Psalm 117: For the Perfect Knowledge of God
those be whereout thou doest deliver them, so much the greater is thy notable loving kindness manifested upon them, and the minds of them all more inflamed to have access unto thee in their most hard and troublesome times. We therefore being sore cast down and overwhelmed with the most grievous burden of our heinous sins, do humbly call upon thee. And forsomuch as we know by experience that men are liars, and all hope to be of none effect which shall be reposed in things created, we heartily require thee with so much earnestness as can be devised, to forgive us whatsoever we have wickedly and lewdly committed, by taking away those punishments from thy sacred Church which our deadly sins have worthily deserved, that we being mightily delivered, may be exceeding joyful before thee, and both quaff the cup of thanksgiving, and also cause thy singular loving kindness, towards us, to be made manifest unto all men. And like as thou hast always had not only a special regard unto the death of the blessed saints, but also unto their miserable affliction and most piteous lamentation, so (we humbly beseech thee) to take pity at this time upon the feebleness of thy sacred Church being in a manner as now destroyed and brought to utter ruin, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
PSALM 117: FOR THE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
(Prayer 1) Thou hast created mankind (O most mighty God) to the intent all Nations should be knit together to render universal praises unto thy glorious name: for the doing whereof, thou didst in old time ordain the Patriarchs, Prophets, and Apostles, to this office, and at this time (when all things were now defaced with darkness, fond abuses, and filthy defilings) thou hast gathered us in the sacred Church for the self-same work and purpose. Which thing, to the intent we may commodiously and very conveniently accomplish, we humbly require thee that our heinous iniquities and most deadly sins be not an hinderance hereunto, which as we heartily acknowledge and earnestly confess to be right grievous and innumerable, so we humbly desire thee, that they may be utterly wiped away, clearly remitted, and quite pardoned, who be now (as thou well