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

There are besides these goods to the Christen .ij. great goods which they shall surely have but not without death and suffering for they have also the common hope that we spake of / concerning the finishing of their present evil & increasing of the contrary good / although they do not so greatly regard that / as they do in the increasing of their own proper good / which is the truth in Christ in the which they do proceed from day to day / for the which they do both live and hope. But besides these as I said / there is .ij. chief which shall come in death. The first is that in death is finished all the tragedy of the evils in this ⟨image 74⟩life / as it is written Precious is in the sight of god / the death of his saints. And again in peace I shall both sleep and rest. And a righteous man if he be subdued of death he shall be in coolness. And contrary to them that are wicked / death is the beginning of evil. As it is said the death of sinners is worst / and evils shall take an evil man in his death. So Lazarus shall be comforted which hath received here his evils / where as the glutton shall be punished because he hath received here his goods.

There are bysides these goodes to the Christē .ij. great goodes whiche they shall suerly haue but not without deth and sufferyng for they haue also the comon hope that we spake of / concernyng the fynys•hing of theyre present euyll & encreasing of the cō trary good / although they do not so gretely regard that / as they do in the increasyng of theyre owne proper good / whiche is the truthe in Christ in the whiche they do procede from day to day / for the wiche they do both liue and hope. But bysides these as I sayde / there ys .ij. chyef whiche shall come in deth. The fyrst is that in deth is fynysshed all the tragedy of the euylles in thys ⟨image 74⟩lyfe / as it is wryten Precioꝰ is in the sight of god / the deth of his sayntes. And agayn in peace I shall bothe slepe and rest. And a ryghtuous man yf he be subdewed of deth he shall be in colenesse. And contrary to theyme that are wyked / deth is the begynnyng of euyll. As it is saide the death of synners is worst / and euylles shall take an euell man in hys deth. So Lazarus shall be comforted whyche hath receyued here his euylles / where as the gloton shall be punysshed bycause he hath receyued here his goodes.