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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 sixth is.
¶The fulfylling of the syxt is.
Chastity soberness shame fastness not of deeds only but of words and manners / yea & of thoughts. Besides that attemperaunce / of meat / drink / sleep / and what so ever doth help chastity / hither apply all places of holy scripture concerning, chastity / fasting / sobriety / attemperaunce / prayer watching / labours / and in conclusion all things that maintain chastity.
CHaslite sobernes shame fastnesse not of dedes onely but of wordes and maners / ye & of thoughtes. Besydes that attemperaunce / of meate / drynke / slepe / and what so euer doth helpe chastite / hether applye al places of holy scrypture cōcernyng, chastite / fastyng / sobriete / attemperaunce / prayer watching / laboures / and in cōclusyon all thinges that mainteyn chastite.
¶The fulfilling of the seventh is.
¶The fulfylling of the seuenth is.
Poverty of sprite / kindness / liberality / wasting of our own goods to profit our neighbours / to live without covetousness and desire of richesse. Here gather all that is written of covetousness of goods unjustly gotten and possessed / of usury / so tilt / evil deceit / of injury and hurt done / of letting thy neighbours profit / or despising him.