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

Further more imprint this thing surely & grave it in thy heart thou thy self / art one of them which on this manner doest torment and crucify Christ. For thy since have cast him in to those torments according to the words of Peter Acts .ij. where he amazed the Ives as with a thunder clap saying unto all that where present you have crucified him. At which voice three thousand men were astonied & said unto the Apostles. What shall we now do brethren: therefore when thou seest the nails fastened in the hands of Christ / think that those sharp nails are thy evil deeds. When thou beholdest his brain pierced with the crown of thorns / think that those thorns are thy wicked thoughts and settle imaginations. And where thou seest Christ pricked with one thorn / remember that thou hast deserved to be pricked a thousand fold more of thee and grievously. Where thou seest his hands and feet thrust through with nails / remember that thou hast deserved with out comparison more cruel pain. And surely they that ⟨image 94⟩despise the passion of Christ / shall without end suffer most grievous torments. For the vehement wrath and righteous punishment of god (which he well declared in that he would his only son to dye for our transgressions) is no joined trifle / but the wicked and unfaithful shall prove it in dead.

Further more emprent this thinge surelye & graue it in thy harte thou thy selfe / art one of them which on this maner doest torment and crucefye Christ. For thy synnes haue cast hym in to those tormentes accordinge to the wordes of Peter Actes .ij. where he amased the Iues as with a thonder clappe sayenge vnto al that where present you haue crucyfyed hym. At which voyce thre thousande men were astoyned & sayed vnto the Apostles. What shall we now do brethren: therfore when thou seyst the nayles fastened in the handes of Christ / thynke that those sharpe nayles are thy euyll deades. When thou beholdest his brayne perced with the ceoune of thornes / thinke that those thornes are thy wycked thoughtes and setle ymaginacyons. And where thou seyst Christ pricked with one thorne / remēbre that thou hast deserued to be pricked a thousand folde moare of the and greuouslye. Where thou seyst his handes and fete thrust thorow with nayles / remembre that thou hast deserued with out cōparison moare cruell payne. And surelye they that ⟨image 94⟩despise the passyon of Christ / shal without ende suffre most greuous tormentes. For the vehement wrath and rightuouse punishement of god (which he well declared in that he wold his onlye sonne to dye for oure transgressions) is no ioyned trifle / but the wyked and vnfaithfull shall proue it in deade.