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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 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.
I beleue that he suffred passyon & deth for my synnes / and all theyrs that beleue in him / & that he therby blyssed all passyons / crosses & deathes / so that after they myght not hurte / but be bothe holsome and merytorious.
I believe that he was dead and buried to mortify & bury all my since / & theirs that believe. Finally that all bodily death by his death was destroyed / so that it is of no power to hurt but is rather made wholesome and profitable.
I beleue that he was deade and buryed to mortifye & bury all my synnes / & theyrs that beleue. Finally that all bodely deth bi his deth was distroyed / so that it is of no power to hurte but is rather made holesome and profitable.