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

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