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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.
¶ A prayer out of the .xcv. Psalm.
¶ A prayer out of the .xcv. Psalme.
Forsomuch as (O most mighty God) thou art our salvation and strength,1 it is meet we should praise thy glorious name to the uttermost of our powers: and to the intent ⟨image 146⟩we may the more orderly do the same, we first and foremost come unto thee with hearty confession of our heinous sins. Whereas thou hast (of thy infinite goodness, and not for our merits sake) chosen us to be thy blessed people & sheep of thy pasture, as having no need of our service at all, forsomuche as thou art the great king above all Gods, in whose hand be not only the earth and exceeding high Mountains, but also the heavens and all creatures: we have grievously offended thee divers and sundry ways, hardening our sinful hearts at thy fatherly admonitions, who have very readily fainted in temptation, our mind hath foully erred, and we have always (by reason of our lewd sins and most wicked deserts) become burdenous and marvellous troublesome unto thee. For which cause thou hast at this time raised up so proud and cruel enemies against us, by whom we are brought into great peril and danger: nevertheless acknowledging how unrighteously we have dealt, we know for a certainty that besides thy infinite goodness and mercy, there remaineth none other defence for us. Wherefore with ⟨image 146⟩these our fervent prayers and earnest supplications we press into thy sight or ever we perish, requiring thee not to grind us unto powder in thy most grievous wrath: take away the heinous sins (we humbly beseech thee) wherewith we and our fathers have greatly tempted thee, and provoked thy heavy displeasure against us. Call to remembrance that thou art our mighty God, valiant king, and loving shepherd. Therefore mightily preserve, valiantly keep, and nobly defend us from those that hate thee no less then they do us: suffer them not (according to the lust of their cruelty) utterly to destroy the work of thy blessed hands which thou hast begun passing well in us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.