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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 first part of the belief.
¶The fyrst parte of the belefe.
I Believe in God the father almighty / maker of heaven & earth.
I Beleue in God the father almyghty / maker of heuē & erthe.
That is / I forsake Satan and all idolatry / all charms witchcrafts & false hope. I put my trust in no man of all the world / nether yet in my self / not in my power / learning / science richesse / wisdom / or what thing so ever it be / that I have or possess.
That is / I forsake Satan and all ydolatrye / all charmes witchecraftes & false hope. I put my trust in no man of all the worlde / nether yet in my sylfe / not in my power / lernyng / scyence rychesse / wysdome / or what thyng so euer it be / that I haue or possesse.
I put no confidence in any creature whether it be in heaven or in earth. But I put my sure trust only in one god which can not be seen with mans eye / which cannot be comprehended with mans wit / which made heaven & earth / and alone ruleth all creatures, To him holy I submit my self. Nothing fearing / nor regarding the malice of the devil / & his fellows / for my god is above them all. Nether would