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

☞ 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 ⟨image 101⟩by the which thou mayest order thy life but this remembrance is far unlike the first / for hitherto have we recounted it as a secrete mystery which should work in us and renew us through repentance / and when we have obtained that profit then let us consider it as an ensample or rule to order our life and works / ever comparing them unto Christs passion on this manner as followeth.

☞ And when thy harte is so confermed in Chryst that thou begynnest wyth full entent to hate thy synne not for feare of payne but for the loue that thou hast vnto god because thou woldest not displease hym whych is soch a mercyfull and louinge father vnto the: then is it expediēt that thou take thys passyon for an ensample ⟨image 101⟩by the which thou maist ordre thy lyfe but this remembraunce is farre vnlike the first / for hetherto haue we recounted it as a secrete mysterye whych shuld worke in vs and renue vs thorow repentaūce / and whē we haue obtayned that profyte then let vs considre it as an ensample or rule to order oure lyffe and workes / euer comparinge them vnto Christes passion on thys maner as foloweth.

When thou art diseased with any sorrow or malady: then think how small that pain is if thou shouldest compare it with Christs crown of thorn and the nails which pierced his tender flesh.

When thou art dyseased with anye sorow or maladye: then thynke how smalle that payne is yf thou shuldest comparte it with Christes croune of thorne ād the nayles which perced his tendre flesh.