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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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If thou be tempted with pride & lordliness: then mark how unworthily Christ was mocked / ye and crucified between two thieves / that he might be reputed as one of their number.
Yf thou be tempted with pryde & lordlynesse: then marke how vnworthelye Crist was mocked / yee and crucyfyed betwene two theues / that he myght be reputed as one of theyr nombre.
If thou be assailed with wantonness or with the lust of the flesh: then behold how ⟨image 101⟩cruelly the tender flesh of Christ was scourged torn and most piteously wounded.
Yf thou be assayled with wantonnesse or with the lust of the flesh: then behold how ⟨image 101⟩cruellye the tendre flesh of Crist was scourged torne and most pituouslye woūded.
If thy heart boil with hate or envy & be full set to take avengeaunce: then call to thy remembrance how Christ with a lamentable voice did pray unto his father for thee / and other his enemies / whom he might by good right have punished perpetually.
Yf thy harte boyle with hate or enuye & be full sette to take auengeaunce: then calle to thy remembraunce how Crist with a lamētable voyce did praye vnto hys father for the / and other his enemyes / whom he myght bi good right haue punisshed perpetuallye.