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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 church is nothing ells but a communion and society of saints: that is, not only a society of all such as be, have been, or shall be thy people, but also a society or partaking of Christ Jesus which is the head of the same: yea by him of thee (oh blessed father) which art y• head of Christ, and of thee (oh holy ghost) which now shadowest and sittest upon the same to hatch and cherish it as the hen her chickens, by the extending of thy wings, not only to defend them from their enemies, but also to cover their sins and to remit them in this life, beginning also here the resurrection of the flesh and everlasting life, the which thou wilt in the end of the world consū mate, so that they shall not need to be covered for sin: for then shall they be pure and have glorious bodies, immortal and spiritual, the which shall have the fruition of eternal joy, life everlasting, and glory, such as the eye hath not seen, the ear hath heard, nor the hart of man ⟨image 40⟩can conceive. For then christ Jesus shall give up his kingdom to god the father, that god may be all in all concerning the governance of it by the ministration of his word and other means whereby now he governeth it, that it may be his fathers kingdom, we being become like unto him: that is, as to the manhood of 1Christ the godhead is united and is all in all without any other means, even so god shall be in us, assuming then not only in the person of christ the human nature, but also all the human nature of his church which be members of Christ, the wicked & reprobate being separate then from this communion & cast into eternal perdition with Satan, & antichrist, there to be in torments and horror for ever.
This church is nothinge ells but a communion and societie of saintes: that is, not onelye a societye of all such as be, haue been, or shal be thy people, but also a societye or partaking of Christe Iesus whiche is the head of the same: yea by him of thee (oh blessed father) which art y• head of Christ, and of thee (oh holy ghost) whiche nowe shadowest and sittest vpon the same to hatch and cherishe it as the hen her chekins, by the extending of thy winges, not onely to defende them frō their enemies, but also to couer their sinnes and to remitte them in this life, beginning also here the resurrection of the fleshe and euerlasting life, the which thou wilt in the ende of the world consū mate, so that they shall not nede to be couered for sinne: for then shall they be pure and haue gtoriouse bodies, immortall and spirituall, the which shal haue the fruition of eternal ieye, life euerlasting, and glory, suche as the eye hathe not sene, the eare hath heard, nor the hart of man