The Prince of Orange's letter to the English-fleet, and the form of prayer used in the Dutch-fleet translated from the Dutch. William III, King of England, 1650-1702. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A66147 of text R4078 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing W2351). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A66147 Wing W2351 ESTC R4078 12499342 ocm 12499342 62642 2240951554

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THE Prince of Orange's Letter TO THE ENGLISH-FLEET , AND THE Form of Prayer Used in the DUTCH-FLEET . Translated from the Dutch . To all the Officers and Seamen of the English-Fleet . Gentlemen and Friends ,

WHEREAS we have fully Impower'd our Truly and Well-beloved Admiral Herbert ; we hope that you will give an entire Belief to whatever he shall tell you from us . We have publish'd a Declaration containing a a full and true Account of our Intentions in this Expedition ; since it is evident that the Papists have resolv'd the total Extirpation of the Protestant Religion in Great Britain , and will infallibly reduce you to the same Condition in which you see France , if they can once get the upper hand . You are now at last sensible , that you are made use of only as Instruments to bring this Nation under Popery and Slavery , by means of the Irish , and other Foreigners , that are assembling for your Destruction . Therefore we hope that Almighty God will inspire you with such Thoughts as may facilitate your Deliverance , and preserve You , your Country and Religion from all these impending Miseries . And whereas ( in all probability ) this can never be effected , unless You joyn with Us ( who labour for your Deliverance , ) we do expect your Assistance herein : And shall always remember , &c.

HVYGENS .
The PRAYER .

ALmighty God , Lord of Hosts , who art the Aid and Refuge of all those who put their Trust in thee ; We most humbly beseech thee , to bless and give a Prosperous Event to this Enterprize , for the Glory of thy Name , and for the Advantage of thy People . Let not our Sins provoke thy Wrath so far , as to deny thy Servant , the Prince , thy Holy Blessing , but cover him with thy Grace as with a Buckler ; direct him in all his Counsels , to the end , that being blessed with Success in this great Design , he may employ all that groat Power which thy Blessed Majesty shall entrust him with , to the Honour of thy Great Name , the Establishment and Advancement of the True Religion , and to the Peace and Happiness of thy People . Let thy Blessing accompany this Fleet ; Give propitious Success to our Vndertakings . Vouchsafe us , O God , the Father of Mercies , thy Grace , that every one of us in particular , may turn unto thee with our whole Hearts ; that we may sincerely repent to all our Offences hither to committed against thy Holy Majesty ; and that they may solemnly Vow , as we , who are at present assembled before thee , do , to use their utmost Endeavour , that our Practice may be such as becomes the Christian Reformed Name , and that our Zeal may be answerable to our Holy Religion , and that those Holy Principles may be the Rule of our Life . Hear us , O Lord , in and for the Sake of thy Son , our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , in whose Words we further call upon thee : Our Father , &c.