PHIL. Hear now.
¶ The prayer.
O Good God & merciful father the author & giver of all wisdom,1 which at the intercession of thy well-beloved son Jesus Christ our LORD and saviour diddest send down according to thy promise thy holy spirit ⟨image 17⟩to lighten the hearts & senses of the apostles before they could sincerely understand the high mysteries of thy divine will:2 We most humbly beseech thee, that all clouds of ignorance & darkness dispelled & put away, we being here gathered together in thy name, may through that same thy spirit enjoy the light of thy eternal verity, & so reverently read & talk of thy most blessed word at this present, that we understanding y• same being inflamed with the love & reading thereof, may in all points fashion our life according unto thy holy word, & seriously provide, that the light of all our acts & manners may so shine before men,3 that they seeing our good works, may glorify the our father which art in heaven, to whom with thy well-beloved son Jesus Christ & the holy ghost three distinct persons in deity, and yet one very true & perfect God in essence, be all ⟨image 17⟩honour, praise, & glory for evermore
PHIL. Heare nowe.
¶ The prayer.
O Good God & mercyefull father the •uthor & gyuer of all wisdome,1 whych at the intercession of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christe our LORDE and sauioure dyddest sende downe accordynge to thy promyse thy holye spyryte ⟨image 17⟩to lyghten the hertes & senses of the apostles before they could syncerly vnderstand the hygh misteries of thy deuyne wyll:2 We moost humbly besech the, that all cloudes of ignorancy & darkenes dispelled & put awaye, we beyng here gathered togither in thy name, may thorowe that same thy spyrite enioye the lyght of thy eternal verite, & so reuerentlye read & talke of thy most blessed word at this presēt, yt we vnderstandyng y• same beīg enflamed wt ye loue & redīg therof, maye in all poyntes fasshyon oure lyfe accordinge vnto thy holye worde, & seriously prouyde, that the lyght of all our actes & maners may so shyne before mē,3 yt they seyng our good workes, maye gloryfy the oure father which arte in heauē, to whom wyth thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ & the holy ghost thre distincte persones in deite, and yet one verye true & perfecte God in essence, be all ⟨image 17⟩honour, prayse, & glory for euermore
- 1Jacob. •.Iacob. •.
- 2Act. ii▪
- 3Ma•. •.
