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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.
We desire with our whole heart (O most good and merciful God) to be knit & annexed unto thee, daily hungering and thirsting for the same, because we can not without great sorrow and grief, hear the girds and scornings both of our own mind and of our cruel adversaries (when thou seemest to have forsaken us) wherewith they mock at godliness and faith conceived, namely by casting us in the teeth with the woeful cares, piteous miseries, and lamentable calamities that we (being sore oppressed) seem in a manner to be cast down with, and that so much the more because our own sins become every day greater and greater. We humbly beseech thee (O good God) for thy excellent ⟨image 65⟩mercies sake, to pardon and forgive us the same, whereby we may be made able to confirm & strengthen our selves, being assuredly printed in our minds by thee only: and seeing that our evil affections and grievous terrors of punishments are very troublesome unto us, grant that we (being mightily strengthened with thy loving promise) may comfort our own afflicted souls, persuading them, that as they trust only in thee, so shall they be in good hope cheerfully to celebrate thy most glorious name, because thou art both become their perfect salvation, and also their true God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WEe desire with our whole heart (O most good and mercifull God) to be knit & annexed vnto thée, dayly hungring and thirsting for the same, bicause we can not without great sorrow and griefe, heare the gyrds and scornings both of our owne minde and of our cruell aduersaries (when thou séemest to haue forsaken vs) wherewith they mocke at godlinesse and fayth conceyued, namelye by casting vs in the téeth with the wofull cares, piteous miseries, and lamentable calamities that wee (being sore opprest) séeme in a maner to be cast downe with, and that so much the more bicause our owne sinnes become euery day greater and greater. We humbly beséech thee (O good God) for thy excellent