7 But what is to be done? Even forthwith haste thee, answer me O eternal God,1 for I can endure no longer: Behold me dead, lying in the dust of the grave, unless thou show forth that cheerful eye which with one only look can revive the dead: without the sound of thy most gentle voice, I am cast away: make it then to sound and sound again in mine ears, & in mine heart, for ⟨image 59⟩I am of the number of those to whom thou hast bound thy self, no whit, alas, for any merit of mine, but thine only free mercy. I am, I say, one of those by thy grace, to wit, of those which hope for that which thou hast promised, & given them grace to believe: without this I wot not where to become, nor which way to turn me. And therefore, O high God, I prepare my self to thee, that thou mightest teach me which way to hold:2 thou seest how mine enemies hem me in: deliver me, O eternal, who alone canst and wilt do it, for so much as I have no refuge but under thy covert. Alas, I weened with my self to have seen many trim starting holes: & again I am tempted to assay infinite means. But, God forbid, I should herein follow that which ⟨image 59⟩this blind & froward nature would suggest. Hence from me, thou unwise wit, foolish wisdom, unreasonable reason, and all the passions which can do nought but carry me headlong on mine own head. It is thou, O Lord, that I will hold, & hold fast for my God: consequently,3 nothing will I will, save that thou willest. And because I can neither understand this will, nor take pleasure to follow it when I have understood it, teach it me, O Lord, and lead me in it, not alone to know it, but also to practise it, Let thy good spirit be my loads man in the right way,4 and not that tempting spirit, nor yet flesh and blood.
7 But what is to be done? Euen forthwith haste thee, answere me O eternal God,1 for I cā endure no longer: Beholde me dead, lying in the dust of the graue, vnlesse thou shew forth that cheerefull eye which with one onely looke can reuiue the dead: without the sound of thy most gentle voyce, I am cast away: make it then to sounde and sound agayne in mine eares, & in mine heart, for ⟨image 59⟩I am of ye number of those to whō thou hast bound thy selfe, no whit, alas, for any merit of mine, but thine only free mercy. I am, I say, one of those by thy grace, to wit, of those which hope for yt which thou hast promised, & giuen them grace to beleeue: without this I wot not where to become, nor which way to turne me. And therefore, O high God, I prepare my selfe to thee, that thou mightest teache me which way to holde:2 thou seest howe mine enemies hemme me in: deliuer me, O eternall, who alone canst and wilt do it, for so much as I haue no refuge but vnder thy couert. Alas, I weened with my selfe to haue seene many trim starting holes: & agayne I am tempted to assay infinite meanes. But, God forbid, I shoulde herein followe that which ⟨image 59⟩this blind & froward nature would suggest. Hence from mee, thou vnwise wit, foolish wisedome, vnreasonable reason, and all ye passions which can doe nought but cary me headlong on mine owne heade. It is thou, O Lord, that I will hold, & hold fast for my God: consequently,3 nothing will I will, saue that thou willest. And because I can neither vnderstand this will, nor take pleasure to followe it when I haue vnderstood it, teach it me, O Lord, and leade me in it, not alone to knowe it, but also to practise it, Let thy good spirit be my loads man in the right way,4 and not that tempting spirit, nor yet flesh and blood.
- 18 Let me hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee is my trust: show me the way, yt I should walk in, for I lift up my soul unto thee.8 Let mee heare thy louing kindnes in the morning, for in thee is my trust: shewe me the way, yt I should walke in, for I lift vp my soule vnto thee.
- 29 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I hid me with thee.9 Deliuer me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I hid mee with thee.
- 310 Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me unto the land of righteousness.10 Teache mee to do thy wil, for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me vnto the land of righteousnesse.
- 411 Quicken me, O Lord for thy Names take, & for thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.11 Quicken me, O Lord for thy Names take, & for thy righteousnes bring my soule out of trouble.
