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O Most liberal distributor of thy gifts, which givest us all kind of good things to use, thou being pure givest pure things, grant to me thy grace, that I mice use not thes thy gracious gifts, given to our use and profits. Let us not love them because thou doest give us these things, but rather let us love thee, because thou givest them, and for that they be necessary for us, for a season till we come unto thee. Grant us to be conversant amongst thy gifts soberly, purely, temperately, holly, because thou ⟨image 19⟩art such a one, so shall not we, turn that, to the poison of our souls, which thou haste given for the medicine of our bodies, but using thy benefits thankfully, we shall find them profitable, both to soul and body, think that the meats & drinks set before you, are given to you to use and not to abuse, think they are given to profit and not to hurt you. Think that they are not given to you alone, but unto others also by you in eating, and drinking, think that you, do but feed the worms, remember the poor prisoners, sick. &c. as though you were in their case think upon the food of your soul Christ body broken & his blood shed. Desire the meat that lasteth for ever. John̄. vi. work for it, Christ meat was to do his fathers will. John the fourth.

O Moste liberall dystributor of thy gyftes, which geuest vs all kinde of good thinges to vse, thou beynge pure geuest pure thinges, graunt to me thy grace, that I myse vse not thes thy gracious giftes, geuen to our vse and profites. Let vs not loue them because thou doeste geue vs these things, but rather let vs loue the, bycause thou geuest them, and for that they be necessary for vs, for a ceason tyll we come vnto thee. Graunt vs to be conuersaunte amōgst thy giftes soberly, purely, temperatlye, holely, because thou