dede may be wel and louingly prouided for Graunt that for the loue of the we may fede the hoÌ„gry gyue drinke to the thursty clothe the â—â—ked giue conâ—â—â—â— to 〈◊〉 that â—ee 〈…〉 theâ— that 〈◊〉 priâ—â—g 〈◊〉 such as 〈…〉 〈◊〉 now 〈◊〉 â—â—ther that what soeues thou forbiddest we may forbeare it what soeuer thou â—oâ—â—â—â—endest 〈◊〉 we may euery one in hys call you performe the same and so continue in thy seruice tyll our lyâ—es ende that all our thoughtes wordes and dedes may redound vnto the glory of the now and euermore Amen Thankes be geuen to God obedience vnto our prince and loue to our neyghbours The oracion of Iob in his most greuous aduersitie and losse of goodes Nâ—ked cam I out of mi mâ—chees wombe and naked shall I turn agayne The lorde gaue and the lorde hath taken away is it hath â—leased the lord so is it donne now blessed be the name of the lorde Prayer in prosperite I Geue the thankes o God almighte whiche not onely hast endued me wyth the giftes of nature as reason power and strength but also hast plentifully geuen me the substaunce of thys worlde I knowlâ—dge o lorde that these are thy giftes and confesse wyth holy Sainer Iames that ther is no perfet nor good gift but it commeth froÌ„ the o father of lyght whiche geuest frelye and castest no man in the teth I knowledge wyth the prophet Agge that golde is thyne and siluer is thine and to whom it pleaseth the thou geuest it to the godly that they may bee thy disposets and distributours therof and to the vngodly to heape vp their damnacion wythall Wherefore my moost mercifull God I humbly beseke and desire the to frame in me wyth thy holy spirite a faythfull hart and ready hand to distribute these thy good giftes accordyng too thy wyll and pleasure that I treasure not vp here where theues may robbe and mothes corrupt but to treasure in thy heauenly kyngdome where neyther thefe may steall nor mothe defyle too myne owne comfort whom of thy mercy thou hast promised to reward therfore too the good example of the humble and meke of thy congregacion and to the glorye of thy name To whome with thy sonne anâ— holyghost bee all honour and prayse worlde without ende Amen The maner or saying grace after the doctrine of holy scripture Grace afore meate THe eyes of all loke vnto the O lord and thou geuest theÌ„ their food in due ceason Thou openest thine hand fyllest euery lyuing creature with thy blessyng O our father which art in c Grace afore meate I know sayth the Apostle and am full certified in the lorde Iesu Rom. 1 r â— that ther is nothyng vncleane of it selfe but vnto hym that iudgeth it to bee vncleane to hym it is vncleane But if thy brother be greued ouer thi meat theÌ„ waâ—kest thou not now after charit◠〈◊〉 not â—â—th thy meate him â—or 〈…〉 â—â—ed O our father wâ—â—ch art in c. Grace afore meate Let not our treasure therefore be euell spoken of Rom. 14 For the kyngdom of God is not meate and drinke but rightuousnes peace and ioye in the holyghost O our father which art in c. Grace afore meate Meate doth not further vs vnto God If we eat i. Cor. 8. we shall not therefore bee the better If we eat not we shall not therefore bee the worse But take hede that thys your lybertie bee not an occasion of falling to the weake Grace afore meate Meate hath God created to bee receaued wyth thankes i. Tim. of which beleue and know the truth For euen crâ—â—â—â—re of God is good and noâ—â—â—ng to bee refused that is reâ—â—aâ—ed wâ—th thankes geuyng for it is sanctified by the woorde of God and prayer Our father whiche art in c. Receaue your meate without grudgyng Take hede ye neuer abuse the same â–ª Geue thankes to God for euery thyng And alwai prayse his holy name Who so doth not is sore to blame No euell en ensample se that ye gyue Thus dooth Gods worde teache you to lyue What soeuer ye doo in word or dede do al in the name of our lorde Iesu Chryst geuyng thankes vnto God the father by him Grace after meate Tâ—◠〈…〉 vs 〈…〉 openyng 〈…〉 for fyllyng 〈…〉 full blessing 〈…〉 the for thy sonâ—◠〈…〉 not onely tâ—◠〈…〉 from abuâ—â—ng o◠〈…〉 â—â—so to lend vs thy 〈◊〉 â—hat we may euer dee tâ—â—◠〈◊〉 vnto the therfore Amen Grace after meate Thankes be vnto the O lord God almightie most beare father of heaueÌ„ for certifying vs â—y thi blessed worde that all kynde of meates are cleane we beseche the lend vs thy grace that we may alway thankfully receaue the same not onely without supersticion or sâ—rupulosyte of conscieÌ„ce but also without greuing 〈…〉 oure brethern And sâ— to wâ—â—â— in 〈◊〉 wâ—y of Godly loâ—â— and 〈…〉 wâ—th our meâ—te 〈…〉 hym for whâ—◠〈…〉 Iesus Christ dyed a◠〈◊〉 as â—or vs. Grace after meate ThaÌ„kes bee vnto the O God almightie moost deâ—re father of heaueÌ„ for openyng vnto vs thy blessed worde which is our treasure our pearle yea our ryches more precious then eyther golde or precious stone And we besech that though corporal meate drike be no part of thy kyngdome yet ordre thou vs also in receauing the same that we neuer geue occasion of slaundring thy woorde or offending the weake Amen Grace after meate ThaÌ„kes be vnto that O lord God almighty moost deare father of heaueÌ„ for laying vp our saluacioÌ„ only in thi selfe not in any kynde of meate And we besech the guide vs so in the â—se therof that we may follow such 〈…〉 make for peace 〈…〉 edify one an other 〈…〉 togeue vnto the weake 〈◊〉 occasion of falling from thy worde Grace after meate ThaÌ„kes bee vnto the O lorde god almight ye most deare father of heaueÌ„ for ordeyning thy creatures to bee meate foode fuste naunce vnto out bodyes hast saÌ„ctified theÌ„ by thy blessed word c. We besech the make vs so to to encrease in stedfastnes of thy Fayth in perfecte knowledge of thy truth in continuaunce of ferueÌ„t prayer vnto the that to vs also thei may be sanctified holy the we may euer both thaÌ„kefully receaue theÌ„ vertuouslie vse theÌ„ to the good ensaÌ„ple of other AmeÌ„ Blessed is he that exerciseth Eccl. 50 d hym selfe in these thynges And who so taketh suche too hart shal be wise If he do these thinges he shal be stroÌ„g in all For the light of 〈◊〉 â—ord leadeth him Iohn 14. If ye know there thinges Blessed are ye if ye do theÌ„ Luk. 11. e Iocob 4. Iohn 2. The seruant that knoweth his lordes will doth it not shal be beaten with many strypes But he that fulfylleth the worde of God abideth for euer These thynges are written to the intent the we shuld beleue Iohn xx d that Iesus Christ is the soÌ„ne of God the we thorow hym myght haue life euerlastyng Whiche the chefest goodnes vouchsafe to geue vnto al them that shal eyther heare or rede this present lytle boke FINIS IMPRINTED AT London by Robert Stoughton Dwellynge wythin Ludgate at the singne of the Byshoppis Myter
Deut. xii thou shalte wryte them vppon the postes of thy house and vppon thy gates Take hede and here all these wordes whiche I coÌ„maunde the that it maye go well with the and with thy children after the for euer Deut. vi See thou doo that whiche is right in the sight of thy lorde that thou mayste prosper ye shal not do after all the thynges that seme good in thyne owne eyes 〈◊〉 what soeuer I commaunde you Deu. â—xx vii that do and put nought therto nor take ought therfrom Cursed be he that maynteyneth not all the wordes of this law to do theÌ„ THese beforenamed tenne commaundemeÌ„tes dyd the Lorde God i. â—eg vii â—ake xâ— gyue vnto Moses hys seruaunt as we haue before declared in two tables made of stone 〈…〉 xii Wherof in the first is comprehended or conteyned the first chefest and moost pryncypal commaundemente Deu. iiii of the whiche Chryst speaketh sayng Thou shalte loue the lorde thy God wyth all thy harte wyth all thy soule and whithe all thy mynde Thys chefe commaundemente and summe of the first table comprehendeth in it fyue other speciall commaundementes in the whiche we may know and learne what we ought to do and to leaue in that whiche concerneth or toucheth God our heauenly father And in the seconde table is comprysed the secoÌ„de commaun demente lyke vnto the first that is to saye Thou shalt loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe That is What soeuer thou woldeste that other men shulde do to the Mat. vii do euen the same vnto them This commaundemente comprehendeth also in it fyue other commaundementes in the whiche we may learn to know what we ought to do and to leaue in that that coÌ„cerneth or toucheth our â—uen ChristeÌ„ or neyghbour So that in these two coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes are comprehended the whole lawe and prophetes Rom. xiii And euery man maye lightly perceyue that therin although the woordes are fewe are very playnlye and perfeâ—tlye declared al kinde of good workes and commaundemeÌ„tes whiche in any wyse might bee commaunded or geuen to any maÌ„ both for to leade a vertuous and Godlye lyfe towardes God and also howe to vse and behaue ourseâ—ues with our neyghbour both to lyue to dye And who soeuer shall do his vttermost diâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—o the obseruacyon and 〈…〉 the same he shall not 〈…〉 hour in the whiche he might sai what good workes might I do whiche might be grateful pleasaunt acceptable vnto God Neyther let no man maruayle although he finde not here commaunded that we shuld do any thyng to our own behoufe but that weshulde do it to the behoufe of other that is Fyrst to God and after that to our neyghbour So that although in maner of speakinge a man were blinde yet notwitstanding maie he easelye heare sea fele that the fulfillyng of the lawe dooth coÌ„sist in loue charitie I meane not loue and charite towards our selues but towardes other Wherby it maye iustly be sayde He lyueth best that lyueth to other Agayne he lyueth worst the lyueth to hym selfe And therfore may easely bee spied how fewe there he whiche lyue well vertuously Rom. xiii Psal xiii liii Roma iii To the whiche the prophet Dauid and. S. Paule iustly say Ther is not one that lyueth as he ought to lyue no not one according as the before named tenne commaundementes doo require Here myght a man aske What remedy then Is ther no man that lyueth as he ought to do And it is written in the lawe Cursed bee euerye maÌ„ whiche continueth not in al thinges that are written in the booke of the lawe â—â—al iii. deu xxvii to do theÌ„ Who theÌ„ can be saued shall we all be daÌ„pned Heare the sayinge of Roma xii and .iii. S. Paule God sayth he hath comprehended al men vnder sinne and that by through the lawe which geueth vs the knowledge of our sinnes to the intent that he shulde haue mercy on all men And that through faith in Iesu Christ our redeamer By Act. xiii in and through whome all that the carnall men were not able in the fulfyllynge of the lawe is now al fulfylled wholy finished for vs through his precious death Vanquisshinge helle sinne deuell and euerlastyng death Concerninge the seconde article before rehearsed S. Paule to the Balathians in the thirde chapter sayth The rightuous lyueth by fayth Then of necessite a man must beleue if he will be founde rightuous before God Rom. x. And for as muche as the same faith or belefe must come through the hearinge of that whiche men ought to beleue Gyue eare learne and vnderstande in the instruction folowinge called Simbolon Apostorum all that a Christian is chefely bounde to beleue Whiche is deuyded into thre partes eueÌ„ lyke by the same is acknowledged thre parsones i. John v. Gen. t. in one indiuidivle God heade or deitie THe first part of the Chrysten fayth or beleue maketh mencion of the firste parson of the holy triâ—ite God the heauenly father and soundeth thus I beleue in God the father almighty maker of Heauen and earth Malac. 2. Ier. xxxii That is I know Exo. xd. Hebr. xâ—l thynke and beleue in my harte that my God is in heauen about and in the earth beneth and that there is none other God and all thynges he thorow hym and in him He is the maker and creatour of all creatoures what soeuer is in heauen Ephe. i. on earth The lorde is my strength and glorye and is become to me a father and a sauiour Almyghtye is hys name Lorde who is like vnto the amonge the mightye that art so great in thy holynes Hebr. i. fearfull and laudable that shewest wonders and reygnest for euer and aboue Lorde God full of compassion and mercye Exo. xxx iiii whiche art not lightly angry but haboundaunt in mercy and truth and kepest mercye in store for thousandes Ephesi i. and forgeuest wickednes trespasse sinne He hath electe or chosen vs too beehys chyldren through Iesus Chryst And therfore we shal him onely worshippe and besydes hym none other God Also we shal feare hym as an almyghtye God Deut. vi Psal ii xxxiiii Mat. xii And as a mercyfull father shall we loue him wyth all our hart with al our soule with al our power and myndes And vppon hym must stande all ouâ— hope Iere. vii Iacob i. For he is the father of light of the which al mankind lyueth Where is there suche a God as thou art o lorde that pardonest wickednes and forgeuest of fences and castest al our synnes into the bottome of the sea Thus good lorde I do vtterly renounce forsake the fende of hel all I dolatry interiour and exteriour all witchecraft mishelefe al false doctrine which is not Gods worde I vtterlye departe fall and flee from all creatures whiche are in heaueÌ„ aboue or in earth beneth yea
power with a perfect beleue in the same may stedfastly continue agaynst our ennemies Amen Finis The ordenary 〈…〉 Christians to â—ende a uertuous and Godly lyfe heare in thys vale of mysery Translated out of Doutch into Inglish by Anthony Scoloker i. Cor. vii Let every one abyde in the calling wherin he is called To the christen Reader Pâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 that 〈…〉 â—h◠〈…〉 of our great graund mâ—â—â—er Eue â— Tim. ii who after that she was deceyued subdued vnto the transgression brought forth death vppon all her posterite declareth that to heale so gread a wound and to appeare beautifully in the eyes of the mighty lorde whose deare sonne Iesus Chryst sayde Father those that thou hast geuen vnto me I wyl that where I am they be also wyth me Iohn 17. that they may see my glory After the fyrst rudiment of a Christian the whyche is fayth iii. waytynge virgins ought to bee attendaunt and seruiceable vnto hym that in thys vale of mysery intendeth too leade a perfect lyfe loue holynes and discrecion Vnder the whiche discrecion as it may bee gathered by thâ— properte of the Greke terme in that place sophrosin are comprised chastitie teperaunce modestie and decent shamefastnes because all these vertues are alwayes coherent ioyned together And holynes lyke as she requireth to flie froÌ„ al vice so doth she require the exercise of all vertuous â—orkes 〈…〉 â—hat proceâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—orow loue 〈…〉 may be sanctifiâ—◠〈…〉 â—ys father I haue 〈…〉 them that name And wyll â—â—â—â—are it that the loue wherewith thou hast loued me may be in them and I in them Wherfore that by loue the duetie of all men from the lowest to the highest may bee knowen from the one to the other Reade ouer thys lytle booke Iohn xv that walking â—n the daungerous pathes of thys exyle thou mayest know how to to bee trayned vnto the mansion place prepared vnto the rightuous that neuer shall haue ende Fyrst How the spirituall Prelates ought to vse them selues towardes the commeÌ„ people BEholde I send you forth as shepe among wolues Go ye your way teache all nacions baptise theÌ„ in the name of the father of the soÌ„ne of the holi ghoost mat r 7. c And teach theÌ„ to kepe al thynges what soeuer I haue commaâ—â—â—ed you Col. i. a. Ye haue not choâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—ut haue chosen you Iohn xv Mat. â—0 b ordeined you that ye go bryng furth frute And ye shal beare me witnes not onely at Ierusalem Iohn xv Act. i. a. and .ii. d. but also throughout the land of Iury Samaria to the vttermust coastes of the earth Ioan. xxc Receyue the holyghost Whose sinnes soeuer ye remitt thei are remitted whose siÌ„nes soeuer ye reteyne Mat. x. mat 18. b thei are reteyned Verely I say vnto you what soeuer ye shall binde vppoÌ„ earth shal be bound also iÌ„ heaueÌ„ and what soeuer ye lowse vppoÌ„ earth shal be also loused in heaueÌ„ Take hede vnto your selues and to all the flocke â—ct xx d. among the whiche the Holyghost hath set you to bee bishopes to feade the congregacion of God whiche he hâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—owne 〈…〉 camâ—◠〈…〉 ys gone 〈…〉 all heauens Ephe. iiii to fâ—â—â—â—aâ— i. Cor. xii hath set some to be apostles some to bee prophetes some to bee Euangelistes some to bee shephardes and teachers wherbithe saynctes myght bee coupled together thorow commeÌ„ seruice to the edifieng of the body of Christ i. Tim. iii Leuit. xxi Ezech. 44 Titu iii. A byshop must be blamelesse The husband of one wife sober discrete manerly hâ—rberous apt to teach not geuen to moch wyne no fighter not geuen to filthy lucre but geâ—â—le abhorring stryfe abhorryng couetousnes one that ruleth hys owne house honestly hauing obedient chyldreÌ„ wyth al honestie For if he caÌ„not rule hys owne house howe shall he care for the ê¯gregacioÌ„ of God The seruaunt of the lord ought not to striue i. Tim. i Gal. vi a but to be geÌ„tle vnto euery maÌ„ apt to teach are 〈…〉 can forbeare the 〈…〉 with mekenes enforme 〈◊〉 resist if God at any tyme wyl geue theÌ„ repeÌ„taunce for to know the truth and to turne agayn from the snare of the deuel which are holdeÌ„ i prison of him at his wyll Preach the worde 2. Tim. 4. beferuent be it in season or out of ceasoÌ„ iproue rebuke exhorte with allong suffering doctrine For the time wil come when they shall not suffer wholsome doctrine but after their own lustes shal thei whose eares itch get theÌ„ an heap of teachers shal turne their eares froÌ„ the trueth and shal be geueÌ„ vnto fables But watch thou i al thinges suffer aduersite do the workes of a precher of the gospell fulfill thine office vnto the vttermust Se the thou know the numbre of thicatell Pro. 27. c loke wel to thy flockes Iohn 10 Titu i. b. A Bishop must cleaue fast vnto the true worde of doctrine the he may be able to exhort wyth wholsom learning to iproue theÌ„ that sai agaynst it i. Pet. v. Acto v. c. Act. xx d. The elders which are amoÌ„ge you I exhort whiche am also an Elder and a witnes of the affliction in Christ partaker of the glory that shal be opened Fede Christes flock whiche is among you take the ouersight of them not as though ye were coÌ„pelled therto but willynglye not for the desire of fylthy lucre Titu ii a but of good mide not as though ye were lordes ouer the pharissheÌ„s but the ye be an exaÌ„ple to the flocke Who soeuer wyl be great amoÌ„g you let him be your mynister whosoeuer wil be chefe Mat. xx d. let hym be your seruaunt EueÌ„ like as the sonne of man came not to be serued but to do seruice to geue hys lyfe to a redeÌ„ption for many Go and preach the Gospell Mat. x. saying The kingdom of heauen is at hand Heale the sicke clense the lepers rayse the deade cast out the deuels Frely ye haue receyued frely gyue agayne Matth. xx iiâ—i mat xxv Who is now a faithful seruaunt who me hys Lord hath made ruler ouer his boushold that he may gyue them meate in due ceason Blessed is that seruaunt whome hys lord whan he commeth shal finde so doing Uerely I say vnto you he shall set hym ouer all his goods But if the euell seruante shal saye i his hart Apoe xvi Tush it will be long or my lorde come begin to smite his fellowes yea and to eate and drinke wyth the droÌ„ken the same seruauntes Lord shall come in a day whan he loketh not for him in an houre the he is not ware of shall heawe hym in peces giue hym hys reward with ypocrites where shal be waylinge gnasshing of teth I haue made the a watch man vnto the house of Israel
cher she coÌ„fort and gouerne all our councel â—â—u dyes labours In suche wyse that we maye so spend this day accordyng to thy inâ—ost blessed will withoute hurâ—inge of oureneyghbour that we may diliâ—eÌ„tly and warely eseâ—ue and auoyde althynges that siâ—ilde displease the set them alwayes before our eies lyue in thy feare euer worke that that maâ— befound acceptable before thy diuine maieste vnto the prayse of thi moost holy name through Iesu Christ our sorde So bee it An other prayer for the Mornyng SEing that thou O heuely father art that one alone almightie god whiche art in euery place bâ—holdest the councels deusses workes yea the verxe thoughtes of all men geuest to euery one according to their dedes We beseche the that for as muche as thou hast moost gracioussye preserued vs thys night we may not spod this day after our owne minde pleasure whyche is alwayes euell and â—â—â—cked but earnestly loke vppon and dylygenâ—ly folow thy fatherly wyl thyne euerlasting councell thy healthfull word pleasure which is alwayes good perfect and holy and fulfyll the same wyth good harte that thy diuine name may alwayes bee sanctifyed both now euer for vs myserable synners through thy derely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our lord and sauiour So beyt After that thou hast prayed on this maner seing that we be all synners it shall be expedient if thou hast conuenient leasure therunto to confesse thy self on this maner vnto God the father The confession of our synners vnto God the father O Almyghty God and heauenly father maker of heauen earth I confesse my selfe vnto the euen froÌ„ the very hart that I am a miserable wretched and abhomynable synner And haue wyckedly trangressed all thy holy commaundementes the diuine preceptes of thy Godly wyl The synnes alas which I haue committed in my flesh agaynst the are so great and so excedingly increased that thei are no lesse innumerable then the sandes of the sea And they thrustme downe euen as an intollerable burdeÌ„ In these wicked sines oh lord God haue I hetherto walked accordyng to the wyll of the prince of the worlde whyles I dyd that was pleasaunt too the Fleshe and euell lustes through vayne thoughtes the blindnes of my hart the outward presence of Godlynes fayned fayth Thys cam too passe Ah wretch that I am because that I did neuer earnestly stryue agaynst the suggestions of Sathan nor the concupiscences or desyres of the world nor yet the lustes of my flesh But filthily obeyed them a thousand tymes more than the admonicions of thy holy spirite O lord my God It cam to passe also that I dyd set nought by thy Godly counsell dispised thy holy name and feared thy vengeaunce and heauy displeasure nothing at al. But what soeuer I haue in this behalfe offended thy most Godly maieste it fore repenteth me and the faulte greueth me euen vnto the very harte And if it were not o most mee cifull father that thou haddest layde vp mercy in the bowels bloud and woundes of Iesus Christ thy sonne and our lorde for so many as vnfaynedlye repent and truly beleue be theyr sinnes neuer so great many I shuld se none other way but throwe my selfe downe headloÌ„g through disperacioÌ„ into the bottomles pit of hell But for as much as thou hast set thy welbe loued sonne Iesus Christ to bee our mediatour and mercy stocke And hast promised grace mercye forgeuenes of sinnes to as many as aske it iÌ„ his name through fayth in his bloud Therefore in this time of grace mercy I miserable synner com nowe vnto the desier the milord God that the wil graunt me thorowe the our lord Iesus Christ a ryght true fayth And for hys sake forgeue me al mi siÌ„nes make me to walke daili more more iÌ„ a new hart in the frutes of the holyghost that I may vtterli despise al the vngodly lustes of this worlde that I may bee found continent pure of lyuing temperate good ryghtuous honest diligeÌ„t in al goodnes meke mercyful modest humble and redy to forgeue suche as offend me euen froÌ„ the very harte And so lyue all the dayes of my life accordyng to thy diuine wil and true feare That I may dye to the worlde to all synne to my selfe And wyth a good coÌ„fidence and mery hart loke for the comming of the lorde and my sauiour Iesus Christ To whom wyth the and the holyghost bee all honour and glorye for euer and euer So be it Thou mayest if thou wylt after thy confession say the lordes prayer called the Pater noster And so commeÌ„ding thy selfe vnto God fall to som honest and vertuous exercise accordyng vnto thy callinge but what soeuer thou doest do it with purenes of harte wyth synglenes of eye yea so do it as though God were present and loked vppon the as vndoubtedly he doth The prayer too bee sayd when thou goest to bedde O God the almighty lord bi whose ordre and will the night darkenes do now approch where in we shall geue our selues to quiet and slepe We moost instauntly desier the that thou graciously receaue vs into thy tuicion and keping that the prince of darkenes do not hurte vs wyth hys terrours and feres And although we must slepe because of our feblenes yet let our hart and mind watcha vnto the. God thou before vs and shew vs the way as a piller of fyre that we may follow the as wel iÌ„ rest as in busines and occupacions of this lyfe And graunt that we be not founde in thy sight chyldren of night and darkenes but of daye lyght through Iesus Christ our lorde So be it An other prayer THis oure mortal bodie whiche through sinne daylie de cayeth diminissheth must at the last altogether perish become earth wherof it is come made and theÌ„ shall our vanitie whiche we through our owne ignoraunce haue made vnto our selues take an ende But moost mercifull creatour maker of all thinges vouchsafe so to breake deuide and dissolue me thy pore creature who am gathered knit and made of the graunt that I may alwates haue in mind thiÌ„ dissolucion and of whome I am knit together hauing an eye to what place I must go to the intent that Inot beinge prepared be not brought without nupcial or bridal garment before thy iudgement seat For like as wheÌ„ the day is ones past we giue our selues to rest euen so must we this lyfe being ended rest in the death Nothing is more lyke vnto lyfe then the daye nothynge more lyke vnto death theÌ„ the night And nothyng so lyke the graue or sepulchre as the coutch bed or bed stead Thus good keper and defender from all euell graunt vs now lying in impotency seblenes of our selues that thorough the we may bee preserued thys nyght from all the assaultes of the deuell of hell Amen Whan thou goest to