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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.
Oh dear god and heavenly father ⟨image 78⟩we humbly desire thy goodness to bow our hearts unto thee, to make 1us humble of mind, to make us low in our own fight and obedient, that like as thy dear son our only saviour Jesus Christ counted his meat, works, praise, and life to be only in obeying to thy most blessed will, where in for our sakes he became obedient to the death of the cross: so we may even unto the very death, in lowliness, in meekness, patience and thankfulness, obey unto thy holy will and not to murmur and grudge nor refuse whatsoever thy fatherly piety shall think good to lay on us, be it poverty, hunger, nakedness, sickness, slanders, oppressions, vexations, persecutions, yea or death it self for well doing: but in all things seek and labour to make these our earthly bodies serviceable to do thy will, and to refuse that thou wilt not, never to strive nor wrestle against thy holy will, but with thy heavenly citizens and household bull dead upon the foundation of thy holy prophets and apostles, thy son ⟨image 79⟩Jesus Christ being the head corner stone, all selfwill and controversy in opinions secluded, the lusts, desires & affections of the flesh mortified, the flattering assaults of the vain world, y• cruel and subtle layings a wait of y• devil overcome, agreeing together quietly, and united in spirit, we may freely obey unto thy most blessed will, therein to walk all the days of our life.
Oh deare god and heauenly father ⟨image 78⟩we humblye desyre thy goodnes to bowe our hartes vnto thee, to make 1vs humble of mind, to make vs low in our owne fight and obedient, that like as thy deare sonne our only sauiour Iesꝰ Christ coūted his meate, workes, prayse, and life to be onely in obeyng to thy most blessed wyl, where in for our sakes he became obedient to the death of the crosse: so we may euē vnto the very death, in lowlines, in mekenes, pacience and thankefulnes, ohey vnto thy holye wil and not to murmur and grudge norrefuse whatsoeuer thy fatherlye pietie shal thinke good to lay on vs, be it pouertie, hunger, nakednes, slcknes, slaunders, oppressions, verations, persequutions, yea or deathe it self for well doing: but in all thinges seke and laboure to make these our earthly bodies seruiseable to do thy wil, and to refuse that thou wilt not, neuer to stryue nor wrastell against thy holye will, but with thy heauenly citizens and houshold bull ded vpon the foundation of thy holy prophetes and apostelles, thy sonne