THE True Protestants PRAYER, OR The godly mans supplication unto Almihgty God, for the afflicted Church in IRELAND. Composed by that learned and religious Divine, Francis Cook Batchelor in Divinity, and Preacher at Yoxall in STAFFORD-SHIRE. Humbly desiring all godly Christians, for the Lord Christs sake, to joyne with him in Prayer for their afflicted Brethren.
O Almighty Lord, and in Iesus Christ our most mercifull Father, although by reason of our grievous back-slidings and Rebellions against thee, we be altogether unworthy to put up any petitions unto thy Maiestie for our selves; yet encouraged by the manifold experience of thy mercies in hearing of sinners, wee presume to supplicate thine Almighty goodnesse in the behalfe of our distressed brethren in the Kingdome of Ireland: We confesse thou art iust (O most mighty Lord) and therefore for their wickednesse, hast thou hid thy face from that Nation; yea, thou hast filled it with dead bodies, whom thou hast slaine in thine anger; yet behold them wee pray thee in mercy, bring health unto them and cure them, and reveale unto them the abundance of peace and truth: Lord return their captivity, and build them up as at the first, cleanse them from all their iniquities, & pardon all their sins, whereby they have stirred up thy wrath against them, and make their name to thee a name of ioy, and before all the Nations of the Earth a prayse and an honour, for the good thou dost unto them, and to themselves an everlasting comfort; because of all the goodnesse, and for the prosperity which thou wilt procure them; and let there be heard againe among these our Kingdomes the voyce of ioy and gladnesse, of the Bridegroome and of the Bride, and in all mouth's, the voyce of prayse and thanksgiving unto the Lord of Hostes, because his Mercy endureth for ever.