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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.
Thou ascendedst to heaven to take possession for me there, to be always in the sight of thy father for me, to send me down gifts, to pray for me: but I daily am pulling the• ⟨image 37⟩down again, as much as in me •ieth, I am altogether earthly, I hide my self out of thy sight by forgetting thee, I reject and abuse thy gifts, I neglect prayer.
Thou ascendedst to heauen to take possession for me there, to be alwaies in the syght of thy father for me, to send me downe giftes, to praye for me: but I daielye am pullinge the• ⟨image 37⟩downe againe, as muche as in me •ieth, I am altogether earthly, I hide my self out of thy sight by forgettīg thee, I reiecte and abuse thy gifts, I neglecte praier.
Thou art now in a readiness to come to judge hoth quick and dead, but I tremble not at this gear, nor beseech thee before thou come, to be merciful unto me & not to enter into judgement with me, yea I think nothing at all of thy coming: mali•ō cogitant judicium, the wicked consider not the end, they think not on thy judgement.
Thou art nowe in a redynesse to come to iudge hoth quick and dead, but I tremble not at this geare, nor beseche thee before thou come, to be merciful vnto me & not to enter into iudgement with me, yea I thinke nothing at al of thy comming: mali•ō cogitant iudicium, the wicked consyder not the ende, they thinke not on thy iudgement.