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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 first chapter of the first image which is the goodness with in us.
¶The first chapter of the fyrst ymage whiche is the goodnesse with in vs.
Who is a bill to number the goodness which every man possesseth in his own person? first how great are the gifts of the body? as beauty strength health / quickness / wit & besides these in the male the most perfai• & noble kind & nature / by the which he is mete to exercise and take upon him many things private / commune and other excellent acts / which woman is nothing mete nor apt to / what marvel is it / if thou using these gifts (thorough the favour of god) cenne twenty / or thirty year with pleasure should suffer & be pained in one of them for the space of ten days? what shall we do which have had many good hours / ⟨image 69⟩and will not be content to suffer one evil? here may we see how we be endued by heap with the goodly gifts of god. And again with how few evils many of us be oppressed or touched.
WHo is a bill to numbre the goodnesse whyche euery man possesseth in his owne person? fyrst howe grete are the gyftes of the bodie? as beutye streinght helt / q̄cknesse / witte & besydes these in the male the most ꝑfai• & noble kynde & nature / by the whyche he is mete to exercyse and take vpon hym many thinges priuate / comune and other excellēt actes / whiche woman is nothing mete nor apt to / whathe merueyle is it / yf thou vsing these giftes (thorough the fauoure of god) cenne twenty / or thyrty yere with pleasure shuld suffer & be payned in one of theym for the space of tēne dayes? whate shal we do whiche haue had manye good houres / ⟨image 69⟩and will not be cōtent to suffer one euell? here may we se howe we be endued by hepe with the goodly giftes of god. And agayn with howe fewe euylles many of vs be oppressed or touched.