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

Name: Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every Christen
Author: Martin Luther

Martin Luther 1483–1546Emprented 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

[272] p. · 58k words · STC 20193 · ESTC S101031

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¶ Consolation for troubled consciences. › Part 2 › Chapter 1: ¶The first chapter of the first image which is the goodness with in us.¶ Consolacyon for troubled consciences. › Part 2 › Chapter 1: ¶The first chapter of the fyrst ymage whiche is the goodnesse with in vs.

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Howe be it god almighty (not thinking it sufficient to have done this much for us) did also cast unto us richesse & plenteous abundance of all things / though not to all men yet truly to many / & to them specially that are impotent & weak to suffer evil for (as I said before) to them he giveth more of the spirit / to whom he gave less worldly & bodily goods that there should be a certain equality in all things & he the righteous judge of all things. Nether do great richesse so much comfort a man as a merry & glad spirit. Besides this / to some he giveth issue & children (which is a great pleasure) power / empery / honour a name / glory / favour / and such other which if a man use a long season (yea though he use them but a small season) they shall soon declare unto him what he shall do in a little evil.

Howe be it god almyghtye (not thynking it sufficiēt to haue done this moche for vs) dyd also cast vnto vs rychesse & plenteous abundaunce of all thinges / though not to all men yet truely to many / & to theym specially that are impotent & weake to suffer euyll for (as I sayde bifore) to theym he gyueth more of the sprete / to whome he gaue lesse worldly & bodyly goodes that there shuld be a certeyn equalite in all thynges & he the ryghtuouse iuge of al thinges. Nether do grete rychesse so moche comfort a man as a mery & glad sprete. Bisides this / to some he gyueth yssue & children (whiche is a grete pleasure) power / imperye / honour a name / glory / fauoure / and suche other whyche yf a man vse a longe season (ye though he vse theym but a smal season) they shall sone declare vnto hym whate he shal do in a lytell euyll.

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The gifts of the soul are more excellence then all these as wit / conning judgement ⟨image 70⟩eloquence / wisdom / and these also (as he did the other) he divideth after an equality so that he hath recompensed it in the other / by giving them more quietness and gladness of mind.

The gyftes of the soule are more excelēc then all these as witte / connyng iudgemēt ⟨image 70⟩

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The book

Title as printed

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

Author

Martin Luther 1483–1546

Year

1538

Imprint

[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?], [1538]][Emprented 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]]

Size

[272] p.

Words

57,688

Catalogue

STC 20193 · ESTC S101031

Text

EEBO-TCP A09935

Passages

540

Sections

120

Title page

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

¶The second Chapter of the second image which is / the goodness to come / or before him.

¶The secunde Chapter of the secunde ymage whiche is / the goodnesse to come / or byfore hym.

Transcription key

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶The second Chapter of the second image which is / the goodness to come / or before him.

¶The secunde Chapter of the secunde ymage whiche is / the goodnesse to come / or byfore hym.

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