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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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¶The fulfilling of the third is.
¶The fulfylling of the thyrde is.
TO betake our self holy to god that he alone may work in us and do all •hinges. This commandment requireth poverty of sprite / which should offer him •elfe to god / as deed & not living in this world that he may be his god / which on •ym self may take both his name & work •ccordynge to the meaning of the two for ⟨image 29⟩said commandments. Hereunto pertaineth what so ever is commanded unto us of worshipping god / of herring God's word of good works / be which we may subdue the flesh to the spirit / so that all our life / and all our works be God's and not our own.
TO betake oure sylfe holy to god that he alone may worke in vs and do al •hinges. This cōmaundement requireth •ouertye of spryte / whiche shulde offer him •elfe to god / as deede & not lyuing in this •orlde that he may be his god / whiche on •ym sylfe may take both his name & worke •ccordynge to the meanyng of the two for ⟨image 29⟩