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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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¶ When you make your self unredy Pray.¶ When you make your self vnredy Praye.
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 make your self ⟨image 23⟩unready Pray.
¶ When you make your self ⟨image 23⟩vnredy Praye.
This our life and weak knit body by reason of sin, by a little and little, will by dissolved, and so shall be restored to the earth whence it was taken, then will be an end of this vanity, which by our foolishness we have wrought to our selves, O most meek father so do thou untie unlose, and lose me for thou haste knit me together that I may perceive my self to be made unready and dissolved and so may remember both of whom I was made and also whither I go least I be had unprepared unto thy tribunal and Judgement seat, Put of the old man with his lusts, & concupiscence Be content with Joseph to put of thy prison Apparel, that thou mayst put on new. Think that we do willingly put of our ⟨image 24⟩garments, which in the morning we shall put on again, and therefore in thee, after the night of the world, we shall receive on out bodies again let us not unwillingly put them of, when god by death shall call.
THis our lyfe and weake knit body by reason of synne, by a lytle and litle, wil by dyssolued, and so shalbe restored to the earth whence it was taken, then wilbe an ende of this vanyty, which by our folishnes we haue wroughte to our selues, O moste meke father so do thou vnty vnlose, and lose me for thou haste knyt me together that I maye perceaue my selffe to be made vnredy and dissolued and so maye remēber both of whome I was made and also whyether I go least I be had vnprepared vnto thy trybunall and Iudgement seate, Put of tholde man with his lustes, & concupiscens Be content with Iosephe to put of thy pryson Apparel, that thou mayst put on newe. Thinke yt we doe willingly put of our