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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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They that exercise any other kind of witchcraft (as there are many kinds) some use rods / some crystal stones some clothes / and some there be that burn milk / some with charms do dig up treasures. These and all such other are contrary to the first commandment. They that confer their life and works to the signs of heaven / and to the conjecturing of sooth sayers / putting observation and difference betwixt time and time. They that defend either them self or their cattle house children or other goods / from wolves / weapon / fire / or weather with any prescript charm or prayer.
THey that exercyse any other kynde of witchecraft (as there are many kyndes) some vse roddes / some chrystall stones some clothes / and some there be that burne mylke / some with charmes do dygge vp threasures. These and all suche other are cōtrayre to the fyrst cōmaundement. They that cōferre theyre lyfe and workes to the signes of heuyn / and to the coniecturing of soth sayers / puttyng obseruation and difference betwyxt tyme and tyme. They that defend eyther theym sylfe or theyre catell house chyldren or other goodes / from wolues / wepen / fyre / or watherwith eny precript charme or prayer.
They that ascribe their trouble and adversity / to the devil / or other evil men. They that not lovingly & with glad heart will accept prosperity and adversity / good and evil / and all things even as he hath received them of god to whom we ought to give all thanks what so ever chance unto us.
THey that ascrybe theyre trouble and aduersite / to the deuyll / or other euyl men. They that not louyngly & with gladde herte wyll accept prosperite and aduersite / good and euyll / and all thynges euen as he hath receyued theym of god to whome we ought to gyue all thankes whate so euer chaunce vnto vs.