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❧ When you go forth of the doers pray.

❧ When you goe foorth of the doers praye.

Now must I walk among the snares of death, stretched out of Satan and of his mischievous ministers, in the world, carrying with me a friend to them both, and a foe to my self, even this body of sin and sinful flesh. O grand Captain Christ, lead me ⟨image 16⟩and guide me I beseech thee, defend me from the plagues, and subtleties, whereof I am endangered. Grant that I may take all things that hap as I should do, only upon the set thou mine eyes, that I may so go on forwards in thy way as by no things I be hindered, but rather furthered and may refer all things to the accordingly, show me thy ways (O Lord) and teach me thy paths. Consider how vainly the most part of men be occupied, how they do trouble and cumber them selves diversly, how they meddle with many things thereby much alienating their minds from the knowledge and cogitation of that which they should most esteem, & so become a let and an offence to others.

NOwe must I walke among the snares of deathe, streched out of Sathan and of hys myscheuous mynysters, in the worlde, carryenge wyth me a frende to them bothe, and a foe to my selfe, euen thys bodye of syn and synfull fleshe. O graūde Capytayne Chryste, leade mee ⟨image 16⟩and guyde me I besech thee, defend me from the plagues, and subtilties, wherof I am endaungered. Graunt that I may take al thinges that hap as I shoulde doe, onely vpō the set thou mine eyes, yt I mai so go on forwards in thy wai as by no thinges I be hīdred, but rather forthered and may refer all thnigs to the accordinglye, showe me thy ways (O Lord) and teach me thy pathes. Consider how vainli ye most part of men be occupied, how thei do troble and comber thē selues dyuersly, how thei meddle wt many thinges therby much alienating thir mindes frō the knoledg and cogytacyon of that whyche they shoulde most esteme, & so becum a let and an offence to others.