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And yet Saint Paul thinketh it not enough too say, that our faith must be matched with prayers and supplications too our God: but he sayeth also, Yea all prayer. As if he should say, that in all matters, in all things both great and small, in all our doings, whatsoever they be: that must be our sheet anchor. For it might happen that we would call upon God, only when we thought on him, or else when we had some matter of importance in hand. But Saint Paul (as I said) will have us too do God that homage every where and at all times, protesting that we cannot have any good but at his hand, and of his mere free gift. So much importeth the word All. And in good sooth we see how our Lord taketh charge of our whole life, with condition that we should seek too him even for the basest things, and for such as we durst not require of our friend that were our equal and companion. Even those things will he have us to ask of him. For under this saying, that he giveth us our daily bread, it is certain that he comprehendeth all that belongeth too our life. Alas, what a number of small things have we need of, which we would be ashamed too be acknowen of, even too our inferiors? And God abaseth himself so far, that he vouchsafeth too have a care of our persons, which are but wretched and rotten carrions, and yet nevertheless he will not have us too stick too ask him the things that are expedient and needful for us. Sith it is so, let us remember well this saying of Saint Pauls, which willeth us too pray too our God for all things that we deed, assuring our selves that he will yield so far unto us, as nothing shall (as ye would say) scape his hands.

And yit Saint Paule thinketh it not ynough too say, that our fayth must bee matched with prayers and supplications too our God: but he sayeth also, Yea all prayer. As if he should say, that in all matters, in al things both great and smal, in al our dooings, whatsoeuer they bee: that must bee our shooteanker. For it myght happen that wee would call vppon God, onely when wee thought on him, or else when we had some matter of importance in hand. But Saint Paule (as I sayd) will haue vs too doo God that homage euery where and at all tymes, protesting that wee cannot haue any good but at his hand, and of his mere free gift. So much importeth the woorde All. And in good sooth wee see how our Lord taketh charge of our whole lyfe, with condicion that wee should seeke too him euen for the bacest things, and for such as wee durst not requyre of our freend that were our equall and companion. Euen those things will he haue vs to ask of him. For vnder this saying, that he giueth vs our dayly bread, it is certeyne that he comprehendeth all that belongeth too our lyfe. Alas, what a number of small things haue wee neede of, which wee would bee ashamed too bee acknowen of, euen too our inferiours? And God abaceth himselfe so farre, that he voutsafeth too haue a care of our persons, which are but wretched and rotten carions, and yit neuerthelesse he will not haue vs too stick too aske him the thinges that are expedient and needefull for vs. Sith it is so, let vs remember well this saying of Saint Paules, which willeth vs too pray too our God for al things that wee deede, assuring our selues that he wil yeeld so farre vntoo vs, as nothing shal (as yee would say) scape his handes.