And to conclude as our sins have magnified them selves in an infinite length, breadth, depth, and height, so let thy mercies (which pass all understanding,) of all sides, and all assays, out-reach them. Therefore also we most humbly desire thee, ô Lord, that the sin being pardoned, thy wrath, which is already declared, may be appeased towards all the Churches of our profession, and especially towards us, that the manifold breaches of the Churches and Common wealths may be made up, that those being received into the bosom of the Church, which belong to thy election: ⟨p. 78⟩the rest of the Papists & Heretics, may be utterly rooted out; and that the enemies in religion, being slain, we may to the uttermost think all one thing, in the honest and peaceable government of the Common wealth. Upon which uniting of us in all trueth and honesty, the curses of the Plague, and barrenness being removed, a way may be made to thy blessings; which (as the Hills do the Valleys) may make our land wholesomely fruitful. And that not only the wrath which is already kindled, may be quenched, but that which hath been lately threatened, may be caused to retire. For the grant whereof unto us, we ⟨p. 79⟩beseech thee to remember, that how unworthy soever, yet are we thy people, & the Sheep of thy pasture, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, watched over with a careful eye, defended with a mighty hand: despise not therefore, ô Lord, the works of thy hands. And seeing thou hast loved us, when we hated thee; visited us, when we desired thee not; then acknowledged us, when we knew not thee: now that there be a number of us, which love thee, desire thine abode, and acknowledge thee: hold on thy love still, depart not from us, deny us not, ô thou God of trueth, which art the God that changest not. ⟨p. 80⟩And if thou wouldest or couldest forget us, calling upon thee: yet what should become of thy great name, which is called upon by us? And therefore for thy glories sake, and for thy blessed names sake, which in our destruction should be rent and run through; spare us, spare us, good Lord, according to the usual dealing, which thou hast ever kept with those, which in prayer have had recourse unto thee; and according to the old and unchangeable nature, of a merciful, kind, sparing, and long suffering God.
And to conclude as our sinnes haue magnified thē selues in an infinite length, breadth, depth, and height, so let thy mercies (which passe all vnderstanding,) of all sides, and all assaies, out-reach them. Therefore also wee most humblie desire thee, ô Lord, that the sinne being pardoned, thy wrath, which is alreadie declared, may be appeased towardes all the Churches of our profession, and especiallie towardes vs, that the manifolde breaches of the Churches and Common wealthes may bee made vp, that those being receiued into the bosome of the Church, which belong to thy election: ⟨p. 78⟩the rest of the Papistes & Heretikes, may be vtterly rooted out; and that the enimies in religion, being slaine, we may to the vttermost thinke all one thing, in the honest and peaceable gouernement of the Common wealth. Vpon which vniting of vs in all trueth and honestie, the curses of the Plague, and barrennesse being remooued, a way may be made to thy blessinges; which (as the Hilles doe the Vallies) may make our land holesomely fruitefull. And that not onely the wrath which is alreadie kindled, may be quenched, but that which hath been lately threatened, may be caused to retyre. For the graunt wherof vnto vs, we ⟨p. 79⟩beseech thee to remember, that how vnworthy soeuer, yet are we thy people, & the Sheepe of thy pasture, whō thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, watched ouer with a carefull eye, defended with a mightie hand: despise not therfore, ô Lord, the works of thy handes. And seeing thou hast loued vs, when we hated thee; visited vs, when we desired thee not; then acknowledged vs, when we knew not thee: now that there be a number of vs, which loue thee, desire thine aboade, and acknowledge thee: hold on thy loue still, depart not from vs, deny vs not, ô thou God of trueth, which art the God that changest not. ⟨p. 80⟩And if thou wouldest or couldest forget vs, calling vpon thee: yet what should become of thy great name, which is called vpon by vs? And therefore for thy glories sake, and for thy blessed names sake, which in our destruction should be rent and runne through; spare vs, spare vs, good Lord, according to the vsuall dealing, which thou hast euer kept with those, which in prayer haue had recourse vnto thee; and according to the old and vnchangeable nature, of a mercifull, kind, sparing, and long suffering God.
