A notable collection of diuers and so[n]dry places of the sacred scriptures which make to the declaratyon of the Lordes prayer, comenly called the Pater noster. Gathered by the famous clerke Master Peter viret, Frenchman. And translated oute of Frenche into Inglysh, by Anthony Scoloker. The .viii. daye of Iune. Anno. 1548.

Gyue vs this day our dayly breade.

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The blessing of the Lord maketh ry••h men / as for carefull and trauayle it doth nothing thervnto. Prouer .x. c.

He geueth foode vnto all flesh / and his mercy endureth for euer. Psal. cxxxv.

For vnto whome soeuer God geueth riches / goodes and powr / he geueth it him to enioye it / to take it for hys portion / and to be refresshed of his labour: this is now the gifte of God. Eccle .v. d.

The lorde wyll not let the soule of the ryghtuous suffer hunger / but he putteth the vngodly from hys desyre. Proue .x. a.

I haue bene yong & now am olde: yet sawe I neuer the ryghtuous forsake / nor his seed to seke theyr Breade? Psalme .xxxvi. d.

Who prouideth meate for the Rauen / when hys yong ones crye vnto God / and flye about for want of meat. Iob .xxxviij d.

Whych geueth foder vnto the catell / & fedeth the yong Rauens that call vppon hym. Psalm. cxlvi. b

Yea and the yong lyons / whych roare af∣ter the praye / and seke their meate at God Psalm. ciij. c

They wayte all vppon the / that thou mayest geue thē meate in due seasō / whē y^u geuest it thē / they gather it: whē y^u openest thine hād / they are filled w^c good. Psa. cii

O cast thy burthen or care vpon y^e lord / and he shall norish the. Psal. liiij. c.

Cast all your care on hī / for he careth for you .i. Petr .v. a.

Be not careful but in al things let your peticions in prayer and supplycacion / w^t geuīg of thankes / be knowne before God Philip .iiij.

Therfore I saye vnto you be not ye carefull for your life / what ye shall eate or what ye shall Dryncke: nor yet for youre body what ye shall put on / is not the lyfe more worth thē y^e meate & the body more of value then raymēt? Beholde y^e foules of the ayer: for they sow not / neither repe nor yet cary into y^e barnes: & yet your hea¦uenly father fedeth them. Are ye not mo∣che better thē they? Which of you (though he toke thought therfor) could put one cu¦bit vnto his stature? why care ye then for raiment? Consider the Lilies of the Feld howe they grow. They laboure not / neither Spinne. And yet for all that I saye vnto you / that even Salomon in all his royaltie was not arayed like vnto one of these. Wherfore if GOD so Cloth the Grasse / whyche is to Daye in the Felde / and to morrow shalbe cast into y^e furnace /

shall he not moch more do the same vnto you / o ye of lytle faith? Therfore take no thought / sayīg: what shal we eat / or what shall we drink? or wherw^t shall we be clo∣hed? After al such do y^e heathen seke / For your heuenly father knoweth / that ye ha¦ue nede of all y^e se thinges. Seke ye fyrst y^e kingdom of heauē & the righteousnes∣se therof / and al these thynges shall be mi¦nistred vnto you. Math .vi. d.

Care not then for to morrowe / for the morrow shall care for it selfe: Euery daye hath ynough of his own trauayle. Ibidē

Two things will I require of y^e / that thou wylt not deny me before I dye. Re∣moue from me vanyce and lyes: geue me neyther beggery nor ryches / onely graūt me a necessary lyuing. Least if I be to ful I denye the / and saye: what felowe is the Lord? And least I being con∣strayned thorow pouerte / fall vnto stealing / & for swea∣re y^e name of my God Prouerb .xxx. a

If ryches encrease / set not your harte vppon them. Psal. lxi. b.

Notes

• A praier of Salomon for a cōpe∣tēt lyuing.