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

Teth, Jod.

Teth, Iod.

There is nothing either more honourable or greatlier to be wished for of us (O most good and merciful God) then that thou wouldest give us power to understand thy holy word with a right up judgement: and we so fervently desire this, that we may be also in a readiness to purchase the same with any calamity whatsoever it be. Wherefore if thou see that thou canst by evil success of fortune or by adversities bring thy elect to a right mind, which slide away oftentimes, deal which way thou seemest best for to make us apply our selves with earnest desire to live after thy divine law. And seeing thou hast fashioned us in our mothers womb, so favour thou us also and illuminate us in such wise that we be not blinded in the word of thy blessed truth. For whilst we earnestly desire these things at thy merciful hands (O excellent father) we do not only with heart crave our own consolation, but the comfort of all those which make much of thy sacred law and perfect truth. These verily will wonderfully rejoice, if they shall ⟨image 197⟩perceive every one of us to be annexed unto thee with uncorrupt minds. Wherefore we heartily beseech thee, that thy holy will (which thou hast set forth unto us in the sacred Scriptures) may be dearer unto us then gold, and more beloved then all riches, so as we may embrace the same with a right perfect heart, and nothing whatsoever we attempt to do, may redound either to our shame or to the dishonour of thy sanctified Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THere is nothing either more honorable or greatlier to bee wished for of vs (O most good and merciful God) then that thou wouldest giue vs power to vnderstand thy holye worde with a right vp iudgement: and we so feruentlye desire this, that wée may be also in a readinesse to purchase the same with any calamitie whatsoeuer it be. Wherefore if thou sée that thou canst by euill successe of fortune or by aduersities bring thy elect to a right minde, which slide away oftentimes, deale which way thou séemest best for to make vs applie our selues with earnest desire to liue after thy diuine lawe. And séeing thou hast fashioned vs in our mothers wombe, so fauour thou vs also and illuminate vs in such wise that we be not blinded in the worde of thy blessed truth. For whilest we earnestly desire these things at thy mercifull handes (O excellent father) we doe not onely with heart craue our owne consolation, but the comfort of all those which make much of thy sacred lawe and perfect truth. These verily will wonderfully reioyce, if they shall