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Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every ChristenCerteine prayers and godly meditacyons very nedefull for euery Christen
Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The year of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The yeare of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538
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¶To fill up the lief we have touched certain places which we thou most necessary to edify the congregation of Christ.
¶To fyll vp the leffe we haue touched certayne places which we thou most necessarye to edefie the congregacion of Christ.
¶Of faith.
¶Of fayth.
First dear brethren ye ought to give diligent heed that you may purely understand what faith is and what fruits proceed out of her / And to conclude the sum in few words / faith is a sure persuasion & full knowledge that God for his truth and righteousness sake will fulfil such promises / as he hath made unto us of his mercy and savour / which sure persuasion must be given from god .i. Corin. xij. For it can neither be given by mans power / nether yet retained. Therefore with fear and trembling perform that health which is begun in you / for it is God that worketh in you both the will and also the deed / even at his own pleasure. And see that ⟨image 136⟩with all meekness ye submit your selves unto the vocation of god / not seeking the liberty of the flesh / nether yet despising good works / for faith doth mortify the flesh and her works / and the spirit of god which resteth in a faithful man helpeth our infirmity and sighteth with out intermission against sin / the devil and the world.