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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.
By reason of this faith they singularly pray love, & help thy church here militant, & labour to be holy […].
By reason of this faith they singularly praye loue, & helpe thy church here militāt, & labour to be holy 〈…〉.
By reason of this faith they confess them selves sinners, they desire and believe pardon of their sins, they are risen and rise daily concerning the inwards man, and do feel the life eternal begone in them, more & more labouring, praying, wishings and desiring for the same wholly and perfectly.
By reason of this faith they cōfesse them selues sinners, they desire and beleue pardone of their sinnes, they are rysen and ryse daily concerning the inwards man, and doe feele the life eternall begone in them, more & more laboringe, praying, wishings and desyringe for the same whollye and perfectly.
Where as (oh lord god and most gracious holy spirit) thou knowest that it is otherwise with me. I do but babble with my lips in saying, I believe in the holy ghost, for I am unthankful for calling me into thy church, I do not live holly, I confess not, I lament not my sins, I pray not for remission of them, I stand in doubt thereof: as I feel not my self risen from a sinful life as I should be, or as I feel not life begone in me, as it is in thy dear children, so do I doubt hereof, whether I have pardon of my sins, whether I am regenerate, whether I feel truly everlasting life (the which thing doth most displease thee) and yet with my tongue I say I believe in the holy ghost. Oh I ⟨image 41⟩beseech thee (good holy spirit) for thy love sake which moved the to agree and be willing to patifye and open thy goodness, not only in the work of creation (for thou diddest lye upon the waters and as the been her chickens diddest, as it were, hatch the work of creation) but also in the work of redemption, and therefore diddest descend and abide not only upon Christ in his baptism, but also on the apostles & church in fiery tongues visibly the fifth day after Christs resurrection: as now thou doest invisibly, generally, and particularly sit upon thy Church and children, being the consolator the comforter, the teacher and leader, the guider and governor of us all.