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A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…
A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent sinners, newly prepared by Theodore Basil.A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all penitent synners, newly prepared by Theodore Basille.
printed for Joha, 1542printed for Ioha, 1542
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶ The potation for Lent. › ¶ Of Fasting.¶ The potacion for Lente. › ¶ Of Fastynge.
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.
PHIL. No forsooth. Therefore if ye intend to fast aright, & to make your fast acceptable to God, provide earnestly that your fast proceed from a pure & clean heart, void of all car nall affects, stuffed full of faith & charity, and altogether studious of true innocency & unfeigned godliness. So shall it come to pass, that not only your fast, but all that ever ye do besides according to Gods word, shall very greatly please god.
PHIL. No forsoth. Therfore yf ye entende to fast aryght, & to make your faste acceptable to God, prouide earnest ly that youre faste procede from a pure & cleane herte, voyde of al car nall affectes, stuffed full of fayth & charite, and altogither studious of true innocency & vnfayned godlynes. So shall it come to passe, that not only your fast, but al that euer ye do besydes accordynge to Gods word, shall very greatly please god.
THEO. I beseech God give us grace to do all things according to his most godly will & pleasure.
THEO. I besech God gyue vs grace to do all thynges accordyng to his moost godly wyll & pleasure.
PHIL. Labour & God will help. I have declared two things that are necessary to the true use of fasting. There remaineth now the third ⟨image 56⟩to be brought forth, which is so expedient and necessary for that purr pose also, ye y• other two without this profiteth nothing.
PHIL. Labour & God wyll helpe. I haue declared two thynges that are necessary to the true vse of fastynge. There remayneth nowe the thyrde