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

WE require thee (O most mighty god) even from the bottom of our heart, and with an unfeigned faith, that we may he diligent observers of thy sacred law and holy commandments: for we are wonderfully provoked to defile thy blessed precepts through the impulsion of fleshly motions, fierceness of our native corruption, and vices grafted in us, but seeing that we have bound our selves with such a number of most grievous and detestable sins, it is no marvel, if thou (who usest justice and severity towards thy elect servants) doest suffer us to be thus tormented and put in fear of Antichrist and his rascals. But now our earnest request is that thou wouldest (for thy great goodness and infinite mercies sake) pardon whatsoever we have grievously committed against thee: and look upon the state of the Church, being in a manner ⟨image 203⟩rent and torn, with a marvellous loving eye & right favourable countenance, delivering her (according to thy accustomed manner) from imminent perils, when as she could not be preserved but by thy only guidance and government. It is meet (O good God) that salvation should be far from the ungodly who do utterly despise thy sacred word, holy law, and blessed commandments: but it happeneth otherwise to them that trust in thee, for they have loving promises of their salvation, of all the which, truth is the most excellent and notablest. To the intent therefore it may remain without spot and unviolated, defend us with thy own hands when as we be in great distress and much peril for the profession of thy glorious name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WE require thee (O most mighty god) euen from the bottome of our heart, and with an vnfayned fayth, that we may he diligent obseruers of thy sacred law and holy commaundementes: for we are wonderfully prouoked to defile thy blessed precepts through the impulsion of fleshly motions, fiercenesse of our natiue corruption, and vices graffed in vs, but seing that we haue bound our selues with such a number of most gréeuous and detestable sinnes, it is no maruaile, if thou (who vsest iustice and seueritie towards thy elect seruauntes) doest suffer vs to be thus tormēted and put in feare of Antichrist and his rascals. But now our earnest request is yt thou wouldest (for thy great goodnesse and infinit mercies sake) pardō whatsoeuer we haue gréeuouslye committed against thee: and looke vppon the state of the Church, being in a maner