this thy goodness among the miserable, distressed & troublesome consciences, that they thereof may take heart of comfort, grow in hope, cleave more fervently unto thee, and may blow abroad thy most glorious name, and give the their hearty thanks for their salvation. Amen.   

For increase of faith in God. Psalm. 23.  
Lord, my shepherd, feed me thy poor catyfe sheep, then shall I lack nothing, let me lie in the feeding grounds of thy plenteous word, nigh unto the pleasant rivers of thy holy spirit, that I may be refreshed, and bow to thy correction & providence. Turn my soul unto thee, and cool it with thy sweet liquors when with sorrow it beginneth to bren, conduct me to the path of righteousness for thy name's sake, and if I shall happen to walk in the valley of darkness and death, be thou present with me, that I may fear nothing at all. The staff of thy word mought bear me up, and I shall take comfort of it, spread the board of thy word before me, and I will feed of it to strengthen and fortify my mind against all Satan's powers, so as none of his soldiers shall vaynquyshe me. Anoint my head till it be fat with the oil of gladness and hallowing of spirit. Make me drunk with thy cup, that I may forget myself, & utterly renounce mine own dreams and righteousness, to th'intent only thy spirit may reign within me. Let thy gracious mercy never leave me in all this life, & let me abide continually in thine house, a sheep enclosed in thy fold within the hurdles of thy grace and gifts, which art the high and mighty shepherd and granter of all good things. Amen.   

For grace to renew the hearts. Psalm. 24.  
Renew me, shape me again (O Lord) for thine is the world and all that is therein, that I may be able to climb up unto thy mount, to abide in thine holy city, to receive at thy hands health, blessing, mercy, and righteousness. Let me be as a person new borne of thee, let me ensearch the alway. O Christ, king of glory, have thou an everlasting reign in me, for thou art strong enough, thou art puissant & mighty in battle, and Lord of hosts, yea let the bounds and limits of thy kingdom stretch through the world. Cause all men to do their homage and suit unto thee, as to the most glorious conqueror of sin, death, and hell. Amen.   

To be admitted one of God's flock. Psalm. 25.  
TO thee (Lord) I lift up my heart and my soul, my God I trust in thee, put me not to reproach, that mine enemies have no cause to laugh at me. No man shallbe shamed, that trusteth in the. Show me thy way, teach me thy paths, preserve me from wickedness and unbelief, that I serve not from the rule and touch stone of thy word. Guide me in thy troth, & teach me, for thou art the God of my health and safety, and daily do I long for the. Lord remember not my faults and mysdemenours, which from my childhod I have committed one upon another's neck, neither call thou to remembrance my stony dullness, and blind ignorance, but rather think on thy tender mercy which thou hast continued towards those that thou haste chosen from the beginning of the world, neither is there any man that can stop the from thine accustomed wont. Wherefore I beseech thee, that I also may be partaker of thy gracious goodness, according to the depth of thy mercy, for thou (Lord) art righteous and good, therefore thou canst not but warn sinners, when they wander from thy way, that they once taught by thy spirit should walk in spirit and truth, and return from wylsomnes. doubtless Lord thy ways be good and faithful, of thy mere kindness thou dost promise, & thy promise thou keepest faithfully to all such as keep the conditions of thy covenant) I mean the ten commandments) and whose hearts desire is set in the and in thy words both day and night. Go to, Lord call me to be one of this number, & for thy name's sake pardon me my guilts, which be exceeding great. Make me to fear thee, teach me the way thou best allowest, make my soul to dwell in these thy good pavilions. Let thy children being once taught thy word and embracing the true faith in thee, be thine heirs according to thy promise, which art Lord of heaven & earth. Be our stay, that we fall not from faith, declare unto us thy heavenly secrets & thy covenant, unknown to flesh and blood. This to do is thy most pure grace, which by faith we receive as in a vessel, where by we attain to know thee, which knowledge of thee, undoubtedly no man can have, unless he hath taken it of the by jesus Christ. My eyes be fixed always upon thee, draw back my feet from the snare of sin, from ignorance and from going astray, look towards me, have mercy upon me, for I am left alone very heavy. How exceeding great is the ignorance of my heart? Lead me (I beseech thee) out of these straits and necessities. Lord look upon my distress, & wipe away my sins. Thou knowest how many enemies I have dying in my neck, and which keep back the knowledge of thee, which have bitterly hated me. Fence therefore my soul in this straight. Pluck me out of this ignorance, for in the is my trust, otherwise I should utterly fall to ground. All godly, honest, true hearted, and righteous persons will the same that I will, and make request unto the for the same, I mean, that we might be delivered from the gross darkness of our heart. Assuredly it came only of thy goodness, that hitherto I fell not away from the company of the godly, that yet daily I look for aid from thee, and that I continued after a manner in this trade of good living. Lord God, vouchsafe to deliver Israel thy people, (which trusteth to thee, and hangeth upon thy hands) from all their tribulations, by Christ our Lord. So be it.   

For continuance in Christ. Psal. 26.  
Lord be thou my judge, and defend me from the wickedness of mine adversaries, strengthen my trust that I have toward thee, that I slide not, purge mine heart and reins, for I look only upon thy mercy, that by faith and trust unto the truth I may please thee, and continually walk therein. So order my things as I have nought to do with the wicked, nor be of counsel with them, but in the church of innocentes, of believers, and of saints keep thou me, in which church O lord thou makest thy abode and kepeste thy residence, so that I may hear the sweet voice of thanks giving, of praise, and of the rehearsal of thy marvels and benefits, to th'intent I also may thank and praise the. Take not away my soul with the ungodly, nor my life with the bloody, let me walk innocently in the safe conduit of thy grace. deliver me, have pity on me, let my feet stand fast in the broad field at large out of the prison of sin, that in all assebles I might praise and advance the my redeemer and saviour for ever. Amen.   

For strength and increase of faith. Psalm 27.  
ILluminate my heart Lord and so help thou me, that I need to fear no man, be thou my heart of comfort that I be not dismayed, though the whole world arise against me. In thy house let me still dwell, that I may behold and enjoy thy delices and pleasures, I mean, that I may feel joy in the holy spirit, aswell concerning forgiveness of my sins as the inheritance of heaven that is given me. Let me visit thy holy temple, that is, thy chosen flock, in whom thou dwellest. Let me go about my business safely, protected under thy wings and reared upon Christ my rock. Let me be found no churl, for the benefits I have taken at thy hands. Thy name let me honour with cheerful heart in the church of saints. hearken O Lord, tenderly to my voice, lamentably crying unto thee, be pytyful, hear me graciously, for my heart hunteth for thee, and would God we mought daily more and more trace the out, and continually increase from faith to faith. Hide not thy face from me. Me thy servant in thine anger cast not away, be mine aydour and defensoure, fail me not. Thy helping hand (O lord god of health) withdraw not from me in this my sickness and malady. My chief friends have forsaken me, but thou O Lord take me, and let me feel sensibly that thou hast taken me. Tell me thy ways, lead me the most ready and gainest way, because of mine enemies which be exceeding many, against whom, if I be destitute & devoid of thine aid I can in no wise make resistance. These men let drive at me with their unshamefast slanders, but let me not be given up, I pray thee, unto their will and tyrannous lust. Lord, cause that I may see thy good things in the land of the living persons, let me wait for the patiently, without tiring, being filled with solace, & replenished with the true joy of heart. Amen.   

A prayer of Christ in the name of the church. psalm. 28.  
LOrd god, which art my praise, wax not deaf unto me calling on the for succours, lest I become like to them which approach to the graves of damnation. give ear to the voice of my complaint, behold I lift up my hands towards thy holy temple, count me not among the wicked people, which, where as they appear to be friends in tongue to their neighbours but in heart mortal enemies: be unskilful and ignorant of god's works, and unfaithful in their doings. Lord be thou my fortress, my help, and buckler. After this grievance let me again be replete with joy, to th'intent I may cheerfully praise thee, for thou art the everlasting strength of thy people, and the preseruour of thine anointed and of his membres. Help (Lord) thy people, gather together thine heritage with thy word, bless it, & from faith to faith advance it even to the full age of a perfect man. Let them live perpetually in heavens, who so ever in this world despise the honour of flesh for thy sake. Amen.   

A prayer for the power of god's word. psalm. 29.  
THy holy name O Lord let us always advance with honest praises and hymns, & let us crowned with holy garlands in spirit and truth worship the. Within us be thy word strong and pithy to our comfort, make afraid the enemies that we may profess and utter thy praises. Let thy word endure in us without ceasing, guide us, give strength to thy people, whom vouchsafe thou to bliss in peace, So be it.   

In great tribulations. Psalm. 30.  
FOr as much as by the benefit of redemption o lord thou ryddest me out of adversity, so as mine enemy's triumph not over me presumptuously, therefore I must needs brute and advance thy name with glory, honour, and giving of thanks. Lord God I lamentably require thy help, save me, rid my soul out of hell. Defend my life, that I fall not headlong into the pit. Let me celebrate thy praises, sanctify thy name, and render unto the due thanks mindful of thy holiness with most high pleasure of mind. All sorrow and pensiveness do away from me, strike of thine anger against me, let my life please the. Let the evening of tears depart, & the morning of solace and joy come forth What thing remaineth, but sorrow of heart, if thou wythdrawest thy face? for than all things fall, and go to wreak. Shall there any advantage redound unto thee, by my utter undoing? Shalt thou not be more praised and solemnized, if I be delivered out of hell? Lord hear my petition, and have compassion on me, turn my sorrow into joy. Stripe me out of this grievance, and clothe me with joy, to th'end my tongue may blaze thy name, and give praises unto the without stop. Ah Lord my God, deliver me out of these straights, & unto thee, will I sing praises everlastingly. Amen.   

In persecution for Christ's cause. Psalm 31.  
IN thee (O Lord) is my confidence, wherefore I shall never be confounded. For thy justice sake deliver me forthwith, for I know not any other hope, any other righteousness, rock, fortress, refuge, than thee, I have none other saviour nor helper besides thee, for thy name sake & for thine own selves sake succour me lord, that thou mayest be espied & known to be such one in deed, as I have reported the to be. Help me, conduit me from the snare of horror & death, pluck me out from the perils, in which Satan mine enemy hath maliciously thrown me, deliver thou me. Lo into thy hands I wholly betake me O faithful and righteous God, aid thou me, let not thy promise, whereunto I have given credit and leaned, in any wise fail me, for everlastingly thou art accustomed to help. Increase O Lord this my faith, let me forthwith joy and boast in thy bountiful goodness. Have eye to this my woe & misery. Consider my soul all overlayed with distress and ignorance, suffer me not to fall into the hands of mine enemies, lead me, I say, forth of this straight prison into open field. Pity me, behold, I am grievously pressed with fear, for both my soul and my body be even for very care consumed. Certes Lord my God, thou hast in thy hand my cause and my life. From the power of mine enemies rescue me, & from my persecutors defend me, with thy most amiable countenance look on me, which am now set within my conscience. Of thy goodness unspeakable help me, let me feel some proof, some practise of thy favour. Suffer me not to be confounded in thy sight, lest being deceived of my purpose, I be sent away from thee, for on the I call. How great goodness is laid up to such as fear thee? This now disclose and make open unto me, dear father, heaviness and anguish of heart do utterly swallow me up. from wicked tongues through thy countenance protect thou me. Bestow thy peculiar benefit upon me, for me seemeth I am a castawaye out of thy sight, so greatly I am troubled. Therefore hearing my plaint and prayers, deliver me Lord by jesus Christ thy well-beloved son. Amen.   

For pardon of sins. Psalm. 32.  
PArdon my sins, hide my offences, lay them not to my charge, from my spirit, heart, and mouth, do away all doubleness and guile. I am a sinner full of iniquity, I confess, but I know well thou wilt forgive me, because I dissemble not with the. For who is before the an innocent & guiltless person, although he leadeth his life never so purely in the eye of man? undoubtedly no man, for all persons pray, saying: (forgive us our sins) as oft as they come to themselves, and search more narrowly the bottom of their hearts. For this cause also my mind willeth me to demand the same petition of thee, lest the floods of sorrow and tribulation should unwares overwhelm me. My hope, my fortress, my redemption art thou Lord, let me not be stricken with deadly fear. give me understanding, show the way wherein I shall walk, beckon unto me with thine eyen most graciously, lest I become brutish & void of understanding as is the horse and moil. Let me flow in abundance of joy & mirth, lift up mine heart, make it careless & assured, to th'end I may always rejoice in the. So be it.   

A giving of thanks. Psalm. 33.  
most equal (no man can deny) and most righteous is thy word O Lord God almighty. All thy works be certain, thou lovest justice and judgement, full is the earth of thy goodness, with thy word the heavens were made, and all the furniture of them, even with the breath of thy mouth. Thou didst gather into the see waters as in a bladder, and thou didst put the bottomless see in the depths. Thou speakest the word, and forth with the thing is made, thou commandest & straight it is, thine everlasting counsel shall not be changed, but all the counsels of men thou breakest insunder, be they never so well beset with worldly wisdom & power. O Lord be thou our God, cast thine eyes upon us, for in the we trust & repose ourselves, hanging of thy goodness only. From death reserve our souls, and our hearts from sorrow. Feed us when the famine either of body or of spirit come upon us. Be thou our help and buckler, let our hearts rejoice in thee, which continually do await upon thy holy name. Thy good will O Lord be upon us, as we have trusted in the. Amen.   

For the strengthing of the spirit in necessity. Psalm. 34.  
OUt of all distresses deliver me Lord, and at all times will I praise the. Thy praise will I never leave of, which thing being my safeguard, when the troubled and miserable persons shall understand, they also semblably shall receive comfort and be glad. Let thine angel wall me about, that he may deliver me, let me feel thy gentleness. give me a sure trust in thee, and also true awe of the. My tongue preserve thou from evil, that I babble nothing amiss. From evil defend me, work thou good in me by thy holy spirit. give me peace & a mind to deal peaceably with all men. Let thine eyes tender and regard me, incline thine ears to my prayers, from all peril deliver me. Be at hand, for I am bruised in heart & troubled in mind, set me at liberty according to thy word, let me be faultless and an innocent in thine eyes. AMEN.   

Against the enemies and such as persecute other for Christ's sake. Psalm. 35.  
commit thou o lord battle with mine adversaries. Fight against mine enemies, say thus to my soul: I am thy safety and defence, let my soul o lord joy in thee, and triumph in thy safeguard. From the mightier, thou deliverest the poor, & the needy from his spoilers. Depart not from me, bestyre thyself, awake, address the to defend my righteous cause, O Lord and my god. According to thy righteousness judge my cause, that my persecutors rejoice not over me, I being of them destroyed and vanquished, but rather for my safeguard let than be put to shame by thy word which now they spitefully reiagge me with. Again, as many as wish that I may hold on in thy faith & truth, let them rejoice and be made glad, for surely thy faith and truth is my righteousness, & such as wish thy peace will magnify and advance thy name, giving thanks for my delivery, which thing I also shall do together with them, if thou in deed shalt preserve and keep me. So be it.   

For repentance and renewing of life. Psalm. 36.  
Lord justify thou me, & give me the true awe of thee, lest I stand proudly in mine own conceit. Pluck from my mouth wickedness and leasing, make me wise to good works, so as I devise none ungodliness. Lead me into the right path. Grant me I may be ashamed of sin. Thy bounty (O Lord) is in the heavens, thy faith and righteousness reacheth even to the clouds, thy justice surmounteth the mountains, thy judgements be as bottomless sees. Ah lovely father make thy benevolences toward us bountiful, which art the helper as well of brute beasts as of men. Under shadow of thy wings let us trust. Fill us with the fat of thy house, with the flood of thy spiritual dainties. Banquet us, for with thee, is the fountain of life, let us behold the light of thy truth. Make plain over us alway thy goodness and justice. Let us know the for th'only living God, with upright heart. Let us repose ourselves in thee, that the foot of pride overthrow us not, neither the hands of the ungodly cast us headlong. Amen.   

For resygning all into God's hands. psalm. 37.  
Grant me, O Lord, that the wealth of the wicked and malicious people trouble menot, though they flow in all riches, pleasure, and glory, for suddenly as grass shall they wither away. On the alone will I trust, and study with honest occupations to obtain thy love. faith and truth thou shalt increase in me, to the intent I may commit all my matters to thee, I being with myself quiet, still, & safe. My justice which is thy gift, display abroad even as a light to others, my righteous dealing set forth as the noonedaye. With thy treasure nourish me. So shall I enjoy continual peace, and in the evil day shall I not be ashamed. Of victual when other lack I shall have plenty, my goings thou shalt keep that they trip not, my way shallbe pleasant unto the. If I fall, lift thou me up with thy hand. Let my mouth practise wisdom, my tongue speak things seeming, in my heart thy law mought be engraven. The steps of my feet suffer not to be slypperye, to the sekers of my heart blood let me not be given, neither when I am judged of them, do not thou condemn me. Thou shalt keep me up in honesty, & show me what is right, that I may observe it. My health, fortress, and strength be thou O Lord in the stormy times. Thou, I say, shalt deliver me, thou shalt save me, because I trust in the So be it.   

A prayer of one that is troubled both inwardly and outwardly. Psal. 38.  
Reprove me not in thine anger O lord, I beseech thee, neither in thy fury chastise me, for thine arrows are fastened in me, thy hand presseth me, on every side is mortal war, on every side adversity assaulteth me, both within and without. Neither in my flesh nor yet in my mind is aught left hole & sound. In thy sight (Lord) be all my sighings, yea my vexation is much more grievous, then can with tongue be expressed: Ah how greatly do I covet to be rid of it? In the (Lord) I trust, hear me my God. Lo many enemies lie upon me, far stronger than I am. Causeless they have hated me, but leave me not Lord my God, depart not far fro me. Bring succours unto me out of hand O Lord, God of my health. So be it.   

For one very evil entreated of his enemies. Psam. 39  
MY ways O Lord keep that neither in word nor deed I sin, whiles spitefully I am thus trodden under foot and contemned. Refrain my mouth, that I brag of nothing proudly. Let me bear always before mine eyes the shortness of this life, and what a vanity, what a thing of nought be as well the men themselves, as all their things and doings. Be thou O Lord my hope, rid me from ranging astray, that I be not an example of reproach to the ungodly. Keep me that I wish no evil, not so much as in thought to mine adversary, but that I remember he is sent of the against me to my profit and avail. Turn away from me destruction, lest by the dreadful stroke of thy hand I utterly perish. Hear Lord my humble prayers & requests, & let my tears enter unto ye. Sit not still, for I am a stranger with thee, as were my forefathers. Slack a little thy hand that thus presseth me, so as being a little eased I may yet once look up afore I die. Grant me the comfort of thy spirit, that I may espy thy fatherly kindness where as now thou she west even the extremity of a judge unto me, which have most heinously (I can not but confess) sinned against the. But have mercy on me O Lord for thy name's sake. So be it.   

That in peril one should utterly offer himself to Christ. Psalm. 40.  
Bow the O Lord unto me, for upon the is mine attendance, hear my lamentable cry. Out of the horrible pit of woe wherinto I am cast, deliver me. Thy name be my hope, let me not bow aside to the proud & hollow hearted. Have thou mercy on me (most dear father) for jesus Christ thy sons sake, which by the only everlasting sacrifice of his own body wiped away all our sins on the cross, brought us home again unto thee, & made us of damned persons, righteous. And this thy will by all the prophets was afore declared. This Christ thy son hath taught us thy righteousness (by which through thy gracious favour we be justified) and hath openly at the time appointed performed the thing that long afore was showed to the fathers under shadows and figures which be now passed & brought to an end, neither dost thou now require of us any other thing, but that in thy son we be whole given, offered, sanctified, and consecrate unto the. For this thy well-beloved sons sake continue thy mercy towards me. Let thy good will and grace always defend me, for lo innumerable dangers have assaulted me on every side. exceeding many (I confess) be my offences, and therefore am I clean void of counsel, what to do. But o lord restore me again into my former degree. Hasten thee, I say, to aid me. Such as covet to spill the life of my soul, make them depart from me. And again, let them be glad that seek thee, and which love thy salvation, wherewith thou deliverest us, so that we always may spread abroad thy name. Uyle and wretched am I Lord, but take thou charge of me, help me, restore me. Thou shalt not differ thy grace from me, o my god, for the glory of thy name. Amen.   

For a sweet and still heart. Psalm. 41.  
THis favour and grace o lord show thou me, that all my life long I may succour and relieve (to my power) the necessity of the needy aswell which ghostly helps, as with corporal, and that I may employ that labour upon the. For doubtless what so ever is bestowed upon them, the same thou rekenest bestowed on the. Pity thou me O Lord, heal the wounds of my soul, for against thee, have I trespassed, deliver me from mine enemies, which busy themselves to noye me, that they rejoice not over me. Hereby shall I understand thy good will toward me, in that thou vouchsavest to cut mine enemies combs, so as they triumph not over me, which had thought to have given me a foul fall. Therefore lord God of Israel, to the be glory, praise, and thankings eternal. So be it.   

A prayer of the vexed conscience. Psalm. 42.  
Like as in a forest, the heart gapeth for thirst at the fountains of waters, O Lord God, so doubtless my soul thirsteth for desire of the. My soul, I say, longeth after thee, that valiant & living God. But alas when shall I enter in, to behold thy gracious face? Show thyself my Lord. How oft shall it be said unto me, where is thy God? I being thus troubled, shall water my soul with streams of tears within myself, but nevertheless this grief of heart thy comfortable countenance shall assuage. Oh what aileth the my soul? what thing troubleth thee? what toylest thou? what rennest thou hither and thither? See thou trust in the Lord, to whom shortly (be thou right well assured,) I shall have cause to render most loving thanks for my delivery received at his hands, according as himself hath commanded, that in wealth & prosperity we should praise his clemency and bountiful goodness the worker thereof, and again in adversity we not forgetting his promises, should pray for help. Suffer that a day of comfort may spring unto me, then shall I highly blow abroad and advance thy name. In the mean season stay me up with continual remembrance of thy promises and former benefits, that though I be oppressed with evils yet I despair not. Teach me (O lord) the due form of prayer to the intent my petition may the better be herd. Amen.   

For the edification of the church. Psal. 43.  
MY quarrel, O Lord, discuss thou against the ungodly paynims. From liars and malicious wretches deliver me, for thou God art my strength. By thee, I will set my foot against the helly power: but O Lord why now dost thou push me from thee? why walk I thus heavy? why in this my trouble dost thou not comfort me? With the light therefore of thy spirit replenish my heart (O my Lord) in such wise as having the experiment of the thing in deed, I may give credit to the truth of thy promise, and by the same be conduited to thy holy mount, to the pavilions of thy chosen, to the realm of light, to the heritage eternal, to th'intent that I contemning the proud brags and threats of the ungodly may manfully hold on my journey unto thee (o lord the well of my joy) & so might blaze thy name, and for the grace of thy continuance render due thanks accordingly. So be it.   

A prayer of the church for redemption. Psalm. 44.  
HOw strangely Lord didst thou advance thy people in old time, when thou gavest them the land of behest, that thou didst promise them, and drove out the Cananeys. For the children of Israel, not by their own powers, but by thy favour conquered the land. In likewise thou haste made us heirs of the heavenly country, not of our desert, but of thy pure grace whom, in Christ afore the world was made thou chase. Wherefore to the we own of right to render continual thanks. But now thou hast also driven us forth in such wise as we be a reproach & mocking stock to the ungodly paynims, which count us unworthy whom the earth should bear, who do grievously vex & torment us both in body and mind. Many of us are wrapped in errors, all of us be ashamed, when we consider how the ungodly have prevailed against us. Certes we may be likened to sheep ready to be slain. They think to please the by the slaughter of us. What shall we attempt to do being thus environed with tribulations? Lord, we know nothing else what to do but to lift up our eyes to thee, and lamentably to cry. Awake, O Lord, continue not thy slumber, push us not thus from the. Why hidest thy face from me? How canst thou forget thus long our woe and distress? For we be utterly oppressed and trodden under foot. Rise Lord, help us, for thy goodness, for thy name, for thy glory, by jesus Christ our Lord. So be it.   

To Christ king of glory. Psalm. 45.  
Lord jesus Christ, son of God, God and man, among the children of men most fair. Gracious be thy lips, lovely art thou, gentle and courteous: there is in the no cruelty, no bitterness, thou callest most lovingly unto thee, the woeful sinners by name. The father gave thee, the everlasting blessing, which art the true seed of Abraham, where by all nations of the earth be blessed. Thou art our king, gird our loins with the sword of thy ghostly word, to the condemning of thine adversaries and saving of thy true subjects. Beat down out of our heart the old trade of living, which art mighty in glory, and renown. Look upon us graciously, lovingly, comely, let thy workings towards us take fruitful effect. Lord govern us in truth, mildness, & justice Let thy right hand work miracles for thy seat is eternal, thy sceptre is judgement, power, justice, and direction, thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness. Therefore thy father took the up to be king anointed with the oil of gladness, I mean the holy ghost afore thy fellows the believers, and membres of thy body. Thy robes do smell of fragrant odours, wherewith thou pluckest up the souls of believers, who again with their redolent smell, which they have conceived of thee, do delight the. The queen (I mean the church of Christians) standeth on thy right hand which art their bridegroom, decked and adorned with gold of charity, beset with wisdom of spirit, crowned with sundry gifts of grace, but inwardly. Of this bride and bridegroom let me be the son O Lord jesus Christ. Cloth me with the wedding garment, which tire thou haste pleasure in. The, O Lord, without ceasing let me only hear, constantly believe, forgetting all earthly things, make me worship the in spirit and truth, which art with the father all one in substance. Let me be brought thither where thou art, even unto thy temple with joy and rejoicing of spirit, & mindful of thy holy name. Let me worship, praise, and magnify the without end. Amen.   

A general commendation to the father by jesus Christ. Psalm. 46.  
THou only O Lord arte our hope and fortress in necessity. Strengthen us that we fear not, yea though heaven should fall, stay, solace, fortify us, abolish the kingdom of the ungodly company, let us feal the streams of thy spirit, thy peace, joy, and tranquilite. hallow us for thy dwelling place and continue in us still, so that we shrink not away. Send thy word among us, whereby the earth of our heart may quake and again relent and melt upon the knowledge of our wickedness. The lord of oostes be with us and be our ꝓtection. Show us thy wonderful works, let us learn them, and cease from works of the flesh, denying and utterly renouncing ourselves & all our things. Let us worship only the as our God, most mighty in heaven and earth, our righteous maker, the worker of all goodness in such as believe in thee, the defensor and helper of body and soul. So be it.   

For sending the ministers of the word. Psal. 47.  
Turn Lord the paynims unto thee, which know the not, that together with us they may joy & sing praises, that together with us they may be thy heritage, chosen of favour. give us that all we may record thy renomes, furnished with knowledge and faith of thy word. Raise up many that may defend the land with preaching thy word, and make sure the same against the biting and rage's of the helly wolf, & against the ordinances of the dying prophets, for they only seek their own gains. Amen.   

A praising of God, and for the building of the church. Psalm. 48.  
Among the Christians, O lord I pray, that thou mayest be most divulged & preached, for they be thy city and palace, which thou hast stablished against the gates of hell, which have received of thy goodness thine anointed Christ jesus, by whom thy renome is spread abroad, and which with praises continually do advance thy most valiant right hand by thy judgements. Cheer this thy flock and congregation by saving thy true subjects, & damning the wicked. Unto the from all quarters let the people have concourse, that this thy city may be builded with living stones, and enlarged in length and breadth. Confirm it with thy power, govern and guide it as a tenderling, Amen.   

For lowliness against covetous and vain glory. Psalm. 49.  
Guide me lord that I stumble not on vain glory or power of this world, for the lovers of such things do embrace them as their gods and glory in the same, therefore they shall perish for ever. To such the death of Christ was bestowed in vain, sith they shall never be partakers, through their misbelief, of the merit thereof. Let me not be made like, I pray thee, unto the brute beasts, but instruct me in thy works, lend me thy favour that I may always thank the for the honour thou hast endowed me with, & that for the same I stand not foolishly in mine own conceit. Amen.   

For putting away of the old man. Psalm. 50.  
OUt of the forthest corners of the earth on every side, thou shalt with a mighty voice call men to judgement (Lord God omnipotent) to whom nothing is hid. Open thou our ears, that we may hear this thy promise, I shall be your God. In the we constantly believe, with thy foison we be filled. Prudentely thou dost declare and testify that of our goods and sacrifices thou hast no need, & thou dost not either regard or measure them, for all be thine, and in the it lieth to make the things we now possess to be ours or not ours. Thou only requirest sacrifices of thanks giving. Let us therefore disclose the bottom of our hearts to thee, let us knowledge the our God, let us hallow thy name in all things, flow in thy word, render thanks in we'll & woe, require thy succour in straits and necessity, at which time thou haste promised to help us, than shall we being so delivered blaze thy name. Lord God most just, true of promise, & dearest father, thee (beseech I) to send succours unto me even of thine endless goodness, for thy renomes sake, for jesus Christ's sake thy beloved son, and for his precious blood largely shed for us on the cross, so that being once purged, we may come again in favour with the. Pity me, hear me out of the straits of this sinful flesh, wherewith on every side I am hampered in. Set me at large again O Lord, and rid me from mine enemies, which seek to draw me away from thy true service. In thy comfort let me rejoice and be full of spiritual joy, let me (I say) ever brute thy name, not being unmyndful of thy benefits, and relieve me most pitiful God, according to thy word which is nothing but truth. Most tender father show me that thy joyful health. So be it.   

A prayer upon the psalm of Miserere, for the wiping away of sins, renuaunce of strength and spirit. Psal. 51.  
Have mercy on me, God, according to thy great tenderness of heart, for I am sore pressed with sins, I can bear them no longer, of thy bountyful mercy wipe away my trespass. Ten thousand millions of gold I own thee, Lord, I am not able to pay, I can not discharge myself. Wash me clean from my errors, cleanse me not only of my sins passed, but also of my hole life to come. With the plounging of spirit in the fire of thine illumination baptize me, which is the might and strength of baptism, which we received in our childhood. The same spirit mought always conduit us, till the infection & vice which we have drunken in by Adam, be perfectly taken away in the mount of flesh: I knowledge o lord my transgression, afore mine eyes are my trespasses, my studies and doings be all together sin. Certes, unto the alone have I sinned, just and true art thou in the word of thy promise, which Christ declared unto us, I mean, that by him our sins be released. If either the ungodly persons, or mine unfaithful conscience will strive against thee, & hold plea that thou forgivest not the believer, undoubtedly thou shalt overcome them, and prove them liars. Declare thy truth, grant grace so as my sins being forgiven, I may knowledge thy bounty & truth, for in wickedness borne I was, and in sins my mother conceived me, so that of my nature what so ever I am, I am but sin. This my knowledging of the truth, I wot well is right acceptable unto thee, where as in the most part of other persons thou hast either hid the same or made it unknown. Purge and sprinkle me with the blood of jesus Christ thine unspotted lamb. If thou wash me, I shallbe as white as snow, so shall I receive these glad tidings into my heart, that my sins be forgiven. replenish my bones with the joy of spirit, which now, considering thy sharp judgements be all to shaken and bruised. For my spirit is stricken into a deadly dompe, and therefore my bones be dried up. Turn away thy face from my sins, and then for joy of thy favourable forgiveness I shall forget them. Mine own proper works Lord examine not roughly, which (I confess) be nothing but sins. Yea if thou lay them to my charge as I have deserved, I must needs abide the child of damnation. Thine unspeakable mercy with humble prayer I demand and crave upon thee, which thou hast promised, saying: His sins I will not remember. Do away therefore my sins. A clean heart (my god) make in me, restore in me a willing and right spirit. banish me not from thy sight blind not mine eyes. Let not an vacant heart grow in me, neither let me despair on thy goodness Deny me not thy holy ghost, take not away again from me that which thou hast once given. Render solace unto me, for doubtless the health and salvation which I look for in Christ doth assuredly appease & ascertain my conscience upon remission of my sins. stablish me with the spirit of liberty, so shall I being in faith and spirit purified and made strong teach the wicked and such as know the not, the way that leadeth unto thee, so that they also shall be turned unto the. Lord God discharge me of my hid and huge sins which be knit to my corrupt nature, I mean, weariness of thy word, grudging against thy commandments, and blasphemy. My tongue then being furnished with boldness of spirit shall frankly & without trembling teach, confess, & blow abroad thy righteousness, without which no man is righteous. Lord thou shalt open my lips, & then my mouth shall set forth thy praises and thy ways. Grant me such mouth and wisdom, as mine adversaries shall not be able to strive against, namely in the quarrel of thy word. Endow me with grace, to th'intent I may offer sacrifices of thanks, for nothing else verily requirest thou. Albeit yet thou despisest not the oblation and sacrifice of a contrite spirit, I mean, the mortifying of our own lust and will, and of that old Adam, that sojourneth in us, until we may be able to offer the sacrifice of thanks, and with glad semblant embrace & celebrate thy righteousness espied in the releasing of our sins. Wherefore for as much as we of ourselves can perform nothing that good is, bless thou O Lord of thy benignity and fatherly benevolence thy Christian people. Let the walls of Jerusalem be made up again by thine authority, let good workmen be set on work, I mean, true teachers, pastors, and prophets, and let us be fashioned for lively stones to the holy building, let them edify the people rightly, let us obey their instructions duly. Thou art the good man of the house, thirst thou out the workmen into the harvest, that they may gather by thy word of faith the people now ripe and ready to be reaped into the heavenvly barns, which workmen unless thou send forth, shall run of themselves vainly. For how should they preach not being sent. Surely, in vain we shall advance either our learning or ability, if thou tempre not the success of our things, if thou further not our doings, if thou send us not. Lo than thou shalt receive continual sacrifices of righteousness, for on thy altar we shall then lay the bullocks & fat sacrifices of our lips, yea and our own selves thereto, praising and worshipping the without stynting. Amen.   

For renouncing the company of hypocrites. Psal. 52.  
most holy Lord, let us being instructed and furnished with thy grace cast up the wily and malicious men, which can bear no truth, but give themselves to lies trusting to the vain helps of this world. bruise thou them O Lord, & rote them out of the land of the living persons, which thing when the righteous folk shall see, they shall fear the and rejoice. Grant that with an unconquerable trust we may alway lean to the only, let us not resemble the barren & corrupt trees, but let us be found like to the rank and fruitful olives in thine house. Upon thy name let us set our hope, upon thy name, I say, that is so good and that helpeth most readily all them that earnestly call thereon, like as in thy holiness is evidently espied. Wherefore let us also render unto the everlasting thanks, sith in us thou workest and heapest upon us all those benefits and commodities. So be it.   

For deliverance out of the devils bondage. Psal. 53.  
FOr as much as (O Lord our God) not one of us all hath wrought of himself any goodness for all we even of birth be spotted & corrupted, grant us thy righteousness, and be thou working through thy holy breath in us (keeping the godly rest of the new Saboth), such things as thou allowest & be pleasant unto thee, lest at any time we proudly seek our own honour & not thine in all our doings, and that being ransomed and delivered by the out of bondage, anguish, peril, and trouble, we mought joy everlastingly. Amen.   

A prayer of the congregation against enemies. Psalm. 54.  
Aid me Lord for thy name's sake, according to this thy promise. Who so ever calleth on the name of the Lord, shallbe safe. Take on the my quarrel against my pursuers, defend it by thy might and prowess, for my powers are utterly none at all. hearken Lord to my prayers, ponder the words of my mouth, strangers and such as utterly despise thee, have assaulted me & do cast how to bring me to death. Secure me Lord, be at hand keep me, fight for me. Let the things which they go about to work against me, fall on their own heads in case thou judgest them unworthy to be converted & to forthink themselves, otherwise although they be at this season mine enemies, yet of thy great bounty and mercy pardon them their sins, and give them the spirit of repentance, to the intent they may once at last be made my true and herty friends. For the same thy benefit, I shall employ myself to be thankful and serviceable unto thee, specially sith thy name is so loving, and thou art so at hand and present in extreme necessities. This, I say, shallbe bruited by the mouths of men and blown abroad with most high praises. So be it.   

A prayer of Christ's church. Psalm. 55.  
O My god hear me in my prayer abhor not my doleful plaint, take charge of me, and give ear. For certes, I shall never stint most lamentably to cry unto thee, till time thou hear my petition. Lo our enemy maketh proud resistance, he letteth as much as in him lieth thy quarrel, yea and all things that should be healthful and profitable unto us he hindereth, he stoppeth, he furiously condemneth. I am accused wrongfully, the ungodly persons lie in await of my life. From them O lord deliver me, set them beside their purpose, divide their tongues, let them disagree and be confused among themselves, rescue my soul out of their hands into peace, cut their combs, abate their pride, bring them down They will not turn themselves, they will not forthink them of their follies, for they be quite departed from thy fear and past all shame. My hole cause and grieve I cast upon thee, provide thou for me, force that I myscary not, keep, defend, conserve me, let me have at last some end of these hurly burlies & troubles, let me not hereafter revolve idle counsels with myself, let me not be counted a castawaye, a slave, a mocking stock any longer as heretofore I have been. These things I pray the I may obtain, sweet Saviour for thy holy names sake, according to the word of promise, whereunto I have respect with fast and sure trust continually. Amen.   

In bitter tribulations. Psalm. 56.  
GOd be thou merciful unto me, for on me they rage and make havoc unmercyfully. But to the alone I flee, thou art my refuge, in the only I trust, from thy word let me not shrink, but stiffly avow it & glory in it. Consider my salt tears, take compassion on me, cause mine enemies to recoil, let me feel at last that thou art my god, my Saviour, my buckler. rid my soul from death, mine eyes from bitter tears, my heart from care, my feet from sliding, so as I may walk afore thee, in the light of life, and that for ever more I may give thee, worthy thanks accordingly. Amen.   

Against the suppressours of the troth. Psalm. 57  
Have mercy on me God, have mercy on me, for in the trusteth my soul, under shadow of thy wingꝭ I flee, till the wickedness wherewith I am pressed be passed from me. Unto thee (O God most high) I cry, raise me up that am fallen to ground which thing is most easy for the to do. From thy heaven send succours unto me. Out of their hands that intend to suppress me, pluck me away. Send thy bountiful goodness, which is so trusty & certain, whereby thou savest us freely without our own desert. This bountiful goodness O Lord we claim as due to us by thine own free promise. From the lions defend my soul, and also from the mortal soldiers and satellites of darkness, whose teeth be spears, whose tongues be two edged swords. mount above the heavens, that thou mayst be known to be the great & mighty God, sith these ungodly hell hounds thus by their doings, deny that thou dost govern any kingdom in heaven. I say, lift up thyself, and show what thou canst do in thy son Christ, who of long time even thorough the devices and dreams of men hath been wrongfully banished, driven out, and excommunicate. Declare that he is our only mercy stock and redemption, the treasure of riches, thy companion of divine glory and power. Thy goodness and grace be endless even as the bottomless sees in abundance amongs men, by pouring upon them thy treasures and benefits. Amen.   

For remission of daily trespasses. psalm. 58.  
Endow us with this grace lord that we may alway speak things pleasant unto thee, that we may allow with our sentence things just and true in thine eyes, let there be no ungodliness in our heart. That if any of us through brycklenes of the corrupt nature by thy sufferance shall fall, yet Lord let not such person harden his heart against thee, while like a father thou pluckest him back, neither suffer him to stop his ears against thy minister chastising him by thy word, but rather let him gladly hear and quycquely turn again. Be it notified and made plain unto men that we bear away some commodity of the justice of our faith, & that thou art nevertheless the just judge of the earth, to the glory of thy name. Amen.   

Against the bloody Pharisees. Psam 59  
deliver me sweet Lord from mine enemies, from these blood soupers and wicked Pharisees deliver me, for behold they lie in await of my soul most slily, with all the power they can make. They cast their heads against me, being stirred up with hatred of thy word. In this my trouble, namely in the defence of thine own quarrel help me, let this their deadly malice displease thee, let their counsels take none effect. Be thou my fence, environ me with thy goodness, let the day star of thy solace rise unto me, so that cheerfully I may advance thy mercy. Be thou my refuge, & rescue me in all mine adversity (o my god) which art my aid, succour & health. Amen.   

For strength of mind to bear the cross. Psalm 60.  
HOw hast thou O Lord humbled and pluck me down? I dare now unneaths make my prayers unto thee, for thou art angry with me, but not without my deserving. Certainly I have sinned Lord, I confess it, I will not deny it. But oh my God pardon my trespasses, release my debts, render now thy grace again unto me, stop my wounds for I am all to plagued and beaten, yet Lord this not withstanding I abide patiently, and give mine attendance on thee, continually waiting for relief at thy hand, & that not without skill, for I have received a token of thy favour and grace towards me, I mean thy word of promise concerning Christ, who for me was offered on the cross for a ransom, a sacrifice, & pennyworth for my sins. Wherefore according to that thy promise defend me lord by thy right-hand, and give a gracious ear to my requests, be thou my stay in perils, for all man's stays are but vain. Beat down therefore mine enemies thine own self with thy power, which art mine only aydour and protector O Lord God almighty. Amen.   

For comfort and virtue of spirit. Psalm. 61.  
MY complaints hear thou, O merciful God, mark my suits and demands. My heart is stricken full of heaviness, set me on an high rock all at large and liberty. Thou art my only succour and refuge, thy name is as a strong tower against mine enemies. Let me dwell in thy pavilions evermore, and under thy wings let me lead a merry and careless life. This my longing and petition grant me, O Lord. give everlasting inheritance to such as fear thy name. give us goodness to this end that we may alway keep thy troth. Then shall we still praise thy majesty with mystical songs and psalms. Amen.   

For patience and denial of a man's own self. Psalm. 62.  
MY soul without ceasing rejoice in the o Lord, which by thy word hast offered us health and salvation. For surely of the only floweth and proceedeth all health. Thou art my God, my sheet-anchor, health and protection. I receive all that good is at thy hand, if thou be my defensor, I shall not fail but have the upper hand. Protect thou me, that I trust neither to power nor to riches, but to the only. Thou hast power, I can not gainsay, to damn me, & again thou hast a loving will to save me. Let me be numbered I beseech thee, not amongs the cursed and disallowed persons, but amongs thy chosen & faithful subjects. Amen.   

For ghostly gifts and heavenly riches. psalm. 93.  
MY God doubtless art thou, early in the morning I rise up in my heart, & seek thee, my soul & my very flesh thirsteth & even longeth after the exceadyngly, I covet to see thy power (Lord) which savest me, and thy glory, most glorious king, which stayest me up what time I am oppressed. Thy goodness verily is better unto me then life. This goodness if thou show me, I shall not leave to magnify & brute thy renome every where, for I shall not cease continually to yield unto the due & worthy thanks & to sanctify thy name. Fill therefore mine heart (o my God) with grace, & stuff it with sweetness of spirit, even as the body is stuffed with bread and foison of meats. Then shall my mouth extol, praise, and hallow thee, not with feigned lips but with a full glad courage and quick spirit. O Lord be thou mine help and refuge, and so under the safeguard of thy wings I shall lead out my life peacybly. My soul mought still cleave fast unto thee, let thy ryghthande hold me up, by thy name and to the glory thereof let me swear. The undoubted troth that I confess let me ascribe and impute to the only. The mouths of them Lord which can utter nothing but errors and leasings stop mightily. So be it.   

Against the enemies of Christ. psalm 64.  
THe voice of my lamentation & plaining hear O Lord. From danger of enemies deliver my life. Withdraw me from the assembly of evil people and from the conspiracy of the ungodly, which whet their tongues as sharp as rasours' sending out their envenomed darts as it were to the mark, to th'intent they may shoot thorough the innocent and harmless persons, and that covertly, God be thou my shield, my stay, and ransom. Endow me with joy, peace, and hope, so as everlastingly I may boast & glory of the. Amen.   

For the obtaining of favour. Psalm. 65.  
Praises O Lord are seeming & comely for thee, which devout & godly people should record & sing in thy congregation. listen to my prayers, and attend to my humble suit. What fleshly body, what earthly person oweth not to approach unto thy presence, to become a suitor unto thee? My sins, my sins, Lord be wonderfully increased, but forgive me, most merciful Lord, have mercy on me, let me content & please thy mind, account me O Lord almighty amongs thy chosen servants, grant me access & coming unto thy presence, to thintent I may dwell in thy heavenly palace. Fill me with the goods of thy house, & with the holy gifts of thy temple. In thy justice hear me, O God of my health, which art the only succour and refuge of all the inhabitants, aswell of the land, as of the see, which repose themselves in thee, be they never so far asounder. With thy goodness thou vysetest the earth which thou enrychest & makest fat. Both to man and beast thou givest food. Praises therefore and thanks we give the again on our behalf without ceasing & end O Lord almighty as to our duty belongeth.   

For thanks giving a prayer. Psalm. 66.  
wonderful are thy works O Lord amongs the children of men. Lo, thou turnest the see into dry land, that the believers may pass through the waters of tribulations with mirth and joy, which they have conceived of the. Thou haste drawn me even thorough fire and water, thou hast loaded me with affliction. O lord bring me again into fullness of joy, that I may give the due thanks, like as in the point of necessity thou hast promised. I will tell every body what benefits and goodness thou hast heaped upon me without my desert, to thintent other may be moved in like case to settle themselves in the which sure & full trust, when they be grievously oppressed. Repel not my humble requests (o my god) nether yet change thine accustomed goodness for thy name's sake. Amen.   

For the light and blessing of Christ. Psalm. 67.  
THy mercy and blessing (most mighty god,) we crave and require of the full instantly. Let thy countenance shine on us, have compassion upon us, that here in earth we may find out the way which leadeth unto thee, and may attain thy salvation amongs the gentiles. O that all peoples would confess the with loving hearts, for the manifold benefits and pleasures which they have received at thy hands, which with justice dost govern men, & art their leader upon earth. Pour down Lord thy goodness, so shall the earth yield unto thee, glory and praise, and unto us fruits for our food and sustenance. Thou God the father bless us, thou God the son bless us, & thou god the holy ghost bless us. O that all the costs of the earth (Lord God) would fear & stand in awe of the. Would God also that I mought study to work noman either pleasure or displeasure, that should be against thy will. Amen.   

For consolation and concord of Christ's church. Psalm. 68  
Arise Lord, let thine enemies be scattered, thy haters put to flight, the righteous and Christ's disciples made pleasant and merry. Let them sing praises & pleasant songs unto thee, let them blow abroad thy magnificence, let them most highly advance thy Majesty, let thy glory grow, let the kingdom of Christ from heaven among the chosen be enlarged, be thou the father of the fatherless, the judge of the widows, and the protector of them namely whom the world forsaketh, whose consciences be troubled, whom the world pursueth for Christ's sake, which be needy & wrapped full of misery. In thy house O Lord let us dwell in peace and concord, give us all one heart, one mind, one interpretation upon thy word. Pluck of, the bands aswell from the consciences as from the bodies of the miserable captives, and of them also which as yet be hedged in within the lists of death & unadvisedly strive against grace. How dry (Lord) is thine heritage? I pray thee, pour down largely the showers of thy graces, let a more plenteous frutfulnes chance, let thy people be strengthened with spirit. Grant us Lord thy word abundantly so as there may be many preachers of thy Gospel, which may within themselves holily conspire. Let thy church the spouse of Christ deal large spoils of the conquered Satan. All that believe in the by Christ (O Lord God of health) mought lift the up with praises, mought renown thee, and extol the. We be entered into the voyage of salvation, conduit us luckily unto the port, that being delivered by the from the very death we may escape and come to the very life. finish the thing thou haste begun in us, make us increase from faith to faith. Leave us not to our own will & choice, for it is slippery and ready to fall. To the thunderbolts of thy word put violence that we may give the glory to the all only. give to thy people courage and power to withstand sin, and to obey thy word in all things O Lord God most glorious and excellent over al. Amen.   

In persecution. Psal. 69.  
O god secure me, for I am drowned with the surges & waves of adversities, I am without all helps. Help me my lord jesus Christ, which once not with like, but with passing greater miseries waste pressed, and didst pay that which thou never owedest, didst restore that whereof thou never was wrong doer, thou redemedst the sins of all men, for which Lord I still continually thank the. most mild & tender Lord jesus Christ rid me of this distress for thy passion and deaths sake. Lord of strength let them not be shamed, which with a certain and sure hope seek for the. In time convenient I make my prayers O Lord unto the. According to thy bountiful mercy and troth of thy promise succour me. rid me out of these straights, hear me, for surely thy tenderness & gentle heart towards sinners is very pleasant. Turn thy face unto me even of thy deep clemency and petty, which can never be spent nor wasted, hide not thy countenance from me which am thine humble & liege servant, for certes I am exceeding careful and all full of wavering and perplexity, wherefore I beseech the vouchsafe to receive speedily my humble petitions, join with my soul (O Lord my Saviour and defensor,) at the lest for mine enemies sake, which be so extreme & contrary both against the and me, & always ready to work us all kinds of displeasure. Truly I am at this present succourless, without comfort, and full of anguish. Oh God most merciful, let thy saving help fence me. And than I make a vow I shall not cease to magnify, to brute, to extol, and glorify thy name, & with high praises I shall serve thee, with earnest thanks giving, to th'intent that other folk being brought in to the like misery, may learn to flee for succours unto thee, to seek & find thee, which art the only life and relief of our hearts. It is thou (who knoweth not?) that hearest the poor, thou dost not despise the oppressed and prisoners. Secure the Christian church, build it, so that full many may inhabit it, which love thy holy name. Amen.   

A prayer of the church of Christ. Psalm. 70.  
COme help me at ones Lord. Let them depart with shame and reproach, which wish me all mischief, they that imagine & daily lie in wait to bring me to utter destruction. Again, let them rejoice which seek thee, and desire my edification and furtherance, let them always say: Praised be God on high. How impotent and miserable am I O Lord? Make haste (O my god) unto me, stand at mine elbow, assist me, and deliver me. Linger no longer, but with all haste and expedition come help me O Lord and my God. Amen.   

A prayer of the faithful in adversity. Psalm. 71.  
ALL mine hope and hole affiance most pitiful Lord have I cast on thee, let me be no more, I pray thee, shaken of, for that were sore to my rebuke & shame amongs mine enemies. deliver & secure me of thy justice. Bow down thine ears to me, mark my supplication more attentyfly & more surely, than I myself can conceive or utter it, and of thy bottomless mercy help me. Be thou to me a sheet-anchor and sure refuge, let me wade hence unto thee, for I am round about beset on every side with evils. I know thou wilt help me, because thou haste promised to assist all that call upon the. Thou alone assuredly art my fortress and defence, out of the ungodly men's hands therefore rescue me lord my god Even from my childhod thou hast been the author and foundour of my hope, my solace, & safety, even from the time that my mother bore me, thou hast kept me. O Lord, thou art mine only glory & assurance. My mouth mought even flow and run full of this thy glory. Cast me not away from the in this mine infirmity and weakness, forsake me not thou, though the strength either of my body or of my soul forsake me. Go not far away most merciful father from me. Make quick speed to aid and succour me, for constantly I abide and tarry for the only. By reason whereof I shall not stint to increase day by day thy praises, still ready to declare and set forth even to all the world thy righteousness and salvation, knowing certainly that thou art still present and at hand with me in all mine adversities and misfortunes, with thy heavenly grace to help & protect me accordynly. Amen.   

For increasing the knowledge concerning the kingdom of Christ. Psam. 72.  
SEt aloft (O God) the kingdom and power of Christ thy son and our king, to th'intent it may flourish & spread both far and wide, thy ghostly justice and judgement flowing in our hearts, so as thy poor and miserable people may be relieved & kept in perpetual peace, the grand enemy Satan with his imps and complices being subdued, and the foundation of health upon earth established, and consequently the fruits multiplied & enlarged amongs us. By this mean the name of jesus Christ our saviour shallbe blessed & spread abroad in to much generations of people, for by it shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, yea all the land with the majesty of it shallbe filled when all persons shallbe true Christians, even of the right making. Amen.   

For patience and despising of the world. Psalm. 73.  
HOw good and gracious art thou O God of Israel, to all such as be of upright heart, which think no evil of thee, though they see the godly persons pressed with adversity, & the ungodly flowing in all wealth & pleasure. Stay my feet O Lord, that at no time they slip with any evil zeal or envy which I might have at the ungodly, who for the most part pass their lives quietly, and die more quietly. I beseech thee, let not thy chosen persons be discouraged, or offended by this godly providence in ordering of worldly things, nor shrink from the by reason thereof. But rather let us remember in what dangers in very deed those ungodly be, and with how unhappy a conclusion & term they close their happy course, & on the contrary part what pleasantness of conscience, what comfort and quietness shall follow this our unquietness. Let me (O Lord) delight in nothing else, save only in the. Be thou my lot, my portion, my inheritance for ever and ever without end. Let me not wander like a vagabond far from thee, let me not defile myself with the stinking sin of adultery, let me stick fast to the only, In thee, I say, only let me repose and settle myself, praising the without ceasing. Amen.   

For the forsaken church of Christ. Psalm. 74.  
Wherefore, o god, hast thou thus driven us away, thus banished us? why boileth thy anger thus against the sheep of thy fold? Remember thy church, which thou hast chosen afore the creation of the world, which thou redemedest by Christ's blood, and which is the habitacle of thy name. From her deforsours & spoilers defend her, withdraw not thy helping hand. Look how the enemies make havoc of altogether, deliver not up the soul of the doleful turtle thy people unto the ravenous beasts, & forget not thus the souls of the poor. Remember thy league, thy testament, thy covenant, which art the self troth. Be, I say, at hand with us, namely for thine own cause, even that we may glorify thy name. Arise and debate our cause. Consider what spite, what wrongs, the ungodly folk work against thee, forget not the complaint of thy silly congregation. For lo, the of thy enemies grow daily more & more. I grant thou hast put us back for our deserts, but yet the regard of thine own glory why dost thou neglect? Thine own glory therefore O my Lord defend thou in us thy children, deliver us so that the enemies may espy thy power, and we may have a proof and feeling of thy fatherly pity towards us. Amen.   

For avoiding of slanders. psalm. 75.  
The benefit of my redemption lord god which I feel, let me knowledge and confess unto the ever more and more. For what time so ever I called upon thee, lo, the power of thy majesty and grace was present with me. Wherefore unto the let us give thanks, declaring thy wonderful deeds. Keep us, that we work no wickedness, that we stand not proudly and pevyshly in our own conceits, that we grudge not stubbornly against the. And for asmuch as, O Lord, it is thy determinate will and sentence, that we be now scourged and punished, go to, of the cup of tribulations make us largely to drink. Only herein spare us that the dregs of thy wrath we drink not together with the ungodly, but raise thou up the horn of our comfort in the. Amen.   

A prayer for the disperpled flock pressed with persecution. Psalm. 76.  
HEretofore thy name was only bruited in jewry, but now (O Lord) thy majesty most glorious is most wide and largely solemnized throughout the hole world. Thou art mighty and a passing diligent overseer of all those that belong unto the. The slanderous enemies of thy glory, ween thou hast forsaken us, which be thus wrapped in adversities. They lie spitefully ever in my neck, no man relieving me. But thou O Lord knowest the time when to help, and for the most part unlooked for, thou declarest wonderfully the power of thy majesty, in that thou at length deliverest such as believe in thee, even to the utter confusion of the ungodly. Wherefore now I pray the make quick speed to deliver us out of this present danger and distress, for thy name's sake, that is so holy, so recommended and advanced of all godly persons. So be it.   

A prayer of the troubled conscience. Psalm. 77.  
TO that I cry, O God, hear me. Night & day I trace & hunt after thee, by all means I can. To the only for help I call, according as thou hast given me in commandment. Well assured I am, that at length thou wilt hear me, verily my heart can never be merry, whiles thou hidest thyself from it, yea I quake to think upon thee, my spirit faileth me, so sore am I afraid of thy judgement. When I call to mind the time of my life evil spent, I am well nigh in despair. No writings of comfort can cheer me. Oftentimes say I to myself, oh is God now an other person than he was afore time? sith now we lack those his benefits, wherewith our forefathers were so highly enriched? Why hath God thus withdrawn from us all his pity? is now the strength of the word of life waxed feeble, where it ought to have continued for ever? hath God forgotten his gifts of grace? or is his power to have compassion, waxen so faint that he can not put back his wrath again from us? These & such other be the fancies of my weakness, where the matter in deed (o lord) is nothing so, as he may easily perceive who so ever well pondereth the process of thy grace. Certes I know well, thou wilt turn again, and change me into a better case, and set me up aloft again with thy right hand, o most high king & saviour. For thou my God art such one as alone canst work wondrous things, so that nothing can resist it, March forward on my side in all haste with thy power speedily to deliver me from this strait for thy holy names sake   

For grace and righteousness of heart. Psalm. 78.  
FOr as much, Lord God, as thou haste showed many wondrous signs in rescuing and delivering thy people Israel forth from Egypt and thereto wrought no small miracles in conduyting them thorough the wilderness, whereby thou hast declared that in thine hands is an incomparable power both to save and slay: grant us grace alway both in word and in deed to follow thy law. Bow our ears to the words of thy mouth. And let thy words so work in us, that we may teach other the same, let us evermore trust on the alone, remembering thy works and valiant deeds, lest either we forsake thee, or be negligent & reckless in our service towards thee, but rather thorough thy spirit, which graciously thou shalt pour on our hearts, cause that faithfully and busily we may make suit unto the in both times, aswell in prosperity as in adversity. Feed us continually with angel's food, that is with thy holy word, whereby our hearts may be made righteous and strong to our Lord jesus Christ. Be not ever more angry with us sith thou knowest we be but flesh and as a puf of wind that suddenly vanisheth▪ and never returneth. Grant that the true David jesus Christ, may be our herdman, to guide us thorough innocency and pureness of heart, & to govern us as his gracious hand knoweth best to be done. Amen.   

How the chylden of God ought to pray in their misfortune and adversity. Psalm. 79.  
How long wilt thou O lord bear us such displeasure, how long shall thy fume thus be hot as fire? come home I beseech the again to us, bringing with the thy loving favour and gifts, look not narrowly on the offences of our ancestors and forefathers, nor yet of our own life, yea rather let thy mercy increase upon us, for we are become very caitiffs and wretches, marvelously vexed of the ungodly persons, because thou wollest it so to be. Help God, for only thou hast power to deliver us, not that we have deserved the same, for surely no favour have we deserved at thy hands, neither can we claim of duty any thing of thee, but rather after our deserts we be the children of damnation & castaways, yet have thou O Lord respect to thy holy name that it may be glorified thorough us. forgive us, I say, our sins, even for thy holy names sake, that we may have occasion thereby to hallow it, to th'intent we may according to thy worthiness, and as thou art of thine own nature report the to be even our God, saviour, father, kind hearted, meek, merciful, our only comfort, trust, defence, and ransom. Suffer the groanings and complaints of thy prisoners to come to thee, deliver them, preserve thy devout and sworn subjects, as many as be appointed to be of thy flock. Then shall we the pytious sheep of thy pasture without ceasing endure in setting forth thy praises, and evermore we shall rejoice of thy great benefits. Amen.   

For building of the poor church greatly fallen in decay. psalm. 80.  
Lord that art hedman over thy people hear us, raise up thy power, come & help us, Lord of hosts bring me astray and vagaraunt person home again, let thy countenance shine on us, and we shallbe hole. How long wilt thou not regard our prayers? how long shall we feed ourselves with tears? thou hast caused our neighbours to rage and wonder on us, our enemies laugh us to scorn, and extremely deal with us. Lord call us home again, let thy amiable countenance, I say, shine upon us, & so we shallbe perfectly hold. Return, look, behold, & come see thy church of Christ, this thy vineyard, for lo, how it is foully spoiled by the servants of Satan. Lord repair thy vineyard a new, bring it in to a goodly fashion again, hedge it round about on every side, enclose the vineyard that thou haste planted with thy ryghthande, dig it up afresh, provide that it may bring forth fruit, oversee it yet again, maintain and defend it from villainy and all harms. Lord God of hosts, bring us home again from our wylsome wandering, let thy loving face glister on us, & so we shallbe save and sound. Amen.   

That God would vouchsafe to teach us. Psalm. 81.  
Lord be thou our strength and our safeguard, that of pleasure and courage we may advance thee, and set forth thy name, deliver us from dangers, for we call only upon thee, And sithence of thy goodness we be admitted to thy school, let us hear the alone. Suffer no strange god to meddle any thing amongs us, let us know none other schoolmaster but thee, let us make divine suit and homage to none other, fill our mouths with the sweetness of thy word, for we open them to the only, Grant us those petitions that be profitable both to body and soul, leave us not to the fancies of our heart, suffer us not to be wedded, ne given to our own will, but let us fashion all things unto thy sure word, to the praise and honour of thy name. Amen.   

For faithful workmen to the edifying of Christ's kingdom. Psalm. 82  
Lord set trusty princes & judges over thy people, that they may minister justice and equity to the poor, miserable, needy, fatherless, and widows, to th'intent they may rescue & deliver such thy poor folks from the wicked men's hands, but for lack of such princes & judges, (of which for the more part is alway great skasetie) thou thyself O most dear father take in hand to defend thy people, for miserably of a surety they be oppressed, provide thou cunning teachers to be put in authority over thy church, that thorough thy word they may mollify the hard hearts, suage the troubled consciences, and stablish the same in grace, such preachers, I say, as will busily search not their own profit and worldly lucre, but our health & felicity. Amen.   

Against Christ's enemies and the pharisaical doctrine. Psalm. 83.  
WHo may be like to thee, o god? noman verily, noman. Then hold thy peace no longer, nor do not dissemble in my cause, for it is thy cause rather than mine. Lo how thine enemies triumph and wax proud in stomach, they lay snares for thy people, they conspire against thy holy and chosen persons, which be unknown to the world, to th'intent to rob them of their good reputation and fame. Lord this matter pertaineth properly to thee, for they be confederate and knit as it were in a league against the. Wherefore repress their mischievous intents, put them to shame, so as they may at last espy and have experience that thy name is puissant, almighty, lordly, and that thou alone art the highest and chief ruler thorough out all the earth. Amen.   

For the despising of this world. Psalm. 97.  
How pleasant, O Lord, be thy dwelling places? & again how ugsome, how unpleasant is the tyranny of this world, and the treason of naughty persons? Wherefore my soul longeth sore to come to thy court and heavenvly palace. And herein most tender Lord, I beseech the that this desire may wax in me every day hotter and hotter, so that thorough the desire which I have to come to thy heavenvly mansion, I may set at nought all earthly things. Let all my heart and all my body in the only the living God be glad, merry, & joyful, O my father, Saviour, & deliverer. For doubtless from the only cometh my strength & all my defence. Let me not be given to earthly & temporal things, but rather earnestly & only look on things godly & everlasting, and thereafter to fashion all my deeds of this life. Let strength and faith in the increase, and every gift of grace better than other, so that every day I may amend and grow unto better. Lord of armies hear my prayers, god of jacob understand them. Look (O God, our defensor and father) on the face of thine anointed and dearest son, for whose sake deal mercifully with us, and grant us that favour and grace that our sins may be forgiven so, that I may be chosen to this honour to be one of thy sons, make me clean & upright in heart, strong in faith towards thee, immovable from that trust which I have to be saved, hot in love toward my neighbour, for thy bounteous goodness and troth. Amen.   

For the holy ghost and the assembling of the church. Psalm. 85.  
THy nation and those christians, in whom thou dwelleste take unto thee, & as thy dearly beloved bless them, restore unto liberty thy presoners bound not only in conscience, but also in body, take away their wickedness, cover their sins, sith Christ hath satisfied for them even with his blood. Pluck away thy wrath and displeasure, refresh us again, for our health dependeth only on the. Assuage thy malice. O Lord wilt thou never be pleased? wilt thou still be grieved against us? No not so lord, not so, give us heart of grace, restore us our life, that we thy people may alway rejoice in the. Show us (Lord) thy goodness, show us thy saving health, speak to me within me, speak how thy people once shall have peace, so that they cluster not to vanity, but rather be strong toward thee, let thy health be even at hand, so as we need not to stand in dread. Thy praise Lord and magnificence mought abide amongs us, thy bounty and thy faithfulness be heaped up in us, let thy righteousness, whereby we be freely made righteous, and peace of consciences meet together within us, and kiss one the other. give us Lord the goodness of thy spirit, grant that the earth of our hearts may bring forth much fruit of righteousness, let thy righteousness go afore when thou comest to us, by grace purify us, & conduit us in the straight way   

A prayer of Christians in their perils. Psalm. 86.  
Turn hither thine ear, and hear me, lord, for a very poor and a miserable person am I, keep my soul, sith thou hast hallowed it with the word of thy troth, help thy servant, for none other succour know I but of thee, nor any other I will seek, neither feed my mind with vain hope. Have pity on me, for every day I call upon thee, and shall do till the heat of this trouble be abated. Comfort my soul, for unto thee, O most tender Lord, I lift up mine heart, to the I flee, for thou art gentle and merciful, and canst not deny them thy help that seek it at thy hand. Lord understand my prayers, consider well my pytious complaint, specially in this time of my trouble. The superstitious fools and fond hypocrites busily hunt here and there for their defence and safeguard, but undoubtedly their help and leanyngstocke can not be compared with thy hand neither can it work the wonderful acts that thou workest. Their own invention they repute as God, yea and worship it afore God. But it is thou that art on high, thou dost the wondrous deeds, thou alone art God, helper in all necessities, fountain & hedspring of all goodness, the only I call on as my God in all straits and dangers, thou only shalt help me, for this thou mayst. Inform me Lord in those ways that conduit men to thee, to th'intent I may walk in thy troth, and so fashion my heart as I may rejoice in the holy fear of thy name, then shall I give thee, thanks, and with all mine heart continually praise thy name. Thine endless goodness be shed upon me, from the deep dungeon pluck out my soul. And whereas the proud men O God, & the puissant lords who hate and belie thy word, be stiff against me & make cruel pursuit after my soul, give thou me grace not to faint. Certes, thou Lord god art merciful, soft, & long-suffering, full of goodness & credit, turn to me, have compassion of me, make me thy servant strong & hardy, that I mought withstand mine enemies boldly, & constantly cleave unto thee, preserve me which am the son of the church thine handmaid, show me some good token to the praise of thy name that those that hate me for thy cause, may see with their eyes that thou standest on my side, & dost comfort and solace me.   

For the building of Christ's church. Psam. 87.  
Say not the foundation of thy church Lord on the sand, nor on the low & plashy ground, but on the holy hills & in heavens, where Christ is the corner stone. Lord be thou alway resyent in that church, let; I say, thy resting place be in that church, thorough thy spirit declare thy wondrous facts, whereunto men may repair to obtain thy favour, to th'intent the said church may be built & increased by preaching the word of promise & comfort, as thou hast ordained the same for all men.   

In extreme danger. Psalm. 88  
FOr what cause (my Lord God) hast thou put me back, saying now thou runnest from me, and thou wilt not hear though I cry night and day to the. Suffer me once Lord to exhibit my supplication up unto thee, bow down thine ear to my request, ponder in thy mind how I am in a peck of troubles, even drowned in misery and nigh unto death. Death, I say, and hell are even afore mine eyes, neither am I much unlike unto dead men, nay I am even a very dead man, I had almost said, that I am thrown down even into hell, such horrible fear hath environed & assaulted my conscience, for lo no man careth for me, no man is sorry for my loss and damage, yea even thou on whom I hang all together dost in like manner as they do, thy displeasure is very hot against me, thou overwhelmest me with waves and hole sees of troubles, I am well nigh drowned, I am wholly caught & hedged in with adversity. I know not how to escape, neither have I any place to flee to. Mine eyes dazzle thorough great sorrow, alway I cry holding up mine humble hands unto the. What profit I beseech the O Lord, or what praise gettest thou of mine harm? How can I pray the being thus destitute and left in sins, in darkness, in death, in hell? Set forth & brute thy merciful acts, thy troth, credit, and righteousness, wherewith frankly without our deserts thou makest us righteous. Why dost not rather O Lord shift me from darkness to light? from perishing unto safeguard, from death to life, from hell to heaven? Thus doing I shall have occasion to praise thy name. Why dost not thou hear him that crieth to the so early afore the son rise? Why dost thou so uncourteously pussh back thy client calling on the after the dayspring? Why dost thou so roughly turn thy face alway from me? Long time have I lain in prison, and found no remedy, in so much that I was clean destitute both of God's help & man's Thou takest away from me all the comfort I might have against death, all the trust of life, & all that mought secure me in adversity, & again thou sendest me all misfortune, damage, and calamity. Thus plainly me thinketh thou workest me more spite than all enemies in the world could do, where as heretofore thou stoodest my singular good Lord, friend, and defence against all mine adversaries. Thy wrath hath lain over heavy on my shoulders, and thine awe hath kept my courage low. Lord God I beseech the once again hear my humble petition, help me now in my most need for thy wondrous holy names sake, where by thou orderest all things. Amen.   

An admonition of the promises made in Christ. Psalm. 89.  
THy credit and troth are prepared in the heavens, that is, in thy saints, O Lord, with whom thou hast made an everlasting covenant. Thou hast sworn to that same David jesus Christ that thou wilt prepare him seed for ever, that is to say, true believers in him. There is none like unto thee, thou art dread among the congregation of the holy, thou art wonderful, and in might thou dost pass all other. All things be thine, thou haste made all together. But remember thy troth and promise, O Lord. Help us in this distress. In trust & love toward thee, build the a dwelling house in us, teach us to be merry in thee, that we may walk in the light of thy countenance, that we may rejoice in thy name, and be exalted through thy righteousness. Be thou the praise of our strength, for thorough thee, we be able to all things, at thy pleasure we may do all by jesus Christ thy only begotten son, for he is thy dearly beloved, & we also for his sake be counted thy beloved sons, heirs, kings, and priests. Thy grace and covenant be with us ever more. When thou shalt punish us according to our deserts, yet leave us not under the scourge, turn not thy mercy from us, bring us not down to utter destruction, but after thou hast chastised us, show thy favour on us again. Remember our corrupt nature, and that thou madest not man for nought. No man can deliver himself from death, no man can save his own soul from hell, thou only must do it, namely to such as believe in the. Remember the spiteful reproaches that thy Christ suffered for us, for his sake show thy mercy upon us. Praised be thou O Lord for ever. Amen.   

For the necessities of man's life a thanking. Psal. 90.  
Lord thou art our continual shoot anchor, for thou art God for ever. Short is our life, alway some of us die, & other some come into the world, and with the a thousand years be but one day, yea as the least minute of an hour. This life passeth as doth a dream, even as grass in the field, green to day and dry to morrow, if thou be displeased, them we be lost, if thou chafe, them shrink we for fear, for thorough sins we be dead unto the. Certes Lord, if thou have respect to our sins, who shall stand fast, show us how many be the days of our life, that we may spend them wisely to the praise of thy name, lest we foolishly trusting on long life, suddenly come unto our death. Come Lord unto us, and comfort thy people. In the morning replenish us with thy goodness, that after this long sorrow we may take heart of comfort again. Declare thy good will upon us, and set forward our handworkes every day unto better So be it   

A prayer against ghostly temptation. psalm. 91.  
Trusting on thy grace o lord, all my hope I put in thee, hide my life with Christ within thee, underneath the shadow of thy wings defend me, do my God as my trust is in thee, deliver me from the snare of Satan's guard, they hunt how to pluck me from the. From the perilous poison of false doctrine, from their wily practices so subtilye forged by grievous threatenings and sweet words, thy truth be my shield Let me not stand in fear of the night evil of unbelieve and of thy straight judgement, neither let me be afraid of the flying arrow on the day time, let me not be in fear of that horrible pestilence creeping in thorough darkness, I mean, let me not be ignorant how detestable and horrible my sins be, that I dissemble them not, nor qualify them. Let me not dread that midday devil, which abuseth thy church under a title & pretence of holiness. Nether let Satan, though he change himself in to an angel of light, strike any fear in me. Both on the right side and on the left, aswell in prosperity as in adversity, aswell in ghostly business as in corporal, let thy angels diligently wait on me, that I do not stumble. Then shall I tread under foot that helly dragon. How greedily have I longed after thee? Lord deliver me, according to thy word, preserve me for thy holy names sake Of long time have I called on thee, hear me therefore (most merciful God) be with me in this and other mine adversities, rescue me, make me regarded in the sight of mine enemies, to th'intent I may at large extol thy goodness. Put me unto Christ, that I may be one of his, for he is the everlasting life. Merciful Lord let me see some speedy remedy in these dangers, and after it thy everlasting health. Amen.   

For the true forsaking of thyself. Psalm. 92.  
OF duty we be bound alway with courageous spirit to praise & hollow thy name. In the morrow of joy when all things shall chance to our hearts desire, we shall ascribe all to thy goodness without any deserving on our behalf, and so shall we praise thy mere & special grace, But in the night of trouble & adversity, we shall call to remembrance thy most faithful and trusty promises, that we despair not. Certainly Lord we knowledge all things to be in thine hands, for thou madest all things, thou conservest, & governest all that thou hast wrought, give us therefore grace both to put to our good will, and to work that thou willest, for this can not be done by man's power. Inform us with knowledge, stablish us with remembrance of all good works, proved that we thus being planted in thy house, may so spring and flourish as do the palms and cedar trees in mount Libane. Amen.   

Of Christ's kingdom. Psalm 93  
Lord thou art our king, thou hast taken upon the all power, might, and honour, be thou chief master in our hearts, bring the devil down. Chase far from us the world, sin, death, and hell, & what so ever our old Adam hath heretofore possessed by any title or claim. Cancel and strike out the rigour of the law by the blood of Christ thy son. O Lord, let the streams of thine holy ghost burst forth on us, and that with a great sound & noise, much stronger than the raging waves of worldly wisdom chief schoolmaster of fleshly trust & affiance. Thine holy word which is Christ's gospel, might overcome and throw down to the ground all fleshly wisdom, that all men may give credence to thy scripture, for it is true, just, and certain. Let us be found righteous and holy in thy house. Amen.   

Against false preachers of the law. Psalm. 94.  
GOd sith punishment & vengeance is thine, show thyself, arise thou which art the righteous judge of the world, deliver us from these malicious enemies. Lord, how long shall they triumph? how long (I say) shall they thus scornfully spit at thy righteousness? how long shall they thus like tyrants entreat thy people? I beseech the ones at last make an end of this our trouble and affliction. Lord be thou our schoolmaster. Happy is he doubtless that may be taught & corrected at thine hand, wherefore let us know the. In this time of adversity grant us patience, drive not thy people from thee, forsake not thine inheritance, let thy judgement be set up again, that we may follow it alway with an upright heart. Refresh us thorough thy comfort in our trouble. And god be our defence and our safeguard. Amen.   

For the scholars of faith. Psalm. 95.  
How glad shall we be to thank thee, we that settle ourselves in thee? how greatly shall we rejoice as many of us as knowledge ourselves to be of thy school? our trust & health art thou, take us to thy protection, that we may be thy people and thy sheep to be fed at thine hands and on thy pastures. Make the beams of thy benevolence to shine on us, & so work in us, that our hearts be never stubborn against the voice of thy word, nor that we be found at any time unbeleving, but that we may enter into thy rest, both here and else where, thorough Christ our captain and mighty shepherd.   

For the same. Psal. 96.  
PUt a new song into our mouth that as new men we may sing unto the and worthily advance thy Saviour jesus Christ, by whom wonderfully thou hast wrought our health. To the with the same Christ id due all honour, praise, and glory, for thou through him governest thy people in troth. Amen.   

For to love Christ and to be glad in him. Psal. 102.  
Lord jesus Christ our king, grant us grace, that ever we may be jocund and merry in thee, for thou art exalted above all other gods in every land, defend our souls, that we may evermore love thee, and hate that evil is. Preserve us from the hands of the wicked, spring thou that art the true light into our hearts, let us rejoice in the that savest and justifiest us. Then shall we continually sing praises to thy name, giving thanks for benefits and gifts taken of the.   

A common prayer to Christ. Psalm. 118.  
Grant us (sweet Lord jesus Christ) that we as new men may give the new thanks in spirit, for doubtless thou hast wrought wonderful feats, thou haste delivered thyself in perils, thou hast raised thyself from death, even by thy heavenly power. Thine health and saving power be known abroad to the world, thy righteousness be spread forth to all sorts of men, for thereby only we be taken for righteous persons in thy sight. Remember O Lord thy gracious favour and promise toward us, to th'intent all the world may approve thee, praise thee, extol thee, and give the continual thanks. Amen.   

For Christ's kingdom. Psal. 99  
Lord thou surely art the king (though the wicked jews and Pharisees never so proudly deny thee) thou alone governest the consciences and hearts of men, and makest us righteous, even of thy mere grace by our faith and belief only. Thou furtherest, thou settest aloft those that believe in thee, and again thou pardonest none that despise thee, thou alone givest righteousness and judgement, whereby we be allowed and counted good. Increase than O Lord our faith, defend and deliver us from the hole rout of our enemies, and from all our anguish and tribulation. So be it. sweet Saviour jesus Christ.   

For the true seruyes of God. Psalm. 100  
Lord God take thou yet mercy on us, grant us thy grace, so as we may be glad, and fresh in spirit to serve the purely, sincerely, & heartily, but not to the boasting and setting forth of our own selves in men's eyes. Declare thyself to be a friend to us thy proper people sore oppressed, and the forsaken sheep of thy fold, stablish thy goodness and troth on us o lord for ever. Amen.   

To be new and ghostly persons. Psalm. 101.  
Lord so shape and renew us that we may always walk afore the in an innocent and pure heart, that we may interpryse none evil, that we may hate the breach of thy commandments, & that we cleave to no man that hath a malicious heart, nor that we rail against no man with despytful words, and that we have no proud looks, or covetous heart, nor that we do any evil what so ever it be, but that we may love every one another with pure heart, kindled with a fervent zeal to set forth the glory of thy name. Amen.   

The prayer of the sinner knowledging his own sins. Psal. 102.  
Lord, hear my lowly prayer, let my cry come unto thine ears, In this time of adversity hide not thy face, bow down thine ear when I call on the. Hear me quickly, I pray thee, for loo my days vanish as doth the smoke. I am O Lord a silly poor catyffe, & nought can do. On what side so ever I turn me, anon I meet with thy judgements & with despair. No where I find any gentleness, favour, or help. Men be displeased with me, because I can not follow their appetites, nor brook them, I am as a Pelican in wilderness. Behold, I have no taste neither in meat nor drink, so sore am I charmed with thy wrath and displeasure. I was of this opinion, that I thought thou tokeste mine enemies part against me, so luckily after their hearts lust all adversity came upon me every one evil in others neck. My days slide away as doth the shadow, but thou Lord art for ever. No doubt, thy memorial continueth world with out end. Tokens there be exceeding many on every side which may put us in mind of thee, for thou showest us a prove of thy goodness & mercy by thy creatures, by scriptures, by miracles, but chiefly by our saviour & Lord jesus Christ thine anointed, wherefore if he fail me in perils, utterly am I lost. Arise Lord, have mercy on thy church, have pity on me, which am a silly member of christis body, for surely I am an outcast every where. It is time o lord to show compassion. Now I say, it is time to show us thy mercy o lord. hearken than to our prayer, despise it not. Lo I am a miserable pnsoner, hear therefore my groanings, deliver me, and then with great thanks I shall not stint to glorify and blaze thy name. In thassembly of all people shall I in full large and goodly wise make reaporte of the. O Lord my god pluck me not hence suddenly, but in the mids of my days let me remember mine end, lest by my sudden departure from this life, I be deprived of that everlasting life. Be therefore merciful to me, even for thine holy names sake. Amen.   

A prayer to cast of the old man. Psalm. 103.  
Lord, it is seemly that my soul should praise thee, and all the might that is in me should magnify thy holy name, for the great benefits and loving kindness which thou haste done unto me. Pardon Lord my wickedness, heal the rennauntes of sin which as yet be in this my corrupt nature, deliver my life from death, keep me well fenced from mine enemies in perils, in death, and in hell. Environ me with goodness and mercy, that I may be strong against sin, death, & the devil, & against all the force of mine adversaries. Fill my mouth with goods profitable both to body and spirit, yea though all the world be against me yet stand thou on my side. Let me wax young thorough comfort of thine holy ghost. Make me courageous and bold in all that good is. O Lord, of thy judgement, righteousness, and mercy, help all those that suffer wrong. Long forbear us in our sins, punish us not long, though we have deserved it, be not ever more angry, nor let not our innumerable sins, suffer their worthy punishment, but remove them far away from us. Be our father, take us in the number of thy children. Oh how frail a work be we? even very dust and ashes, our days be as the flower in the field: Lord teach us to fear thee, so as we may perform thy commandments & the conditions of thy covenant. Thy goodness be evermore with us present, & deliver us sweet Lord from all evil. Amen.   

That God may be known by his creatures. psalm. 104.  
Give me this grace O Lord, that with my hole body & soul, with my hole might and spirit, I may always praise the by the knowledge and belief of thy heavenvly predestination made in Christ jesus by a wondrous workmanshyppe of all things in heaven, in earth, & in the see, and that by considering the nature of all things I may be ravished even unto thee, the maker of them, and that here upon I may be encouraged to trust unto the in all things, so as I may be well assured to receive all commodities at thine hands, both these that I already have, and that I may have in time to come, what thing so ever I shall stand in need of. Surely, at thine hand look all beasts for their food, every one in his due tyme. All things will go to nought, if thou turn thy face away. To thee, therefore, be praise and glory for ever. Amen.   

To know Christ. Psalm. 105.  
Thorough thy bounteous goodness let us continually blow abroad thy praises. Grant us only to call on thy name, let us remember thy most famous deeds, let us talk of reason of them, so that in the only we may rejoice, for in thee, evermore we be glad, we search thee, believe thee, yea and to the only we pray, and thorough thy power we be conserved. At all times therefore let us remembering thy benefits be not churlish nor ingrate unto the o Lord, sith thou with infinite benefits endowest both us and the hole world. Amen.   

In perils for help. Psalm. 106.  
TO thy goodness evermore we give thanks, Lord, beseeching the also that we may do justice and judgement. Grant us alway to fear thee, to give credit unto thee, to trust fastly unto the. Remember us like as thou art wont to be favourable unto thy people. Uisyte us with thy saving health, for both we & our fathers have sore sinned, we have done wickedly and ungodly. And now for our sins we be brought low and made even the drivels of the world. But O Lord look upon our need, hear our plaint, & remember us for that covenants sake, which thou madest with us. Have remorse at length of this affliction and trouble sent from thee, as thou art most meek and merciful, take away this scourge, show thyself friendful. Let thy mercy defend us from our enemies, help us, Lord, our God, that we may give true and most deserved thanks to thine holy name. Praised be thou o Lord God for ever. Amen.   

For comfort, good officers and faithful ministers of God's word. Psalm. 107.  
THy goodness, Lord God, hath none end, oftentimes thou hast redeemed, delivered, and rescued thy people of Israel forth of a thousand dangers, even as often as they cried unto thee, though their sins were never so great. O Lord have mercy on me, for I am in great danger. trusting upon thine infinite goodness, I call to thee, hear me, help me speedily for thine holy names sake. Bring me from this black darkness, braced asunder my bonds, send unto me thy word, whereby thou madest all things, and relieve me thy poor wretch. O Lord send gentle Princes and such as be diligent in their authority and office in as much as they do that pleaseth thee, & in nothing serve from thy ways. Save me from misery and utter damage. Make me also have delight and pleasure in thy works, and that by understanding thine unspeakable goodness, I may be thoroughly glad at mine heart, for ever more have I full good cause to praise thy goodness, and to render due thanks unto thy godly Majesty. So I have most gentle and benign Lord.   

To be ransomed and delivered from bondage of conscience. Psalm. 108.  
Lord god almighty mine heart is at this present season ready to sing praises unto thee, & to tender unto the most worthy thanks. Only I desire thee, thou will vouchsafe to deliver me from these grievous perils in which I am now wrapped. Surmount Lord above the heavens & spread thy glory over all the earth. Show thy loving kindness, advance thy truth so high, that it may reach unto the heavens. Help me thorough thy right hand, aid & assist me, for surely all man's help is but vain. Let me be strong in thee, and for thy name's sake, o lord, bring down mine enemies, nay thy enemies rather, and make them to stoop. Amen.   

The prayer of Christ's church. psalm. 109.  
THou, O Lord (of whom is all my glory & praise,) suffer not this shame and villainy to be laid upon me. The wicked & wily foxes of this world have gaped upon me with their dying tongue they slander me and speak spiteful words of me every where. Do for me now for thy holy names sake, I think long after thy goodness, deliver me Lord, for I am poor and succourless, be at hand Lord God, and of thy goodness help me, to th'intent they may know that this is thine hand, and so learn to fear the. When they curse me, than bless thou me. I pray thee, stand on my right hand to help & defend me against my most fierce and cruel enemies.   

Of the benefit of redemption & Christ's office. Psalm. 110.  
O most dear jesus Christ our Lord and our God, to the verily said the father, sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies a footstool under thy feet, which father also made the to be Lord and King over all things that be contained in heaven, in earth, and in the see. Lord, play the parts of a King amongs thine enemies, which pursue us, and would confound the in us, let therefore thy royal power proceed against them. Subdue this flesh in us unto our profit, put down all lets and stumbling stocks which the world lay against us. Uanquyshe Satan, so as we may have continual peax in the according to thy promise. Thy father also by his oath hath anointed the his everlasting pressed, after the order of Melchisedec, to th'intent thou moughtst alway be a mediator and suitor unto him for us. Sweet Lord remember this thy name of office taken upon the in our cause. I beseech thee, stand my good Lord, make thy father our gracious God, though not without just cause he be angry with our sins. Show him thy wounds that thou sufferedest for the ransom of our sins, offer him thy blood so plenteously shed for the forgiveness of our trespasses, which blood as yet is fresh in his eyes, and with that same blood through thy word in spirit wash and cleanse us. Thou that art the blessed seed of Abraham, bless us for ever. By thy holy spirit teach us in our hearts, for these be the offices of thy priesthood. Anoint us which that most holy breathing, so that for thy sake we may be esteemed both kings and priests, and in especial pure in conscience afore thee, that we thy true levites and priests may offer ghostly sacrifices, which thy father shall allow and take in worth for thy sake, that every one of us may teach other thy holy word, & every one pray for other. Furthermore for as much as thou, o Christ jesus most dearly beloved in our heart, arte named the judge of quick & dead: revenge us of our enemies, & after the shame of this life, promote us in an other world to everlasting honour, & we shall render unto the everlasting thanks and praises. Amen.   

For forgiveness of sins. Psam. 111.  
assist me O Lord God, and I shall thank the with all my heart, by avancing thy works in the meeting of the holy persons, for all thy deeds be glorious and mighty, and like as all our works be vain and of no strength: so be all thy works excellent, strong, and puissant, Remember me as thou hast covenanted evermore to do. Grant that we may be delivered from this body of sin, and that in spirit I may be new shapen again even for thy name's sake which is right holy and reverend. Grant me to fear thee, so that I may be rich in wisdom and understanding, and that I may know thee, believe thee, & trust to the evermore. Amen.   

For works of charity. Psalm. 112.  
Lord nurture and bring me up in the true awe of thee, that all my delight may rest in thy word and in thy will and commandments. lighten mine heart (O thou true light) in this my darkness, for thou art most merciful and righteous. Make me also merciful and tender upon my neighbour. Grant me abundance of substance, so that liberally I may give unto the needy, and that also indifferently, that I have no cause to fear any unegal judgement. Make that my heart be always ready to trust and rest in thee, and be evermore full of comfort & righteousness. Amen.   

For the building of Christ's church. Psalm. 113  
THy name Lord be praised alway and every where. Look upon us thy poor & miserable subjects. Thou art of all the highest, none is checkmate with thee, promote thy little ones the outcasts of the world from the dust, and the needy from the dirt. Thy church of Christ which is reputed of the ungodly persons, as a barren mother make her fruitful, so as she may bring forth many children in thy house. Amen.   

To be chosen one of Christ's children. Psalm. 114. and .115.  
IN wonders and tokens which thou showedst Lord God by great force, thou deliveredst thy people Israel out of Egypte. Now also according to thy great and bounteous goodness help us, that the hole glory undiminished may be referred to thy name and not to us in all thy valiant acts. Be thou our aid succour and defence. Bless us, that we may be found blessed at the judgement, that without end we may praise and spread abroad thy most blessed name amongs thy chosen holy ones. Amen.   

To be delivered from error. Psam. 116.  
Lord how sore do I long for thine aid and assistance, hear my complaint. Bow down (I say) thine ear to my requests, I have long called upon the. Snares of death entangled me, dread of hell struck me to the heart. I was drowned in waves of troubles on every side. Lord behold I call on thy name, deliver therefore my soul, for thou art a gentle, righteous, and merciful God. Keep me thy simple servant, help me, for in the world surely I am esteemed but as a vile person and am nothing regarded. Bring my soul to rest thorough thy sweet comfort, pull it away, that death arrest it not, keep mine eyes from weeping, my feet from sliding, so as in the living land I may quietly walk afore the. So be it. Grant me O Lord in heart to believe unto my justification, and with mouth to confess unto my salvation. Thou art only true, thy word is troth, all tokens amongs men, all becks, words, & works be very vanities and lies. Wherefore O Lord inspire that same thy word into my heart, that I mought be garnished with truth unto thy glory. Grant me patience, that I may drink of thy cup of tribulation with a glad & willing mind, yea though it be full unto the brink, but provide thou that this cup of drink may be to my salvation. When it shallbe thy pleasure to take me from this misery, or to louse these bonds of extreme need, where with I am as yet fast tied: then let me not be found unkind nor churlish to the by forgytting thy benefits, but cause that I may offer unto the pleasant sacrifices, while I knowledge thy loving kindness, & extol thy most large and imperial name. Vouchsafe to hear me, sith I call upon thy name O Lord god almighty. Amen.   

A blessing. Psalm. 117.  
Lord thy free goodness & troth be evermore hanging over our heads, & alway abide within us, thus shall we praise and magnify the for ever and ever. Amen.   

For ghostly strength. Psal. 118.  
AMiable art thou O Lord, thy goodness shall endure for ever, set me at large forth of all these straits. Be thou with me, them shall I fear noman, but boldly defy mine enemies, and earnestly cleave to the. Wherefore let me not fall when they assault me. Se that I shrink not nor flee one foot, but be thou my strength and safeguard. Thy mighty and strong right-hand hold me up, and if thou chastise me, yet slay me not. Fasten me in the cornerstone Christ, who was refused of the master builders, I mean, of the proud hypocrites, but he was highly preferred at thy hand. lighten me, I beseech thee, with the perfect knowledge of him. And I beseech the for thy ransom, which for me thou hast paid that that day of gladness & joy mought once shine upon me. Help me with thy good luck and furtherance, so as with a courageous heart I may say, blessed be he that cometh in the lords name. Amen.   

For continuance in the way and word of the Lord. Psalm. 119.  
LOrd keep me upright, wholly bend and wedded to thy law & scripture, so that I may do nothing but that is agreeable unto thy word This I know thou requirest of me yet it passeth my power to perform it. See therefore that either I be able to do thy commandments, or at the least way supply thou in me, that which lacketh on my behalf to the accomplishment of thy requests. All my doings, studies, & endevores I employ (as much as in me is) to observe thy commandments, to th'intent I be not found faulty. Ah my lord god do not thus leave me, reform my ways sith I am attendant upon thy word & promise, yea and though I be sore overcharged, yet deprive me not of my good hope, hide and fasten in my heart thy comfortable words of promise, that I fall not. Teach me thy statutes, laws, and judgements. Lord to th'intent I may boldly reason and talk of thy law: grant me a constant will to follow and to do it in deed, restore thy servant unto his old dignity, after this storm bring me to quietness and solace, that I may live, & do thy words. Open mine eyes, so that in the word of thy pleasure I may behold thy wondrous ways, which pass all man's wit and capacity. Purge me of this infamy and slander, whereby I am bylyed of the wicked folk only for thy words sake: Save the life of thy poor servant according to thy promise. Mine old ways and fashions of life (I can not deny) be evil. Forsake not yet a repentant heart, point me the ways that lead unto thee, than shall I report thy worthy acts. Behold my soul waxeth faint by reason of so many crimes laid to my charge, but strengthen thou me upon thy word, let mine heart be set on thy word only, and not given neither to covetise, nor yet to foolish pride, prick me forward in thy way. Thy word be with me, so as I may dread thee, than shall I neither stumble, nor slide. Ah most merciful Lord, for thy words sake, let thy goodness & preservation shine upon me, that with thy word I may answer all mine evil willers and adversaries. Pluck not the troth from my mouth, remember thy comfortable word made for thy servants safeguard, which only is my comfort in these my outrageous pains & anguishes, let me never forget it, but talk of it night & day. Lord, be thou my heritage, lot & portion, for thy promise sake have pity on me, that I may be partaker among those that fear the. For the earth is plenteous thorough thy goodness. Show me thy judgements, do well with thy servant, as thy promise is, and teach me to know that good is. Where as thou hast brought me to a low ebb, and didst set me on me knees: thou did dost well O Lord to me, for by this means I recognize and knowledge the to be my promoter & setter forth unto righteousness. Let the devout & godly se how thou hast preserved & kept me, that they also may hereupon rejoice, for them also wilt thou help in like manner. Thy goodness be my comfort according to thy promise. Be thou merciful to pardon my life, mine heart be without blemish and spot all together in thy righteousness. See that I never be put to confusion. Oh how sore long I for thine help and comfort? how long shall I trust upon thy promise? Mine eyes dazzle looking after thy word, & await, when thou shalt release my pains. How long shall I be beaten thus in this roaring see? how long shall mine enemies pursue me without cause? Lord assist me of thy goodness, encourage me, & cause that I may keep the words of thy mouth. Truly Lord thy word is everlasting, by it be all things made & preserved, yea by it thou madest me also. Lord God help me. Thy word be a lantern to my feet, & light in all my ways. Thou seest Lord I am brought down very low, & had as a vile slave, wherefore go to, by thy word restore me unto life, vouchsafe, I beseech thee, acceptably to take the fire offerings of my mouth. And teach me thy judgements, by thy word conserve me, so that mine hope deceive me not, Make me strong, O my God, that I may escape. Than shall I delight in thy righteousness, mistrusting all that is of flesh. Let me learn by thy secret inspiration to fear thee, & to shrink as oft as I shall remember thy judgement, deliver me not into mine adversaries hands. Take me to thy defence, be thou only my succour, favour him that favoureth thee, and is busy to help his neighbours. provide that men hurt me not by power and force. Mine eyes tryckle thorough long awaiting for thine aid, and that thou shouldest be thy words master. Deal favourably with me, as thou art good thyself, teach me thy judgements. Turn to me, show thyself merciful and gracious, as thou art wont to be to those that love thy name, and after thy word reform my steps. Let no wickedness reign in me, no adversity overcome me, from violence of men rescue me, that I may keep thy commandments. Show thy face unto thy servant, have compassion on me. O Lord thou art right, and all thy judgements be straight, straightly thou haste given in commandment, that all the words of thy mouth be kept. Ah Lord, grant me grace diligently to do all thy commandments, even with all my heart. Lo this thing I crave of thee, hear me for thy goodness, nigh thou art to all that call on the. Thy promises be just, yea they be troth itself, look to my wretchedness, deliver me, pluck thou me from all dangers. Truly I shall never forget thine unspeakable goodness. Take, I say, Lord my matter into thy hands. Rid me forth of trouble, quicken me like as thou hast promised to do. Let my humble supplication come in afore thee, save me even to make thy word good. Thine hand be with me, & let me never leave thy word, but bring about, that my soul may perpetually live and praise thee, rendering unto the most herty thanks for thy continual kindness. Thy right hand, I say, help me. I am as a silly sheep that strayeth in wilderness. Doubtless of myself I am not able to turn to thy high way again. Wherefore (most gentle herdman and Lord) seek thou me out, bring me again unto thy fold Never suffer that thy memorial, thy way, witness, judgement, righteousness, troth, word, pleasure, and ordinance at any time should perish, or be of no effect, strength, or valour. Cause that my flesh always may quyver and be adread of thy threatenings, so that my spirit in the mean time be never hindered nor disturbed from the constant trust of thy promises made & performed unto us, for Christ jesus sake thy dearly beloved son. Amen.   

Against evil tongues. Psalm. 120.  
IN this my grievous trouble lord I call on thee, wherefore hear me O most gracious Lord. Lord, I say deliver me from evil tongues, unshamefastly railing against thy holy troth aswell as against me, yet do I knowledge thy troth & will do unto death. Woe is me that I am constrained to lead my life amongs these foreigners and such as be not thy natural children borne, I mean amongs those, that be enemies unto thy peace and pursuers of thy most hallowed name, from such pestilencies save and keep me, I the pray, O most gracious Lord.   

To put thyself in God's hands. Psalm. 121.  
I life up mine eyes unto heaven, crying & calling for assistance of thy grace. My god help me, truly this is easy for the to do, for thou madest both heaven and earth. I beseech the so to keep me, that my foot slide not, but have thou a watching eye upon me. shadow me about thorough thy right hand, be thou my bulwark and fortress against the ungodly, suffer not the mighty to lay cruel hands on me. And (o thou most gentle and benign Lord) I pray thee, let not mine heart be set on the vain pleasures of this world, neither yet let me cowardly fall and shrink, when I am brought to adversity and trouble. Deliver me from all evil, be thou th'assurance & warrant to my soul, cast thy tender eye toward me, whether I go in or out O Lord. Amen.   

For the building of Christ's Church. Psalm. 122.  
I Have surely great cause to rejoice even from my heart root, in that I see so many men daily reforming their life unto better, being illumined by faith, and making great press to enter into the Lords house. Enlarge therefore thorough thy word the precinct and bounds of thy city Jerusalem. Repair again concord, peace and true love in us to the perpetual honour of thy name. Let thy spirit shine by a true & certain judgement, make thy citizens wealthy in all goods. Let the gates of hell have no power against thy city so that thy church may live in rest quietly and safely, defend it from all imminent dangers, send us many that may preach us peace in this city, and that by all means will do their endeavours to further it. Amen.   

Constantly to endure under Christ's cross. Psalm. 123.  
TO the lift I up mine eyes, O God, that dwellest in heaven. Consider that as the servants have a ready eye towards their master, and the maidens also upon their mistress: even so be mine eyes continually fixed upon thee, to th'intent at length I may win thy most gracious favour. Merciful lord, now pity us, for all the world hath us in grievous disdain. The rich spitefully scorn us even to the teeth, & the proud persons do reject us. But thou O Lord pluck us forth of their hands, and make a rescue of us again, to th'intent we may become subjects to thy most gracious goodness which mought be to the praise of thy most puissant and glorious name. Amen.   

To be delivered from bondage of conscience. Psam. 124.  
Unless thou hadst continually abiden with us O Lord: verily we had been quite lost in this raging see of troubles, and had been caught with these privy snares, where with our enemies have beset all the way whereby we should pass for none other intent than to wind us in their mischief, and to carry us with them unto hell. Braced their snares asunder o Lord, set us at large, draw us forth from this deep water. Thy name be our help and defence, for thou hast made both heaven & earth.   

To be rid from imminent danger. Psalm. 132.  
Grant us grace O Lord stiffly to cleave unto thee, so as we shrink not, but that we stand for ever, even as mount Zion in that same thy new city Jerusalem, which is Christ. And (O thou most tender and dear Lord) cast a strong bulwark about us, so as the wicked have no power against us. Further more leave us not unto ourselves, nether yet suffer us once to put forth our arm to do unrighteousness. Be gracious and free to all such as believe in thee, sith they be of honest and true hearts. rest, quiet, and peace be unto Israel, even to as many as live after the spirit, and not after the flesh. Amen.   

For him that is imprisoned either in spirit or in body. Psalm. 126.  
Lord god almighty deliver me from this bondage, comfort me, O my God, and fill my mouth with joy, replenish my tongue with gladness, even from mine heart. Show some wondrous feat for my sake, that thy suitors may see it, and come with me to render unto the worthy thanks. Certes, thou shouldest by this means give them occasion the more constantly to suffer adversity, and to trust assuredly upon the. O Lord God, ransom me I say, from this painful bondage, destroy this captivity, even as the hot son consumeth and drieth up the dew that falleth by night. Turn my weeping unto gladness, even for thy name's sake, as I shall ever more advance and magnify it.   

To be admitted unto Christ's Sabbath or resting day. Psalm. 127.  
Build us O Lord, watch and keep us, for unless thou vouchsafe to do it: doubtless we spend our wind in waste. Let us, I say, once cease from this hurly burly, this toiling & drudging in the vain trumpery of this world, so as ones at last we may religiously hallow thy holy Saboth, and with long suffering a wait for thy joyful coming, casting all our thought and care, on the only, albeit in the mean season we ought to labour diligently, for truly so we have in commandment of thee, where as yet the increase and furtherance of our labours to the maintenance of our living while we be in this body, we look for at thine hands, and not by our own pains taking. Take away Lord all covetise and vain study of riches from our hearts. Let us be found like unto the arrows shot from a bow, even earnestly bend and constant in thy word. Let our quivers and heart strings be found full of hot and fervent zeal, always by petition shooting unto thee, so that in face of our enemies we never be stained with any blot of reproach.   

To be blessed of the Lord. Psalm. 128.  
Give us grace, sweet Lord, to fear thee, to walk in thy ways and footsteps, and well to prosper in our journey. Moreover vouchsafe to bless us and all things belonging unto us, so as we also may see many children of faith and peace in Israel. Amen.   

For defence against our enemies. Psal. 129.  
Lord many there be that conspire against us, full many that invade us, that make hurly-burlies among us and fiercely assault us, but suffer them not to prevail neither to have the upperhand on us, O our most merciful God, cut asunder their ropes and snares. Let them return with shame as many as work us any trouble, but bless thou us O Lord for thine holy names sake. Amen.   

For the troubled conscience. Psalm. 130.  
Lord I cry unto that, even in mids of all my troubles. Wherefore I beseech thee, merciful Lord hear my voice. Bow down thine ears unto my piteous complaint, if thou lay to our charge our horrible & innumerable faults, who shall escape or go quite, when thou shalt sit as judge? who shallbe able to hold plea with thee? yea who is he, that shall not be forced unto utter despair? Truly then should we all perish. This notwithstanding there is yet in thine hands Lord both power and also a good will to forgive us our sins which thing I know thou wilt do if it were but to perform thy promise made by thy son Christ our Lord and priest, who assuredly hath paid a sufficient ransom for our sins, even the most dear sacrifice of his own body, to th'intent thou mightest be our sovereign Lord God, and that we might knolege our sins, and make suit unto the for pardon thereof. Lord grant me to wait for thy gracious pardon, long to trust & hang on thee, even so long, till at length thou dispetche me, as my trust is in thy promise. From dayspring to dayspring diligently I wait, Lord our god, without doubt thy mercy is great, great pardon still remaineth in thine hands, yea thy mercy can never be spent Again thy promises can not be undone nor made void. deliver me then, pluck from me this incommodity, & other casualtyes of this wretched life, Preserve all true Israelites in spirit, I mean all the believers in thee, from these remnants of sins naturally budding forth of our heart. Defend us also from all adversities of flesh, O Lord, of thy most gracious clemency, mercy and pity. Amen.   

For the avoiding of spiritual pride. Psalm. 131.  
SUffer not my heart to swell in pride, nor mine eyes to show any proud looks, that I take not to much upon me, neither arrogantly advance myself above Christ our head, but make, that I may greedily covet to have good savour in thy word only, as much as thou shalt vouchsafe to open unto me. And in case thou wythholdest the milk of comfort which streameth from Christ well understanded and known: yet let us not Lord despair, but trust with a quiet heart always upon the. So be it.   

To obtain Christ's benefits. Psalm. 132  
THou son of David jesus Christ arise, take season of thy resting place, which I beseech the it may be amongs us, for asmuch as by thy promise we be entitled & recognized to be thy court and dwelling place. God thy father which can not deceive, hath made us an earnest promise, confirming also the same by his solemn oath, that thou shouldest be our saviour, maynteynour, and defensour. Truly it is not possible for him to go back, and not to stand by his word, yea even now hath he (such is his fidelity) performed it in deed, and what so ever health he hath sent us: the same also hath he confirmed by sure and substantial witness, aswell of his own word as of his sacraments, Thou also (most dear Lord jesus) hast further promised, that thou wilt abide with us even until the worlds end. This thy word is our assured joy and comfort, for we know that evermore sithence thy death and bodily departing, thou art thobtainer of our remission and pardon, wherefore O most gracious Lord, through thy favour and in the let us find mercy, and that for ever. In all our works, and proceedings prosper us, save us, & fill us with joy. Thine hallowing mought shine clear upon us, thy kingdom and crown abide with us, and in thy peax evermore preserve us. Amen.   

For Christian charity and communion of saints. Psalm. 133.  
INspire us in such wise, O Lord, that as most loving brethren quietly and peaciably we may dwell together in thine house. Bring to pass, I say, that by true and faithful love, we may be joined and fastened every one to other, as membres of Christ's body. Thine oil of hallowing, I mean, even thine holy ghost mought wax hot and fragrant amongs us, upon us let fall thy dew of blessing, & the plentiful increase of all things, both bodily and ghostly, to th'intent according unto thy most free promise, we may obtain everlasting life.   

For continuance of grace. Psal. 134.  
Grant us thy servants alway to advance the our Lord, & in thine house to walk upright without blemish or cause of reproach yea in our trouble and affliction to lift up innocent and pure hands unto thee, praying on this manner unto the. Bless us O God, for thou art the maker of heaven and earth. Amen.   

A general prayer of Christians for help from God. Psalm. 135  
dispose our hearts Lord, that we thy servants may worthily praise and lift up thy name, for we know thou art gentle, meek, merciful, & free. Thy name is gracious, friendful, and right amiable to all that call on the in time of their adversity, of thy mere goodness thou hast chosen us to be thine own several people. Thou alone art the great & very God, thou madest both heaven and earth, even according to thine own pleasure thou dealtest thy benefits and gifts of grace to every one of them, namely to thy elect & chosen, even against Satan and the hole kingdom of the ungodly. Wherefore, Lord, let the remembrance & praise of thy name evermore be fervent amongs us. Reason thou, debate thou, judge thou thy people's cause, surely they suffer passing great wrongs. But stand thou, I say, good & gracious Lord unto thy servants, be merciful to them. Rid them from their grievous dangers, so as in most large wise thou mayst be bruited and advanced in Zion, and in thine holy Jerusalem. Amen.   

A prayer to put God in mind of his accustomed goodness. Psal. 136.  
most gentle Lord, thy goodness and mercy surely abideth for ever, though we never so much fall and vanish away, thy grace doth nothing wither nor decay. This thy grace O Lord by many tokens and proves thou hast plentifully declared unto us, even from the beginning of the world. And even now at this day dost thou not cease largely to heap these thy manifold benefits on us, stablish therefore thy goodness and abundant grace toward us, O Lord, & with no sudden displeasure turn not away from us. But be thou merciful and tender upon our misery. And from our enemies and all adversity for thine everlasting goodness sake defend us O Lord. Amen.   

For the captives under Antichrist. Psalm. 137.  
Lord we be refuse persons brought under captivity, thralle and bond under the power of thine adversary. And yet this our lamentable and piteous complaint thou seemest not to ponder, thou regardest not our supplication, and that not without good cause, for we grant we have trespassed heinously against the. Howbeit sith the ungodly thus laugh us to scorn, condemning the songs that we sing thee, and the praises that we give thee, yea the word also that we preach of thee: O Lord I beseech thee, show some proof of thyself, declare thy name & power amongs those thy spiteful enemies. Bring down Antichrist's kingdom with all his ungodly sects for surely overlong it hath oppressed us, yea and at this day it still letteth and holdeth underfoot very many, which else speedily would have run to the kingdom of freedom. Pull it therefore down O Lord with all his stombling blocks, evil examples, & crooked doctrine, never suffer it to recover again. Than shall we being quietly set at rest serve the even with heart all our lives long.   

For deliverance in perils. Psalm. 138.  
Lord let me feel by experience how good thou art, and how trusty. deliver me even to make thy promise good, than shall I never cease to thank the with all mine heart, and to magnify thy most glorious name, for by thy open word thou haste made it exceeding glorious beyond all other things. Certes, my god and father upon the do I call. give my soul perfit strength, in such wise as I may set forth and blow abroad thy praises to the high advancement of thy name. Cause thou (O my God) that all kingdoms of the earth may hear thy word, may walk in thy ways. hallow thy name, & blow abroad thine excellent glory. Grant to governors and other in authority this grace, that they may knowledge the to be above them all. Lord look upon the lowly hearts, that thou mayst promote them. Mark well the proud hearts afar from thee, to th'intent thou mayst bring them low, and cast them forth of thy presence. In this strait save my life, strengthen thine hand against mine enemies, and take my part against them. Lord thy goodness is everlasting, cast not away thine own handiwork, have pity on me, & help me. Pluck me forth of these perils, for thine holy names sake.   

For denying of thyself, and wholly to yield the unto Christ. Psalm. 139.  
Lord thou knowest me so well as any man doth else, lo I and all that ever I have, be holly in thy hands. Thou madest me, thou fashionedst me, thou hast endowed me with all things necessary, even from my birth unto this day. I can not praise enough thy wondrous provision thus practised amongs all creatures, it is more than is possible for man, once to conceive it in his thought. What other thing dost thou require of us, than to yield up ourself with all that is ours unto thee? I mean holly to resign unto thy pleasure all that belong to the necessary relief either of body or of soul, and the same again humbly to require at thine hands, for Christ jesus sake. Wherefore my God, I beseech thee, for thine holy names sake, take charge of me. Grant me constantly to trust on thee, utterly refusing myself, so as in all perils I sue for no help, but only at thine hands, like as thou haste in right large manner made me a promise of the same. Make a trial of me, prove mine heart. Take from me all evil thoughts, deceit, double dealing, and lies, thus shalt thou clean purge mine heart, & mercifully lead me on the way of perpetual felicity.   

Against the enemies of Christ's troth. Psalm. 140.  
deliver me, O Lord, from the ungodly and stiff necked persons, for thou seest how in their hearts they ymagen mischeve, & have great pleasure to pick quarrels, their tongues be more sharp than any adders sting. And under their lips lurketh poison of adders. But O merciful Lord, let me not fall in their hands, that they handle me not after their own lust, Thou only art my God, thou must hear my piteous plaint. Lord that rulest all together, that art the strength and power of my defence, be thou as a salad on my head, when so ever the ungodly shall assault me, neither suffer thou the wicked thus to prosper in their matters. Increase not their crooked and malicious stomachs, lest they take heart of grays & spitefully revile the. Look upon thy poor wretch's cause, and rid me out of these daily grievances, then shall I with a right up heart and pleasant countenance extol and magnify thy name. Amen.   

To keep thy tongue, and to eschew the infection of the world. Psalm. 141.  
TO the I cry, O Lord, hear me speedily, let my prayer be as a sweet taste and savour in thy presence, and the lifting up of mine hands as an evening sacrifice. Lord set a watch about my mouth, keep my lips & my tongue also, that they speak nothing amiss (as do the ungodly) but that they call purely & sincerely upon thee, and report thy worthy praises. Bow not mine heart to lust after evil, nor to follow the fashion of the wicked and abominable sinners, lest I happen to cloak my wickedness with other sins, as hypocrites do. Let me not live as they would have me do, but rather as it shall best please the. Let me not approve neither their counsels, nor their deeds, though they cast never so goodly a show & fair face to the world. Let me not hearken to the tyessynges and sweet beytes of the ungodly which counsel me to filthy & unclean things, but rather let me give good ear to the righteous and godly man, though he sharply correct and chide me, let me alway have a ready eye toward thee, only in the to trust, and to apply myself unto the. Cast not away my soul, neither suffer thou it to perish Keep me, that I be not tangled with the snares of the ungodly, and from the privy traps of malicious persons save me. Defend me, Lord, thorough thy grace only, for in all our devices and works can nothing be found sure for us to trust upon.   

The prayer of any captive according to the form of David when he was hid in the cave. Psal. 142.  
WIth my voice I cry to thee, afore the I open my lamentations in thy bosom I disclose the secret word of mine heart, my dolours and greafes I show unto thee. Mine heart is almost like to burst, so great is my discomfiture. Thou knowest all my fashions, O Lord, and thou seest well enough how the ungodly have laid their snares for me. Lo, I cast mine eye on this side, and that side, aswell on my friends as on my kynsfolkes, but all in vain, none of them all helpeth me. And again I can not run away, I am so laden and overcharged with irons. O Lord my maker and father, now unto the I cry, thou art my only sheet-anchor, defence, & help. Thou art my portion and heritage in all countries, yea I have none other possession but the only. To the therefore I stick altogether, knowing certainly that so nothing can go amiss with me. Consider then my lamentable complaint, behold, how I am low brought. From the cruel pursuers, which be much more of power than I am, defend me. deliver me from this prison, and horrible fear of sin and death, that I may set out thy name. All the holy ones aswell Angels as men make suit for me, desiring the for my comfort. They shall not cease until they obtain their request, I mean, until thou forgive me my sins, and send me comfort in this distress, with patience and long suffering This ones obtained, the godly shall flock about me, and shall not stint to give the thanks, when they see that thou ryddest me forth of these dangers to the high praise of thy name. Lord be merciful unto us, take part with us, then shall we for ever lift up & magnify thy glorious name, Amen.   

In great trouble of conscience. Psalm. 134.  
Lord hear my prayer, receive my supplication, hearken to my plaint for thy righteousness. Try not the law with thy servant, for truly then shall no living man be found unguilty, yea not one of thy saints should escape quite at thy bar, whiles thou grant him thy gracious pardon, in so much even the very stars be not pure & faultless afore the. In the angels thou foundest sin. Now mine enemies hunt for my soul, they beat & drive it down, they thrust it into dark doungeons where felons convict & condemned to death, were wont to be kept. My spirit is sorrowful, my heart is heavy & sad within my breast. To the I hold up my hands, requiring the of mercy: for like as the dry ground longeth for a shower of rain, so my soul thinketh long till it have thine help and secure. Hear me speedily: if thou do not, I am in despair. My spirit is all weary of this bondage, I have bid my life farewell. Wherefore O god, hide not thy face, that I be not like unto those, that be hurled into the pit of damnation. After this night of misery overpassed, let the pleasant morning of comfort luckily shine on me, that by time I may hear and feel thy goodness, for in the is all my trust. Point me the way that I shall walk in, for if thou be not my guide, I must needs wander and stray out of the way. To thee, Lord, I lift up my soul, and that with all mine heart. I beseech thee, take me forth of mine enemies hands. Thou only art my succour and safeguard. Teach me to work, what so ever shall be thy pleasure, for thou art my God. Let thy good spirit conduit me into the living land, encourage my spirit for thy name's sake. Forth of these troubles for thy righteousness deliver me. Destroy mine enemies, as thou art gracious and favourable toward me. Those that will work me sorrow and grief, pluck forth of the way, for I am thy servant, & for thy sake suffer I all this hurly-burly. As thou art God, so help thou me.   

To be exempt from this world thorough the spirit. Psalm. 144.  
FOr all thy benefits we shall advance the with praise and glory for ever, O Lord our God, namely sith thou hast kept us in thy faith, & in the confession of thy word This goodness, O Lord, continue thou still in me, increase & strengthen thou my faith every day more and more. Compel my flesh thorough thy spirit to his bounden duty and obedience. Be thou my defence, my buckler, bulwark, rescuer, and raunsomer. Lord bow down the heavens, & come down, put forth thine hand from above, to draw me from these deep waters, from the cruelty of these boystouse strangers, who be none of thy children. deliver me, and with all mine heart I shall sing the a new song, & render the new thanks. And hereof I am right well assured that I can lack no goodness, o lord God if I have the my gracious Lord and defender.   

Of the kingdom of God, and that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith. Psal. 145.  
I Will exalt the my sovereign, O God, & praise thy name for ever. I shall report thy wonderful praises from time to time, for thou art of great power, & worthy to be praised, neither can any man attain to the knowledge of thy most excellent majesty. Thy works shallbe spoken of for ever, I mean thy endless power, thy miracles, and glory, in that thou hast done to us thy poor folks manifold and bounteous benefits only of thy mere love, favour, mercy, long forbearing, and righteousness. In all thy deeds the holy persons shall praise the for ever, specially for the magnificence of thy power royal, and for that power which thou practisest to the subduing of all things for our safeguard and life. Thy mercy exceedeth all thine other works. In words that thou promisest thou art trusty and true, and in all thy works, right holy. Lord have mercy on me, and be my father for jesus Christ sake, bow to my petition, for thine endless mercy, fidelity, & holiness. Lord govern my heart, I am weak, but make me strong. I am spent and decayed, but make me lusty again, I am pined and famished, but feed thou me with thy goodness. O herdman and nurse of all things living, which of thy mere goodness fillest all creatures that have life in them & which in all thy doings dealest righteously: with all mine heart O Lord I call on thee, be at hand, be my joy and comfort according to thy promise. Preserve me always from the snares and traps of Satan, that I be not wrong led, but that my mouth may continually brute thy praises and give worthy thanks unto thy name.   

For liberty of faith. Psalm. 146.  
MY soul, & what so ever thing is in me, shall praise & advance thy name, o Lord god. God be thou my refuge, and helper, for thou createdst all things & performest ducly all that ever thou hast promised to those that put their trust in the. When thou shalt sit as judge, than shall they have right, which now be oppressed by wrongful power. Thou givest food in time of hunger, where and when so ever we have need thereof. Louse us that be bound, louse us thorough thy free word. Carry us unto the freedom of the true faith, (which surely pertaineth not to all men,) give us light, for we be blind, set us up, for we be thrown down, make us righteous, for we be wicked. Be thou O Lord favourable unto us, though we deserve it not, have regard of the silly strangers, poor men, widows, fatherless and other miserable persons of the world, which be sore hungry & thirsty, longing for thy righteousness. Keep them and provide for them all things necessary, led them from the ungodly ways. Obtain O Lord an everlasting reign in us. Amen.   

A fervent prayer of the dysperpled church. Psam. 147.  
IT is convenient and seeming O Lord, that thy praises be recorded & thy name hallowed, for thou buildest, gatherest together, and enhauncest the company of thy chosen, & knowest how to call every one of them by his proper name. heal, o Lord, those that be broused in heart, comfort the comfortless, bind up our green wounds, that we may escape this sickness, both of soul and of conscience. Lord, thou art wondrous great, and by reason of the excellency of thy bottomless knowledge, no man can worthily esteem thy majesty, as it is in deed. Govern and save us thy poor catyffes, praise & thanks be unto the for ever, for asmuch as of thine endless goodness thou makest such large provision for all things. And now, O Lord, let us alway perfectly dread thee, trusting evermore on thy goodness. Amen. Lord God, we shall without end glorify thy majesty, in case we may be sure and safe in thy kingdom, Let us be content with thy blessing, whereby we have things necessary unto our living. Grant us thy word, send it us by trusty and faithful workmen, for the word is fruitless and barren, unless it be sent from the. Cause it to run hastily and with great power, so as it may melt the hard frozen hearts, mollify the stubborn stomachs, make the cold minds warm, comfort the heavy, inform the ignorant, admonish the strayers, and bring them to the right way again, and finally raise up the dead to life everlasting. Amen.   

Of the making, fall, and restoring of man. Psalm. 148.  
Grant O Lord that we thy servants being moved by thy singular gifts of grace mought magnify thee, as thou art most worthy, by beholding of thy creatures be they in heaven, in earth, or in the see, for unto them all by one certain trade and course of governance, thou ministreste things necessary to their use and commodity through thy word, and by that same self word thou conservest them, whereby thou first createdst them, even by jesus Christ. Every thing accomplysheth that work, whereunto thou first ordeynedst it, even after thine own hearts lust, only man rebelleth, and that to his own harm, he alone is against thy gracious pleasure and nothing remembering thy glory greedily seeketh his own glory, by reason of which misdemenour he was utterly cast away, and all his posterity with him. This notwithstanding (most loving father) thou hast recovered him again by means of thy word, which word now at length (the time appointed fully complete and finyshed) was made flesh, even jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us, we beseech thee, to have a lively faith in him, reform, renew, and restore us in him, slay thou in us, what so ever nature planted in us by our generation, shape us new men, thorough that same power, whereby jesus Christ rose again to life in the holy ghost, that we forgetful of ourselves may seek thine honour only, enhancing thy name, for thou settest aloft the horn of thy people. Let us come unto thee, & in the continue for ever.   

Of the true worship in spirit and truth Psalm. 149.  
PUt into our mouth a new song and renew our hearts by grace. Let us continually sing it abroad in the coming together of holy-ones, let us rejoice and be glad in the our maker & redeemer. In gladness of spirit with fire & willing heart, let us praise the. Be content Lord and well pleased with thy people, endow them with gifts, and in safeguard promote them, in thy glory let thy holy ones be glad, yea & be proud of the in their consciences. Their hearts mought advance thee, let them mightily lay on & strike being armed with thy word and with the sword of thy spirit, against all that wrestle against thine holy name. Amen.   

A praising of God. Psalm. 150.  
THe, O Lord, in thine own self we praise, which far excedest all praise. In thy holiness we praise thee, for thou alone art holy, by whom and none other, we also be made holy. In the defence of thy right hand we praise thee, for it shall stand sure for ever, yea it is our strong warrant & safeguard, & evermore shallbe. In thy power we praise thee, whereby thou blessest and cursest. In thy glory so exceeding great we praise thee, whereby in Christ thou makest us also right glorious. Breath upon us thy grace & spirit, that we may for ever do this our duty, and that we may by the same spirit be ruled, led, ordered, moved, & taught. Amen. Lord, it is their duties, even as many as have breath within them, to blow abroad thy praises, for of the they all have life, but thy choose have everlasting life, through jesus Christ our Lord, with whom thou the father of heaven in the holy ghost art God lauded & praised world without end. Amen.    

¶ The seven petitions of the Pater noster.  
OUr father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  
Thy kingdom come.  
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.  
give us this day our daily bread.  
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us And let us not be led into temptation But deliver us from evil. Amen.   

¶ The Crede, or the twelve articles of the Christian faith.  
I Believe in God the father almighty, maker of heaven, and earth. And in jesus Christ his only son our Lord. Which was conceived by the holy ghost, borne of the virgin Mary. Suffered under Ponce pilate, was crucified, dead, buried, & descended into hell. And the third day he rose again from death. He ascended into heaven, & sitteth on the right hand of God the father almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick & the dead. I believe in the holy ghost. The holy catholic church. The communion of saints: the forgiveness of sins. The resurrection of the body. And the life everlasting. Amen.   

¶ The ten commandments of almighty God.  
THou shalt have none other gods but me.  
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven Image, nor any likeness of any thing, that is in heaven above, or in earth beneath, nor in the water under the earth, thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them.  
Thou shalt not take the name of thy Lord God in vain.  
Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.  
Honour thy father, and thy mother.  
Thou shalt do no murder.  
Thou shalt not commit adultery.  
Thou shalt not steal.  
Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbour.  
Thou shalt not desire thy neighbours house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbours wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his Ox, nor his Ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbours.  
FINIS.   

THE PRINCIPAL PRAYERS OF the BIBLE most necessary for christian men, gathered out by RICHARD TAVERNER.  

The prayer of Moses to the Lord for the sins of the people. Exod. 32.  
Lord why hoyleth thy wrath against thy people, whom thou haste brought forth of the land of Egypte? (that is to weet out of the captivity and bondage of the devil) Let not these Egyptians (I mean these ungodly and devilish persons) say, God dealeth craftily with them even to rid them out of the world. Let thy wrath be assuaged overthe wickedness of thy people. Amen.   

another prayer of Moses to the some intent. Exod 32.  
OH, this people have sinned an heinous sin, and have made them golden gods. Either forgive them this offence, or else wipe me out of this book, which thou hast written, Amen.   

For the sin of the people grudging against god, a prayer of Moses. Num. 14.  
THe Lord is patient and full of mercy, bearing away sin & trespass, and leaving none guiltless. Thou dost visit the unrighteousness of the fathers upon the children even to the third and fourth kindred forgive (I beseech thee) the sin of this thy people, according to thy great mercy, as thou haste been merciful unto them coming out of Egypt even unto this place.   

An other of Moses & Aaron for the people Num. 16.  
MOst mighty god of spirits of all flesh. Wilt thou for the sin of one be wroth with all the multitude?   

For the stubbornness of the people, the true pacher on this wise as Moses did, may make his prayer unto god. Deut. 9  
Destroy not (Lord) thy people & inheritance, whom thou haste delivered through thy greatness and whom thou hast brought out of the Egypt of this world. Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, & jacob, look not unto the stubbornness of this people, neither to their wickedness and offences, for it is thine own people and inheritance which thou hast challenged for thine own in thy great might & stretched out arm, Amen.   

A prayer of Esdras for the sins of the people. 1. Esd. 9  
MY God, I am confounded, and dare not lift up mine eyes unto the my god, for our wickedness is grown over our head, and our trespasses are waxen great unto the heaven, even from the time of our fathers. yea & ourselves also have grievously sinned unto this day, & because of our wickedness have we, our kings, and priests been delivered into the hand of the kings of the nations, into the sword, into captivity, into spoil, and into confusion of face, as it is come to pass this day. But now is there a little and sudden graciousness come from the Lord our God, so that some of us are escaped, to th'intent he may give us his peace in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and give us a little life in our bondage For we are bond men, yet our god hath not forsaken us in our bondage but hath inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the heathen kings that he should give us life, & promote the house of our God, and so set up the desolation thereof, and give us an hedge in juda and Jerusalem. And now O our God, what shall we say after this, for we have forsaken thy commandments, which thou hast commanded by thy servants & Prophets, and said. The land whereunto ye go to possess it, is an unclean land, through the filthiness of the people of the lands, in their abominations, wherewith they have made it full of uncleanness on every side. Therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take unto your sons, & seek not their peace and wealth for ever, that ye may be strong, and enjoy the good in the land, and that ye & your children may have the inheritance of it for evermore. And after all this that is come upon us because of our most naughty deeds and our great trespass: thou our god hast spared our wickedness, & hast given us a deliverance as it is come to pass this day, to the intent we should not turn back, and let go thy commandments neither be joined in matrimony with the people of these abominations. Wilt thou then be wroth at us, till we be utterly consumed, so that nothing remain, and till there be no deliverance? O lord of Israel thou art righteous, for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day. Behold in thy presence are we in our trespass, for hereupon is there no standing before the.   

The prayer of Nehemias' for the sins of the people before the Lord. Nehem. 1.  
O Lord God of heaven, thou great & terrible God thou that keepest covenant and mercy with them that love thee, and keep thy commandments: let thine ears hearken, & thine eyes be open, that thou mayst hear the prayer of thy servant which I pray now before thee, day and night for the children of Israel thy servants, and knowledge the sins of the children of Israel, which we have committed against the. And I and my fathers have sinned also, we have been led out of the way by vanities in that we have not kept thy commandments, statutes, & laws which thou commandest thy servant Moses. And they are thy servants & thy people whom thou hast delivered through thy great power and mighty hand. I beseech the lord let thine ear bow down to the prayer of thy servants whose desire is to fear thy name. Amen.   

A confession and solemn prayer of the levites and of the church for sins with a rehearsal of the benefits of God. 2. Esd. 9  
LOrd thou alone hast made heaven, and the heaven of heavens with all their company, the earth & all that is thereupon, the see and all that is contained therein, thou givest life unto all, and the host of heaven bow themselves unto the. Thou art the Lord god, that diddest chose Abraham & foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give him & his seed the land of the Canaanites, Hethytes, Amorites, Pheresites, jebusites, and Gergesites, And thou madest good thy words, for thou art righteous, and didst consider the misery of our fathers in Egypte, & heardest their complaint by the red see, and showedst tokens & wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, & on all the people of his land.  
For thou knewest that they were presumptuous & cruel against them, and so madest thou the a name, as it is this day. And the red see didst thou divide before them, so that they went thorough the mids of the see dry shoed. As touching their persecutors thou threwest them in to the deep as a stone, into the raging waters, and leddest thy people on the day time in a cloudy pillar, & on the night season in a pillar of fire to show them light in the way that they went. Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest unto them from heaven, & gavest them right judgements, true laws, good commandments & statutes, and declaredst unto them thy holy Sabbath and commandest them precepts, ordinances, & laws by Moses thy servant, and gavest them bread from heaven, when they were hungry, and broughtest forth water for them, out of the rock when they were thirsty, & promisedst them, that they should go in and take possession of the land, over which thou hadst lift up thine hand, for to give them. But they and our fathers were proud and hardnecked, so that they followed not thy commandments, and refused to hear, & did not remember the wonders that thou didst for them, but became obstinate and hedy, in so much that they turned back to their bondage in their disobedience. But thou my God forgavest, & waste gracious, merciful, patient, and of great goodness and forsookest them not. And though they made a molten calf and said: this is thy god that brought the out of the land of Egypt and did great blasphemies, yet forsookest thou them not in the wilderness, according to thy great mercy. And the cloudy pillar departed not from them, on the day time to lead them the way, neither the pillar of fire in the night season, to show them light in the way that they went. And thou gavest them thy good spirit to inform them, & withheldest not thy Manna from their mouth, and gavest them water when they were thirsty. Forty years long madest thou provision for them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not, and thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and thou dyvidedst them according to their portions. And their children multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land whereof thou hadst spoken unto their fathers that they should go into it, and have it in possession, And the children went and possessed the land and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, and gavest them into their hand, and their kings & the people of the land, that they might do with them what they would. So they won their strong cities & the fat land, & took possession of houses that were full of all manner goods, wells digged out, vineyards, oylegardens, and many fruitful trees, and they did eat, and were filled, & became fat, and lived in wealth thorough thy great goodness. But this notwithstanding they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and threw thy law behind their backs, & slew thy Prophets which exhorted them so earnestly that they should convert unto thee, and did great blasphemies. Therefore thou gavest them over, into the hand of their enemies that vexed them, But in time of their trouble they cried unto thee, and thou heardest them from heaven, & of thy great mercy thou gavest them saviours, which helped them out of their enemies hands, But when they came to rest, they turned back again to do evil before the. Therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them. And then they converted and cried unto thee, and thou hardest them from heaven, and many times hast thou delivered them according to thy great mercy, and warnedst them, that they should turn again unto thy law But all this notwithstanding, they were proud and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy laws (which a man should do and live in them) and they turned the shoulder away, and became stiffnecked and would not hear.  
And many years didst thou forbear them, and warnedest them thorough thy spirit even by th'office of thy prophets, and yet would they not hear. Therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the nations in the lands. But for thy great mercies sake thou diddest not utterly consume them, neither diddest thou forsake them, for thou art a gracious and merciful god. Now therefore our god, thou great god, mighty & terrible, thou that keepest covenant and mercy, turn not away thy face from all the travail that hath happened unto us, and unto our kings, Princes, priests, Prophets, Fathers & all thy people, sithence the time of the kings of Assur unto this day. Thou art righteous in all that thou hast brought upon us, for thou hast done truly. But we on our behalf have been ungodly, our kings, princes, priests, & fathers have not done after thy law, nor regarded thy commandments, and thy earnest exhortations, wherewith thou hast exhorted them, and have not served the in their kingdoms, and in thy great goodness that thou savedst them.   

A prayer of the church for sins Sap. 15.  
THou (O our God) art sweet, long suffering and true, and with mercy orderest thou all things Though we sin, yet are we thine, for we know thy greatness. If we sin not, then are we sure that with the we be allowed. For to know thee, is perfect righteousness, yea and to know thy righteousness & power, is the rote of immortality.   

An other for sins. Hier. 3.  
LO we are thine, for thou art the Lord our God, the hills fall, and all the high pride of the mountains, but the safeguard of israel standeth only upon god our Lord Confusion hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth up, yea their sheep and bullocks, their sons & daughters, So do we also sleep in our confusion, & shame covereth us, for we and our fathers even from our youth unto this day have sinned against the Lord our God & have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our god.   

The lamentations of Hieremye for the sins of the people. Heir 13.  
PIteously let me weep, & let the tears gusshe out of mine eyes. For the lords flock is taken. say therefore unto the king & the rulers, humble yourselves, set you down on the earth, for the crown of your glory shall fall from your head. lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the North, where is the flock that was given thee: thy noble cattles, to whom wilt thou make thy move, when he come upon thee, for thou hast taught them thyself against thyself & made them masters over the. Shall not sorrow come upon thee, as on a woman traveling with child? And if thou wouldest say in thy heart, wherefore come these things upon me, surely even for the multitude of thy wickedness, thy hinder parts & thy feet be discovered. If the man of Ind can change his skin, and the cat of the mountain her spots, then may ye that be exercised in evil do good. Therefore will I scatter you (sayeth the lord) like as the stouble that is taken away with the south wind. This shall be your lot and the portion of your measure, wherewith ye shall be rewarded of me, sayeth the lord, because ye have forgotten me, and put your trust in deceitful things. Therefore have I turned thy clothes over thy head and discovered thy thighs, that thy privities might be seen, thy adultery, thy deadly malice, thy beastliness, and thy shameful whoredom. For upon fields & hills I have seen thy abominations. Woe be to the o jerusalem, wilt thou not be cleansed, sith thou art yet unclean?   

The prayer that Baruch prescribed unto the captives in Babylon for their sins. Baruch. 23.  
THe Lord our God is righteous and we with our fathers are brought to open shame, as it is to see this day. And as for these plagues that are come upon us already, the lord had devised them for us, yet would we not pray unto the Lord our God, that we might every man turn from his naughty ways. Therefore the Lord hath caused such plagues to come upon us, for he is righteous in all his works, that he hath commanded us, which we also have not done nor hearkened unto his voice, for to walk in the commandments of the Lord, that he had given unto us. And now O Lord God of Israel thou that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypte with a mighty hand, with tokens and wonders with thy great power & out stretched arm and hast gotten thyself a name, as it is come to pass this day, O Lord our god we have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have behaved ourselves ungodly in all thy righteousness. Turn thy wrath from us (we beseech thee) for we are but a few left among the Heythen, where thou hast scattered us. Hear our prayers (O Lord) and our petitions, bring us out of bondage, for thine own sake, get us favour in the sight of them which have led us away, that allandes may know that thou art the Lord our god, and that Israel and his generation calleth upon thy name. O Lord look down from thy holy house upon us, incline thine ear and hear us. For the dead that be gone down to their graves, and whose souls are out of their bodies, give unto the Lord neither praise nor ryghteousmaking, but the soul that is vexed for the multitude of her sins, which walketh heavily and weakly, whose eyes begin to fail, such a soul giveth praise and righteousness unto the lord, O Lord we power out our prayers before thee, & require mercy in thy sight, not for any godliness of our forefathers, but because thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, according as thou didst threaten us by thy servants the Prophets. O Lord our God thou hast entreated us after all thy goodness and according to all thy great loving mercy, like as thou spakest by thy servant Moses in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel, saying. If ye will not hearken unto my voice then shall this great multitude be turned into a very small people for I will scatter them abroad, notwithstanding I am sure that this folk will not hear me, for it is an hardenecked people, but in the land of their captivity they shall remember themselves, and learn to know that I am the lord their god, when I shall give them an heart to understand, and ears to hear: then shall they praise me in the land of their captivity, and think upon my name. Then shall they turn them from their hard backs, and from their ungodliness. Then shall they remember the things that happened unto their fathers, which sinned against me. So will I bring them again in to the land, which I promised which an oath unto their father's Abraham, Isaac and jacob, & they shall be lords of it, yea I will increase them, and not minish them. And I will make an other covenant with them, such one as shall endure for ever, namely that I will be their God, and they shallbe my people, & I will no more drive my people the children of Israel out of the land that I have given them. And now O Lord almighty, thou god of Israel, our soul that is in trouble & our spirit that is vexed, cry unto the. Hear us (o lord) and have pity upon us, for thou art a merciful god. God be gracious unto us for we have sinned before the. Thou endurest for ever, should we then utterly perish? O lord almighty thou god of Israel: hear now the prayer of the dead Israelites and of their children, which have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened unto the voice of the lord their god, for which cause these plagues hang now upon us. Oh lord remember not the wickedness of our forefathers, but think upon thy power and name now at this time, for thou art the lord our God, and thee (o lord) will we praise For thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent we should call upon thy name and praise the in our captivity & that we might turn from the wickedness of our forefathers that sinned before the. Behold we are yet this day in our captivity whereas thou hast scattered us to be an abomination, curse, and sin, like as it hath happened unto our forefathers, because of all their wickedness and departing from thee, even from the that art the Lord our God. Amen.   

The prayer of Daniel the prophet for his own sins and for the sins of the hole nation. Daniel. 9  
O Lord thou great and fearful god, thou that keepest covenant and mercy with them that love the and keep thy commandments, we have sinned, we have trespassed, we have been disobedient and have gone back, we have departed from thy precepts, and judgements, we would never follow thy servants the prophets, that spoke in thy name to our kings and princes, to our forefathers and to all the people of the land. O lord righteousness belongeth unto thee, but to us open shame, as it is come to pass this day unto all Israel (that is to say thy church or congregation) whither they be far or nigh, thorough all lands, wherein thou haste scattered them because of the offences they did against the. O lord unto us to our kings and princes, to our forefathers even to us all that have offended thee, belongeth open shame. But unto thee (o lord god) pertaineth mercy and forgiveness, where as we on our behalf are gone back from thee, & have not obeyed the voice of the lord our god, to walk in his laws which he laid before us, by his servants the prophets, yea all Israel have gone back from thy law so that they have not hearkened unto thy voice, wherefore the curse and oath, that is written in the law of Moses the servant of god (against whom we have offended) is poured upon us. And he hath performed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, to bring upon us such a plague as never was under heaven, like as it is now come to pass in jerusalem, yea all this plague, as is written in the law of Moses, is come upon us. Yet we never made any supplication before thee, o lord, that we might turn again from our wickedness, and think upon thy troth Therefore hath the lord made haste to bring this plague upon us, for the lord our god is rightwise in all his works which he doth, for we would not hearken to his voice. And now O lord our god, thou that with a mighty hand hast brought thy people out of Egypte to get thyself a name (as thou hast at this day) we have sinned O lord and done wickedly against all thy righteousness.  
Let thy wrathful displeasure be turned away I beseech the from us, for through the heinous offence of us and our forefathers, is thy church abhorred of all them that are about us. Now therefore O our god hear the prayer of thy servant & let thy face shine over thy Sanctuary that lieth waste. O my god bow down thine ear & hearken, at least for thine own sake, open thine eyes and see, how we be spoiled, for we do not cast our prayers before the in our own righteousness, but only in thy great mercies, O lord hear, O lord forgive, O lord consider, tarry not over long, but for thine own sake do it.    

PRAYERS IN TIME OF ADVERSITY AND FOR A MAN'S OWN SINS  

A prayer and an open confession of the people of Israel to be delivered from their enemy. judic. 10.  
WE have sinned against thee, for we have forsaken our own god, & have served Baalym. Lord we have sinned, do thou unto us, what so ever please thee, and deliver us only at this tyme. Amen.   

In wars against Turks and invadours, the prayer of king Asa. 2. Paral 14.  
Lord it is all one with the to help them that have no power with few or with many. Help us o lord our god, for we trust to thee, & in thy name be we come against this multitude. Thou art the lord our God, let no man prevail against the. Amen.   

If god send the trouble either for a punishment of thy sins or to prove thy patience therewith, pray thus. Tobia. 3.  
O Lord thou art righteous, and all thy judgements are true, yea all thy ways are mercy, faithfulness and judgement. And now o lord be mindful of me, and take no vengeance on my sins, neither remember my misdeeds, neither the misdeeds of my elders, for we have not been obedient unto thy commandments, therefore are we spoiled, brought in to captivity, in to death, into derision and shame unto all nations. And now O lord thy judgements are great, for we have not done according to thy commandments, neither have we walked innocently before the. Wherefore now o lord deal with me according to thy will, and command my spirit to be received in peace, for more expedient were it for me to die, then to live,   

The prayer of Manasses king of juda when he was in prison, for remission of sins, and for god's favour and deliverance. 2. Paral. 36.  
O Lord almighty, god of our father's Abraham, Isaac, and jacob, and of the righteous seed of them, which hast made heaven and earth with all the ornament thereof, which haste ordained the see by the word of thy commandment, which haste shut up the deep, & haste sealed it for thy fearful & laudable name, dread of all men & honourable before the face of thy virtue, the fierce anger of thy threatening is above measure heavy to sinners. But the mercy of thy promise is great & unsearchable, for thou art the lord god most high above all the earth, long suffering and exceeding merciful & sorry for the malice of men. I have provoked thine anger & have done evil before thee, in committing abominations & multiplying of offences. And now I bow the knees of my heart requiring goodness of the o lord. I have sinned lord I have sinned and know my wickedness, I desire the by prayer o lord forgive me, O lord forgive me, and destroy me not with mine iniquities, neither do thou alway remember my evils to punish them, but save me (which am unworthy) after thy great mercy & I will praise the everlastingly, all the days of my life, for all the virtue of heaven praiseth thee, & unto the belongeth glory, world without end. Amen.   

The prayer of Mardocheus in the pursuit of Haman, whom the bishop of Rome at this day resembleth. Hester. 15.  
O Lord, thou valiant & mighty king (for all things are in thy power) if thou wilt help and deliver Israel, there is no man can with stand thee, for thou hast made both heaven and earth, thou art lord of all, and there is none can resist the o lord. Thou knowest all, thou wottest lord it was neither of malice ne of presumption, neither for any desire of glory, that I would not bow down myself and worship the most proud Haman, for I would gladly if it might have turned Israel to good have kissed even his footsteps, but I feared lest I should have given God's glory unto a man, & because I would worship none but only the. Wherefore, O Lord, thou God and king have mercy on thy people, for they imagine how to bring us to nought, yea their desire is full set to destroy and overthrow the people that have ever been thine. Oh despise not thin own good which thou hast delivered and brought forth of Egypte even for thine own cause. Hear my prayer, be merciful to thy people, whom thou haste chosen for an heritage to thyself, Turn our complaint and sorrow into joy, so as we may live, o lord, and praise thy name. O Lord suffer not the mouths of them that praise the to be destroyed,   

The oration and blessing of job in his most grievous adversity and loss of goods. job. 1.  
NAked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return again. The lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, as it hath pleased the lord so is it done Now blessed be the name of the lord. Amen.   

A prayer that we may be delivered from our adversaries. Esai. 37.  
O Lord of hosts, thou god of Israel which sittest upon cherubin, thou art the god alone of all the kingdoms of the world, thou only hast created heaven and earth. incline thine ear Lord and consider, open thine eyes and see, deliver us from the hand of our adversaries to th'intent all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou only art the lord. Amen.   

The prayer of Isaiah when the people were sore plagued Isaiah. 65.64.  
Look down from heaven, and behold the dwelling place of thy sanctuary and thy glory, How is it that thy jealousy, thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies & thy loving kindness will not be entreated of us? yet art thou our father. Abraham knew us not, neither was Israel acquainted with us. But thou Lord art our father and redeemer, and thy name is everlasting. O lord wherefore haste thou led us out of thy way? Wherefore hast thou hardened our hearts that we fear the not? Be at one with us again for thy servants sake, which be of the generation of thine heritage Thy people hath had but little of thy sanctuary in possession, for our enemies have taken it in. And we are become even as we were at the beginning, what time we were not under thy dominion nor called on thy name. O that thou wouldest cleave the heaven insunder, come down: & that the mountains might melt a way at thy presence, like as an hot fire, and that the malicious might boil as the water doth upon the fire, whereby thy name might be known amongs thine enemies, and that the paynims might tremble before thee, that thou mightest come down with thy wondrous strange works, than should the hills melt at thy presence, for sithence the beginning of the world, was none (except thou o god) that hard or perceived, neither hath any eye seen what thou dost for them that put their trust in the. Thou helpest him that doth right with cheerfulness, and them that think upon thy ways. But lo thou art angry, for we have sinned and have been ever in sin, yea there is not one hole, we are all as an unclean thing, and all our ryghtuousnesses are as clothes stained with the flowers of a woman, we fall everyone as the leaf, for our sinners carry us away as the wind. There is no man that calleth upon thy name, & that standeth up to take hold by the. Therefore hidest thou thy face from us, and consumest us because of our sins. But now o lord thou that art our father, we are the clay & thou art our potter, and we are all the work of thy hands. Be not to sore displeased (o lord) and keep not our offences to long in thy remembrance but consider that we all are thy people. The cities of thy sanctuary lie waist. Zion is a wilderness, and jerusalem a desert. Our holy house which is our beauty, where our fathers praised that is brent up, yea all our commodities and pleasures are wasted away, wilt thou not be entreated (Lord) for all this? wilt thou hold thy peax, & scourge us so sore?   

another prayer of Hieremye Hierem. 17.  
heal me (o lord) and I shallbe hole, save thou me and I shall be saved, for thou art my praise. Be not thou terrible unto me, O Lord, for thou art he in whom I hope, when I am in peril. Let my persecutors be confounded, but not me, let them be afraid & not me. Thou shalt bring upon them the fyme to their plague, and shalt destroy them right sore, Amen.   

another prayer of Hieremye. Hier. 31.  
O lord thou hast chastened me, & thy chastening have I received as an untamed calf, Convert thou me and I shall be converted, for thou art my lord God, for as soon as thou tournedst me I repented myself, And when I understood I smote upon my thigh, I confessed and was ashamed, because I suffered reproach of my youth.   

A prayer of Hieremye under the person of Christ which every Christian may say in time of adversity. Lamenta. 3.  
THou haste heard my voice, O lord and haste not turned away thine ears from my sighing and crying, Thou haste approached near me, when I called upon the & hast said, fear not. Thou (O lord) haste maintained the quarrel of my soul, and haste redeemed my life, O lord thou hast seen my blasphemers take thou my quarrel upon thee. Thou hast well considered how they go about to do me harm, and that all their counsels are against me. Thou haste heard their despiteful words (o lord) yea and all their imaginations against me. Thou sayst also their sitting down and their rising up, they make their songs of nothing but of me. Reward them o lord according to the works of their hands. give them the thing, that their own heart is afraid of, even thy curse. Persecute them, o Lord, with thine indignation, and rote them out from under the heaven. Amen   

The prayer of judas Machabeus when he should encounter with his enemies. 1. Machab. 4.  
BLessed art thou o saviour of Israel, which didst destroy the violent power of the giant in the hand of thy servant David & gavest the host of the heythen into the hand of jonathas the son of Saul, his weapon bearer, put this host now into the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their multitude & horsemen. Make them afraid and discomfit the boldness of their strength, that they may be moved through their destruction. Cast them down through the sword of thy lovers, then shall all they that know thy name, praise that for ever with thankesgyving, Amen.   

The prayer of Nehemias' for the people oppressed of the Heythen. 2. Machab. 1.  
O Lord god maker of all things thou fearful and strong, thou righteous and merciful, thou that art only a gracious king, only liberal, only just, almighty and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, thou that hast chosen the fathers and haste hallowed them, receiving the offering for the hole people of Israel, preserve thine own portion and hallow it. Gather those together that are scattered abroad from us. deliver them that are under the heythens bondage, look upon them which are despised and abhorred, that the heythen may know and see, how thou art our god. punish them that oppress & proudly put us to dishonour. Amen.    

OF THE BIBLE THANKESGYVYNges and praises unto God, of the fathers.  

The song of Moses and the children of Israel for their deliverance from. Pharaoh. Exod. 15.  
LEt us sing unto the lord, for he is become glorious, the horseman he hath overthrown in the se. The lord is my strength & my song, and is become my salvation, he is my god and I will glorify him, he is my father's god and I will extol him upon high. The lord is as a strong man of war, almighty is his name. pharao's charettes & his host, hath he cast into the see. His piked captains were drowned in the red see, the deep waters have covered them, they sonk to the bottom as a stone. Thy hand lord is glorious in power, thine hand hath all to shaken thine enemies, and with thy great glory thou hast destroyed thine adversaries. Thou sentest forth thy wrath, and it consumed them even as stubble with the breathe of thine anger. The water gathered together and the floods stood still as a rock, and the deep water congealed together in the midst of the see. The enemy said I will follow & overtake them and will divide the spoil, I will satisfy my lust upon them, I will draw my sword, & mine hand shall destroy them. But thou bluest with thy breath, and the see covered them, they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto the o lord amongs the gods? who is like the so glorious in holiness, fearful, laudable, and which showest wonders? Thou stretchedst thy right hand and the earth swallowed them, with mercy thou caryedst thy people which thou deliverdest, and broughtest them with thy strength unto thy holy land. The nations heard, and were afraid, pangs came upon the Philestines. Then the Dukes of the Edomites were amazed, and trembling came upon the mightiest of the Moabites, all the inhabitants of Canaan waxed faint hearted. Let fear & dread fall upon them, through the greatness of thine arm, while thy people pass thorough, O Lord. Bring them in and plant them in the mountains of thine inheritance, the place lord which thou hast made to dwell in, the sanctuary lord which thy hands have prepared. The lord reign ever & alway, For Pharaoh went on horseback with his charettes & horsemen into the see, and the lord brought the waters of the see upon them, But the children of Israel went on dry land through the see.   

Anna thanking the lord for his benefit, on this manner singeth to god. 1. Kings. 2.  
MY heart rejoiceth in the lord, mine horn is high in the lord and my mouth is wide open over mine enemies for I rejoice in thy saving. There is none so holy as thou o lord, no there is none save thou. Neither is there any strength like unto our God. Talk not to much proudly, let old things depart out of your mouths, for the lord is god of knowledge and judgeth the thoughts. The bows of the strong are broken & the weak be endued with strength. They that of late were full, have let forth themselves for bred, but the hungry be satisfied, in so much the barren hath borne seven, and she that had many children is waxed feeble. The lord killeth & quickeneth again, he bringeth down to hell and fetteth up again. The lord maketh poor and maketh rich, bringeth low and heaveth up on high, he raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dongehyll, to set him among princes, and make him hold the seat of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the lords, & he hath set the round world upon them. He will keep the feet of his saints, but the wicked shall keep silence in darkness. For noman in his own might shall be strong. The lords adversaries shall be made to fear him and out of heaven he shall thunder upon them. The lord shall judge the costs of the world & shall give might unto his king, and exalt the horn of his Christ. Amen.   

A song that David sounge unto the lord in the day that the lord delivered him out of the hand of his enemies 2. Reg. 22.  
THe lord is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength and in him will I trust, my shield and the horn that defendeth me, mine high hold and refuge, O my saviour save me from wrong, I will praise & call on the Lord, and so shall I be saved from my enemies, for the waves of death have closed me about, and the floods of belial have feared me, the cords of hell have compassed me about, and the snares of death have overtaken me. In my tribulation I called to the lord, & cried to my god, and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered in to his ears. The earth trembled & quoke, and the foundations of heaven moved & shaken because he was angry. Smoke went out of his nostrils & consuming fire out of his mouth that coals were kindled of it, he bowed the heaven and came down, & darkness was underneath his feet. And he road upon Cherub & flew, and appeared upon the wings of the wind, and he made darkness a tabernacle round about him with water gathered together in thick clouds. Of the brightness that was before him, coals were set on fire. The Lord thundered from heaven, & the most high put out his voice, & he shot arrows & scattered them, & hurled lightening and turmoiled them. The bottom of the See appeared, & the foundations of the world were seen, by reason of the rebuking of the lord, and through blasting of the breath of his nostrils, he sent from above and fet me & plucked me out of mighty waters. He delivered me from my mighty enemy and from them that hated me & were to strong for me. When they had compassed me in the day of my tribulation, the lord stayed me up and brought me out into roomth, & delivered me because he delighted in me. The lord rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of my hands he dealt with me. For I kept the ways of the lord, and did no wickedness nor forsook my God, But I had all his laws in my sight, and turned my face from none of his ordinances. I was pure unto him ward, and kept myself from wickedness, & the Lord did to me again according to my righteousness, & after my pureness that I had in his sight. With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt, with the pure, thou shalt be pure, & with the froward thou shalt be froward also. Certainly the people that are in adversity thou shalt help, and on the proud shalt thou cast thine eyes. Thou art my light O lord, and the lord shall lighten my darkness. Loo with thine help I will run through an host of men, & by the aid of my god I will spring over a wall. The way of god is undefiled, and the word of the lord fyned as gold, and he is a shield to all that trust in him. Who is a god save the lord, & who mighty save our god? God is my strength in war, and rideth the way before me. He maketh my feet as swift as an hinds, and setteth my feet fast upon my hold. He teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is to weak for mine arm. And thou hast saved me with thy shield, and keepest me for ever in meekness. Thou madest me room to walk in, that my feet should not stumble, I followed mine enemies and destroyed them, and turned not again until I had consumed them I wasted them and so clouted them that they could in no wise arise, but fell underneath my feet. Thou compasedest me about with might to battle, and madest them that rose against me to stoop under me. Thou madest mine enemies to turn their backs to me, and them that hated me, & I destroyed them. They looked for help, but none came to save them, unto the lord they cried but he heard them not. The lord mought live, and blessed be he my strength, & exalted be god the strength that saveth me. It is god that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, and delivereth me from my enemies. Thou liftest me up on high from them that rise against me and deliverest me from the wicked men. Therefore I will praise the O lord among the heythen, and will sing unto thy name.   

A blessing of Tobias the elder, wherewith he blessed the lord in the end of his life. Tob. 13.  
great art thou, o lord for ever more, and thy kingdom world without end. For thou scourgest & healest, thou leadest unto hell & bringest out again. Yea there is none that may escape thine hand. O ye children of Israel, give thanks unto the lord, and praise him in the sight of the heythen. For among the heythen which know him not, hath he scattered you, that ye should show forth his marvelous works, & cause them to know, that there is none other god almighty, but he. He hath chastened us for our misdeeds, & for his own mercies sake, shall he save us. Consider then how he hath dealt with you, and praise him with fear and dread, and magnify the everlasting king in your works. Certes I will praise him even in the place of my captivity, for he hath showed his majesty unto a sinful people. Turn you therefore o ye sinners, and do ye righteousness before god, trusting verily he will show his mercy upon you. Assuredly I and my soul wool rejoice in god. Praise the Lord all ye his chosen, hold the days of gladness and be thankful unto him. Oh my soul bless thou the lord. Amen.   

The blessing of Seraphin Esay. 6.  
HOly art thou, holy art thou, holy art thou, thou art the lord god of hosts, all the earth is full of thy glory.   

Thankinges. Esay. 23.  
O Lord, thou art my god I will praise thee, and magnify thy name, for thou bringest marvelous things to pass, according to thine old counsels truly & steadfastly.   

An other of the same. Esay. 26.  
O Lord give us peax, for thou workest in us all our works. O lord our god, though such lords have domination upon us as know the not, yet grant, that we may hope only in the & keep thy name in remembrance. Amen.   

A blessing with an admiration of the marvelous counsels of god. Hiere. 32.  
O Lord god, it is thou that hast made heaven & earth with thy great power and high arm, & there is nothing to hard for the. Thou sheweste mercy upon thousands, thou dost recompense the wickedness of the fathers, into the bosom of the children that come after them. Thou art the great & mighty god, whose name is the lord of hosts great in counsel, and infinite in thought. Thine eyes look upon all the ways of men's children, to reaward every one after his way and according to the fruits of his inventions.   

The song and thanksgiving of the blessed virgin Mary. Luc. I.  
MY soul magnifieth the Lord, & my spirit rejoiceth in God my saviour. For he hath looked upon the poor degree of his handmaid, Behold now from hence forth shall all generations call me blessed, for he that is mighty hath done to me great things, & holy is his name. And his mercy on them that fear him throughout all generations. He uttered strength with his arm, he disperpled the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He deposed the mighty from their seats, and advanced them of low degree. He filled the hungry with good things and sent away the rich empty. He remembered mercy, and helped his servant Israel, Even as he promised to our fathers, Abraham and to his seed for ever.   

The prophecy and giving of thanks of zachary. Luc. 1.  
Praised be the lord god of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people. And 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 sithence the world began, that we should be delivered from our enemies & from the hands of all that hate us, To th'intent he might fulfil the mercy promised to our fathers and remember his holy covenant. And perform the oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to give us, that we being once delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, all the days of our life, in holiness and righteousness before him. 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 the forgiveness of sins, Through the tender mercy of our god, whereby the day spring from above hath visited us, to give light to them that sat in darkness & in shadow of death, & to guide our feet in the way of peax.   

Thanks of Paul for his conversion unto Christ. 1. Tim. 1.  
Unto God king everlasting immortal, invisible, and wise only, be honour and praise for ever and ever. Amen.   

A song of the triumphers over the beast. Apoc. 15.  
great and marvelous are thy works, Lord god almighty, just and true are thy ways, king of saints. Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy, & all gentiles shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgements are made manifest.   

A blessing of the people by king Solomon. 3. Reg. 8.  
BLessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel according to all that he promised, so that there is not one word escaped of all the good promises which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers & forsake us not, neither leave us, but let him bow our hearts unto him, that we walk in all his ways and keep his commandments, ordinances, and rites which he commanded our fathers. And let these my words which I have prayed before the lord, come nigh unto the lord our god day and night, that he defend the quarrel of his servant and of his people Israel evermore to th'intent all nations of the earth may know that the lord is God, and none other but he, and let our hearts be sound with the lord our god, that we may walk in his ordinances and keep his laws. Amen.    

¶ PRAYERS FOR SVCcours and reliefs of life, for wisdom, for humility and for other natural gifts  

A prayer of Solomon for a competency of life. Proverb. 30.  
TWo things I require of thee, that thou wilt not deny me before I die. Remove from me vanity and lies, give me neither poverty nor riches, only grant me a necessary living, least if I be to full I mought happily deny thee, & say what fellow is the lord? or constrained through poverty, I mought fall unto stealing, & forswear the name of my god. Amen.   

A prayer for obtaining of wisdom. Sap. 9  
GOd of my fathers, and lord of mercies, thou that haste made all things with thy word, and ordained man thorough thy wisdom, that he should have dominion over the creature which thou haste made that he should order the world according to equity & righteousness and execute judgement with a true heart, give me wisdom, which is ever about thy seat, and put me not out from among thy children. For I thy servant and son of thy handmaid am a feeble person, of a short time, and to young to the understanding of judgement & of thy laws. Yea though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shallbe nothing worth. Oh send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy majesty, that she may be with me & labour with me that I may know what is acceptable in thy sight. For she knoweth and understandeth all things, & she shall conduct me right soberly in my works, and preserve me in her power. So shall my works be acceptable. Amen.   

A prayer for meekness and the obtaining of chastity Eccle. 23.  
O Lord thou father & god of my life, let me not have a proud look. But turn away all voluptuousness from me. Take from me the lusts of the body, let not the desires of uncleanness take hold upon me, and give me not over into an unshamefast and obstinate mind. Amen.   

The prayer of jesus the son of sirach, in necessity and for wisdom. Eccle. the last.  
I Thank the O Lord and king, and praise the o god my saviour I will yield praises unto thy name, for thou art my defender and helper from the snare of traitorours' tongues, and from them that are occupied in lies. Thou hast been my helper from such as rose against me, and haste delivered me according to thy great mercy, and for thy holy names sake. Thou hast delivered me from the roaring of them that prepared themselves to devour me, out of the hands of such as sought after my life, from the multitude of them that troubled me and went about to set fire upon me on every side, so that I was not brent in the mids of the fire. From the deep of hell, thou deliverdest me, from the unclean tongue, from dying words, from the wicked judge, and from the unryghteouse tongue. My soul shall praise the Lord unto death, for my life drew nigh unto hell. They compassed me round about on every side, and there was no man to help me, I looked about me, if there were any man that would succour me, but there was none. Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts that thou haste done ever of old, namely that thou delyvereste such as put their trust in thee, & ryddest them out of the hands of the false paynim. Thus lifted I up my prayer from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death, I called upon the lord my father, that he would not leave me with out help in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud. I praised thy name continually, yielding honour and thanks unto it, and so my prayer was herd. Thou savedst me from destruction and deliverdest me from the unrighteous tyme. Therefore will I knowledge, and praise thee, & advance the name of the Lord. When I was yet but young, or ever I went astray, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer, I came therefore before the temple and I sought her very busyly. Then flourished she unto me as a grape that is soon ripe. My heart rejoiced in her, than went my foot the right way, yea from my youth sought I after her, I bowed down my ear and received her, I found in myself much wisdom & prospered greatly in her. Therefore will I give the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom, for I am advised to do thereafter, I will be jealous to cleave unto that is good, so shall I not be confounded. My soul hath wrestled with her, and I have been diligent to be occupied in her. I lifted up mine hands on high, then was my soul lightened through wisdom so that I knowledged my foolishness. I ordered my soul after her, she and I were one heart from the beginning, and I found her in cleanness, and therefore shall I not be forsaken. My heart longeth after her & I gate a good treasure. Through her the lord hath given me a new tongue, wherewith I will praise him Oh come unto me ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of wisdom, with draw not yourselves from her, but talk and common of these things, for your souls are very thirsty. I opened my mouth and spoke, Oh come and buy wisdom without money, bow down your neck under her yoke, and your soul shall reaceyve wisdom, she is even at hand and is content to be found. Behold with your eyes, how I have had but little labour, & yet have found much rest. Oh receive wisdom, & ye shall have plenty of silver and gold in your possession. Let your mind rejoice in her mercy, and be not ashamed of her praise, work her work by times, & she shall give you your reward in due tyme.   

The prayer of Abacuc the prophet for ignorancies Abacuc. 5.  
O Lord when I heard speak of thee, than I was afraid. The work that thou hast taken in hand shalt thou perform in his time, O Lord when thy time cometh thou shalt declare it. In thy very wrath thou thinkest upon mercy. The lord God is my strength, he shall make my feet as the feet of an heart, and he which giveth the victory, shall bring me to my high places singing upon psalms. Amen.   

A prayer of the faithful congregation that they may speak the word of god boldly Actu. 4.  
Lord thou art god, which hast made heaven and earth, the see and all that in them is, which by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, why did the heathen rage, & the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers came together against the Lord and against his Christ. For surely against his holy son jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herode and also Poncius pilate with the paynims and the people of Israel gathered them selves together to do even what so ever thine hands and thy counsel determined before to be done. And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word, & that thou wilt stretch forth thine hand, to th'intent that healing, signs, and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy son jesus. Amen.   

¶ A PRAYER UNTO THE Lord jesus for the peax of the church, made by the most excellent clerk Erasmus.  
Lord jesus Christ which of thine absoluteness madest all creatures both visible and invisible, which of thy godly wisdom governest & settest all things in most goodly order, which of thine unspeakable goodness, keepest, defendest, and furderest all things, which of thy bottomless mercy restorest the decayed, renewest the fallen, raisest the dead, vouchsafe (we pray thee) at last to cast down thy countenance upon thy beloved spouse the church but let it be that amiable and merciful countenance wherewith thou pacifyest all things in heaven, in earth, and that be above heavens and under the earth, vouchsafe to cast upon us those tender and pitiful eyes with which thou once didst behold Petre that great shepherd of thy church, and forthwith he remembered himself and repent, with which eyes, thou once didst view the scattered multitude & wert moved with compassion that for lack of a good shepherd they wandered as sheep dispurpled and strayed asunder. Thou seist (O good shepherd) what sundry sorts of wolves have broken into thy shepecotes, of whom every one crieth, here is Christ, here is Christ, so that if it were possible the very perfect persons should be brought into error. Thou seest with what winds, with what waves, with what storms thy silly ship is tossed, thy ship wherein thy little flock is in peril to be drowned, And what is now left but that it utterly sink and we all perish? Of this tempest and storm we may thank our own wickedness and sinful living, we espy it well and confess it. We espy thy righteousness and we bewail our unrighteousness, but we appeal to thy mercy which (according to the psalm of thy prophet) surmounteth all thy works. We have now suffered much punishment being soused with so many wars, consumed with such losses of goods, scourged with so many sorts of diseases and pestilencies, shaken with so many floods, feared with so many strange sights from heaven, & yet appear there no where any haven or port unto us being thus tired & forlorn amongs so strange evils, but still every day more grievous punishments & more seem to hang over our heads. We complain not of thy sharpness most tender Saviour, but we espy here also thy mercy, uless as much grievouser plagues we have deserved. But O most merciful jesus, we beseech the that thou wilt not consider ne weigh, what is due for our deservings, but rather what becometh thy mercy, without which neither the Angels in heaven can stand sure before thee, much less we silly vessels of clay. Have mercy of us O redeemer which art easy to be entreated, not that we be worthy of mercy, but give thou this glory unto thine own name. Suffer not, that the jews, the Turks, and the rest of paynims, which either have not known thee, or do envy thy glory, should continually triumph over us, and say, where is their god, where is their redeemer, where is their saviour, where is their bridegroom that they thus boast on? These opprobrious words and upbraydinges redounded unto the O lord while by our evils men weigh and esteem thy goodness, they think we be forsaken whom they see not amended. Ones when thou slepst in the ship, and a tempest suddenly arising threatened death to all in the ship, thou awookest at the out cry of a few disciples, and straight weigh at thine almighty word the waves couched, the winds fell, the storm was suddenly turned into a great calm. The dumb waters knew their maker's voice. Now in this far greater tempest, wherein not a few men's bodies be in danger, but innumerable souls, we beseech the at the cry of thy hole church which be in danger of drowning that thou wilt awake. So many thousands of men do cry, lord, save us, we perish. The tempest is past man's power, yea we see that the endeavours of them that would help it do turn clean a contrary weigh. It is thy word that must do the deed Lord Iesu. Only say thou with a word of thy mouth, Cease o tempest, and forthwith shall the desired cawme appear. Thou wouldest have spared so many thousands of most wicked men, if in the city of Sodom had been found but ten good men. Now here be so many thousands of men, which love the glory of thy name, which sigh for the bounty of thy house, & wilt thou not at these men's prayers let go thine anger and remember thine accustomed & old mercies? Shalt thou not with thy heavenly policy turn our folly into thy glory? Shalt thou not turn the wicked men's evils to thy churches good? For thy mercy is wont then most of all to succour when the thing is with us past remedy, and neither the might, nor wisdom of men can help it. Thou alone bringest things that be never so out of order into order again, which art the only author & maintainer of peax. Thou framedst that old confusion which we call Chaos, wherein with out order, without fashion confusely lay the discordant sedes of things, and with a wonderful order the things that of nature fought together thou didst ally and knit in a perpetual band. But how much greater confusion is this, where is no charity, no fidelity, no bonds of love, no reverence neither of laws nor yet of rulers, no agreement of opinions, but as it were in a misordered quere every man singeth a contrary note? Among the heavenly planets is no dissension, all four elements keep their place, every one do their office whereunto they be appointed. And wilt thou suffer thy spouse, for whose sake all things were made, thus by continual discords to perish and go to wreak? Shalt thou suffer the wicked spirits, which be authors & workers of discord to bear such a swing in thy kingdom unchecked? Shalt thou suffer that strong captain of mischief, whom thou once overthrewest, again to invade thy tents & to spoil thy soldiers? When thou wert here a man conversant amongs men, at thy voice fled the devils. Send forth, we beseech the o Lord, thy spirit, which may drive away out of the breasts of all them that profess thy name the wicked spirits, masters of riot, of covetise, of vain glory, of carnal lust, of mischief and of discord. Create in us, O our God and king, a clean heart, and renew thy holy spirit in our breasts pluck not from us thy holy ghost. render unto us the joy of thy saving health, and with thy principal breath strengthen thy spouse and the herdsmen thereof. By this spirit thou reconciledst the earthly to the heavenly, by this thou diddest frame and reduce so many tongues, so many nations, so many sundry sorts of men into one body of a church, which body by the same spirit hangeth to the their head.  
This spirit, if thou will vouchsafe to renew in all men's hearts, than shall also these foreign miseries cease or if they cease not, at lest they shall turn to the profit & avail of them which love the. Stay this confusion set in order this horrible Chaos (O Lord jesus) let thy spirit stretch out itself upon these waters of evil wavering opinions. And because thy spirit, which according to thy prophets saying containeth all things, hath also the science of speaking, make, that like as unto all them which be of thy house is all one light, one baptism, one God, one hope, one spirit: so they may have also one voice, one note and song, professing one catholic troth. When thou diddest mount up to heaven triumphauntlike thou threwest about from above thy precious things, thou gavest gifts amongs men, thou dealtest sundry rewards of thy spirit. Renew again from above thy old bowntifulnes, give that thing to thy church now fainting and growing downward, that thou gavest unto her shooting up at her first beginning. give unto princes and rulers the grace to stand in awe of thee, that they so may guide the common weal, as they should shortly render accounts unto the that art king of kings, give wisdom to be always assistant unto them, that what so ever is best to be done, they may espy it in their minds and pursue the same in their doings. give to thy bishops the gift of prophecy, that they may declare and interpret holy scripture not of their own brain but of thine inspyring. give them the threefold charity, which thou once demaundedst of Peter what time thou diddest betake unto him the charge of thy sheep. give to thy priests the love of soberness and of chastity.  
give to thy people a good will to follow thy commandments and a readiness to obey such persons, as thou hast appointed over them. So shall it come to pass, if through thy gift thy princes shall command that thou requirest, if thy pastors and herdsmen shall teach the same, and thy people obey them both, that the old dignity and tranquillity of the church shall return again with a goodly order unto the glory of thy name. Thou sparedst the ninivites appointed to be destroyed as soon as they converted to repentance. And wilt thou despice thy house falling down at thy feet, which in stead of sack cloth hath sighs, and in stead of ashes tears? Thou promisedst forgiveness to such as turn unto thee, but this self thing is thy gift, a man to turn with his hole heart unto thee, to th'intent all our goodness should redound unto thy glory. Thou art the maker, repair thy work that thou hast fashioned. Thou art the redeemer, save that thou hast bought Thou art the Saviour, suffer not them to perish that do hang on the. Thou art the Lord and owner, challenge thy possession. Thou art the head, help thy membres, Thou art the king, give us a reverence of thy laws. Thou art the prince of peax, breath upon us brotherly love. Thou art the god, have pity on thy humble besechers, be thou according to Paul's saying, all things in all men to th'intent the hole quere of thy church with agreeing minds and consonant voices for mercy obtained at thy hands may give thanks to the father, son and holy ghost, which after the most perfect exemple of concord be distincted in property of persons and one in nature, to whom be praise and glory eternally. Amen.   

A prayer before thou takest bodily sustenance  
WE wretched & alweis needing bodies, for this meat which thou hast hallowed and given us for the relief and sustentation of our bodies do reverently give thanks unto the O God almighty and heavenly father, beseeching the also here with, to bestow and communicate unto us the meat of Angels, that true heavenly bread, I mean our Lord jesus Christ, so as with him our mind may be fed, and that by his flesh and blood we may be fostered, nourished, and made strong. Amen.   

A prayer after thou hast taken bodily sustenance  
Forasmoch as O Lord almighty and most merciful God thou hast with thy gifts liberally fed us and refreshed our bodies: cause that after this repast, we may diligently observe what thing thou wouldest have done by us and what not, and also fulfil and execute in deed the same with a ready and pure mind accordingly, By jesus Christ our Lord. So be it.   

For spiritual joy.  
LOrd jesus, thou that art the redeemer & confortor of mankind, which to such as renounce and abhor for love of the all the vain & false pleasures of this world haste prepared by thy holy ghost far better and higher pleasures which the world knoweth not, and dost tempre the grievance and incommodity of this life with inward & privy consolations by renewing unto us ever among some token & ynkling of the bless to come, whereby we being refreshed & recreate might with more cheerful minds run unto the. I beseech the that the anointing of thy holy spirit may evermore shake of from me the weariness of this wretched world and cheer my heart with a blessed and wholesome joy, which said spirit did also anoint the O Lord what time thou wert here conversant amongs us with the oil of joy before thy fellows and brethren which with the father and the same spirit dost live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.   

For the keeping and defence of a good name and fame.  
THat wise man which was privy of thy secrets O heavenly father) taught us that an honest fame is a treasure right precious, when he saith, Better it is to have a good name then precious ointments. But this so excellent and good thing we neither can get nor keep but by thy aid and help. Now surely the well and fountaign of a good name is a faultless lief. This therefore in especial we demand and crave of the O Lord almighty. Yet nevertheless forasmoch as oftentimes innocency and faultless living is not enough neither yet a sure buckler & defence namely against such as under their lips bear the poison of serpents, yea & oftentimes it happeneth that when we suppose to be amongs our trusty friends we dwell with Ezechiel amongs scorpions and venomous serpents: we cry with thy holy prophet, O Lord deliver my soul from wicked lips and a guileful tongue. But if nevertheless it be seen to thy goodness to exercise thy servants also with this affliction to th'intent they may the better be brought to godliness & perfection: grant (we the pray) that with Paul thy most valiant Champion we may by reproach and glory by infamy and good name abide still in thy commandments through jesus Christ which also himself when he walked here in earth, was reviled, sklaundered, evil spoken of, and called to his teeth a Samaritane, a wine drinker, a deceiver of the people, and one that had a devil. The same now reigneth with the in glory together which the holy ghost Amen.    

❧ THE TABLE OR Contents of this present book  

first a general confession of sins unto God daily to be said of every Christian person.  
AN Epitome that is to say an abbrigement or brief meditation upon every one of the hundredth and thirty Psalms in order, drawn out most christianly by a right excellent learned man for the edification and profit of the right christians.  
After these meditations we have added the lords prayer called the Pater noster.  
 
The articles of the christian faith or religion called the Crede.  
The ten commandments  
THe principal prayers of the Bible most necessary for christian persons to pray daily.  
A very sweet and devout prayer unto the Lord jesus for the peace of the church, made by the most excellent clerk Erasmus.  
A prayer before thou takest bodily sustenance.  
A prayer after meat.  
A prayer for spiritual joy.  
A prayer for the keeping and defence of a good name and fame.   
FINIS.   

¶ Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet at the sign of the white heart. 1539.  
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.