The pomander of prayer, newly madeThe pomaunder of prayer, newly made

❧ For a life agreeable to our knowledge.

❧ For a lyfe agreable to our knowledge.

AS I have prayed unto thee (O heavenly Father) to be taught the true understanding ⟨image 38⟩of thy blessed word by thy holy spirit, so I most entirely beseech thee to give me grace to lead a life agreeable to my knowledge. Suffer me not, to be of the number of them which proofs that they know God with their mouth, but deny him with their deeds. Let me not be like unto that son which said unto his father, that he would labour in his vineyard, and yet laboured nothing at all, but went abroad loitering idly. Make ⟨p. 37⟩me rather like unto that good and fruitful land which yieldeth again her seed with great increase, that men seeing my good works, may glorify thee my heavenly father

AS I haue prayd vnto thee (O heauenly Father) to be taught the true vnderstāding ⟨image 38⟩of thi blessed word by thi holy spirit, so I moste entierly beseech thee to giue me grace to lead a lyfe agreable to my knowledge. Suffer me not, to be of the number of them which profes that they know God with theyr mouth, but deny hym with theyr dedes. Let me not be lyke vnto that sonne which sayd vnto hys father, that he would labour in his vineyeard, and yet labored nothing at al, but went abrode lottering idely. Make ⟨p. 37⟩me rather lyke vnto that good and fruteful land which yeldeth agayne her sede with great increase, that men seing my good workes, maye glorify thee my heauenly father