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

¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxxviij. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxxviij. Psalme.

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humbly beseech thee not to decline therefrom in these our most wretched days, nor yet permit thy self to be alienated & withdrawn from us.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⟩