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

I have overmuch sinned unto the alone for thou commandedst me that I should love thee for thy self / and should love all creatures ⟨image 109⟩for thy sake. But I have loved a creature more then the / loving it even for it self. What is sin / but to love a creature for it self? & what is that / but to do against thee? Surely he that loveth a creature for it self maketh that creature his god. And therefore have I sinned against the only / for I have made a creature my god. So have I cast the away / and have been injurious only to thee / for I have not offended against any creature in that I have set my trust or confidence in it. For it was not commanded me that I should love any creature for it self. If thou haddest commanded me that I should have loved an angel only for him self / & I had loved money for it self / then no doubt I had offended against the angel. But sith that thou only art to be loved for thy self (that is to say without any respect other of good or evil) and every creature is to be loved in thee & for thy sake / therefore have I surely offended only against thee / for I have loved a creature for it self.

I haue ouermoch synned vnto the alone for thou cōmaundedst me that I shuld loue the for thy selfe / and shuld loue all creatures ⟨image 109⟩for thy sake. But I haue loued a creature more then the / louinge it euen for it selfe. Whate is synne / but to loue a creature for it selfe? & what is that / but to do ageynst the? Surelye he that loueth a creature for it selfe maketh that creature his god. And therfore haue I synned agenst the onlye / for I haue made a creature my god. So haue I cast the awaye / and haue bene iniurious onlye to the / for I haue not offended agenst any creature in that I haue set my trust or cōfidence in it. For it was not cō maunded me that I shuld loue anye creature for it self. Yf thou haddest cōmaunded me that I shuld haue loued an angell onlye for hym self / & I had loued monye for it selfe / then no doute I had offended agenst the angell. But syth that thou only art to be loued for thy selfe (that is to saye without any respecte other of good or euell) and euerye creature is to be loued in the & for thy sake / therfore haue I surelye offended onlye agenst the / for I haue loued a creature for it selfe.