Did you copy this from......Dr. John Dee?

As a way of introducing Dr. Dee, the following is a prayer of petition in its entirety that he wrote and said regularly. It demonstrates the sweet and humble nature of this man's spirituality, and the depth of his sincerity and devotion to God's works in his daily life.

Prayer of John Dee
O Almighty, Eternal, the True and Living God: O King of Glory: O Lord of Hosts: O thou, the Creator of Heaven, and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible: Now, (even now, at length,) Among others thy manifold mercies used, toward me, thy simple servant John Dee, I most humbly beseech thee, in this my present petition to have mercy upon me, to have pity upon me, to have Compassion upon me: Who, faithfully and sincerely, of long time, have sought among men, in Earth: And also by prayer, (full often and pitifully,) have made suit unto thy Divine Majesty for the obtaining of some convenient portion of True Knowledge and understanding of thy laws and Ordinances, established in the Natures and properties of thy Creatures: by which Knowledge, Thy Divine Wisdom, Power and Goodness, (on thy Creatures bestowed, and to them imparted.) being to me made manifest, might abundantly instruct, furnish, and allure me, (for the same,) incessantly to pronounce thy praises, to rend unto thee, most hearty thanks, to advance thy true honor, and to Win unto thy Name, some of thy due Majestical Glory, among all people, and forever." [Sloane Manuscript 3191, Folio 45; British Museum; presented here with today's spelling.] ........................


Dee was no doubt a man of God. However, we must understand that he was not a Roman Catholic, and neither was he an ardent Protestant. He is categorized by historians as a 16th Century contemporary Religious Hermeticist. It is analogous to the labeling of "Deists" of the 18th Century, who adhered to no formal religion, but were unavoidably recognized in their time as men of God.

He was Hermitic Gnosticism. Hermeticism in various combinations with classic philosophy, was a very particular gnostic practice based upon the texts of Hermes Trismegistus (the Greek name for the Egyptian god Thoth).

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(I pray Thee,) for Thy only begotten Son IESUS CHRIST, His sake: Amen, Amen, Amen. ......you added this yourself. All the rest was a prayer from Dr. John Dee.