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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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And so thirdly that willingly perfectly & perpetually they might study to do, yea do in deed thy will, with thy holy & heavenly angels & spirits. These things they seek & pray for, namely thy kingdom & thy righteousness before any worldly benefit. After which petitions, because all things, yea even the benefits of this ⟨image 73⟩present life do come from thee, they do godly desire the same under the name of daily bread being instructed of thy wisdom, that after small benefits to ask corporal is not unseemly to thy children, which know both spiritual and corporal to come from thy mercy. In the other petitions they pray for things to be taken from them, beginning with forgiveness of sins, which were impudently prayed for, if the their hearts were not so broken that they could forgive all things to all men for their part. They add their profession, y• is charity, whereby they profess that they have forgiven all offences done to them. Howbeit because it is not enough to have pardon of y• which is past, except they be preserved from new offences, they pray thee not to lead them in […] temptations by permitting them to the perverse suggestion of Satan, but rather to deliver them from his importunity and power, by evil understanding Satan the author of all evil. Oh (dear god) that y• wouldest endue me with thy spirit of grace ⟨image 73⟩and prayer with thy children accordingly to make this prayer always whensoever I do pray.
And so thirdly that willingly perfectly & perpetually they might study to do, yea do in dede thy wil, with thy holy & heauēly angels & spirits. These thinges they seke & pray for, namely thy kingedome & thy rightuousnes before any worldly benefite. After which petitiōs, because al things, yea euen ye benifits of this ⟨image 73⟩present life do come from thee, they doe godlye desire the same vnder the name of daily bread being instructed of thy wisedome, that after smal benefites to aske corporall is not vnsemely to thy children, which know both spirituall and corporal to come from thy mercy. In the other peticions they pray for thinges to be takē from them, beginnig wt forgeuenes of sinnes, which were impudentlye praied for, if ye their hartes were not so brokē that they could forgeue all things to al mē for their part. They adde their profession, y is charitie, wherby they professe that they haue forgeuen all offences done to them. Howbeit because it is not ynough to haue pardon of y whiche is past, except thei be preserued frō new offīces, they pray thee not to lead thē in tēptations by permitting them to the peruerse suggestiō of Sathā, but rather to deliuer them from hys importunitie and power, by euel vnderstādinge Sathan the authour of all euell. Oh (deare god) that y woldest endue me wt thy spirite of grace