For oftentimes we obey Gods will nothing at all, but give our selves wholly to the lusts of our flesh, oftentimes we do that God requireth of us grudgingly, coldly & as it were half against our wills. This is a great feebleness, or rather an horrible sickness, leprosy, corruption and pestilent contagion of original sin, by means whereof they that be most holy here in earth, be not perfectly ⟨image 196⟩just and righteous, but ever they want many things, that belong to their perfection. We must therefore continually pray God, to give us his grace & help, that we may fulfil his holy will, and be made as just and obedient, as the angels which be in heaven. Furthermore (good children) you shall note that when we say, thy will be done, we do not only pray for our selves, but for other also, that both we & they may do the holy will of God. And when any man goeth about to do any ungodly thing, which is against gods will, then we pray in this petition that God will let his naughty purpose, that gods will only may be done. This prayer also is against the devil and this most corrupt world, that neither the devils will, neither the will of ⟨p. clxxiiii⟩the wicked world may be done. For when we hear the gospel preached unto us, and give credit to it, and frame our lives and conversation after the same, then Satan rageth and is sore grieved and vexed, than he calleth all his wits unto him, & setteth all his study & crafty, to stir up false and brainsick doctors, to sow the cockle of heresy and erroneous opinions, where the good seed of gods word was first sown. Then he is busy to raise up persecutions, seditions, insurrections, commotions, war and blasphemies, whereby ye may let the word of God to have his course, and trouble the kingdom of Christ. And Satan is not alone, when he fighteth against Christ and his kingdom, but he hath on his side this false and deceivable world, and ⟨image 197⟩also our own flesh, which do not cease to entice and move us against gods most holy will.
For oftentymes we obey Gods wyll nothyng at all, but gyue our selues wholly to the lustes of our fleshe, oftentimes we do that God requirethe of vs grudgynglye, coldly & as it were halfe agaynste our willes. This is a great feblenes, or rather an horrible sykenes, lepry, corruption and pestylente contagion of originall synne, by meanes wherof they that be most holy here in earthe, be not perfecttely ⟨image 196⟩iust and rightuous, but euer they want many thinges, that belong to their perfection. We must therefore continually praye God, to gyue vs his grace & helpe, that we may fulfyll his holy wyll, and be made as iust and obediente, as the angels whiche be in heauen. Forthermore (good children) you shall note that when we saye, thy wyll be donne, we do not onelye praye for our selues, but for other also, that bothe we & they maye do the holy wyl of God. And whē any man goeth about to do anye vngodly thinge, whiche is agaynste gods wyll, then we praye in this petition that God wyll let his naughty purpose, that gods wyl onely maye be donne. This praier also is against the deuyl and thys most corrupte worlde, that neither the deuels will, neither the wyll of ⟨p. clxxiiii⟩the wicked worlde maye be done. For when we heare the gospell preached vnto vs, and gyue credyte to it, and frame our lyfes and conuersation after the same, then Satan rageth and is sore greued and vexed, than he calleth all hys wittes vnto him, & setteth all hys studye & craftye, to styrre vp false and braynesyke doctors, to sowe the cockell of heresye and erroneous opinions, wher the good sede of gods word was first sowē. Thē he is busye to rayse vp persecutions, seditiōs, insurrections, cōmotyons, warre and blasphemies, whereby ye maye let the worde of God to haue his course, and trouble the kingdome of Christe. And Satan is not alone, whē he fyghteth against Christ and his kyngdome, but he hath on his syde this false and deceyuable worlde, and ⟨image 197⟩also oure owne fleshe, whyche do not cease to intyce and moue vs agaynst gods most holy wil.
