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

Because so many as enterprise any thing without thy especial assistance and favourable good will (O most gracious and merciful God) do labour to no purpose and trouble themselves in vain, and that they which have not thee for their ready helper, cannot save and defend themselves from their cruel enemies: therefore seeing (that both thy Church standeth always in very great need of building, and the City of our congregation is destitute and void of defence) we call upon thee only to be our courageous helper, who art ready to aid the builders, and canst strongly defend the valiant fighters. But to the intent we may the readilier attain the same, multiply (we earnestly require thee) the issue of thy sacred church, which may be sent out as arrows to raise it up every where by thy blessed word, and be made so skilful and well practised in handling thy sayings, that when those things be done which appertain to their vocation, they may by no means be put to shame and rebuke of the ⟨image 223⟩most godless and unfaithful persons, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BIcause so manie as enterprice any thing without thy especiall assistance and fauourable good will (O most gracious and mercifull God) do labour to no purpose and trouble themselues in vaine, and that they which haue not thee for theyr readie helper, cannot saue and defende themselues from their cruell enimies: therefore séeing (that both thy Church standeth alwayes in very great néede of building, and the City of our congregation is destitute and voyde of defence) we cal vpon thée onely to be our couragious helper, who art readie to ayde the builders, and canst strongly defend the valiaunt fighters. But to the intent we may the readilier attain the same, multiplie (we earnestly require thée) the issue of thy sacred church, which may be sent out as arrowes to rayse it vppe euery where by thy blessed worde, and be made so skilfull and well practised in handling thy sayinges, that when those thinges bee done which apperteyne to theyr vocation, they maye by no meanes be put to shame and rebuke of the