[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…

O Lord take away from us these Merchants, that give attendance upon that filthy whore, & deceive the whole world with their pelting pedlary, thievish trash and masking merchandise. Let their wares be sold no more, but both they ⟨image 40⟩and their bloody whorish Mistress taken away from us, so that we be no more deceived by them nor the truth of thy glorious gospel condemned for heresy, nor yet the blood of the saints any more shed. O Lord take away from us all these aforesaid monsters even so many as deface thy glory, corrupt thy blessed word despise thy flock, and taking up on them to be feeders, feed them selves and not thy sheep:¹ & in their stead place good Bishops, learned preachers, christen ministers, faithful teachers, true spiritual fathers, even such as burn with a fervent & unfeigned zeal toward the setting forth of thy glory and the health of thy people. Indue them with thy holy spirit, that they may be faithful and wise servants, giving thy household meat in due season,² Give them ⟨p. xxv⟩that thy wisdom, which no man is able to resist, wherewith also they may be able both to exhort with wholesome doctrine,³ & also to convince and overcome them that speak against it. Let repentance and remission of sins be preached of them in thy name among all nations.⁴ Give them grace to persevere in thy truth unto the end.⁵ Grant also, O Lord, that they may truly and reverently minister unto us thy blessed mysteries, baptism, & thy holy supper, that our faith maybe confirmed, stablished,⁶ & strengthened by the worthy receiving of them, and we well comforted & made strong against the gates of hell, the devil, the world, the flesh, the curse of the law,⁷