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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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This sureness hath christ obtained for us because that he died and rose again / that he should be lord both of quick and deed which was a bill to make us sure• both in life & death as the prophet sayeth in the, ⟨image 74⟩xxij. psalm: If I walk in the midst of the shadow of death I will not fear evils because thou art with me. And if that this advantage of death do but little move us / it is a sign that our faith in Christ is very weak with us / for he that doth not well esteem the price and value of a good death / or else that death is good / he doth not yet believe but is over much letter by the old adam / and the wisdom of the flesh yet reining in him / we must therefore labour that we may be promoted to know and love this benefit of death. It is a great thing that death (which is to other the greatest evil) is made to us the greatest advantage / and except that Christ had gotten that for us / what great thing had he done by giving him self for us.
This surenesse hath christ obteyned for vs bycause that he died and rose agayn / that he shulde be lorde both of quykke and dede whiche was a bill to make vs sure• bothe in life & deth as the prophete sayeth in the, ⟨image 74⟩xxij. psalme: If I walke in the myddes of the shadowe of deth I will not feare euilles bicause thou art with me. And yf that this adauaūtage of deth do but lytell moue vs / it is a signe that oure faith in Christ is verey weke with vs / for he that doth not well exteme the pryce and value of a good deth / or elles that deth is good / he doth not yet beleue but is ouer moche letre by the olde adam / and the wysdome of the fllesshe yet reynyng in hym / we must therfore laboure that we may be promoted to knowe and loue thys benefyte of deth. It is a greate thyng that death (whiche is to other the greatest euyll) is made to vs the greatest auauntage / and except that Cryst had gotten that for vs / whate grete thyng had he done by gyuyng hym selfe for vs.