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A16407
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A boke of prayers called ye ordynary faschyon of good lyuynge
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STC 3326.5; ESTC S120454
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¶ A boke of prayers called y e ordynary fasshyon of good lyurnge Mathewe .vi. ¶ Seke fyrste the kyngdome of god And than all thynges shall be layde before you ¶ He that wyl lyue wel sayth saynt Hierome muste pray at nyght and in y e mornyng at the lest ¶ CVM PRIVILEgio ad imprimendum solum THIS lytell treatyâ—e is made for the erudicion of the simple and yonge babes of god And yet nat to be dispised of the great clerkê myghty ydel loubers y e lyue here in earth lyke as hogges do iÌ„ wodes whiche goeth vnder y e crabbe trees and eate vp the crabbes y e lye vpoÌ„ y e grounde neuer loke vp to the tre from whens they fel but wander on sekyng vpoÌ„ y e grouÌ„de for mo euyn so do these ydel lobers y e deuoure y e gyftes of god do receyue innumerable rewardes benefites at his handes and yet neuer loke vp to gyue him thankes but lyue here in earth ydelly wretchedly as I may say This lytell boke therfore shal be to put them in mynde of a peace of theyr dutye And to exhorte theÌ„ to vse an ordinary fassyon of prayenge bycause they shal nat forget theyr dutye vse therfore prayer at nyght in the mornynge all busynes layde a syde ¶ The exhortacyon to the reder MOst crysten reder I wyll exhorte the to thre thynges that is pray se god feare god and loue god auoyde synne and folowe vertue auoyde I saye all synnes and the occasyons of theÌ„ And specially those abhomynable synnes which aske for vengeauns be fore god as abhomynable Sweryng and blasphymynge the name of god deceyuynge the infaunt the wydowe and the pore man wylfull periury or procuremente of any mannes deathe wrongfully also synne agaynste nature called the dumme synne or wyllyngely to procede and contynue in synne contrarye to the inspyracyon of god these be to abhomynable to be spokeÌ„ of vse therfore vertu meanes to attayne grace which be these ☞ Repentaunce prayer restitucyon reconsylemente almes and fastynge and specially to exersyce that vertue which is contrary to the synne wherein ye are moste corrupted as shal be declared here after but nowe to retourne to my purpose of praysynge god fearynge him Let vs consyder the cause of oure creacyon howe that god hath created vs lyke to his owne Image and hathe gyuen vs a soule wyte reason vnderstandynge more then he hathe done to other beastes And why hathe he created man thus verely nat bycause he shuld only eate and drynke and slepe and take his pleasure in this worlde lyke a swyny or a best or that he shulde gather the goodes of this worlde togyther and stryue with his neyghbour for y e giftê and benefytes that god hath sent theÌ„ lyke as doggê dothe fyght for a bone whiche theyr mayster hath cast them or that he shulde onely folow or occupye his crafte scyence what so euer it be be it neuer so lawful and do nothyng els nay god ordayned nat him therfore but he gaue him wytte and reason because he shulde prayse hys lorde god as the angels do and gyue him thankes for all hys benefyces And therfore he gaue vs this coÌ„mauÌ„dement Remember to kepe holy thy Saboth daye as who shulde saye thou shalt honour me I made the therfore this is the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of god which yf we marke wel we may perceyue the cause of our creacion Let vs therfore prayse and magnyfye oure lorde god as our dutye is and lyue in the feare of him let vs feare him I say for he is the lorde of power whiche vtterly abhorreth synne As it appereth in y t he banished Adam from the ioyes of paradyse bycause he agreed to y e sinne of Eue. Also he caused almost y e hole worlde to be drowned at Noyes floud for sine And at another tyme he caused fyre brymstone to rayne downe from heuen vpoÌ„ the cytyes of Sodoma and Gomore for theyr wykednes And so the people ther were brente the cytye sanke into the see yea truly god hated synne so muche that when chryst beynge in the bosomme of his father dyd praye hym to be fauorable and to forgyue the synne of the world yet he wolde nat be intreated but caused his onely soÌ„ne chryst to come downe into the worlde and to take mans shape vpon hym And to suffre dethe he beynge without faute or synne for to redeme vs wretched synners so straytely dothe god loke vpon syne therfore let vs feare hym loue hym Let vs loue hym I saye because he made vs and created vs lyke to his owne Image spared nat his onely sonne chryst for our sakes but sende hym downe for to make vs fre and to redeme vs wheÌ„ as our synnes coulde nat be taken away by any other meanes but onely by hym y t was without sinne And let vs loue him also because he taketh vs nat awaye at y e worste out of this preseÌ„t lyfe but suffreth vs to liue that we myght repente and ler ne to knowe him it is he also y e preserueth vs. And dayly gyueth vs meate and drynke al thynges necessary to our lyuyng when we be synners do nothyng deserue it yet dothe he preser ue vs then holdeth his holy hande ouer vs or els the deuyl myght teare vs in peces as we go or we inyght syncke into the earthe for our synnes as we be wel worthy but onely that god is more mercyfull to vs then we do deserue let vs therfore prayse him loue hi for his great fauour mercy shewed to vs so many waies As in y t he hath redemed vs by his onely soÌ„ ne Jesu chryst And also hath apoynted y t y e selfe same chryst our mercyful lorde which suffred death for vs shal be our iudge at the great daye of iudgemente here is comforte who can dispayre or what herte wyll nat be in flamed nowe to loue god And to magnyfye him and thanke him for all his benefytes And to kepe his lawe euen for very pure loue consyderynge hys greate mercy and loue towarde vs so many wayes or who wyll nat feare him consyderynge the thynges before rehersed therfore yf thou haste eyther eyes to rede this or eares to here it and vnderstandynge for to perceyue it then consyder who hath gyuen the these giftes And who may punisshe y â— sodaynly and take theÌ„ away agayne consyder therfore the goodnes of god and cause of thy treacion And prayse him contynually And folowe the example of holy men as Dauyd Iob. Danyell dyuers other whiche vsed customably to make their prayers vnto god at dyuers tymes bothe in the daye and in the nyght bycause they wolde nat forget theyr dutye towarde hym As Dauyd sayth Psal 42. My herte was troubled at mydnyght and I called vpon the lorde and watred my bedde with y e teares of myne eyes Also he sayth Psal 54. I wyll crye to god And my