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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 salutation of our Lady called Ave Maria.¶ The salutacyon of our Lady called Aue Maria.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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⟩suche goodnesse without her owne deseruyng of the pure liberalyte & fauoure of God / euen as she her selfe doth knowelege in the songe Magnificat. For as I am moued by the syght of heuen / the sonne / or other creatures to cōmende and preyse the maker / and put theym in to my prayse / and prayer / saying. O good lord whiche hast made suche a bryght and goodly creature gyue I pray the. &c.