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

¹Thou requirest this especially in such mens livings as profess thy blessed name and holy Gospel (O most good and merciful God) that they should lead their life exceeding justly and with great uprightness, and to perform the deeds of charity towards their neighbours: which thing seeing the holy Scriptures do every where beat into us, ⟨image 156⟩we unfeignedly confess that we have in no wise performed it, and in this behalf we acknowledge before thy divine Majesty, our grievous wickedness & most wrongful dealings, and the cold zeal we have had towards thy holy Church and blessed people: praying thee that thou wouldest pardon and remit whatsoever we have hitherto traitorously and rashly committed against thy sacred commandments, and grant that (being enforced thereto through the wisdom of thy holy spirit) we may begin an innocent and blameless life: let all wicked devices be excluded far from our hearts, and cause us to detest such matters as be repugnant to justice and equity, so that we may neither think nor yet do any thing which may be disagreeable to thy blessed law and good pleasure. Moreover (we humbly beseech thee) not to forsake thy holy Church in this most troublesome time: for thou both feest and right well perceivest, how the cruel, malicious, and ungodly Antichristians have invaded her: being so puffed up with pride, & inflamed with fury, scorning as well divine laws as human with like stateliness and equal contempt, ⟨image 157⟩