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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 fourth petition.
¶ The fourthe peticion.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Gyue vs this day oure dayly breade.
The bread is our lord Jesus Christ which nourisheth / and comforteth the soul. Therefore: O heavenly father / give us this grace / that the life of Christ words / works / and passions / may be preached / known / and holden / both of us / & of all the world. Give us grace that we may have his words / works and all his life for an affectuose example / and spectacle of all virtues. Give us grace that i• our passions and adversities / we may ⟨image 42⟩comfort our self by his passion and cross. Give us grace that we may with a stable faith overcome our death by his death / and follow without fear this noble captain into another life. Give this grace that all they that preach / may profitably and blessedly preach thy word / and Jesus christ through all the world and that all which have thy word preached / may learn Christ and so may be purified / and go forth in a better life. Grant this also merciful father / that all strange doctrines in the which Christ is not learned may be thrust out of thy church. Have mercy on all bishops / priests and on all them whom they call consecrated / & of all officers that they may be lighteneth with thy grace / to teach & rule well / both in word & also cram ple of life. Keep all that are weak in the faith lest they be offended by the mischievous example of heads and rulers. Keep us from heresies and doctrines of division / that we may be agreeing in one mind / sith we use one daily breed that is / one daily doctrine / and word of Christ. Teach us by thy grace / to think / and have in mind / truly (and as we ought to do)