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

Even so would every man do / if he either knew or did believe surely his inward evil he would of his own will call unto him outward evils / yea / rejoice in them / and be no more sad for them / then though he were in all prosperity and felt no tribulation as some holy men have done / among the which David was ••e Psalm .C.vi.

Euyn so wolde euery man do / yf he eyther knewe or did beleue suerly his inward euyll he wolde of his owne wyll call vnto hym outward euylles / ye / reioyse in theym / and be no more sadde for theym / then though he were in all prosperyte and felt no tribulacyon as some holy men haue done / emong the whiche Dauid was ••e Psalme .C.vi.

Therefore the first comfortable image •s / to say unto him self. O thou man yet thou feelest not thine evil / be glad & give th•nkes that thou act not compelled to feel […] so thine evil in comparison of that g•••t evil is but light and easy / & that it is t••t some say, I have deserved much wors••e hell / which is soon said / but it is intolerable to felt. And this evil / though it server so hid and secret / yet he bringeth forth his fruit sensibly / which is fear••• & wavering of the fearful consciences / by ••e which faith is fore besieged and assa•••ed while that man doubteth and is uncertain whether god be merciful unto him or not and the weaker this fruit is / the more ••tter is this fruit.