Seeing that the monuments of thy excellent goodness & invincible power in all things which thou hast created (O almighty God) be far & near so famous & notable:1 the setting out of thy worthy praises in them, seemeth won derfull and in a manner singular, if so be that any man doth deeply well consider the heavenly minds, the Sun, Moon, Stars, and workmanship of the Skies, none other thing shall be found there, then a mere commendation of thy loving favour and unspeakable wisdom. All which things, seeing that the clouds, rain, thunder, winds, hills, plants, living creatures, with the whole universal work both of nature, and of civil ordinance, whereby common wealths be governed amongest men, do manifest the same unto us: it is a thing to be wondered at, how we should be so cold in this behalf, that being so pricked ⟨image 251⟩forward and stirred up with all things, should keep silence and become almost as dumb persons in publishing of thy worthy praises, yea (and which ought to seem more hard and grievous) in stead of praising and glorifying thy excellent name which we owe unto thy divine Majesty for so great benefits as thou hast bestowed upon us, we have requited thee with slanders, reproaches, and blasphemies: which things (although we do not pronounce in express words) yet notwithstanding, forsomuch as we have so sore defiled our selves with the most filthy spots of sin, dishonoured thy holy doctrine, and by our lewd examples have called others back from the praising of thy blessed name, we dare not be so bold as to speak of thy commendation, and therefore worthily are our calamities made every day more grievous then other. But our earnest request is (O good God) that thou wouldst swerve nothing at all in this most sorrowful time from thy accustomed goodness and loving mercy: who know thee very well to be of sufficient force for to vanquish all manner of things that be repugnant to thy blessed will, which puissance ⟨image 251⟩of thine is in no wise shaken of, albeit thou hast thought good to hide it for a time, to the intent we should understand how sore we have sinned. Vouchsafe now therefore that thy blessed Church may (according to thy faithful promises) both enjoy and also retain all good things which make to the glorifying of thy blessed name, even as it deserveth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SEing that the monuments of thy excellēt goodnesse & inuincible power in all things which thou hast created (O almighty God) be farre & néere so famous & notable:1 the setting out of thy worthy prayses in them, séemeth wō derfull and in a maner singuler, if so be that any man doth déepely wel consider the heauenly mindes, the Sunne, Moone, Starres, and workmanship of the Skies, none other thing shall bee founde there, then a méere commendation of thy louing fauour and vnspeakable wisedome. All which things, séeing that the clowdes, rayne, thunder, windes, hilles, plantes, liuing creatures, with the whole vniuersall worke both of nature, and of ciuell ordinaunce, whereby common wealthes be gouerned amongest men, do manifest the same vnto vs: it is a thing to be wondered at, how we should be so cold in this behalfe, that being so pricked ⟨image 251⟩forward and stirred vppe with all things, should kéepe silence and become almost as dumbe persons in publishing of thy worthy praises, yea (and which ought to séeme more hard and gréeuous) in stead of praysing and glorifying thy excellent name which wée owe vnto thy diuine Maiestie for so great benefites as thou hast bestowed vppon vs, we haue requited thée with slaunders, reproches, and blasphemies: which thinges (although we do not pronounce in expresse wordes) yet notwithstanding, forsomuch as we haue so sore defiled our selues with the most filthie spottes of sinne, dishonored thy holy doctrine, and by our lewde examples haue called others backe from the praysing of thy blessed name, we dare not be so bolde as to speake of thy commendation, and therfore worthily are our calamities made euery day more gréeuous then other. But our earnest request is (O good God) that thou wouldst swa•ue nothing at all in this most sorowfull time from thy accustomed goodnesse and louing mercie: who knowe thée very well to be of sufficient force for to vanquishe all maner of thinges that be repugnaunt to thy blessed will, which puissaunce ⟨image 251⟩of thine is in no wise shaken of, albeit thou hast thought good to hide it for a time, to the intent we should vnderstand how sore wée haue sinned. Vouchsafe now therefore that thy blessed Church maye (according to thy faythfull promises) both inioy and also retaine all good things which make to the glorifying of thy blessed name, euen as it deserueth, through Iesus Christ our Lorde. Amen.
- 1A prayer that God may be commended in all his creatures.A praier that God may be commended in al his creatures.
