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Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes
Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids Psalms by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latin into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seen and allowed according to the order appointedMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latine into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed
London: printed by William Seres, 1569
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An other prayer out of the same psalm.
An other prayer out of the same psalme.
While we feel any tokens of thy rigour and severity (O most mighty God) although we are persuaded in spirit not to speak evil of thy goodness or justice: yet (through the greatness of our extreme sorrow & testimony of our sins) we are almost so far gone, & brought to such a point that our life is very irksome unto us: wherefore, seeing that we confess our heinous sins unto thee, and have sundry ways wickedly offended thy divine Majesty, be merciful & favourable unto us for thy loving kindness & mercies sake. Thou seest how short and vain a thing our life is, being like unto shadows, wherein is nothing firm, sound, or worth the trusting to: we fade away in a moment, and what time soever thou givest us here to live, we pass over all the same (through our own default) with most heady, troublesome, and pernicious affections. We require thee therefore that thou wouldest yet at length have mercy upon us: let our earnest petitions and sorrowful mourning (which thy ⟨image 60⟩blessed spirit hath from our hearts wrong out in us) enter into thy merciful ears, and moreover vouch thou safe to refresh our distressed minds, with thy loving favour from time to time, so long as we wander like pilgrims in this wretched world, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WHile we féele any tokens of thy rygor and seueritie (O most mightye God) although we are perswaded in spirit not to speake euill of thy goodnesse or iustice: yet (through the greatnesse of our extreeme sorrow & testimonie of our sinnes) we are almost so farre gone, & brought to such a poynt that our life is very yrkesome vnto vs: wherefore, seing yt we confesse our heynous sinnes vnto thée, and haue sundry wayes wickedly offended thy diuine Maiestie, bée mercifull & fauorable vnto vs for thy louing kindnesse & mercies sake. Thou seest howe short and vaine a thing our life is, beyng lyke vnto shadowes, wherein is nothing firme, sound, or worth ye trusting to: we fade away in a moment, and what tyme soeuer thou giuest vs here to liue, we passe ouer all the same (through our owne default) with most heady, troublesome, and pernicious affections. We require thée therefore that thou wouldest yet at length haue mercy vpon vs: let our earnest peticions and sorowfull mourning (which thy