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The behaviours of the wicked (O most mighty God) are so corrupt and naughty, that very little wholesomeness or none at all can seem to be in their decrees: they practise deceits, they offer wrong, and now from their childhood have both fallen from thee, & also live in subjection to their own cankered maliciousness: in fierceness, in hardness of heart, in furious mood, in outrage of mind & in unbridled cruelty, they may be likened unto stinging Serpents, roaring Lyons, & such kind of ravenous beasts: therefore (we earnestly require thee) not to suffer us for to fall as our heinous sins have justly deserved, into such an extreme madness, that (forsaking thee who art the Well & Fountain of all good things) we may put our trust & confidence in them, neither permitting us to follow their lewd decrees & fond fantasies, which were so perilous a thing as the other. Cause us (we humbly require thee) to dissent wholly from them, & in the mean time let their power in doing any hurt be utterly abated, so that ⟨image 93⟩as men altogether unarmed, although their desire to do mischief be not assuaged, yet both ability and knowledge to fulfil their wicked desire and extreme eagerness be quite taken from them. Confound thou in the turning of a hand their lewd devices, & cause the Congregation of the faithful greatly to triumph, when as they may right well perceive that thou both renderest the fruit of righteousness to the righteous, and also takest punishment of the ungodly, according to their wretched and lewd deserts, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THe behauiours of the wicked (O most mighty God) are so corrupt and naughtie, that verye little wholsomnesse or none at all can seeme to be in their decrées: they practise deceyts, they offer wrong, and now from their childhood haue both fallen from thée, & also liue in subiection to their owne cākred maliciousnes: in fiercenes, in hardnesse of heart, in furious moode, in outrage of minde & in vnbrideled crueltie, they may be likned vnto stinging Serpents, roring Lyons, & such kinde of rauenous beastes: therefore (we earnestly require thée) not to suffer vs for to fall as our heynous sinnes haue iustly deserued, into such an extréeme madnesse, that (forsaking thee who art the Well & Fountaine of all good things) we may put our trust & cōfidence in them, neither permitting vs to followe their lewde decrées & fond fantasies, which were so perillous a thing as the other. Cause vs (we humbly require thée) to dissent wholy from them, & in the meane time let their power in doing any hurt be vtterly abated, so that ⟨image 93⟩as men altogither vnarmed, althoughe their desire to do mischiefe be not aswaged, yet both habilitie and knowledge to fulfill their wicked desire and extréeme egernesse be quite taken from them. Confound thou in the turning of a hande their lewde deuices, & cause the Congregation of the faithfull greatly to triumph, when as they may right well perceyue that thou both renderest the fruit of righteousnesse to the righteous, and also takest punishement of the vngodly, according to their wretched and lewde desertes, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lix. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lix. Psalme.

Our earnest request is (O most mighty God) that thou only wouldest be our speedy deliverer,¹ when as the extreme enemies of thy sacred doctrine and pure religion do grievously oppress us: now it appertaineth unto thee for to defend us from naughty persons, who gape much for our destruction, and have augmented their force and power with great and huge conspiracies, ⟨image 94⟩to wipe out thy holy ones from off the earth. They do persecute us nothing at all for our heinous faults and mischievous deeds, whereof we acknowledge and confess that we have committed many, but they run upon us for hatred they only bear to sincere godliness and perfect religion, to the intent they would both craftily & with extreme violence furnish themselves to our destruction. But thou (O good God) who hast dominion over all creatures, first pardon whatsoever we have wickedly committed against thee: then stir up thy self, and at length discuss the cause of the godly. Our most cruel enemies go to and fro, they green like Dogs and run about in all Countries, for, when they speak any thing of our matters, swords and weapons only are in their lips, but thou (O good God) shalt laugh these men to scorn and have them in great derision: we attend and look for help altogether at thy merciful hands, who art our mighty Tower and most strong defence. Let thy sacred Church be such a partaker of thy wonderful and unspeakable goodness, as she may see her desire upon the ⟨image 94⟩enemies of all righteousness. Slay not these men after an accustomable manner, but destroy them utterly in such a sort as thy blessed people may not lightly forget the same: cause thou them to become runagates & beggars for ever, by reason of their abominable vices, blasphemous lies, and cursed perjuries, wherewith they are be wrapped and abound greatly: consume thou such manner of men at length, bring them to naught I say, as they may become a laughing stock and by word unto every man, to the intent all people may assuredly know and right well perceive that thou showest thy self a very God unto thy blessed Church, wherein thou oughtest to be highly magnified as a firm defence, and most strong aid for all such as will unfeignedly invocate and call upon thy glorious name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

OVr earnest request is (O moste mightie God) that thou onelye wouldest be our spéedie deliuerer,¹ when as the extreeme enimies of thy sacred doctrine and pure religion doe gréeuously oppresse vs: nowe it apperteyneth vnto thee for to defend vs frō naughty persons, who gape much for our destruction, and haue augmented theyr force and power with great and huge conspiracies, ⟨image 94⟩to wipe out thy holye ones from off the earth. They do persecute vs nothing at all for our heynous faultes and mischieuous déedes, whereof we acknowledge and confesse that we haue committed many, but they runne vpon vs for hatred they onelye beare to sincere godlinesse and perfect religion, to the intent they would both craftily & with extréeme violence furnishe themselues to our destruction. But thou (O good God) who hast dominion ouer all creatures, first pardon whatsoeuer we haue wickedlye committed against thée: then stirre vp thy selfe, and at length discusse the cause of the godly. Our most cruel enimies go to and fro, they grenne like Doggs and runne aboute in all Countries, for, when they speake anye thing of oure matters, swordes and weapons onely are in theyr lippes, but thou (O good God) shalt laugh these men to scorne and haue them in great dirision: we attend and looke for helpe altogither at thy mercifull handes, who art our mightie Tower and moste strong defence. Let thy sacred Church be such a partaker of thy wonderfull and vnspeakeable goodnesse, as she may sée hir desire vpon the ⟨image 94⟩enimies of all righteousnesse. Slay not these men after an accustomable maner, but destroy them vtterlye in such a sort as thy blessed people may not lightly forgette the same: cause thou them to become runagates & beggers for euer, by reason of their abhominable vices, blasphemous lyes, and cursed periuries, wherewith they are be wrapped and abound greatly: consume thou such maner of men at length, bring them to naught I say, as they may become a laughing stocke and by word vnto euery man, to the intent all people may assuredly know and right well perceyue that thou shewest thy selfe a very God vnto thy blessed Church, wherein thou oughtest to bée highly magnified as a firme defence, and most strong ayde for all such as will vnfeinedly inuocate and call vpon thy glorious name, throughe Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.

1. 1A prayer against the Pharisees and false pr• phets.A prayer agaynst the Pharisies and false pr• phets.

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WE being hedged in (O most mighty God) through human infirmity, and bound in conscience with the chains ⟨image 95⟩of most heavy sins, do continually with right great lamentation, call upon thy unspeakable mercy, wherewith thou mayest willingly and gently bow down thy favourable ear to our humble petitions: the force of our outrageous enemies doth wonderfully assault, marvellously invade, and greatly oppress us, but seeing that the strength of our nature utterly falleth in this behalf, and showeth it self altogether unavailable, arise thou (O God) and overthrow by thy mighty puissance, whatsoever shall be repugnant to our salvation, and finally deride and mock such a one as hath a greater pleasure to resist thy blessed will, then to submit himself thereunto as meet it is he should so do. We have reposed the whole strength of our welfare in thee only, having no mistrust but that thou art our chief goodness and most merciful God: although therefore the fierce enemies of thy glorious name compass us about, and after a sort besiege us with the dark and obscure blindness which they shed, we (trusting in thy excellent goodness) hope that the malicious wickedness they have imagined, shall not fall on us, but light upon ⟨image 95⟩their own necks: wherefore let thy inestimable goodness (according to our assured hope) be in steed of a strong fortress, puissant refuge, and mighty Bulwark unto us, who are wonderful desirous to celebrate and set forth thy exceeding great honour and unspeakable mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WE being hedged in (O most mightie God) through humaine infirmitie, and bound in conscience with the chaynes ⟨image 95⟩of most heauie sinnes, do continually with right great lamentation, call vpon thy vnspeakable mercie, wherewith thou mayest willingly and gently bowe downe thy fauourable eare to our humble peticions: the force of our outragious enimies doth wonderfully assault, marueylously inuade, and greatly oppresse vs, but seing yt the strēgth of our nature vtterly falleth in this behalf, and sheweth it selfe altogither vnuaylable, arise thou (O God) and ouerthrowe by thy mightie puyssaunce, whatsoeuer shall bée repugnant to our saluation, and finally deride and mock such a one as hath a greater pleasure to resist thy blessed will, then to submit himselfe therevnto as méete it is he should so doe. We haue reposed the whole strength of our welfare in thée onely, hauing no mistrust but that thou art oure chiefe goodnesse and most mercifull God: although therefore the fierce enimies of thy glorious name compasse vs about, and after a sort besiege vs with the darke and obscure blindnesse which they shead, we (trusting in thy excellent goodnesse) hope that the malicious wickednesse they haue imagined, shall not fall on vs, but light vpon ⟨image 95⟩their owne neckes: wherfore let thy inestimable goodnesse (according to our assured hope) be in stéed of a strong fortresse, puyssaunt refuge, and mightie Bulwarke vnto vs, who are wonderfull desirous to celebrate and set forth thy excéeding great honor and vnspeakable mercy, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lx. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lx. Psalme.

Thou hast used oftentimes (O most good and merciful God) to chastise thy deer children with a fatherly correction,¹ so that they being at length brought low through unfortunate mishaps, and broken with miseries, may right well perceive and understand that they have sinned greatly, who aspiring with all their endeavour to come unto thee, may much covet to be delivered from these abominable vices wherewith they were before exceedingly overwhelmed: there doest thou yield thy self again, being altogether appeased and at atonement with them. Wherefore we humbly require thee (O heavenly father) that thou wouldst ⟨image 96⟩in like manner keep still with us this thy ancient covenant, and vouchsafe to take thy poor humble suitors which fly unto thee for succour, from their grievous sorrows and lamentable miseries that our heinous sins do daily purchase unto us: which we mistrust not but will come to pass, forsomuch as we be nothing doubtful but such things as thou hast promised shall not fade out of our remembrance. For this cause chiefly is our mind much revived, hereby we be well cheered, and finally by this we are certainly persuaded that we (which seemed in times past, and that lately to be rejected of thee) are now in very deed and that wholly received into thy loving favour. Proceed and go forward therefore to succour us, so that we being furthered by thy mighty defence, may boldly and manfully go through with the matter, to the glory of thy blessed name, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THou hast vsed oftentimes (O most good and mercifull God) to chastice thy déere children with a fatherly correction,¹ so that they béeing at length brought low through vnfortunate mishappes, and broken with miseryes, may right well perceyue and vnderstand that they haue sinned greatly, who aspiring with all their indeuour to come vnto thée, may much couet to be deliuered from these abhominable vices wherewith they were before excedingly ouerwhelmed: there doest thou yeelde thy selfe againe, being altogither appeased and at attonement with them. Wherefore we humbly require thée (O heauenly father) that thou wouldst ⟨image 96⟩in like maner keepe still with vs this thy auncient couenaunt, and vouchsafe to take thy poore humble suters which fly vnto thee for succour, from their gréeuous sorowes and lamentable miseries that our heinous sinnes doe dayly purchase vnto vs: which we mistrust not but will come to passe, forsomuch as we be nothing doubtfull but such things as thou hast promised shall not fade out of our remembraunce. For thys cause chiefly is our minde much reuiued, hereby we be well cheered, and finally by this wée are certainly perswaded that wée (which séemed in tymes past, and that lately to be reiected of thée) are nowe in verye déede and that wholy receyued into thy louing fauour. Procéede and go forwarde therefore to succour vs, so that we béeyng furthered by thy mighty defence, may boldly and manfully go thorow with the matter, to the glorie of thy blessed name, by Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

1. 1A prayer for Gods help in necessity.A prayer for Gods helpe in necessitie.

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Thou seemest very often (O most good and merciful God) to put back thy faithful ⟨image 96⟩servants from thee, and being in a manner sore angry with these men, doest scatter them abroad into divers parts of the world: but thou comforting thy blessed people again with thy exceeding great clemency, bowest down thy favour and loving kindness afresh towards them: by means whereof our hope is renewed in us, that (seeing it hath seemed good unto thee to move the land in this our age, and to dismay the inhabitants thereof with a new and extraordinary fear) thou wilt also heal her grievous wounds. And although it be thy good will now and then to vex thy faithful people with hard and most bitter mishaps, in like wise as if thou shouldest give them a poisoned cup to drink of: yet notwithstanding, thou raysest up the banner of salvation unlooked for, unto such as daily fear and perfectly honour thee, to the intent that thy loving promises being assuredly performed, they may lead their life very prosperously under the same: now therefore turn thou alway thy eyes from the sins we have most grievously committed: for we deny not but that we have done very wickedly and perversely, but for ⟨image 97⟩so much as (of thy infinite mercy fake) thou wilt pardon and quite forgive such as unfeignedly call upon thee, finally aid thou thy beloved Church according to thy accustomed use, and mightily preserve her with thy puissant right hand. But go thou O good God (which seemest to have forsaken thy blessed people for a time) now forth with us, and raise up thy self to be our ready helper, for we crave not thy favourable aid without just cause, who have learned even by experience it self, that mans power and strength is but a vain thing to stay by. Be thou therefore a present succour unto those which repose their whole trust and confidence in thee: grant that they may deal manfully & do mighty acts, so that they may by thy means get the victory over their most cruel and outrageous enemies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THou séemest verye often (O most good and merciful God) to put back thy faithfull ⟨image 96⟩seruauntes from thee, and being in a maner sore angrie with these men, doest scatter them abroade into diuers partes of the worlde: but thou comforting thy blessed people againe with thy excéeding great clemencie, bowest downe thy fauour and louing kindnesse afreshe towardes them: by meanes whereof our hope is renued in vs, that (seing it hath séemed good vnto thee to moue the lande in this our age, and to dismay the inhabiters thereof with a newe and extraordinarie feare) thou wilt also heale hir gréeuous wounds. And although it be thy good will now and then to vex thy faythfull people with hard and most bitter mishappes, in like wise as if thou shouldest giue them a poysoned cup to drinke of: yet notwithstanding, thou raysest vp the banner of saluation vnlooked for, vnto such as dayly feare and perfectly honor thee, to the intent that thy louing promises being assuredly performed, they may lead their life verye prosperously vnder the same: nowe therefore turne thou alway thy eyes from the sinnes we haue most greeuously committed: for we denie not but that we haue done very wickedly and peruersely, but for ⟨image 97⟩so much as (of thy infinite mercy fake) thou wilt pardon and quite forgiue such as vnfeynedly call vpon thee, finally ayde thou thy beloued Church according to thy accustomed vse, and mightily preserue hir with thy puyssant right hande. But go thou O good God (which seemest to haue forsaken thy blessed people for a time) nowe forth with vs, and rayse vp thy selfe to be our readie helper, for we craue not thy fauourable ayde without iust cause, who haue learned euen by experience it selfe, that mans power and strength is but a vaine thing to stay by. Be thou therefore a present succour vnto those which repose their whole trust and confidence in thée: graunt that they may deale manfully & doe mightie actes, so that they may by thy meanes get the victorie ouer their most cruell and outragious enimies, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lxj. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Lxj. Psalme.

¹Our earnest and fervent desire is, O most good and merciful God, that as thou art in deed a singular ⟨image 97⟩good father and wonderful merciful unto us, so thou wouldst hear the lamentable cries which we pour out before thee, by reason of the exceeding heaviness we are oppressed withal, and for the grievous temptations we endure, suffer not thy beloved servants, miserably to perish, in whom the devil goeth about to quench and bury thy benign grace and especial good gifts. Permit us therefore to have a fort and strong Tower with thee, whereunto because we are not able to clime up of our own power, breath thou thy loving favour down upon us in such wise, as we may be lifted up unto the Tabernacle of thy glorious sight, and under the covering of thy glistering wings, so that by this means we shall be delivered from the threshold and jaws of death. We truly have transgressed thy holy law, & through our most heinous sins have defiled the sacred body of thy blessed Church. How be it whilst we acknowledge this, and lamentably require thy favourable mercy, surely we feel very great ease & comfort, neither are we now afraid of any bitter mishaps, forsomuch as our whole confidence ⟨image 98⟩dependeth upon thy inestimable goodness, but rather our heart is inflamed with an ardent love both in celebrating thy glorious name, and also in rendering most abundant thanks for those things, which by our profession we owe and think to be due unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¹OVr earnest and feruent desire is, O most good and mercifull God, that as thou art in déede a singuler ⟨image 97⟩good father and wonderfull mercifull vnto vs, so thou wouldst heare the lamentable cries which we poure out before thée, by reason of the excéeding heauinesse wee are oppressed withall, and for the gréeuous temptations we indure, suffer not thy beloued seruaunts, miserably to perishe, in whome the deuill goeth about to quenche and burie thy benigne grace and especiall good giftes. Permit vs therefore to haue a fort and strong Tower with thée, wherevnto bicause we are not able to clime vp of our owne power, breath thou thy louing fauour downe vpon vs in such wise, as we may bée lifted vp vnto the Tabernacle of thy glorious sight, and vnder the couering of thy glistering winges, so that by thys meanes we shall bée deliuered from the thresholde and iawes of death. We truely haue transgressed thy holy lawe, & through our moste heynous sinnes haue defiled the sacred bodie of thy blessed Church. How be it whilest wee acknowledge this, and lamentably require thy fauourable mercie, surely we féele verye great ease & comfort, neyther are we now afrayed of any bytter mishaps, forsomuch as our whole confidēce ⟨image 98⟩dependeth vpon thy inestimable goodnesse, but rather our heart is inflamed with an ardent loue both in celebrating thy glorious name, and also in rendring moste abundant thankes for those thinges, which by our profession we owe and thinke to be due vnto thée, throughe Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.

1. 1A prayer for constant ••ith in christ Jesus.A prayer for constant ••ith in christ •esus.