The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.

By prayer we obtaine all good thinges, both for the body and soule.

☞Probations out of the holy Scriptures.

What thinges soeuer ye desire whē ye pray,* 1.1 beleue that ye receaue them, and ye shall haue them.

The haruest is much,* 1.2 but the la∣bourers are fewe. Pray ye therfore the Lorde of y^e haruest, that he will send labourers into hys haruest.

If any of you lacke wisedome,* 1.3 let hym aske of hym that geueth it, euen God which geueth to all men indifferently, and casteth no man in the teeth, and it shall bee geuen him. But let him aske in fayth. &c.

The Lord is euen at hand.* 1.4 Bee

careful for nothing: but in all pray∣er and supplication, let your petici∣ons bee knowen vnto God with thank esgeuing.

¶Many other benefites receaue we of God through prayer, which here to re∣hearse, were to long. Read diligently my booke, called the Pathway vnto Prayer, and that shall sufficiently instructe thée in all thing••s concerning prayer.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Marke. xj.
• * 1.2

  Math. ix.
• * 1.3

  Iacob. j.
• * 1.4

  Phil. iiij.