And this wicked spirit would overthrow, in a moment of an hour whole realms & common wealths, if God did not let him. Wherefore we must earnestly pray to God that he will stay this wicked spirit, and give us our daily bread, that he will preserve us from all sickness, that having health of our bodies, we may use & enjoy our substance. And that also he will send us godly and diligent rulers, to defend us from our enemies, and to provide, that nether our goods be stolen from us by thieves or robbers, neither lost or conveyed from us, through the untrustiness or falseness of our household servants. Furthermore ⟨image 207⟩you shall note good children, that our Lord Jesus Christ hath not taught us to say, father give me my daily bread, but give us our daily bread, and likewise in all the petitions that follow, no man prayeth in the singular number for himself alone, but in the plural number aswell for other as for himself. By the which lesson we be admonished of the brotherly charity, which one of us should bear towards an other. For we be all offenders, and from our birth the children of ire. Nevertheless God so loved us, that he gave his only son Jesus Christ to suffer death for us, to obtain for us remission of our since, to reconcile us to him, & to make us his children. Therefore now is God our father, & Christ our brother, and we be God's children ⟨p. clxxxv⟩and heirs, and coinheritors with Christ, and among our selves we be brethren, and all brethren to Christ. And therefore we ought to join altogether in one prayer, and to be glad one to help another, both in word and deed, to the uttermost of our power. Furthermore this is a great comfort for us, to know that all the church and congregation of Christ, doeth pray for us, and that all the treasures of Gods riches, that is to say Christ himself, the kingdom of heaven, the holy gospel, the sacraments, and the prayers of all godly men, be common to us all. For when soever any Godly man, requireth any good thing of God, he also requireth the same for us alone, for no man ought to pray for him self. And this is a great consolation for all Christian people. ⟨image 208⟩For the scripture sayeth, that the prayer of one just man may do much with God. And therefore when many just and godly men do make their supplications unto God, with one accord, we may be sure that their prayers are heard.
And this wicked spirite woulde ouerthrowe, in a momente of an houre whole realmes & commen welthes, yf God dyd not let hym. Wherefore we must ernestly pray to God that he wil staye this wycked spirite, and gyue vs our daily bread, that he wil preserue vs frō all sycknes, that hauynge helthe of our bodyes, we may vse & inioy our substance. And that also he wil sende vs godly and dilygente rulers, to defēde vs from our enemyes, and to prouide, that nether our goodes be stollen from vs by thefes or robbers, neyther lost or conuayed from vs, thorowe the vntrustynes or falsenes of oure householde seruauntes. Furthermore ⟨image 207⟩you shall note good childrē, that our Lorde Iesus Christ hath not taught vs to saye, father gyue me my dayly breade, but gyue vs oure dailye breade, and lykewyse in all the petitions that folowe, no man prayeth in the synguler noumber for himselfe alone, but in the plurel noumber aswel for other as for himselfe. By ye whiche lesson we be admonyshed of the brotherly charitie, whiche one of vs shoulde beare towardes an other. For we be all offenders, and from our birth the children of yre. Neuertheles God so loued vs, that he gaue his only sonne Iesus Christ to suffer deathe for vs, to obteyne for vs remyssion of oure synnes, to reconcile vs to him, & to make vs his children. Therefore nowe is God our father, & Christe oure brother, and we be goddes children ⟨p. clxxxv⟩and heyres, and coinheriters with Christ, and amonge oure selues we be brethren, and all brethrē to Christ. And therefore we ought to ioyne altogyther in one prayer, and to be glad one to healpe another, bothe in worde and dede, to the vttermost of our power. Furthermore this is a great comforte for vs, to know that all the church and congregation of Christ, doeth praye for vs, and that all the treasurs of Gods riches, that is to say Christ himselfe, the kyngdome of heauen, the holy gospell, the sacramentes, and the prayers of al godly men, be common to vs all. For whan soeuer anye Godly man, requireth any good thynge of God, he also requireth the same for vs alone, for no man oughte to praye for him selfe. And this is a greate consolation for all Christian people. ⟨image 208⟩For the scripture sayeth, that the prayer of one iust man may do muche wyth God. And therfore whan manye iust and godlye men do make their supplications vnto God, with one accorde, we may be sure that their prayers are herde.
