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Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids PsalmsMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes
Most godly prayers compiled out of Davids Psalms by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latin into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seen and allowed according to the order appointedMost godly prayers compiled out of Dauids Psalmes by D. Peter Martyr. Translated out of Latine into English by Charles Glemhan. G. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed
London: printed by William Seres, 1569
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An other prayer out of the same Psalm.
An other prayer out of the same Psalme.
Withdraw not thy ready help from us, we humbly beseech thee (O most good and merciful God) so long as we lamentably require the same at thy merciful hands: for this is our daily sacrifice wherewith we do greatly honour and highly reverence thy glorious name, neither doth it less please thee to have us taught in thy blessed word, then if we should burn upon Alters a most sweet odour and pleasant perfume of spices, as the use and custom was in old time: our earnest desire is therefore, that thou wouldest set a sure watch upon our tongue and heart, that we may not do any thing either in word, or thought, (and much less in deeds) contrary to thy blessed law. Remove from us all intercourse of the ungodly, but cause us to take in exceeding good worth brotherly admonitions and friendly rebukes, having no regard at all to high praises and pleasant flattering tales. For seeing that there be a thousand snares and traps which our ancient ⟨image 244⟩enemy hath laid to snarl us in, let thy gracious favour at length deliver us from the whole number of them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WIthdrawe not thy readie helpe from vs, we humbly beseech thee (O moste good and mercifull God) so long as wée lamentably require the same at thy mercifull handes: for this is our dayly sacrifice wherwith we do greatly honor and highly reuerence thy glorious name, neyther doth it lesse please thée to haue vs taught in thy blessed worde, then if we should burne vppon Alters a most swéete odor and pleasant perfume of spices, as the vse and custome was in old time: our earnest desire is therfore, that thou wouldest set a sure watche vppon our tongue and heart, that we may not do any thing either in word, or thought, (and much lesse in déedes) contrarie to thy blessed lawe. Remoue from vs all intercourse of the vngodly, but cause vs to take in exceding good worth brotherly admonicions and friendly rebukes, hauing no regard at all to highe prayses and pleasant flattering tales. For séeing that there be a thousand snares and trappes which our auncient