The feuint petitioun

How god
deliueris
his feruan
dis fra te-
poral tru-
bil thre
maner of
wayis.

Apoca. 3.

remiſſioun of our ſynnis bygane, and alſo that we
may be his grace eſchaip the dangear of all tempta-
tiouns, & ſa fall norcht agane to dedely ſynne. Now
laſt of all we aſk at God our mercyfull father to de-
liuer us fra euil. And this is ane general petitioun
aganis all euil eternal, ſpiritual, & corporal or tem-
poral, bot becauſe yat we have ſchawin to zow afore
of ſynne, and the paynis eternal yat followis ſynne.
Now we think it expedient to ſeik of reporal euil,
quhilk is tribulatioun, aflictioun and aduerlite of
this warld. It is thairfor to be notit, that almychty
God deliueris his ſeruandis and barnis be adop-
tioun fra troubil and aduerſite of yis preſent warld
thre maner of wayis. Firſt quhen he preſeruis and
kepis a man fra gret troubil and aduerſite, doand
lyk ane wyle medicinat, quhilk giffis nocht a ſtark
medicyne to a waik man, bot conſideris the ſtrenth
of the ſetk man, and thaireſtir giff is to him ane me-
dicyne. Sa almychty God ſumtyine preſeruis and
kepis his waik ſeruandis fra gret troubil, becauſe
thair powar of ſpiritual reſiſtence is bot litill. Sa
it was ſaid to ane certane biſchop in the buke of the
Apocalips: Ecce dedi cora te oftium apertum, quod
nemo poteft claudere, quia modicam habes virtute
Behald I have geuin afore the ane opindure,
quhilk naman can clois, becauſe that thow hes bot
ſinale ſtrenth. Secundly, quhen God lendis to
his ſeruandis gret troubil and aduerlite, and with
yat he giff is yame gret grace of pacience throw ſpi-
ritual conſoldatioun, quhilk thai conſaue be the haly
ſpreit, in ſa mekil yat yai ar blith of troubil & gloris
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