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¹ O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.² Who can expresse ye noble actes of the LORDE, or shewe forth all his prayse?³ Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgment, and do rightuousnes.⁴ Remembre vs (o LORDE) acordinge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people: o vyset vs wt thy sauinge health.⁵ That we might se the pleasure of thy chosen, that we might reioyse in the gladnesse of thy people, and geue thankes with thine enheritaunce.

⁶ We haue synned with oure fathers, we haue done amysse, we haue dealt wickedly.⁷ Oure fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egipte, they kepte not thy greate goodnesse in remebraunce: but were dishobediet at the see, eue at the reed see.⁸ Neuertheles, he helped the for his names sake, that he might make his power to be knowne.⁹ He rebuked the reed see, and it was dried vp: so he led the thorow the depe as in a wildernesse.¹⁰ Thus he saued them from the honde of the hater, & delyuered them from the honde of the enemie.¹¹ As for those yt troubled them, the waters ouerwhelmed the, there was not one of the left.¹² Then beleued they in his worde, and songe prayse vnto him.

¹³ But within a whyle they forgat his workes, & wolde not abyde his councell.¹⁴ A lust came vpo them in the wildernesse, so that they tempted God in the deserte.¹⁵ Yet he gaue them their desyre, and sent the ynough at their willes.¹⁶ They angred Moses in the tetes, and Aaron the saynte of the LORDE.¹⁷ So the earth opened & swalowed vp Dathan, and couered the congregacio of Abiram.¹⁸ The fyre was kyndled in their company, the flame brent vp the vngodly.¹⁹ They made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped the molte ymage.²⁰ Thus they turned his glory into the similitude of a calfe, yt eateth haye.²¹ They forgat God their Sauior, which had done so greate thinges in Egipte.²² Wonderous workes in the londe of Ham, and fearfull thinges in the reed see.²³ So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stonde before him in yt gappe: to turne awaie his wrothfull indignacion, lest he shulde destroye the.²⁴ Yee they thought scorne of yt pleasaunt londe, and gaue no credence vnto his worde.²⁵ But murmured in their tentes, and herkened not vnto the voyce of the LORDE.²⁶ Then lift he vp his honde agaynst them, to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes.²⁷ To cast out their sede amonge the nacions, and to scater them in the londes.²⁸ They ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor, and ate the offeringes of the deed.²⁹ Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with their owne invecions, and the plage was greate amonge them.³⁰ Then stode vp Phineas and excuted iustice, & so the plage ceased.³¹ And that was counted vnto him for rightuousnesse, amonge all posterites for euermore.³² They angerd him also at the waters of strife, so that Moses was punyshed for their sakes.³³ Because they prouoked his sprete, and he tolde the planely with his lippes.

³⁴ Nether destroyed they the Heithen, as the LORDE commaunded them.³⁵ But were mengled amonge the Heithen, and lerned their workes.³⁶ In so moch that they worshipped their ymages, which turned to their owne decaye. ³⁷ Yee they offred their sonnes & their doughters vnto deuels.³⁸ And shed the innocent bloude of their sonnes and of their doughters, whom they offred vnto the ymages of Canaan, so that the londe was defyled with bloude.³⁹ Thus were they stayned wt their owne workes, and wente a whoringe with their owne invencions.⁴⁰ Therfore was the wrath of the LORDE kyndled agaynst his people, in so moch that he abhorred his owne enheritaunce.⁴¹ And gaue them ouer in to the honde of the Heithe, and they that hated them, were lordes ouer them.⁴² Their enemies oppressed the, and had them in subieccion.⁴³ Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them, but they prouoked him with their owne invecions, and were brought downe for their wickednesse.⁴⁴ Neuerthelesse whe he sawe their aduersite, he herde their complaynte.⁴⁵ He thought vpo his couenaunt, and pitied the, acordinge vnto the multitude of his mercies. ⁴⁶ Yee he made all those yt had led them awaye captiue, to pitie them.⁴⁷ Delyuer vs (o LORDE oure God) & gather vs from amoge the Heithen: that we maye geue thankes to thy holy name, & make oure boast of thy prayse.⁴⁸ Blessed be the LORDE God of Israel from euerlastinge and worlde without ende, and let all people saye: Amen, Amen. Halleluya.