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

Thy blessed Church (O almighty GOD) prayeth thee to relieve her, being sore tossed and oppressed with these stormy tempests: neither suffer thou the fierce enemies of thy glorious name to rejoice and triumph at her destruction. Thou art accustomed (O good God) both to hear and also to help without delay such as earnestly call upon thee, and it is in thy mighty hand & power to bring back again from the grave, and to quicken those which were now in a manner fallen into the pit. Wherefore to the intent thou mayest stir up an earnest desire & fervent affection in our minds to thy worthy praise, show thy self to have been angry with us, yet let it be but for a moment: neither shall that inestimable love of thine towards us (whereby we live and shall live in thee) be any thing the more in that respect diminished. Bring speedily to pass we humbly beseech thee, that our sorrowful tears, deep sighs, and piteous groans, may shortly be changed into godly mirth and joyful gladness. Mark thou in no wise our deserts, but what beseemeth thee best. We truly are ⟨image 46⟩worthy of deadly hatred and extreme punishments, by reason of our manifold sins, who so long as all things happened luckily, and as we would have it, vainly imagined, that we could bear out all things of our own strength & power. But now, when thou hast a little turned thy loving countenance from us, and present calamities have appeared, we are so astonished and stricken with fear, that we can scarcely abide or stand upright. Howbeit have thou an especial regard (O good God) what thy merciful promises require, namely that thou wilt not suffer those to perish and come to ruin which cry heartily unto thee. For our adversaries would do nothing less then set forth thy worthy praises. At length therefore make an end of our sorrowful mourning, that (the spirit of gladness being restored to us again) we may both now and in an other world also, render everlasting praise and thanks unto thee, through Jesus christ our Lord. Amen.