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

Thou usest (O most mighty God) to preserve those thy children whom thou hast lovingly adopted, with no less care and diligence, then if they were sheep, & the same always led of thee, being their most loving shepherd, toward their own health and perfect commodity, who, so long as they have thee for their master and governor, they shall be destitute neither of the meat nor drink of thy most wholesome doctrine. Whereby it is manifest that if we pine away (so long as we live in this miserable and wretched life) for the hunger and thirst of true and perfect goodness, it happeneth for this cause (and of no other) in that we have forsaken thee and followed strange guides: whereof come the great perils and miserable troubles of mind which fall upon us. Wherefore we humbly beseech thee (O most faithful and loving shepherd) to call us back from errors into the right and perfect way: correct the vices of the wandering and straying ⟨image 37⟩flock, with the rod and sheephook of thy righteousness, so that we may feed at length, orderly, purely, and chastely of the most wholesome delicates of thy sacred word and blessed Sacraments, by which means, the whole head, heart, and all the powers of our mind may be made fat and well liking, and we be always so underpropped with thy loving mercy, as we may finally enjoy in thy house the sovereign delights and dainties of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THou vsest (O most mighty God) to preserue those thy children whom thou hast louingly adopted, with no lesse care and diligence, then if they were shéepe, & the same alwayes ledde of thée, being their most louing shepheard, toward their owne health and perfect commoditie, who, so long as they haue thée for their maister and gouernor, they shall be destitute neyther of the meate nor drinke of thy moste wholsome doctrine. Wherby it is manifest that if we pine away (so long as we liue in this miserable and wretched life) for the hunger and thirst of true and perfect goodnesse, it happeneth for this cause (and of no other) in that we haue forsaken thée and folowed straunge guydes: whereof come the great perilles and miserable troubles of mind which fall vpon vs. Wherefore we humbly beséech thée (O most faythfull and louing shepheard) to call vs backe from errors into the right and perfect way: correct the vices of the wandring and straying