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

There came another maid and said: Surely thou art of the same folk: And he denied the again.

There came a nother mayde and sayed: Surelye thou arte of the same folke: And he denyed the agayne.

He could not stand before women / how should he then have stand before kings & tyrants? And when he was yet once more enquired of the bystanders and was accused to be one of his disciples / he began to curse and to swear that he knew thee not / what think you he said? I suppose that he sware by god and by the law of ⟨image 124⟩Moses that he knew thee not / adding such words. Think you that I am the disciple of this Samar •ane which / deceiveth the people which is inspired with the devil and destroyeth our law? I am the disciple of Moses / and know not from when•• this fellow is. Blessed be God that they accused enquiring any further / for else would he never have ceased denying the / so that a thousand interrogations would have made a thousand staite negations: ye a thousand curses and perjuries: yet were these interrogations but words / what would he have done (I pray thee) if they had scourged him & buffeted him well? Truly he would have sought & proved all means / denying / forswearing / cursing / and blaspheming until that he had escaped their hands. But thou most meek Lord lookedst back upon him and by and by he knowleged his offence.

He coude not stande before wemē / how shuld he then haue stonde before kynges & tyrauntes? And when he was yet once moare enquired of the bystanders and was accused to be one of his disciples / he beganne to curse and to swere that he knew the not / what thinke you he sayed? I suppose that he sware by god and by the lawe of ⟨image 124⟩Moses that he knewe the not / addīge such wordes. Thinke you that I am the disciple of this Sama ane which / deceaueth the people which is inspired with the deuil and destroyeth oure lawe? I am the disciple of Moyses / and knowe not frō when this felowe is. Blissed be God that they acused enquyrīge any further / for els wold he neuer haue ceased denyenge the / so that a thousande interrogacyons wolde haue made a thousand staite negacyons: yee a thousand curses and periuryes: yet were these interrogacyons but wordes / what wold he haue done (I praie the) yf they had scourged hym & buffeted hym well? Trulye he wold haue sought & proued all meanes / denyenge / forsweringe / cursinge / and blaspheminge vntyll that he had escaped their handes. But thou most meke Lorde lokedst backe vppon hym and by and by he knowleged his offence.