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

¶ A prayer out of the .xlj. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .xlj. Psalme.

IT is a token of no small grace (O most mighty God) well to judge both of such as be feeble minded,¹ and also of all the Godly whom thou doest sometime chastise and scourge divers manner of ways, although thou usest correction with a fatherly affection, yet wilt thou readily deliver them, speedily quicken them, and in the end abundantly bless them with thy excellent presence: which hope we also leaning unto, and trusting upon, (who are now most grievously afflicted) do here together earnestly require thee to have mercy upon us, by relieving ⟨image 63⟩and delivering us from the grievous sins wherewith we have most heinously offended thee. Thou knowest undoubtedly that the cruel enemies of thy holy Gospel, wish us much evil: thou understandest what they imagine and determine amongest themselves of our destruction. They verily practise and go about nothing more then to overthrow thy blessed Church, and with them also do such take part as we though to have been allied with us, both by religion, and also for many other respects and good turns. Extend thou therefore (O good God) thy mercy and compassion towards us, whereby thou hast been accustomed not only to raise up such as are fallen and lie under foot, but also utterly to confound and bring their adversaries to utter ruin. Give not the fierce enemies of true religion and perfect godliness, scope to rejoice at thy faithful servants destruction. But if thou wilt mightily deliver us out of these present calamities, and with great force confirm the same by thy holy spirit, thy blessed name shall be openly commended and highly praised of all godly men, which thing we ⟨image 63⟩