Master Bezaes household prayers translated out of French into EnglishMaister Bezaes houshold prayers translated out of French into English

Thus sayeth the Lord, let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, neither the strong man of his strength, neither the rich man of his riches: but let him that ⟨image 115⟩boasteth, do it because he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am the Lord who show mercy, judgement and justice upon the earth. Jeremiah. 9.

Thus sayeth the Lord, let not the wiseman boast of his wisedome, neither the strong man of his strength, neither the rich man of his riches: but let him that ⟨image 115⟩boasteth, doe it because hee hath vnderstanding, and knoweth me, that I am the Lorde who shewe mercie, iudgement and iustice vpon the earth. Ieremie. 9.

O Lord, great & wonderful in thy works, thou in thy wisdom hast made and ordained them all; whereupon the heavens, without speaking do declare thy glory, and the earth is full of thy riches. But ⟨image 115⟩especially upon man hast thou poured forth thy most abundant treasures, in that thou hast created him to thy likeness, excellent in all good things, and established him the possessor of the world, Lord of all other creatures, the mirror of thy wisdom, the beams of thy light, the pattern of thy goodness, and the most noble instrument of the sanctification of thy name: therefore hast thou endued man with an immortal ⟨image 116⟩spirit, capable of reason, to the end, I say, that in beholding here beneath the exquisite works of thy hands, and using them without interruption, he might know, love, fear, and honour thee as his father and benefactor; Yea cleave unto thee for ever, using his life according to the principal end thereof. True it is, that by original sin we are all fallen from the most singular qualities, necessary for the holding of our right