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And let every man for himselfe give no rest to his God, but begge of him oftentimes, to double and multiply his gracious spirite on him. For how dangerous are these wayes, wherein we here do walke? What perils and great hazards are every day about us? What drawings on are there to sinne? what entisements to iniquity? How is the Divell more ready, to swallow us into hell, then the fish was to swallow Jonas? What Atheisme doth increase? what worldly lusts & affections?

Yea we may see many more things, to pricke us on to sollicite the Lord of all importunely. The dearth which doth now raigne in many parts of this land, which doth little good to the rich, but maketh the poore to pinch for hunger, and the children to cry in the streetes, not knowing where to have bread. And if the Lord do not stay his hand, the dearth may be yet much more. In like sort, the safety of Gods Church, which in England and in Ireland, yea in many parts else of Christendome, as Scotland, Fraunce, and Flaunders, much dependeth under God, on the good estate of her Majesty, the hand maide of Christ Jesus: whose life we see to be aimed at, by the cursed brood of Sathan, unnaturall home-bred English. And were it not that his eye who doth never slumber nor sleep, did watch over her for our good, it had oft bin beyond mans reason, that their plots shold have bene prevented. The spoiles of the Turke in Hungary, and his threats to the rest of Christendome, should wring from us this consideration, that he is to be called on, who can put a hooke in his nostrels, and turne him another way, as he once did by Sennacherib. There should be in us a sympathy, and fellow-feeling with our brethren. These things in generall to all, and in particular to each, should remember us to breake forthinto invocation with the Prophet. It is that which God loveth in us: it is that which Christ with his precept and example, hath taught unto us. He prayed oft to his father, and continued whole nights in praier, and as Saint Cyprian doth well gather, if he did so who sinned not, what should we do who sinne so deepely?

He prayed to the Lord his God.