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The pomander of prayer, newly madeThe pomaunder of prayer, newly made
The pomander of prayer, newly made by Thomas BeconThe pomaunder of prayer, newly made by Thomas Becon
Imprinted at London : Over Aldersgate beneath .S. Martins, by John Day, 1561Imprinted at London : Ouer Aldersgate benethe .S. Martins, by Iohn Day, 1561
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶ Unto God the holy ghost.
O Holy and blessed spirit, which being true and everlasting God, with God the father and God the Son proceedest from them both ⟨p. 9⟩full of majesty and power, which also with thy heavenly breath quickenest the midst of them that afore were dead through sin, makest merry the hearts of the faithful penitent, bringest into the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived, settest at one such as were at debate, con fortest the souls of them that hunger and thirst after righteousness and plenteously enrichest them with divers gifts, which pray unto thee ⟨image 11⟩in the name of Jesus Christ: Purify our hearts we beseech thee with the fire of thy love, mortify in us what soever is not thine, renew & garnish our minds with thy heavenly benefits and spiritual gifts, that they may be made thy temples, lead us into all necessary trueth, suffer us not to be carried about with divers & strange doctrine, but alway to remain in that doctrine, whereof thou alone art the author, enarme our souls ⟨p. 10⟩against the crafty assaults of subtle Satan, against the vain pleasures of the wicked world, and against the lewd lusts of filthy flesh, that we being replenished with thy holy breath, may do that only, which is acceptable in thy godly sight.
O Holy and blessed spirit, which being true and euerlasting God, with God the father and God ye sonne procedest from them bothe ⟨p. 9⟩full of maiestie and power, which also with thy heauē ly breath quycknest ye mides of thē that afore were dead through sinne, makest mery the hartes of ye faithful penitent, bringest into ye waye of truth al suche as haue erred and are deceyued, settest at one such as wer at debate, cō fortest the soules of them ythūger and thirst after righteousnes and plenteouslye enrichest them wt diuers giftes, whyche pray vnto thee