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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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So that at the last by great use and experience of his showing and teaching (as Jacob was by the wains we be taught so to believe. Truly Christ is to us a true and notable sign / and wane which is made of god / our wisdom / righteousness / sanctifying and redemption. As the apostle sayeth I am a s•nne / but I am carried in his righteousness which is given unto me. I am unclean but his holiness is my sanctifying / wherein I am sweetly carried ⟨image 89⟩/ I am foolish / but his wisdom carieth me / I am sinful and damnable but his innocency is my redemption his goodness is a sure chariot that carieth me out of perdition. Thus may every Christen / this standing that he have faith) boast of all the goodness & merits of Christ: nether needeth he more nor less to rejoice in them then if he had done them him self / and even so are they his own. So that now he may joyfully abide the judgment of god which else were intolerable. Such a noble thing is faith. Such profits is getteth for us. Such glorious children of god it maketh us. Nether can we be children except we inherit our fathers goods.
So that at the last by great vse and experyence of hys shewyng and teachyng (as Iacob was by the waynes we be taught so to beleue. Truely Chryst is to vs a true and notable sygne / and wayne whyche is made of god / oure wisdome / ryghtuousnesse / sanctifyeng and redempcion. As thappostell sayeth I am a s•nne / but I am caryed in his rightuousnesse whiche is gyuen vnto me. I am vnclene but hys holynesse is my sanctifieng / wheryn I am swetely caryed ⟨image 89⟩/ I am folisshe / but hys wysdome caryeth me / I am synfull and dampnabyll but hys innocency is my redempcion hys goodnesse is a sure charyot that caryeth me out of perdycion. Thus may euery Chrysten / this stōding that he haue feith) bost of all the goodnesse & merites of Christ: nether nedeth he more nor lesse to reioyse in theym then yf he had done theym hym self / and euen so are they hys owne. So that nowe he may ioyfully abyde the iugement of god whyche eyles were intollerable. Suche a noble thyng is faith. Suche profites is getteh for vs. Suche glorious children of god it maketh vs. Nether can we be chylder except we enheryte oure fathers goodes.