Among many other godly and noble virtues, which God by his holy spirit hath grafted in your graces breast (most honourable Lady) the fervent affection and continual desire of praying unto the Lord our God, hath neither the last nor the lest place in you. And as God hath wrought in you by the holy Ghost this godly ⟨image 3⟩mind to call upon his holy name with diligent prayer, so likewise doth your grace stir up and confirm that spiritual motion with the exercise of daily prayer, least that godly affection should be quenched, which the holy Ghost hath kindled in your heart. For your grace doth right well consider, that God delighteth in nothing more then in the invocation of his blessed name, and in the sacrifice of thanks giving for his benefits. Where the name of God is diligently called upon, & most humble and hearty thanks given unto him for his fatherly and friendly gifts, there is his blessing grace and favour plenteous, there ⟨p. 2⟩is the holy Ghost present, there is a merry conscience, there all things prosper, there wanteth no good thing. Continue therefore (most honourable Lady) as ye have godly begun, both you and all your faithful family to call on the glorious name of the Lord our God with fervent prayer, and forget not to be thankful unto him for his benefits, wherewith above many other he hath richly endued your grace. So shall he be your loving Lord & gracious God, your favourable father and strong shield. So shall he make your grace to prosper in all your doings, & bless you both with long life and much ⟨image 4⟩honour. And that your grace may have at hand convenient prayers to pray unto the Lord our God I thought it good, considering your graces manifold virtues, to give unto you this my Pomander of prayer, wherein are briefly contained such godly prayers as are most mete in this our age to be used of all degrees and estates, most humbly beseeching your grace to take in good part this my rude and bold enterprise according to your accustomed gentleness. God, whose glory you heartily love, whose word you joyfully embrace, whose name you earnestly call upon: ⟨p. 3⟩mought vouchsafe to preserve your grace in continual health and increase of honour.
AMong many other godly and noble vertues, whiche God by his holy spirit hath graffed in your graces breast (most honorable Lady) the feruent affection and continuall desyre of prayinge vnto the Lord our God, hath neither the last nor the lest place in you. And as God hath wrought in you by ye holy Ghost thys godly ⟨image 3⟩mind to call vpon his holy name with diligent prayer, so lykewise doth your grace stur vp and confyrme that spirituall mocion wt the exercise of daily praier, least that godly affecciō shuld be quē ched, which the holy Ghost hath kindled in your heart. For your grace doth rightwell consider, yt God deliteth in nothynge more then in ye inuocacion of his blessed name, and in the sacrifice of thankes geuing for his benefits. Where the name of God is diligently called vpon, & most humble and harty thāks geuen vnto him for his fatherly and frendly giftes, there is hys blessing grace and fauoure plenteous, there ⟨p. 2⟩is the holy Ghost present, there is a mery conscience, ther al thīgs prosper, there wanteth no good thing. Contynue therfore (most honorable Lady) as ye haue godly begun, both you and all your faithful family to call on the glorious name of the Lord our God with feruent prayer, and forget not to be thankfull vnto hym for hys benefites, wherwith aboue many other he hath richly endued your grace. So shal he be your louing Lord & gracious God, your fauorable father and strōg shilde. So shall he make your grace to prosper in al your doings, & blesse you both with longlyfe and much ⟨image 4⟩honor. And that your grace may haue at hand conuement prayers to pray vnto the Lord our God I thought it good, consyderyng your graces manifold vertues, to geue vnto you this my Pommaunder of prayer, wherein are breeflye contayned suche godlye prayers as are most mete in this our age to be vsed of all degrees and estates, most humbly beseching your grace to take in good part this my rude and bolde enterprise according to your accustomed gentlenesse. God, whose glory you hartely loue, whose word you ioifulli embrace, whose name you earnestly call vppon: ⟨p. 3⟩mought vouchesafe to preserue your grace in continuall health and encrease of honoure.
