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Certayne sweete Prayers of the glorious name of Iesus , commonly called , Iesus Mattens , with the howers therto belonging : written in Latin aboue two hundred yeres agoe , by H. Susonne . A salutation to be sayd in the Morning , to the euerlasting wisedome of God .

MY Soule hath desired thée in the night season , and I haue also watched for thée in spirite and mind al the morning ( O wisedome most excellent ) beséeching thée that thy presence , whiche I so sore haue longed for , expel from vs al such thinges as are agaynst vs , water the secrets of our hartes with thy manyfolde graces , and mightily inflame the same with thy loue . And nowe my moste swéete Lorde Iesu Christ , I rise and come earely to thée in the morning , and pray to thée from the botome of my hart . And a thousande thousande of blessed Saints in my name salute thée , and ten hundred thousand thousande glorifie thée , who are euer in thy sight ready at al times to doo thy will and pleasure . I pray also , that the swéete accorde of all creatures may prayse thée in my behalfe , and that thy triumphant name be our shielde and protection , and blesse vs euermore . Amen .

At euery howre this versicle must be sayde .

Iesus who is the wisedome of the Father , geue vs health both of body and soule .

The Mattens .

O Lorde open thou my lips . And my mouth shal shew forth thy prayse .

O God make spéede to saue me .

O Lord make hast to succour me .

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

As it was in the beginning , is nowe , and euer shal be world without ende . Amen . Alleluia

From Septuagesima til Easter is said , Prayse be geuen to thée O Lord , the king of eternall glory .

The inuitatorie .

Pray we to the fountayne of eternall wisedome .

And let vs reioyce because his name is glorious .

The Psalme .

COme let vs reioyce vnto our Lord , let vs sing before God our Sauiour : Let vs come before his presence with thankes geuing , and ioyfully sing to him in Psalmes .

Pray we to the fountayne . &c.

And let vs reioyce because . &c.

For our God is a great Lord , and a great king ouer all goddes , for he will not put away his people : For in his handes is al the whole earth , and he beholdeth the height of the mountaynes .

And let vs reioyce because . &c.

For the Sea is his and he made it , and his hands haue fashioned the dry lande : come let vs worship and fall downe before God , and wéepe before our Lorde that made vs , for he is our Lord God , and we are the shéepe of his pasture .

Prayse we the fountayne . &c.

And let vs reioyce because . &c.

To day if you wil heare his voice , harden not your hart , as in the bitter murmuring in the day of temptation in the wildernes , wher your fathers tempted me , proued me , and sawe my workes .

And let vs reioyce because . &c.

Fourty yeres was I gréeued with this generation , and euer sayd , they erre in their hartes , they haue not knowne my wayes : to whom I sware in my anger , they should not enter into my rest .

Pray we to the fountaine of . &c.

And let vs reioyce because . &c.

Glory be to the father , to the sonne , and to the holy ghost .

As it was in the beginning , is now , and euer shal be world . &c.

And let vs reioyce because . &c.

Prayse we the fountayne of eternall wisdome .

And let vs reioyce because his name is glorious .

The Hymne . O Iesu méeke , the swetest thought , That yeldes eche hart true ioy : More swete it is than yet was ought Thy presence to ioioy . No swéeter tune or note can be More pleasaunt to the eare , Nor thoght found out so swéete as he That is Gods sonne and heyre . Thou Iesu hope to sinners all , On thée that cry with willing mind How louing art and naturall , To them that thée doo finde . To Father thine al glory be , All wisdome eke to thée most pure , The holy ghost in Trinitie , Be praysd for euer to endure . Amen .
The Psalme .

LEt all the earth sing prayse to God , let them say Psalmes , and glorifie his name .

Say to God , O Lorde thy works are terrible : bicause of thy power which is diuers waies knowen , thy enimies will dissemble to thée .

Let al the world honour thée , and sing to thée , and say Psalmes vnto thy name .

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

As it was in the beginning , is nowe , and euer shal be . &c.

The Antheme .

Wisedome hath buylded her an house , she hath hewen out seuen pillers , she hath brought the gentils vnder her subiection , & by her owne might hath troden on the necke of the proude and hye minded .

The versicle .

I surely will reioyce in our Lorde .

The Response .

And will reioyce in Iesus who is my God .

Our father which art in heauen . &c.

And leade vs not into temptation .

But deliuer vs from euill . Amen .

Lorde we beséeche thée to blesse vs .

Iesus who is the wisdome of the father defende vs from all thinges that are agaynst vs . Amen .

The first Lesson .

O Wisedome eternall , brightnes of glorie , and the very figure of the substaunce of the father , who haste created all things of nothing , and because thou wouldest bring againe man to the pleasure of Paradise , thou camest downe into this vale of miserie , and by thy holy conuersation thou hast shewed him the path that leadeth thither , and hast raunsomed all mankinde , as a most immaculate Lambe : open by thy precious death my hart , that with the eyes of a perfect beliefe I may alwayes boholde thée who art king of kinges , and lorde of Lords . Geue me wisedome to consider of thy woundes and gréeuous stripes , that more & more I may profite in thée onely , and in thy death , who arte as a booke of charitie for me , & graunt I be vtterly destitute of al vanities so that nowe I be not he whom hitherto I haue bene , but that thou abide in me , & I so linked vnto thée , that I neuer swarue or decline from thée . And good Lorde I beséeche thée haue mercy vpon vs . Thankes be to God .

The Response .

Sende downe , good Lorde , thy wisdome from the seate of thy Maiestie , that she may labour and be with me , that I may know what is acceptable in thy sight at all times .

The versicle .

Geue vs , O Lorde , that wisedome that attendeth on thée , that I may knowe what is acceptable in thy sighte at all times . Good Lorde blesse vs .

The euerlasting wisedome vouchsafe to lighten our hartes and sences . Amen .

The seconde Lesson .

O My Lord Iesu , most swéete vnto me , most blisseful wisedome , the worde of the father , the beginning and ending of all kind of creatures : cast thy eyes mercyfully vppon me , I pray thée , for I am but fleshe and ashes , and I fully perswade my selfe that it lyeth not so muche in me , eyther to wyll any thing , or to runne , but all power commeth from thée , whose mercy assisteth vs al. Consider , I pray thée thy bitter passion which thou sufferedst for me a moste wretched and vnworthy sinner , and graciously continue such good will as thou hast hitherto shewed me . O my merciful Lorde forsake me not , O my refuge depart not from me , O my deliuerer make haste to succour me , and bury me in thy sepulchre with thée , and mortifie me to the worlde , saue me from all deceiptes of mine enimies , that neither life nor death , nor no happe or chaunce seuer me from thée , but that our loue continue both now and euer , and be nothing diminished by death it self . And thou good Lord haue mercy vpon vs . Thankes be geuen to God .

The response .

Geue me , O Lorde , that wisedome that attendeth on thée , and put me not away from amongst thy children , for I am thy seruant , and sonne of thy handmayde .

The versicle .

Sende her downe from thy heauenly seate , that she may be with me & labour with me , for I am thy seruaunt , & sonne of thy handmaid .

Good Lorde blesse vs .

God the holy ghost replenishe vs with the gift of vnderstanding . Amen .

The third Lesson .

O Lorde who art my succour and helper , for that marueylous loue which caused thée to sustaine for my sake a most bitter death on the trée of the crosse : I beséeche thée for thy mercy sake to pardon those sinnes which I most vile sinner haue committed : and in the wounde of thy side kéepe me from accomplishing of euyll actes , and from all dangers beside : direct my pathes to a good ende , whylest I am tossed in the waues of this life , and graunt I may come to the sighte of eternall glory . And good Lorde haue mercy vpon me . Thankes be to God .

The Response .

I haue loued wisdome more then health or any beautie , and haue preferred her aboue the very light , and so all good things haue chaunced to me because I enioyed her .

The versicle .

I sayd to Wisdome , Thou art my sister , and I called Prudence my louer . And al good things chaunced to me when I enioyed her .

Glory be to the father , and to the sonne , and to the holy ghost .

And all good thinges happened to me by her .

This that foloweth is taken out of the song of S. Ambrose , and S. Augustine .

Thou art the king of glory , O Christ .

Thou art the euerlasting sonne of the father .

When thou tooke vpon thée to deliuer man , thou diddest not abhorre the virgins wombe .

When thou haddest ouercome the sharpnes of death , thou opened the kingdome of heauen to al beleuers . Thou sittest on the right hande of God , in the glory of thy father .

We beléeue that thou wilt come to be our Iudge .

Therfore we beséech thée to helpe thy seruauntes , whom thou hast redemed with thy most precious blood .

Cause them to be numbred with thy Saints in glory euerlasting . Saue thy people , O Lord , and blesse thine heritage .

Gouerne them , and lift them vp for euer .

And we prayse thy name euer world without ende .

Vouchsafe , O Lorde , to kéepe vs this day without sinne .

Haue mercy vpon vs , O Lorde , haue mercy vpon vs .

Let thy mercy light vpon vs , as our trust is in thée .

In thée , O Lorde , haue I trusted , let me neuer be confounded . Amen .

Those that wil , may say in place of this , that which foloweth .

WE prayse thée , O Christ .

We blesse thée , O Iesu .

We confesse thée to be the king of kings , and lorde of al lordes .

We worship thee who was crucified , our sweete & louing Redemer .

Who saued vs by the shedding of thy blood .

Thou art worthy , Lord Iesu our God , to haue prayse , blessing , glory , and honour .

All fleshe reioyseth to thee , and all liuing creatures glorifie thy name .

Let al things bow vnder thy fete , and al creatures serue thee .

Let them prayse & magnifie thee , blesse and glorifie thee for euer .

The Laudes .

Iesus who is the wisedome of the father , giue vs health both of body and soule .

O God make speede to helpe vs .

O Lord make hast to succour vs .

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

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

The Psalme .

PRayse our Lorde al ye Gentiles , prayse him all ye Nations .

For his mercy hath bene shewed in vs , and the truth of our Lorde abydeth for euer .

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

As it was in the beginning . &c.

The Antheme .

Wisdome cryeth out in the streetes : If any man loueth wisdome , let him bowe to me and he shal find her out : and he that hath found her , happie is he if he can keepe her .

The Chapiter .

This wisdome I haue loued , and haue sought for her from my youth hitherto , and haue made meanes she might be my wife , and I was taken with her beautie .

Answere , Thankes be to God .

The Hymne . O Iesu wondrous king , That dost triumph in blisse : To all men thee desiring , Thy ioy exceeding is . No tong hath shewde by speache , Ne letters euer tolde , Nor Iesus loue may teache , But triall can vnfolde . O pearles Iesus loue , For which I languishe sore , My hart with pleasure moue Of thée my hart and store . All wisedome be to thée , And to thy father glory , The holy ghost prayse wée , One God in persons thrée . Amen .
The versicle .

Wisedome resteth in his harte .

The Response .

And prudence abideth in the words of his mouth .

The Antheme .

O thou wisedome .

The song of Zacharias .

BLessed be the Lord god of Israel , for he hath visited and redéemed his people .

And hath lifted vp an horne of saluatien , in the house of his seruaunt Dauid .

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophetes , whiche haue béene since the world began .

That we should be saued from our enimies , and from the hands of all that hate vs .

To shewe mercy to our fathers , and to remember his holy couenant

To performe the othe whiche he sware to our father Abraham , of suche things as he would geue vs .

That beeing deliuered from the hands of our enimies , we woulde serue him without feare .

In holines & righteousnes before him al the dayes of our life .

And thou childe shalt be called the prophet of the highest , for thou shalt go before his face to prepare his wayes .

To geue knowledge of saluation to his people , for the remission of sinnes .

Through the tender mercy of God , by whiche he hath visited vs springing from an high .

To geue light to them that sit in darknes , & in the shadowe of death , to guide our féete in the way of peace .

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

As it was in the beginning . &c.

The Antheme .

O Thou wisedome which procéeded out of the mouth of the hyest , that reacheth from one ende of the world to an other , who doth strongly place all thinges in a comely order : come and teache vs the way howe to attayne thy wisdome .

Lorde heare my prayer .

And let my crye come to thée .

Let vs pray .

O Lord who by thy wisdome whiche is eternal , as thou thy selfe art , created man who before was not , and when he was vtterly loste , did most mercyfully redéeme him : graunt we beséeche thée , that thorow the inspiration of the said wisdome into our hartes , we may loue thée with all our minds , and runne to thée with all our harte : through our sayde Lorde Iesus Christe thy sonne , who liueth & raigneth with thée in the vnitie of the holy Ghost , God world without ende . Amen .

Blesse we the Lorde .

Thankes be to God .

The euerlasting wisdome blesse & kéepe our minds & bodies . Amen .

The Pryme .

Iesus who is the wisdome of the father , geue vs health both of body and soule .

O God make spéede to helpe me .

O Lord make hast to succor me .

Glory be to the father , to the sonne , and to the holy ghost .

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

The Hymne . O loue of Iesu swéete , A hundred folde I say , More gentle to intreate , Then shewe with words I may . Angelical comfort sure , To taste as honey swéete . To heare no better pleasure , And to our hart fine meate . Thou blessed Iesu daunt My hart with loue of thée , Thy presence doo me graunt , In glory for to sée . To father thine all glory be , Al wisedome eke to thée most pure , The holy ghost in Trinitie , Be praysd for euer to endure . Amen .
The Psalme

CAuse me to heare of thy mercy in the morning , for I haue put my trust in thée .

Let me knowe the way wherein I may walke , for I haue lift vp my hart to thée .

Deliuer me from my enimies , O Lord I fled to thée for succour : teach me to do thy wil , for thou art my god

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the beginning . &c.

The Antheme .

I loue suche as loue me , and those that earely watche for me , shall finde me .

The Chapiter .

WIsdome surpasseth wickednes , and spreadeth from coaste to coaste , who doth strongly place all things in a séemely order .

Thankes be to God .

The Answere .

Iesu Christe sonne of the liuing God , haue mercy vpon me .

The versicle .

Thou that sittest on the righte hande of God , haue mercy vpon vs ,

Glory be to the father . &c.

Iesu Christe sonne of the liuing God , haue mercy vpon vs .

The versicle .

Arise , O Lorde , and helpe vs .

Aunswere .

And deliuer vs for thy holy name sake .

O Lorde heare my prayer .

And let my cry come vnto thée .

Let vs pray .

Let the brightnes ( O Lorde ) of thy eternall wisedome illuminate our harts , that they be not dimmed with the darknes of this world , but that we may come to that countrey where is perpetual light : through our sayde Lorde Iesus Christe thy sonne . And so foorth , as before .

The third howre .

Iesus who is the wisedome of the father , geue vs health both of body and soule .

O God make spéede to helpe me .

O Lord make hast to succour me .

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the. &c. Alleluia .

The Hymne . Thy loue , O Iesu , is A passing swéete repaste , Not lothsome ought iwis , But suger all in taste . That thée do tast , they hunger stil , They drinke and yet are dry , They wold none haue by their good will , Saue Iesus him on hye . A thousande times I thée desire , How glad thou wouldst me make , If thou wilt come as I require , And cause my hunger slake . All wisedome be to thée , And to thy father glory , The holy ghost prayse wée , One God in persons thrée . Amen .
The Psalme .

THy holy spirite will bring me to the right path , for thy name sake .

O Lorde quicken me in thy righteousnesse .

Thou wilt bring my soule out of all miserie : and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy all my enimies .

And wilt destroy al those that trouble my soule , for I am thy seruant .

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the beginning . &c.

The Antheme .

My sonne if thou couet wisdome , kéepe Iustice , and our Lorde wyll geue her thée .

The Chapiter .

This wisdome I haue loued and sought for from my youth , and sought howe I mighte haue her for my spouse , and was rauished with her beautie .

Answere . Thanks be to God .

Response .

I wil surely reioyce in our Lord.

The versicle .

And solace my self in Iesus my god .

I will reioyce in our Lorde .

Glory be to the father . &c.

I wil surely reioyce in our Lord.

Versicle .

Blessed be the name of our Lorde .

The Response .

From henceforth world without ende .

Let vs pray .

O God , who by thy eternal wisedome madest man , who before that was not at all , & after he was lost diddest mercifully redéeme him : graunt we beséeche thée , that by the same mercy inspiring our harts , we may loue thée with al our harts , and with all our strength runne vnto thée : through our sayd Lord Iesus Christe thy sonne . &c.

The sight howre .

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

O God make spéede to helpe me .

O Lord make hast to succour me .

Glory be to the father .

As it was in the. &c. Alleluia .

The Hymne . Iesu from whom al bounty springs , A ioy of minde for aye , An vnspeakable wondrous thing , That steales my hart away . Best is for me to leaue this pelfe , And Iesu to séeke out : I will rather forsake my selfe , Than Iesu leaue that hath me bought . O louely Iesu méeke , A hope to them that for thée longs : Thée gracious teares doo séeke , With drierie mournful songs . To father thine al glory be , Al wisedome eke to thée most pure , The holy ghost in Trinitie , Be praysd for euer to endure . Amen .
The Psalme .

OVr soule paciently loketh for our Lorde , for he is our helper and our refuge .

For our hart shal reioice in him , & we haue trust in his holy name .

Lord let thy mercy be shewed vnto vs : as we haue put our trust in thee

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the beginning . &c.

The Antheme .

Our Lord had possession of me in the beginning of his wayes : he had me before he begonne any of his labours , in the beginning sayth our Lorde .

The Chapiter .

The brightnes of euerlasting light , the glasse of eternal maiestie , which is cleare without any spot , & the very paterne of his goodnes .

Answere . Thankes be to God .

The Response .

Blessed be the name of our Lorde .

The versicle .

From henceforth world without end .

Glory be to the Father . &c.

Blessed be the name of our Lorde .

From henceforth world without ende .

Versicle .

From the rising of the Sunne , to the going downe thereof .

Blessed be the name of our Lorde .

Let vs pray .

GEue eare to vs O merciful god , and shewe the brightnes of thy wisdome vnto our mindes , graunt we may loue thée aboue al thinges , through our said Lorde Iesus . &c.

The ninth howre .

Iesus the wisdome of the father , geue vs health both of body & soule .

O God make spéede to helpe me .

O Lord make hast to succour me .

Glory be to the. &c. As it was . &c.

The Hymne . What coastes to trace I minde , I Iesu alwayes would : Howe glad if I him finde , But blisse if I him holde . Then clipping and kissing , That passeth pleasure all : In these without staying , I will to Iesus call . Nowe what I sought I finde , And founde I holde at laste : For Iesus loue I pinde , And burnt within full faste . All wisedome be to thée . And to thy father glory , The holy ghost prayse we , One God in persons thrée . Amen .
The Psalme .

CReate in me ( O Lorde ) a pure harte , and renue in me a perfect spirite .

Cast me not away from thy face , and take not from me thy holy spirit .

Restore to me the gladnes of thy saluation , and strengthen me with a principal spirite .

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

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

The Antheme .

Before the déepes and seas were , I was borne : when he went about to create the heauens I was with him , and set al things in order .

The Chapiter .

WIsdome is more goodly than the sunne and all other starres that are placed in so goodly an order , and if it be compared with the very light , it is certayne it was before that was .

Answere . Thankes be to God .

Response .

From the rising of the Sunne to the going downe thereof .

The versicle .

The name of our Lorde is worthy to be praysed .

Vntill the going downe therof .

Glory be to the father . &c.

From the rising of the sunne , tyll the going downe thereof .

Ver. Wisedome resteth in his hart .

Ans. And prudence in the words of his mouth .

Let vs pray .

POwer into our harts ( O Lorde ) the light of thy wisdome , that we may knowe thée truely , & faythfully loue thée : through our sayde Lorde Iesus Christ thy sonne , who liueth and reigneth with thée in the vnity of the holy Ghost , God world without ende . Amen .

Blesse we the Lorde .

Thankes be to God .

The euerlasting wisedome blesse & kéepe our hartes & bodies . Amen .

Euensong .

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

O God make spéede to succour me .

O Lorde make hast to helpe me .

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the. &c. Alleluia .

The Psalme .

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

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

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

Glory be to the Father . &c.

As it was in the beginning . &c.

The Antheme .

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

The Chapiter .

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

Answere . Thanks be to God .

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

I will surely reioyce in our Lord.

Answere .

And solace my self in my god Iesus .

Antheme . O orient brightnes . &c.

The song of the virgin Mary .

My soule doth magnifie our Lord . And my spirite hath reioyced in God my sauiour .

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

For he that is mightie hath magnified me , and holy is his name .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the beginning . &c.

Antheme .

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

Lorde heare my prayer .

And let my crye come to thée .

Let vs pray .

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

Blesse we our Lorde .

Thankes be to God .

The eurlasting wisedome blesse and kéepe our hartes and bodyes .

Amen .

Compline .

Iesus the wisedome of the father , geue vs health both of body & soule .

Conuert vs God our Sauiour .

And turne thy wrath away from vs .

O God make spéede to saue me .

O Lord make hast to succour me .

Glory be to the father , to the son , and to the holy ghost .

As it was in the beginning , is nowe , and euer shal be world without ende . Amen . Alleluia .

The Psalme .

LIghten mine eyes that I neuer sléepe in death , lest mine enimie at any time say , I haue preuayled ouer him .

Those that persecute me will reioyce if I be moued , but I trust in thy mercy .

My harte shall reioyce in thy saluation .

I will sing vnto our Lorde , who hath geuen me good things : and sing to the name of the hyest .

Glory be to the father . &c.

As it was in the beginning .

The Antheme .

I dwell in the hyest places , and my throne is in the pillers of the cloudes .

The Chapiter .

WIsedome teacheth sobrietie , righteousnes and vertue , which thinges be most commodious for vs in this life .

Answere . Thanks be to God .

Response . In good quietnes , I will sléepe and take my rest .

Versicle . If I sléepe and take a nappe with mine eyes .

I will sléepe and take my rest .

Glory be to the father . &c.

In good quietnes I wil sléepe , and take my rest .

The Hymne . Nowe Iesus rules in peace , Which tongue can not expresse : My minde desires & will not cease , But néedes wil haue to him accesse . The Saintes in heauen glad , To prayse thée be not slacke : Iesus gladdes the world bad , And for vs peace with god doth make . Iesu to heauen did ascende , Vnto his Princely throne : My harte is after Iesus wende , And lefte me all alone . All wisedome be to thée , And to thy father glory , The holy ghost prayse we , One God in persons thrée . Amen .

Versicle . His place is made ready in peace .

Ans. And his habitation in Sion .

The Antheme .

O glorious king .

The song of Simeon .

LOrde nowe lettest thou thy seruant depart in peace , according to thy worde .

For mine eyes haue séene thy saluation , which thou hast prepared before the face of all people .

A light to lighten the Gentiles , and to be the glory of the people Israel .

Glory be to the father , to the son , and to the holy ghost .

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

The Antheme .

O glorious King , who art alwayes praysed among thy Saintes , and yet no man can speake so worthyly of thée as thy Maiestie requireth , thou Lorde art among vs , and thy holy name is called vpon by vs , forsake vs not our God , but at the extreme day of Iudgement , vouchsafe to place vs among thy chosen seruaunts and Saintes , moste blessed king .

Lorde heare my prayer .

And let my cry come vnto thée .

Let vs pray .

Mercyfully ( O Lorde ) looke vpon our frayltie , and fauourably geue vs a taste of thy celestiall wisdome , that when we haue tasted of the merueylous swéetenes thereof , we may despise all worldly vanitie , and continually with burning desire cleaue vnto thée , who arte the chéefest goodnes that may be : thorough our sayd Lorde Iesus Christ thy sonne , who liueth and reigneth with thée in the vnitie of the holy ghost , God worlde without ende . Amen .

Blesse we our Lorde .

Thankes be to God .

The euerlasting wisedome blesse and kéepe our mindes and bodyes .

Amen .