Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .ix. Chapter.
¶ A prayer of Salomon to obtayne wysdome.
A O God of my fathers, and Lorde
of mercyes (thou that hast made
all thynges with thy worde,
and ordeyned man thorow thy
wysdome, that he shulde haue
note domynyon ouer the creature which thou
hast made: that he shulde ordre the worlde
accordinge to equite and ryghteousnes, and
execute iudgem&ebar;t with a true hert) geue me
wisdome, which is euer about thy seate, and
put me not out from amonge thy chyldren:
for I thy seruaunt and sonne of thy hande
mayden, am a feble personne, of a shorte tyme,
and to yonge to the vnderstandynge of
iudgem&ebar;t and þe; lawes. And though a man
be neuer so parfecte amonge the chyldren of
m&ebar;, yet yf thy wysdome be not with him, he
shalbe noth&ibar;g regarded. But thou hast chosen
me to be a kyng vnto thy people, and the
iudge of thy sonnes and daughters.
B Thou hast commaunded me to buylde a
t&ebar;ple vpon thy holy mount, ∧ an aulter in þe;
citie wherin thou dwellest: a lycknesse of thy
holy tabernacle whych thou hast prepared
from the begynnyng, ∧ thy wysdome wyth
the, which knoweth thy worckes, which also
was with the, when thou madest the world
∧ knewe what was acceptable in thy syght
and ryght in thy c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes. O sende
her out of thy holy heau&ebar;s and fr&obar; the trone
of thy maiesty, that she maye be with me, ∧
laboure with me: that I maye knowe, what
is acceptable in thy sight. For she knoweth
and vnderstandeth all thinges: and she shall
lede me soberly in my workes, and preserue
me in her power. So shall my workes be acceptable,
and then shall I gouerne thy people
righteously, and be worthy to syt in my
fathers seate. For what m&abar; is he, that may
knowe þe; councell of God? Or, who can thinke
what the will of God is? For þe; thoughtes
of mortall men are miserable and oure
forcastes are but vncertayne.
C And why? a
mortall and corruptible body is heuy vnto
the soule, and þe; earthy mansyon kepeth downe
that vnderstandinge that museth vp&obar;
many thynges. Uery hardly can we discerne
the thinges that are vpon earth, ∧ greate
labour haue we, or we can fynde þe; thynges
which are before oure eyes. Who wyll then
seke oute the gro&ubar;de of the thinges that are
done in heauen? Oh Lorde, who can haue
knowledge of thy vnderstandyng and meanyng,
excepte thou geue wysdome, and sende
thy holy goost from aboue? þt; the wayes
of them which are vpon earth, maye be refourmed:
that men maye learne the thinges
that are pleasaunt vnto the, and be preserued
thorow wysdome.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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