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ETernall God, I most humbly beseech thee giue eare vnto the prayers and dolefull cries which I heere poure foorth before thee: strengthen me, that I may walke in thy waies, and carefully auoid the path that the oppressors tread. Accept the requests, of thy ser∣uants, vouchsafe, O Lord in mer∣cie
to relieue them that trust in thee, against such as resist thy doc¦trine: keepe me as the apple of thy eye, and euermore defend me from my enemies, euen vnder the shadow of thy winges, for they are full of enuy, and their cruelty cannot be satisfied but with my death, neuerthelesse my hope de∣pendeth only vpon thy assistance, that thou wilt stand on my side, whereby I may vtterly vanquish and ouerthrow their force, for thou art my fortresse and strength in whome is no variety, in thee will I trust O God of my salua∣tion, yea I will call vpon thee and praise thy name for euermore: preserue me therefore and assist
me in the day of my daunger, let not the vngodly man preuaile a∣gainst me, but preuent their wic∣ked deuises that intend my de∣struction, indue me plentifully with thy graces, that I may take delight in those things that may please thee, and bestow such good gifts as thou hast lent me, to the vse of my Christian bretheren that stand in need therof: let thy spirit scale the assurance of thy election in my heart, that I neuer decline from the true seruice of thee, but with all constancie giue my selfe wholly to the loue of thy law, and perseuere therin vn∣to the end, for thou art my por∣tion and the lot of mine inheri∣tance,
let me not be oppressed by any earthly penury, least through frailety of my flesh I be enforced to fall from thee, but teach me continually by secret inspirations (the right way to attaine to the fruition of thy blessings) that I may at all times sing praises vn∣to thee: be thou alwaies at my right hād, O Lord, that my course may be directed by thy godly as∣sistance, and deliuer me out of all troublsome daungers, that I may reioyce both in body and soule for thy gratious protection: sh••w me thy fauour, O God, in all things that I take in hand, and let the successe of my trauels fail out as my hope expecteth, to the
great comfort of thine elect, and the exceeding ioy of all that put their trust in thee, let not the cru∣elty of the enemy preuaile against me, least he say that he hath ouer∣come me, and they that oppresse me, reioice in my fal, for my trust is wholy in the truth of thy pro∣mises, neither shall my heart dis∣sent from the hope of thy mercy and defence in all my enterprises but being at the length deliuered by thee from the dreadfull daun∣gers of earthly casualties, I will not cease to land and praise thy holy name in the midest of the congregation for euer and euer. Graunt this, most mercifull Fa∣ther, I humbly beseech thee, for
Iesus Christ his sake, my onely Sauiour and redeemer. Amen.