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Whosoever liveth with out thy grace & favour (O most gracious and favourable Lord) although for a time he walloweth in all kind of fleshly pleasures, and abound with to much worldly riches, yet is he nothing else but the wretched bond slave of satan, & ⟨p. 25⟩the vile dunghill of sin. Al his pleasure is extreme poison, all his wealth is nothing but plain beggary. For what felicity can there be, where thy grace and favour wanteth▪ But where thy grace and favour is present (though the Devil roar, the world rage, the flesh swell) there is true blessedness, unfeigned pleasure & continual wealth. Pour down therefore thy heavenly grace & fatherly favour upon us, that we being assured of thy ⟨image 27⟩favourable goodness towards us may rejoice and glory in thee, and have merry hearts when so ever we be most assailed with any kind of adversity, be it poverty or sickness, loss of friends, or persecution for thy names sake, to whom be glory for ever.

WHosoeuer liueth wt out thy grace & fa uour (O moste gracious and fauorable Lorde) although for a time he waloweth in all kinde of fleshely pleasures, and abound with to muche wordly ryches, yet is he nothing els but ye wretched bond slaue of sathan, & ⟨p. 25⟩the vile dūghil of syn. Al his pleasure is extreme poison, all his welth is nothing but plain beggeri. For what felicitie can ther be, where thy grace and fauour wanteth But where thi grace and fauour is present (though the Deuel roar, the world rage, ye flesh swel) ther is true blissednes, vnfained pleasure & cōtinual welth. Pour down therfore thi heauēly grace & fatherly fauour vpō vs, that we beeynge assured of thy