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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 thanksgiving after supper.
A thankesgeuyng after supper.
We render unto the (most merciful father) most hearty thanks for these thy gifts which thou so liberally haste given us in this our supper, most entirely beseeching the to fill our minds also with thy heavenly and spiritual benefits, that we may truly know thee, believe in the love thee, serve thee, and lead a life worthy of this thy kindness, that thou finding us not unthankful, mayest go forth daily more and more to increase thy gifts in us, and at the last take us unto thee,1 which art the fountain of all goodness and ⟨image 31⟩head spring of all wealth, and place us in thy joyful kingdom among the holy angels & blessed saints, where thou with thy only begotten son and the holy ghost livest & reignest one true and ever lasting God in all honour and glory worlds without end. Amen.
VUe render vnto the (mooste mercifull father) most hartye thanckes for these thy giftes which thou so liberally haste geuē vs in this our supper, most entirely besechyng the to fyl our minds also wyth thy heauenly and spiritual benefits, that we maye truly knowe the, beleue in the loue the, serue the, and leade a lyfe worthy of this thy kindnes, that thou finding vs not vnthanckful, mayste go forthe dailye more and more to encrease thy giftes in vs, and at ye last take vs vnto the,1 whiche arte the fountayne of all goodnes and