The chief and principal articles of the Christen faith to hold against the Pope,…The chiefe and pryncypall articles of the Christen faythe to holde againste the Pope,…

Also thou shalt know, that I will not have all these words spoken in ⟨image 105⟩the prayer. For thereof should at the last grow babbling and a vain mom belling, being read out of the book after the letters, even as our Ladies Psalter hath ben among the lay people, and the prayers of Priests and Monks. But I will thereby have the heart stirred and instructed, what cogitations or thoughts it ought to use in the Lords prayer. But such thoughts or cogitations can the heart (when it is through warm and lusty to pray) express well enough with far other words, yea also with fewer or more words. For I my self also, will not be bound to such words and syllables, but speak the words to day thus, to morrow otherwise, according as I am warm and lusty, how be it as uere as I can, I abide by the same sense and meaning. It cometh also often to pass that I come in one point or petition, into so plenteous digressions and thoughts, that I leave all the other six. And also when such ⟨image 106⟩rich and plentiful cogitation, come we ought to let the other prayers alone and to give place to such cogitations and to hear them gently, and not to hinder them in any wise. For there preacheth the holy Ghost him self. And one word of his preaching is far better than a thousand of our Prayers. And I have also oftentimes learned more in one prayer, than I could have gotten by much reading, and inditing.

Also thou shalt knowe, that I will not haue all these wordes spoken in ⟨image 105⟩the prayer. For thereof shoulde at the last growe babbling and a vayne mō belinge, beynge reade out of the boke after the letters, euen as oure Ladyes Psalter hath ben among the laye people, and the prayers of Priestes and Monkes. But I will thereby haue the harte stirred and instructed, what cogitations or thoughtes it oughte to vse in the Lordes prayer. But suche thoughtes or cogitations can the harte (whan it is through warme and lusty to praye) expresse well ynough with farre other wordes, yea also with fewer or more wordes. For I my selfe also, will not be bounde to suche wordes and sillables, but speake the wordes to daye thus, to morowe otherwyse, accordinge as I am warme and lusty, howe be it as uere as I can, I abyde by the same sence and meanynge. It commeth also often to passe that I come in one pointe or peticion, into so plenteous digressions and thoughtes, that I leaue all the other syxe. And also when suche