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

¶The sixth Chapter of the sixth image which is the evil on the right hand.

¶The syxte Chapitre of the syxt ymage whiche is the euyll on the ryght honde.

ON our right hand are our friends by whose evils and vexations our troubles are mitigated and assuaged as Saint Petre teacheth in the fifth of the first Pistle saying. Resist the devil steadfast in the faith / remembering that ye do but fulfil the same afflictions / which are ⟨image 62⟩appointed to your brethren that are in the world. So the congregation of christen areth in their prayers / that they provoked be the examples of holy men / may follow the virtue of their passions / and singeth solemnly / that the holy men have suffered torments / that they might surely come to the victory of martyrdom. By the which words and songs of the church we must understand that the passions and victories that God hath given to his martyrs and holy saints / ought to be had in memory / that by their example we may be quickened and bolded to suffer those evils which they suffered. And if their commemoration be by us done to any other intent / whatsoever it be / then is it meddled with superstition & hypocrisy. As is theirs that honour them to the intent that they should not suffer the trouble & vexation / which the saints by their example & memory do teach to be suffered / so that they desire to be made unlike unto them / whose feasts they celebrate. Right excellently doth the apostle entreat this place of comfort in the .xij to the Heb. saying: ye have not yet resisted unto blood shedding striving against sin

ON oure ryghte honde are oure frendes by whose euylles and vexations oure troubles are mitygated and aswaged as Saynte Petre teachet in the fyft of the fyrst Pistle sayenge. Resyst the deuell stedefast in the fayth / remembryng that ye do but fulfyll the same affliccions / whiche are ⟨image 62⟩appoynted to youre bretheren that are in the worlde. So the cōgregacyon of christē areth in theyre prayers / that they prouoked be the examples of holy men / maye folowe the vertue of theyre passyons / and syngeth solemply / that the holye men haue suffered turmentes / that they myght suerly come to the victorye of martyrdome. By the which wordes and songes of the church we must vnderstōd that the passyons and victoryes that God hath gyuen to his martyres and holy sayntes / ought to be had in memory / that by theyre example we may be quykened and bolded to suffer those euylles whiche they suffred. And yf theyre commemoracyon be by vs done to any other entent / whatsoeuer it be / then is it medled with supersticyon & hypocrisie. As is theyrs that honoure theym to thintent that they shulde not suffer the trouble & vexacyō / whiche the sayntes by theyr example & memory do teache to be suffred / so that they desire to be made vnlyke vnto theym / whose feastes they celebrate. Right excellētlye doth thappostle entreate this place of cōfort in the .xij to the Heb. sayēge: ye haue not yet resysted vnto bloud shedīge striuīge ageynst synne