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Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes
Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids Psalms by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latin into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seen and allowed according to the order appointedMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latine into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed
London: printed by William Seres, 1569
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.
Another prayer out of the same Psalm.
Another prayer out of the same Psalme.
WE are very desirous (O almighty God) to lead an innocent and blameless life before thee, and not to turn from the right way, when thou shalt try us with sundry and manifold temptations: we have not as yet attained thereto, because we have reposed small faith, and little hope (to speak of) in thee. Wherefore our humble request is that thou wouldest have mercy upon us, and pardon whatsoever we have committed and done amiss: for if thou be favourable and gentle unto us, we will never be unmindful of thy loving mercy & everlasting truth. Grant (O most benign father) that amongst innocents we may live innocently, and utterly detest (with an extreme kind of hatred) all manner of deceits, and cursed lying, that we may addict our selves with all our hearts, to laud, magnify, and celebrate thy glorious name: neither suffer us to knit up and finish our last days with malefactors and wicked persons, but rather let a blessed entrance to ⟨image 42⟩the house of eternal felicity, (whether we have daily a fervent desire to come) be set open and made as a free passage unto us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WE are verye desirous (O almightie God) to lead an innocent and blamelesse life before thée, and not to turne from the right waye, when thou shalt trie vs with sundrie and manifolde temptations: we haue not as yet atteyned thereto, bycause we haue reposed small fayth, and little hope (to speake of) in thée. Wherefore our humble request is that thou wouldest haue mercye vpon vs, and pardon whatsoeuer we haue committed and done amisse: for if thou be fauourable and gentle vnto vs, we will neuer be vnmindefull of thy louing mercie & euerlasting truth. Graunt (O most benigne father) that amongst innocents we may liue innocently, and vtterly detest (with an extréeme kinde of hatred) all maner of decepts, and cursed lying, that we maye addict our selues wyth all our heartes, to laude, magnifie, and celebrate thy glorious name: neither suffer vs to knitte vppe and finishe our last dayes with malefactours and wicked persons, but rather let a blessed enteraunce to