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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.
This they know thou broughtest to pass in thy humane nature, by thy incarnation and nativity, by thy being here on earth, by thy lining, teaching, fasting, praying, especially by thy suffering under Pontius Pilate, by thy death, burial, resurrection, ascension unto the heavens, and reigning on the right hand of the father, from whence thou shalt come to judge both the quick & the dead: and as they know this, so by faith they apply it also to themselves, that for their sake thou waste made man, diddest pray, fast, wast tempted diddest die, rosest again, & ⟨image 36⟩diddest ascend into heaven, and there art set their advocate, bishop, and high priest, always appearing in gods sight for them, from whence they look for thee, knowing that […] wilt not enter into judgement with them to damn them, which wouldest damn thy self for them.
This they knowe thou broughtest to passe in thy humane nature, by thy incarnation and natiuitye, by thy beinge here on earth, by thy lyning, teaching, fastinge, praieng, especially by thy suffering vnder Pontius Pilate, by thy death, buriall, resurrection, ascension vnto the heauens, and raygning on the righte hand of the father, from whence thou shalte come to iudge bothe the quicke & the dead: and as they knowe this, so by faithe they applye it also to themselues, that for their sake thou waste made man, didest praye, faste, wast tempted didest die, rosest againe, & ⟨image 36⟩diddest ascend into heauen, and there art set their aduocate, bishoppe, and high prieste, alwaies appearinge in gods sighte for them, from whence they looke for thee, knowige that 〈…〉 wilt not enter into iudgement with them to damne them, which wouldest damne thy selfe for them.
By this faith they felt these affections in them selves, namely the battered of sin, the fear of god, the love of god, trust in thee, and love to thy church. The hatred of sin they felt because it is so foul a thing as would not be washed away with any other thing then with thy precious blood shedding: the fear of god, because his anger is so great against sin that no less price could pacify his wrath then thy most painful death: the love of god, because he hath so loved them that he would not spare thee his dear son for them, ever wham they were his enemies: trust in thee, because thou haddest no respect to thy self but most willingly diddest give thy self wholly to be our saviour and servant: love to thy people