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

¹Thy puissant power and singular goodness (O most gracious and merciful God) doth every where so abound upon us, as mans thought and imagination can not sufficiently comprehend the same: for if we look unto the sky that is garnished with exceeding beautiful and almost innumerable lights, or if we consider the earth which is marvellous abundantly replenished and decked with most pleasant fruits, they be always wonderful tokens of thy unspeakable and passing good will towards us. Hereunto are added, the wonders which thou didst in Egypt, where through (when thou hadst spoiled the tyrant of all that ⟨image 236⟩ever he had, and finally bereft him of his life) thou madest it manifest what a pleasure the freedom of the children of Israel was to thee, unto whom thou showedst thy self no less a most steadfast preserver in the wast & loathsome wilderness, then an exceeding strong defender, at what time they walked through the whole land of Canaan, and causedst the huge & mighty kingdoms thereof to be under their subjection. Thou therefore who art endued with excellent goodness, wonderful clemency, and unspeakable mercy that never hath end, have an especial regard (we heartily pray thee) unto thy beloved Church, being now in marvellous great peril and extreme danger, neither let the most lewd deeds (wherewith we have both polluted our own selves, and also thy sacred Gospel) draw thee from thy native loving kindness. Pardon (we heartily pray thee) what soever we have committed against thy divine Majesty: and suffer not thou (who givest sustenance to all flesh) thy faithful servants to be deprived of a perfect doctrine and most pure and sound sacraments, which are in deed the feed of eternal life.