1Wicked men (O most good and merciful God) go about to swallow us up: they do assault and afflict us so much as in them lieth. But seeing that thy mighty power far excelleth the princes & kings of the earth, and our whole affiance dependeth on thee only, extend now thy favourable mercy unto us: for we heartily confess that we have most grievously provoked thy heavy displeasure for our manifold sins, considering that we have so wretchedly despised the doctrine of thy sacred law and Gospel, ⟨image 86⟩which thou hast sent unto us, that we have always hitherto been a slander unto the same. But now are we very heartily sorry for it, who trusting in the death and bloudshedding of thy son Jesus Christ our Saviour, do with great fervency and most earnest prayers, lamentably call upon thee for pardon of all our sinful crimes. For when thou shalt have received us into thy gracious favour, we need nothing at all to fear what flesh can do against us. Thou shalt be present at thy own case, and shalt see how the ungodly do all the day long rail upon thy glorious Gospel, and true worshipping of thee, and how they continually imagine mischief against thy deer and chosen people. Forsomuch as therefore they deal lewdly against those whom thou hast redeemed, how shall they escape thy wrathful indignation. Thou art wont to put down thy adversaries at what time thou art angry with them. It is not thy property to be forgetful of the sorrowful mournings and lamentable cries of thy poor afflicted servants: for the whole number of our prayers are already written in the book of thy providence. Hearken ⟨image 87⟩unto them (O God our heavenly father) and when as we be moved and stirred up through thy holy spirit to call upon thy blessed name, turn thou our enemies back, and put them to flight. Be thou present with thy army, defend it, strengthen it, and confirm the same with courageous boldness: if thou be on our side, we will not fear what man do against us: who being delivered by thee, shall magnify thy blessed words and faithful promises for ever. Vouchsafe (O good God) that we having achieved peace & tranquility, may be conversant in thy sight for ever, and directed always with the bright light of thy favourable and loving countenance, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
1WIcked men (O moste good and mercifull God) go about to swallow vs vp: they doe assault and afflict vs so much as in them lyeth. But seing that thy mightie power far excelleth the princes & kinges of the earth, and our whole affiaunce dependeth on thée onely, extende nowe thy fauourable mercy vnto vs: for we heartily confesse that wée haue most gréeuously prouoked thy heauie displeasure for our manifolde sinnes, considering that we haue so wretchedly dispised the doctrine of thy sacred law and Gospell, ⟨image 86⟩which thou hast sent vnto vs, that we haue alwayes hitherto béene a slaunder vnto the same. But nowe are we very heartily sorie for it, who trusting in the death and bloudshedding of thy sonne Iesus Christ our Sauiour, doe with great feruencie and most earnest prayers, lamentably call vppon thée for pardon of all our sinful crimes. For when thou shalt haue receyued vs into thy gracious fauour, we néede nothing at all to feare what flesh can doe agaynst vs. Thou shalt be present at thy owne case, and shalt sée howe the vngodly doe all the day long rayle vpon thy glorious Gospell, and true worshipping of thee, and how they continually imagine mischiefe agaynst thy déere and chosen people. Forsomuch as therefore they deale lewdely agaynst those whome thou hast redéemed, how shall they escape thy wrathfull indignation. Thou art woont to put downe thy aduersaries at what time thou art angrie with them. It is not thy propertie to be forgetfull of the sorowfull mournings and lamentable cries of thy poore afflicted seruaunts: for the whole number of our prayers are already written in the booke of thy prouidence. Harken ⟨image 87⟩vnto them (O God our heauenly father) and when as we be moued and stirred vp through thy holy spirite to call vpon thy blessed name, turne thou our enimies back, and put them to flight. Be thou present with thy armie, defende it, strengthen it, and confirme the same with couragious boldenesse: if thou bée on oure side, wee will not feare what man doe agaynst vs: who beeing deliuered by thée, shall magnifie thy blessed wordes and faythfull promises for euer. Vouchsafe (O good God) that we hauing atchieued peace & tranquilitie, may be conuersant in thy sight for euer, and directed alwayes with the bright light of thy fauourable and louing countenaunce, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.
- 1A prayer for a steadfast confession of the Gospel.A prayer for a stedfast cō fession of the Gospell.
