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

¶The fifth Chapter of the fifth image which is the evil on the lift hand.

¶The fyfte Chapter of the fyfte ymage whiche is the euyll on the lyft hond.

Here set before thine eyes the hole keep and multitude of adversaries and evil men. And first consider in them how many evils they have not done / to our body / goods / name and soul / which they would have done / except (by the provision of god) they had bin letted. And the higher any man is in tale & authority the more ready at hand he is to be vexed / with the deceits / subtleties flanders & temptations of his adversaries. And in all these things we may understand and prove the hand of god most ready to deliver us. And what marvel is it though sometime we be vexed with one of these evils? After this consider the evils which are appropriate unto our adversaries: not to be glad or rejoice in them / but rather to suffer with them / and to be sorry for they are subject indifferently to these evils as well as we / as we have showed before.

HEre set byfore thyne yies the hole kepe and multitude of aduersaries and euyll men. And first consydre in theym howe many euylles they haue not done / to oure body / goodes / name and soule / whiche they wolde haue done / except (by the prouisyō of god) they had byn letted. And the hygher any man is in tale & auctorite the more redy at hond he is to be vexed / with the deceytes / soutteltyes flaunders & tēptacyons of his aduersaryes. And in all these thinges we may vnderstonde and proue the honde of god most ready to delyuer vs. And whate merueyll is it though somtyme we be vexed with one of these euylles? After this cōsyder the euylles whiche are appropryate vnto oure aduersaryes: not to be glad or reioyse in theym / but rather to suffer with theym / and to be sorye for they are subiect indifferently to these euylles as well as we / as we haue shewed before.