A Beautifull baybush to shrowd us from the sharp shovvers of sinne containing many notable prayers and meditations, being very profitable for all true Christians that delight to laud the Lord.

16. A prayer to deale vprightly and not to be put to shame by the vngodly.

GOod God, in thy great mer∣cie teach me thy lawes, ••hat I oppresse no man with vn∣righteous iudgement, but that I may deale iustly and truely with all men in thy sight, that I be not slaundered of mine enemies, nei∣ther brought to open shame. As∣sist me O Lord with thy power, & stand on my side against the vn∣godly, that they triumph not o∣uer me, for my verie eyes do faile me in waiting for my deliuerāce, and my strength quaileth in ex∣pecting thy promises, deale not

with me thy vnworthie seruant according to my deserts, but of thy endlesse mercie teach me thy statutes, for thou art my eternall Lord, and I am thy seruant, graunt therefore that I neuer swarne from thee, but that I may know thy will, and faith∣fully imbrace thy testimonies. In thy good time arise, O Lord, and destroy the wicked that goe about to bring thy lawes into vt∣ter ruine and decay, and pretend the confusion of my zeale, for I will loue and firmely cleaue to thy precepts, aboue all treasure and fine gold: yea, and my whole delight shall be therein for euer: For I know that thy commaun∣dements

are altogether equitie and truth it selfe, yea and a cer∣taine rule for me to trast vnto, therefore do I abhore whatsoe∣uer dissenteth from the hidden priuitie of thy word, beseeching thee, O Father, still to increase in me the desire that I haue vnto thy sacred mysteries.