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

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.