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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
A meditation of the lords prayer. › Our father.A meditation of the lordes praier. › Our father.
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.
Thou I say, this god which 1art holy, righteous, true, wise, pure, chaste, mighty, merciful, good, gracious, a hater of sin, an avenger of unrighteousness &c, wouldst that I which am borne in sin and 2conceived in iniquity, which by nature am a child of wrath (for my hart is so unsearchably evil that out of it springeth corrupt concupiscence, so that the inclination thereof is prone to evil always even from my youth up: as is my understanding and mind so darkened, that I cannot perceive those things, that be 3of god of my self, and all the wisdom which I receive from Adam naturally or other wise attain by labour or study before regeneration: I cannot think a good thought much less wish it or consent unto it and least of all do it) thou I ⟨image 8⟩say yet wouldest that I being such a one, in whom dwelleth continual 4enmity against thee, that I which am nothing but sin and one that doeth evil always before thee, should call thee and believe thee this god & father of our lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to be in very deed my father, that is, thou wouldest I should be most assured, that thou of thine own good will, which thou barest to me wards before I was, yea before 5the world was, hast in Christ chosen me to be thy child, & through him art become my most loving father, from whom I should look for all good things, & be most certainly persuaded, that look how much thou art more then man, so much thy love and fatherly providence towards me passeth the love & providence of any father towards his child, in loving me, caring how to help me, providing for me, nurturing 6me, & helping me in all my needs. So certain ye wouldest have me to be of this, that to doubt of it, doth most displease thee & dishonour thee, as either
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