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

And according to the multitude of thy compassions wipe away mine iniquity.

And accordinge to the mustitude of thy compassiōs wype awaye myne iniquyte.

Thy mercy Lord is the abundance of thy pity / by the which thou lookest gently on the poor and wretched. Thy compassions are the works and processes of thy mercy. Mary magdalene came unto thy feet (good Jesus) she washed them wither tears / and wiped them with her here / thou forgavest her and sentest her a way in peace / this was (Lord) one of thy compassions / Petre denied the and forsook the with an oath / thou lookedst upon him and he wept bitterly / thou forgavest him and madest him one of the chief among thine Apostles. this was (lord) another of thy compassions. The these on the cross was saved with one word. Paul in the furious woodness of his persecution was called and by and by fulfilled with the holy ghost / these are Lord thy compassions.

Thy mercye Lorde is the habundaūce of thy pytye / by the which thou lokest gentlye on the poore and wretched. Thy compassyons are the workes ād processes of thy mercye. Marye magdalene came vnto thy fete (good Iesu) she wasshed them wither teares / and wyped them with her here / thou forgauest her and sentest her a waye in peace / this was (Lorde) one of thy compassions / Petre denyed the ād forsoke the with an oth / thou lokedst apon him and he wepte bitterlye / thou forgauest him and madest hym one of the chefe amonge thyne Apostles. this was (lorde) another of thy compassyons. The these on the crosse was saued with one worde. Paule in the furious wodnes of his persecution was called ād by and by fulfylled wyth the holye goste / these are Lorde thy compassyons.

The time should fail me if I should enumbre all thy merciable compassions / for look how many righteous men there be / and so many are thy godly compassions /