Thy marvellous and unspeakable works (O heavenly father) do much counsel us,1 and thy commandments earnestly teach us, to search for thy loving countenance with a most pure worship and faithful invocation in thy holy congregations, by calling this to mind and remembrance, that thou art our merciful God, who hast made us the true Israel by Christ, and sons of thy most famous servant Abraham, through faith. Take away therefore from us (we humbly beseech thee) our heinous sins and all uncleanness of life, to the intent we may according to our bounden duty, seek thee & come before thy divine presence. We acknowledge our selves to have hitherto most grievously offended thee both ⟨image 164⟩in mind and voice, and unless thou makest haste to help us, our sins will cast us down into the deep. For (even according to our just deserts) the outrageous enemies of thy blessed name, are raised up and have mightily prevailed against us, who daily strengthen themselves against thy son our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. We know right well that (by reason of the life which we have hitherto lived repugnant to thy glorious name and our profession) all these most grievous evils have happened to thy sacred Church. But our earnest request is that thou wouldest be mindful of thy faithful covenant, wherein thou promisest that we should be the meeting line of thy blessed heritage: for thy covenant is not transitory, but perdurable. Thou hast used at other times to chastise kings that they should not hurt thy elect people, who doest preserve and defend thy blessed servants inhabiting here upon the earth, so often as it is thy holy will and pleasure. The Heaven, Elements, and all creatures have served thee as soldiers in Egypt for the deliverance of thy faithful people. As thou therefore wert not then forgetful of ⟨image 164⟩thy sacred covenant, so show thy self mindful thereof at this present: for wicked men, the devil, and Antichrist, practise by all the means they can possible imagine and devise to swallow us up. Wherefore renew thou thy wonderful works in us, O mighty God, who (being altogether void of help) require thee to hide us under thy merciful wings, and spread them so over us, as thou mayest not only be our defender, but cause us to lead a quiet and peaceable life towards thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THy marueylous and vnspeakable workes (O heauenly father) doe much counsaile vs,1 and thy commaundements earnestly teach vs, to search for thy louing countenaunce with a most pure worship and faythfull inuocation in thy holy congregations, by calling this to mind and remembraunce, that thou art our mercifull God, who hast made vs the true Israell by Christ, and sonnes of thy most famous seruaunt Abraham, thorow fayth. Take away therefore from vs (we humblye beséeche thée) our heynous sinnes and all vncleanesse of life, to the intent we may according to our boūden dutie, séeke thée & come before thy diuine presence. We acknowledge our selues to haue hitherto most gréeuously offended thée both ⟨image 164⟩in minde and voyce, and vnlesse thou makest haste to helpe vs, our sinnes will cast vs downe into the déepe. For (euen according to our iust deserts) the outragious enimies of thy blessed name, are raysed vp and haue mightily preuayled agaynst vs, who dayly strengthen themselues agaynst thy sonne our Lord and fauiour Iesus Christ. We know right wel yt (by reason of the life which we haue hitherto liued repugnant to thy glorious name and our profession) all these most gréeuous euilles haue happened to thy sacred Church. But our earnest request is that thou wouldest be mindefull of thy faythfull couenaunt, wherein thou promisest that we should be the méeting line of thy blessed heritage: for thy couenant is not transitorie, but perdurable. Thou hast vsed at other tymes to chastice kinges that they should not hurt thy elect people, who doest preserue and defende thy blessed seruaunts inhabiting here vpon the earth, so often as it is thy holye will and pleasure. The Heauen, Elements, and all creatures haue serued thée as souldiours in Egypt for the deliueraunce of thy faythfull people. As thou therefore wert not then forgetfull of ⟨image 164⟩thy sacred couenaunt, so shewe thy selfe mindfull thereof at this present: for wicked men, the deuill, and Antichrist, practise by all the meanes they can possible imagine and deuise to swallow vs vp. Wherefore renue thou thy wonderfull workes in vs, O mightie God, who (being altogither voyde of helpe) require thée to hide vs vnder thy mercifull winges, and spread them so ouer vs, as thou mayest not onely bée our defender, but cause vs to leade a quiet and peaceable life towards thée, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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