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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 give unto our needful 1bodies necessary sustenance, & take from us all love of worldly things, all carefulness and covetousness, that we may the more freely worship & serve thee. Oh merciful father we beseech thee to give unto us that heavenly bread to strengthen our harts, I mean y• body of thy dear son Jesus christ y• very food & health of our souls, that we may always with thankfulness firmly feed on him by faith & utterly forsake & abhor all false doctrine & persuasions of men, and all lying spirits that shall persuade us any other wise of him then thy holy word doth teach & assure ⟨image 79⟩us satisfy our hungry souls (dear father) with y• marry & fatness of thy rich mercy promised to us in y• same thy son, and of our eternal election, redemption, justification, & glorification in him. Make us (Oh gracious god) to contemn and despise this world with the vain things and pleasures thereof, and inwardly to hunger for thy blessed kingdom and presence, which do thou satisfy (good god) in thy good time according to thy good will and pleasure. Oh most loving god, give us the bread of thy divine precepts and make our hearts perfect, that we may truly & freely walk and live in them all the days of our life. Oh dear and merciful father, we beseech thee give us the bread of thy lively and heavenly word & the true understanding thereof, which is the light of our paths, the food, strong tower and sure defence of our sauls, that we being well sensed with this munition, fed and filled with this food, may be worthy guests at thy celestial feast and wedding, where we shall never ⟨image 80⟩hunger nor want.
Oh deare god geue vnto our nedefull 1bodies necessatie sustenaunce, & take from vs all loue of worldelye things, all carefulnes and couetousnes, that we may the more frely worshippe & serue thee. Oh mercyful father we besech thee to geue vnto vs that heauēly bread to strenghtē our harts, I meane y bodye of thy deare sōne Iesꝰ christ y very foode & health of our soules, that we may alwaies wt thankfulnes firmely feede on him by faith & vtterly forsake & abhorre al false doctrine & perswasiōs of mē, and all lying spirites that shall perswade vs any other wise of him then thy holy word doth teache & assure