Godly Prayers out of Davids Psalms, Prayers based on Psalms · Psalm 121 – Psalm 125
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxj. Pſalme.
A prayer in neceſſitie for Gods diuine …reſeruation.WE looke for thy aſſiſtant helpe (O moſt mightie God) with an excéeding heauineſſe of minde in theſe our moſt troubleſome miſhaps, eliuating our eyes to thee onelye, through whoſe mightie power, like as we knowe that heauen and earth was created, ſo alſo our aſſured hope is that thou canſt deliuer vsus from theſe preſent miſchiefes. Verilye we acknowledge our ſinnes to be ſuch as they hauehave deſerued to bée puniſhed with theſe ſore afflictions and greeuous chaſticements. For we hauehave not yéelded due honor and reuerence vntounto thee when as thou didſt call vsus to the profeſſion of thy ſacred goſpel, but ſeeking our owne profite onelyonly, hauehave miſerably neglected thy renowmed honour and famous glory. Wey not therefore (O good GOD) this our ingratitude and wickedneſſe committed: but (for thy infinite mercies ſake) keepe our féete from falling, by ſetling them ſo in thy holy lawe and ſacred commaundementes, as they ſwarue not at all therfro. Moreouer ſéeme not to ſlumber or ſleepe touching the defence and preſeruation of thy bleſſed Church being ſo ſore afflicted. If it hath béene thy accuſtomable maner to defende thy faythfull ſeruaunts from the heate of the Sunne in the day tyme, and from the colde of the Moone in the night, diſpiſe not vsus that ſuffer ſo many and great tormentes through the furie and outragious woodneſſe of Antichriſt: preſerue not onelyonly our ſoules and life from his ſubtile deuices, but eſpecially maintain thou thy pure religion, which he doth moſt of all fight againſt. For our earneſt requeſt is that thou wouldeſt ſo direct the begynnings and endings of our doinges, in the true pathes of thy bleſſed cōmaundements, as they may perpetually abyde in the perfect rule thereof, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
SO long as wée (O almightie God) are tormented with theſe ſorrowfull & moſt troubleſome times, our heartes and eyes are erected to thee onelye, as vnderunder whoſe dominion we doubt not but the chiefe force of all thinges conſiſteth, whereby we are greatly inflamed lamentably to requyre thy readie helpe. For by what moſt excellent power thou haſt formed the heauen and earth, it is nowe very needefull for thée to helpe thy bleſſed Church with the ſame, when it is in a maner ſwalowed vp with the moſt noyſome Iawes of hir cruell enimies. Suffer not (wée humbly beſeech thée) the féete of our fayth to ſtagger or folter: for of it ſelfe (ſuch is the infirmitye wherewith we are clothed rounde about) it is weake and wauering ynough. We truly fell firſt from thée, and ſwarued wretchedly from the law and decrées of thy bleſſed wil: but vouchſafe, we humbly beſéech thée, not to deale with vsus according to our worthineſſe, but after thy vnſpeakable goodneſſe and moſt excellent merciemercy, preſeruing the Church, being well hedged in and compaſſed about with thy puyſſaunt defence, for if thou ſhouldeſt forſake hir (who art otherwiſe the keeper of Iſraell) ſhée can in no wiſe indure. But if it be bereft and ſpoiled of thy mightie protection, then through whoſe care and induſtrie maye ſhée bée preſerued? Graunt that we maye gather our wittes to vsus and call them backe vntounto thée, to the intent thou mayeſt not onelyonly be our defender, but alſo the preſeruer of all that euer we hauehave, through Ieſus chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
FOrſomuch as we are alwayes ſubiect to aduerſities (O moſt mightie god) during this wretched life, therfore do we loke eueryevery where about vsus with our eyes, frō whence found and perfect helpe might be miniſtred vntounto vsus: and thou before all things méeteſt with our fayth. For ſeeing we right well know that all creatures were made by thée euen from the beginning, and that thou nouriſheſt with thy perpetuall goodneſſe, both celeſtiall powers, and alſo terreſtriall: we humbly beſéeche thée, that whereas otherwiſe thy high and excellent prouidence is not vſed to be interrupted, thou wouldſt ſhewe thy ſelfe to be a moſt vigilant ſhepheard towards vsus. Let thy louing fauour (we heartily pray thee) be eueryevery where our ſure defence, that we burne not with to feruent an heate of filthye luſtes, or (through coldneſſe of infidelitie graft in our ſinfull heartes (both the louelove we ought to beare towards our neighbours, and alſo the godly deuotion which of right is due to thée, be not vtterly extinguiſhed. O that we might by dayly prayer and interceſſion, obteyne to be kept pure by thée from all infection of vices, ſo that our lyfe maye be ſuch, as eyther by our going or comming, we may be both clenſed from our wicked faultes and alſo, plentiouſly garniſhed with moſt excellent vertues, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lorde. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxij. Pſalme.
A praier that …he chriſtian Church may throughe …ayth & cha…itie) be re…ayred.THe Godly do continually ſtirre vp one another to make holy aſſemblies (O almightie God) with wō derfull exhortations, wherein thy bleſſed name is lifted vp with high praiſes, the faythfull inſtructed in thy ſacred words, and thy holye Sacraments duly receyued. Nowe forſomuch as wee ſee preſently before our eyes that this is in a maner hindered by Antichriſt, to our excéeding great ſorow, for (like a naughtie packe and caſt away as he is) he practiſeth nothing elſe, but that the holy Hieruſalem which is newlye begunne to be edified and repayred, ſhould fall to decaye againe and be vtterly ouerthrowne, to the intent the pure worſhipping and holye inuocating of thy bleſſed name might hauehave no more place there. We earneſtly and with a feruent minde and vehement affection humbly beſéeche thée (O moſt excellent father) who well conſidereſt how great a broyle and trouble he maketh, that thou wouldſt cauſe thoſe things for to hauehave good ſucceſſe, which appertaine vntounto the quietneſſe of Ieruſalem, being thy holy and ſantified Churche, our vnſéemely deſerts ſomewhat layde apart. For ſéeing we do exceeding filthtly tranſgreſſe and moſte lewdly defile thy ſacred lawes, we ought of right to aſſure our ſelues of no good thing. But when as we hauehave an eſpeciall regard to the honor of thy glorious name, then taking a courage again, we do boldly require thée, that thou wouldeſt be preſent with thē which are aſſembled togither in the name of Ieſus Chriſt, and do call vponupon thée therby, to the entent we may one day repoſe our ſelues in the true Hieruſalem, being quite deliuered from the furious and violent inuaſion of Antichriſt. And cauſe that thoſe Citizens which doe credite the ſacred doctrine of thy holy Church may by thy excellent benefites become friendes and faythful brethren one to an other, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lorde. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
ALthough the holy Scriptures doe teach vsus eueryevery where that the heauē (O moſt good and mercifull God) is thy dwelling place, yet the ſame doe in ſuch wiſe ſet out thy infinit goodneſſe, as the Church is both called, and alſo is in déede thy ſanctified houſe wherein thou moſt frequenteſt: at what time therefore we ſhall come togither in the holy congregations, our earneſt requeſt is that we may be there with chéerfull and very deſirous mindes. For thou truly haſt (of an excéeding liberalitie) adorned thy holy Church with moſt flouriſhing and excellent giftes, neyther is there any thing pretermitted that apperteyneth to hir garniſhing, which maye eyther belong to the ſpirituall decking and bewtifiyng thereof, or to the plenteous inriching of it in abundaunce of all heauenly good things. Which ſeeing they hauehave procéeded moſt fully from thée, this only remayneth, that thou wouldeſt ſo condiſcend vntounto our feruent prayers, as the members therof may be annixed togither with a perpetuall concorde: cauſe their meetinges to bée in ſuch ſort as they may render due honor vntounto thée, let the ſacred ſcriptures be there purely and ſincerely interpreted, and let thy glorious Kingdome from day to day be more and more inlarged, making all theſe things to be ſtabliſhed with thy ioyous peace and the tranquilitie of thy holy ſpirite. For ſo long as we pray for the quietneſſe and felicitie hereof, let vsus procure ſubſtanciall and perfect good things both to our neighbours, and alſo vntounto thy bleſſed houſe, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxiij. Pſalme.
THere remayneth no greater helpe for thy faythful ſeruaunts (O moſt mightie God) then that which cō meth from heauen:A prayer fo… the merciemercy of God. for the puiſſant force of Antichriſt and his deuiliſh practiſes hauehave ſo greatly preuayled, as true godlyneſſe, and the right honoring of thée are in a maner extinguiſhed and vtterlye ouerthrowne. Therefore lift we vp our eyes to heauen vntounto thée, to the intent thy helping hand may reuiue vsus againe, and that wée may eſcape out of ſo manyfold great daungers. For as the eyes of ſeruauntes and maydes looke vntounto their Maiſters and Miſtreſſes: euen ſo doe our eyes wayte vppon thee, being the onelyonly refuge of our ſaluation: that like as they do wholy depende and hang vponupon their Maiſters and Miſtreſſes, ſo do we crie dayly to thee vntill thou hauehave mercy vppon vsus. Bee not thus excéeding wrathfull and angry at our wickedneſſe, wherewith we are little better then ouerwhelmed, that thou doeſt leſſe regarde the glorie of thy name, then the reuenging of them. Pardon we humbly beſéech thée, thy poore ſuppliants, that they may be nothing deſtitute of thy infinite mercy and ſinguler goodneſſe. HaueHave pitie vponupon vsus (O good god) in theſe miſerable dayes, be fauourable vntounto vsus, who knowe right well with what troubles and reproches thy holy Church is eueryevery where ſore touched. Let not the arrogancie and diſpitefulneſſe of the wicked paſſe any further, being now ſo puft vppe without meaſure through the proſperous ſucceſſe of the matters they take in hande, as mans power is nothing able to aſſwage the ſame. Make thou therfore (who art inuincible and omnipotent) an ende of theyr outragious madneſſe, and kepe them within their bounds, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
ALthough thou haſt appoynted thy ſeate and dwelling place (O moſte good and mercifull God) to bée in the paſſing highe heauens, yet notwithſtanding thou neuer ceaſeſt to ſtyrre vsus vp with thy holy ſpirite, whereby thou inſtructeſt the heartes of the faythfull, who at what tyme we be tryed with heauineſſe of mind, yrkſome tribulations, and daungerous perils, indeuor our ſelues both by our earneſt prayers and continuall petitions to craue helpe at thy handes onelyonly. Now therefore, like as ſeruants are attendant onelyonly at the handes of theyr Mayſters, and handmaydes wayt diligently vponupon their Miſtreſſe hande, euen ſo the eyes of our fayth looke onelyonly vppon thee (O heauenly father) and ſhall alwayes hereafter hauehave a due regarde to thy diuine Maieſtie vntill thou haſt merciemercy vponupon vsus. Be fauorable vntounto vsus we humbly beſéeche thée, according to thy accuſtomable merciemercy and louing kindneſſe, neyther ſuffer the force of our fierce aduerſaryes to hauehave thy faythfull ſeruantes in contempt and make vsus a ieaſting ſtock. We doubt not but thou knoweſt right well that the mightie and highe minded of this wretched worlde doe with much arrogancie both hate and diſpiſe thy holy and ſanctified Church. Wherefore our earneſt requeſt is, that thou wouldeſt ſpeedily lay to thy readie helping hand, not permitting hir neyther to be polluted with ſuperſticious and deuiliſhe errors, nor yet oppreſt by Sathan or force of the vngodlye, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
LOke downe from heauen vponupon vsus (O moſt excellent father) who doe eleuate and lift vp our eyes to thee onelyonly, earneſtly requyring that thou wouldeſt defend vsus by thy readie helpe from the great perilles wherewith we be at this preſent ſore vexed. For ſéeing thou haſt created vsus, and wée be duly and rightfully thine: lord (of thy infinit goodneſſe) diſpiſe not thou thy ſeruants who looke for helpe at thy handes onelyonly in this their néedfull tyme. We acknowledge verily, we confeſſe I ſay, that we hauehave (by reaſon of our heynous ſinnes and great offences committed agaynſt thée) deſerued theſe things which are now fallen vponupon vsus. But our feruent deſire is, that thou hauing compaſſion vppon thy louing feruauntes, wouldſt pardon (for thy great goodneſſe and infinite mercies ſake) what things ſoeuer they offend thée in them. Wey not (O good God) our vnworthineſſe, but conſider the rebukes and ſlaunders wherewith thou art touched in vsus. For whileſt the wicked enimies do ſtirre vp blaſphemies agaynſt thy faythfull people, they doe wrong, not vntounto vsus, but to thy glorious name, when as they rage by force of armes and great violence, they chiefly ſhoote at ye ouerthrowing of thy true honor, ſincere religion, and moſt bleſſed worde: theſe are the thinges which they meane to take vtterly away, if they might hauehave ſucceſſe. For ſo long as they perceyue themſelues to abounde in much ſtrength, and doe whatſoeuer it pleaſeth them, they become marueylous high minded, and thy Church being troubled by them, is put to an excéeding great foyle, which hath none to flie vntounto for helpe, but thée onelyonly who art their Lord. Driue thou away theſe iniuries and miſchieuous euilles which they bring vponupon vsus, we humbly beſeech thée: for nothing is required in this behalfe, but that thou wouldeſt defende the honor and glorie of thy true doctrine and ſacred goſpel, leaſt the wicked make a laughter hereat. Graūt (O good God) that thoſe men may one day feele the force of thy bleſſed veritie, ſo as they ſhall will they …ill they, acknowledge thee to bée a God of might, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxiiij. Pſalme.
A prayer againſt violence and deceypt.VNleſſe thou doeſt aſſiſt vsus (O moſt mightie God) with thy puyſſaunt power and readie helping hande, the Antichriſtians are ſo bent to riſe vp agaynſt thy faythfull people, as they ſéeme to committe nothing more then to ſwallow vsus all vppe euen quicke: whoſe woodneſſe is in ſuch wiſe kindled, that (if thou putteſt not to thy helping hande) they are like to conſume and deuoure vsus, which truely we can not denie but hath béene of our partes iuſtly deſerued, if we well wey and conſider our owne ſinnes. For what ſcourge and tormentes can wée déeme that thou ordeyneſt vniuſtly for vsus, weying ſo great ingratitude as we hauehave ſhewed towardes thée? who hauehave beene ſuch tranſgreſſors of thy holy commaundements, as there is no penaltie ſo great, but that wée both are worthie thereof, and alſo ſeeme ſo to be. For although thou wilt not be preſent to helpe thy ſacred Church for our ſakes, yet do it for the glory of thy name, leaſt the moſt raging riuers do ouerwhelme and choke it vp with their ouerflowing and violence of waters: turne away (we heartily require thée) their mouthes and téeth from thy holy ones, leaſt they teare them in peeces like vntounto a pray: who verily hunt for nothing elſe by their ſubtilties and lewde practiſes, then to catch and ſnarle in the trappes of their vngodlyneſſe thoſe which hauehave addicted themſelues to thy bleſſed wordes, to the pourging of the true worſhipping of thee, and to a more ſincere and pure maner of religion. Make haſt therfore (O good God) to be our ſpeedie helper, and deliuer vsus from the Nettes of ſuch cruell hunters. But vouchſafe thou (we humbly beſéeche thée) who haſt made heauen and earth, that we may impute our whole ſaluation vntounto thée only, and none other, thorow Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
VNleſſe, thou thy owne ſelfe (O moſt good and mercifull God) doeſt at this preſent ſuppreſſe and kéepe vnderunder the fury and madneſſe of the Antichriſtians, in ſuch ſort as they be not able to accompliſh thoſe things which they hauehave now enterpriſed and deuiſed amongſt themſelues, they will ſwallow vp thy ſacred Church whole and quicke: who doe in ſuch wiſe riſe vp, gnaſh their téeth, rage, & ſwell for anger, as thy faythfull ſeruants are nowe in a maner almoſte drowned of them, vnleſſe thou doeſt verye ſpéedily aſſwage and thruſt back the ſtorme of vngodlineſſe, & huge waues of the deuill. Turne away thy furious wrath from vsus (we heartily pray thée) O heauenly father, and puniſh not thée wickedneſſe which we hauehave committed agaynſt thée, according to our iuſt deſerts: who doe not this onelyonly to the intent thou ſhouldeſt conſider our worthineſſe, but that thou mighteſt not fayle thy owne name, thy pure doctrine, and thy faythfull promiſes. Graunt that we may once ſay, verilye our God is to be magnified and prayſed, which will not ſuffer hys bleſſed Church to bée diſperſed of wicked mens outragious crueltie, but hath taken hir from the ſnares and Iawes of vngracious perſons, by his excéeding famous and moſt puyſſant arme. Cut their Nettes aſunder, let their naughtie enterpriſes bee fruſtrated, and make their force to fayle them, who do nowe greatly terrifie all ſuch (O good God) as ſtand in feare of thée: let vsus looke for helpe at thy mercifull handes onelye who haſt made heauen and earth. Wherefore our earneſt petition and hartie requeſt, is, that thou wouldeſt (of thy ſinguler merciemercy and excellent clemencie) yéeld thy ſelfe plyable to our feruent prayers, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
SVch as belong to thy heritage, and are the true Iſraell, muſt needes confeſſe with vsus (O moſt mightie God) that vnleſſe we had béene preſerued and holpen by thy ſinguler fauour and mightie power, wée ſhould hauehave beene ſwallowed vp and vtterly conſumed to nothing more then once, by the fierce enimies of our ſaluation. For if we looke for helpe elſe where to ſuccor vsus, we know aſſuredly that it is of no force at all. The violence and outrage of thoſe men which do greeuouſly aſſault vsus, is lyke moſt ſwift ſtreames of water that doe ſodainly ouerflow the fieldes, whoſe outragious crueltie may bée fully compared to the fierceneſſe of brute beaſtes, which men alſo vſe ſuch craftie and couert ſnares to trap vsus in, as the fowlers and hunters are nothing comparable vntounto them herein, but ſéeme very ſimple, & farre theyr inferiors. Wherfore (according to our bounden duetie) wée render condigne thankes vntounto thée, forſomuch as thou haſt hitherto deliuered thy ſimple and féeble flocke from ſo great perillous daungers, and requeſt this at thy mercifull hands, that thou wouldſt in lykewiſe not ſuffer thy ſacred Church hereafter to bee ouerthrowne, neither by outragious violence, nor yet through ſubtile deceipt, ſo as our aſſured cōfidence in thée may be dayly more and more greatly augmented and mightily increaſed, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxv. Pſalme.
FOrſomuch as mannes helpe (O moſt good and mercifull God) is verye weake,A prayer for the preſeruation and long continuance of fayth. wonderfull vncertain, and merueylous deceyuable, we are euidētly taught to repoſe our whole confidence in thée onelyonly, vntounto whom whoſoeuer they bée that doe annixe themſelues, they neuer go nor yet wander out of the right way. Thou therefore which haſt promiſed to ſtabliſhe Mount Sion (being thy holy Church) in ſuch wiſe with thy mightie protection, as it maye abide for euer agaynſt all the craftie aſſaultes and layings awayte of hir outragious aduerſaries: hauehave the like regarde (wée humbly beſéech thée) to the ſame at this preſent, neither permit the rod of the vngodly to waxe fierce vponupon hir. For if it bée inforced to bée in ſubiection to thy wicked enimies, euen they alſo which ſeeme godly men ſhall fall redily into impietie. Puniſh our ſinnes, O good GOD, (which be great and gréeuous) with an other maner of chaſticement and correction: for we do deſire no more at this tyme, but that we may not be oppreſſed by Antichriſt, requyring thée to defend the congregations of thy faythfull inuironing them about on eueryevery ſide lyke moſt defenceable Mountaynes, ſo that the wicked aduerſaries of thy glorious name hauehave no power to make hauocke of them at theyr will and pleaſure. Deale louingly & fauorably in theſe dayes wt ſuch as be greatly deſirous of goodneſſe and vpright dealing: but cauſe thoſe to féele and hauehave in tryall what the workers of iniquitie doe deſerue, whoſe mindes are not onelye wrapped altogither full of vngodlineſſe, by practiſing miſchiefe & naughtineſſe, but alſo indeuour ſo much as in thē lyeth, that thy bleſſed worde may no where flouriſh, that true religion might be vtterly extinguiſhed, and the perfect inuocating and calling vponupon thy glorious name quite rooted vp. But as for thy beloued Iſraell, after ſhe hath inioyed peace and tranquilitie, let it be ioyned more and more vntounto thee, ſo as ſhée maye continually lay ſure holde vponupon thy worthie prayſes, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
IN whoſe minds ſoeuer the beliefe of thy faythfull promiſes (O moſte mightie God) is aſſuredly graffed and firmely eſtabliſhed, they being like vntounto wel grounded Mountaynes, do nothing ſhake in troubleſome tymes, but their conſtancie and vnremoueableneſſe is of ſuch force, as their aſſured hope is, that they be no leſſe armed with thy mightie protection and ſure defence, then was the Citie of Ieruſalem inuironed with a rampire of Mountaynes which did ouerlooke it rounde aboute on eueryevery ſide. Now therefore when as the miſchiefe and flame of the vngodlye is occupied on this one poynt, how to ſcatter the Church and to oppreſſe it, aſſiſt the ſame (O excellent father) and make it manifeſt vntounto hir what a ſinguler louelove thou beareſt therto. But if (as wée openly and with a ſincere fayth acknowledge and confeſſe) our horrible naughtineſſe hauehave deſerued, ye (being depriued and left deſtitute of thy ayde) we ſhould be giuen ouer into the woodneſſe and cruell handes of the Antichriſtians: wey not, we humbly beſeech thée, what our miſdéedes do rightly deſerue, but hauehave a regard how we are cōmitted vntounto thee, & that thou art put in truſt with vsus in chriſt: neyther ſhew thy ſelfe wrathful contrary to thy old and auncient cuſtome, whereby thou neuer gaueſt libertie to the tyranny of wicked perſons to perſecute the godly any long time, leaſt if thy vpright iudgements ſhould be prolonged, they perhaps (who are righteous) may be boldned to reuolt therefro, and yéelde to naughtineſſe, as ye cōmon ſort do. Be thou (O moſt mighty god) good, louing, & mercifull vntounto theſe men whoſe earneſt deſire it is to hauehave the zeale of godlineſſe imprinted in their hearts, and extend thy indignation rather vponupon thoſe which thinke and do nothing but rather that which is lewde, vnrighteous, and wicked. But preſerue and increaſe (for thy infinite mercies ſake) the accuſtomable peace of thy beloued Iſraell, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
WHoſoeuer do giuegive credit to thy ſacred truth (O almightie God) as becommeth them, remaine irremoueable like vntounto ſtedfaſt Mountaynes, and moſte ſtrong rockes, what great ſtormes of temptations ſoeuer the deuill or worlde doe ſtyrre vp agaynſt them: for as Cities be fortefied and raunged eueryevery where about with thick rampires, ſtrong walles, huge towers, and high hilles, ſo God doth, as with a ſhield defend thoſe whom he greatly fauoureth, and which are his elect ſeruaunts, and gardeth them alſo like an excéeding ſtrong Bulwarke. Therefore do we not without iuſt cauſe (O excellent father) call earneſtly vppon thée, that thou doeſt not permit the vngodly to poure out their crueltie vppon the Church of the righteous, leaſt if ſuch as be yet weaklings amongs the faythfull, ſée the proſperitie of wicked perſons, they alſo of an euill zeale, begin to follow their lewd vices and moſt greeuous ſinnes. Wherefore rather defend and aduaunce (we heartily pray thée) thy bleſſed ſaintes, and be fauourable vntounto them, whom thou haſt now appoynted to followe thée with a perfect mind and vncorrupt faith. But beat downe ſuch with thy puyſſaunt ſtrength & mightie power, as bée enimies to godlineſſe and the honor of thy glorious name, ſo that thy ſacred Church (which is the holy Iſraell) bée not defrauded of the ioyfull ſaluation ſhée looketh for at thy mercifull handes, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.