All mighty, and moste merciful Lorde,
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the onely lyfe and helth, of all theym
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that truste in thee, which workest sal-
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vacion in thy elect, as well by sicknes as
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other wise, and therfore bringest theim
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very lowe, and yet restorest to helth a-
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gaine: looke downe wyth thy pytyfull
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Eies upon thy servaunt Edward our
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Kyng, and upon this Realme of Eng-
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land, professing thi worde & holy name,
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and as thou didest moste favorably deliver King Ezechias from
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extreame sicknes, and prolongedst his lyfe for the salvegarde of
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thy people the Israelites, & defendedst theim and the Citie from
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the Tyranny of the Assyryans: so we moste entierlye appeale to
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thy great mercies, graciously to restore the helth and strength a-
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gayne of thy serv[aun]t Edward our Soveraine Lorde, that as
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thou haste begonne by him the rooting out of Errour, Idolatry
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& Supersticion, and the planting of trew Religion, trew wor-
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shippyng & veritie: so it may please thy mercyful goodnes, longe
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to preserve hym for the confyrmacyon & establishment of the same,
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and also for the saulfgarde and defence of this Realme, from al
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outward & inward Enemies, for the glorye of thy holye name.
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Looke not herin (O Lorde) upon our desertes, whyche for a-
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businge thy worde, and sinfulnes, deserve great punishmentes,
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but upon thy plentyful mercyes, whyche rejoycest to heale the
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greatest myseries. Be no lesse favorable (O Lorde) at this pre-
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sent, to Edward our kyng, restorynge thy trew religion: then
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in times past to Ezechias refourmyng thy Religion. Be no lesse
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mercyfull to England thy Churche now: then in those dayes
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to Jury thy Churche than. But as thy heavenly grace hath ben
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more reveled in these dayes by the commyng of thy deare Sonne
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our Saviour and mayster Chryste, and preachyng of the Gos-
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pell: so it may please thy fatherlye love and goodnes, to bestow
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upon us more abundaunce of the same favourable grace and
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mercy, according to thy wyl in this our humble request. Do thys
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O most mercyful Father for thy owne names sake, and for the
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merytes and death of thy Sonne our only medyator and rede-
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mer Jesus Christe. Amen.
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