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Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes
Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids Psalms by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latin into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seen and allowed according to the order appointedMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latine into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed
London: printed by William Seres, 1569
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An other prayer out of the same psalm.
An other prayer out of the same psalme.
The greater the afflictions be (O most good and merciful God) that we endure, so much the more are we accustomed to pray the feruentlier unto thee: for seeing that we now right well perceive and do daily more & more feel that thy sacred church is miserably tormented and vexed sundry ways, we come and make intreatance to thy gentleness, beseeching thee to aid her in such wise as thou wert wont to do in her first age. Doubtless thy most perfect nature, and also thy exceeding constancy, wherewith thou art endued, can not abide that thou (who hast been always favourable towards those which thou didst most tenderly love) shouldest now gather, thy goodness together in a bundle, to the intent thou wouldest withdraw the same from them. Wherefore our earnest and hearty desire is that thou wouldest utter thy ancient invincible power towards us at this instant, in raising, cherishing, and restoring thy holy Church, no less then thou ⟨image 119⟩showedst the same in times past touching the deliverance of the Israelites from the Egyptians bondage and servitude: to the intent that how much the more care thou hast thereof, so much the more a great deal it may appear that thou hast mightily delivered the same from the devil, sin, and most cruel death, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THe greater the afflictions be (O moste good and merciful God) that we indure, so muche the more are we accustomed to pray the feruētlier vnto thée: for seing that we nowe right well perceyue and do dayly more & more feele that thy sacred church is miserably tormented and vexed sundrye wayes, we come and make intreatance to thy gentlenesse, beséeching thée to ayde hir in such wise as thou wert woont to doe in hir first age. Doubtlesse thy most perfect nature, and also thy excéeding constancie, wherewith thou art indued, can not abide that thou (who hast béene alwayes fauourable towards those which thou didst most tenderly loue) shouldest nowe gather, thy goodnesse togither in a bundel, to the intent thou wouldest withdrawe the same from them. Wherefore our earnest and hartye desire is that thou wouldest vtter thy auncient inuincible power towardes vs at this instant, in raysing, cherishing, and restoring thy holy Church, no lesse then thou