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O Most gentle, most merciful and gracious Saviour Jesu, thou didst take upon thee our nature to redeem us from sin and misery; thou wert for us led as a Lamb to the slaugh∣ter, and as a Sheep before the shearer is dumb, so thou openedst not thy mouth; thou turnedst thy back to the smiters, and thy cheeks to the nippers, thou wert mock'd and whip'd, cruci∣fied
and torn, but thou didst nothing but good to thy enemies, and prayedst with loud cries for thy persecutors, and didst heal the wound of one that come to lay violent hands upon thee; O plant in my heart gentleness and patience, a meek and a long suffering spirit; that I may never be transported with violent angers, never be disordered by peevishness, ne∣ver think thoughts of revenge; but may with meekness receive all injuries that shall be done to me, and patiently bear every cross accident, and with charity may return blessing for cur∣sing, good for evil, kind words for foul re∣proaches, loving admonitions for scornful upbraidings, gentle treatments for all derisi∣ons and affronts, that living all my daies with meekness and charity, keeping peace with all men, and loving my neighbour as my self, and thee more than my self, and more than all the world, I may at last come into the regions of peace and eternal charity, where thou livest, who lovest all men, and wouldst have none to perish, but all men to be saved through thee, O most merciful Saviour and Redeemer Jesu, Amen.