1Thou hast of thy singular goodness (O most mighty God) chosen thee a Church out of many nations, planted with thy puissant hand, and not by mans force, which being (through thy singular favour and blessed spirit) cleansed and purged from her heinous sins, hath hitherto escaped the mischievous assaults of the cruel devil, through thy mighty aid and strong defence: thou hast always preserved it from her outrageous adversaries, and put them to utter shame & endless rebuke which bore deadly hate thereto. We ought therefore to have rejoiced in the alone, and highly to extol thy blessed name only: but alas for sorrow, we have been most ungrateful ⟨image 67⟩for all these excellent benefits, in flesh and mans power hath been our only affiance, for we (through our most wicked life and ungodly behaviour) have brought thy blessed doctrine which we profess, to great infamy and reproach. Thou therefore doest cast us down presently, and heapest shame upon us: we are now in a manner become a pray unto Antichrist, and a mocking stock unto our neighbours. Thy sacred Gospel (O good God) is at this present a bye word unto the Infidels, a scorn unto the people, and a Mayegame unto every rascal: we acknowledge that all these things have happened unto us by reason of our mischievous sins, and that right worthily. But (O excellent Father) reconcile us again unto thee (according to thy merciful goodness) and vouchsafe to pardon whatsoever we have very lewdly and foolishly committed against thy divine Majesty, and grant also that we be not any thing at all forgetful of thee, neither be found false hearted, or unfaithful in thy holy covenant. Let not our mind at any time start and shrink aside from thy blessed footsteps, although we should be ⟨image 68⟩worn to the uttermost, and compassed about on every side with the shadow of death. Let us never so overshoot our selves, (no though we be appointed as sheep to the slaughter) as to be forgetful of thy glorious name, and to have recourse unto detestable worshippings. Awake (we humbly beseech thee (O good God) neither slumber nor sleep thou any more. Let not thy face be hidden from our grievous afflictions: arise and mightily preserve them that are thrown down, and brought very low, whom we doubt not but thou of thy unspeakable mercy hast chosen unto thy self, through Jesus Christ our lord. Amen.
1THou hast of thy singuler goodnesse (O most mightie God) chosen thée a Church out of many nations, planted with thy puyssaunt hand, and not by mans force, which beyng (thorowe thy singuler fauour and blessed spirite) clensed and pourged from hir heinous sinnes, hath hitherto escaped the mischieuous assaultes of the cruell deuill, through thy mightie ayde and strong defence: thou hast alwayes preserued it from hir outragious aduersaryes, and put them to vtter shame & endlesse rebuke which bore deadly hate thereto. We ought therefore to haue reioysed in the alone, and highly to extoll thy blessed name onely: but alas for sorowe, we haue beene most vngratefull ⟨image 67⟩for all these excellent benefites, in flesh and mans power hath bene our onely affiance, for we (through our most wicked life and vngodly behauiour) haue brought thy blessed doctrine which we professe, to great infamie and reproche. Thou therefore doest cast vs down presently, and heapest shame vpon vs: we are now in a maner become a praye vnto Antechrist, and a mocking stocke vnto our neighbours. Thy sacred Gospell (O good God) is at this present a bye worde vnto the Infidels, a scorne vnto the people, and a Mayegame vnto euerye rascall: we acknowledge that all these thinges haue happened vnto vs by reason of our mischieuous sinnes, and that right worthelye. But (O excellent Father) reconcile vs againe vnto thée (according to thy mercifull goodnesse) and vouchsafe to pardon whatsoeuer we haue very lewdlye and foolishlye committed agaynst thy diuine Maiestie, and graunt also that we be not any thing at all forgetfull of thée, neither be found false harted, or vnfaythful in thy holy couenant. Let not our minde at any tyme start and shrinke aside from thy blessed footesteppes, although we should be ⟨image 68⟩worne to the vttermost, and compassed about on euerie side with the shadowe of death. Let vs neuer so ouershoote our selues, (no though we be appoynted as shéepe to the slaughter) as to be forgetfull of thy glorious name, and to haue recourse vnto detestable worshipings. Awake (we humbly beséech thée (O good God) neither slumber nor sléepe thou any more. Let not thy face be hidden from our gréeuous afflictions: arise and mightily preserue them that are throwne downe, and brought verye low, whome we doubt not but thou of thy vnspeakeable mercy hast chosen vnto thy selfe, through Iesus Christ our lord. Amen.
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