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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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Behold / on this manner mayst thou con forte and stablish thy heart with the passion of christ against all vexations. And this is the true meditation and remembrance of Christs passion out of which the a ⟨image 102⟩fore said commodities spring.
Behold / on this maner mayst thou cō forte and stablish thy harte with the passion of christ agenst all vexacyons. And this is the true meditacyon and remembraunce of Chrystes passyon out of whych the a ⟨image 102⟩fore sayde commodityes sprynge.
Therefore they that exercise them selves diligently in it / are much better occupied then if they hard a thousand times the story of the passion / or said as many masses. And these only are the true Christen which on this wise do express in their life or manners the name and life of Christ as Saint Paul sayeth: they that belong to christ have crucified their flesh and concupiscences with Christ.
Therfore they that exercyse them selues dilygentlye in it / are moch better occupyed then yf they harde a thousande tymes the storie of the passion / or sayet as manye masses. And these onlye are the true Chrysten which on this wyse do expresse in theyr lyfe or manners the name and lyfe of Chryst as Saynte Paule sayeth: they that belonge to chryst haue crucefyed theyr flesh and concupiscentes with Christ.
Nether it is enough that we counter faith him in our outward be have our and words / but we must do our endeveraunce perfectly to express his passion in all own conversation from the bottom of our hearts which thing. Paul exhorteth us unto Hebrew .xij.. Look unto Jesus the captain of our faith / which for the joy that was set before him abode the cross and despised the shame / & is set down on the right hand of god. Consider therefore how that he endured such speaking against him of sinners / lest ye should be wearied or faint in our minds. And saint Petre .i. Pet .iiij. sayeth for as much as christ hath suffered in the flesh / arm your selves likewise