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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.
Moreover thou hast conquered him that had rule of death, even satan,1 suffer him not therefore to exercise his tyranny upon this our sick brother, nor to disquiet his conscience with the errors of sin and pains of hell.2 3Let not Satan nor his infernal army tempt him further than he is able to bear but evermore give him grace even unto his last breath valiantly to fight against the devil with a strong faith in thy precious ⟨p. clii⟩blood that he may fight a good fight and finish his course with joy unto the to glory of thy name, and the health of his soul. O lord so work in him by thy holy spirit, that he with all his heart may contemn & despise all worldly things, and set his mind wholly upon heavenly things, hoping for them with a strong & undoubted faith. Again let it not grieve him o sweat saviour to be loosened from this vile & wretched carcass, which is now so full of sorrow, trouble, anguish sickness, and pain: but rather let h•m have a bent and ready will, through thy goodness to put it of, yea and that with this faith▪ that he. at the last day, shall receive it again in a much better state then it is now or ever was from the day of his birth,4 even a body uncorruptible, immortal and like to thy glorious body. Let his whole heart ⟨image 170⟩and mind be set only upon the· Let the remembrance of the joys of heaven be so fervent in his breast that he may both patiently and thankfully take his death,5 and ever wish to be with the in glory. And when the time cometh, that he shall give over to nature and depart from this miserable world vouchsafe we most humbly beseech thee, O Lord Jesus to take his soul into thy hands, and to place it among the glorious company of thy holy angels and blessed Saints, and to keep it unto that most joyful day of the general resurrection, that both his body and soul through thine almighty power being knit again together at that day, he may for ever and ever enjoy thy glorious kingdom and sing perpetual praises to thy blessed name. Amen.