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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
A MEDITATION OF GODES power, beauty, goodness &c.A MEDITATION OF GODES power, beutie, goodnes &c.
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 OF GOD'S power, beauty, goodness &c.
A MEDITATION OF GODES power, beutie, goodnes &c.
Because thou lord wouldst have us to love thee, not only doest thou will, entice, allure and provoke us, but also doest command us so to do, promising thy self unto such as love thee, and threatening us with damp nation if we do otherwise: whereby we may see both our great corruption & naughtiness, & also thine exceeding great mercy towards us.
BEcause thou lord woldst haue vs to loue thee, not only doest thou will, entice, allure and prouoke vs, but also doest commaunde vs so to do, promising thy self vnto such as loue thee, and threaning vs wt damp nation if we do otherwise: whereby we may se both our great corruptiō & noughtines, & also thine exceding great mercy towards vs.
First, concerning our corruption and naughtiness, what a thing is it, that power, riches, authority, beauty, goodness, liberality, truth, Justice, which all thou art good lord, cannot move us to love thee? whatsoever things we see fair, good, wise, mighty, are but even sparkles of that power, beauty, goodness, wisdom, which thou art. For to the end thou mightest declare thy riches, beauty, power, wisdom, goodness &c: thou hast not only made but still dost conserve all creatures to be (as David saith of the beavens) declarers & setters forth of thy glory, and as a book to teach us to know thee.
First, concerning oure corruption and noughtines, what a thing is it, that power, riches, authoritie, beutye, goodnes, liberalitie, truth, Iustice, which all thou art good lorde, cannot moue vs to loue thee? whatsoeuer thinges we see faier, good, wise, mighty, are but euē sparkles of that power, beutie, goodnes, wisedome, which yu art. For to the end yu mightest declare thy riches, beutye, power, wisdome, goodnes &c: yu hast not only made but stil dost coserue al creatures to be (as Dauid saith of ye beauens) declarers & setters forth of thy glory, and as a booke to teache vs to knowe thee.