WE are admonished for divers and sundry causes (O most mighty God) greatly to magnify thee,1 and highly to sanctify thy holy name. But able we are not thus to do, unless the heinous sins wherewith we are miserably oppressed, be first put away and driven far from us. We have received at thy merciful hands (through the preaching of thy blessed Gospel) the most noble and excellent gift of salvation, but we have hitherto led our life so coldly therein, and wrought so contrary to our vocation, in neglecting and despising thy sacred commandments, that needful it was in the end for the calamities which we now suffer, to encounter with out lewdness, and that thou shouldest extend thy furious wrath upon us, by these most grievous perils, being moved and provoked thereto through our wicked deserts and naughty behaviour. Notwithstanding (O ⟨image 148⟩good God) have no regard at all to our merits, but rather see to this, that thy famous glory may be greatly published amongest the heathen, and thy wonderful works made manifest unto all people. Both thy adversaries and ours also repose their whole affiance in worldly strength and cursed Idolatry, who would enforce us to yield such honour unto Antichrist as they do: whereas we contrariwise acknowledge thee to be a great and terrible Lord above all Goddes. Wherefore we earnestly call upon thy excellent Majesty, and in these dangerous days fly unto thy mercy seat, requiring pardon for our heinous sins, and that thou wouldest show how vain our enemies goods be. Judge (O good god) the adversaries of thy true worship, and enemies of thy sacred Gospel, so that thou (as right meet it is) mayst reign & bear dominion over the heathen. Stretch out thy invincible power, thy puissant glory, and thy renowned magnificence (O good God) for our speedy deliverance, who being delivered from so many and great inconveniences, may render unto thee due oblations of hearty praises. Cause thy glorious ⟨image 148⟩name to be well spoken off in every place, and let all men honour and reverence thy divine Majesty with most pure and perfect devotion, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WE are admonished for diuers and sundrie causes (O most mightye God) greatly to magnifie thee,1 and highlye to sanctifie thy holy name. But able we are not thus to doe, vnlesse the heynous sinnes wherewith we are miserably oppressed, be first put away and driuen farre from vs. We haue receyued at thy mercifull handes (through the preaching of thy blessed Gospell) the most noble and excellent gift of saluation, but we haue hitherto led our life so coldly therin, and wrought so contrary to our vocation, in neglecting and dispising thy sacred commaundements, that néedfull it was in the ende for the calamities which we now suffer, to incounter with oute lewdnesse, and that thou shouldest extende thy furious wrath vpon vs, by these moste gréeuous perilles, being moued and prouoked thereto through oure wicked desertes and naughtie behauiour. Notwithstanding (O ⟨image 148⟩good God) haue no regard at all to our merites, but rather sée to this, that thy famous glorie may be greatly published amongest the heathen, and thy wonderfull worckes made manifest vnto all people. Both thy aduersaries and ours also repose their whole affiaunce in worldly strength and cursed Idolatrie, who would inforce vs to yéeld such honor vnto Antichrist as they do: wheras we contrarywise acknowledge thée to be a great and terrible Lorde aboue all Goddes. Wherefore we earnestly call vpon thy excellent Maiestie, and in these daungerous daies flie vnto thy mercy seat, requyring pardon for our heynous sinnes, and that thou wouldest shewe howe vaine our enimies goodes be. Iudge (O good god) the aduersaryes of thy true worshippe, and enimies of thy sacred Gospell, so that thou (as right méete it is) mayst reigne & beare dominion ouer the heathen. Stretche out thy inuincible power, thy puyssaunt glory, and thy renowmed magnificence (O good God) for our speedy deliueraunce, who being deliuered from so many and great inconueniences, maye render vnto thée due oblations of heartie prayses. Cause thy glorious ⟨image 148⟩name to be well spoken off in euery place, and let all men honor and reuerence thy diuine Maiestie with moste pure and perfect deuotion, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.
- 1A prayer of thanks giving for Christs benefits bestowed upon us.A prayer of thankes giuing for Christs benefites bestowed vppon vs.
