O Lord God almighty, the knowledge of whom is life, whom to serve, is to reign, and unto whom to pray, is the joy and peace of the soul, we cannot know thee, but in thine own image Jesus ⟨image 16⟩Christ, and that by the operation of thy spirit: neither serve thee, except we follow thy word: neither call upon thee, but in the name of the same Christ, and according to that form, which himself hath prescribed us. Thus every faithful creature sayeth unto thee. Our Father, give unto us, forgive us. For thus hath thy son, the head of that union, which is among all christians, commanded, that our prayers should be ⟨image 17⟩common for all thy people; as being all one body, which thou governest by one only spirit: and forasmuch as our being dependeth upon thee only, and being in our birth corrupted by sin, thou makest us to be renewed unto righteousness, through the same eternal word, where by thou hast created us, we do rightly call thee, even by a double right, Our Father. A happy, and loving beginning of prayer, wherein the new ⟨image 17⟩man, reconciled unto thee, in Jesus Christ, thus speaketh to thee his father: I do believe that I am of the number of thy children, through thy mercy, which it hath pleased thee to vouchsafe me; and therefore (O my God) I cannot see doubt hereof, but that thou dost lovingly hear me, and art inclined to help me, and to relieve me in all my necessities, considering thou art in heaven, even according as being in all places, thou ⟨image 18⟩art as it were in no place, for thou art wholly an infinite spirit, and inaccessible light, whose name is (I am) namely of a sole, true essence, eternal, immutable and incomprehensible, and from whom, all nature, whether celestial, or terrestrial, doeth, through grace, borrow his essence and subsistence. Thus art thou above, in such wise, that being out of every place, thou art above all this great universal world, in the seat ⟨image 18⟩of thine own glory, from whence, thou doest embrace both heaven and earth, and with thy providence, sustain them. As also, in some sort thou art above all things, because they do all depend, and bear themselves upon thee, who likewise, dost by thy subtlety pierce into them, more nearly unto every creature then the same is to it self. Howbeit, thou art in heaven, so far forth, as that the exquisite works of thy ⟨image 19⟩hands, do the better appear therein.
O Lord God almightie, the knowledge of whome is life, whome to serue, is to raigne, and vnto whom to pray, is the ioy and peace of the soule, wee cannot knowe thee, but in thine owne image Iesus ⟨image 16⟩Christ, and that by the operation of thy spirit: neither serue thee, except wee follow thy word: neither call vpon thee, but in the name of the same Christ, and according to that forme, which himself hath prescribed vs. Thus euerie faithfull creature sayeth vnto thee. Our Father, giue vnto vs, forgiue vs. For thus hath thy sonne, the head of that vnion, which is among al christians, commanded, that our prayers should bee ⟨image 17⟩common for al thy people; as being all one body, which thou gouernest by one onely spirite: and forasmuch as our being dependeth vppon thee onely, and being in our birth corrupted by sinne, thou makest vs to be renewed vnto righteousnesse, through the same eternal word, wher by thou hast created vs, we doe rightly cal thee, euen by a double right, Our Father. A happie, and louing beginning of prayer, wherin the new ⟨image 17⟩man, reconciled vnto thee, in Iesus Christ, thus speaketh to thee his father: I do beleeue that I am of the number of thy children, through thy mercy, which it hath pleased thee to vouchsafe me; and therfore (O my God) I cannot see doubt hereof, but that thou dost louingly heare me, and art inclined to helpe me, and to relieue me in all my necessities, considering thou arte in heauen, euen according as being in al places, thou ⟨image 18⟩art as it were in no place, for thou art wholie an infinite spirite, and inaccessible light, whose name is (I am) namelie of a sole, true essence, eternall, immutable and incomprehensible, and from whom, all nature, whether celestiall, or terrestriall, doeth, through grace, borrowe his essence and subsistence. Thus arte thou aboue, in such wise, that being out of euery place, thou art aboue all this great vniuersall world, in the seate ⟨image 18⟩of thine own glory, from whence, thou doest embrace both heauen and earth, and with thy prouidence, sustaine them. As also, in some sorte thou art aboue al things, because they doe all depend, and beare themselues vppon thee, who likewise, dost by thy subtilitie pierce into them, more neerly vnto euery creature then the same is to it selfe. Howbeit, thou art in heauen, so far forth, as that the exquisite workes of thy ⟨image 19⟩
