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

The fathers in the wilderness behaved themselves heedlessly towards thee (O most mighty God) and were so shameless, as they are a spectacle unto us, who did (in a manner perpetually, or at the least within a short while one after another) provoke thy wrathful indignation, swerving marvellous unfortunately from thee through their lewd temptations, wicked grudgings, and most odious repinings. Wherefore thou wert rightly, and not without good cause moved against them, for which things sake thou showedst forth thy heavy displeasure now and then in ⟨image 170⟩suffering and permitting their cruel enemies marvellous severely to chastise them. These things ought to be an ensample and warning unto us, for to have an especial regard to eschew those kind of vices, for the which we know they were cast of from thee. Howbeit, we are so apt and pliable to wickedness, that we have miserably defiled our selves with the self same vices no less then they did. And therefore have we oftener then once felt, that thou (who art a righteous Judge) hast given us up to be punished by our own wickednesses and lewd desires: but (seeing we have now suffered punishment enough) we humbly beseech thee, that like as thou didst help the Israelites when they called upon thee, in the chiefest storms of their calamities, being nothing forgetful of the covenant thou madest with them, so also thou wouldst be our mighty defence, and set us at liberty from our errors and bondage of sins that we are grievously burdened withal, into the favour of our Lord Jesus Christ thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee evermore world without end. Amen.