O Lord of Hosts, Almighty and Eternall God, whose high and glorious name is King of Kings, and Lord of Lords: Heare from heauen thy dwelling place the prayers and supplications of vs thy servants, assembled together to fight thy Battels against the enemies of thy truth and Gospell, many in number and most maliciousiy bent are they that are risen vp against vs: But if thou (O Lord) be with vs, we will not feare what man can doe against vs; As our hope of helpe is in thee, so let our helpe and assistance be from thee, send thy blessed Angels to keepe vs in all our wayes, direct and prosper our Councells, encourage our hearts and strengthen our hands, graunt vs Victorie in the day of Battle, and perfect thy strength in our weakenesse, strike the hearts of our enemies with thy terrors, disperse their numbers, make vaine their devices, and glorifie thy power and wisedome in our safetie, and their conversion or confusion, O Lord of Hosts convert them in thy mercie, or avenge vpon them their Treason and disloyallty towards thine Anoynted, Our dread Soveraigne, re­turne into their bosomes the blood of our brethren, which they have shed with Crueltie, and vpon their heads the [...]ischiefes which they have wrought, wash away the guilt of all our sinnes by the bloud of thy son Iesus Christ, which was shed as a ransome for vs all; Sanctifie our hearts by the grace of thy holy spirit, that our sinnes cause not the removeall of thy presence from vs, Sanctifie our Campe, and dwell therein, and grant the event and successe of this our present warfare, m [...]y be the advancement and establishment of the true auncient Ca­tholike, Apostolike Protestant Faith, the rooting out of popery, Idolatry and superstition, the conversion of this rebellious seduced Nation vnto Loyaltie and obedience of thy Gospell, the honor and contentment of our gracious soveraigne King CHARLES, the settlement of peace in this desolate Kingdome, and the glory of thy great and fearefull name, and that for the meritt of thy onely son Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

La Dublin.
28 of February. 1642.

I require all Preachers and Chaplaines of the Army to use the above forme of praier at all times of publique praier in all expeditions.

Ormonde

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