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A prayer unto God the father.

A prayer vnto God the father.

Thy dearly beloved Son (O most loving father) taught us in his holy Gospel, that to know the to be the alone true God, is everlasting life. Grant therefore ⟨image 8⟩we beseech thee, that we may truly know thee, even as we are taught by thy holy word, believe with the hart, and confess with the mouth, that thou alone art the true living and immortal God our heavenly father, our maker, our preserver, and our defender, that we thus believing and confessing may through thy Son Christ be come heirs of everlasting life. And as we thus believe and confess of thee▪ so give us grace to show forth this ⟨p. 7⟩our faith by godly conversation and virtuous living, ytmē seeing our good works, may glorify thee our heavenly father, to whom be praise for ever.

THy dearly beloued sōne (O most louing father) taught vs in hys holy Gospel, that to know the to be ye alone true God, is euerlasting lyfe. Graunt therfore ⟨image 8⟩we beseche thee, yt we may truly knowe thee, euen as we are taught by thy holye word, beleue with the hart, and cōfesse with the mouth, that thou alone art the true liuing and immortall God our heauēly father, our maker, our preseruer, and our defender, that we thus beleuing and confessing maye through thy sonne Christ be come heires of euerlastyng lyfe. And as we thus beleue and confesse of thee▪ so geue vs grace to shew forth thys ⟨p. 7⟩our faith by godly conuersacion and vertuous liuing, ytmē seeing our good workes, may glorify thee our heuēly father, to whom be prayse for euer.