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

WE have a perpetual regard to thy excellent goodness (O almighty God) in these most troublesome times, who make thee weary through our daily prayers and very fervent petitions, flying to thy divine Majesty as unto our only Saviour, whilst thy blessed Church is in so great peril. Neither is our sorrow and mournings smally increased, so long as we call to remembrance the things that were done in old time, wherein a man might with an assured mind and very quiet conscience, peaceably and without offence have addicted himself to set forth with high praises, both thy glorious name, and also thy excellent ⟨image 118⟩doctrine. But forsomuch as we have very much abused the gift of so great security and most sound quietness, we do now earnestly beseech thee (O excellent father) to forgive whatsoever we have committed against thy excellent Majesty: but seeing it cannot come to pass that thou shouldest be forgetful to show mercy towards thy faithful servants, cast us not utterly away. And forsomuch as it behoveth thy loving promises to take place at length, withdraw not thy favourable mercy altogether from us. We do now right well call to remembrance thy wondrous works of old, which thou wroughtest in delivering the children of Israel out of Egypt: for so soon as the waters in the sea beheld thy omnipotent power, they were sore afraid, and moved after a marvellous sort. Thou didst fight against the ungodly with dark clouds, thunderings, lightnings, winds and an horrible tempest. In like manner therefore thou then deliveredst thy people of Israel, even so now preserve thy blessed Church from the outrageous cruelty of Satan and envious enterprises of his wretched adherents, through Jesus