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

Seeing therefore thou art the same God (O heavenly father) which we make a vaunt that thou art, Neither be thou silent or at rest in so great oppressions of thy sacred Church, when as none other things are every where heard, then mere blasphemies against thee, against thy pure doctrine, and against thy blessed people, yea and that chiefly of such, for whose preservation she hath always prayed heartily to thee. Thou knowest right well how we have continually wished that peace and all good things might happen unto our chiefest adversaries, who notwithstanding are now most impudently puffed up, forsomuch as they verily think that they have espied a convenient time to overthrow thy blessed heritage. Wherefore, they surely do right well deserve that thou shouldest pay them the hire of their lewd behaviours, and all those things which we have now heard thy holy spirit to threaten against obstinate and uncurable sinners. But our conscience doth accuse us that we have behaved our selves most unworthy of thee and thy sacred doctrine, who first confess our sins ⟨image 175⟩to be exceeding grievous, and secondly do earnestly desire thee (for thy infinite mercies sake) to forgive us the same: and finally that thou wilt succour thy afflicted people, to the intent we may both confess thee, and also celebrate thy glorious name in holy and great congregations, because thou hast set thy self as a ready defender at the right hand of the poor, and of such as are very like to be overthrown, and hast preserved their life and religion from the force and madness of Antichrist, who now seemeth to presume and take upon him to do what he listeth against them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.