Thy mercy (O most mighty God) is so notable & famous,1 as it ought to be celebrated, with seemly praises, even in the assembly of princes & highest powers: for seeing that thou hast, with all faithfulness abundantly accomplished thy loving promises, the reputation of thy glorious name is wonderfully augmented by giving salvation every where to such as lamentably require the same. Forsomuch as ⟨image 239⟩therefore the monuments of thy great mercy be innumerable, we earnestly entreat & humbly beseech thee not to decline therefrom in these our most wretched days, nor yet permit thy self to be alienated & withdrawn from us. Although we have not framed our deeds, according to thy sacred laws and divine will, as was our bounden duty, but have wretchedly sinned against thee, deadly offended, and spitefully revolted from thy excellent Majesty: which verily we heartily acknowledge and earnestly confess, and albeit we are unworthy that thou shouldest be favourable and merciful unto us, yet it greatly appertaineth unto thee for to pardon such as crave mercy at thy hands through an unfeigned faith. Weigh not then (in this so cruel a case) what we are bound to do, but that which belongeth to thy unspeakable goodness. For if thou wilt be present at this time to help such as unfeignedly call upon thee, there is no man living but shall follow thee with a wonderful admiration. The common people, the nobility, yea and kings also shall strive who may praise thee most: for thou shalt very manifestly prove to their faces, that thou hast a ⟨image 240⟩great respect to such things as be exceeding lowly and of very small reputation, although thy tribunal seat be in heaven: for, notwithstanding thou seemest to dwell very ry far of from us, yet thou makest all men understand the wonderful tokens of thy excellent justice and unspeakable goodness. Establish us (O good God) with hope in in such wise, as if we should walk even through the middest of trouble and great distress, thou wilt not permit our courage (being upholden with thy right hand) any thing to fail, but remember the work of thy hands, what manner a people so ever we be of our selves, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THy mercie (O most mightie God) is so notable & famous,1 as it ought to be celebrated, with séemely prayses, euen in ye assembly of princes & highest powers: for séeing yt thou hast, with all faithfulnesse aboundantly accomplished thy louing promises, the reputation of thy glorious name is wonderfully augmented by giuing saluation euery where to such as lamētably requyre the same. Forsomuch as ⟨image 239⟩therfore the monuments of thy great mercie be innumerable, we earnestly intreat & humbly beséech thée not to decline therfro in these our most wretched dayes, nor yet permit thy selfe to bée alienated & withdrawne from vs. Although we haue not framed our déedes, according to thy sacred lawes and diuine will, as was our bounden dutie, but haue wretchedly sinned agaynst thée, deadly offended, and spitefully reuolted from thy excellent Maiestie: which verily we heartily acknowledge and earnestly confesse, and albeit we are vnworthy that thou shouldest be fauourable and mercifull vnto vs, yet it greatly apperteyneth vnto thée for to pardon such as craue mercie at thy hands thorow an vnfayned fayth. Wey not then (in this so cruell a case) what we are bound to doe, but that which belongeth to thy vnspeakable goodnesse. For if thou wilt be present at this time to helpe such as vnfeynedly cal vpon thée, there is no man liuing but shall follow thée with a wonderfull admiration. The common people, the nobilitie, yea and kinges also shall striue who maye prayse thée most: for thou shalt very manifestly proue to their faces, that thou hast a ⟨image 240⟩great respect to such things as be excéeding lowlye and of verye small reputation, although thy tribunal seate be in heauen: for, notwithstanding thou seemest to dwel very ry farre of from vs, yet thou makest all men vnderstande the wonderfull tokens of thy excellent iustice and vnspeakable goodnesse. Establishe vs (O good God) with hope in in such wise, as if we shoulde walke euen through the middest of trouble and great distresse, thou wilt not permit our courage (being vpholden with thy right hande) any thing to fayle, but remember the worke of thy handes, what maner a people so euer we be of our selues, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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