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¶ A prayer wherein man confesseth him self to be the cause of Christs passion.

¶ A prayer wherin man confesseth him self to be the cause of Christs passion.

What hast thou committed (O Lord) that thou shouldest be so judged? What hast thou offended that thou shouldest be so cru eli handled and ordered? What was thy fault? what was thine offence? what was the cause of thy death? what was the occasion ⟨image 58⟩of thy condemnation? I (Lord) I am the cause of thy sorrow, the fault is in me that thou wast kill led for. I have deserved thy death I committed the offences that were avenged upon thee. Oh marvellous kind of judgment, and unspeakable disposition or ordering of mysteries. The unjust man offendeth: and the righteous is punished. The guilty doth evil and the innocent is beaten. The evil doth trespass and the good is condemned. That which the evil man deserveth: the same doth the just suffer. That which the servant doth amiss the master maketh amends. That which man ⟨p. 57⟩trespasseth: God suffereth it. O (thou which art the Son of god) how low did thine humility descend? How greatly did thy charity (even as it were) wax hot & burn toward us. How far did thy pity proceed? Whither did thy benignity, and gentleness grow & extend? How far did thy love stretch? How far came thy compassion? for I did wrongfully: and thou wast punished. I commit ted the mischievous deeds: and they were avenged upon thee. I did the fault: and thou submitted thy self to the torments. I was proud, and thou wast humble & meek, I was swelled and puffed ⟨image 59⟩up, thou wast extenuated and ap paired. I was disobedient, nevertheless thou being obedient, bare the pains and punishments of disobedience. I obeyed and was, as it were a servant to all excess and gluttony, and thou wast punished with scarcity and lack of food. The tree did draw me violently unto unlawful concupiscence & desires, but perfect charity led thee unto punishment. I presumed being forbidden: but thou didst smart therefore. I toke my pleasure, with delicateness: thou wast vexed with the cross. I abound and have plenty of all pleasures: thou art all to torn