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

Seeing that the holy scriptures make not mention, without just cause, of the children of Israels ungratitude and rebellion against God (for they were always troublesome to him by reason of their complaints) we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly father, so to rule & govern us with thy unspeakable mercy and fatherly loving kindness, that we be not found like unto them. They did lately and very readily forget thy wonderful works, whereby thou deliveredst them from bondage: then they trusted in strange Gods: they were defiled with fleshly pleasures; and finally did ⟨image 166⟩both despise the amiable land which thou promisedst them, & also polluted themselves with most grievous and shameful offences. For the which notable and grievous sins, thou hast oftentimes chastised them with a fatherly discipline, but yet (such was thy unspeakable goodness) thou wert never forgetful of thy covenant made with their forefathers. Even so, we humbly beseech thee (O good God) to chasten and correct thy blessed Church (when it doth now and then slide very sore) with thy accustomed mercifulness, and favourable loving kindness, saving the right of the everlasting covenant, which thou hast renewed with us through the death of thy only beloved Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth & reigneth with thee evermore world without end. Amen.

SEing that the holy scriptures make not mencion, without iust cause, of the children of Israels vngratitude and rebellion agaynst God (for they were alwayes troublesome to him by reason of their complaints) we humbly beséeche thée, O heauenly father, so to rule & gouerne vs with thy vnspeakable mercy and fatherly louing kindnesse, that we be not found like vnto them. They did lately and very readily forget thy wonderfull workes, whereby thou deliueredst them from bondage: then they trusted in straunge Gods: they were defiled with fleshly pleasures; and finally did