Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes

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.