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A godly meditation composedA godlye medytacyon composed
A godly meditation composed by the faithful ... I.B. lately burnt in Smithfield ...A godlye medytacyon composed by the faithfull ... I.B. latlye burnte in Smytfelde ...
Imprinted at London : In Saint Martins parish in the vinetre, upon the three Crane warfe, by william Copland, Anno. Do. M.D.LIX. The vx. day of March. 1559Imprinted at London : In Saint Martins parishe in the vinetre, vpon the three Crane warfe, by wyllyam Coplande, Anno. Do. M.D.LIX. The vx. daye of Marche. 1559
Title page typeset from the transcription.
☞ When you are going any Journey Pray.☞ When you are goynge any Iorney Pray.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
☞ When you are going any Journey Pray.
☞ When you are goynge any Iorney Pray.
Thy sour life is a pilgrimage from the lord we came, and to the lord we make our journey, how be it through thenyshe places and painful, yea perilous ways which our cruel enemies, have and do prepare for us, now more than stark blind by reason of sin. O Christ, which art a most true lodes man and guide, and thereto most expert, faithful and friendly do thou put out thine hand open mine eyes make thy high ways known unto me, which way thou diddest first enter into, out of this corruptible life, & hast fenced the ⟨image 17⟩same for us to immortality.
THy soure lyfe ys a pylgrymage frō the lord we came, and to the lorde we make oure iorney, howe be yt through thenyshe placys and paynefull, yea perrilous waies whiche our cruell enemyes, haue and doe prepare for vs, nowe more thē stark blinde by reason of sinne. O Christ, whiche art a moste true lodes man and guide, and therto most experte, faithful and frēdly do thou put out thine hande open mine eyes make thy hyghe wais knowē vnto me, which wai thou diddest first ēter into, out of this corruptible life, & hast fēced ye ⟨image 17⟩same for vs to immortalytye.