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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 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.
Thou wouldst bring me to thy father y• I might find grace, but I put this of, & therefore am worthy to feel thee a judge, with refuse to feel thee a saviour.
Thou woldst bring me to thy father y• I might find grace, but I put this of, & therfor am worthi to fele thee a iudge, wt refuse to fele thee a sauior.
Now y• cause of all these things is unbelief, the which though it be natural by reason of the corruption of our nature, pet I have augmented the same maliciously in not labouring there against, and continuing in all since and wickedness: by reason whereof I deserve most justly thy anger thereupon, even rejection from ⟨image 38⟩thy face for ever.