A Zealous prayer to God, used and said every day by the poor Prisoners of the Marshalsey, for all their good Benefactors.  
O Most gracious God and our loving Father, look down for jesus Christ his sake, upon us thy poor children with thine eyes of mercy, and let thine ears be opened unto our prayers. We confess holy Father, that we are not worthy to open our sinful mouths to speak unto thy holy Majesty nor to receive any good thing from thee, because we have like Prodigal children misspent thy blessings, and in the whole course of our lives have erred and strayed from thee, and thy holy ways, and thereby have dishonoured thee and given evil example unto others. We confess also that thou hast justly shut us up in prison, as men unworthy of the liberty and Communion of Saintes, so as we cannot visit thy holy Temple to see the beauty of thy face by hearing of thy word, and praise thee in the congregation as they do. O that we had eyes to see and hearts to lament our sins, that have brought this upon us: Satan hath blinded us so as we cannot see, and hardened our hearts, so as we cannot lament: O thou most gracious God and loving Father, take pity on us thy poor children for Christ his sake, and show thy mercy in sending thy holy Spirit into us, to destroy this power of Satan within us, and to sanctify us throughout in bodies and in souls, that from henceforth we may glorify thee with our bodies and souls.  
And where as now by reason of our imprisonment, we can not go abroad to labour for our living, we might starve and perish, were it not but that thou of thy mercy and goodness hast stirred up many of thy children to relieve us, we do most humbly thank thee for them, and do heartily beseech thee even for jesus Christ his sake, to reward them seaven-fould, and to let thy blessing ever remain upon them and theirs. We beseech thee also for our enemies, that it would please thee to forgive them, and to grant us also grace to forgive them. And wherein-soever we have given just cause of offence unto them we beseech thee to forgive us, and to grant them grace also to forgive us. And in thy good time give deliverance unto us from our imprisonment, in the mean while continue thy goodness towards us, and above all grant us patience and the inward strength and comfort of thy Holy Spirit and grace to profit daily more and more to amendment of light by thy correction, to thy glory and our everlasting comfort through Christ jesus our Lord, to whom with thee and the holy Ghost, be all honour, thanks, praise and glory, both now and for evermore. Amen.