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

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 though•es a farre of my path / and my downe lyinges thou ⟨image 77⟩hast serched / as though he wolde say / whate so euer thing I haue thouht / and what so euer I haue wrought / or howe moche so euer I shulde obtayne and possesse / nowe I perceyue that it is not done by my witte and polecye / but that they were ordyned by thy prouisyon lōge byfore this tyme / finally. Thou hast sene before all my wayes / & there is no worde in my tongue. Wherin then? in thy power.

This we learn by our own experience / for if we remember our life which is passed / shall we not marvel / that we have thought / willed / done and said such things as we could not see before? how should we have brought them to pass / if we had bin left to our own will and power? And now first we perceive and see that his care was so ready with us / and his provision so constant upon us / that we could nether speak / will / nor think / but that which he had given us. As it is spoken Sapience .vij. for in his hand are both we & our works. And Paul / which worketh all things in all men / why then are not we (so insensible and hard arted) a shamed? which (though by our own experience)