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A godly meditation composedA godlye medytacyon composed
A godly meditation composed by the faithful ... I.B. lately burnt in Smithfield ...A godlye medytacyon composed by the faithfull ... I.B. latlye burnte in Smytfelde ...
Imprinted at London : In Saint Martins parish in the vinetre, upon the three Crane warfe, by william Copland, Anno. Do. M.D.LIX. The vx. day of March. 1559Imprinted at London : In Saint Martins parishe in the vinetre, vpon the three Crane warfe, by wyllyam Coplande, Anno. Do. M.D.LIX. The vx. daye of Marche. 1559
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¶An other godly prayer to be said at all times.¶An other godly prayer to be sayde at al tymes.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Let thy mighty hand and out stretched arm O Lord be still our defence, thy mercy & loving kindness in Jesus Christ thy dear Son our salvation, thy true and holy word our instruction, thy grace and holy sprite, our comfort and consolation, unto the end, and in the end. Amen.
Let thy mighty hande and out strechyd arme O Lorde be styll oure defence, thy mercy & louinge kindnes in Iesu Christ thy dere sonne our saluacion, thy trew and holye worde our instruction, thy grace and holye sprite, our comfort and cōsolacion, vnto the end, and in the end. Amen.
¶ O Lord increase our faith.
¶ O Lord increse our fayth.
Bradfords beads that he prayed on being in Prison for the testimony, of Jesus Christ leaving them as necessary to be used of the faithful.
Bradfords beades that he prayed on being in Prison for the testimoni, of Iesus Christ leauīg them as necessary to be vsid of the faythfull.
¶Blessed are the dead that dye in the lord, even so saith the Spirit, that they rest from their labours, but their works follow them. Apo. xiiii.