O Lord which art the fountain of all wisdom and knowledge, seeing it hath pleased thee to give us the mean to be taught in our young age, to know how to guide our selves holily and honestly, in all the rest of our life hereafter to come, let it please thee also to lighten our understanding (which of it self is blind) that it may comprehend and receive that doctrine and learning, which shall be taught us, confirm also and strengthen our memory to keep it well: dispose our harts to receive the same willingly, & with such desire as is mete, least that through our unthankfulness, the occasion that thou dost offer unto us, should perish and be lost. To this end pour upon us we pray thee thy holy spirit, which is the spirit of all understanding, truth, judgement, wisdom and learning, which may make us able to profit so well that the pains which shall be taken in teaching us be not lost. And to whatsoever study, that we apply our selves, grant that we may refer it to the true and right end, which is to know thee, in our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may have full trust of our salvation and eternal life in thy grace, and may serve thee uprightly and purely, according to thy good pleasure, so that all that which we shall learn, may be an instrument to help us thereto. And seeing that thou doest promise to give wisdom ⟨image 9⟩to the little ones, and such as are humble, and on the other side to confound the proud in the vanity of their wits and understandings: & likewise to make thy self known unto them that be of an upright hart, & on the other side to make blind the wicked & ungodly, we beseech thee to fashion and subdue us to true humility, that thereby we may be made apt to learn & obedient also, first unto thee, secondly unto our superiors which thou hast appointed to govern and teach us. Moreover we heartily prayer thee to dispose and frame our harts, unfeignedly to seek thee, for saking all fleshly and evil affections, & that we may now in such sort prepare our selves, to serve thee hereafter in that estate & calling, which it shall please thee to ordain & appoint for us, when we shall come to age. Hear us O father of all mercy, through our Lord Jesus Christ. So be it.
O Lord whych art the fountaine of al wisedom and knowledge, seeing it hath pleased thee to giue vs the meane to bee taught in our young age, to knowe how to guyde our selues holily and honestly, in all the rest of our life hereafter to come, let it please thee also to lighten our vnderstanding (vvhiche of it selfe is blind) that it may comprehend and receiue that doctrine and learning, which shall be taught vs, confirme also and strengthen our memory to keepe it vvel: dispose our harts to receiue the same vvillingly, & vvith such desire as is mete, least that thorow our vnthankfulnes, the occasion that thou dost offer vnto vs, shuld perish and be lost. To this end powre vpon vs we pray thee thy holy spirit, which is the spirite of all vnderstanding, truth, iudgement, vvisedome and learning, which may make vs able to profit so wel that the pains vvhich shall be taken in teaching vs be not lost. And to whatsoeuer study, that we apply our selues, graunt that vve may refer it to the true and right end, vvhich ys to knovv thee, in our Lord Iesus Christe, that vvee may haue ful trust of our saluation and eternall lyfe in thy grace, and may serue thee vpryghtlye and purely, accordyng to thy good pleasure, so that al that which we shal learn, may be an instrumēt to helpe vs therto. And seeyng that thou doest promyse to giue wysedome ⟨image 9⟩to the little ones, and such as are humble, and on the otherside to confound the proude in the vanity of their wits and vnderstandinges: & likewise to make thy selfe knovvne vnto them that bee of an vpryghte hart, & on the otherside to make blinde the wicked & vngodly, vve besech thee to fashion and subdue vs to true humility, that thereby vve may be made apte to learne & obedient also, first vnto thee, secondly vnto our superiors which thou hast appoynted to gouerne and teach vs. Moreouer vve hartily prayer thee to dispose and frame our harts, vnfeynedly to seeke thee, for saking all fleshly and euil affections, & that we may novv in such sorte prepare our selues, to serue thee hereafter in that estate & calling, which it shal please thee to ordeine & appoynt for vs, vvhen vve shal come to age. Heare vs O father of al mercy, thorovv our Lord Iesus Christe. So be it.
