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Son. Thou hast sayde very well, hutt lett it nott bc tedious vnto 



the to declare, after what mauer thou vnderstondest these 



thynijes. And fyrst teil me, what is God? Fa. He is almyg^hty, 



maker of heven, and erth, Father vnto me, and of asniany as 



beleve. So. ^^^hy eallest thou God thy father? Fa. Because 



1 am sure of his goodnes and grace. And perfectly knowe in 



my hert, that whatsoever go- [Fol. 6*.] de thynge is in me, it is 



of his gyfte, and that he never g-eveth but that whyche is goode. 



And that for my wealthe. Son. Why eallest thou hym almyghty, 



and maker of heven and erth? Fa. Surely not withoute a greate 



cause, seynge that he is almyghty and doeth all thynges alone, 



partly by his creatures, and partly withoute their administracion. 



So that none evill maye happen vnto me, but rather, al 



troubles, adversites, and temptacions shuld happen for my 



wealth, for asmoche as he my deare father before hath so 



promesed vnto me. So. Thou hast withouten fayle discretty 



answered. Fa. Then yf thy father, master, or eiiy wother 



reprehend, chasten, or warne the for the best, remembre that 



God doeth it. They are the ministers and servauntes of God, 



thus christenly to teache and informe the. Wherfure it shall 



become the bothe to heare, and also to obey to their sainyges. ' 



Se that thou nowe therto do thy diligence. So. What wother 



thynge vnderstondest thou by these wordes? Fa. Truely I also 



perceave by them, that God is every wheare. and that he 



dayly seeth my herte, and knoweth my thoughtes. Wherby 



remayneth in me soche a feare and dreade that I am whole 



abashed and [Fol. 6".] ashamed, other to thynke or to do eny 



thynge, that shulde nott become a Christen man. Ye morover 



1 have therby a greate and a fervent desyre^ and luste 



to thynke and to do that thynge whiche is goode and plesaunt 



in the syght of God my father almyghty Beynge asured that 



he continually beholdeth and marketh all that 1 do. And that 



it is greate pleasure vnto hym, when he seith me do my 



duety. Se thou therfore deare sonne, thatt the shamfastnes of 



evill doynge, and love of all honesty and well doinge continewe 



thy gydes. And so refrayne the frora synne, and continually 



stere the too- well doynge. Ye and yf we alwayes, and in 



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