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