1Thou hast vouchsafed (O most mighty God) to gather and collect a Church unto thy self on earth, which thou hast not conveyed into stony houses, or Temples of Marble, but into the lively hearts of men, whom thou deckest and garnishest with thy most wonderful gifts, and doest polish the same passing well with the holy Ghost: and therefore seeing they be endued with so great a reward, it behoveth all faithful people to make an exceeding pleasant mirth and joyful gladness. But the most deadly and heinous sins which we have committed, do greatly darken these thanks givings and merry songs, who are worthily very sore oppressed with the afflictions of them: and seeing we heartily acknowledge ⟨image 72⟩and earnestly confess that we have hitherto gone astray, and suffer none otherwise then we have most justly deserved: thou that art very mercy it self, forgive thy faithful people, and thou also who art most high, and rulest far and near, destroy us not according to our merits. Grant (O excellent father) that our naughty and lewd behaviours hinder not the propagation of thy glorious kingdom: arise and go forwards by causing strange people to be in subjection to the faith, and make those Nations (which have been hitherto Infidels) obedient to thy sacred word: and thou who hast chosen thee a Church as a most notable and famous heritage, magnify thy self continually by all means and with most exquisite praises therein, in such wise as all men may account, preach, and exalt thee for their king: but as for thy faithful servants who now seem to be above all others most cast aways, lighten them in such wise with thy blessed spirit, and rule them so by thy holy word, as all men may perceive that they be guided and governed by thy mighty power. And vouchsafe that the sovereign ⟨image 73⟩estates and what power soever is in the world, may at length be annexed and knit unto thee, that thou be none otherwise their God then thou wert in old time the God of faithful Abraham. Grant that the kings and princes who ought of duty to help and defend their subjects, may perfectly acknowledge thee, whereby thy famous honour and renowned glory may most brightly shine therein to the singular benefit of thy sacred Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
1THou hast vouchedfafe (O moste mightie God) to gather and collect a Churche vnto thy selfe on earth, which thou hast not conueyed into stonie houses, or Temples of Marble, but into the liuely hearts of men, whome thou deckest and garnishest with thy most wonderfull giftes, and doest pollishe the same passing well with the holy Ghost: and therefore séeing they be indued with so great a rewarde, it behoueth all faythful people to make an excéeding pleasant mirth and ioyfull gladnesse. But the most deadly and heynous sinnes which we haue committed, doe greatly darken these thankes giuings and mery songs, who are worthily verye sore oppressed with the afflictions of them: and seing we heartily acknowledge ⟨image 72⟩and earnestly confesse that we haue hitherto gone astray, and suffer none otherwise then we haue most iustly deserued: thou that art very mercie it selfe, forgiue thy faythfull people, and thou also who art most highe, and rulest farre and néere, destroy vs not according to our merits. Graunt (O excellent father) that our naughtie and lewd behauiours hinder not the propagation of thy glorious kingdom: arise and go forwards by causing straūge people to be in subiection to the fayth, and make those Nations (which haue béene hitherto Infidels) obedient to thy sacred worde: and thou who hast chosen thée a Church as a most notable and famous heritage, magnifie thy selfe continually by al meanes and with most exquisite prayses therein, in such wise as all men maye accompt, preach, and exalt thée for their king: but as for thy faythfull seruants who now séeme to be aboue all others most cast awayes, lighten them in such wise with thy blessed spirit, and rule them so by thy holy worde, as all men may perceyue that they be guyded and gouerned by thy mightye power. And vouchsafe that the souereigne ⟨image 73⟩estates and what power soeuer is in the world, may at length be annexed and knit vnto thée, that thou be none otherwise their God then thou wert in olde time the God of faythfull Abraham. Graunt that the kings and princes who ought of duetie to helpe and defende their subiectes, may perfectly acknowledge thée, whereby thy famous honour and renowmed glorie maye most brightly shine therein to the singuler benefite of thy sacred Church, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- 1A prayer for the good success and in•reasment of •he Gospel.A prayer for the good suc•esse and in•reasment of •he Gospell.
