Thy power, o Lord, wonderful both upon the land & sea, & whatsoever thy good pleasure is,1 2that workest thou in them both. Sometime thou makest ⟨p. liii⟩the earth fruitful,3 sometime barren. The sea also sometime is calm and pleasant,4 sometime rough & boisterous. So that whether they bring troublous or prosperous things unto us,5 all come from the our Lord God, that thy power and glory may be showed in thy creatures unto the praise of thy name. Seeing that thou art ruler both of the earth and sea, we most heartily beseech the to preserve all such as labour either by land or by sea, but namely them, which forgetting and maintenance of their living are compelled to travail the seas, and to commit them selves to the dangers thereof.6 O Lord though the scourges of the sea be marvellous yet art thou, which sittest on high more marvellous. Though y• winds be boisterous, strong & vehement, yet doest thou excel them ⟨image 69⟩in power.7 For thou haste given a commandment to thy creatures and none shall go beyond it. Fire, hail, snow, ice, and vapours, stormy winds accomplish the word. Thou hast limited the waters their bounds,8 which they may not pas. Thou also with a word, when the ship wherein thou & thy disciples were, was grievously tossed with the waves,9 and at the point of drowning through the wind and tempest that arose, causedst at the desire of thy disciples the wind to cease, the sea to be quiet, and a great calm to be made, in so much that they which were in the ship marvelled, and said: What man is this, that both winds, and the sea obey him? Grant therefore (o most gentle saviour that whensoever any troublous tempest ariseth in the sea, so that through it such as are upon the sea be endanger, they ⟨p. liiii⟩calling on thy blessed name with strong faith for help, may find favour at thy merciful hand, be delivered out of fear, escape all dangers, and travail a fortunate journey. So shall it come to pass, that they through thine almighty power being safely delivered from all perils, shall continually praise, and glorify thy blessed name. .Amen.
THi power, o Lord, wonderful both vpon the lande & sea, & whatsoeuer thy good pleasure is,1 2that worckest thou in thē boothe. Sometime thou makest ⟨p. liii⟩the earth fruteful,3 somtyme barrē. The sea also somtim is calme and pleasaunte,4 sometime rough & boisterous. So that whether they bringe troublous or prosperous thynges vnto vs,5 all come from the our Lorde God, that thy power and glory maye be shewed in thy creatures vnto the prayse of thi name. Seing that thou art ruler bothe of the earthe and sea, we mooste hartely beseche the to preserue al such as laboure either by land or by sea, but namely thē, whiche forgettinge and maintenaunce of their liuinge are compelled to trauaile the seas, and to commite them selfes to the daungers therof.6 O Lord thoughe the scourges of ye sea be maruelous yet art thou, whiche sittest on hye more maruelous. Though y• windes be boisterous, stronge & vehemente, yet doest thou excell them ⟨image 69⟩in power.7 For thou haste geuen a commaundment to thy creaturs and none shal go beyond it. Fire, hail, snow, ise, and vapours, stormie windes accomplish the word. Thou hast limited ye waters their bounds,8 which they may not pas. Thou also with a word, when the ship wherein thou & thy disciples wer, was greuously tossed with ye waues,9 and at the poynt of drownyng thorow the wynd and tempest yt arose, causedst at the desire of thy disciples the wynd to cese, the sea to be quiete, and a greate calme to be made, in so much that they which were in the ship marueyled, and sayed: What man is this, that both winds, and the sea obey him? Graūt therfore (o most gentle sauiour that whēsoeuer anye troubleouse tēpest ariseth in the sea, so that thorowe it such as ar vpon the sea be indanger, they
- 1Psa. l•xxix.
- 2Dani. iii.
- 3Zachary. ix.•achary. ix.
- 4Psa. cxiiii.
- 5Deu. xxvii. Eccle. xi. Prove. xvi.Deu. xxvii. Eccle. xi. Proue. xvi.
- 6Psal. cxiii.
- 7Psa cxlviii.
- 8Psal. •iiii.
- 9Mat. viii. Mark. iiii. Luke. v.
