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

But because of thy unmeasurable bounty, thou makest earthly things common to all men, and that the effects of the Sun do stand us no stead but for the life of the body, I beseech thee (merciful Father) more and more to raise upon my heart thy eternal light (our Lord ⟨image 145⟩Jesus Christ) and by the virtue of thy spirit, so to scatter the darkness of my understanding, and to break the hardness of my heart, that so far as it may suffice for my salvation, I may apprehend the glory of thy Kingdom, and the mysteries of christian faith, together with the duty of my calling, that I may constantly walk in the same, in a good conscience and as before thee, the searcher of our harts with all my thoughts ⟨image 145⟩worshipping and loving thee in spirit and trueth according to thy word: loving also, in thee, my neighbours as my self, to pleasure them so far forth as I may, by thy grace: but because my ignorance and imperfections, do carry me far from such wisdom, and fulfilling of righteousness, being a poor sinner, weak in faith, slow in hope, cold in charity, and polluted with many offences that make me worthy of ⟨image 146⟩death and of hell. I beseech thee, my God, in thy fatherly love to bear with these my defects, and to forgive me my trespasses, in the name of thy Son our Mediator and Saviour, accepting his sacrifice as a full satisfaction for my sins, and imputing unto me his righteousness, to life everlasting.

But because of thy vnmeasurable bountie, thou makest earthlie things common to all men, and that the effects of the Sonne doe stand vs no steede but for the life of the bodie, I beeseech thee (merciful Father) more and more to raise vpon my heart thy eternall light (our Lord ⟨image 145⟩Iesus Christ) and by the vertue of thy spirit, so to scatter the darkenesse of my vnderstanding, and to breake the hardnesse of my heart, that so farre as it may suffize for my saluation, I may apprehend the glorie of thy Kingdome, and the mysteries of christian faith, together with the dutie of my calling, that I may constantly walke in the same, in a good conscience and as before thee, the searcher of our harts with all my thoughtes