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¶When the candles be light pray.

¶When ye candles be light pray.

Most thick & dark clouds do Cover our minds, except thy light (O Lord) do dispel them. Thy son (O most wise worker) is as it were a fire brand to the world, thy wisdom, whereby light cometh both to soul and body is a fire brand, to the spiritual world. After day when the night cometh, thou haste given for the remedy of darkness a candle After sin for the remedy of ignorance thou hast given thy doctrine ⟨image 23⟩which thy dear son hath brought unto us, O thou which art the Author and master of all trueth make us to see, by both the lights so that the dimness of our minds be driven clean away, lift upon us thy mirth in our hearts Thy word is a lantern to my feet & a light unto my paths. Think that the knowledge and wisdom, that god hath given unto us by the candles of this night, whereby we see those things in this night, of our bodies which are expedient for us, maketh us to wish much more for this doctrine of God, and when we get it, the more to esteem and diligently embrace it that as all would be horror without candles, so is there nothing but mere confusion where gods word taketh not place.

MOste thycke & darke cloudes doe Couer our myndes, except thy lyght (O Lord) do dyspell them. Thy son (O most wise worker) is as it were a fyer brande to the worlde, thy wysdome, wherby light commeth bothe to soule and bodye is a fyer brand, to the spirituall world. After daye when the night commeth, thou haste geuen for the remedy of darknes a cādle After syn for the remedy of ignorance thou hast geuē thy doctrine ⟨image 23⟩which thy dere son hathe brought vnto vs, O thou whiche art the Author and master of all truethe make vs to se, by both the lightes so that the dymnes of our mindes be dryiuen cleane awaye, lyft vpō vs thy myrthe in our hartes Thy worde is a lanterne to my feete & a lyght vnto my pathes. Thinke that the knowledge and wisdom, that god hathe geuen vnto vs by the cādles of this night, wherby we se those thinges in this night, of our bodies whiche are expedient for vs, maketh vs to wishe muche more for this doctrine of God, and when we gette yt, the more to esteme and diligētly embrace it yt as al would be horror without candeles, so is thear nothinge but mere cōfucion whear gods worde taketh not place.