A little catechism, that is to say, a short instruction touching Christian religion set…A little catechisme, that is to saye, a short instruction touching Christian religion set…

A prayer to be said of children before they study their lesson

A prayer to be sayd of children before they study their lesson

Wherein shall a child address his way, in guiding himself according to thy word O Lord. Open our eyes & we shall consider the marvellous things of thy law. Give us understanding, and we shall keep thy law, yea we will keep it with our heart.

Wherein shall a childe addresse his way, in guiding himselfe according to thy word O Lord. Open our eyes & we shall consider the maruailous things of thy law. Giue vs vnderstanding, and we shal keepe thy law, yea we will keepe it with our heart.

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