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¶ A most fruitful Prayer for the dispersed Church of Christ very necessary to be used of the godly in these days of affliction compiled by. R. P.

¶ A mooste frutfull Prayer for the dispersed Church of Christ very necessary to be vsed of the godly in these dayes of affliction compiled by. R. P.

O Most omnipotent magnificent and glorious god and father of all consolation, we here assembled do not presume to present and prostrate our selves before thy mercy seat in the respect of our own worthiness and righteousness, which is all together polluted and defiled: but in the merits, righteousness and worthiness of thy only Son Jesus Christ, whom thou hast given unto us as a most pure and precious garment to cover our pollution and filthiness with all, to the end we might appear holy and Justified in thy sight through him. Wherefore in the obedience of thy ⟨image 26⟩commandments and in the confidence of thy promises contained in thy holy word that thou shalt accept, and grant our prayers presented unto the in the favour of thy only Son our saviour Jesus Christ. Either for our selves, or for the necessity of thy saints and congregation. We here congregated together do with one mouth and mind most humbly beseech thee not only to pardon and forgive us all our since negligences, Ignorances and iniquities, which we from time to time incessantly do commit against thy divine majesty in word, deed, and thought, such is the infirmity of our corrupted nature: But also that it would please thee (O benign father) to be favourable and merciful unto thy poor afflicted church, & congregation ⟨image 26⟩dispersed through out the whole world, which in these days of iniquity are oppressed in injured, despised, persecuted & afflicted for the testimony of thy word and for the obedience of thy laws.