Ma. What doest thou understand by these corporal and temporal things?

Ma. What doest thou vnderstande by these corporall and temporall thynges?

Pet. All those which are necessary for this poor earthly body, and for the entertainment of this life, to accomplish in the service of God the course which we have to run in this world, even to the time that we be come to the estate in the which we shall see all that accomplished which we firstly demand, to wit, the sanctification of his name, the accomplishment of his kingdom, and perfect obedience towards his holy will, as the heavenly Angels do yield it unto him.

Pet. All those whyche are necessarie for this poore earthly bodie, and for the entertainement of this lyfe, to accomplishe in the seruice of God the course whiche we haue to runne in thys worlde, euen to the tyme that we be come to the estate in the whiche we shal sée all that accomplished whiche wée firstly demaunde, to witte, the sanctification of his name, the accomplishemente of his kingdome, and perfect obedience towards his holie will, as the heauenly Angels do yelde it vnto him.

M. In which request doth Jesus Christ comprehend all those things?

M. In whiche request dothe Iesus Chryst comprehend all those things?

Of spiritual things which we ask of God for us.

Of spirituall thinges which we aske of God for vs.

M. And the other requests which are for spiritual things what do they contain?

M. ANd the other requests which are for spirituall things what do they conteyn?

P. A confession of our offences and sins, by the which as we confess our selves to be poor and wretched sinners, even so do we daily demand and obtain by Jesus Christ our Lord forgiveness.

P. A confession of our offences and sinnes, by the which as we confesse our selues to be poore and wretched sinners, euen so do we daylye demaunde and obtaine by Iesus Christe our Lorde forgiuenesse.

M. Is there yet any thing else?

P. Finally we require the aid and assistance of God our father against the malice of the devil, and again all the assaults which he may give unto us, and all the tentations which may come unto us, to the end we may obtain a full victory, to triumph once in the kingdom of God, with our true king & captain, and our very Saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ.

P. Finally wée require the ayde and assistance of God our father against the malice of the deuill, and again all the assaultes whiche he may giue vnto vs, and all the tentations which maye come vnto vs, to the ende we may obteyne a ful victorie, to triumph once in the kingdome of God, with our true king & captain, and our very Sauior and redéemer Iesus Christ.

M. This good God and Father, give us the grace, the which I humbly desire in the name of his son Jesus ⟨p. 413⟩Christ, that it may please him so to imprint in our hearts all that doctrine by his holy Spirit, that we may well put it in use, to the glory of his holy name: and to the edification of all men.

M. This good God and Father, giue vs the grace, the whiche I humbly desire in the name of his sonne Iesus ⟨p. 413⟩Chryst, that it may please him so to imprinte in our heartes all that doctrine by his holie Spirite, that we may well put it in vse, to the glorie of his holy name: and to the edification of all men.

P. This good God give us the grace, and not to us only but also to all the people of the earth, to the end that even as he is God only, and that there is but one only mediator Jesus Christ, and one law and one Gospel, and one Baptism, and one Church, even so that all may be united in him by his holy Spirit, to serve and to honour him in truth, and in Spirit, even as to him only all honour and glory doth belong for ever and ever. Sobeit.

P. This good God giue vs the grace, and not to vs only but also to all the people of the earthe, to the ende that euen as he is God only, and that there is but one onely mediator Iesus Christ, and one lawe and one Gospel, and one Baptisme, and one Church, euen so that al may be vnited in him by his holy Spirite, to serue and to honoure him in truthe, and in Spirite, euen as to hym only all honour and glorie doth belong for euer and euer. Sobeit.

The end.

The ende.

¶The Printer to the Readers, greeting.

For so much as many good men desire to have the copy of the prayer, which the Author of this book hath accustomed to make at the beginning of his sermons, ⟨p. 412⟩so have I thought it no inconvenient to print it here, to the end that all such as would, mought use it to the advancement of the glory of God, to whose grace I commend you.

FOr somuche as many good men desire to haue the copie of the prayer, whiche the Author of this booke hath accustomed to make at the beginning of his sermons, ⟨p. 412⟩so haue I thoughte it no inconuenient to printe it here, to the ende that all suche as woulde, mought vse it to the aduancement of the glorie of God, to whose grace I commende you.

The Prayer.

Acknowledging our faults and imperfections, and that of our selves we can have no good thing if it be not given us from heaven, we will humble our selves before the high majesty of our good God and Father, full of all goodness and mercy, beseeching him that he will not enter into Judgement with us, to correct and punish us in his anger and wrath, having regard to our sins and iniquities, but that he look upon the innocency, justice, and obedience of his son Jesus Christ, whom he hath given to death for us, for whose sake if may please him to receive us all to mercy, and by his heavenly light to drive out of our hearts all darknesses, errors, and ignorances, and to fill us with his graces and the graces of his holy spirit, which may ⟨p. 415⟩bring us to the full knowledge of all truth, and may open to us the true understanding of his holy word, to the end that it be not corrupted by our carnal sense and understanding, but that he may give us the grace, as he hath spoken by his holy Prophets and Apostles, that being governed by one very Spirit, we may declare it to his honour and glory and to the edification of all men: and that we do not hear it only with our carnal ears, to our judgement and condemnation, as the Infidels and hypocrites do: but that we may receive the same into our hearts as true children of GOD, through true and lively Faith, the which may be effectuous and working through charity: learning thereby to renounce our selves, all Idolatry, all wicked superstitions and carnal affections, to put wholly all our trust in him, and to consecrate and conform our selves wholly unto his holy will, to the end that our life and conversation may be to his honour and his praise, and that for our Lord Jesus Christs sake, we may be found without blame, and without spot ⟨p. 416⟩before his face: the which things with all others, which this good GOD and Father doth know to be necessary for us, we will demand them of him, as this great Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ his dear Son, our Sovereign master hath taught us, saying all with one heart: Our Father which art in Heaven. &c.

ACknowledging oure faultes and imperfections, and that of our selues we can haue no good thyng if it be not giuen vs from heauen, wée will humble our selues before the high maiestie of our good God and Father, full of all goodnesse and mercie, beséeching him that he will not enter into Iudgemente wyth vs, to correct and punishe vs in his anger and wrath, hauing regarde to our sinnes and iniquities, but that he looke vpon the innocencie, iusties, and obedience of hys sonne Iesus Chryst, whom he hath giuen to death for vs, for whose sake if maye please him to receiue vs al to mercy, and by his heauenly lyghte to driue oute of our heartes all darknesses, erroures, and ignorances, and to fill vs with his graces and ye graces of his holy spirit, which may