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 ⟨p. 415⟩bring vs to the ful knowledge of al truth, and may open to vs the true vnderstanding of his holy word, to the ende that it be not corrupted by our carnall sense and vnderstanding, but that he may giue vs the grace, as he hath spoken by his holy Prophetes and Apostles, that being gouerned by one very Spirite, we may declare it to his honoure and glory and to the edification of all men: and that we do not heare it only with our carnal eares, to oure iudgemente and condemnation, as the Infidels and hypocrites doe: but that we maye receyue the same into our hartes as true children of GOD, thorowe true and lyuely Fayth, the whiche may be effectuous and working thorowe charitie: learning thereby to renounce oure selues, all Idolatrie, all wycked superstitions and carnall affections, to put wholly all oure trust in hym, and to consecrate and conforme oure selues wholly vnto hys holy will, to the ende that our lyfe and conuersation may bée to his honour and his praise, and that for our Lord Iesus Christs sake, we may be found without blame, and without spotte ⟨p. 416⟩before his face: the whiche things wyth all others, whiche this good GOD and Father doothe knowe to be necessarie for vs, wée will demaunde them of him, as this great Sauiour and Redéemer Iesus Chryste his deare Sonne, our Soueraigne mayster hathe taughte vs, saying all with one heart: Oure Father whiche arte in Heauen. &c.
