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Neither do the his kindness here cease concerning temporal things. For he hath also set over us as a most beautiful roof & goodly ceiling, the firmament or air, which in the day time showeth us light through the clearness thereof, wherein for our great consolation & comfort, he hath also set a goodly great light, which we call the sun, by the virtue & operation whereof, the earth brigeth forth her fruits in due season, yielding them to us both ripe, apt & mete for our use, when convenient time requireth. For the night time again, because we should not be dismayed through the great darkness, where ⟨image 44⟩with the earth is than overwhelmed seeing it is a time appointed not to labour but unto rest, not unto trouble, but unto quietness, not unto watching, but unto sleeping, God hath most gorgeously garnished the firmament with a goodly great light, called the moon, & with innumerable Stars mo for our great joy, pleasure & comfort, so that no garden, be it never so pleasantly refer ted & stuffed full of herbs most amiable in aspect, may be compared unto it. And all these things hath God wrought and done not for his own sake, but for ours, not for his own wealth & felicity, but for our profit and commodity.

Neyther do the his kyndenes here cease concerning temporall thynges. For he hath also set ouer vs as a moost beautiful roofe & goodly seelynge, the firmamēt or ayer, which in the day tyme sheweth vs lyght thorow the clerenes therof, wherin for our great cō solacion & cōforte, he hath also set a goodly great lyght, whiche we call the sonne, by the vertue & operaciō wherof, ye erth brigeth forth her fru ites in due season, yeldyng them to vs bothe rype, apte & mete for oure vse, whan conuenient tyme requireth. For the nyghte tyme agayne, because we should not be dismayde thorowe the great darkenes, wher ⟨image 44⟩with ye earth is than ouerwhelmed seynge it is a tyme appoynted not to laboure but vnto reste, not vnto trouble, but vnto quietnes, not vn to watchynge, but vnto slepynge, God hath moost gorgiously garnisshed the firmament withe a goodly great lyght, called the moone, & wt innumerable Starres mo for oure great ioye, pleasure & cōfort, so yt no gardē, be it neuer so plesaūtly refer ted & stuffed full of herbes moost amiable in aspecte, maye be cōpared vnto it. And al these thynges hath God wrought and done not for his owne sake, but for ours, not for his owne wealth & felicite, but for oure profyt and commodite.