s I have not improved the power thou gavest me, to thy
glorie, and my Subjects good: Thou hast now brought me from the glorie
and freedom of a King, to be a Prisoner to my own Subjects. Justlie,
O Lord, as to thy over-ruling hand, because in many things I have
rebelled against thee._

_Though thou hast restrained my person, yet enlarg my heart to thee, &
thy grace towards me._

_I come far short of_ Davids __pietie; yet since I may equal Davids
_afflictions, give me also the comforts, and the sure mercies of_
David.

_Let the penitent sense I have of my sins, be an evidence to me, that
thou hast pardoned them._

_Let not the evils, which I and my Kingdoms have suffered seem little
unto thee, though thou hast not punished us according to our sins._

_Turn thee (O Lord) unto me; have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and
afflicted._

_The sorrows of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my
troubles._

_Hast thou forgotten to be gracious, and shut up thy loving kindness
in displeasure?_

_O remember thy compassions of old, and thy loving kindesses, which
have been for many generations._

_I had utterly fainted, if I had not believed to see thy goodnesse in
the land of the living._

_Let not the sins of our prosperitie deprive us of the benefit of thy
afflictions._

_Let this fiery triall consume the drosse which in long peace and
plentie we had contracted._

_Though thou continuest miseries, yet withdraw not thy grace; what is
wanting of prosperitie, make up in patience and repentance._

_And if thy anger be not to be yet turned away, but thy hand of
Justice must be stretched out still: Let it, I beseech thee, be
against me, and my Fathers house; as for these sheep, what have they
done?_

_Let my sufferings satiate the malice of mine, and thy Churches
enemies._

_But let their crueltie never exceed the measure of my charitie._

_Banish from me all thoughts of Revenge, that I may not lose the
reward, nor thou the glorie of my patience._

_As thou givest me an heart to forgive them, so I beseech thee, do
thou forgive what they have done against thee and me._

_And now, O Lord, as thou hast given me an heart to pray unto thee; so
hear and accept this Vow which I make before thee._

_If thou wilt in mercie remember Me, and my Kingdoms; In continuing
the light of thy Gospel, and settling thy true Religion among us:_

_In restoring to us the benefits of the Laws, and the due execution of
Justi