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ALmightie God, and most mer∣cifull father, which cloathest the lillies of the field, with such roialtie, as Salomon when he sat vpon the throne of his maiestie,
neuer possessed: which feedest the birds of the aire, the beasts of the land, and the fish of the sea with su∣stenance conuenient and agréeing with their nature: we beséech thée to accept at our hands, this sacri∣fice of thankesgiuing, offered vp vnto thée for thy manifold bene∣fits, and among all other, for that thou hast hitherto prospered vs in our busines and labour, which thou hast not made frustrate and vnfruitefull, but with due measure and weight of profit & aduantage, hast let it passe out of our hands.
And we beséech thée, O father, that as thou hast hitherto bene the ouerséer of all our studies and tra∣uels, making them fruitefull and beneficiall vnto vs, so it would please thée to continue still thine accustomed bountifulnes, and to giue vs grace, that for the same we may offer vnto thée not onlie the calues of our lips, but also of our hearts, through Christ Iesus our onlie sauiour and redéemer,