The Prayer, Our father. &c.

The Prayer, Our father. &c.

Forasmuch as in the administration of the Sacraments of the Church, I do well perceive that both by the word of God, and by an ancient and solemn custom amongst many, it hath been an use to have somewhat, for the better instruction of their auditories, read and expounded out of the books of holy scripture: and deliberating likewise with my self, what course I might best keep at this present, as well to serve the offered opportunity, as also to satisfy the public commodity of you all chiefly: I could not determine upon any one text of the whole scripture to be opened unto you, more profitable for your learning, more effectual for exhortation, more ⟨image 11⟩appliable to our age, and more agreeable for this present occasion, then the sentence of S. Paul the Apostle, not very long, but of won derfull force, taken out of the xi. chapter of his Epistle written to the Romans. And to the end you may receive the same to your greater comfort, it behoveth you to yield earnest and heedful attention, not with your bodily ears only, but with the ears of your mind also, to these things which I shall utter unto you. Hearken ye therefore to the words of the Apostle even as him self hath spoken them.

Forsamuch as in the administration of the Sacraments of the Church, I doe well perceiue that both by the word of God, and by an auncient and solemne custome amongst many, it hath bene an vse to haue somewhat, for the better instruction of their auditories, read and expounded out of the bookes of holie scripture: and deliberating likewise with my selfe, what course I might best keepe at this present, as well to serue the offred opportunitie, as also to satisfie the publique commodity of you al chiefly: I could not determine vpō any one text of ye whole scripture to be opened vnto you, more profitable for your learning, more effectuall for exhortation, more ⟨image 11⟩applyable to our age, and more agreeable for this present occasion, then the sentence of S. Paul the Apostle, not very long, but of wō derfull force, taken out of the xi. chapter of his Epistle written to the Romanes. And to the ende you may receiue the same to your greater comfort, it behoueth you to yeeld earnest and heedefull attention, not with your bodily eares onely, but with the eares of your minde also, to these things which I shal vtter vnto you. Hearken ye therefore to the words of the Apostle euen as him selfe hath spoken them.