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Godly meditations upon the Lords prayer, the belief, and ten commandments with other comfortable…Godlie meditations vpon the Lordes prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes with other comfortable…
Godly meditations upon the Lords prayer, the belief, and ten commandments with other comfortable meditations, prayers and exercises. Whereunto is annexed a defence of the doctrine of gods eternal election and predestination, gathered by the constant martyr of God John Bradford in the time of his imprisonment. The contents whereof appear in the page next following.Godlie meditations vpon the Lordes prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes with other comfortable meditations, praiers and exercises. Whereunto is annexed a defence of the doctrine of gods eternall election and predestination, gathered by the constant martyr of God Iohn Bradford in the tyme of his imprisonment. The contentes wherof appeare in the page nexte folovvyng.
London : Now first printed by Rouland Hall, dwelling in gutter lane at the sign of the half Eagle and key, the .12. of October 1562London : Nowe fyrst prynted by Rouland Hall, dwellyng in gutter lane at the signe of the halfe Egle and key, the .12. of October 1562
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.
But I most gracious good lord and father, though I say, I believe in thee my father almighty maker of heaven ⟨image 33⟩and earth, yet thou knowest that I am full of much doubting, not only of this whether thou art my good, almighty, and most loving dear father in christ (because I feel in my self such a conscience of unworthiness, & so great want of those things which thou requirest of thy children, and so transfer the cause of my being thy child in part to myself where it is due only and wholly always to thy mercy and grace in Christ) but also thou knowest my doubting of my creation and governance, and of the creation and governance of all this world (as I declare by my unthankfulness for my creation, for mine adoption, for my gubernation, for thy providence for me) or ells dear father I could not but heartily with thy children rejoice and praise thy holy name, and that continually, being hence forth careful for nothing but how to please thee & profit thy people, & that they might praise thy name in all things for overmore, desiring the sanctification of thy name, the coming of ⟨image 34⟩thy kingdom, the doing of thy will upon earth as it is in heaven.
But I moste gracious good lorde and father, thoughe I say, I beleue in thee my father almyghtye maker of heauen ⟨image 33⟩and earthe, yet thou knoweste that I am full of muche doubtinge, not onelye of this whether thou art my good, almighty, and moste louinge deare father in christ (because I fele in my selfe suche a conscience of vnworthines, & so great want of those thinges which thou requirest of thy children, and so transfer the cause of my being thy childe in part to myself where it is due onely and wholy alwaies to thy mercye and grace in Christe) but also thou knowest my doubting of my creation and gouernaunce, and of the creation and gouernaunce of al this world (as I declare by my vnthankfulnes for my creation, for mine adoption, for my gubernation, for thy prouidence for me) or ells deare father I could not but hartely with thy childrē reioyce and praise thy holye name, and that continually, being hence forth carefull for nothinge but howe to please thee & profit thy people, & that they might praise thy name in all things for ouermore, desiringe the sanctification of thy name, the comming of