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

Ain, Pe.

Thy blessed words (O almighty God) are in all places so worthy of admiration, that they can not but be regarded of the godly, therefore we earnestly require thee, that thou (who art merciful and plenteous in goodness) wouldest look upon us altogether well appeased, and so frame our thoughts and deeds, that we give no room ⟨image 201⟩at all to ungodliness, then the which nothing is more vain: for seeing we be men, and therefore hedged in with a fleshly burden, suffer not the weight thereof to overwhelm us, but rather breath the spirit of repentance into our nostrils, whereby we may shed forth most flowing rivers of tears for the faults we have every where committed. For because thou art our exceeding right up Judge, who neither cloakest our sins, nor yet permittest them to go unpunished: and seeing that thy judgements and laws are stuffed with so great uprightness, as nothing is contained in them, that any creature can by just reason reprove or find fault with (for silver and gold tried in the fire, matcheth not the pureness of them.) Therefore we earnestly desire thee, that thou wouldest not only cause us to acknowledge them, but also obey the same so much as our feeble & weak nature is able to do, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THy blessed wordes (O almightie God) are in all places so worthie of admiration, that they can not but bée regarded of the godly, therefore we earnestly require thée, that thou (who art mercifull and plentious in goodnesse) wouldest looke vpon vs altogither well appeased, and so frame our thoughts and déedes, that we giue no roome ⟨image 201⟩at all to vngodlinesse, then the which nothing is more vaine: for seeing we be men, and therefore hedged in with a fleshly burthen, suffer not the waight thereof to ouerwhelme vs, but rather breath the spirite of repentance into our nostrelles, whereby we may shed forth most flowing riuers of teares for the faultes we haue euery where committed. For bicause thou art our excéeding right vp Iudge, who neyther clokest our sinnes, nor yet permittest them to go vnpunished: and seing that thy iudgements and lawes are stuft with so great vprightnesse, as nothing is conteyned in them, that any creature can by iust reason reproue or finde fault with (for siluer and golde tryed in the fire, matcheth not the purenesse of them.) Therefore we earnestly desire thee, that thou wouldest not onely cause vs to acknowledge them, but also obey the same so much as our féeble & weake nature is able to doe, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.