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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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I believe unfeignedly / and surely / that he was conceived for my profit by the holy ghost without all mans and carnal work / without a bodily father / or mans seed / and that to purify / and make spiritual my sinful / fleshly / unclean / and damnable conception / and all theirs that believe in him: moved to his mercy of his own and free will and the will of the almighty father.
I beleue vnfaynedly / and surely / that he was conceyued for my proufit by the holy goost without all mannes and carnal worke / without a bodyly father / or mannes sede / and that to purifye / and make spirituall my synfull / flesshely / vnclene / and dampnabill conception / and all theyrs that beleue in hym: moued to his mercy of his owne and fre will and the will of the almyghty father.
¶I believe that he was begotten of the virgin Mary without the loss of her pure and uncorrupt virginity / so that (according to the providence of the merciful father) ⟨image 34⟩he should bliss and cleanse the since & damnable birth of all that believe in him that after / it might do no hurt.
¶I beleue that he was begotten of the virgyn Mary without the losse of her pure and vncorrupt virgynite / so that (accordyng to the prouidence of the mercyfull father) ⟨image 34⟩he shulde blysse and clense the synnes & dāpnabill byrth of all that beleue in hym that after / it myght do no hurte.
I believe that he suffered passion & death for my since / and all theirs that believe in him / & that he thereby blessed all passions / crosses & deaths / so that after they might not hurt / but be both wholesome and meritorious.