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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.
The law then and the precepts of god were given after the fall of man, not that man should thereby get life, and the thing which was lost by sin (for the blessed Seed was promised for the recovering hereof, and to him that pertained) but that man by it might know sin, and what he had ⟨image 123⟩lost, thereby to desire more deeply the promised seed, by whom as we be received, so our evils be not imputed; and that we being renewed by his holy spirit and new seed, should as new borne babes desire, and by will begin to do the law of god, which after our deliverance fourth of this corrupt body and man of sin by death, we shall without all let fully accomplish, & at the length receive the body, to be spiritual (as Paul sayeth) and holy, ready to obey and serve the spirit, as an helper rather then an hinderer. Oh happy day when wilt thou appear?
The lawe then and the preceptes of god were geuen after the fal of man, not that man should thereby get life, and the thinge whiche was loste by synne (for the blessed Seede was promised for the recouerig hereof, and to him that partained) but that man by it might know sinne, and what he had ⟨image 123⟩lost, therby to desire more deeply the promised seede, by whome as we be receaued, so our euills be not imputed; and that we being renued by his holy spirit and newe seede, shuld as newe borne babes desire, and by will beginne to do the lawe of god, which after our deliuerance fourth of thys corrupte bodie and man of synne by death, we shall without all let fully accomplishe, & at the length receiue the bodye, to be spirituall (as Paull saieth) and holye, ready to obey and serue the spirit, as an helper rather then an hynderer. Oh happye daye when wilt thou appeare?
By this which I have already spoken, I think the diligent reader may see, how that there is election of gods children, & how that gods providence stretcheth it self to all things, so that all things in respect there of come of necessity, but yet nothing thereby to be done by constraint and enforcement: wherethrough god is seen to be the author of all things & yet of no evil or sin.