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A14924 The late commotion of certaine papists in Herefordshire Occasioned by the death of one Alice Wellington, a recusant, who was buried after the popish maner, in the towne of Allens-Moore, neere Hereford, vpon Tuesday in Whitsun weeke last past. 1605. With other excellent matter thereby occasioned. Truely set forth. Hamond, Thomas, fl. 1605.; E. R., fl. 1605. aut 1605 (1605) STC 25232; ESTC S119650 11,657 46

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sate in darknesse and in the shaddow of death we slept in ignorance not knowing the precious sweetnesse of thy holy Word we liued in blindnesse not knowing whither we went but as we were led and withall our leaders were blind in so much that the blind leading the blind hadst not thou sent vs a guide to conduct vs we had both fallen into the ditch Thy holy word O Lord is a Lanthorn vnto our feet and a light vnto our pathes thy holy Spirit is the guide to lead vs vnto the light and the light which is thy holy word is that which leadeth vs vnto saluation O Lord take not this light from vs but let it euer shine as bright vnto vs as the Sun at noone day And for this cause O Lord we render vnto thee most humble and hearty thanks for the long happy glorious and prosperous raigne of our late dread Soueraigne Queene Elizabeth vnder whose blessed and happy gouernment so many yeeres together we inioyed the light of thy holy word and by whose constancy the truth thereof was euer since the beginning of her Raigne mightily maintayned We thanke thee O Lord for all those blessings that by and through her thou diddest conferre vpon vs thy vnworthy children as namely the practice and profession of thy holy word The quiet possessing of that we had euery man vnder his owne Vyne peaceably eating the labour of his owne hands The great number of many paynefull learned and faithfull Preachers which vnder her gouernment thou diddest send into thy Vineyard The graue wise and honourable Counsellours that by thy gracious goodnesse thou didst appoynt vnto her Their true faythfull and dutifull seruice that guided by thy grace they performed vnto her The preuention of many euils dangers entended to haue bin wrought by the hands of villaynes which had they taken effect might haue bin the vtter ouerthrow and ruine of our whole Countrey The quiet and peaceable end that protected with thy Shield maugre the malice of all her enemies after the common course of Nature peaceably dying in her bed she made leauing as in right they did belong her imperiall Crownes vnto our now gracious and renowmed Soueraigne Lord King IAMES by thy grace of great Brittayne Fraunce and Ireland King Defender of the same true Catholike and Apostolike fayth which she formerly did Lord we humbly againe and againe vpon our bended knees from the very bottome of our hearts pray and beseech thee that as of thine especiall loue and fauour vnto vs thou hast giuen vs so gracious and religious a King so thou wilt of the same thy louing mercy protect and defend him in all dangers and perilles whatsoeuer Guide O Lord his going fotth and his comming in blesse him in all the actions that he shall take in hand Put O Lord into his heart good desires strengthen him with thy continuall grace and in the end bring him to thy euerlasting kingdome As he is so O Lord continue him a faithfull professor of thy Gospel a zealous and religious confessor therof a true and mighty defender thereof a barre and obstacle to hinder all the courses and proceedings that either Papists or other enemies of thy Gospell whatsoeuer shall go about to inuent for the suppressing of the truth Discouer them O Lord and let their deuices if they perseuer in wickednes redound vnto their owne shame and confusion Protect and defend him O Lord in all his wayes counsell him in all his consultations let all his thoughts wordes and workes tend vnto the honour and glory of thy holy name and his owne endlesse ioy and comfort Continue him a true maintayner of the truth Establish and confirme thy truth in his heart Root out Antichrist and pull downe his pride Let Religion as now it doeth alwayes flourish in this kingdome Suppresse the power and might of Sathan Cause an vnity in the Church Graffe vs all into one stocke and let vs be all composed into one body whereof thy Sonne Christ Iesus is the head And because O Lord God Almighty that Kings and Princes as they are here on earth in highest Offices and authority vnder thee so are they chiefe markes for Sathans Instruments to shoot at wee meekely pray and beseech thee that thou wilt blesse and defend his Royall Maiesty from all the desperate wicked attempts whatsoeuer Sathan or wicked Traytors his ministers shall vndertake O Lord let them all who wish him any harme suddenly be consumed perish and come to a fearefull end Blesse O Lord our gracious Queene Anne our noble Prince Henry and all the rest of the King and Queenes royall Issue Let their Posterity neuer fayle but let them continue Kings and Queenes of this Land to maintayne the Trueth vnto the worlds end Disperse O Lord all the mists of error and superstition Let those that are blinde and fayne would see the Light participate with vs in the Truth Settle all misorders whatsoeuer that are any where in these his Maiesties kingdomes either in Church or Common-wealth Let peace dwell in our quarters and let not the name of Warre be heard amongst vs. Conuert those vnto thy truth that are yet vnconuerted and establish those in the Truth who are already conuerted Finally O good God blesse and preserue all and euery particular member and members of this thy Church of great Brittaine make vs all ready to serue thee and faithfull subiects vnto his Maiesty These and all other blessings whatsoeuer thou in thy wisdome shalt thinke necessary for vs wee begge at thy mercifull hands for his sake in and through whome thou first louedst vs euen Christ Iesus our Lord and alone Sauiour Amen God saue the King FINIS