Christian praiers and holie medtations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Wherevnto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.

Let vs pray.

O God mercifull father, that de∣spisest not the sighing of a con∣trite hart, nor the desires of such as be sorrowfull, mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles & aduersities, when soeuer they oppresse vs, and grati∣ously heare vs that those euils which the craft and subtiltie of the diuell or man worketh againste vs, bee brought to nought, and by the pro∣uidence of thy goodnesse they may be dispersed, that we thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 being hurt by no persecution 〈◊〉〈◊〉 e∣uermore giue thankes vnto thee in

thy holie Church, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

O Lord arise, helpe vs▪ and deliuer vs for thy names sake.

O God, we haue heard with our eares, and our fathers haue declared vnto vs the noble workes that thou didest in their dayes, and in the olde time before them.

O Lord arise, helpe vs, and deliuer vs for thine honour.

Glorie be to the father, and to the sonne, and to the holy ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is nowe, and euer shalbe world without ende. Amen.

From our enimies defende vs O Christ.

Gratiously looke vpon our afflicti∣ons.

Pitifully behold the sorrows of our heartes.

Mercifully forgiue the sinnes of

thy people.

Fauorably with mercie heare our prayers.

O Sonne of Dauid▪ haue mercie vpon vs.

Both now and euer vouchsafe to heare vs O Christ.

Gratiously heare vs O Christ, gra∣tiously heare vs, O Lord Christ.

O Lord let thy mercie be shewed vpon vs:

As we doe put our trust in thee▪