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

Whosoever they be (O most good and merciful God) that thou deliverest from exceeding grievous dangers, it behoveth them uncessantly to celebrate thy worthy praises, and to render condigne thanks to thee for the same. Such as are driven to wander from place to place, and walk through thievish ways in solitary and unhaunted places, being in danger of ⟨image 171⟩wild beasts and thieves, even these when they earnestly pray unto thee, do daily feel thy loving mercy and ready help. Thou art present also with them that are distressed with captivity, bound with fetters of Iron, and laid in most dark dungeons. Neither art thou forgetful of them whom deadly diseases have almost consumed and made utterly an end of: forsomuch as thou hast once decreed that such as lamentably require thy assistance from the bottom of their heart, shall never be destitute of thy helping hand. We therefore that have of long time and that grievously wandered out of the path of godliness and holy life, do now come unto thee for succour, who (being so wretchedly oppressed with the tyrannical bondage of our heinous sins) do call upon thee, and finally in all our prayers do earnestly desire that thou wouldest heal the diseases of our wounded souls, so that we may always live as thy faithful servants, and thou thereby to receive perpetual praise, through Jesus Christ our lord. Amen.

WHosoeuer they be (O moste good and mercifull God) that thou deliuerest from exceeding gréeuous daungers, it behoueth them vncessantly to celebrate thy worthie praises, and to render condigne thanks to thee for the same. Such as are driuen to wander from place to place, and walke through théeuishe wayes in solitarie and vnhaunted places, being in daunger of