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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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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 ⟨image 97⟩pass nether of thy perils nor of their own, & therefore sleep a pace. After y• hadst awaked them, thou goest again to pray, but thou foundest no comfort at all, & therefore didst return again for some comfort at thy dearest friends hands. But yet again, alas, they are fast a sleep: whereupon thou art enforced to go again to thy heavenly father for some sparkle of comfort in these thy wonderful crosses & agonies. Now here thou wast so discouraged & so comfortless, that even streams of blood came running from thine eyes & cares & other parts of thy body. But who is able to express the infiniteness of thy crosses even at thy being in y garden? all which y sufferedst for my sake, aswell to satisfy thy fathers wrath for my sins, as also to sanctify all my sufferings the more gladly to be sustained of me.