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

¹Thy blessed Church prayeth thee (O most mighty God) and lifteth up her voice daily unto thy throne, beseeching thee to weigh and consider at one time or other her most righteous cause: wherefore give ear and have regard unto the prayers which the faithful sort pour out before thee with an unfeigned heart: who know very well that we are laden and burdened with other innumerable sins, so as we are fain at all times humbly to crave pardon of thee for the same: but as for those which our ⟨image 26⟩adversaries do lay to our charge, we are nothing guilty in them: wherefore if thou thy self (who art a most righteous judge) be examined in this case, we know nothing can be found that by thy holy word may be condemned. But our whole doing is only for this end and purpose, that the renewing and setting up again of religion and true godliness may be advanced, to the intent thy blessed commandments might be duly observed, and thy sacred law with more sincerity obeyed: And whereas this care and study hath brought upon us most extreme perils, yea almost utter destruction, unless thou remove and turn the same away quite from us: we humbly beseech thee to hold up and strengthen our goings in thy paths with a puissant steadiness, which are otherwise of themselves very slippery, that we may neither stand in doubt, nor be discouraged in these kind of distresses. Thou mayest hereby make thy excellent goodness (O merciful God) to be much marvelled and wondered at, if thou wilt defend those that trust in thee at a time unlooked for, yea, thou shalt not only revenge us thy loving servants