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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
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¶ Cogitations for about the midday time.¶ Cogytations for about the midday tyme.
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¶ Cogitations for about the midday time.
¶ Cogytations for about the midday tyme.
AS the body is now environ ned on all sides with light, so ⟨image 21⟩See that thy mind may be. As god giveth thee, thus plentifully this corporal light, so pray him that he will give thee, the spiritual light, think that as the son is now most clear so shall our bodies be in the day of judgement. As now the son is cum to the highest, and therefore will be gin to draw downward so is there nothing in the world so perfect and glorious, which (when it is at the full) will not decrease & so wear away.
AS ye body is now enuirō ned on al sides wt light, so ⟨image 21⟩See that thy mynde maye be. As god geuethe the, thus plentifully this corporall light, so praye him that he wyl geue the, the spiritual light, thinke that as ye son is now most cleere so shall our bodies be in the day of iudgement. As now the son is cum to the highest, and therfore wilbe gyn to draw downwarde so is there nothinge in the worlde so parfect and glorious, which (when it is at the full) wyll not decrease & so wear awaye.