O Jesus the alone saviour of the world, and the only true Physician both of body and soul, we are come together at this present before the thorn of thy godly Majesty to offer our humble prayers unto thee for our sick and weak brother whom thou haste visited with thy loving rod of correction, whereby thou offerest ⟨image 165⟩thyself unto him as a most gentle father to his dear son, and by temporal punishment •uttest away eternal pains, which both he and all we through our sinful living have most righteously deserved and by making the outward man weak, thou comfortest and makest strong the inward man, which is made like to thy glorious image. We most entirely beseech thee, mercifully to behold this our weak brother, and as that pitiful Samaritan to pour wine and oil into his wounds & to bind them up, that is, to relieve him, & to comfort him, and to cherish him with thy holy spirit, to make him strong in his inward man that in the midst of his sickness, he may not only •ere the cross, that thou haste laid on him patiently, and so show him self conformable to thy blessed will, but also ⟨p. cl⟩thankfully praise thy holy name for thy fatherly correction, & with unfeigned and strong faith, say: The lord gave me my health, the Lord hath taken it away again. As it hath pleased the lord, so it is come to pass, now blessed be the the name of the Lord. Oh it is for my great profit, that the lord hath thus visited me, even that I should learn to forsake mine own will, and to walk in his holy ordinances. I am his creature, & a sheep of his pasture, let him deal with me, as seemeth good in his godly sight. For whither I live or dye, I am the Lords. His will therefore be done and not mine. Give him grace (O sweet Jesus) thus to be persuaded of thy good will toward him even in the midst of his most bitter agonies, that he faint not under the cross, but patiently and thankfully ⟨image 166⟩abide thy good pleasure, and with earnest faith call on thy blessed name, which is a strong tower for all them that flee unto it.
O Iesu the alone sauyoure of the world, and the onely true Phisicion bothe of body and soul, we ar come together at this presente before the thorne of thy godly Maiestie to offer our humble prayers vnto the for our sicke and weake brother whome thou haste visited wyth thy louing rod of correcciō, wherby thou offerest ⟨image 165⟩thyself vnto hym as a most gētle father to his deare sonne, and by temporall punyshment •uttest away eternall paynes, whych both he and all we thorow our synfull liuing haue most ryghtouslye deserued and by makyng the outeward man weke, thou comfortest and makest strōg the inward mā, which is made like to thi glorious image. We most entirely besech the, mercifully to behold this our weke brother, and as that piteful Samaritane to poure wine and oyle into his woundes & to bynde them vp, that is, to relieue hym, & to cōfort hym, and to cherysh him wyth thy holy spirit, to make him stronge in his inwarde man that in the middes of his syckenes, he may not only •ere the crosse, that thou haste layed on hym pacyently, and so shewe hym self conformable to thy blessed wyll, but also ⟨p. cl⟩thanckfully praise thy holy name for thy fatherly correccion, & with vnfayned and stronge fayth, say: The lord gaue me my health, the Lord hath taken it away agayne. As it hath pleased the lord, so it is come to passe, now blessed be the the name of the Lord. Oh it is for my great profyt, that the lord hath thus visited me, euen yt I shulde learne to forsake myne own wyl, and to walcke in hys holye ordynaunces. I am his creature, & a shepe of his pasture, let him deale wyth me, as semeth good in hys godly syghte. For whyther I liue or dye, I am the Lordes. Hys wil therfore be done and not myne. Gyue hym grace (O swete Iesu) thus to be perswaded of thy good wyll towarde hym euen in the myddes of hys moost bytter agonyes, that he faynt not vnder the crosse, but paciently and thanckefully ⟨image 166⟩abyde thy good plesure, and wyth earnest fayth cal on thy blessed name, which is a strong tower for all them that fle vnto it.
