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

¹SO great and manifold are thy benefits (O most good & merciful God) towards mankind, as all people in every place ought greatly to land, wonderfully to praise, & highly to extol thy blessed name: for what thing can be more pleasant to men, then that thou doest easily hear them at what time they call upon thee for such things as they stand in need of. In what other good thing ought we more to rejoice of then this, for that thou yieldest thy self appeased and favourable ⟨image 100⟩to our iniquities. Or why be we not right happy and blessed whom thou didst vouchsafe to annex unto thy self in thy sacred congregation, in feeding our hungry stomachs with spiritual good things, & heavenly dainties? Thou dealest favourably even with all other creatures for thy elects sake: thou stablishest the Mountains, stillest the raging of the sea, appeasest the madness of the people, and doest refresh and lighten with great joy the uttermost parts of the earth, through the brightness of the heavenly fires. Thou sendest seasonable and timely showers, whereby only cometh fertility, and the fields wonderful garnished with all kind of fruits, whereby both men and beasts have abundantly whereon to feed. Grant thou therefore thus much also unto us (who art the author of so many good things) that we may render most condigne thanks, and use to our health and comfort those things which thou so lovingly bestowest upon us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.