The Prayer.
O most mercifull God, whose mercy is as high as the heavens, as great and many as the mo∣mēts of eternity, thou hast opened thy hand wide to fill us with blessings, and the sweet effects of thy loving kindnesse, thou art pittifull as a Fa∣ther, tender as a Mother, carefull as a guardian, & exceeding mercifull to all them that fear thee: we pray thee to fill our soules with great appre∣hensions and impresses of thy unspeakable mer∣cies, that our thankfulnesse may be as great as our needs of mercy are, and let thy mercifull loving kindnes endure for ever & ever upon us all. Keep no anger in store for us, chide us not in thy displea∣sure, satisfy our mouths with good things, remove all our sinnes from us as far as the east is from the west, heale all our infirmities and save our lives from destruction, for these are mer∣cies thou delightest in: and because we cannot praise thee accordingly to thy excellencies, take