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

An other prayer out of the same Psalm.

An other prayer out of the same Psalme.

When it happeneth at any time (O most good and merciful God) that thou of thy singular goodness, doest utterly deliver thy sacred Church from the captivity and thraldom of the devil, and that it beholdeth all thy members and hers quite set free from fond errors and blind darkness, then shall it be replenished with such gladness as she shall rather think how she dreameth of that great good thing, then verily to enjoy the same. At what time she may well say that she is mitry in deed, and shall be endued with perfect gladness, neither shall she not only render immortal thanks and praises unto thee, but also every man will marvel at the high and mighty things thou hast done for her. Our earnest request is therefore, that thou wouldst now at length condescend unto the accomplishment of these things, and exceedingly favour her captivity being thus miserable and of such long continuance: deliver thy faithful servants from obscure darkness, and unloose the bands of thy accustomed loving kindness wherewith thou hast redeemed the children of Adam which are so long a time in bondage and thraldom: ⟨image 220⟩and with the lively waters of thy benign grace cause thou the barrenness and thirsty soil of our soul to be right pleasant and fertile, so that the woeful tears which the godly did sow and pour out in the time of their captivity, may bring them at length to their desired joys, and that such (as with great sorrow and heaviness) have hitherto sown the seed of fervent prayers and doleful sighings, may with very much joy and marvellous pleasure reap the sound fruits of true godliness and pure religion, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WHen it happeneth at any tyme (O moste good and mercifull God) that thou of thy singuler goodnesse, doest vtterly deliuer thy sacred Church from the captiuitie and thraldome of the deuill, and that it beholdeth al thy members and hirs quite set frée from fond errors and blinde darkenesse, then shall it be replenished with such gladnesse as shée shall rather thinke howe shée dreameth of that great good thing, then verily to inioy the same. At what time shée maye well say that shée is mitry in déede, and shall be indued with perfect gladnesse, neither shall shée not onely render immortall thankes and prayses vnto thée, but also euery man will maruaile at the high and mightie things thou hast done for hir. Our earnest request is therfore, that thou woldst now at length condiscend vnto the accomplishment of these thinges, and excéedingly fauour hir captiuitie being thus miserable and of such long continuaunce: deliuer thy faythfull seruants from obscure darknesse, and vnloose the bandes of thy accustomed louing kindnesse wherewith thou hast redéemed the children of Adam which are so long a time in bondage and thraldome: