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O Eternal God, thou alone rulest in the Kingdoms of men, thou art the great God of battels and recompences, and by thy glorious wisdom, by thy Almighty power, & by thy secret providence, doest determine the e∣vents of war and the issues of humane counsels
and the returns of peace and victory, now at least be pleased to let the light of thy counte∣nance, and the effects of a glorious mercy, & a gracious pardon return to this Land. Thou seest how great evils we suffer under the power & ty∣ranny of war, & although we submit to, & adore thy justice in our sufferings, yet be pleased to pity our misery, to hear our complaints, and to provide us of remedy against our present cala∣mities: let not the defenders of a righteous cause go away ashamed, nor our counsels be for ever confounded, nor our parties defeated, nor re∣ligion suppressed, nor learning discountenan∣ced, and we be spoiled of all the exteriour or∣naments, instruments and advantages of piety, which thou hast been pleased formerly to mi∣nister to our infirmities, for the interests of learning and religion. Amen.