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[The flour of godly prayers] [most worthy to be used in these our days…[The flour of godly praiers] [most worthy to be vsed in these our daies…
[The flour of godly prayers] [most worthy to be used in these our days for the safeguard, health, and comfort of all degrees, and estates / newly made by Thomas Becon].[The flour of godly praiers] [most worthy to be vsed in these our daies for the sauegard, health, and comforte of all degrees, and estates / newlie made by Thomas Becon].
London: printed by John Day, 1550London: printed by Ihon Day, 1550
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A prayer for Charity▪
A praier for Charitie▪
Thy holy Apostle writeth (O most gentle saviour) that the end of the commandment is love,1 that cometh of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of faith unfeigned. For he that loveth the his Lord God with all his heart,2 withal his soul, with all his mind, withal his strength, and his neighbour as himself fulfilleth the whole law. For all the law and the prophets require no more of us but love, even to love y• our Lord God above all things. and our neighbour as our self. Without this love all that we do seemeth it never so much praise worthy in the sight of men is abominable before y•. Yea as thy blessed Apostle saith: though I spake with the tongues of men and an gels, and yet had no love, I were even as a sounding bras,3 or as a tinkling cymbal.
THy holye Apostle wryteth (O mooste gentle sauioure) that the ende of the commaundemente is loue,1 that commeth of a pure heart and of a good conscyence and of faithe vnfained. For he that loueth the his Lord God with al hys heart,2 wtal hys soule, wt al his minde, wtal his strēgth, and his neighboure as hymself fulfilleth the whole law. For al ye law and the prophets requyre no more of vs but loue, euē to loue y• our Lord God aboue al thynges. and our neyghbour as our selfe. Without this loue all that we do semeth it neuer so muche prayse worthy in ye sight of men is abhominable before y. Yea as thi blessed Apostle saith: though I spake wyth the tonges of men and aū gels, and yet had no loue, I were euen as a soundynge bras,