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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 CONFESSION OF SINS, and prayer for the mitigation of God's wrath and punishment for the same.
A CONFESSION OF SINNES, and praier for the mitigation of goddes wrath and punishment for the same.
O Almighty god, king of all kings & governor of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to to punish sinners, and to be merciful unto them that truly repent: we confess that thou doest most justly punish us, for we have grievously sinned against thee, and we acknowledge that in punishing us thou doest declare thy self to be our most merciful father, aswell because thou doest not punish us in any thing as we have deserved, as also because, by punishing us thou doest call us and (as it were) draw us to increase in repentance, in faith, in prayer, in contemning of the world and in hearty desiring for everlasting life and thy blessed presence. Grant us therefore gracious lord thankfully to acknowledge thy great mercy, which haste thus favourably dealt with us in punishing us, not to our confusion but to our amendment. And seeing thou ⟨image 100⟩hast sworn that thou wilt not the death of a sinner but that he turn & live, have mercy upon us and turn us unto thee for thy dearly beloved son Jesus christs sake, whom thou wouldest should be made a slain sacrifice for our sins, thereby declaring thy great and unspeakable anger against sin, & thine infinite mercy to wards us sinful wretches.
O Almightie god, king of al kings & gouerner of all things, whose power no creature is able to resiste, to whom it belongeth iustly to to punishe sinners, and to be merciful vnto them that truly repent: we confesse that thou doest most iustely punishe vs, for we haue greuouslye sinned against thee, and we acknowledge that in punishinge vs yu doest declare thy selfe to be our most mercifull father, aswell because yu doeste not punishe vs in any thinge as we haue deserued, as also because, by punishing vs thou doest call vs and (as it were) drawe vs to increase in repentance, in faith, in praier, in contemning of the world and in hartie desiring for euerlasting life and thy blessed presence. Graunt vs therfore gratious lord thankfully to acknowledge thy great mercye, which haste thus fauorably dealt with vs in punishing vs, not to our confusion but to our amendment. And seing thou