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

¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxiiij. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxiiij. Psalme.

¹Unless thou doest assist us (O most mighty God) with thy puissant power and ready helping hand, the Antichristians are so bent to rise up against thy faithful people, as they seem to commit nothing more then to ⟨image 213⟩swallow us all up even quick: whose woodness is in such wise kindled, that (if thou puttest not to thy helping hand) they are like to consume and devour us, which truly we can not deny but hath been of our parts justly deserved, if we well weigh and consider our own sins. For what scourge and torments can we deem that thou ordainest unjustly for us, weighing so great ingratitude as we have showed towards thee? who have been such transgressors of thy holy commandments, as there is no penalty so great, but that we both are worthy thereof, and also seem so to be. For although thou wilt not be present to help thy sacred Church for our sakes, yet do it for the glory of thy name, least the most raging rivers do overwhelm and choke it up with their overflowing and violence of waters: turn away (we heartily require thee) their mouths and teeth from thy holy ones, least they tear them in pieces like unto a pray: who verily hunt for nothing else by their subtleties and lewd practises, then to catch and snarl in the traps of their ungodliness those which have addicted themselves to thy blessed ⟨image 214⟩words, to the purging of the true worshipping of thee, and to a more sincere and pure manner of religion. Make hast therefore (O good God) to be our speedy helper, and deliver us from the Nets of such cruel hunters. But vouchsafe thou (we humbly beseech thee) who hast made heaven and earth, that we may impute our whole salvation unto thee only, and none other, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.