Godly Prayers out of Davids Psalms, Prayers based on Psalms · Psalm 126 – Psalm 132
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxvj. Pſalme.
A praier that we may bee deliuered frō thraldome, & attaine to the glory of god.SVrely the thraldome and bondage of thy bleſſed church (O moſt good and mercifull God) hath béene hitherto excéeding hard beyonde all meaſure, being ſore oppreſt vnderunder the tyrannie of Antichriſt, and yet notwithſtanding, thou (of thy infinite goodneſſe) haſt redéemed it to our wonderfull comfort, and the great hope of others which as yet hauehave an earneſt deſire to the attayning of Chriſtian libertie. We at this preſent heartily beſéech thée (that at what time the deuill and power of the aduerſarie ſéeme by all the meanes they can deuiſe to bende their force for to hinder the good workes which is begunne) not to be forgetfull of thy Churches captiuitie, from which thou haſt after a ſort begunne to reſtore the ſame, who verily hath behaued hir ſelfe ſo vnthankfully towardes thée, as one that made ſmall accompt of the benefites beſtowed vponupon hir, according to their worthineſſe. But forſake hir not (for thy accuſtomed mercies ſake) before thou haſt fully repayred in hir yt which remayneth as yet to be reſtored thereto, yea rather vouchſafe to beſtowe vponupon the ſame (as on fieldes wanting moyſture at noone tyme) the moſte ſwift ſtreames of thy heauēly grace, & flowing waters of thy bleſſed ſpirite, to the intent we maye with abundaunt gladneſſe reape the pleaſant fruite of the prayers which we doe now ſowe with teares▪ ſo as the heathen which behold theſe calamities with a doubtfull minde, wherewith the outragious enimies of thy glorious name do ſore oppreſſe vsus, may at length openly publiſh that thou haſt dealt honourably with thy faythfull ſeruants by which meanes we may (after theſe gréeuous ſorrowes bée ended) inioy not onelyonly ſuche a gladneſſe as we woulde willingly wiſhe, but alſo a very healthfull comfort, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
SEing it is thy moſt auncient accuſtomable maner, O almightie God, to a…d and helpe ſuch as vnfeinedly truſt in thée (by thy wonderfull and ſinguler prouidence) when as they be fallen into greateſt diſtreſſe, ſo that thou ſendeſt them deliueraunce euen when they leaſt looke for it, ſéeming rather to inioy the ſame as a dreame then lyke a matter of truth: we hauehave no diſpayre at all of thy ſacred Church, being almoſt without hope of recouery, who know right wel that it is a light thing to thée, yea and excéeding eaſie, to fill our mouth with laughter and our tongue with ioy, in ſuche wiſe as our cruell enimies ſhall be inforced to ſay whether they will or not, that theſe mens God hath vndoubtedlye done wonderfull great thinges for them, at what tyme he cauſed thoſe his ſeruants to inioy a notable comfort and marueylous delectation, euē when they were without hope thereof. Our earneſt requeſt is therefore that thou wouldſt, for thy infinite mercies ſake, pardon the offences wherewith wee hauehave ſtubburnlye (through our outragious madneſſe, feeble imbecillitie, and naturall corruption) prouoked thée to extréeme anger, ſo that wée obteyning againe at thy mercifull handes the auncient fauour and beneuolence, may finde no leſſe alteration of our eſtate, then thoſe which being parched wt a Southerne drougth and ſuch ardent burning as is at noone day, may be moyſted with a freſhe and ſodeyne abundaunce of waters vnlooked for. And what things ſoeuer we ſowe with teares, graunt vsus (we heartily praye thée) to reape them at length with great ioy and gladneſſe, ſo that finally we may hauehave moſt plentifull fruites of conſolation out of the prayers wée (in moſte humble wiſe) poure out dayly before thée, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
WHen it happeneth at any tyme (O moſte good and mercifull God) that thou of thy ſinguler goodneſſe, doeſt vtterly deliuer thy ſacred Church from the captiuitie and thraldome of the deuill, and that it beholdeth al thy members and hirs quite ſet frée from fond errors and blinde darkeneſſe, then ſhall it be repleniſhed with ſuch gladneſſe as ſhée ſhall rather thinke howe ſhée dreameth of that great good thing, then verily to inioy the ſame. At what time ſhée maye well ſay that ſhée is mitry in déede, and ſhall be indued with perfect gladneſſe, neither ſhall ſhée not onelyonly render immortall thankes and prayſes vntounto thée, but alſo eueryevery man will maruaile at the high and mightie things thou haſt done for hir. Our earneſt requeſt is therfore, that thou woldſt now at length condiſcend vntounto the accompliſhment of theſe thinges, and excéedingly fauour hir captiuitie being thus miſerable and of ſuch long continuaunce: deliuer thy faythfull ſeruants from obſcure darkneſſe, and vnlooſe the bandes of thy accuſtomed louing kindneſſe wherewith thou haſt redéemed the children of Adam which are ſo long a time in bondage and thraldome: and with the liuely waters of thy benigne grace cauſe thou the barrenneſſe and thirſty ſoyle of our ſoule to be right pleaſaunt and fertile, ſo that the wofull teares which the godly did ſowe and poure out in the time of their captiuitie, may bring them at length to their deſired ioyes, and that ſuch (as with great ſorrow and heauineſſe) hauehave hitherto ſowne the ſéede of feruent praiers and dolefull ſighings, may with very much ioy and marueilous pleaſure reape the ſound fruits of true godlineſſe and pure religion, thorow Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxvij. Pſalme.
IT is out of all controuerſie,A prayer for ſuſtentation and ſafe keping and a matter agreed vponupon among al godly perſons, that no family can be well ordered, or any common welth rightly gouerned, vnleſſe thou (O moſte mightie god) doeſt further and proſper their proceedings. We therefore who are not ignorant but thou wilt do farre better for thy holy Church then for any houſe of honour, or moſt large Citie of this worlde, knowe aſſuredly that the ſame can by no meanes continue without thy mighty preſeruatiō, and that eſpecially in this tyme, when as both ſo many of the deuils engines, and alſo of Antichriſtes ſubtile pollecies, do much inuade vsus. For that thing therefore which could not be atchieued by the painfull labour, carefull watchings, and great induſtrie of men, we do moſt earneſtly require of thée (O heauenly father) by continuall praiers, who haſt bene accuſtomed to graūt vntounto thine, as it were in their ſleepe, the thing which ſéemed otherwiſe to bee exceeding difficult and almoſt impoſſible. Firſt and formoſt, take away our greeuous iniquities which are the chiefeſt let and ſtay why thou releaueſt not the preſent wretchedneſſe and miſerable calamitie we are in, for it is they and none other thing that do diſſeuer and withdraw vsus from hauing confidence in thy vnſpeakable merciemercy. Now at what tyme thou ſhalt hauehave pardoned them (as our earneſt deſire is, that thou wouldſt) be ſo good as to increaſe thy bleſſed Church with a plentifull iſſue: for if ſhée ſhall ingender children vntounto thée, let them (who are worthie of thée and thy bleſſed ſpirite) be ſent out lyke arrowes, through thy inuincible arme agaynſt the outragious enimies of godlyneſſe and doctrine of the ſacred Goſpell: but cauſe the vncorrupted Congregations and aſſemblies to hauehave a companie of valiaunt and ſtrong men, who (ſo long as they take vponupon them to defende thy ſincere truth both in worde and déede) may neither be aſhamed, not yet once ſhrinke backe therefro, through Ieſus chriſt our Lorde. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
AL our force and enterprices are of none effect (O almightie God) without thy eſpeciall grace and fauour: for if no priuate houſe can be maintayned, or any City builded, except thou layeſt to thy preſent helpe and gracious good will, howe much leſſe then may the bleſſed Church bée reedified, enlarged and ſet at a ſtay, vnleſſe thou bée marueylous readie to aſſiſt the ſame with thy holye ſpirite and benigne grace: men hauehave labored in vaine, their riſing vp early, and holding long faſtings, ſhall be to none effect & vainly and to no purpoſe ſhall they foreſpend thēſelues with toiles & troubles. Wherefore wée earneſtly intreat thée (O good God) that thy diuine preſence & mightie power bée not farre from vsus in any of our attempts and enterpriſes. For what thing verily ſoeuer hath béene at any time gathered vp and repayred of the ruines of the Church, it taketh no good ſucceſſe without thee, yet rather thou haſt giuē the ſame to thy labourers as it were in their ſléepe, making it ſuch a thing by thy ſecrete and wonderfull meanes, as humane ſtrength (if it were duly conſidered) is altogither inſufficient to ſo puyſſant a worke. But ſéeing we hauehave béene nowe very vngratefull, and moſt lewdly abuſed ſo great and manifold benefites, thou haſt not without iuſt cauſe begunne to vexe vsus with excéeding gréeuous troubles, from which mennes painefull trauayle and ſubtill pollecie are of no abilitie to deliuer vsus. Make thou haſt therefore, for thy accuſtomed mercies ſake, (when we thinke leaſt hereof, or iudge our ſelues to be in daunger of many perils) to vntangle thoſe which flie vntounto thy diuine Maieſtie, that being ſet at libertie, we may acknowledge thee to be the onelyonly Authour of true and perfect ſaluation, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
BIcauſe ſo manie as enterprice any thing without thy eſpeciall aſſiſtance and fauourable good will (O moſt gracious and mercifull God) do labour to no purpoſe and trouble themſelues in vaine, and that they which hauehave not thee for theyr readie helper, cannot ſaue and defende themſelues from their cruell enimies: therefore ſéeing (that both thy Church ſtandeth alwayes in very great néede of building, and the City of our congregation is deſtitute and voyde of defence) we cal vponupon thée onelyonly to be our couragious helper, who art readie to ayde the builders, and canſt ſtrongly defend the valiaunt fighters. But to the intent we may the readilier attain the ſame, multiplie (we earneſtly require thée) the iſſue of thy ſacred church, which may be ſent out as arrowes to rayſe it vppe eueryevery where by thy bleſſed worde, and be made ſo ſkilfull and well practiſed in handling thy ſayinges, that when thoſe thinges bee done which apperteyne to theyr vocation, they maye by no meanes be put to ſhame and rebuke of the moſt godleſſe and vnfaithfull perſons, thorow Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxviij. Pſalme.
… praier that …e may feare God & leade bleſſed …fe.IF no good thing or any kinde of felicity can happen to any but to ſuch as feare God and reuerence him, and to thoſe, which (through a perfect lyfe) walke faythfully in the wayes of his bleſſed commaundements, the matter is nowe manifeſted vntounto vsus why we are thus vexed with gréeuous calamities. For whereas thou of thy infinite merciemercy (O almightie God) haſt giuen vsus a comfortable and wholeſome doctrine, we hauehave performed nothing leſſe then honoured thee as is our bounden dutie: who hauehave ſet more by our owne filthie deſires, then the feare of thée & due reuerence of thy glorious name, by caſting aſide the ordinaunces of thy bleſſed precepts. Wherefore there is no cauſe why we ſhould complaine that afflictions are wrongfully layde vponupon vsus at any time. Pardon we hartily pray thée, our gréeuous iniquities and miſchieuous déedes, and renue in vsus (for thy infinite mercies ſake) perfect feare, true godlineſſe, and holy conuerſation. Finally ſhine downe out of Sion (that is, from thy excéeding high light, and ſuch as can not be attayned vntounto) vponupon thy afflicted Church, and deliuer the ſame from the number of perils which ſhe is in daunger of. But forſomuch as thou haſt coupled hir vntounto thée to be thy wife by faith, graunt that ſhe may hauehave an infinite companie of holy children: let hir be as a vine ſpreading it ſelfe farre abroad, which Antichriſt maye not with all his induſtrie be of force to cut and hewe downe. For wée require thys chiefly at thy mercifull handes (O moſt excellent father) that thou wouldeſt indue thy heauenly Hieruſalem with good & wholeſome things, and ſend peace and tranquilitie vponupon thy true Iſraell, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
THy ſacred word (O moſt good and mercifull God) doth teach vsus that godlineſſe onelyonly maketh men right happie and bleſſed. For the feare and dread wherwith godly men doe reuerence thée, is an effectuall bridle to cauſe them for to proceede iuſtly in the way of thy righteouſneſſe. But bicauſe this vertue is a ſinguler ornament of thy beloued church, our earneſt requeſt is, that there may be continuall labouring in the ſame by doctrine and example to nurter thy bleſſed children, ſo that the workes be not in vaine, or to none effect. Let hir be dayly made like vntounto a moſte fruitfull woman, that may be compared to the ranke Oliues and exceeding fertile vines: which vnſpeakable happie giftes we miſtruſt not but thou wilt one day beſtowe readily vppon vsus, if from the ſeate of thy Maieſtie, it ſhal pleaſe thee to behold the congregation of the faithfull with thy merciful eye, bicauſe al things that apperteyne to true and perfect felicitie, come from the will of thy ineſtimable goodneſſe. For ſeing we doubt not but this redowneth to ye honor of thy glorious name, (that a continuall ofſpring of thy déere children ſhoulde bée multiplied in the bleſſed Church, and become notable in peace, in prayſes, and in puritie of life) we heartily require thée in our moſt feruent prayers to obteine the ſame, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lorde. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxix. Pſalme.
THou knoweſt (O moſte good and mercifull God) howe greatly the enimies of thy gloryous name hauehave fought continuallye agaynſt thy ſacred Church,A prayer agaynſt the counterfeit holineſſe of ſuch as wold be iuſtified by their workes. and alwayes troubled the ſame from hir infancie, yet notwithſtanding thou haſt done this of thy ſinguler fauor thou bareſt therevnto, that hir aduerſaryes coulde neuer preuaile agaynſt hir, who diddeſt it for this intent, bicauſe thy faythfull promiſes ſhould be accompliſhed. They ſeemed diuers and ſundry times to thruſt the ſhare of affliction verye deepe into hir backe, who (hauing a marueylous obſtinate heart) purpoſed to make exceeding long ridges vponupon the ſame. But thou O good God of thy perfect iuſtice, haſt alwaies cut a ſunder the cordes of the vngodly in péeces. Wherefore we nowe heartily beſéech thée not to regard our wicked factes, but the glorie of thy name. For if thou ſhouldeſt deale with vsus according to oure worthineſſe, we do not onelyonly deſerue ſuch painefull miſeries, and ſorowfull calamities, but much more gréeuouſer. Yet (for thy infinite mercies ſake) poure not out thy furious wrath on vsus, but vponupon the vngodly, let them be confounded and turned backeward, and graunt that they maye quickly wither euen as the graſſe, before they bée any thing able to bring their lewde enterpriſes to an end: whoſe deſerts are not ſuch as we ought to pray for their good ſucceſſe, ſéeing their practiſes bée excéeding naught. But now cauſe the Church of thy faythfull people, to inioye ſome bleſſing of peace and tranquilitie, through Ieſus Chriſt our lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
THe aſſaultes of thy faythfull people (O moſte good and mercifull God) be not onelyonly very many and diuers, but they are alſo continually tempted, and be inforced to fall into vtter deſtruction: for the deuill and power of our fierce aduerſaries deſire nothing more, then to turne thy Image vntounto them from the purpoſe thou haſt ordeyned it for. And therefore we heartily crie and call vntounto thée (who haſt an incomprehenſible merciemercy ioyned with thy excéeding great Iuſtice) that thou wouldeſt, for the intire good will and louing fauour thou beareſt vntounto vsus, breake a ſunder the ſlithe coardes of temptations, and teare in péeces the ſubtile ſnares of ſuch as lay deceyptfull trappes to ſnarle vsus in, ſo that the wicked enimies of our ſaluation, maye (according to their iuſt demerites) be brought to vtter ſhame and confuſion, to the intent all men may right wel know that thy perfect righteouſneſſe will not ſuffer their deuiliſhe fraudes and curſed deceyptes to eſcape alwayes vnpuniſhed: whereby thy bleſſing which thou haſt appoynted for the elect and choſen, may not be impeached: and let not the force of the deuils ſubtilties and craftie ymaginations, diſappoynt the ſaluation, which we (that hope in thy faythfull promiſes) looke to atchieue and attaine vntounto, thorow Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxx. Pſalme.
THou art woont verye often (O almightie God) to puniſh thy faythfull ſeruaunts greeuouſly,A prayer for grace in the time of nede. to the intent they might therby returne vntounto thée with earneſt and perfect repentance, which now experience teacheth vsus to féele in thy ſacred Church by reaſon of theſe moſt troubleſome tymes: for we that hauehave béene hitherto innumerable wayes very vngratful towards thée, and eueryevery where tranſgreſſed thy holy lawe and bleſſed commaundements, are ſo oftentymes vexed with the fierceneſſe of the curſed deuill and his bondſlaues, that we be inforced to crie vntounto thée out of the bottomleſſe pit, and from the vnmeaſurable déepeneſſe of our aduerſities, requiring thée not to marke our heynous ſinnes ſo ſeuerely. For if thou (O good god) wilt dulye conſider and iuſtly puniſhe the iniquities that we hauehave committed (according to their iuſt deſerts) which of vsus ſhall be ſo blameleſſe and holy, as he may be able to ſtand before thy iuſtice? But, forſomuch as we right well know that thou art indued with excéeding great gentleneſſe, we doe both early and late looke and wayte for thy readie helpe. Although therefore our iniquities are very many in number, vouche thou ſafe (for thy moſt abundaunt goodneſſe and infinite mercies ſake) to redéeme vsus from them all, ſo that wée, being deliuered from imminent perils and preſent calamities, may as well beleue in thée onelyonly, as publiſh to the whole worlde that there is true and perfect redemption, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
SEing that we be perpetually toſt (O almightie God) with the moſt déepe ſea of temptations, neyther are able of our ſelues to match them, there is good reaſon why we do not without iuſt cauſe require thée ſpéedily to helpe and ſuccour our wofull miſeries. But, if thou (who art both a rightfull iudge and perfect arbitrer of oure cauſes) wouldſt conſider all things whatſoeuer we hauehave gréeuouſly offended thée in, and earneſtly marke the ſame, who were able (I pray thée) to ſtand before thy tribunal ſeat? Seing therefore thy merciemercy is notable and infinite, our earneſt deſire is that we maye in ſuch wiſe depend onelyonly therevpon, as the iniquities which we hauehave cōmitted, might be redeemed thereby, who are nouriſhed dayly and hourely in this hope alone, truſting that thou wilt neuer be forgetfull of the true Iſraell, which is thy holy and bleſſed Church. Graunt vsus therefore (we humblie beſéech thée) to obteyne at thy fauourable handes, pardon and remiſſion of ſinnes, as a ſound and ſincere fruite of this ſtedfaſt confidence, through Ieſus Chriſt our lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxxj. Pſalme.
A praier that we may hauehave humilitie, and diſpiſe arrogancie.FOrſomuch as we are marueilous vngratefull towards thée (O moſt mightie God) for the exceeding great benefits beſtowed vponupon vsus, leading a life hitherto nothing agréeable to thy holineſſe and our vocation, there is no cauſe why our heart ſhould bée puffed vp, or walke in wonders. Cauſe thy holy ſpirite to be aboundantly poured vponupon vsus, inſomuch as all pride and arrogancie beeing vtterly layd aſide and quite done away, we maye heartily acknowledge this which is moſt true, howe that we are heynous ſinners, by which meanes thou wilt (through a true and ſincere repentance) pardon our naughtie and lewde behauiour. Moreouer frame and comfirme vsus in ſuche wiſe towards thee, as we may be like vntounto a weaned childe, which alwayes longeth for hys mother, by whom it is cheriſhed and nurſed. Vnleſſe thou therefore be our ready helper, what other thing eyther can wée or ought we to iudge of our owne power and ſtrength, but the ſame ſhall be hurtfull vntounto vsus. Wherefore, ſéeing that thy bleſſed Church hath none other refuge but thée only, being vtterly voyd of all humaine helpe, therefore euen after the maner of a childe it looketh vntounto thée, whoſe earneſt deſire is that thou wouldeſt not vtterly forſake hir, but ſo aſſiſt the ſame with thy fauourable goodneſſe, as ſhe maye alwayes wholy addict hir ſelfe to cal vponupon thy glorious name, and publiſh thy famous renowme, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame Pſalme.
FOrſomuch as (O moſt good and mercifull God) it verily behoueth thée onelyonly to be high and excellent, our earneſt requeſt is that thou wouldeſt not permit pride to breake into our heart, being of it ſelfe ſtubburne and rebellious ynough, ſéeing that all humaine arrogancie and ouerwéening of our ſelues can not be but very vaine, as that which hath neyther true nor iuſt cauſe ſo to do. We deſire therefore a very méeke heart and marueilous lowly eyes to eſchue all ſuch lewde deuiſes and fond enterpriſes as may excéede the meane and boundes of our vocation. Vouchſafe (we humbly beſéech thée) that our minde may none otherwiſe depend vponupon thée, then Infants hang vponupon their Nources breaſtes. For we perceyue right well that thy bleſſed Churche ſhall neuer be compted in a proſperous eſtate vnleſſe ſhée doth both vtterly diſpaire of hir ſelfe, and alſo repoſe hir whole hope and confidence in thée onelyonly, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
¶ A prayer out of the .Cxxxij. Pſalme.
A praier that …he Goſpell may reigne …mongſt vsus.WE know right well (O moſt good and mercifull God) that thou art not forgetfull of the couenaunt thou madeſt wyth vsus in Chriſt Ieſu: but acknowledge our ſelues to hauehave ſwarued from thy moſt ſacred couenaunts and bleſſed agréements. For, wheras it behoueth vsus to frame our life ſo as we might pleaſe thee, and that all our déedes ought to redowne vntounto the glory of thy bleſſed name, then the which we hauehave done nothing leſſe, who hauehave marueylous coldly exerciſed true and perfect godlineſſe, neither indeuoured our ſelues to reedifie thy holy Church with a feruent deſire as it became vsus to do. But be not thou reuenged (O good God) vppon our naughtie facts, neyther let theſe things which wée hauehave heynouſlye committed agaynſt thée, be an occaſiō that thou ſhouldſt not giuegive eare vntounto our heartie prayers. For this verily do we earneſtly deſire in all our humble petitions, that the place wherein the Arke of thy glorious couenaunt remayneth, that is to ſay, (thy elected church) may continue thy louing Spouſe, inioying at length a quiet and peaceable reſt, to the intent thy bleſſed kingdome may more proſperouſly be inlarged, and the glory of thy famous name ſpred abrode farre wider then it is at this day. Shewe we humbly beſéech thée, that thou art (according to thy faythfull promiſe) truly reſident in thy holy Church, by induing thy faythfull ſeruauntes with true holineſſe and perfect ſaluation. Suffer not (as thou haſt louingly promiſed) the light of thy people to bée extinguiſhed and quite put out: but let the princely bewtie and renowmed glorie of thy excellent Maieſtie ſhine perpetually in hir, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.
An other prayer out of the ſame pſalme.
FOrſomuch as thou of thy infinite goodneſſe (O moſte gracious and mercifull God) haſt determined to dwell perpetually in the congregation of the faythfull (which is the Church that Chriſt hath redéemed with his precious bloud) we humbly beſéech thee neuer to forget this thy moſte louing promiſe. For our earneſt requeſt is to hauehave thy reſting place abide in vsus, and that thou wouldeſt hauehave an holy and well furniſhed habitation in our hearts through fayth. As therefore wée miſtruſt not but thou wilt kéepe this thy ſacred couenaunt firme and ſtedfaſt, ſo we heartily deſire thée to vouchſafe that we on our part may not ſwarue therefro, but follow and accompliſh to the vttermoſt thoſe teſtimonies of thy holy wil, which thou haſt thought good to teach vsus in thy ſacred ſcriptures, ſo that the miniſters of thy Sacraments, the faythfull people, and all the eſtates and degrées of thy elect ſeruaunts, maye ſhine in true godlyneſſe and moſt ſincere vertues, to the honour of thy glorious name, through Ieſus Chriſt our Lord. Amen.