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A73731 The institution of a Christen man conteynynge the exposytion or interpretation of the commune Crede, of the seuen Sacramentes, of the .x. commandementes, and of the Pater noster, and the Aue Maria, iustyfication [and] purgatory. Church of England. 1537 (1537) STC 5164; ESTC S107820 135,176 202

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the_o prophet_n david_n cry_v to_o our_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o moses_n be_v note_v to_o cry_v out_o aloud_o when_o he_o speak_v no_o word_n with_o his_o mouth_n but_o he_o speak_v aloud_o in_o his_o heart_n xv_o esai_n xxix_o mat._n xv_o and_o our_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n note_v that_o some_o prey_n with_o their_o lip_n and_o in_o their_o heart_n mind_n nothing_o less_o than_o that_o which_o they_o pray_v for_o and_o therefore_o who_o so_o ever_o intend_v by_o say_v of_o this_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la to_o attayn_v that_o he_o desire_v in_o the_o same_o he_o must_v first_o hear_v himself_o and_o understande_v what_o he_o say_v and_o so_o conjoin_v the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n with_o the_o same_o word_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o say_v as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v cxviii_o psal_n lxx_o et_fw-la cxviii_o the_o hymn_n and_o praysynge_n which_o i_o shall_v yield_v to_o the_o good_a lord_n shall_v issue_n out_o from_o the_o inward_a lip_n of_o my_o heart_n 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whereby_o from_o our_o youth_n we_o have_v provoke_v thy_o dyspleasure_n and_o wrath_n against_o we_o and_o daily_o do_v provoke_v it_o by_o do_v that_o be_v yvell_n and_o omytting_a that_o be_v good_a and_o so_o wasshe_v our_o sin_n daily_o more_o and_o more_o through_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o son_n and_o our_o savyoure_n jesu_n christ_n and_o for_o asmoche_n as_o it_o be_v all_o repugnant_a &_o contrary_a unto_o our_o frail_a and_o corrupt_a nature_n to_o love_v they_o which_o hate_v we_o or_o to_o forgyve_v they_o without_o revenge_a which_o do_v hurt_v or_o offend_v we_o gyve_v we_o we_o beseech_v the_o this_o heavenly_a grace_n and_o make_v thou_o our_o heart_n so_o meek_a and_o gentyll_a that_o we_o may_v glad_o and_o unfayned_o forgyve_v they_o which_o have_v hate_v or_o hurt_v we_o in_o word_n or_o in_o dead_a and_o that_o we_o may_v behave_v ourself_o unto_o all_o man_n friend_n and_o foe_n with_o such_o mercy_n gentylnes_n and_o kyndenes_n as_o we_o will_v desire_v not_o only_o that_o they_o but_o also_o that_o thou_o good_a lord_n shall_v use_v unto_o us._n for_o we_o can_v not_o other_o wise_a trust_n or_o look_v for_o any_o forgyvenes_n or_o remyssion_n of_o our_o trespass_n at_o thy_o hand_n oneles_a we_o shall_v accord_v to_o thy_o commandment_n forgyve_v all_o they_o that_o have_v trespass_v in_o any_o wise_n against_o us._n ¶_o for_o the_o better_a understand_v of_o this_o fyfte_a petition_n we_o think_v it_o convenyent_n that_o all_o bysshoppe_n and_o preacher_n shall_v instruct_v and_o teach_v the_o people_n commit_v unto_o their_o spiritual_a charge_n that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o glory_n in_o himself_o as_o though_o he_o be_v innocent_a and_o without_o sin_n but_o rather_o that_o every_o good_a christian_a man_n without_o exception_n ought_v to_o knowledge_n himself_o to_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o that_o he_o have_v need_n to_o ask_v forgyvenes_n of_o god_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o require_v he_o of_o his_o mercy_n for_o doubtless_o he_o 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