1Thy blessed Church prayeth thee (O most mighty God) and lifteth up her voice daily unto thy throne, beseeching thee to weigh and consider at one time or other her most righteous cause: wherefore give ear and have regard unto the prayers which the faithful sort pour out before thee with an unfeigned heart: who know very well that we are laden and burdened with other innumerable sins, so as we are fain at all times humbly to crave pardon of thee for the same: but as for those which our ⟨image 26⟩adversaries do lay to our charge, we are nothing guilty in them: wherefore if thou thy self (who art a most righteous judge) be examined in this case, we know nothing can be found that by thy holy word may be condemned. But our whole doing is only for this end and purpose, that the renewing and setting up again of religion and true godliness may be advanced, to the intent thy blessed commandments might be duly observed, and thy sacred law with more sincerity obeyed: And whereas this care and study hath brought upon us most extreme perils, yea almost utter destruction, unless thou remove and turn the same away quite from us: we humbly beseech thee to hold up and strengthen our goings in thy paths with a puissant steadiness, which are otherwise of themselves very slippery, that we may neither stand in doubt, nor be discouraged in these kind of distresses. Thou mayest hereby make thy excellent goodness (O merciful God) to be much marvelled and wondered at, if thou wilt defend those that trust in thee at a time unlooked for, yea, thou shalt not only revenge us thy loving servants ⟨image 27⟩by that means, but thy self also, forsomuch as they have chiefly risen up and bent themselves against thee. Hide us therefore under the shadow of thy wings, and the more prosperous success that they seem to have in their doings, so that now they hang upon our necks like hungry Lions, the more a great deal prevent thou their fury, and speedily deliver and rescue the life of thy faithful servants out of their hands, and unto the same grant, that by acknowledging & confessing thee, they may both in this life, and in the life to come, be far more happy and blessed then their enemies, because they rejoice & vaunt themselves above measure in their present lucky estate, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
1THy blessed Churche prayeth thée (O most mightie God) and lifteth vp hir voice daily vnto thy throne, beséeching thée to weigh and consider at one time or other hir most righteteous cause: wherefore giue eare and haue regarde vnto the prayers which the faythfull sort poure out before thée with an vnfayned heart: who knowe verie well that we are laden and burthened with other innumerable sinnes, so as we are faine at all tymes humbly to craue pardon of thée for the same: but as for those which oure ⟨image 26⟩aduersaries doe lay to our charge, wée are nothing giltie in them: wherefore if thou thy selfe (who art a most righteous iudge) be examined in this case, we knowe nothing can be found that by thy holy worde may be condemned. But our whole doing is onely for this ende and purpose, that the renuing and setting vp againe of religion and true godlinesse may be aduaunced, to the intent thy blessed commaundementes might be duly obserued, and thy sacred law with more sinceritie obeyed: And whereas this care and studie hath brought vpon vs most extreeme perils, yea almost vtter destruction, vnlesse thou remoue and turne the same away quite from vs: we humbly beséech thée to hold vp and strengthen our goynges in thy pathes with a puyssaunt steadinesse, which are otherwise of themselues very slipperie, that we may neither stand in doubt, nor be discouraged in these kinde of distresses. Thou mayest hereby make thy excellent goodnesse (O mercifull God) to be much marueled and wondered at, if thou wilt defende those that trust in thee at a tyme vnlooked for, yea, thou shalt not onely reuenge vs thy louing seruants ⟨image 27⟩by that meanes, but thy selfe also, forsomuch as they haue chiefly risen vp and bēt themselues against thee. Hide vs therefore vnder the shadowe of thy winges, and the more prosperous successe that they seeme to haue in their doyngs, so that now they hang vpon our neckes like hungry Lions, the more a great deale preuent thou their furye, and spéedily deliuer and rescue the life of thy faithfull seruauntes out of theyr handes, and vnto the same graunt, that by acknowledging & confessing thée, they maye both in this life, and in the life to come, be farre more happy and blessed then their enimies, bicause they reioyce & vaunt themselues aboue measure in their present luckie estate, through Iesus Christ oure Lorde. Amen.
- 1• prayer that •ur enemies may not get •he victory •uer us.• praier that •ur enimies may not get •he victorie •uer vs.
