Lord god how small is thy church at this day? almost the hole world is fallen from the there are many mo miscreants then christen. And yet among the christen how many are there which forsake worldly thin ges & seek the glory of the Lord. Surely ye shall find few / in comparison of them which are addict to worldly things whose god is their belly & glory to their shame and confusion / Deal gently Lord of thy favourable benevolence with zion that it may be increased both in multitude & in good living. Behold from heaven & deal gently as thou art wont to do that thou wilt send among us the fire of thy charity / which may consume all our suns. Deal Lord according to thy favourable benevolence / and do not with ⟨image 133⟩us after our deserving / nether yield thou us again according to our iniquities but order us according to thy great mercy. Thou art Lord our father and redeemer / thou art our hope / and everlasting health. Every man desireth goodness of he / if thou give it them / then shall they gather it: if thou open thy hand all shall be filled with plenty / when thou turnest away thy face / then are they astonied: when thou gatherest in their breath then are they deed and return in to earth. And again when thou breathest on them / then are they created a new: and thus renewest thou the face of the earth Psalm .ciiij. Lord I pray the what profit is there in the damnation of so many thousand men? Hell is filled and thy church doth daily decrease Arise Lord / why sleepest thou so long, Arise / and differ not unto the end / Deal gently of thy favourable benevolence with zion / that the walls of Jerusalem may be builded again / what is Jerusalem (which by interpretation signifieth the vision of peace) but the holy congregation and city of the blessed which is our mother? Her walls were decayed when ⟨image 134⟩Lucifer with his angels fell / in to whose places are the righteous men received. Deal therefore gently (oh Lord) with zion / that he number of thy chosen may shortly be fulfilled / & that the walls of Jerusalem may be edified and finished with new stones which shall ever praise thee and endure everlastingly.
Lord god how small is thy church at thys daye? almost the hole world is fallen from the there are many mo myscreauntes then christen. And yet emonge the chrysten how many are there which forsake worldlie thī ges & seke the glorie of the Lorde. Surulye ye shal finde fewe / in comparyson of them which are addicte to wordlye thīges whose god is theyr belye & glorye to theyr shame and confusyon / Deale gentlye Lorde of thy fauourable beneuolence wyth zyon that it maye be encreased both in multitude & in good lyuynge. Beholde frō heauē & deale gentlye as thou arte wont to do that thou wilt send emonge vs the fyre of thy cheryte / whych maye consume all oure sunnes. Deale Lorde accordynge to thy fauourable beneuolence / and do not with ⟨image 133⟩vs after oure deseruinge / nether yelde thou vs agayne accordynge to oure iniquytyes but ordre vs accordinge to thy greate mercye. Thou arte Lorde oure father and redemer / thou arte oure hope / and euerlastynge helth. Euerye man desyreth goodnes of he / yf thou geue it them / then shall they gather it: yf thou open thy hande all shalbe fylled wyth plentye / when thou turnest awaye thy face / then are they astōnyed: whē thou gatherest in theyr breth then are they deed and returne in to erth. And agayne when thou brethest on them / then are they created a new: and thus renuest thou the face of the erth Psalme .ciiij. Lorde I praye the whate profyte is there in the damnacyon of so manye thousande men? Hell is fylled and thy church doth daylye decrease Aryse Lorde / why slepest thou so longe, Aryse / and differe not vnto the ende / Deale gentlye of thy fauourable beneuolence with zyon / that the walles of Hierusalem maye be buylded agayne / what is Hierusalem (whych by interpretacyon signifieth the vysion of peace) but the holye congregacion and citye of the blessed whych is oure mother? Her walles were decayed whē ⟨image 134⟩Lucifer with his aungels fell / in to whose places are the rightwyse men receaued. Deale therfore gentlye (oh Lorde) with zyon / that he numbre of thy chosen maye shortlye be fulfylled / & that the walles of Hyerusalē maye be edefyed and finyshed with newe stones whych shall euer prayse the and endure euerlastinglye.
