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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.
EVSE. It is lawful than to fast even before men.
EVSE. It is lawefull than to fast euen before men.
PHIL. Yea verily or to do any other good work, so that the desire of worldly praise he not in your minds. For Christ saith, let your light so shine before men, that they may 1see your good works & glorify your father which is in heaven. But if 2we seek any praise of men & desire to be magnified for our good deeds, verily than have we our reward, not of God, but of y• world. For there is no more pestiferous in fecciō to poison any good work, ye it should lose the reward before God, than the desire of vain glory, and worldly praise. What did deject & 3caste down Lucifer from heaven into hell pit, but vainglory? Again what did exalt & lift up from the earth unto heaven y• most ⟨image 57⟩blessed and glorious virgin Mary the mother of our Saviour Jesus Christ but humility, as she her self testifieth. My soul, saith she, magnifieth the LORD. And my spirit 4rejoiceth in God my saviour. For he hath looked upon the humility of his handmaid, behold, because of this, shall all kindreds call me bles sed. God resystethe the proud, but 5to the humble he giveth grace and showeth favour. Unto whom shall I look, saith God by his Prophet, 6