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

¶ A prayer out of the .Cl. Psalm.

¶ A prayer out of the .Cl. Psalme.

When as all things which thou hast created (O almighty God) praise thee,¹ they do not only that which is due to thy famous honour and glorious renown, but also they work most wonderfully and abundantly their own perfection: for there is nothing which we can do of more excellency, then to celebrate thee as being the original and end of all good things, whose unmeasurable benefits ⟨image 254⟩we feel daily poured upon us. But neither can we sufficiently enough perceive them, nor yet thy infinite goodness, so long as we be here oppressed with the most grievous burden of our heinous sins, and borne down by reason thereof, with an exceeding great weight of afflictions, so that a man must needs unskilfully praise the thing which he knoweth not. We do therefore earnestly require thee (O mighty God) even from the bottom of the heart, to disburden us of the fardel of our corrupt naughtiness, which being laid down, we mistrust not but the darkness of present calamities shall be driven away from the sacred Church, so that she may lift up her eyes to her maker and redeemer, who (wondering as well at the riches of thy excellent goodness, as of the unspeakable wisdom) shall magnify thee with most high praises, as meet it is. But now verily, so sorrowful and lamentable things do encounter us every where, that we see nothing towards us saving thy wrathful indignation: which as we deny not our selves to have deserved, so we earnestly desire and heartily pray thee, to withdraw the same from us at ⟨image 254⟩length, to the intent we may be stirred up to the worthy praising of thy glorious name, not only in words, but with all tunable instruments meet to lift up our minds unto thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.