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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.
¶ Of the necessity of prayer.
¶ Of the necessitie of praier.
3. There be .iiii. things ye provoke us to pray, first the commandment of god, secondly sin in us, which ⟨image 5⟩driveth us of necessity to god for succour, life, & mercy, thirdly our weak nature being unable to do any good requireth prayer to strengthen it, even as a house requireth principal pillars for the upholding of it, fourthly the subtlety of the enemy (who privily lurketh in the inward parts, waiting to overthrow us even in those things which we think to be best done) stireth us vehemently thereunto.
3. There be .iiii. thinges ye prouoke vs to pray, first the commaundemēt of god, secondlie sinne in vs, whiche ⟨image 5⟩driueth vs of necessity to god for succor, life, & mercy, thirdlie our weake nature being vnable to doe any good requireth praier to strengthen it, euen as a house requireth principal pillers for ye vpholding of it, fourthlie the sutteltie of the enemye (who priuilie lurketh in ye inwarde parts, waitinge to ouerthrowe vs euen in those things which we thinke to be best done) styreth vs vehementlye therevnto.