The Prayer.
O Most mercifull Iesu, thou that art the Savi∣our of them that put their trust in thee, de∣fend us, and deliver us from the hands of all our Enemies, and although they are a sword of thine, and an instrument sent from thee, to chastise us for our sinnes, yet arise, O Lord, in mercy and strength, disappoint them and cast them down, least they destroy our soules, that when thou hast visited us with thy fatherly correction, and tryed us like as Silver is tryed, thou maist find no wick∣ednesse in us. Sanctify our hearts and lips, that we may not think a thought displeasing unto thee, and that our mouth may not offend: Keep us as the apple of an eye, hide us under the shadow of thy wings of mercy and providence: keep us from the wayes of the destroyer, and hold up our goings in thy paths, that we may persevere in righteousnesse, and our footsteps may not slip: