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

Zain, Heth.

WE fly unto thee in this most troublesome time (O almighty God) when as we see thy blessed church so sore afflicted, and that through our own evil deserts: who have greatly sinned against thee, done ⟨image 194⟩very lewdly, and transgressed thy sacred laws innumerable ways, and there is but one thing only which raiseth up our hope, and comforteth us most in these our grievous afflictions, namely that we know how thou art right mindful of the loving promises made to thy faithful servants. Forsomuch as our sins & former wretched life do marvellously accuse us, (we humbly beseech thee) therefore so to quicken and lift us up with thy unspeakable mercy, which we see offered unto us in the benign promises of thy holy Scriptures. Our earnest request is that thou wouldest not permit us to swerve from the sacred law which thou hast vouchsafed to set before us, who do with much fervency desire to be unseperably annexed unto thee, howsoever the ungodly do sore vex and scorn us. For seeing that thou hast divers times heretofore taken upon thee to decide thy faithful servants causes when as they were in a manner drowned with extreme calamities: therefore now also leave not of to succour and help those which unfeignedly call upon thee. Thy outrageous enemies commit none other thing then to deprive ⟨image 195⟩the Church of thy sacred words, thy holy ceremonies, and all devout worshipping of thee. Forsomuch as thou art our only lot, we lift up our eyes unto thy face with our whole heart: but or ever the multitude of wicked and most abominable men do swallow us up, be thou present for thy infinite goodness sake to succour us, so that we may apply our selves day & night to laud and praise thee for thy just judgement, through Jesus Christ our lord. Amen.