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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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Therefore to affirm, teach, and preach this doctrine hath in it no 1hurt, no vice, no evil, much less then hath it any enormities (as some do affirm) to the eyes and spirit of them which are guided and will be, by the word of god.
Therefore to affyrme, teach, and preache thys doctrine hath in it no 1hurte, no vice, no euell, muche lesse then hathe it anye enormityes (as some doe affyrme) to the eyes and spyryte of them whiche are guyded and wylbe, by the worde of god.
- 1No enormity is therefore in it.No enormitye is therefore in it.
That god the eternal father of 1mercies, before the beginning of the world, hath of his own mercy and good will, and to the praise of his grace and glory, elected in Christ some and not all of the posterity of Adam, whom he hath predestinate unto eternal life, and calleth them in his time, justifieth them, and glorifieth them, so that they shall never perish or err to damnation finally: that this proposition is true and according to God's plain and manifest word, by the help of his holy spirit (which in the name of Jesus Christ I humbly beseech his mercy, plenteously to give to me at this present and for ever, to the ⟨image 111⟩sanctification of his holy name: by the help I say of his holy spirit I trust so evidently to declare, that no man of god shall be able b• the word of god ever to impugn it, much less to confute it.
That god the eternall father of