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The mornynge prayer.

“O God, from whom
al good gifts procede!
To thee we repayre
in tyme of our nede,
That with thy grace
thou wouldst vs endue
Vertue to folowe
and vyce to exchue:
Heare this our request,
and graunt our desyre,
O lorde! moste humbly
we do the requyre!
This day vs defende,
that we walkynge aryght
May do the thynge
acceptable in thy syght,
That as we in yeares
And body do growe,
So in good vertues
we may lykewyse flowe
To thy honour,
and ioy of our parentes,
Learninge to lyue well,
and kepe thy commaundmentes;
In flyinge from all
Vice, synne, and cryme,
Applyinge our bookes,
not losynge our tyme,
May fructifye and go forwarde
here in good doynge
In this vale of miserie
vnto oure lyuees endynge,
That after this lyfe
here transitory
We may attayne
to greater glory.”
The Lordes prayer then
se thou recyte,
So vsynge to do
at mornynge and nyght.