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[The flour of godly prayers] [most worthy to be used in these our days…[The flour of godly praiers] [most worthy to be vsed in these our daies…
[The flour of godly prayers] [most worthy to be used in these our days for the safeguard, health, and comfort of all degrees, and estates / newly made by Thomas Becon].[The flour of godly praiers] [most worthy to be vsed in these our daies for the sauegard, health, and comforte of all degrees, and estates / newlie made by Thomas Becon].
London: printed by John Day, 1550London: printed by Ihon Day, 1550
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A prayer for the common peace and quietness of all Realms.
A praier for the common peace and quietnesse of al Realmes.
Howe necessary, O Lord peace and quietness is for the conversation of realms and all public weals, the holy scripture declareth in divers places: the psalmograph exhorteth all the faithful Israelites to pray for those things that make unto the quietness of Jerusalem,1 that there may be peace, wealth and abū dance both in it and all the coasts round about.
HOwe necessarye, O Lorde peace and quietnes is for the conuersacion of realms and al publique weales, the holy scripture declareth in diuers places: the psalmograph exhorteth al the faithefull Israelites to praye for those things that make vnto the quietnes of Ierusalem,1 that ther maye be peace, wealthe and abū daunce both in it and all the coastes rounde aboute.
- 1Psal. •xxii.
When the Jews for their since and disobedience against thy divine majesty were led away captive, by king Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem unto Babylon, and there compelled to live under the ungodly, and uncircumcised gentiles, the prophet Jeremiah wrote an Epistle unto them, wherein among other things he exhorted them to pray for the public weal of Babylon, and for the Magistrates thereof, saying: