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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 awake out of your sleep pray thus.¶When you awake out of your slepe pray thus.
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 awake out of your sleep pray thus.
¶When you awake out of your slepe pray thus.
OH most dear father of our Saviour Jesus Christ, whom none doeth know but of thy gift grant that to the manifold great benefits of thy goodness given to me, this which of all other is most, m•• be added, that like as thou haste awaked my body from sleep, so ⟨image 10⟩thou wouldest throughly awake yea deliver mi soul from the sleep of sin and darkness of this world and that which now is awaked out of sleep, thou wouldest, after death restore to life for that is but sleep to the which is death to us, Deere god I most heartily beseech, and humbly pray thy goodness, to make my body such a companion, or rather a minister of godliness, to my soul, in this present life, that in the life to cum it may part take with the same everlasting happiness by Jesus Christ our Lord. Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the deed, and Christ shall show light unto thee. Ephesians. v.
OH moste dere father of our Sauioure Iesus Christe, whome none doeth know but of thy gift graunt that to the manyfolde greate benefytes of thy goodnes geuen to me, this whiche of all other is moste, m•• be added, that like as thou haste awaked my body from slepe, so ⟨image 10⟩thou woldest throughlye awake yea deliuer mi soule frō the slepe of sin and darknes of this world and that whiche now is awaked out of slepe, thou wouldest, after deathe restore to lyfe for that is but slepe to the whiche is death to vs, Deere god I moste hartely beseche, and humbly pray thy goodnes, to make my body such a companiō, or rather a minister of godlynes, to my soule, in this present lyfe, that ī the life to cum it may parte take with the same euerlastinge happines by Iesus Christ our Lorde. Awake thou that sleepest and arise frome the deed, and Christ shal shewe light vnto thee.