The Prayer.
O Eternall God, who endurest for ever, and thy remembrance throughout all generati∣ons, have pittie upon us according to the infinite treasures of thy loving kindnesse, heare the voyce of our groaning, for thy indignation and thy wrath lieth hard upon us, and our sinnes have put an edge upon thy sword, and a thorne into our wounded consciences. O build up the ruines of our soules, repaire the breaches of our comforts and our hopes, and let thy glorie now appeare, for that shines brightest in the beames of thy mercie, and when thou turnest unto the prayer of poore wretched destitutes, it becomes an eternall mo∣nument and a record of thy honour, and all ge∣nerations which shall be borne shall praise thee. Looke downe, O Lord, from thy Sanctuary, heare the mournings of us and of all distressed people; send us health and life so long as it may be a bles∣sing, and do not shorten our dayes in wrath, but give us grace so to spend all our time in the workes of repentance and holinesse, that when our yeares faile, and our change is come, we may be translated to the new heavens which shall ne∣ver