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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.
AN OTHER CONFESSION of sins.
AN OTHER CONFESSION of sinnes.
AS David, seeing thine angel with his sword ready drawn (most righteous lord) to plague Jerusalem, cried out unto thee, it is I lord that have sinned, & I that have done wickedly, thine hand lord be on me and not on thy poor sheep: wherethrough thou waste moved to mercy, and baddest thine Angel put up his sword, thou haddest taken punishment enough: Even so we gracious lord, seeing thy fearful sword of vengeance ready drawn and presently striking against this common weal and thy Church in the same, we (I say) are occasioned every man now to caste of our eyes from beholding and narrowly spying out other mens faults, and to set our own only in fight, that with the same David thy servant, and with Jonah in the ship ⟨image 102⟩we may cry, it is we (o lord) which have sinned and procured this thy grievous wrath.
AS Dauid, seing thyne angell with his sword readye drawen (moste righteous lorde) to plague Ierusalē, cried out vnto thee, it is I lord that haue sinned, & I that haue done wickedly, thyne hand lorde be on me and not on thy poore sheepe: wherthrough thou waste moued to mercy, and baddest thine Angel put vp his sword, thou haddest taken punishment enough: Euen so we gratious lord, seyng thy fearfull sword of vengeaunce readye drawen and presentlye strikynge againste thys common weale and thy Churche in the same, we (I saye) are occasyoned euerye man nowe to caste of oure eyes from beholdinge and narrowly spieng out other mennes faltes, and to set oure owne onely in fight, that with the same Dauide thy seruant, and with Ionas in the shippe ⟨image 102⟩we may crie, it is we (o lord) which haue synned and procured this thy greuous wrath.