[An, A,B,C, wyth a cathechisme, that is to saye, an instruction to be learned of euerye chylde before he be brought to be confyrmed ...] [sette forth by thee Kinges Maiestye ; whereunto is also ioyned the letany and suffrages]. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A09736 of text S554 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 20.3). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 8 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A09736 STC 20.3 ESTC S554 21633774 ocm 21633774 24848 2240902573

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Let vs praye .

O God , mercyfull father , that despisest not the sighing of a contrite hart , nor the desyre of soch as be sorowfull , mercyfully assyst our praiers that we make before the in al our troubles and aduersities , whensoeuer they oppresse vs : And graciously heare vs , that those euils which the crafte & subteltye of the deuyll or man worcketh against vs be brought to naught & by the prouidence of thy goodnes thei may be dyspersed 〈…〉 seruauntes , 〈…〉 … t , beyng hurt by no persecutions , may euermore geue thankes vnto the , in thi holy church , through Iesus christ our lorde . amen .

O lorde aryse , helpe vs , and delyuer vs for thy names sake .

O God , we haue hearde wyth our eares , & oure fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes that thou dyddest in theyr dayes , & in thee olde tyme before them .

O lord aryse , helpe vs , & deliuer vs , for thyne honour .

Glorye to the father . &c.

As it was in the beginning is and euer sh●●● 〈…〉 alway hauing sufficyent , maye be rych and plentiful in all good workes throughe oure lorde Iesu christ Amen .

Lord haue mercy vpon vs Christ haue merci vpon vs Lord haue mercy vpon vs Our father &c. & let vs not be led into temptacion . But deliuer vs from euyl . Lorde heare my prayer . And let my cry come to the. From the fir … 〈◊〉 of the de●il 〈…〉 oure christes sake . Amen .

ALmighti god , which hast geuen vs grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplicatyons vnto the , & doeste promise that when two or three bee gathered in thy name , thou wylt graunte their requestes : fulfil now O Lord , thee desyres & peticions of thy seruauntes as may be most expedient for them : Graunting vs in thys worlde , knowledge of thy ●●●th , & in the world to 〈…〉 … e , lyfe euerlasting . Amen .

Certayne graces to bee sayde before and after meate .
Grace before dyner .

THe eyes of al thinges do loke vp & truste in the , O Lorde : Thou geuest them meate in due season . Thou doeste open thy hand , and fyllest with thy blessing , euery liuing thing Good lorde blesse vs & all thy gyftes , whyche we receaue of thy bounteous liberalitie . Through christ our lorde . Amen .

The king of eternal glor● make vs perteners of the heauenly table . amen .

God is charitie , & he that dwelleth in charitie , dwelleth in god , & god in him , god graunt vs all to dwel in hym . Amen .

Grace after dyner .

THe god of peace and loue , vouchsafe alwai to dwel with vs . And thou lord haue mercy vpon vs , glory , honour , & praise be to the , O God , whyche hast fed vs from our tender age , & g … 〈…〉 … nce to e … 〈…〉 … ge re … 〈…〉 wyth the lyfe euerlastynge , thoroughe oure Lord Iesus chryst . amen .

Grace before dyner or supper .

PRaysed bee thou oure moste mercifull & heauenly father which of thy inestimable goodnes hast geuen thy most dearly beloued sonne Iesus to paynful deth for our sakes , therby not al only deliueringe vs & al faithful from euerlasting death & damnation but also purchasing vnto vs euerlasting lyfe , ioye & felicite : sende we besech the thy holye spirite into our hartes that we may daily more and more walke and go forward in the pleasant pathwayes of thy righteous lawes and commaundementes . So be it .

After dyner or supper .

NOw you haue wel refreshed youre bodyes remember the lamentable afflictions & miseries of manye thousandes of youre neighbours & brethren in christ , visited by the hand of god , some with mortall plages , and diseases some with imprisonment , some wyth extreme pouertye & necessitye , so that eyther they ●…ā not or they haue not to ●…ede on as ye haue done , remember therfore how moch and how depely ye present are bound to the goodnes of almighty god , for your health , welthe , lybertye , & manye other hys benefytes geuen vnto you .

Responce .

Graces and thankes , be now vnto hym & alwayes , for these and al other hys benefytes so mercyfully , louingly and aboundantly powred vpon vs . amen

God saue our Kynge and the Realme , and send vs peace in christ . Amen .

Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the signe of the Sunne , ouer agaynst the Conduyte , By Edwarde Whyt-churche .

M.D.LI.

Cum Priuilegio ad Imprimendum Solum