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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.
A MEDITATION CONCERning the sober usage both of the body and pleasures in this life.
A MEDITATION CONCERning the sober vsage both of the bodye and pleasures in this life.
THIS our body which god hath made to be the tabernacle and mansion of our soul for this life if we considered accordingly, we could not but use it otherwise then we do, that is we would use it for the souls sake being the guest thereof, and not for the body it self, and so should it be served in things to help, but not to hinder the soul. A servant it is and therefore it ought to obey to serve the soul that the soul might serve god, not as the body will neither as the soul it self will, but as god will, whose will we should learn to know & behave our selves thereafter. The ⟨image 86⟩which thing to observe, is hard for us now by reason of sin which hath gotten a mansion house in our bodies, and dwelleth in us as doth the soul, to y• which (sin I mean) we are altogether of our selves inclined, because we naturally are sinners & borne in sin, by reason whereof we are ready as servants to sin and to use our bodies accordingly, making the soul to sit at reward, & pampering up the servant to our shame. Oh therefore (good lord) that it would please thee to open this gear unto me, and to give me eyes to consider effectually this my body what it is, namely a servant lent for the soul to sojourn in & serve thee in this life: yea it is by reason of sin y• hath his dwelling there, become now to the soul nothing else but a prison & that most strait, vile, stinking, filthy, and therefore in danger of miseries, to many in all ages, times, & places, till death hath turned it to dust whereof it came and whether it shall return, that the soul may return to thee from whence