me sayenge Lette vs go and returne to the lorde our god ¶ Also whanne the sonne gothe downe and the daye fayleth it is necessarye that we praye ageyne For bycause Christe is the verye sonne and the very day the sonne and the day of this worlde departynge whan we pray and desyre that lyght maye come ouer vs ageyne we craue the commyng ageyne of Christe the grace of eternal light to be giuen vs. That Christe is called the day the holy ghooste declareth in the psalmes sayenge The same stone whiche the buylders refused is made the hed stone of the corner this is the lordis doinge and it is meruaylous in our eies This is the day whiche the lorde hath made lette vs walke and be ioyfull in it Also that he is callid the Sonne the prophet Malachie doth wytnesse sayeng But vnto you that feare the Lordes name shall the sonne of rightousnes arise and in his wynges is healthe Howe yf Christ in holy scripture be the very sonne and the very daye there is no houre exceptid to christeÌ„ meÌ„ but that god ought to be ofte and alwaye adored that we whyche be in Christe that is in the verye sonne and in the very day shuld styl pray and bryng the day to an ende with prayers and whan the day is gone and the nyght by alteration and course is come it is noo dammage to them that woll praye in the darke season of the nyghte For with the chyldern of lyghte the daye is in the nyghte For whan is he without lyght in whose harte is lyghte Or howe dothe the sonne and the day fayle hym with whome the sonne and the day Christe is We that be alway in Christ that is in the light shulde not in the night cesse from prayer Soo Anna the wydowe without intermission praying alwaye and watchynge perseuered in meritynge with god lyke as it is written in the gospell She departed not sayth he froÌ„ the temple nyght and day seruynge god in fastynge and prayeng Let the gentiles y t are not yet illumined or the Iewes which leauyng the light haue remained in darknes Ioke vp and se. We dere brethern which be alway in the light of the lorde whyche remember and vnderstand what we haue begun to be sens we receyued grace shulde recken the nyght for daye Let vs beleue to walke alway in y e light we can not be hyndered with the darknes which we haue escaped let no houre scape vs from prayer in the nyght let no prayer be lost through slouth and sluggyshnes We that by the mercy and goodnes of god are spiritually newe made and borne ageyne shoulde folowe that that we shall haue in the kyngdome of heauen oonely day without any night So in the night as in the light let vs alway watche and pray and gyue thankes to god Also lette vs not here ceasse to pray and thanke hym FINIS ¶ Londini in aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ANNO. M. D. XXXIX Psalm 5. Matth. 15. Ioan. 1 Hier. 23. Pro. 15. Luc. 5. Hier. 17. 1. Reg. 1. Psalm 4. Hier. 29. Luc. 18. â—â—th 23. Daniel 5. Act. 1. Psal. 67. Matth. 6. Ioan. 1. Matt. 23. Matth. 8. Ioan. 8. Esay 1. Ioan. 8. 1. Reg. 2. 1. Cor. 6. Leuit. 20. 2 Cor. 6. Mat. 25. Heauenly and erthly kyngdom Matth. 8. Matt. 26 Ioan. 6. 1. Ioan. 2 Galat. 5. Matth. 5. 1. Cor. 15. Matth. 5. Luc. 14. Matth. 6. Iohan. 6. Eodem Eodem Luc. 14. Matth. 6. 1. Timo. 6 Luce. 12. Matth. 19 Prou. 10. Psal. 38. Matth. 6. Deute 14 3. Reg. 17 Matth. 18 1. Iohan. 1 Matth 7 Matt. 11. Genes 4. 1. Iohan. 3 4. Reg. 24. Esay 42. 3. Reg. 12. Iob. 1. Iohan. 19 Marc. 14 Esaye 10. Iohan. 17 Deuter. 6 Math. 7. Luc. 9. Mat. 14. Marc. 6. Luc. 22. Iohan. 17 Cant. 1. Coloss. 4. Matth. 3. â—obi 12. ActuuÌ„ 10. Esay 58. Phil. 4. Psalm 5. Psal. 117. Malach. 3. Luc. 2.
shall they require thy soule frome the than whose shall those thynges be that thou haste prepared The fole that shuld dye the same nyght reioysed in his fruites and he whose lyfe nowe fayled was carefull for abundance of foode But Christe teacheth a contrarye lesson that he that wol be perfect muste selle a way all that he hath and deale it amonge poore men and make hym a tresure in heuen This man saith Christ foloweth him and the glorie of his passion whiche is expedite and lyght apparayled not wrapped and loded with householde stuffe but leuse and at lybertie his goodes and substaÌ„ce sent afore to god he also foloweth after To the which that eche of vs may pÌ„pare him selfe he lerneth vs to pray to knowe after what maner our prayer ought to be For no ryghtous man can lacke his dayely foode sythe it is written The lorde kylleth not the soule of a iuste man with hunger And agayne I haue ben yonger and nowe am olde and haue nat sene the iuste man forsakeÌ„ nor his sede seke theyr breadde Also the lorde promyseth and saythe Be not ye carefull sayeng what shall we eate or what shall we drinke or wherwith shall we be clothed For those thinges the hethen people seke But your heuenly father knowethe that ye haue neede of those thynges Seke ye fyrst the kyngedome of god and the rightuousnes therof all these thinges shall be ministred vnto you To them that seke the kyngdome and rightuousnes of god al those thynges he promyseth to be ministred For sythen all thynges be goddes he that hath god lacketh nothynge yf he hym selfe be not wantyng to god So for Daniel by the kynges commaundemente inclosed in the lyons denne a dyner from heauen was prepared and he the man of god dydde eate among the hungry wyld beastes that hurte hym not So Helyas in his flyght was fed and in wildernes by rauens and byrdes ministrynge and bryngynge to hym meate he was norished in persecution O detestable crueltie of mans malyce the wylde beastes forbeare to doo hurte the byrdes bryng fode to nourishe men practise wyles and cruellye demeane them selfes ¶ After all this we praye for our synnes sayeng And forgyue vs our trespaces as we forgyue them that trespas agaynst vs. After helpe of fode forgyuenesse of synne is desyred that he that is fedde of god may lyue in god hauynge respecte not only to this present and temporal but to the eternal lyfe to the whiche he may come if his synnes be forgyuen whiche the lorde callith dettes lyke as in his gospelle he sayth I haue forgyuen the all thy dette bycause thou praydest me But howe nedefully howe prouidently and howe holsomly be we admonyshed that we be synners whiche be compelled to praye for our synnes that while forgiuenes is craued of god the mynde maye remember his conscience For to the ende no man shulde stande in his owne conceyte as though he were an innocent and extollynge hym selfe shuld peryshe the more he is instructed taughte that he synneth dayely sythen he is commaunded dayely to praye for his synnes And thus fynallye IohnÌ„ in his epistell admonyssheth vs sayeng If we saye that we haue no synne we deceyue our selues and the truth is not in vs. But if we woll confesse oure synnes the lorde is faithfull and iuste whiche wol forgyue vs our sinnes Both these he hath comprised in his epistell that we oughte to praye for our synnes and that we shall opteyne forgyuenes whan we praye And therfore he saith god is faith full to forgyue synnes holdynge the faith of his promise For why he that taught vs to praye for our sinnes hath ê“mised that fatherly mercy and forgyuenes shulde folowe He hath ioyned and added therto a lawe constraynynge vs with a certayn condition and promise that we shulde so desyre our synnes to be forgiuen vs euen as we forgiue theym that trespas ageynste vs Knowynge well that it canne nat be obteyned that we aske for our sinnes rxcept we wol doo the lyke to them that trespas agaynste vs. And therfore in an other place he saithe With what measure ye mette with the same shall it be mesured to you agayn And he the seruaunt whiche after his lord hadde forgyuen hym all his duetie wolde not forgyue his felowe was trowen into pryson Bicause he wold not gentilly forgiue his felowe he loke that that his lord had courteisly giuen him Whiche thynges Chryste in his preceptes more strongly and with more vigour of his sharpe iudgement fortolde vs And whan ye stande to praye sayth he forgiue yf ye haue ought against any maÌ„ that your father also whiche is in heuen may forgiue you your trespasses but if you wol not forgiue no more woll your father that is in heauen forgyue your offences There is no excuse for the at the day of iudgement whanne thou shalt be iudged after thyne owne sentence and that thou hast done that shalt thou suffre For god coÌ„mandeth that such as loue peace concorde to liue in vnitie shuld dwelle in his house and suche as he made vs in our seconde natiuitie suche he woll vs beinge borne againe to perseuer that we whiche haue begunne to be the childreÌ„ of god shuld remain in the peace of god and we that haue one spicitie shoulde be of one minde and intent for so god receyueth our sacrifice He commaundethe the stryuer retournyng from the altare fyst to reconcile hym to his brother that with prayers commynge from an harte that loueth peace god may be pacified Our peace and brotherly concorde and the people knytte togyther in the vnitie of the father of the sonne and of the holy goste is a sacrifice hyghly acceptable vnto god For god regarded not the gyftes and offerynges that Abill and Cayne the fyrst offred vp in sacrifice but he behelde theyr hartes that he shulde pleace hym with his gyfte that pleased hym in his hart The peasible and iust Abell innocently offrynge vp his sacrifyce vnto god taught all other whan they offre theyr gyft at the altare so to come with the drede of god with a symple harte with the lawe of iustice with the peace of concord He that was suche in the sacrifice of god was afterwarde worthily made a sacrifyce to god that he fyrste shewyng a profe of martirdome with the glory of his bloud tasted the lordes passion the whiche had in hym bothe iustyce and peace Suche the lorde crowneth such at the day of iudgement shal with the lorde be reuenged But he that is at debate and strife and lyueth not in peace with his bretherne lyke as the blessed apostle holy scripure witnesse though he shuld be slayne for the name of Chryst yet coude he not escape the cryme of dyssention For as it is written who soo euer hateth his brother is a mankyller a man sleer commeth not to the kyngedome of heuen
that he may lyue with god For he can nat be with Chryst that had rather be the folower of Iudas than of Chryste What maner synne is it that can nat with the baptisme of bloudde be washed awaye What faute or offence is it that can nat be purged with martyrdome ¶ This also our lord necessarily werneth vs that in our prayer we shulde saye And let vs not be ledde into temptation In the whiche part it is sheweth that our aduersarye can nothynge do ageynst vs without god before permytte hym to the ende that all our feare and deuotion and obseruation shulde be conuerted to God For in oure temptations the fende hathe noo power without it be gyuen hym of god as holy scripture proueth whiche sayth Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon camme to Hierusalem and cōquerid it and god gaue it into his hande Power is gyuen to the dyuell ageinst vs after as our synnes be as it is wryttē Who gaue Iacob and Israel to them to be trodē vnder foote and spolyed Dyd not god ageynst whome they synned and wolde nat walke in his ways nor here his lawes therfore hathe he brought on them the wrath of his displeasure And agayne of Salomon synnynge and leauyng the commandementes and wayes of the lorde thus it is wrytten The lorde raysed an aduersarye vnto Salomon ¶ Power is gyuen agaynste vs two maner of wayes eyther for our punishment when we offend or elles for our glorie when we be proued lyke as we see doone on Iob god declarynge and saying Beholde all thyuges what so euer he hath I gyue into thy handes but beware thou touche hym not And Christ in the tyme of his passion saith in the gospel Thou shuldest haue no power on me yf it were not gyuen the from aboue Whā we pray that we fal not into temptation we be admonished of our infirmitie and weakenes while we so pray to thend no man shuld extolle hym selfe that noo man shuld proudely arrogantly take any thing vpon him that no man shuld repute it his owne glorie eyther of confessyon or of passion sithen our lord hym felf teachynge humilitie sayth Watche and pray that ye fal not into temptation The spirite is wyllynge but the flesh is weke so that when an humble and lowly confessyon goth before and al togither ascriued vnto the lorde what soo euer in lowly wyse with feare and honour of god is asked of his mercy he woll graunt vs. ¶ After all these thynges in the fynyshynge of our prayer cometh this clause in a briefe collection concludyng all our petitions and prayers For in the laste place we saye But delyuer us from euyll comprehendynge all aduersities that our ennemye endeuoureth to doo agaynst vs in this worlde frome the whiche a trustye and sure defence may be yf god woll delyuer vs yf we humblye prayenge and tenderly besechynge hym he woll vouchesafe to helpe vs. Whan we say Delyuer vs from euyll there remaynethe nothynge nowe that ought to be farther asked whan we shall haue oones desyred the Protection of god agaynst yuell whyche being opteyned agaynste all thynges that the dyuell and the worlde worketh we may stand sure and safe For wat dreede of the worlde is to hym to whom in the worlde god is the defendour What meruail is it dere brethern if the prayer be suche whiche god taught whiche as a maister most worthye hath abreuiate all oure peace with his helthefull worde Nowe this thing was before told by the prophete Esaye whanne he beinge replenyshed with the holy gooste spake of the maiestie and pitie of god A worde consumyng sayth he and breuiatynge in iustyce for god shall make shorte his worde in all the roundnesse of the erthe For whan the worde of god our lorde Iesus Christe came to all men gatherynge togyther bothe the lerned and vnlerned to euery kynde and aege he gaue preceptes of saluation he made a compendyous worke of his preceptes bycause the memorie of the lerners shoulde not be greued in the heuēly discipline but shulde quickly lerne that that shuld be necessary to the pure and symple faith So whan he taught what euerlasting life is in a great and diuine briefenes he comprehended the mistery of lyfe saying This is the lyfe euerlastyng that they know the to be the only true god whom thou hast sent Iesu Christ. Also when he gatherid out of the law prophetes the fyrst chiefest preceptes Harke he said Israell thy lorde god is one lord onely And thou shalte loue thy lorde god with all thy harte with all thy soule with all thy myght and power This is the fyrst and the seconde is lyke to this Thou shalt loue the neyghbour as thy selfe In these two commaundementes hange al the lawe and the prophetes And agayne he sayth What so euer you wold that men shulde do to you euen so do ye to them This is the lawe and the prophetes And the lorde hath not taught vs with onely wordes to praye but also with dedes he him selfe ofte prayenge and with the wyttenesse of his owne exaumple shewynge vs what we oughte to do lyke as it is wryten He was goynge into wyldernes and prayinge And agayne He went into a mountay ne to praye and was all nyghte in his prayers Nowe if he prayed that was withoute synne howe moche more oughte synners to praye And yf he watchynge all the nyght longe prayed continually howe moche more ought we to watche in the nyghte and busily praye The lorde praied and made petition not for hym selfe for what shuld an innocent praye for hym selfe but for our offences lyke as he hym selfe declareth where he saythe to Peter Beholde Sathan hath desyred that he myghte syfte you euen as wheate but I haue prayd for the that thy feyth fayle not And afterwarde he prayed the father for all sayinge I praye not for these onely but also for those whiche throughe theyr worde shall beleue on me that they all maye be one lyke as thou father art in me and I in the that they also may be one in vs. Great is the benignitie and mercy of the lorde for our saluation that was not contented to redeme vs with his bloud but more ouer wolde vouchesafe to pray for vs. But se what he desyred in his prayer That lyke as the father and the sonne be one soo we also shuld remayne in that Vnitie wherby we maye well perceyue howe gretly he offendeth that breaketh that vnitie and peace seinge the lorde prayed for it wyllynge to haue his people knytte to gether in one knowynge full well that Discorde cōmeth not to the kyngdome of god But whan we stand to praye dere bretherne we muste watche and with all the hole hart applye our selfe to prayers All worldely and carnall care muste be laid apparte ne the mind shuld runne on no other thing than that that is prayed for And