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

¹Seeing that (O most good & merciful God) our belief and confidence is, that thou art not only the chief good thing, but godliness it self: we earnestly desire thee not to turn and withdraw thy countenance from us, as sometime thou seemest to do. For although we do not deny but that our sins have deserved that punishment, yet we humbly beseech thee, (even as thou art right gentle and merciful) to pardon and forgive us the same: and that contrary to our deserts, thou wilt notwithstanding, favour our cause (for the glory of thy name) to the intent the ungodly may well understand that they beguile themselves in thinking thee to be no GOD, neither meanest at any time to look for an account at their hands, of the heinous deeds and crimes which they do wickedly commit: who lay snares, oppress, beat, and miserably kill the godly, being now fully persuaded that thou hast forgotten and art utterly ⟨image 19⟩unmindful of the state of the world. Wherefore assist those which call upon thee, and lovingly give ear unto their humble petitions, so that the Godly (being by thee set at liberty) may teach the proud and oppressors to behave themselves after a more modest fashion, when as it shall be manifestly known that thou hast a most vigilant care and regard of thy beloved Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¹SEing that (O most good & mercifull God) our beliefe and confidence is, that thou art not onely the chiefe good thing, but godlynesse it selfe: we earnestly desire thée not to turne and withdrawe thy countenaunce from vs, as sometime thou séemest to doe. For although we do not deny but that our sinnes haue deserued that punishment, yet we humbly beséech thée, (euen as thou art right gentle and mercifull) to pardon and forgiue vs the same: and that contrarie to oure desertes, thou wilt notwithstanding, fauour oure cause (for the glorie of thy name) to the intent the vngodlye may well vnderstande that they beguile themselues in thinking thée to bée no GOD, neyther meanest at anye time to looke for an accompt at their handes, of the heynous déedes and crymes which they doe wickedly commit: who laye snares, oppresse, beat, and miserably kill the godly, being nowe fully perswaded that thou hast forgotten and art vtterlye