O Lord God, infinite in Power, by whom the Thrones of Kings are established, and their Persons made Sacred; Take, we beseech thee, into thy immediate and Divine protection thine annointed servant the King, that no Sacrile­gious prophane hand may come neere to touch him: In all his wayes let thy Spirit guide him, and thy holy Angells pitch their [Page 2] Tents about Him; Comfort him in his trou­bles, defend him in his dangers, support him in his Cause, blesse him in the happy Deli­very of his QUEENE, in the safety of the PRINCE, in the confusion of all those that rise up against him; shew some token on him for good, even now, O God, when the Sonnes of Violence are in the highest of their Pride, when they have joyned Nation to Nation, Covenant to Covenant, and Army to Army to pull down Him whom thou hast exalted, and to roote out that Religion which thine own right hand hath planted. Defeat their Purposes, O thou preserver of men, and let not their mischeivous imaginations any longer prosper; but blast all their Counsells, wither away their Armies like grasse scorched by the Sunne, bow downe, at last, their stiffe necks, and obdurate hearts to a desire of that Peace which hath so long been an abomination to them; That this miserable Nation may no fur­ther pursue their own Ruine, and take pleasure in shedding their owne blood; but being by so many bitter punishments made sensible of [Page 3] thy Anger for this unnaturall Division, may at last be reduced within their first obedience, to the Glory of thy Name, the vindication of our defamed Religion, the Ioy of our afflicted King, and the happinesse of this yet bleeding Kingdom. And confirme all this to us, O Lord, by the merits, and through the mediation of thine owne deare Sonne Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Almighty God, who art the onely sure Refuge and strong Tower of defence to all them that put their trust in thee, receive our humble Petition; Save this City, This Nursery of thy Church, and thy afflicted People, from the hand of their Enemies. We know that unlesse thou keep the City, the Watch­man watcheth but in vaine; unlesse thou de­fend us, our Foundations, which are laid in dust, cannot stand firme. We acknowledge [Page 5] our owne weaknesse, and that which makes us weaker, our sinfull demerit; But thou art both the Lord of Hosts and Prince of Peace, able to destroy the strongest Army with an Ar­my of most despicable Creatures, with things of nothing, with sudden weaknesse and fol­lies, with a Rumour or Imagination. Thou canst bring us to the brink of destruction, and call us back againe; Look downe therefore, most mercifull Lord, upon this Place, and ac­cording to thy wonted goodnesse resist the Proud, and give grace to the humble that runne to the shadow of thy wings for suc­cour: Thou that stillest the raging of the Sea and the madnesse of the People, say to the one as to the other, hither shall thy proud waves come and no further. Suffer not the purpose of our Oppressors to stand, nor their Counsells to prosper, nor their Force to prevaile; But set thy hook into their nostrills, to turne them back, or confound them, according to thy good pleasure and secret wisedome by which thou disposest all Events beyond the meanes and reach of man; But arme thy lowly ser­vants [Page 6] with Faith and Patience, raise our Spi­rits, guide our Consultations, strengthen our Hands, help our wants, blesse our endeavours with successe; That we being delivered like them that dreame, may praise thee as men a­waked out of dust; and having seen and esca­ped thy Rod, may serve thee ever hereafter with true obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.