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❧ For the health of the body

I Feel in my self (O merciful Saviour) how grievous a prison this my body is unto my Soul, which continually wisheth to be loosened out of this bile carcass and to come unto ⟨image 39⟩thee, seeing it hath here no rest, but is at every hour vexed with the filthy lusts of the flesh, with the wicked assaults of the devil and the world, and is never at quiet but alway in danger to be overcome of her enemies, were it not preserved of thy goodness by the ministry and service doing of thy holy Angels. Notwithstanding (O most loving lord) forasmuch as it is thy good pleasure that my body and ⟨p. 38⟩soul shall still remain here together as yet in this vale of misery: I beseech thee to preserve my soul from all vice, and my body from all sickness that I enjoying through thy benefit the health both of body and soul, may be the more able to serve thee & my neighbour in such works as are acceptable in thy sight.

I Fele in my selfe (O mercifull Sauiour) how greuous a pryson thys my body is vnto my Soule, which contynually wysheth to be loosoned oute of thys byle carcasse and to come vnto ⟨image 39⟩thee, seeing it hath heere no reste, but is at euery houre vexed wyth the filthy lustes of the flesh, wyth the wicked assaultes of the deuyll and the worlde, and is neuer at quiet but alway in daunger to be ouercome of her ennemyes, were it not preserued of thy goodnes by the mynistery and seruice doing of thy holy Angels. Notwythstāding (O most louing lord) forasmuch as it is thy good pleasure that my bodye and ⟨p. 38⟩