A Prayer of Thanksgiving for His MAJESTIES late Victory over the Rebels .

O Thou God of Hosts , who goest forth with our Armies , and pleadest the cause of thine Anointed against them that strive with Him , we acknowledge with all lowlinesse of mind , that it is not our sword , nor the multitude of our Host that hath saved us , but it is thy Hand alone that hath disposed of Victory to thy Servant the King , that hath covered his Head in the day of Battaile , and hath kept his Crown from being thrown down to the ground . Not unto us therefore , not unto us , but unto thee , O God , do we give the praise , beseeching thee to accomplish the great work thou hast begun for us , to continue the blessings of Good successe on the head of our Soveraigne , and on His Armie , that the happinesse thereof may flow from thence to the very skirts of His People , to continue the fear , and consternation which thou hast already cast upon the Hearts of those who have rebelliously risen up against Him , to enfeeble their strengths , to infatuate their Counsels , undeceive and disabuse the seduced part of them , that they may know , and feele , that to take up Arms against thy Vice-gerent , is to fight against Heaven , that so by a timely and conscientious submission to the just Authority of him whom thou hast set over them , the effusion of more bloud may be prevented , the peace of this distracted Kingdome setled , Faction may be cast out of the State , and Schisme out of the Church , to the advancement of thy Glory , the Kings Honour , and the Peoples good . Grant this , O God , for thy old mercies sake , which thou wert wont to shew unto this Nation , that both Prince and People may joyne in giving praise to thee , who livest and raignest world without end . Amen .