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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.
After thy bloody prayer, thou camest, and yet again foundest thy disciples a sleep, and before thou canst well awake them, lo• Judas cometh with a great band of men, to apprehend thee ⟨image 98⟩a these, & so doth, leading thee away bound to the high Bishops house Annas, and so from him to Caiaphas. Here now to augment this thy misery, behold thy Disciples flee from thee, false witnesses be brought against thee, thou art accused and condemned of blasphemy, Peter even in thy sight forsweareth thee, thou art unjustly stricken for answering lawfully, thou art blindfold, stricken & buffeted all the whole night in the Bishop Caiaphas house of their cruel servants.
After thy bloudye praier, thou camest, and yet agayne foundeste thy disciples a sleepe, and before yu canst wel awake thē, lo• Iudas cometh wt a great band of mē, to apprehēd thee ⟨image 98⟩a these, & so doth, leading thee away bound to the high Bysshopps house Annas, and so frō him to Caiaphas. Here now to augment this thy myserie, beholde thy Disciples fle from thee, false witnesses be broughte against thee, thou art accused and condemned of blasphemie, Peter euē in thy sight forswereth thee, thou arte vniustly stricken for answering lawfully, thou art blindfelde, stricken & buffeted all the whole nighte in the Bysshoppe Caiaphas house of their cruell seruants.
In the morning by times thou art condemned again of the priests of blasphemy, and therefore they bring thee before y• secular power to Pilate, by whom thou art openly arraigned as other thieves and malefactors were: when he saw that thou wast accused of malice, yet he did not dismiss thee, but did send thee to Herod where thou was derided shamefully in coming and going to and from him all the way wonderfully, especially after Herod had apparelled thee as a fool.