I beseech thee therefore, my God, vouchsafe, by the light of thy spirit, to address and guide me to the faithful knowledge of ⟨image 47⟩this great Saviour, whom thou (Father) hast promised from the beginning, and in the latter times revealed, in signs and wonders surpassing all miracles, to the end that being instructed by his doctrine, I may, by him, and in him, know thee to be the eternal living God, and the God of thy people, that according to his word I may worship and serve thee in spirit and trueth, and in his name call upon thee only in full confidence ⟨image 48⟩of thy mercy, accounting him the only subject thereof, and the only mediator of my salvation, who died for my sins, and rose again for my righteousness: even (O Lord) because it pleased thee in this manner to ordain of the estate of humane nature, the work of thy hand. For who was thy councillor? and what have we that we have not received? grant me therefore in the study and meditation of so many ⟨image 48⟩mysteries, so high and so wholesome, that I may humbly condescend to thy divine counsels, in worshipping them with this resolution of thy Apostle, that I will not know any thing but Christ, neither possess any thing but him, sith that in him, the treasures of all wisdom do consist, and that they who lodge him in their harts, have thee, O God, verily present, and do enjoy thee and thy benefits. Make me also to ⟨image 49⟩feel and confess this necessity common to all the children of Adam, that for the cancelling of this obligation, which held us bound to eternal death (the just reward of sin) we were forced to have this great King of heaven, holy, innocent, and separate from all sinners, to be our high Priest, our sacrifice and oblation, upon the Altar of the cross, to the end, O Lord, that according to thy unsearchable decree, grounded upon ⟨image 49⟩mercy & justice, thy well beloved son having to himself united our nature the bondslave of satan, might lead it to the combat, directing it how to overcome this great adversary: And this hath he done, obtaining for us the victory, when he brake the sting of death, and the bonds of hell, and that he rose out of the sepulchre, carrying with him this humane nature as the earnest penny of our hope, to thy right hand into heaven.
I beseech thee therefore, my God, vouchsafe, by the light of thy spirit, to addresse and guide mee to the faithfull knowledge of ⟨image 47⟩this great Sauior, whom thou (Father) hast promised from the beginning, and in the latter times reuealed, in signes and wonders surpassing all miracles, to the end that being instructed by his doctrine, I may, by him, and in him, know thee to be the eternall liuing God, and the God of thy people, that according to his word I may worship and serue thee in spirit and trueth, and in his name call vpon thee only in full confidence ⟨image 48⟩of thy mercy, accompting him the onely subiect thereof, and the onely mediatour of my saluation, who died for my sinnes, and rose againe for my righteousnesse: euen (O Lord) because it pleased thee in this maner to ordaine of the estate of humane nature, the worke of thy hand. For who was thy councellor? and what haue wee that wee haue not receiued? graunt me therfore in the study and meditation of so manie ⟨image 48⟩mysteries, so high and so wholesome, that I may humbly condiscend to thy diuine counsells, in worshipping them with this resolution of thy Apostle, that I will not knowe any thing but Christ, neither possesse any thing but him, sith that in him, the treasures of all wisdome doe consist, and that they who lodge him in their harts, haue thee, O God, verily present, and doe enioy thee and thy benefites. Make mee also to ⟨image 49⟩feele and confesse this necessitie common to all the children of Adam, that for the cancelling of this obligation, which held vs bound to eternal death (the iust reward of sinne) wee were forced to haue this great King of heauen, holy, innocent, and seperate from all sinners, to be our high Priest, our sacrifice and oblation, vppon the Altare of the crosse, to the end, O Lord, that according to thy vnsearchable decree, grounded vpon ⟨image 49⟩mercy & iustice, thy welbeloued sonne hauing to himselfe vnited our nature the bondslaue of sathan, might leade it to the combate, directing it how to ouercome this great aduersarie: And this hath he done, obtaining for vs the victory, when he brake the sting of death, and the bonds of hell, and that hee rose out of the sepulchre, carrying with him this humane nature as the earnestpeny of our hope, to thy right hand into heauen.
