Paraphrastical meditations upon Isaiah 55 & Psalm 51 likewise short meditations, first of God and the birth of Jesus, against som [sic] sects and errors and against sundrie sins : also meditations upon the sixtieth Psalm and the fourth verse / by John Barford.

A Praier.

O Lord my God! to thee, I humbly praie, To guid and keep thy people in thy waie; That none do swerv, by erring from thy Truth; No, not in old age, middle, nor in youth. Think of the sad distractions in this Land, Which Errors caus, not guided by thy hand: Stirring up envie, 'twixt thy children dear, Which are not guided by thy love nor fear; Which undertake these things that hateful bee, And with thy sacred Word much disagree. Oh powerful God! with right invention guid My heart and judgment, that they no whit slide; That just and righteous things I may declare, By such expressions, justly as they are: To make sin lothsom and thy Name to fear, And sweet embracements 'mongst thy children dear: No more contentions tending unto blood, But brethren lab'ring to do brethren good. Now hear good God even for our Saviour's sake, This is my suit which I do humbly make.