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

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs.

Our sins as debts do bind us to death (which is their reward) and to hell (which is their grave) they are as a strong bar, to keep us from coming to thee (O most holy God) yea which is more, they are as a cloud that shadoweth thine eyes, from looking favourably upon us. And therefore the most convenient preparation to prayer, is with an humble, and truly penitent heart, to feel ⟨image 23⟩and confess our sins: for so thou wilt vouchsafe to grant us remission of the same, in the name of thy son our Saviour, in imputing unto us his righteousness. Yet herein (O Lord) is thy free mercy very great, that thou also givest us power to pardon those that do offend us, and by so doing, to obtain thy grace: for what offence can any man commit against us, (poor worms of the earth) considering that we do so often, and ⟨image 24⟩so grievously offend (O King of glory) and in such sort, that if every creature should arm it self to hurt us, yet would not the least injury that we commit against thee be sufficiently revenged. Yet dost thou vouchsafe thus to testify thy infinite goodness, accepting as a sweet sacrifice, the oblation of our harts reconciled, and fully united with our neighbours, like as contrariwise no part of a hateful and perverse heart can ⟨image 24⟩delight thee.

OVr sinnes as debts do bind vs to death (which is their rewarde) and to hell (which is their graue) they are as a strong barre, to keepe vs from comming to thee (O most holy God) yea which is more, they are as a clowde that shadoweth thine eyes, from looking fauourably vpon vs. And therefore the most conuenient preparation to prayer, is with an humble, and truely penitent heart, to feele