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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 GODLY MEDITATION upon the passion of our savour Jesus Christ.
A GODLYE MEDITATION vpon the passion of our sauour Iesus Christ.
OH lord Jesus Christ, the son of the everliving and almighty god, by whom all things were made, and be ruled and governed, thou the lively Image of the substance of the father, the eternal wisdom of god, the brightness of his glory, god of god, light of light, coequal, coeternal, and consubstantial with the father, thou of y• love thou haddest to mankind, that when he was fallen from the fellowship of god into the society of Satan and all evil, didst vouchsafe for our redemption to become a mediator between god and man, taking to the godhead our nature, as concerning the substance of it, and so becamest man, also the heir of all, and most merciful Messiah, which by the power of thy godhead, and merits of thy manhood, haste made purgation of our sins, even by thine own ⟨image 96⟩self, whilst thou wast here on earth being now set on the right hand of thy father for us, even concerning our nature, in majesty, glory, & power infinite: I beseech and humbly pray thy mercy, to grant me at this present, to rehearse some of thy passions and sufferings for me the last night thou wast here before thy death, that thy good spirit might thereby be effectual to work in me faith, as well of the pardon of my sins by them, as mortification of mine affections, comfort in my crosses, and patience in afflictions, Amen.
OH lord Iesus Christ, the sonue of the euerliuing and almightye god, by whom al thinges were made, and be ruled and gouerned, thou the liuely Image of ye substance of the father, the eternal wisedome of god, the brightnesse of hys glory, god of god, light of light, coequall, coeternall, and consubstantial with the father, thou of y• loue thou haddest to mankinde, that when he was fallen from the felowshippe of god into the societie of Sathan and all euill, didst vouchsalfe for our redemption to become a mediatour betwene god and man, takinge to the godhead our nature, as concerninge the substaunce of it, and so becamest man, also the heire of all, and moste mercifull Messias, which by the power of thy godhead, and merites of thy manhode, haste made purgation of oure sinnes, euen by thyne owne