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A prayer.

The sprit of grace graunt vs (O Lord)
To kepe these lawes, our harts restore:
And cause vs all with one accorde,
To magnifie thy name therfore.
For of our selues no strength we haue,
To kepe these lawes after thy will:
Thy might therfore (O Christ) we craue,
That we in thee may them fulfyll,
Lorde for thy names sake, graunt vs thys
Thou art our strength, oh Sauior Christ:
Of thee to spede, how should we mis,
In whom our treasure doth consist.
To thee for euermore be prayse,
With thy father in eche respect:
And with thy holy sprite alwayes,
The comforter of thine elect.