The Flower of Godly Prayers, Prayer 74
❧ The Letanye and Suffra…s.
O God the Father of heauen: hauehave mercy vponupon vsus miserable sinn…rs.
O God the Sonne redemer of the world: hauehave mercye vponupon vsus miserable synners.
O god the holy …ost proceding from the father & the sōne: hauehave mercy vponupon vsus miserable sīners.
O holy, blessed, & glorious tryniti, thre persons & one god: hauehave merci vponupon vsus miserable sīners. Remember not Lord, our offences nor the offences of our forefathers, neyther take thou vengāce of our synnes, spare vsus good lord spare thy people, whom yu hast redemed wt thi most precious bloud and be not angri with vsus for e…er
Spare vsus good Lo…d….
From al euil and mischiffe, frō sin, frō the crafts and assaults of the deuil, from thy wrath, & from euerlastyng damnacion.
Good lorde deliuer vsus.
❧From blindnes of hert, from pride vainglory & hypocrisy, from enuye, hatred and malice, and all vncharitablenes:
Good lord delyuer vsus.
❧ Frō fornicacion, and all other d…adly sin▪ & from all the deceites of ye world, the fleshe & the deuyl:
Good lo…de del…u…r vsus.
☞ Frōlightning & tempest, from plage, pestilēce, & famē, frō battel & murther & from sodaine death.
Good lorde delyuer vsus.
Frō al sedicion and pryuy conspiraci, frō the tiranni of the Bishop of Rome & al his detestable enormities, from al false doctrin & heresy, frō hardnes of hert, & cōtēpt of thy word & commandemente:
Good lorde delyuer vsus.
❧By the misterye of thy holy incarnacion, by thy holy natiuity & cyrcumcysyon, by thy Baptysme, fasting and temptacyon:
Good lorde delyuer vsus.
By thine agonye and bloudye sweat, bi thi crosse and passion, bi thy precious death and buriall bi thy glorious resurrecciō ▪ & ascēcion, by the cōming of the holi gost
Good lorde delyuer vsus.
In al time of our tribulaciō, in al time of our wealth, in the hour of death, in the day of iudgment.
Good lorde delyuer vsus.
❧ We sinners do besech the to here vsus (O Lorde God) and that it maye please the to rule and gouern thy holy church vniuersal in the ryghtewaye.
We be…ech the to heare vsus good lord.
That it may please ye to kepe Edward the sixt thy seruāt our king and gouernoure.
We b…se…h the to heare vsus good lorde.
❧ That it mai please the to rule hys heart in thy fayth, feare and louelove, that he may always hauehave affiance in the, and euer seke thi honour and glory.
We beseec…e th… to …eare vsus good Lorde.
☞ That it may please y• to be his defēdour and keper, geuyng him the victory ouer al his ennemies.
We b…s…ch… th… to heare vsus good Lorde.
☞ That it may please the to illuminat, al bishops pastors & ministers of ye church with true knowlege & vnderstāding of thy word, and that both by theyr preaching and liuing, they may set it forthe and shew it accordyngly.
We beseeche the to …are vsus good Lorde.
☞ That it may please the to endue the Lords of the counsayle, & al the nobilitie, with grace, wysedome, and vnderstandyng.
We beseeche the to heare vsus good Lorde.
☞ That it may please the to bles and kepe the magistrats, geuing them grace to execute iustice, and to mayntayne truthe.
W… …es…che the to heare vsus good Lorde.
☞ That it may please the to bles and kepe thy people:
We besech the to hear vsus▪ &c.
❧ That it maie plese the to geue to all Nacions, vnytye peace and concorde.
We besech the to heare vsus▪ &c.
❧ That it may plese the to geue vsus an hert to louelove and dread the, and diligently to liue after thy cō maundementes.
We beseche the to heare vsus. &c.
❧ That it my please the to geue al thy people increase of grace, to heare mekely thy word, and to receiue it with pure affecciō, and to bring forth the fruts of the spirit.
We besech the to heare vsus▪ &c.
☞ That it mai plese the to bring into the waye of truth, al such as hauehave erred and are deceiued.
We beseche t…e to hea…e vsus. &c.
❧ Tha… it may please the to strē gthē such as do stand, & to cōforte & help the weke herted, & to rayse vp thē that fal, and finalli to beat doun Sathā vnderunder our fete fete.
We beseche the to heare vsus good Lord.
That it mai plese the to succour, helpe and cōfort al that be in danger, necessity and tribulacion.
We beseche the to here vsus good Lorde.
That it maye please the to preserue al that trauail by land or by water, all women labourynge of childe, all sicke persōs and yonge children, and to shew thy pity vponupon al prysoners and captyues.
We beseche the to heare vsus good Lorde,
That it may plese the to defend and prouide for the fatherles childrē and widows, and al that be desolate and oppressed.
We beseche the to heare vsus good Lorde.
That it maye pease the to hauehave mercy vponupon al men.
We besech the to heare vsus good Lorde.
That it may plese the to forgeue our enemies, persecutours & slā derers, and to turne their herts.
We besech the to heare vsus good lord.
That it may please the to geue & preseru… to oure vse▪ the kindly fruites of the ear…he▪ so as in due time we may enioye them.
We besech… the to heare vsus good Lorde.
That it may please the to geue vsus true repētāce, to forgeue vsus al our sins, neglygences▪ and ignorāces, & to endue vsus wt the grace of thy holye spirit, to amend our liues according to thy holy word.
We beseche the to heare vsus good Lorde.
Sonne of God: we besech the to heare vsus.
Sonne of God we beseche the to here vsus.
O lābe of god that takest away the synnes of the worlde:
Graunte vsus th… peace.
O Lābe of god that takest awai the synn…s of the worl…e:
HaueHave mer…y… v…n vsus.
O Christ heare vsus.
O Christ heare vsus.
Lorde hauehave mercye vppon vsus.
Christ hauehave mercye vponupon vsus.
Lorde hauehave mercye vponupon vsus. Our father which art in heuē. &c.
And lead vsus not into tēptacion.
B…t …lyuer vsus from euil.
O Lord deale not with vsus after our synnes.
Nether reward vsus after our iniquities.
☞ Let us …ra….
O God mercyefull father, that despisest not the sighinge of a contrit hert, nor the desire of such as be sorowful, mercyfullye assist oure prayers, yt we make before the in al our troubles & aduersitis, whensoeuer thei opresse vsus: And grac…ouslie here vsus that those euils which the craft & subtelty of the deuil or man worketh against vsus, be brought to nought and by the prouidēce of thy goodnesse, they may be dispersed, that we thy seruaunts being hurte by no persecucions, maye euermore geue thankes vntounto ye, in thy holie churche, throughe Iesu Christe oure Lorde.
O lorde aryse, healpe vsus, and delyuer vsus for thy name sake.
O God we hauehave herd wt our ears & our fathers hauehave declared vntounto vsus the noble woorckes that thou didst in their days, and in the old tyme before them.
O lorde aryse, help vsus, and delyuer vsus for thy honoure.
Glory be to the father, the sōne and to the holye gost.
As it was in the begynnynge, is nowe, and euer shalbe, worlde wythout ende. Amen.
From oure ennemies defēd vsus O Christe.
Gracyouslye loke vponupon our a…fli…cyons.
Pytifully behold the sorowes of our hearte.
Mercifullye forgeue the syns of thy people.
Fauorably wyth mercy here oure prayers.
O sonne of Dauid ha…e mercye vponupon vsus.
Both now and euer vouchsafe to heare vsus Christe.
Gaaciously heare vsus O Christ. Gracious…y heare vsus O lorde Chr…ste,
O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed vponupon vsus.
As we do put our trust in thee. Let vsus praye▪
VE humblye beseche thee, O father, mercyefullie to looke vponupon oure infirmytyes, and for ye glory of thy name sake, turn frō vsus al chose euils that we most righteouslye hauehave deserued: and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole truste & confidēce in thy mercy, and euermore serue the in holines & purenes of liuing to thy honour & glory: through our only mediatour & aduocate Iesus Christ our Lord. Amē
A prayer of Chrisostome.
ALmyghtye GOD, whyche haste geuen vsus grace, at this tyme wt one accord to make oure common supplicacyons vntounto thee, and doeste promyse, that when .ii. or .iii. be gathered togetherin thy name thou wilt grant their reques…s: fulfil now (O lord) the desyres and petycyons of thy seruantes▪ as mai bemost expedi…nt for thē: gra…tynge vsus in thys worlde knowledge of thy truthe, & in the worlde to come, life euerlastinge. Amen.
… …yue if the time require.
O God heauenly Father which by thy sonne Iesus Christe, hast promised to al them that seke thi kingdome, and the righteousnes therof, al things ne…ssary to their bodelye sustenaunce: Send vsus we beseche the in thys oure necessytye, suche moderate rayn & showers, that we maie receiue the fruites of the erth to our comfort, & to thy honour through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For fayre wether.
O Lord god, which for the syn of man dyddest ones drown al the world, except .viii. persons, and afterward of thy great merciemercy diddeste promise neuer to destroye it so agayne: we humbly besech the, that althoughe we for our iniquityes hauehave worthely d… serued thys plague of rayne and waters: yet vponupon our true repentance thou wilt send vsus such wether, wherby we maie receiue the frutes of the earth in due season, and learne both by thy punyshement to amend our liues, and for th… …emencye to geue the prayse and glory, throughe Iesu Christe our Lorde. Amen.
In the tyme of dearth and famyne.
O God heauenly father, whose gift it is that rayne doth fal, the earth is frutfull, beastes encrease, and fishes do multiply: behold, we besech y•, the afflicciōs of thi people▪ & grant that the scarcetie & dearth (whych we do now most iustlye suffer for our iniquitye) maye throughe thy goodnes be mercifullye turned into cheapnes and plenti, for the louelove of Iesu Christ our Lord, to whō wyth the and the holy ghost. &c. Amen.
Orthus.
O God mercifull father, which in the tyme of Heliseus the Prophet, diddeste subdeinlie turne in Samaria great scarcity and death, into plenty and cheapnes, & extreme …amine, into abū dance of victual: hauehave pitie vponupon vsus that now be punished for oure synnes wyth like aduersytye, encrease the fruites of the earth by thy heauenly benedyccyon: And graunt that we receiuing thi boū tiful liberalitie, may vse the same to thy glory, our comforte, & relief of our nedy neighbours, through Iesu Christ our Lord. Amen.
In the time of warre.
O Almighty God, Kynge of all Kynges, and gouernoure of all thinges, whose power no Creature is hable to resyste, to whom it belongeth iustlye to punyshe synners, and to be mercyfull to theim that trulye repente, saue, and deliuer vsus (we humblie besech ye) from the handes of our enemis, abat their pride, aswage their malice, and confound theyr deuyses, that we beynge armed with thy defence, may be preserued euermore from al periles, to glorify the, which art the only geuer of al victory, through the merytes of thy onelye sonne Iesu Christ our lorde. Amen.
In the time of any common▪ plague or sickenesse.
O Almighty God, which in thy wrathe in the tyme of kynge Dauid, diddest …lea with the plague of Pestilence, thre skore and ten thousand, and yet remēbring thy merci, didst saue the rest, hauehave pitie vponupon vsus miserable sinners, that now are visited with greate sickenes, and mortalitie, that like as thou diddest then commaund thyne Aungell, to ceasse from punishing: so it may now plese the, t… withdraw from vsus thys plage, and greuous sic…nesse, through Iesus Christ our …ord. Amen.
¶ Imprinted at London by Ihon Day dwell…ng ouer aldersgate a lytle beneth S. Martins. These bokes are to be solde at hys shop by the … Cunduite … Ch…pesyde, … pr…ileg…o ad imprimendum solum.
End of the text · Thomas Becon, The Flower of Godly Prayers (1550)