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

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.