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

¹How many soever (O most mighty God) as have attained unto righteousness through an unfeigned faith, do well understand how much praise and glory thou art worthy of by reason of thy marvellous works. There is nothing in the world but it beareth witness that thou art good. The heavens stand fast, and all the hosts of them were made by thy sacred word, neither are the waters of the sea and great deeps contained within their bounds by any other power, then through thy holy spirit and mighty force. Therefore it is and hath been our duty both to honour and fear thee only, even as thou hast rightly deserved: but we have (O sinful wretches that we are) done nothing less in all our whole life. And therefore have well and justly deserved the great troubles and dangerous ⟨image 50⟩perils we now are in. But seeing that thy infinite goodness cannot be drained dry through mens naughtiness and lewd behaviour (be they never so innumerable) we crave pardon and forgiveness of all those things which we have committed against thy divine Majesty, and heartily require thee (according to thy wonted mercy) to make void all the subtle counsels and lewd devices wherewith the fierce enemies of godliness pretend to subvert and overthrow thy sacred Church. Let thy thoughts & imaginations stand immovable towards that people which hath thee for their favourable God & most lawful heritage. Thou that beholdest the hearts of men from the high heaven, and which hast formed them from the beginning, knowest well what the Antichristians have imagined against thy faithful servants. Wherefore vouchsafe we humbly beseech thee to maintain and defend us at this instant: for we require neither valiant prince, nor strong horse, nor yet mans force (which are of no power) to save and deliver us, but fly unto thee only, who settest our souls at freedom