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

[Give us this day our daily bread.

[Giue vs this day our dailie bread.

FOR Christ our Lord and Doctor, hath so contrived the petitions which we make unto thee, that in seeking first the glory of thy name, he will, that with all, we should have experience, of the riches of thy goodness, in all ⟨image 22⟩things necessary for this life. Thus wilt thou (O merciful Father) recompense with infinite benefits, even our simple cogitations of the brightness of thy glory, and crown thy gifts in us with grace for grace. We do therefore daily crave our bread, and thou dost also give it us, that is to say, even all that is necessary for our maintenance here beneath: yet doest thou present us with one bread far more excellent and profitable, ⟨image 22⟩even the bread of angels, and of the blessed spirits: give me therefore (O Lord) Jesus Christ, God and man, that of him I may live for ever, that my understanding may be enlightened with his truth, and my heart kindled with the fire of his love, that I perish not.

FOR Christ our Lord and Doctour, hath so contriued the petitions which we make vnto thee, that in seeking first the glorie of thy name, hee will, that with al, we should haue experience, of the riches of thy goodnesse, in all ⟨image 22⟩things necessary for this life. Thus wilt thou (O merciful Father) recompence with infinite benefits, euen our simple cogitations of the brightnesse of thy glory, and crowne thy giftes in vs with grace for grace. We do therefore dayly craue our bread, and thou dost also giue it vs, that is to say, euen all that is necessarie for our maintaynance heere beneathe: yet doest thou present vs with one bread farre more excellent and profitabl,