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

When thou hast dealt gently of thy favourable will & benevolence with zion / then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of righteousness / for thou shalt consume it with burning fire of thy love & charity / & so acceptedst thou the sacrifices of Moses and Elijah. And then acceptest thou the sacrifices of righteousness / when thou fattenest with thy grace the souls which endeavour them selves to live righteously / what profiteth to offer sacrifices unto the when thou acceptest them not oh Lord? How many sacrifices ⟨image 134⟩offer we now a days which are not pleasant unto thee but rather abominable? for we offer not the sacrifices of right wysnes / but our own ceremonies: and therefore are they not accepted. Where is now the glory of the Apostlee? where is the valiant perseverance of martyrs? where is the fruit of preachers? where is that holy simplicity of them that used to live solitary? where are the virtues and works of the Christen which were in old time? Then shalt thou accept their sacrifices / when thou shalt deck and garnish them with thy grace and virtues

When thou hast delt gentlye of thy fauourable will & beneuolence with zyon / then shalt thou accepte the sacrifice of rightwisnes / for thou shalt consume it with burninge fyre of thy loue & cheryte / & so acceptedst thou the sacryfyces of Moses and Helias. And then acceptest thou the sacrifyces of rightwysnes / whē thou fattenest with thy grace the soules which endeuoure them selues to lyue ryghtwyslye / what profiteth to offer sacrifices vnto the whē thou acceptest thē not oh Lorde? How many sacryfices