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

¶ The salutation of our Lady called Ave Maria.

¶ The salutacyon of our Lady called Aue Maria.

Here take heed no man put his sure trust and hope in the mother of god or her merits / for this sure trust is dew to god only / as the chief & only worship with which we are commanded to honour only god. The favour which was given to her of god / giveth us an occasion to praise god / & give him thanks, We ought none otherwise to praise & love her / than one which hath received ⟨image 46⟩[…] ⟨image 46⟩[…] ⟨image 47⟩such goodness without her own deserving of the pure liberality & favour of God / even as she her self doth knowledge in the song Magnificat. For as I am moved by the sight of heaven / the sun / or other creatures to commend and praise the maker / and put them in to my praise / and prayer / saying. O good lord which hast made such a bright and goodly creature give I pray thee. &c.

HEre take hede no man put his sure trust and hope in the mother of god or her merytes / for this sure trust is dewe to god onely / as the chiefe & onely worship with whiche we are cōmaūded to honoure onely god. The fauoure whiche was gyuen to her of god / gyueth vs an occasyon to prayse god / & gyue hym thākes, We ought none otherwise to prayse & loue her / thē one whiche hath receyued ⟨image 46⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 46⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 47⟩