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

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 ⟨image 102⟩with the same mind. How be it the manner of this remembrance is very rare & out of use although Saint Paul & Saint Petre make eftsoons mention of it. And we have changed it all together into an outward appearance and have thought it sufficient to behold the story of the passion painted upon walls. But there are very few (ye almost none) that call it to their remembrance for the intent to know their since by it / or to quiet their trembling consciences / or to order and compare their life to this ensample.

Nether it is ynough that we countre fayte him in oure outwarde be haue oure ād wordes / but we must do oure endeueraunce perfeytlye to expresse hys passion in all oune conuersacyon from the botom of oure hartes which thynge. Paule exhorteth vs vnto Hebrew .xij.. Loke vnto Iesus the captayne of oure faith / which for the ioye that was sette before hym abode the crosse and dispised the shame / & is sette dounne on the right hande of god. Consider therfore how that he endured such speakinge agēst hym of synners / lest ye shuld be weryed or faynte in oure myndes. And saynte Petre .i. Pet .iiij. sayeth for as moch as cryst hath suffered in the flesh / arme youre selues lykewyse