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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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Now, the will of God is not so known as in his word. Therefore 1according to it must vice and virtue, good and evil, be judged: and not according to the Judgement, wisdom, reason, and collection of any man, or of all the whole world, if all the Angels in heaven should take their part.
Nowe, the wyll of God is not so knowen as in his worde. Therfore 1accordinge to it muste vice and vertue, good and euell, be iudged: and not accordinge to the Iudgemente, wysedome, reason, and collection of anye man, or of all the whole world, if all the Angelles in heauen shuld take their part.
- 1Gods will must be sought for in his wordGods will muste be sought for in his worde
But this word of god which is written in the canonical books of 1the bible, doth plainly set forth unto us that god hath of his own mercy and good will, and to the praise […] his grace and glory, in Christ elected some and not all, whom he hath predestinate unto everlasting life in the same Christ, and in his time calleth them, justifieth them, and glorifieth them, so that they shall never perish and ⟨image 110⟩err to damnation finally.
But thys worde of god whiche is writen in the canonicall bookes of 1the byble, dothe playnelye set surth vnto vs that god hath of his owne mercye and good will, and to the prayse 〈…〉 hys grace and glorye, in Chryste elected some and not all, whome he hathe predestinate vnto euerlastyng lyfe in the same Christ, and in hys tyme calleth them, iustifyeth them, and gloryfyeth them, so that they shall neuer perishe and