Quibus pro nostro officio obtemperare, uti decet, summopere cupientes, vestre fraternitati tenore presentium committimus, et regie majestatis vice et nomine, quibus fungimur, mandamus, quatenus attentis diligenter literarum hujuscemodi tenore et bellorum tam terrestrium quam maritimorum tumultubus, quibus hoc inclitum regnum Anglie undique per mare et terram tum in Gallia et Scotia, tum in partibus Bolonis assidue infestatur et gravatur, omnibus et singulis confratribus, coepiscopis nostris et ecclesie nostre Christi Cant suffraganeis, cum ea qua poteritis celeritate accommoda precipiatis, ut ipsorum singuli in suis cathedralibus et civitatum ac dioc suarum parochialibus ecclesiis, exposito publice literarum hujuscemodi pio et sancto tenore, - clericos et laicos infra suas dioc degentes sedulo et accurate moveant et inducant, aut moveri et induci sanctis monitionibus et salubribus praeceptis faciant, (atque sic a vobis in civitate et dioc London fieri volumus) qualibet quarta et sexta feria publicis supplicationibus et suffragiis dudum Anglie [sermone] conceptis et publicatis, concinna modulatione et una voce, cunctipotentem Deum Sabaoth, omnis victorie largitorem unicum, sancte et pie, non labis sed corde puro adorent, et precibus in perpetuum ipsius auxilium implorent; quatenus eidem domino nostro regi, exercitubus et classi sua navali, (quam non solum ad propulsandos verum etiam ad opprimendos et profligandos hostium suorum sceleratos cornatus habet instructissimam,) de immensa misericordia et justitia suis, victoriam pariter et triumphum clementer et benigne in tam probato certantibus agone largiri et concedere dignetur, ut devictis hostibus nostris, et rebus ex sententia feliciter gestis, illi concordibus animis assidue hymnos cantemus triumphales. Quibus vos tantisper volumus immorari, quoad aliud a nobis inde habueritis in mandatis: vos etiam harum scire in Domino hortamur. Quod si quid superiori anno ih his orationibus decantandis et dicendis a vestris gregibus fuerit oscitanter omissum, id nunc resarcire et in melius reformare, habita hujus turbulent tempestatis congrua ratione, summo studio prout fieri confidimus curetis. Bene valeatis, frater carissime. Ex @dibus nostris de Bekysborne nostre Cant dioc 11 Aug. 4.p. 1545, et nostra consecr an 13. XXIII. A Preface made by the Kings most excellent Majesty unto his Primer Book. — HENRY the VIIIth, by the grace of God King of England, France, and Ireland, gs defender of the faith, and in earth supreme head of the church of England and
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Ireland, to all and singular our subjects, as well of the clergy as also of the laity, within our dominions, whatsoever they be, greeting. It is the part of kings (whom the Lord hath constituted and set for pastors of his people) not only to procure that a quiet and peaceable life may be led of all his universal subjects, but also that the same life may be passed over godly, devoutly, and virtuously, in the true worshipping and service of God, to the honour of him, and to the sanctifying of his name, and to the everlasting salvation of their own selves. But to godly devotion there belongeth many points, of which that same is not the least, the which doth purely and with perfect understanding make invocation to God the Father, and of the Author and Giver of all goodness earnestly craveth such things as be good, and for the soul health, for that part of the life that is behind to be well ordered; and rendereth thanks for the bounteous giving of good things past, and also for the putting away of evils; and therefore doth sacrifice unto God with the calves and burnt-offering of the lips. Dut the pureness thereof consisteth in this point, if the heavenly Father of lights be worshipped and served according to the prescription and appointment of the word of God; if we be wary and circumspect in this behalf, that we talk with him in our prayers according to his will: after whose appointing if we direct our prayers, we have assured trust and affiance (as the writing of the apostle teacheth) that we be heard of him. Now prayer is used or made with right and perfect understanding, if we sing with. our spirit, and sing with our mind or understanding; so that the deep contemplation or ravishing of the mind follow the pithiness of the words, and the guiding of reason go before: lest when the spirit doth pray, the mind take no fruit at all, and the party that understandeth not the pith or effectualness of the talk, that he frankly maketh with God, may be as an harp or pipe, having a sound, but not understanding the noise that itself hath made. And forasmuch as we have bestowed right great labour and diligence about setting a perfect stay in the other parts of our religion, we have thought good to bestow our earnest labour in this part also, being a thing as fruitful as the best, that men may know both what they pray, and also with what words, lest things special good and principal, being inwrapped in ignorance of the words, should not perfectly come to the mind and to the intelligence of men; or else things being nothing to the purpose, nor very meet to be offered unto God, should have the less effect with God, being the distributor of all gifts.