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Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every ChristenCerteine prayers and godly meditacyons very nedefull for euery Christen
Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The year of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The yeare of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538
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¶A short conclusion of the ten commandments.
¶A short conclusyon of the tenne cō maundementes.
¶Christ him self sayeth on this manner what so ever ye would that men should do to you / the same do you to them. In this is comprehended the law and all the Prophets. Mat .vij.
¶Christ hym selfe sayeth on this maner whate so euer ye wolde that men shulde do to you / the same do you to theym. In this is comprehended the lawe and all the Prophetes. Mat .vij.
There is no man that for his great benefits loveth to receive unkindness. There is no man will gladly suffer his name to be evil spoken of by an other There is no man which will be content to be despised of a proud man. Besides that there is no man that loveth the disobedience / wrath or unchastnesse of his wife. There is no man which would be despoiled of his possessions defrauded / deceived / slandered oppressed. But rather all men are of this nature / that they had lever be favoured loved kindly entreated holpen & trusted of their neighbours which all are commanded in these ten precepts.
THere is no man that for his greate benefites loueth to receaue vnkindenesse. There is no man will gladly suffer his name to be euyll spoken of by an other There is no man whiche wilbe content to be dispysed of a proude man. Besydes that there is no man that loueth the disobedyence / wrath or vnchastnesse of his wife. There is no man whiche wolde be dispoyled of his possessyons defrayded / deceyued / sclaundered oppressed. But rather all men are of this nature / that they had leuer be fauoured loued kindely entreated holpen & trusted of theyre neyghboures whiche all are cōmaunded in these tenne preceptes.