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

Forsomuch as (O almighty God) during this wretched life, we are hedged in with naughtiness on every side, who have such plenty of calamities, and be so glutted with miseries, that being yet alive we walk in the middest of death: therefore with vehement and continual prayer we cry unto thee without ceasing, whom we account as our only Saviour. Behold (we humbly beseech thee) how we by reason of our heinous sins, are so sore pined away, as we be now in a manner swallowed up of final destruction: thy grievous wrath and heavy indignation being kindled for their sakes, doth make us much afraid, and miserably vexeth us. Neither can our faithful friends, loving neighbours, or well willers, help us any thing at all, touching our deliverance from so grievous inconveniences. Wherefore make hast (O excellent father) to help us, and for thy infinite mercies sake, pardon whatsoever we have most lewdly committed against thee: which, if thou doest not so long as we here live, that ⟨image 135⟩(which our desire is thou wouldst remove from us) can take no place after thy last judgement and sentence of condemnation. Show forth again the light of thy favourable countenance upon us, which (by reason of our most wicked and lewd deserts) thou seemedst worthily to have turned so long time from us, whereas otherwise we shall not be able to endure any longer, our conscience accusing us, and the sharp hands of thy justice overwhelming us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FOrsomuch as (O almightie God) during this wretched life, we are hedged in with naughtinesse on euery side, who haue such plentie of calamities, and bée so glutted with miseries, that being yet aliue we walke in the middest of death: therefore with vehement and continuall prayer we crie vnto thée without ceassing, whom we accompt as our onely Sauiour. Behold (we humbly beséech thée) howe we by reason of our heinous sinnes, are so sore pined away, as we be now in a maner swalowed vp of finall destruction: thy gréeuous wrath and heauie indignation being kindled for their sakes, doth make vs much afrayde, and miserably vexeth vs. Neyther can our faithfull friends, louing neighbors, or well willers, helpe vs any thing at al, touching our deliueraunce from so greeuous inconueniences. Wherefore make hast (O excellent father) to helpe vs, and for thy infinite mercies sake, pardon whatsoeuer we haue most lewdly cōmitted against thée: which, if thou doest not so lōg as we here liue, that