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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
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In consideration therefore of this, that thou the almighty god, of thine own goodness hast vouched safe not only to make me a creature after shine own Image & likeness, which mightest have made me a beast: to give unto me a reasonable soul, endowed with memory, judgement &c: which mightest have made me an ••fote without wit or discretion &c: to endue me with a body be wetifyed with right shape, limbs, health &c, ⟨image 44⟩which mightest have made me a cripple, lame blind &c: graciously to enrich me concerning fortune, friends, living, name &c: which mightest have made me a slave, destitute of all friends, and helps for this life: but also hast vouchsafed, that I being a a miser, borne in sin, conceived in iniquity, to whom nothing is dew (more then to a Turk, Jew, or Saracen) but eternal damnation, should be called into the number of thy people, enrolled in thy book, & now in thy covenant, so that thou with all that ever thou hast art mine: for which causes sake hitherto thou hast kept me cherished, defended, spared, & fatherly chastised me and now graciously doest keep me and care for me, giving me to live, be, & move in thee, expecting also & waiting how thou mightest show mercy upon me: In consideration (I say) 1of this, most justly and reasonably thou requirest that as thou art my lord god: so I should be thy servant and one of thy people: As thou haste given thy self wholly unto me, to be ⟨image 44⟩mine with all thy power wisdom &c (For he that giveth him self giveth all he hath) so should I be wholly thine, and give over my self unto thee to be guided with thy wisdom, defended with thy power, holpen, relieved, and comforted by thy mercy.
In consideracion therfore of this, that thou the almighty god, of thine owne goodnes hast vouched safe not onelye to make me a creature after shine owne Image & likenes, which mightest haue made me a beaste: to geue vnto me a reasonable soule, endewed with memorie, iudgemēt &c: which mightest haue made me an ••fote without witte or discretiō &c: to endue me with a body be wetifyed with right shape, limmes, health &c, ⟨image 44⟩