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

An other prayer out of the same psalm.

An other prayer out of the same psalme.

Seeing that the godly (O almighty God) can not have an excellenter and more noble desire, then unfeignedly to remember thy marvellous and exceeding great acts, by celebrating the same both in word and most exquisite commendations, being now followers of the faith of Abraham, and children not degenerate from the ancient holy fathers, members of Christ, and instructed by the traditions of his blessed Apostles, do call to remembrance how unuiolably ⟨image 165⟩thou hast kept the sacred covenant which thou madest with thy holy Church from the beginning. Thy sure protection & most strong defence hath been always marvellous ready to help thy elect servants at what time they reposed their whole trust in thy unspeakable mercy, and when thou tookest upon thee to be their strong helper and mighty deliverer, no man could in any wise hurt them. Moreover when thou didst strike the whole world by any calamity, with thy severe justice, or didst trouble it with scarcity of food and lack of victuals, all that (so much as it was) turned at length to thy singular welfare and famous glory of the people of Israel. We being greatly admonished by these things, are of very good comfort, who come humbly unto thy divine Majesty, and heartily pray thee that thou wouldest be no less mindful of thy holy covenant towards thy blessed church at this day then thou wert in old time. For thou seest how many discommodities do on every side assail her and besiege it about: we humbly beseech thee (O excellent father) who alone canst do this, to command all those things either to fade away, ⟨image 165⟩or else grant them power to purge us of our lewd conditions, through Jesus christ our Lord. Amen.