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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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And who will not here rejoice / yea though he be in great sorrows which doth believe (as it is in deed) that all the goods of holy ⟨image 86⟩men are his goods and that his evil is also theirs. This image is most sweet and pleasant / which Chappostel to the Galatians .vi. doth describe / saying bear ye one an others burden and so fulfil ye the law of Christ.
And who will not here reioyse / ye though he be ī great sorowes whyche doth beleue (as it is in dede) that all the goodes of holy ⟨image 86⟩men are his goodes and that his euyll is also theyrs. This image is most swete and pleasaunt / whiche Chappostel to the Galathians .vi. doth descrybe / saying bere ye one an others burthen and so fulfill ye the lawe of Christ.
Is it not good for us to be here where if one member do suffer (as it is said unto the Corinthians) all suffer with him. If one member be had in honour / all members be glad also Therefore / while I suffer / I suffer not alone / for Christ and all Christen suffer with me. As he sayeth him self / he that toucheth you toucheth the ball of mine eye. Thus / do other here my burden / and there virtue is mine. The faith of the congregation succoureth my fearfulness. The chastity of other healeth the temptation of my lust. The fasting of other is mine advantage.
Is it not good for vs to be here where yf one membre do suffer (as it is said vnto the Corinthians) all suffer with hym. If one mēbre be had in honoure / all membres be glad also Therfore / while I suffer / I suffer not alone / for Chryst and all Chrysten suffer with me. As he sayeth hym selfe / he that toucheth you toucheth the ball of myne yie. Thus / do other here my burthen / and there vertue is myne. The fayth of the congregacyon socoureth my fearfulnesse. The chastyte of other healeth the temptacyon of my lust. The fastyng of other is myne aduauntage.