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ALmightie God, which by thy holy Prophet Dauid art most truely sayd to stand in the congregation of Prin∣ces, and giuest iudgement in the mid∣dest of the mighty men of the world, and through whose authoritie Prin∣ces doe reigne, Law makers doe dis∣cerne iust things, Lordes beare rule, and all Iudges of the earth execute Iudgement, and for that commeth of thee all counsaile and equity, all vnderstanding strength: Grant vnto vs here gathered together in thy Name, that
wiseeome which is alwayes assistant to thy Seat, to giue knowledge to our feeble and ignorant mindes. Send downe (wee beseech thee) the same wisedome out of thy holy Heauens, and from the Throne of thy Maiestie, that it may be now with vs, and labour with vs, whereby wee surely knowing what is acceptable vnto thee, may be led through it to the debating, weighing, and finall determi∣ning of those matters, by the which thy blessed Name may be glorified, thy Catholique Church of england con∣firmed and increased, the Kings assurance established, the common tranquilitie of this Realme safely maintained, and last of all, all estates and people thereof, in true obedi∣ence and charitie vnited and knit together. Grant this, O God, for thy onely Sonnes sake Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.