Godly meditations upon the Lords prayer, the belief, and ten commandments with other comfortable…Godlie meditations vpon the Lordes prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes with other comfortable…

Again by this word (Father) they declare their belief, how that they are not only thy creatures, and all that ever they have to be thy gracious gifts and blessings, but also how that they are thy children, dearly beloved & cared for of thee through Jesus christ. Where through (notwithstanding their unworthiness) as they conceive a sure hope of thy goodness and fatherly love towards them in soul and body for ever: so are they thankful for their creation, & for that thou hast made them thy excellent creatures, lords of all. They are thankful for the creation of all creatures, & use the same with thankfulness, as visible tokens of thy invisible love: they are thankful for thy conserving and keeping them, & for the governing them and all this world, lamenting that they are no more thankful, that they believe no deeper, that reason hath so great a swing with them in these matters.

Againe by this worde (Father) they declare their beleife, how that they are not onely thy creatures, and all that euer they haue to be thy graciouse gyftes and blessinges, but also how that they are thy childrē, derely beloued & cared for of thee through Iesus christ. Where throughe (notwithstanding theyr vnworthines) as they conceyue a sure hope of thy goodnes and fatherly loue towards them in soule and bodye for euer: so are they thankfull for their creation, & for that thou hast made thē thy excellet creatures, lords of al. They are thankfull for the creation of all creatures, & vse the same wt thankefulnes, as visible tokens of thy inuisible loue: they are thankefull for thy conseruing and keping them, & for the gouerning them and all this world, lamenting that they are nomore thankfull, that they beleue no deper, that reason hath so greate a swing with them in these matters.

But I most gracious good lord and father, though I say, I believe in thee my father almighty maker of heaven ⟨image 33⟩and earth, yet thou knowest that I am full of much doubting, not only of this whether thou art my good, almighty, and most loving dear father in christ (because I feel in my self such a conscience of unworthiness, & so great want of those things which thou requirest of thy children, and so transfer the cause of my being thy child in part to myself where it is due only and wholly always to thy mercy and grace in Christ) but also thou knowest my doubting of my creation and governance, and of the creation and governance of all this world (as I declare by my unthankfulness for my creation, for mine adoption, for my gubernation, for thy providence for me) or ells dear father I could not but heartily with thy children rejoice and praise thy holy name, and that continually, being hence forth careful for nothing but how to please thee & profit thy people, & that they might praise thy name in all things for overmore, desiring the sanctification of thy name, the coming of