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 here after 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 hearts 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 or 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 pain 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 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 ⟨image 8⟩and teach us. Moreover, we heartily pray thee to dispose and frame our harts, unfeignedly to seek thee, for saking all fleshly and evil affections, and that we may now in such sort prepare our selves, to serve thee hereafter in that estate and calling, which it shall please thee to ordain and 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 knovveldge, seing it hath pleased thee to giue vs the meane to be taughte in our young age to knovve howe to guide our selues holily and honestly, in al the rest of our life here after to come, let it please thee also to lighten our vnderstanding (vvhyche of it selfe is blind) that it may comprehend and receiue that doctrine and learning, vvhich shall be taught vs, confirme also and strengthen our memorye to keepe it wel: dispose our hearts to receiue the same vvillingly, & with such desire as is mete, least that thorovv our vnthankfulnes, the occasion that thou dost offer vnto vs, shuld perish or be lost. To this end powre vpon vs we pray thee thy holye spirite, vvhich is the spirite of all vnderstanding, truth, iudgemente, vvisedome and learning, which may make vs able to profit so wel that the pain vvhich shall be taken in teaching vs be not lost. And to whatsoeuer study, that we apply our selues, graunte that we may refer it to the true and right ende, vvhich is to knovve thee, in our Lorde Iesus Christ, that vve may haue ful trust of our saluation and eternal life in thy grace, and may serue thee vprightlye and purelye, according to thy good pleasure, so that al that which we shall learn, may be an instrument to help vs therto And seeing that thou doest promyse to giue vvysedome to the little ones, and such as are humble, and on the otherside to confound the proud in the vanity of their wits and vnderstandinges: & likewise to make thy selfe knowen vnto them that bee of an vpryght hart, & on the otherside to make blinde the wicked & vngodly, vve beseche 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 ⟨image 8⟩and teach vs. Moreouer, vve hartily praye thee to dispose and frame our harts, vnfeynedly to seeke thee, for saking all fleshly and euil affections, and that vve maye nowe in such sorte prepare our selues, to serue thee hereafter in that estate and calling, vvhyche it shall please thee to ordeyne and appoynt for vs, vvhen vve shall come to age. Heare vs O father of all mercy thorow our Lord Iesus Christe. So bee it.
