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

After that thou hast perceived this fervent favour that Christ had to wards the then shalt thou soon mark what good will the father owed thee / for then shall it appear that Christ could not endue the ⟨image 100⟩with such great benefits except it had been before so decreed of his heavenly father / for unto him did Christ obey when he suffered for thy transgressions. And so shalt thou see the flaming charity of god the father towards thee / and through christ shalt thou be so drawn to the father that thou mayst perceive the saying of Christ. Joan. iij. God so loved the world that he gave his only son for them tent that none which believe in him should perish but should have everlasting life. And this is the true knowledge of god when we behold / and magnify not his puissant majesty or his incomprehensible prudence (for they make a man a frayde of God) but rather his courteous and merciful benevolence wherein he may put his confidence / and may be holy in god renewed.

After that thou hast perceaued this feruent fauoure that Christ had to wardes the then shalt thou sone marcke what good will the father owed the / for then shall it appeare that Chryst coude not endue the ⟨image 100⟩with such greate benefytes excepte it had bene before so decreed of hys heuenlye father / for vnto him did Chryst obey whē he suffered for thy trāsgressions. And so shalt thou se the flamynge cheryte of god the father towardes the / and thorow crist shalt thou be so drawne to the father that thou mayst perceaue the sayinge of Chryst. Ioā. iij. God so loued the worlde that he gaue his ōlye sonne for thē tent that none which beleue in hym shuld perysh but shuld haue euerlastynge lyfe. And thys is the true knowlege of god when we beholde / and magnefye not hys puysaunt mageste or his incomprehensible prudence (for they make a man a frayde of God) but rather his curteous and mercyefull beneuolence wherin he maye put hys confydence / and maye be hoellye in god renued.

☞ And when thy heart is so confirmed in Christ that thou beginnest with full intent to hate thy sin not for fear of pain but for the love that thou hast unto god because thou wouldest not displease him which is such a merciful and loving father unto thee: then is it expedient that thou take this passion for an ensample