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

Seeing that thou (O most good and merciful God) hast an invincible strength and most ready will to help thy faithful servants when they unfeignedly call upon thee.¹ We now earnestly require and hope assuredly in all our fervent petitions, that thou wilt vouchsafe to aid and assist us, seeing we are continually (during this mortal life) so greatly oppressed through the violence and force of our adversaries: for Satan is risen up, with an unspeakable deadly hatred, to cut us off from our salvation. Wherefore have no regard at all how wickedly and lewdly we have behaved our selves towards thee, but (of thy infinite mercy) forgive our most heinous and grievous offences, wherewith we feel our selves to be most miserably overburdened: drive away far from us through thy invincible power, and force of thy blessed Angels, the outrageous assaults of the Devil and all his adherents, in such wise as both they may be disappointed of their practises, and our minds (by reason of thy loving favour and present help) may sweetly rejoice, and proclaim abroad ⟨image 53⟩how there can be no God found which may deliver those that call unfeignedly upon him, from all woeful calamity, like unto thee. They scorn and mock at our infirmity and weakness, but we humbly beseech thee O excellent father, (who beholdest the great dangers and miserable distresses we are in) to take us into thy mighty protection, and vouchsafe to preserve us from everlasting damnation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.