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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 belief that he went down to hell to subdue and make captive / to me & to all that believe / the devil with all his impery / subtlety and malice / to deliver me from hell / taking away all his power that he might not hurt me / but should rather be profitable unto me.
I belefe that he went downe to hell to subdewe and make captyue / to me & to all that beleue / the deuyll with all his impery / subtilite and malice / to delyuer me frō helle / takyng awey all his power that he myght not hurte me / but shulde rather be profitable vnto me.
I believe that on the third day he rose again from death / to bring me and all that believe in to a new life / and that by this deed he raised me with him / in grace and sprite / not to sin after / but that I endowed ⟨image 34⟩with all kinds of grace and virtue / might serve him / and so fulfil his commandments.
I beleue that on the thyrde day he rose ageyn from deth / to bryng me and all that beleue in to a newe lyfe / and that by this dede he reysed me with hym / in grace and spryte / not to synne after / but that I endowed ⟨image 34⟩with all kindes of grace and vertue / myght serue hym / and so fulfull his commaundementes.
I believe that he ascended unto heaven / and that he hath received of the father / rule / & honour above all angels / and creatures. And that he now sitteth on the right hand of the father / that is / that he is king and lord over all the goods of God in heaven hell and earth.