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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
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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.
Take away from us these false doctors which privily bring in damnable sects and deny the the Lord,1 which hath bought them, through whom the way of truth is evil spoken of, & through covetousness with their deceit full words make merchandise of us, whose judgement is not far of, and whose damnation sleepeth not. Take away from us those false prophets and spirits of Antichrist,2 ⟨image 39⟩which teach that thou the Lord Jesus Christ tokest no flesh of that blessed and undefiled virgin Mary thy mother. Take away from us the proud whore of Babylon,3 that great and blasphemous baud of all the whoredoms and abominations of the earth with whom even the very kings of the earth have plaid the whore mongers, and they that dwelt on the earth were made drunken with the wine of her whoredom. Down o Lord with that purpled & rose coloured whore, decked with gold, pearl & precious stones, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abominations & filthiness of her wantonness. Down, o lord with that gorgeous strumpet, which is drunk with the blood of saints, and with the blood of thy Martyrs, O Jesus. Let that ⟨p. xxiiii⟩whore behated of all men, let her be desolate,4 comfortless and naked, yea let the very flesh of her be gnawen of, & she consumed with fire. Let that great Babylon be made a dwelling place of devils, and an hold of all unclean spirits, and a cage of all filthy, and hateful birds. For of the wine of her pestilent whoredom have all nations drunken, yea the very kings of the earth have committed whoredom with her, and the Merchants of the earth have waxen rich through her wanton pleasures.
Take away frō vs these fals doctors which priuely bring in damnable sectes and deny the the Lorde,1 whiche hathe bought them, thorowe whome the waye of truthe is euell spoken of, & thorow couetousnes wt their disceit full woordes make marchandise of vs, whose iudgemente is not far of, and whose dampnaciō slepeth not. Take awai frō vs those false prophets and spirits of Antichrist,