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A Prayer against Hereticks, and all other Enemies of the Church.
DEliver me from mine enemies, (O God:) defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 O deliver me from the wicked doers: and save me from the bloud∣thirsty men.
3 For lo, they lye waiting for my soul: the mighty men are gathered against me, without a∣ny offence or fault of me, O Lord.
4 They run and prepare themselves with∣out
my fault: arise thou therefore to help me, and behold.
5 Stand up (O Lord God of hosts) thou God of Israel, to visit all the heathen: and be not mercifull unto them that offend of malicious wickednesse.
6 They go to and fro in the evening: they grin like a dog, and runne about through the city.
7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are in their lips: for who doth heare?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt have them in de∣rision: and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn.
9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee: for thou art the God of my refuge.
10 God sheweth me his goodnesse plente∣ously: and God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad among the people, and put them down, O Lord our defence.
12 For the sinne of their mouth, and for the words of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride: and why? their preaching is of cursing and lies.
13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish: and know that it is God which ruleth in Iacob, and unto the ends of the world.
14 And in the evening they will returne: grin like a dog, and will goe about the City.
15 They will run here and there for meat: and grudge if they be not satisfied.
16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and will praise thy mercy be times in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee (O my strength) will I sing: for thou, O God, art my refuge, and my merci∣full God.
O Lord God of Israel, visit us with thy salva∣tion, and deliver us from the malice of wicked doers, and the violences of blood thirsty men. Let not them prosper, ô Lord, in their ma∣chinations, whose preaching is of cursing and lies, and who offend of malicious wickednesse: shew us thy goodnesse plenteously, that we may never forget thy mercies or thy Lawes, for thou art our defence and refuge, and our mercifull God, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.