All the things (O most good & merciful God) which thou hast created both in heaven & earth for our commodity and singular profit,1 declare most evidently how wonderful and excellent thy glorious name is: and although thy goodness be spread forth, and seen in all things, nevertheless even the very infants and sucking babes (whom from their mothers womb thou causest to be cherished and brought up with most tender and loving carefulness) do give us such assurance thereof, that we cannot but warrant our selves all excellency of the same, insomuch that the infants in the time of their nourishing, & when they begin to speak, do set before our eyes most evident tokens of thy gentleness: by these wonderful things are all the wicked confounded which carp• and speak evil of thy excellent goodness and divine providence. The heavens truly might have been thought a piece of work worthy such a workmaster as thou art, but in that thou wouldest ⟨image 16⟩so much humble and abase thy self as to have so careful a regard to frail and mortal man, it appeareth to be a sign and token of thy wonderful unspeakable love toward us. Wherefore again, and that worthily are we provoked, (although we have heinously sinned, & lived unworthily both in respect of thee & of our own vocation) to beg and crave at thy hands with a very earnest & assured confidence, not to permit thy Church to be overwhelmed with these present troubles. For if thou hast so highly extolled man to be little inferior unto Angels, whereas otherwise, he is vile of his own nature: remember them much more I heartily beseech thee, whom thou hast now adopted to be thy deer children, and to whom thou wouldst (for thy mercies sake) have all the works of thy hands serve and be obedient, suffer them not to be trodden under foot of ungodly and wicked persons. For thou hast always accustomed to visit the children of men with thy fatherly care and providence: assist us now also with thy ready help, when we stand in most need thereof. Deliver us in such sort we humbly ⟨image 16⟩beseech thee, that all men may well understand thy name thereby to be right wonderful (as most certainly it is,) and by all means possible worthy to be honoured and made glorious, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALl the thinges (O most good & mercifull God) which thou hast created both in heauen & earth for our commodity and singuler profite,1 declare most euidently howe wonderfull and excellent thy glorious name is: and although thy goodnesse be spreade forth, and séene in all things, neuerthelesse euen the very infantes and sucking babes (whome from their mothers wombe thou causest to be cherished and brought vp wyth moste tender and louing carefulnesse) do giue vs such assurance thereof, that we cannot but warrant our selues al excellency of ye same, insomuch that the infantes in the time of their noureing, & whē they begin to speak, do set before our eies most euidēt tokens of thy gentlenesse: by these wonderful things are all the wicked confounded which carp• and speake euyll of thy excellent goodnesse and diuine prouidence. The heauens truelye might haue beene thought a péece of worke worthy such a workemaister as thou art, but in that thou wouldest ⟨image 16⟩so muche humble and abase thy selfe as to haue so careful a regard to fraile and mortall man, it appereth to be a signe and token of thy wonderfull vnspeakable loue towarde vs. Wherefore againe, and that worthily are we prouoked, (although we haue heynously sinned, & lyued vnworthily both in respect of thee & of our owne vocation) to begge and craue at thy handes with a verye earnest & assured confidence, not to permitte thy Churche to be ouerwhelmed with these present troubles. For if thou hast so highly extolled man to be litle inferiour vnto Aungels, wheras otherwise, he is vyle of his owne nature: remember them much more I hartily besech thée, whome yu hast nowe adopted to be thy deere children, and to whom thou wouldst (for thy mercies sake) haue all the workes of thy handes serue and be obedient, suffer them not to be troden vnder foote of vngodly and wicked persons. For thou hast alwayes accustomed to visite the children of men with thy fatherly care and prouydence: assist vs now also with thy readye helpe, when wée stande in moste néede thereof. Deliuer vs in such sort we humbly ⟨image 16⟩beséech thée, that all men may well vnderstande thy name thereby to bée right wonderfull (as most certainly it is,) and by all meanes possible worthy to be honored and made glorious, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.
- 1A prayer in trouble for the favour of Christ.A prayer in trouble for the fauour of Christ.
