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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 to be said afore Dinner.
¶A prayer to be sayed afore Dynner.
O Lord our heavenly father, which by thy dearly beloved son Jesus Christ haste commanded us to take no thought ⟨p. xiiii⟩thought for our mete,1 drink and cloth, but hast promised to give us all things necessary for this our pore and needy life, if we first seek thy kingdom and the righteousness thereof: we most heartily thank y•, that it hath pleased thy fatherly goodness according to thy promise to send us meat at this present for the comfort of our miserable and hungry bodies, desiring the to bless these thy gifts & to give us grace so to taste of them, that we may ever remember thee,2 and never forget our needy brethren: but even as thou art merciful and liberal to us by giving us these thy benefits, so likewise we again may show mercy & kindness to our pore neighbours by distributing to them part of these thy gifts, that both they & we being refreshed with thy gifts of thy liberality, may with one mouth glorify, & with one mind praise thy holy name for ever & ever
O Lorde our heauenlye father, whyche by thy dearelye beloued sonne Iesu Christe haste commāded vs to take no thought ⟨p. xiiii⟩thought for our mete,1 drinke and cloth, but hast promised to giue vs all thyngs necessary for thys our pore and nedy life, if we first seke thi kingdome and the righteousnes therof: we most harteli thāk y, that it hath pleased thi fatherly goodnes accordinge to thi promise to send vs meat at this present for the cōfort of our miserable and hōgri bodis, desiring the to blesse these thy giftes & to geue vs grace so to tast of thē, that we may euer remember the,