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

¶ A Prayer of Doctor Peter Martyr against worshippers of bread and all manner of superstition.

¶ A Prayer of Doctor Peter Martyr agaynst worshippers of bread and all maner of supersticion.

Aid us now at length I humbly beseech thee (O heavenly father) by lightning the minds and hearts of thy Christian people with the spirit of thy son Christ Jesus: who (laying Idols and superstitions apart) may return to the pure and uncorrupt worshipping, honouring, and calling upon thee only: neither suffer the honour due to thee alone to be wickedly and devilishly attributed unto bread, wine, pictures, Images, and bones of dead persons: thy holy name hath already been to long ⟨image 255⟩slandered, to long hath the purity of thy blessed Gospel been polluted: men have enough & to much abused the institution of thy sons supper, by converting the same to most filthy Idolatry. Mitigate at length these outrages of mad brained men, that miserably overthrow themselves headlong, as they may no more go a whoring lewdly and void of shame, upon every hill, under every tree, in all by ways, streets, Churches, and Chapels, with bread and wine, under the name of thy deer sons Sacrament, and let them not defile the true honouring of thee after this wicked and blasphemous manner. Unless thou (O most good and merciful God) doest with thy puissant hand, take away & utterly subvert this worshipping of bread, the salvation of mankind and reedifying of thy sacred Church can never be looked for. Help (O good God) succour thy faithful people whom thou hast redeemed with the blood of thy deer son. And thou, O Christ Jesus (who art a true and everlasting God) establish this work which is begun by thee, and bring it to the desired end: or if the sore be without hope of recovery, and that thy truth may ⟨image 256⟩