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A06909 A newe pathway vnto praier ful of much godly frute and christe[n] knowledge, lately made by Theodore Basille. Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567. 1542 (1542) STC 1734; ESTC S101290 98,046 290

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servant_n also_o that_o by_v or_o go_v up_o &_o down_o &_o the_o cook_n do_v his_o office_n when_o he_o can_v not_o go_v to_o chyrche_v may_v make_v a_o prayer_n long_o &_o discrete_a for_o god_n disdain_v not_o the_o place_n but_o require_v one_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o fervent_a mind_n &_o a_o pure_a soul_n for_o paul_n also_o not_o in_o a_o oratory_n but_o in_o the_o prison_n lyenge_a wide_a open_a nor_o stond_v right_n up_o nor_o bow_v his_o knee_n for_o the_o clog_n wherwyth_o his_o foot_n be_v bind_v do_v not_o suffer_v he_o yet_o sing_v that_o he_o lyenge_a pray_v fervent_o he_o shake_v the_o prysonne_n unloson_v the_o foundation_n &_o dydde_v bind_v the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n &_o afterward_o bring_v he_o unto_o holy_a religion_n and_o ezechias_n not_o stond_v right_o up_o nor_o bow_v his_o knee_n but_o lie_a wide_o open_v in_o his_o bed_n because_o of_o his_o syckenes_n when_o he_o turn_v himself_o unto_o the_o wall_n in_o asmuch_o as_o he_o call_v upon_o 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thou_o be_v the_o temple_n seek_v no_o place_n the_o see_v be_v before_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o egipcian_n behind_o at_o their_o back_n &_o moses_n in_o the_o mydde_v speak_v nothing_o for_o he_o be_v great_o trouble_v in_o his_o prayer_n yet_o say_v god_n unto_o he_o what_o cry_v thou_o to_o i_o in_o like_o manner_n thou_o therefore_o when_o soever_o temptation_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o fly_v unto_o god_n &_o call_v on_o the_o lord_n be_v he_o a_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v seek_v after_o a_o place_n god_n be_v ever_o at_o hand_n for_o thou_o yet_o speak_v he_o will_v say_v behold_v here_o i_o be_o present_a thou_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v thy_o prayer_n and_o he_o bryngethe_v help_v for_o if_o thou_o haste_v a_o mind_n pure_a from_o unclean_a motion_n though_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o market_n or_o in_o way_n or_o in_o the_o consystory_n or_o in_o y_z e_z see_v or_o in_o the_o in_o or_o in_o the_o ship_n or_o in_o onye_n other_o place_n of_o the_o world_n look_v where_o so_o 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next_o morning_n betimes_o or_o so_o soon_o as_o we_o may_v to_o go_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v offend_v w_n to_o we_o or_o we_o w_z e_z they_o &_o never_o cease_v till_o we_o have_v make_v a_o agreement_n between_o we_o be_v perfect_o persuade_v that_o we_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n please_v god_n so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v not_o in_o love_n and_o charite_v iii._n for_o as_o s._n john_n say_v he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n abide_v in_o death_n every_o one_o that_o hatethe_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o manslear_a &_o you_o know_v that_o every_o manslear_a have_v not_o everla_a life_n abide_v in_o he_o ☞_o look_v what_o we_o have_v offend_v god_n that_o day_n let_v we_o so_o bewail_v our_o sin_v &_o take_v such_o thought_n for_o y_o e_o commission_n of_o it_o y_z t_z we_o may_v have_v no_o more_o pleasure_n to_o do_v that_o offence_n again_o but_o rather_o be_v make_v the_o more_o circumspect_a ●_o beware_v afterward_o y_o e_z we_o be_v no_o more_o oppress_v with_o the_o subtle_a 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