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.

Forsomuch as thou hast of thy singular favour and exceeding great goodness (O merciful God) adopted us to be thy deer children through faith we have conceived in Christ Jesus, it behoveth us to lead a life amongest our selves not like strangers, but as brethren and sisters ought to do: neither have the godly a greater desire or more pleasure in any thing, then to be in perfect unity & peaceable agreement in the house of God. Wherefore it is no small grief unto us that this brotherly affinity is every where rent and broken asunder, which we ought warily to cherish and have in great estimation. But we acknowledge our selves to have given an apparent cause of this grievous vexation and sorrowful ⟨image 231⟩calamity: for how can it be then that we who are not knit unto thee with our whole heart, and be nothing in such wise obedient to thy sacred commandments as thou requirest, should be well joined together, or be in love with our neighbours? We humbly beseech thee therefore (O good God) to pardon whatsoever we have heretofore lewdly committed against thee, being adversaries to thy divine law and sacred commandments, and to couple us one to another, with an exceeding steadfast charity, into the sacred body of thy holy Church, so that our loving consent & faithful agreement may spread it self abroad most largely as a sweet smell of mutual love, and through the pleasant dew of thy heavenly blessing, become every day more fruitful then other in good and godly works, leading (of thy singular good will) not only a quiet and peaceable life, free from the present evils in this wretched world, but finally obtain such a one as is blessed and everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.