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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.
In the first chapter of the epistle to the Ephesians, y• apostle saith thus: Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of blessings in heavenly things by Christ, 1according as he hath elect or chosen us in him before the foundation of the world was laid, that we should be holy and without blame before him through love: & hath predestinate us (or ordained us) thorough Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto him self, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, where with he hath made us accepted in the beloved, by whom we have received redemption thorough his blood, and the forgiveness of our since, according to the riches of his grace, which grace he hath shed on us abundantly in all wisdom & understanding and hath opened unto us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in him self, to have it declared when the time ⟨image 111⟩was full come, that he might gather together all things by (or in) Christ, as well the things that be in heaven, as the things that be in earth. even in (or by) him: by (or in) whom we are made heirs, being thereto predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things according to the decree (or counsel) of his own will, that we which hoped before (you) in Christ, should be unto the praise of his glory: in whom ye also hoped after that ye heard the word of trueth, the gospel of your salvation, wherein ye also believing, were sealed with the holy spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption (or full fruition) of the purchased possession unto the praise of his glory.
In the first chapter of the epistle to the Ephesians, y• apostle saith thus: Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ, whiche hath blessed vs with all maner of blessinges in heauenlye thinges by Christ, 1according as he hath elect or chosen vs in him before the foundation of the worlde was layed, that we shoulde be holye and without blame before him through loue: & hath predestinat vs (or ordeyned vs) thorough Iesus Christ, to be heires vnto him self, accordynge to the good pleasure of hys wyll, to the praise of the glorye of his grace, where with he hathe made vs accepted in the beloued, by whome we haue receyued redemption thoroughe his blood, and the forgeuenes of our synnes, accordyng to the ryches of his grace, which grace he hath shed on vs abundauntly in al wysedom & vnderstāding and hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his wil according to his good pleasure, whiche he purposed in him selfe, to haue it declared when the tyme