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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 shalt do no murder &c.
Thou shalte doe no murder &c.
AS in the commandment going next before, thou settest before me the personages of all such as thou for the commodity, order, and peace of man in this life hast placed in authority, accordingly of us for thy sake to be esteemed: so dost ⟨image 61⟩thou in this commandment set before us to look on, the personages of all men generally, high and low, over whom thou givest us a charge that we shall not kill or murder them. In which word thou comprehendest all kind of hatred or malice, in word thought or deed, as thy dearly beloved son expounding this commandment 1doth teach. Yea because thou wouldest all men should be dear unto us, being all of one substance, of one similitude, coming of the same parents Adam and Eve, made of one God, redeemed of one Christ, in whom we should be coupled as members of one body, and live to the aide, succour and comfort one of another, because of this (I say) easily we may see that not only thou forbiddest here to beware of all kinds of displeasures, but also thou commaū didst us to bear and exercise all kind of love and favour in heart word and deed, and that for thy commandments sake, for else towards our enemies our hearts would arise, and be great, in that they contemning ⟨image 62⟩their duties towards us seem to deserve the like at our hands.
AS in the commaundement goeinge nexte before, thou settests before me the personages of all such as thou for the commodytie, order, and peace of mā in this life hast placed in aucthoritie, accordingly of vs for thy sake to be estemed: so dost ⟨image 61⟩thou in this commaundement set before vs to loke on, the personages of all men generally, high and lowe, ouer whom thou geuest vs a charge that we shal not kil or murther thē. In which word thou comprehendest all kind of hatred or malice, in word thoughte or dede, as thy dearely beloued sonne expoundinge this commaundement