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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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This they know is that prayer thy son Jesus Christ our lord commanded to be made to thee in the chamber, the door being shut. In this kind of prayer he himself did watch often, even all the whole night: herein was Paul frequent, as all thy saints be. This kind of prayer is the true lifting up of the mind unto thee, this standeth in the affections in the hart, not in words & in the mouth. As thy children be endued with thy spirit, so frequent they this talk with thee, the more thy spirit is in them, the more are they in talk with thee. Oh give me plentifully thy spirit which thou hast promised to pour out upon all flesh, that thus I may ⟨image 71⟩with thy saints talk with thee night and day, for thy only beloved sons sake Jesus Christ our lord Amen.
This they know is that praier thy sonne Iesus Christ oure lorde commaunded to be made to thee in the chamber, ye dore being shut. In this kind of praier he himselfe did watch often, euen al the whole night: herin was Paule frequent, as all thy saintes be. This kind of prayer is ye true liffting vp of ye mind vnto thee, this standeth in thaffections in the hart, not in wordes & in the mouth. As thy children be endued with thy spirit, so frequent they this talke wt thee, the more thy spirit is in them, the more are they ī talke with thee. Oh geue me plentifully thy spyrite which thou hast promised to powre out vpon all fleshe, that thus I may ⟨image 71⟩with thy saintes talke wt thee night and day, for thy only beloued sōnes sake Iesus Christ our lord Amen.
Moreover thy saints, to provoke them to this kind of prayer, do use first their necessity, which they consider in three sorts, inwardly concerning their souls, outwardly concerning their bodies, and finally concerning their names and fame, whereto they add the necessity of those that be committed to them, the necessity of thy church, and of the common weal.
Moreouer thy saintes, to prouoke them to this kinde of praier, doe vse first their necessitie, which they consider in thre sortes, inwardly concerning their soules, outwardly concerning their bodies, and finally concerning their names and fame, wherto they adde the necessitie of those that be committed to them, the necessitie of thy church, and of the common weale.