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The Ordenarye for all faythfull Chrystiãs to leade a vertuous and Godly lyfe here in this vale of miserie / translated out of Doutche into Inglysh by Anthony Scoloker. A Right goodly rule howe all faithfull Christians shall occupie and exercise them selves in their daily prayers
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Scoloker, Anthony, fl. 1548.
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of our selues / we of our selues are not able to thinke a good thought It is thou onlie that dost worke in vs both the will aÌd the dede We are but earth and naturally the children of wrath We of our selues are but vaine / yea / lighter then vanitie it self / We caÌ do nothing without the. There is not one of vs whole / we are all vncleane / and al our rightuousnes is but as a fylthy cloth We haue no more power to do good of our self / theÌ a blacke MorâaÌ or maÌ of Inde hath powr to chauÌge his skin / or the Leopard hir spottes Now acordiÌg to this euil aÌd corrupte inââination of our nature so haue we liued I thought / word / and dede Denie ix We haue synned / we haue offeÌded / we haue gonâ backe from thy lawe / and haue not harkened vnto thy word we haue noâ loued the O lorde our god with all our herte with all our soule / with all our strength and with all our power We haue bene fore traÌsgressours of thy coÌmaundemeÌts We haue nor put our whole trust and confydence only in the. We haue in our troubles aÌd nede / not sought for helpe onely in the. We haue not called onely vpon thy name / but with false confideÌce / with vain supersticion / and vnlaufull othes haue we blasphemed thy name We haue praid aÌd made intercessyoÌ vnto stockes and stones / and made thy creatures our aduocates ande mediators contrarye to thy word We haue reposed our trust and affiance in our owne dedes and in suche workes as haue bene deuised by mens fantasyes besydes thy scripture We haue wandered on vaine pylgrâmages / offering vp money / candels ande tapers to ymages and relikes with suche like supersticion We haue bene slothfull in our busynes We haue not bene feruent aÌd diligent in doing of our dutye Specially on such dayes as be appointed for the preaching of thy worde / we haue not plied our selues wholly to lerne it / nor occupied our tyme in praier aÌd geuiÌg thankes vnto the. And as touchiÌg the loue that we ought to haue vnto al meÌ and womeÌ for thy sake we haue not beeÌ earnest in at al times We haue not loued our neyghbours as our selues / we haue not done / as we would be done vnto / we haue bene vngeÌtle / vnpacient / vncurteous froward / aÌgry aÌd displeased We haue reioysed in our neyghbours hurt and bene sory of his welfare We haue dene ledde with false doctrine aÌd errours froÌ the way of thy truth / We haue sinned with our fathers / we haue done amisse / we haue dealt wykedly Psal xvj Therfore our most deare father which arte in heauen / for as muche as we haue blasphemed the / aÌd not sought alway the glory of thy name / graunt now that from henseforth thy name maye be sanctified ande hallowed in vs / Graunte nowe that thy kingdome maye come / and that in steade of sinne aÌd errour / thou one To praye Grace a fore meate Rom. xiiiâ I knowe saieth the Apostle and am full certyfied in the lorde Iesu / that ther is nothinge vncleane of it self fe / but vnto him that iudgeth it to be vncleane / to him it is vncleane But if thy brother be greued ouer thy meate / theÌ walkest thou not now after charite Destroye not with thy meate / him for whome Christ dyed O oure father which art in etc. Grace a fore meate Let not oure treasure therfore be euell spokeÌ of Rom. xliij For the kingdom of God is not meate and drinke / but righteousnesse and peace / and ioye in the holy Goost O oure Father which are in etc. Grace a fore meate Meate doth not further vs vnto God i. Cor. vij If we eate / we shal not therfore be the better / If we eate not we shall not therfore be the worse But take hede that this youre libertie be not an occasyon of fallinge to the weake Grace a fore meate Meate hath God created to be receaued with thaÌkes of them which beleue aÌd knowe the trueth ij Tim. iiij For euery creature of God is good / ande nothinge to be refused that is receaued with thankesgeuing / for it is sanctifyed by the worde of God and prayer O oure Father which art in heauen etc. Receaue youre meate without grudgiÌge / Take hede ye neuer abuse the same / Geue thankes to God for euery thinge / And all waye prayse his holy name Who so doth not / is sore to blame / No euell ensample se that ye gyue / Thus doth Goddes worde teache yow to lyue Cori. iij. Whatsoeuer ye do in worde or dede / do all in the name of oure Lord Iesu Christ / giuinge thankes vnto God / the Father by hym Grace after meate Thankes be vnto the O lord God almyghtie moost deare Father of heauen for geuinge vs oure foode in due season / for openinge thy mercifull hande / ande for fyllynge vs with thy pleÌtefull blessinge And we beseche the for thy sonnes sake Iesu Christ / not onely to preserue vs alwaye from abusynge of the same / but also to lende vs thy grace / that we may euer be thankefull vnto the therfore Amen Grace after meate Thankes be vnto the O lord God almightie moost deare father of heauen for certifyeng vs by thy blessed word / that all kindes of meates are cleane And we besech the lende vs thy grace / that we may alwaye thankefully receaue the same / not onely without supersticion or scrupulosité of conscience / but also without greuinge or offendinge our brethren / And so to walke in the waye of godly loue and charite / that with oure meate we neuer destroye him / for whome thy Sonne Iesus Christ dyed as well as for vs. Grace after meate ThaÌkes be vnto the O God almightie moost deare father of heauen for openynge vnto vs thy blessed worde / whiche is oure treasure / oure pearle / yee and oure riches / more precious then eyther golde or precious stone And we beseche the / though corporall meate and drinke be no parte of thy kyngdome / yet ordre thou vs so in receauinge the same / that we neuer geue occasyon of slaundringe thy worde / or offendinge the weake Amen Grace after meate Thankes be vnto the O lorde God almightie moost deare father of heaueÌ for layenge vp oure saluacion onely in thy selfe / aÌd not in anie kinde of meate And we beseche the / gide vs so in the vse therof / that we may followe such thinges as make for peace / and wherby we may edifie one an other And neuer to geue vnto the weake anye occasion of fallinge from thy worde Amen Grace after meate Thankes be vnto the O lorde God almightie moost deare Father of heauen for ordeininge thy creatures to be meate / foode and sustenaunce vnto oure bodies / aÌd hast sanctified theÌ by thy blessed word / etc We beseche the / make vs so to increace in stedfastnesse of thy faith / in perfecte knowledge of thy trueth / and in continuance of feruent praier vnto the that to vs also they may be sancryfyed and holy / and that we may euer both thaÌckfully receaue them / and vertuously vse theÌ / to the good ensample of other amen Eccl. 50. d. Blessed is he that exerciseth him selfe in these thinges And who so taketh soch to hart shal be wyse If he do these thinges / he shal be strong in all For the light of the lorde leadeth him Iohn 13. b. Yf ye knowe these thinges / blessed are ye if ye do them Luke 12. e. Iacob 4. b The seruaunt that knoweth his Lordes wyll ande doth it not / shal be beaten with manie stripes 1. Iohn 2. c But he that fulfylleth the worde of God / abideth for euer Iohn 20. d These thinges are written to the inteÌt that we shuld beleue / that Iesus christ is the sonne of God / and that we thorowe hym / might haue life euerlasting Which the chefest goodnes voutchsafe to geue vnto all them that shall eyther heare / see or rede this present lytle booke AMEN Finis