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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 third chapter of the .iij. image which is the good that is passed or behind us
¶ The thyrd chapter of the .iij. ymage whiche is the good that is passed or behinde vs
The consideration of this good which is passed may soon be gathered by his contrary image which we spake last of how be it we will help (in this also) him that desireth to look on it. Saint Austin in this thing is a great doer / in his confessions / where he doth well recite the benefits of god towards him / from the womb of his mother. That doth also the excellent psalm. Lord thou hast proved me / where among all other he marvelling at the providence of god sayeth Thou hast understood my thoughts a far of my path / and my down lyings thou ⟨image 77⟩hast searched / as though he would say / what so ever thing I have thought / and what so ever I have wrought / or how much so ever I should obtain and possess / now I perceive that it is not done by my wit and policy / but that they were ordained by thy provision long before this time / finally. Thou hast seen before all my ways / & there is no word in my tongue. Wherein then? in thy power.
THe cōsyderacyon of this good whiche is passed may sone be gathered by his cōtrary ymage whiche we spake last of howe be it we will helpe (in this also) hym that desyreth to loke on it. Saynt Austyne in this thing is a grete doar / in his cōfessyōs / where he doth wel recite the benefites of god towardes hym / frō the wōbe of his mother. That doth also the excellent psalme. Lorde thou hast proued me / where emong all other he merueyling at the prouidēce of god sayeth Thou hast vnderstōd my thoughes a farre of my path / and my downe lyinges thou