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

Besides the prodigious wonders and marvellous signs (O most good and merciful God) whereby thou thoughtest good divers and sundry times to maintain and defend the fathers in the old law, the self same hast thou commanded both to be set forth for the commodity of those that come after, and also to be registered for a perpetual remembrance, to the intent ⟨image 121⟩that so many as shall perceive the things by faith, may conceive as assured an hope of thy mercy, loving kindness, and faithfulness toward themselves, as they wonder exceeding greatly at thy unspeakable goodness extended upon their old fathers. For the seeing of those mens chastisements by the severity of thy just judgement, may also be a very great warning unto them, that they shall be no more spared then the others, when through their lewd behaviour, they cease not to provoke thy wrathful indignation against them: Our earnest request is therefore (O heavenly father) that we may reap much commodity hereby. For we verily are (through thy gracious favour) delivered from everlasting destruction, even as they were out of Egypt. But this is our most earnest request which we require as now at thy merciful hands, that we be not led by our filthy lusts and lewd desires to provoke thy heavy wrath unto our confusion, in such sort as they were by grudging at thy unestimable goodness in the wilderness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BEsides the prodigious wonders and marueylous signes (O moste good and mercifull God) whereby thou thoughtest good diuers and sundry times to maintaine and defend the fathers in the olde lawe, the selfe same hast thou commaunded both to be set forth for the commoditie of those that come after, and also to be registred for a perpetuall remembraunce, to the intent