Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes

¹SO many of us (O heavenly father) as are promoted through thy unspeakable mercy, that we both be, and also are named the children of God, have no light occasion or small regard to celebrate thy divine majesty, by the effect of those things which in the work of nature we see to proceed from thee, which are so passing excellent and marvellous, that they show forth themselves, to those that behold them, as most certain and manifest tokens of thy unspeakable glory and dignity. Thou bringest forth so mightily, when thy good pleasure ⟨image 44⟩is, showers, clouds, lightnings, earthquakes, and overflowings of waters, that even the hills and trees (although they be very high, and all other living things, do both greatly and horribly quake. We only (O good God) are blind, deaf, and dull to conceive these thy most wondrous works. Wherefore, for the love thou bearest unto us, having compassion upon so great foolishness and unskilfulness, which proceedeth of nothing else then of sin, grant that we (being at length exempted from them) may both acknowledge thy excellency in thy notable works, and sing also perpetual praises to thee for thy manifold benefits extended toward us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¹SO many of vs (O heauenly father) as are promoted throughe thy vnspeakeable mercy, that we both be, and also are named the children of God, haue no light occasion or small regarde to celebrate thy diuine maiestie, by the effect of those things which in the worke of nature we see to procéede frō thée, which are so passing excellent and maruelous, that they shewe forth themselues, to those that behold them, as most certaine and manifest tokens of thy vnspeakable glorie and dignitie. Thou bringest forth so mightily, when thy good pleasure