1Thou thy self (O most mighty God) which art the author of full joy and perfect gladness, art also endued with exceeding severity and dreadful power, which thy properties thou bestowest upon man, according to thy infinite justice and righteousness. Wherefore our earnest request is, that thou wouldst not burn us up with the fire of thy wrathful indignation, who otherwise (by reason of our heinous sins) are worthy of most grievous punishments, but (according to thy great mercy, and through the merits of thy only Son Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour) remit and pardon whatsoever we have lewdly committed against thee: but contrariwise, turn the wrath of thy heavy displeasure upon thy fierce adversaries. ⟨image 149⟩Let those men be set on fire, make them to tremble, let them melt away like wax at the sight of thy bright countenance. But let us (being restored and reformed in a new kind of life by thy blessed spirit) feel in our selves, and set out thy noble justice such wise unto them, as all people may right well perceive the same. For although we have greatly and very much strayed from thy holy will revealed unto us in the sacred scriptures, we are notwithstanding heartily sorry for our lewd deserts, and be very desirous to make thy glorious renown exceeding famous. Let not therefore this our assured hope and fervent desire be made frustrate: put them to confusion who believe nothing at all in thee, but have an infinite number of Idols, wherein they put their whole trust, whereunto they show much worship, marvellous great honour, and wonderful obedience. And finally grant this thing also, that such as thou hast regenerated and quickened with thy blessed spirit, may utterly detest sin, and whatsoever fighteth or is repugnant to thy holy will. Afterward take the souls of thy faithful servants out of wicked mens ⟨image 150⟩hands, and when we be throughly delivered from them, cause us not only to rejoice with great gladness, but make thy healthful light of salvation to shine upon all that are thine, whereby they may be converted unto thee, and celebrate thy worthy memorial with perpetual praises, through the self same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
1THou thy selfe (O moste mightye God) which art the author of full ioy and perfect gladnesse, art also indued with exceeding seueritie and dreadfull power, which thy properties thou bestowest vpon man, according to thy infinite iustice and righteousnesse. Wherefore our earnest request is, yt thou wouldst not burne vs vp with the fire of thy wrathfull indignation, who otherwise (by reason of our heynous sinnes) are worthie of most greeuous punishments, but (according to thy great mercie, and through the merits of thy onely Sonne Iesus Christ our Lorde and sauiour) remit and pardon whatsoeuer we haue lewdly committed agaynst thée: but contrariwise, turne the wrath of thy heauie displeasure vpon thy fierce aduersaryes. ⟨image 149⟩Let those men be set on fire, make them to tremble, let them melt away like wax at the sight of thy bright countenance. But let vs (being restored and reformed in a new kind of life by thy blessed spirit) feele in our selues, and set out thy noble iustice such wise vnto them, as all people maye right wel perceyue the same. For although we haue greatly and verye muche strayed from thy holy will reuealed vnto vs in the sacred scriptures, we are notwithstanding heartily sorye for our lewde deserts, and be verye desirous to make thy glorious renowme excéeding famous. Let not therfore this our assured hope and feruent desire be made frustrate: put them to confusion who beleue nothing at all in thée, but haue an infinite number of Idols, wherein they put their whole trust, wherevnto they shewe much worship, merueylous great honour, and wonderfull obedience. And finally graunt this thing also, that suche as thou hast regenerated and quickned with thy blessed spirit, may vtterly detest sinne, and whatsoeuer fighteth or is repugnant to thy holy will. Afterward take the soules of thy faythfull seruauntes out of wicked mens ⟨image 150⟩handes, and when we be throughly delyuered from them, cause vs not onely to reioyce with great gladnesse, but make thy healthfull light of saluation to shine vpon all that are thine, whereby they may bee conuerted vnto thée, and celebrate thy worthie memoriall with perpetuall prayses, throughe the selfe same Iesus Christ oure Lorde. Amen.
- 1A prayer that we may appear in the •ay of judgement, with a •ure & cheerful heart.A praier that we may appeare in the •ay of iudgement, with a •ure & chear•ull heart.
