Forsomuch as thy blessed Church (O almighty God) hath many weaklings which might perhaps be grievously offended in seeing most wicked and naughty persons to have such prosperous success:1 confirm thou them therefore with thy holy spirit, to the intent they may right well understand this felicity (which now the enemies of the Gospel enjoy) is not stable and durable, but rather that it shall be dried up very quickly like a withered weed, and most vile grass. Vouchsafe so to replenish us with thy heavenly grace, that we ⟨image 55⟩may have our affiance only in thee, and always conceive a singular delight in charity and well doing, whereby we may thoroughly persuade our selves, that all pleasure and felicity ought to be fetched from thee, as out of the only undrainable well spring. Grant also, that we may with a right contented and patient mind, suffer thee to work thy divine will in all our affairs (so far as it shall seem good in thy sight) and boldly abide and wait thy blessed leisure when it shall happen that thou seemest to prolong the time for our, help and deliverance in such wise as we be not furiously offended at matters which be presently done, but perfectly understand and right well perceive that our most heinous sins have deserved far greevouser plagues: for we have in such sort (O good God) sinned against thee, that all the punishment which lighteth upon us, is far less then our wicked & lewd merits deserve. Yet notwithstanding, vouchsafe thou (who art most favourable) to direct our goings, and so assist those which trust in thee, that all men may perceive us not to be utterly thrown down, although ⟨image 55⟩we have gone far astray, because we are very gently and marvellous softly holden up with thy strong hand: and let all people unfeignedly confess that thou doest in no wise forsake and abandon thy faithful servants, whereby very many may be bold and hardy to commit themselves to thy mighty protection, so that thou mayst be their ready helper, and deliver them (through thy present aid) from the hands of their ungodly and cursed enemies, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
FOrsomuch as thy blessed Church (O almightie God) hath manye weaklinges which might perhaps bée gréeuously offended in seeing most wicked and naughtie persons to haue such prosperous successe:1 confirme thou them therefore with thy holy spirite, to the intent they may right well vnderstand this felicitie (which now the enimies of the Gospell inioy) is not stable and durable, but rather that it shall be dryed vp verye quickly like a withered wéede, and moste vile grasse. Vouchsafe so to replenishe vs with thy heauenly grace, that we ⟨image 55⟩may haue our affiaunce onely in thée, and alwayes conceiue a singuler delight in charitie and well doyng, whereby we maye thorowlye perswade our selues, that all pleasure and felicitie ought to bee fetched from thée, as out of the onely vndraynable well spring. Graunt also, that we maye with a right contented and pacient minde, suffer thée to worke thy diuine will in all our affayres (so farre as it shall séeme good in thy sight) and boldly abide and wayte thy blessed leysure when it shall happen that thou séemest to prolong the tyme for our, helpe and deliueraunce in suche wyse as we be not furiously offended at matters which bée presently done, but perfectly vnderstand and right well perceyue that our most heynous sinnes haue deserued farre gréeuouser plagues: for we haue in such sort (O good God) sinned agaynst thée, that all the punishment which lighteth vpō vs, is farre lesse then our wicked & lewde merits deserue. Yet notwithstanding, vouchsafe thou (who art most fauourable) to direct our goyngs, and so assist those which trust in thee, that all men may perceyue vs not to be vtterly throwne downe, although ⟨image 55⟩we haue gone farre astray, bicause we are very gently and maruelous softly holden vp with thy strong hande: and let all people vnfeynedly confesse that thou doest in no wise forsake and abandon thy faythfull seruauntes, whereby very many may bée bolde and hardie to commit themselues to thy mightie protection, so that thou mayst be their readie helper, and deliuer them (through thy present ayde) from the hands of their vngodly and cursed enimies, by Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- 1A prayer for constancy in faith against such as will hurt us.A prayer for constancie in fayth against such as will hurt vs.
