Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every ChristenCerteine prayers and godly meditacyons very nedefull for euery Christen

¶The second petition.

¶The secunde peticyon.

This wretched life is the kingdom of all since / & mischief whose lord is the evil spirit / chief author / & ground of all malice & sin / But thy kingdom is the kingdom of all grace & virtue / whose lord is thy best beloved Son Jesus christ the heed & beginning of all grace & virtue / wherefore help us most dear father / & come again in favour with us. Give us before all things true and constant faith in Christ hope (without fear) in thy mercy / against all infirmities of our weak conscience / and pure love towards thee / and all men. Keep us from infidelity / desperation / and malice / which at the last might be the cause of our destruction,

THis wretched lyfe is the kyngdome of all synnes / & myscheffe whose lorde is the euell sprete / chief author / & grūde of all malice & synne / But thy kingdome is the kingdome of all grace & vertue / whose lorde is thy best beloued sonne Iesus crist the heede & begynnyng of all grace & vertue / wherfore helpe vs most dere father / & come agayn in fauoure with vs. Gyue vs bifore all thinges true and constaunte faithe in Christ hope (without feare) in thy mercy / agaynst all infirmytes of oure weake conscyence / and pure loue towardes the / and all men. Kepe vs from infydelyte / desperatyon / and malyce / whyche at the last myght be the cause of oure destructyon,