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

Although thou hast appointed thy seat and dwelling place (O most good and merciful God) to be in the passing high heavens, yet notwithstanding thou never ceasest to stir us up with thy holy spirit, whereby thou instructest the hearts of the faithful, who at what time we be tried with heaviness of mind, irksome tribulations, and dangerous perils, endeavour our selves both by our earnest prayers and continual petitions to crave help at thy hands only. Now therefore, like as servants are attendant only at the hands of their Masters, and handmaids wait diligently upon their Mistress hand, even so the eyes of our faith look only upon thee (O ⟨image 212⟩heavenly father) and shall always hereafter have a due regard to thy divine Majesty until thou hast mercy upon us. Be favourable unto us we humbly beseech thee, according to thy accustomable mercy and loving kindness, neither suffer the force of our fierce adversaries to have thy faithful servants in contempt and make us a jesting stock. We doubt not but thou knowest right well that the mighty and high minded of this wretched world do with much arrogance both hate and despise thy holy and sanctified Church. Wherefore our earnest request is, that thou wouldest speedily lay to thy ready helping hand, not permitting her neither to be polluted with superstitious and devilish errors, nor yet oppressed by Satan or force of the ungodly, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALthough thou hast appoynted thy seate and dwelling place (O moste good and mercifull God) to bée in the passing highe heauens, yet notwithstanding thou neuer ceasest to styrre vs vp with thy holy spirite, whereby thou instructest the heartes of the faythfull, who at what tyme we be tryed with heauinesse of mind, yrksome tribulations, and daungerous perils, indeuor our selues both by our earnest prayers and continuall petitions to craue helpe at thy handes onely. Now therefore, like as seruants are attendant onely at the handes of theyr Maysters, and handmaydes wayt diligently vpon their Mistresse hande, euen so the eyes of our fayth looke onely vppon thee (O