# A Thanksgiving Before And After Eating, Which Mattheus Bernaerts, Called Van Lincken, Composed In His Prison And Sent To His Children.

16th century (source section) · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: A THANKSGIVING BEFORE AND AFTER EATING, WHICH MATTHEUS BERNAERTS, CALLED VAN LINCKEN, COMPOSED IN HIS PRISON AND SENT TO HIS CHILDREN.

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Before eating.

O taste and see that the Lord is good, who has
created these creatures, and given them to those
that believe, to be used by them with thanksgiving,
to the praise and glory of his holy name. (Ps. 34:8;
1 Tim. 4:3.) O dearest, most gracious, merciful,
eternal Father do not forget thy poor, miserable
children, that are persecuted for thy holy name’s
sake.

After eating.

Let us now praise and thank the Lord, who has
so graciously fed us in our bodies. Let us entreat
the Father, to feed us now with the bread of eternal
life, that we may with our spirits, souls and bodies
that have been fed do his holy will. O dearest,
most gracious, merciful, eternal Father do not forget
thy poor, miserable children, that are persecuted
for thy holy name’s sake. Amen.

Written by me in my prison.

Mattheus Bernaerts,

called van Lincken.





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