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…

By this commandment I perceive (oh lord) that as in the first thou wouldest in the exterior service of thee, I should utterly abandon mine own will and reason, and all the reasons or good ententes of man, and wholly give my self to serve thee after thy will and word: so here doest thou begin to tell me, how thou wilt have my tongue to be exercised in thy service, and therefore thou biddest me not to take thy name in vain: as by temerarious or vain swearing, by cursing ⟨image 49⟩praying without sense, as those boo that pray in a tongue they know not, praying without faith or attent consideration of the thing desired, with out hearty desire and certain expectation of obtaining that which is to thy glory and my salvation: also by jesting, or foolish abusing, or negligent reading or hearing of thy holy word, by the which thou, as by thy name, art known: and in like manner by denying thy trueth and word, or concealing it when occasion is offered to promote thy glory and confirm thy trueth. By reason whereof I may well see, that y• wouldest have me to use my tongue in humble confessing thee and thy word and trueth after my vocation: in praying heartily and calling upon thy name: in reading and hearing thy word, and speaking thereof withal reverence, diligence, and attention: in thanks giving and praising thee for thy great mercy: in instructing my brother and admonishing him, when he erreth, after my calling and vocation, withal humbleness, gentleness ⟨image 49⟩and love.

By this commaundement I perceaue (oh lord) that as in the first thou woldest in the exterior seruice of thee, I shuld vtterly abandō mine owne will and reason, and all the reasons or good entētes of mā, and wholy geue my self to serue thee after thy wil and word: so here doest thou beginne to tell me, howe thou wilte haue my tongue to be exercised in thy seruice, and therfore thou byddest me not to take thy name in vayne: as by temeraryouse or vayne swearynge, by cursynge ⟨image 49⟩praying without sense, as those boe that pray in a tonge they know not, praying without faith or attent cō sideracion of the thing desired, with out harty desire and certaine expectacion of obtaining that which is to thy glory and my saluation: also by gesting, or folishe abusing, or negligent readinge or hearing of thy holy worde, by the whiche thou, as by thy name, arte knowen: and in lyke maner by deniynge thy trueth and worde, or conceiling it when occasion is offered to promote thy glorye and confirme thy trueth. By reason wherof I may well see, that y woldest haue me to vse my tonge in humble cōfessing thee and thy word and trueth after my vocacion: in prayinge hartely and callinge vpon thy name: in readinge and hearinge thy worde, and speaking therof withall reuerence, diligence, and attencion: in thanks geuing and praising thee for thy great mercy: in instructinge my brother and admonishinge him, when he erreth, after my calling and vocation, withall humblenes, gentlenes