The monument of matrones conteining seuen seuerall lamps of virginitie, or distinct treatises; whereof the first fiue concerne praier and meditation: the other two last, precepts and examples, as the woorthie works partlie of men, partlie of women; compiled for the necessarie vse of both sexes out of the sacred Scriptures, and other approoued authors, by Thomas Bentley of Graies Inne student.
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The monument of matrones conteining seuen seuerall lamps of virginitie, or distinct treatises; whereof the first fiue concerne praier and meditation: the other two last, precepts and examples, as the woorthie works partlie of men, partlie of women; compiled for the necessarie vse of both sexes out of the sacred Scriptures, and other approoued authors, by Thomas Bentley of Graies Inne student.
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[London] :: Printed by H. Denham,
[1582]
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"The monument of matrones conteining seuen seuerall lamps of virginitie, or distinct treatises; whereof the first fiue concerne praier and meditation: the other two last, precepts and examples, as the woorthie works partlie of men, partlie of women; compiled for the necessarie vse of both sexes out of the sacred Scriptures, and other approoued authors, by Thomas Bentley of Graies Inne student." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08610.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2025.
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A praier against lieng and euill imaginations.
O Lord cleanse my hart, I beseech thee, from all vnpure & wicked cogitations and thoughts; and giue me a cleere conscience, shamefast eies, innocent hands, and a tongue to tell the truth; seeing that there is nothing hid, that shall not be discouered. Good Lord I beseech thee to search my thoughts, and renew in me thy holie spirit. Direct my feete in thy waies, that walking after thee, in the path of the righteous, I may passe through this vale of mi∣serie, bearing thy banner stoutelie in my warfare, and obtaine euerlasting ioie; the promised hire to such as
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here haue patientlie borne thy crosse, and valiantlie fought with the armour of faith, against temptations and all euils. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to graunt my petiti∣ons, I most humblie beseech thee, for thy onlie begotten sonne, our Sauiour Iesus Christ his sake,
Amen.
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