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.

AL our force and enterprises are of none effect (O almighty God) without thy especial grace and favour: for if no private house can be maintained, or any City builded, except thou layest to thy present help and gracious good will, how much less then may the blessed Church be reedified, enlarged and set at a stay, unless thou be marvellous ready to assist the same with thy holy spirit and benign grace: men have laboured in vain, their rising up early, and holding long fastings, shall be to none effect & vainly and to no purpose shall they forespend themselves with toils & troubles. ⟨image 222⟩Wherefore we earnestly entreat thee (O good God) that thy divine presence & mighty power be not far from us in any of our attempts and enterprises. For what thing verily soever hath been at any time gathered up and repaired of the ruins of the Church, it taketh no good success without thee, yet rather thou hast given the same to thy labourers as it were in their sleep, making it such a thing by thy secrete and wonderful means, as humane strength (if it were duly considered) is altogether insufficient to so puissant a work. But seeing we have been now very ungrateful, and most lewdly abused so great and manifold benefits, thou hast not without just cause begun to vex us with exceeding grievous troubles, from which mens painful travail and subtle policy are of no ability to deliver us. Make thou hast therefore, for thy accustomed mercies sake, (when we think least hereof, or judge our selves to be in danger of many perils) to untangle those which fly unto thy divine Majesty, that being set at liberty, we may acknowledge thee to be the only Author of true and perfect salvation, through Jesus ⟨image 222⟩