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Out of the same Psalme.
ALmighty God we are sufficient∣ly taught, that greeuous calami∣ties and miserable plagues doe therefore dayly vexe and trouble thy Church, because we haue not ceased to followe the counsel of the vngod∣ly: which being once knowne, we ought to haue eschewed. The way also of the wicked we haue not shunned: yea we haue not ceased to walke their race by continual trans∣gressing of thy commaundementes. we haue also of long time, contem∣ned all godly correction and disci∣pline, and whatsoeuer hath beene taught vs out of thy word, hath bin too little regarded▪ yea without all shame neglected and scorned.
Wherefore it is no maruell, if we in the steede of that happinesse and quiet peace, which we (alas) haue too long abused, be nowe compelled to