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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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A PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE from sin and to be restored to God's grace and favour again.
A PRAIER FOR DELIVERANCE from sinne and to be restored to goddes grace and fauour againé.
OH almighty and ever lasting lord god which hast made heaven earth &c, oh incomprehensible unity, oh always to be worshipped most blessed Trinity: I humbly beseth thee and pray thee, by the assumption & crucified humanity of our lord Jesus Christ, that thou wouldest incline and bow down the great depth of thy deity to the bottomless pit of my vilitie: drive from me all kind of vice, wickedness, and sin, and make in me a new and clean heart, and renew in me a right spirit for thy holy names sake.
OH almightie and euer lasting lord god which hast made heauen earth &c, oh incōprebensible vnitie, oh alwaies to be worshipped most blessed Trinitie: I humbly beseth thee and pray thee, by the assumption & crucifyed humanitie of our lord Iesus Christe, that thou wouldest enclyne and bowe downe the great depth of thy deitie to the botomeles pitte of my vilitie: driue frō me al kynde of vice, wickednes, and synne, and make in me a newe and cleane harte, and renewe in me a right spirit for thy holy names sake.
Oh lord Jesus I beseech thy goodness for y• exceeding great love which drew ⟨image 107⟩thee out of thy fathers bosom, into the womb of the holy virgin, and for the assumption of mans nature, wherein it pleased thee to save me & to deliver me from eternal death, I beseech thee (I say) that thou wouldest draw me out of my self into thee my lord god, and grant this thy love may recover again to me thy grace, to increase and make perfect in me that which is wanting, to raise up in me that which is fallen, to restore to me that which I have lost, & to quicken in me that which is dead & should live, that so I may be come conformable unto thee in all my life and conversation, thou dwelling in me and I in thee, my hart being suppled with thy grace, & settled in thy faith for ever.