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Another thanks-giuing after the receiuing of our bo∣dilie sustenance, and reading of some part of Gods holie word, or spirituall food.
O Lord our God, the onlie giuer of all good gifts, who of thy great mer∣cies hast made vs partakers both of the heauenlie gifts of thy holie word, to feed our minds; and of thine earthlie creatures, for the necessa∣rie sustenance of our weake bodies: grant we beseech thee, that through thy grace, these thy gifts may be made perfect vnto vs. Giue strength vnto our meate, that it may be our healthfull nourishment, not to breed in vs anie carnall desire of our vaine life; but to enable our bo∣dies with all good works, during the time of this pre∣sent pilgrimage, that so thy good creatures may be our good releefe so long as thou wilt, and so much as thou knowest to be expedient for vs thy seruants to finish our daies, which thou hast numbred in the edifieng of thy Saincts, and glorifieng of thy holie name.
And because, O Lord, we knowe nothing of our selues, but our ignorant harts are full of darkenesse; therefore we beseech thee, that this thy word (which is thine eternall wisdome) that now we haue read (and wherein we haue had our conference) may be in our minds a burning lampe and shining light of thine on∣lie truth in our harts, and in our soules a fruitefull seed of a new birth: so that thine owne image may be happilie againe restaured in vs; that we may bee made before thee a holie and righteous people, by the inward working of thy gratious spirit, dailie streng∣thening our harts in earnest loue of thy truth, and carefull obedience of thy commandements, through