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

Seeing it is thy most ancient accustomable manner, O almighty God, to a•d and help such as unfeignedly trust in thee (by thy wonderful and singular providence) when as they be fallen into greatest distress, so that thou sendest them deliverance even when they least look for it, seeming rather to enjoy the same as a dream then like a matter of truth: we have no despair at all of thy sacred Church, being almost without hope of recovery, who know right well that it is a light thing to thee, yea and exceeding easy, to fill our mouth with laughter and our tongue with joy, in such wise as our cruel enemies shall be enforced to say whether they will or not, that these mens God hath undoubtedly done wonderful great things for them, at what time he caused those his servants to enjoy a notable comfort ⟨image 219⟩and marvellous delectation, even when they were without hope thereof. Our earnest request is therefore that thou wouldst, for thy infinite mercies sake, pardon the offences wherewith we have stubbornly (through our outrageous madness, feeble imbecility, and natural corruption) provoked thee to extreme anger, so that we obtaining again at thy merciful hands the ancient favour and benevolence, may find no less alteration of our estate, then those which being parched with a Southern drought and such ardent burning as is at noon day, may be moysted with a fresh and sudden abundance of waters unlooked for. And what things soever we sow with tears, grant us (we heartily pray thee) to reap them at length with great joy and gladness, so that finally we may have most plentiful fruits of consolation out of the prayers we (in most humble wise) pour out daily before thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.