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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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In all these things seest thou none other things but to love other / that is to love god and thy neighbour which love seeketh not his own profit / but only those things which belong to god / and to his neighbour / which love yieldeth & giveth him self plainly to every man granting them full rule and authority / to use their pleasure his goods and profits.
In all these thinges seest thou none other thinges but to loue other / that is to loue god and thy neyghbour whiche loue seketh not his owne profyt / but onely those thinges whiche belong to god / and to his neyghbour / whiche loue yeldeth & gyueth hym sylf playnly to euery man grauntyng theym full rule and auctorite / to vse theyre pleasure his goodes and profyttes.
Now seest thou that in all these ten commandments / in a good order and briefly are contained / all kinds of in formations / that are expedient for mans life / which if any man will do his diligence to keep truly he shall never be idle no / not an hour / but shall have occasion to do good deeds / so that truly he shall never have need to chose to him other strange works of man's invention / as are ⟨image 30⟩to run hither and thither / and to be occupied in such things / which in no place are commanded / and which shall be profitable for no thing.
NOwe seyst thou that in all these tenne cōmaundementes / in a good ordre and briefly are cōteyned / all kyndes of in formacions / that are expedient for mānes lyfe / whiche yf any man will do his diligence to kepe truely he shall neuer be ydel no / not an houre / but shall haue occasyon to do good deades / so that truely he shall neuer haue nede to chose to hym other straunge workes of mannys inuention / as are ⟨image 30⟩to runne hyther and thyder / and to be occupied in suche thinges / whiche in no place are cōmaunded / and whiche shalbe profitable for no thing.