Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .ix. Chapter.
¶ The prayer of Iudith for the vyctorye.
A Now when they were gone theyr
waye, Iudith wente into hir closet,
put on an hearrye smock, strawed
ashes vpon hir head, fell downe
before the Lord, ∧ cried vnto hym, say&ebar;g,
O Lord God of my father note Sime&obar;, which
gauest hym a swerde for a defence agaynst
the enemyes, þt; vsed vyol&ebar;ce and wyllfulnes
and that rauished þe; vyrgin ∧ put her to dyshonesty.
Thou þt; gauest theyr wyues into a
praye, and theyr daughters &ibar;to captyuyte,
&abar;d all theyr praye for a spoyle vnto thy seruauntes,
which bare a zele vnto þe;, helpe me
wyddow, O Lorde my God, I beseche the.
For thou hast done all thinges from the begynnyng:
and loke what thou hast taken in
hand &abar;d deuysed, it came euer to passe. For
all thy wayes are prepared, and thy iudgem&ebar;tes
are done &ibar; thy euerlastyng forknowledge.
O loke now vpon the armyes of the
Assiri&abar;s, lyke as it was thy pleasure somtime
to loke vp&obar; the hoost of the Egypcians,
when they beyng weapened, persecuted thy
seruauntes, and put theyr trust &ibar; theyr charettes,
horsmen, ∧ in the multitude of theyr
men of warre. But thou lokedest vp&obar; their
host, castynge a thyck darcknes before th&ebar;:
and when they came into the depe, the waters
ouer whelmed them.
B Euen so Lord, lett it go with these, that
trust in the power ∧ multitude of theyr m&ebar;
of warre in theyr charrettes, arowes ∧ speares,
and knowe not, that thou onely art our
God, which destroyest warres fr&obar; þe; begynnyng,
and that thou art the Lord. O lift
vp thyne arme now, lyke as euer from þe; begynnyng,
and &ibar; thy power brynge their power
to naught, cause theyr myght to fall in
thy wrath. They make theyr boast, þt; they
will vnhalowe and defyle thy Sanctuary,
and to wayst the tabernacle of thy name, ∧
to cast downe the horne of thyne aulter &wt;
theyr swerde, Br&ibar;g to passe (O Lorde) that
the pryde of the enemye maye be cut downe
with his awne swerde, that he maye be tak&ebar;
with the snare of hys eyes in me, and that þu;
mayest smyte h&ibar; with þe; lyppes of my loue.
O geue me a stedfast mynde, that I maye
despyse him &abar;d hys strength, ∧ that I maye
destroye hym.
C Thys shall brynge thy name an euerlastyng
remembraunce, yf the hande of a woman
ouerthrowe hym.
D For thy power (O
Lord) st&abar;deth not in þe; power of men, nether
hast þu; eny pleasure &ibar; the strength of horses.
There was neuer proude personne þt; pleased
the, but in the prayer of the humble and
meke hath thy pleasure bene euermore.
O thou God of the heauens, thou maker
of the waters, and Lorde of all creatures,
-- --
heare me poore woman, callyng vp&obar; the, ∧
puttyng my trust in thy mercy. Remembre
thy couenaunt, O Lord, and mynister wordes
in my mouth, and stablysh this deuice in
my hert, that thy house maye c&obar;tynue styll
in holynes, and that all the Heythen maye
knowe, that thou art God, &abar;d that there is
none other but thou.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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