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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
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In the middest of thy last supper with thy dear Apostles, these things cold not but be before thee, namely that they all would leave thee, the most earnest would for swear thee, & one of the xii should most traitorously betray thee, which were no small crosses unto thee. Judas was admonished of thee to beware, but when he toke no heed, but wilfully went out to finish his work, contemning thy admonition & counsel, he could not but vex thy most loving hart.
In the middeste of thy laste supper with thy deare Apostles, these things cold not but be before thee, namely that they all wold leaue thee, the most earnest would for swere thee, & one of the xii shuld most traitorously betraye thee, which were noe small crosses vnto thee. Iudas was admonished of thee to beware, but when he toke no heed, but wilfully went out to finishe his worke, contēning thy admonition & counsel, he could not but vere thy most louing hart.
After supper there was contention amongst thy disciples who should be greatest after thee, yet dreaming carnally of thee and thy kingdom, & having this affection of pride & ambition busy amongst them, notwithstanding thy diligence in reproving and teaching them.
After supper there was contention amongs thy disciples who shuld be greatest after thee, yet dreaming carnally of thee and thy kingdome, & hauing this affection of pride & ambition busy amongs them, notwithstanding thy diligence in reprouing and teaching them.
After thy admonition to them of the cross y• would come, thereby to make them more vigilant, so gross were they, y• they thought they could with their .ii. swords put away all perils: which was no little grief unto thee. After thy coming to Gethsemane, heaviness oppressed thee, & therefore thou wouldest thy disciples to pray, thou didst tell to peter and his fellows, that thy hart was heavy to death, thou didst will them to pray, being careful for them also least they should fall into tentation. After this thou wentest a stones cast from them & didst pray thy self, falling flat & grovelling upon the earth, but alas y feltest no comfort, & therefore thou camest to thy disciples, which of all others were most sweet & dear unto thee, but lo to thy further discomfort, they