An oration militarie to all naturall Englishmen, whether Protestants, or otherwise in religion affected, to moue resolution in these dangerous times vvherein is expressed the delight of libertie, and the tyrannie of the enemie : with a praier both pithie and necessarie / written by a zealous affected subiect.

❧ The Praier.

ALmightie & Eternal God, that disposest of all Nations at thy pleasure, & hast alwayes from the worldes foundation, shewen forth thy wonders in deliuering thy elect, e∣uen from the very doore of death; as Noah from the olde rebellious, Lot from Sodom, Iacob from Esau, Israel frō Aegypt, Dauid from Saul, and Ezekiah from Zenacherib: all these thy chil∣dren, (O mightie God of hostes) had mightie worldlings to their enemies: but for their faith was fixed in thy righteousnes, the armies nor enuie of their aduersaries could preuail against thē: for, with the breath of thy mouth were they consumed; & to their shame were they cōfounded. Thou wert one God from the beginning, thou art the same, & wilt be euer one; which makes vs wretched sinners, (not withstanding the number of our misdeedes, excee∣ding the Starres in Heauen, or fandes of the Sea) to prostrate our selues be∣fore thy throne of Maiesty, beseeching

mercy and thy omnipotent assistance. We haue sinned ô Lord, we haue gone astray, be mercifull, ô God be merci∣full to our offences, and for thy owne name sake, looke downe vpō thy small flocke, thy little Church of England, against whom whole armies of Rabsha∣kehs are sent to rayle, Zenacherib him∣selfe blaspheming, and practising in Babylon our ruine: & to him are ioy∣ned the greatest nations. Against thee & thine anoynted Elizabeth haue they conspired; against thee and thine in∣heritance of England haue they bent their power; they haue sworne to re∣nue their olde abhominations; and make thy sanctuarie among vs deso∣late: being in number as the dust of the earth. But O God of Abraham, Isaac, Iacob and their righteous seede, in whose sight the Maiestie of men is miserable, and their proudest numbers as the fearefull Hinde: stretch forth thy arme, & fight for vs ô Lord; poure foorth thy spirite on our honorable & aged men, on our youthfull and vali∣ant men, that the one with counsell a∣greeable to thy will, may stirre vp the

courage of the other to fight thy bat∣tels, that the foes of England, (enemies to thy Almightinesse) may be as chaffe tossed with the winde. Increase in vs charitie, confirme our faith, defend our Souereigne, continue thy Gospell mongst vs, that thou maist be glorified for euer in this Realme of England. Grant these deare Father and al other our necessities, euen for thy sonne our Sauiour Iesus sake. Amen.