A    ^noteO geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer. Who can expresse þe; noble actes of the LORDE, or shewe forth all his prayse? Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgment, and do rightuousnes. Remembre vs (o LORDE) acordinge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people: o vyset vs &wt; thy sauinge health. 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. ^noteWe haue synned with oure fathers, we haue done amysse, we haue dealt wickedly. Oure fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egipte, they kepte not thy greate goodnesse in rem&ebar;braunce: but were dishobedi&ebar;t at the see, eu&ebar; at the reed see. Neuertheles, he helped th&ebar; for his names sake, that he might make his power to be knowne. B   He rebuked the reed see, ^note and it was dried vp: so he led th&ebar; thorow the depe as in a wildernesse. Thus he saued them from the honde of the hater, ∧ delyuered them from the honde of the enemie.

^noteAs for those þt; troubled them, the waters ouerwhelmed th&ebar;, there was not one of th&ebar; left. Then beleued they in his worde, and songe prayse vnto him. But within a whyle they forgat his workes, ∧ wolde not abyde his councell. ^noteA lust came vp&obar; them in the wildernesse, so that they tempted God in the deserte. Yet he gaue them their desyre, and sent th&ebar; ynough at their willes. They angred Moses in the t&ebar;tes, ^note and Aaron the saynte of the LORDE. So the earth opened ∧ swalowed vp Dathan, and couered the congregaci&obar; of Abiram. C   The fyre was kyndled in their company, the flame brent vp the vngodly. ^noteThey made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped the molt&ebar; ymage. Thus they turned his glory into the similitude of a calfe, þt; eateth haye. They forgat God their Sauio&highr;, which had done so greate thinges in Egipte. Wonderous workes in the londe of Ham, and fearfull thinges in the reed see. So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stonde before him in þt; gappe: to turne awaie his wrothfull indignacion, lest he shulde destroye th&ebar;.

^noteYee they thought scorne of þt; pleasaunt londe, and gaue no credence vnto his worde.

D   But murmured in their tentes, and herkened not vnto the voyce of the LORDE.

Then lift he vp his honde agaynst them, to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes. To cast out their sede amonge the nacions, and to scater them in the londes. ^noteThey ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor, and ate the offeringes of the deed. Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with their owne inv&ebar;cions, and the plage was greate amonge them.

^noteThen stode vp Phineas and excuted iustice, ∧ so the plage ceased. And that was counted vnto him for rightuousnesse, amonge all posterites for euermore. They angerd him also at the waters of strife, ^note so that Moses was punyshed for their sakes. Because they prouoked his sprete, and he tolde th&ebar; planely with his lippes. E   Nether destroyed they the Heithen, as the LORDE commaunded them. But were mengled amonge the Heithen, and lerned their workes. ^note

^noteIn so moch that they worshipped their ymages, which turned to their owne decaye.

^noteYee they offred their sonnes ∧ their doughters vnto deuels. 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. Thus were they stayned &wt; their owne workes, and wente a whoringe with their owne invencions. Therfore was the wrath of the LORDE kyndled agaynst his people, in so moch that he abhorred his owne enheritaunce. And gaue them ouer in to the honde of the Heith&ebar;, and they that hated them, were lordes ouer them. F   Their enemies oppressed th&ebar;, and had them in subieccion. Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them, but they prouoked him with their owne inv&ebar;cions, and were brought downe for their wickednesse. Neuerthelesse wh&ebar; he sawe their aduersite, he herde their complaynte. ^noteHe thought vp&obar; his couenaunt, and pitied th&ebar;, acordinge vnto the multitude of his mercies. Yee he made all those þt; had led them awaye captiue, to pitie them. Delyuer vs (o LORDE oure God) ∧ gather vs from am&obar;ge the Heithen: that we maye geue thankes to thy holy name, ∧ make oure boast of thy prayse. ^noteBlessed be the LORDE God of Israel

from euerlastinge and worlde without ende, and let all people saye: Amen, Amen. Halleluya.

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