William Roye's Dialogue between ;i cliiistian Father aml liis stubhorn Son. 4 t 1 



manne tlieir offences done against hjm. and with the same 

 herte desyre god allrayg-lity, as lie forgeveth wotlier to for yeve 

 hyni bis trespases. For so done forthwith [fol. 4t)".] I desyre hym, 

 that he leade vs not into temptaciou, but deliver us from evill 

 Anieu. for as moche as we are with out ceasynge vexed, 

 troubled, aud tempted of Satlian, and his membres here in 

 this lyfe, we praye the lorde to deliver vs from the devill. 

 That he with his crafty and manyfokle delusions, withdrawe vs 

 not frome god, and make vs by inpacience rebelleous to his 

 will and coramaundment. So. Thinnkest thou on all these 

 thinges as often as thou prayest. Fa. Naye, but in generali, 

 for I desyre of hyme, to live accordinge to his purpose and 

 will, and that he impute not my synne to me, but healpe, pre- 

 serve, and defende me, as a kynde and a tender father doeth 

 his chylde. And when I have thus prayd (accordinge to the 

 will and ininde of theym vnder whome I am) I prepare 

 me with all diligence other to my studdy or to laboure. 

 So. What arte thou acustumed to do or ever thou go to meate. 

 Fa. Well assuered that we frely maye eate of all meates with- 

 outen scruple or offence (as above is sayde) I thancke god 

 almygty after the maner that here foloweth sayinge. Lorde god 

 most mercifull, and father füll of all pete, whose goodnes, and 

 ryches continewe withouten ende, which norisshest, and fedest 

 all that life in it hath, we thancke the [fol. 46''.] for this meate, 

 halowed by thy godly worde which abundantly thou gevest 

 vnto vs. Wherfore we beseche the, that thou also wilt witsafe 

 with the livinge bred of thy hevenly worde (which doth pro- 

 cede out of thy godly mouthe) above all thynges to fede oui-e 

 soules, that we hence forth maye continewe withouten ende in 

 the life of thy grace Amen, Which thinge done, I eate and 

 dryucke as though 1 were before the lordis sight (which seith 

 every where) soberly. And when I have takeu my refressynge ' 

 necessary, 1 thancke hyme sayinge. For us muche goode lorde 

 and father, as thou hast shapen vs, and dayly fedest vs, to 

 the intent that thy glory throughe vs shulde be increaced and 

 forthered, grauut vs this daye and ever-more so to live, that 

 eure lyfe maye be conformable to thy will, and for the con- 



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