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¶ A devout Prayer to the holy Ghost.

¶ A deuout Prayer to the holy Ghost.

Now (O almighty and holy Ghost) which art the love of the divine power, the holy participator & partner with the almighty father, and his most blessed Son, the most merciful comforter of the sorrowful, I beseech thee to slide by thy mighty power into the inward parts of mine hart, that thou dwelling there, mayest make glad, and as it were lighten every dark corner of the neglect and forletten cottage, with the bright shining of thy light, & that in visiting the same, thou wouldest ornate & deck ⟨image 69⟩with the plenteousness of thy dew the loathsome places thereof, which be corrupted with filthiness. Kin del the privy wounded parts of the inner man, with thy wholesome flames and with piercing the in ward parts of my soul entrails with the dart of thy love. Feed all the inner parts bo the of my mind & body by the illuminating and lightening with the fire of thy holy & fervent love. Give me to drink of thy most pleasant river, to the intent I may have no lust to taste any worldly things which be mixed with poison. Give sentence with me (o lord) and defend my cause against the ⟨p. 68⟩ungodly nation. Teach me to do thy will because thou art my God. For I believe that in whom so ever thou dost dwell: thou buildest an house in him for the Father also & the Sonne. Blessed is that man that getteth such a guest, because that by thee, the father and the Son also will dwell and abide with him. Come now (O most loving comforter of my sorrowful soul) which art a pro tector in all necessities and an help in troubles and adversities Como purger of sins, healer and curer of wounds. Come the strength of the frail and feeble, the reliever and raiser up of them ⟨image 70⟩that slide. Come the instructor & reacher of the humble and meek, the destroyer and plucker down of the proud and stubborn. Come the good and kind father of the fatherless, the gentle judge of widows. Come thou which art a guide unto them that are tossed in the waves of this tempestuous world, like as a bright and notable star is to them that sail on the sea, an haven unto them that are afraid of shipwreck. Come the worship & honour of all them that live, the only health of the dead.