Deliver us therefore from his raging tyranny, and make us thy faithful & obedient servants.1 Suffer us not to love the world, nether the things that are in the world, seeing that all that is in the world (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life) is not of the o father, but of the world. And the world vanisheth away, and the lust thereof, but he that fulfilleth the will of god abideth for ever. Suffer us not to be overcome with the boiling concupiscences of the flesh, which ever lusteth against the spirit,2 & is not obedient to the law of god nether can be, but give us grace ⟨image 147⟩to crucify and to kill the flesh with the appetites & lusts thereof,3 that we may live and walk in the spirit, and become new creatures. Let not sin reign in our mortal bodies, that we should there unto obey in the lusts of it. Neither suffer thou us to give our members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin,4 but to give our selves unto God, as they that are a live from death, and to give our members as instruments of righteousness unto god. And as heretofore we gave our members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity, from iniquity to iniquity: so let us now from henceforth give our members servants unto righteousness, that we may be sanctified. Kill in us the deeds of the flesh which are these:5 adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, •ele, wrath, strife, sedition, ⟨p. cxxxii⟩sects, envying, murder drunkenness, gluttony, and such like, and plant in us the fruits of the spirit, love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness faithfulness, meekness, temperance.6 As concerning the conversation in times past, give us grace to lay away from us that old man, which is corrupt through the deceivable lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of our minds, and to put on that new man, which after the image of god is shapen in righteousness & true holiness. Suffer us not to lye, but speak every man truth unto his neighbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another. Suffer us not so to be angry that we sin. Let not y• sun go down upon our wrath, neither let us give place unto the backbiter. Grant that he which afore hath stolen may ⟨image 148⟩from henceforth steal no more, but rather labour with his hands some good thing: that he may have to give unto him that needeth.
Deliuer vs therfore frō his raging tirranye, and make vs thy faythfull & obedyent seruantes.1 Suffer vs not to loue the world, nether the things that ar in the world, seing that al that is in the worlde (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eies, the pryde of life) is not of ye o father, but of ye world. And the world vanisheth away, and the lust thereof, but he that fulfilleth the wil of god abydeath for euer. Suffer vs not to be ouercome wyth the boylynge concupiscēcis of the flesh, whych euer lusteth agaynst the spirite,2 & is not obedient to the law of god nether can be, but geue vs grace ⟨image 147⟩to crucifye and to kyll the fleshe wyth the appetites & lustes therof,3 that we may lyue and walk in the spirite, and become new creatures. Let not sinne reign in our mortal bodies, that we shuld ther vnto obey in ye lusts of it. Neither suffer thou vs to geue oure members as instruments of vnrighteousnes vnto syn,4 but to gyue our selues vnto God, as thei that are a liue from death, and to giue our mēbers as instruments of ryghteousnes vnto god. And as heretofore we gaue oure mēbers seruaunts to vnclennes, and to iniquyti, from iniquiti to iniquiti: so let vs now from hensforth gyue our mēbers seruaūts vnto righteousnes, that we may be sātyfyed. Kil in vs the deds of the fleshe whyche are these:5 aduoutrye, fornicacion, vncleannes, wātonnes Idolatrye, wytchcrafte, hatred, varyaunce, •ele, wrathe, stryfe, sesedicion, ⟨p. cxxxii⟩sects, enuying, murther dronkennesse, glottōny, and such lyke, and plante in vs the fruites of the spirit, loue, ioy, peace, longe sufferinge, gentlenes, goodnesse faythfulnes, mekenesse, temperā cye.6 As concerning the conuersacyon in times past, geue vs grace to laye awaye from vs that olde man, which is corrupt thorow the deceiuable lustes, and to be renued in the spirit of our mynds, and to put on that new man, whyche after the image of god is shapen in ryghteousnes & true holynes. Suffer vs not to lye, but speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour, for asmuch as we are members one of another. Suffer vs not so to be angry that we sinne. Let not y sun go doune vpō oure wrathe, neyther let vs giue place vnto the backbiter. Graunte that he which afore hath stollen maye
- 1John. ii.Iohn. ii.
- 2Rom. viii.
- 3Galath. v.
- 4Roma. vi.
- 5Gala. v.
- 6Ephe. iiii.
