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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 FOR THE exercise of true mortification.
A MEDITATION FOR THE exercyse of true mortification.
HE that will be ready in weighty matters to deny his own w• & to be obedient to the will of God, the same had need to accustom him self to deny his desires in matters of jesse weight, and to exercise mortification of his own will in trifles. For if that […] affections by this daily custom, be not (as it were) half slain, surely surely when they lunge shall come, we shall find the more to do, If we cannot watch with christ one hour, as he sayeth to Peter, we undoubtedly can much less go to death with him. Wherefore that in great temptations we may be ready to say with Christ, not my will but thine be done, in that this commonly cometh not to pass but where the ⟨image 89⟩roots of our lusts by thy grace (dear father) are almost rotten and rooted out by a daily denial of that they desire: I humbly beseech thee for christs sake to help me herein. First pardon me my cherishing, & (as it were) watering of mine affections, obeying them in their devises and superfluous desires: wherethrough in that they have taken deep root, and are to lively in me, I secondly do beseech thee to pull them up by the roots out of my hart, and so henceforth to order me, that I may continually accustom my self to weaken the principal rote, that the byrotes & branches may lose all their power. Grant me (I beseech thee) y• thy grace may daily mortify my concupiscence of pleasant things, y• is of wealth, riches, glory, liberty, favour of men, meats, drinks apparel, ease, yea & life it self y the horror and impatience of more grievous things, may he weakened, and I made more patient in adversity. Whereunto I further desire & pray thy goodness (dear father, that thou wilt add this, namely that I