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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 is the chimney of charity / the fire of god in Zion. As Isaiah as sayeth christ is borne for us / and not that only but also given unto us. Wherefore his resurrection is mine / yea and all things which he wrought thorough his resurrection. And as the apostle unto the Romans .viij. most copiously glorieth saying how shall he not with him give us all things? what wrought he by his resurrection truly he destroyed sin and raised righteousness confirmed death and restored life / overcame ⟨image 89⟩hell and brought everlasting glory. These things are inestimable and such as mans understanding scarce can believe to be given unto him: No more then Jacob which (amazed even as though he had wakened out of a great sleep when he herd say that his son Joseph did reign in Egypt) could not believe it until they rehearsing all did show him the wains that were sent from Joseph. So truly it had bin very hard to believe that such great benefits had bin by Jesus Christ given to us which were unworthy except that by many words / by many ways and apperinges he had showed him self to his disciples.
This is the chemney of charyte / the fire of god in Syon. As Esay as sayeth cryst is borne for vs / and not that onely but also gyuen vnto vs. Wherfore his resurrection is myne / ye and all thynges whyche he wrought thorough his resurreccion. And as tappostell vnto the Romayns .viij. most copyously gloryeth sayng howe shall he not wyth hym gyue vs all thynges? whate wrought he by hys resurrectyon truely he dystroyed synne and raysed ryghtuousnesse confirmed deth and restored lyfe / ouercame ⟨image 89⟩hell and brought euerlastyng glorye. These thinges are inestimable and suche as mā nes vnderstonding scarce can beleue to be gyuen vnto hym: No more then Iacob whyche (amased euē as though he had wakened out of a grete slepe when he herd sey that his sonne Ioseph dyd reygne ī Egipt) coude not beleue it vntyll they rehersyng all did shewe hym the waynes that were sent from Ioseph. So truely it had byn very harde to beleue that suche greate benefytes had byn by Iesu Chryst geuen to vs whiche were vnworthye except that bi many wordes / by many wayes and apperinges he had shewed hym selfe to hys dyscyples.