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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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Justification in scripture is taken for the forgiveness of our sins, & consisteth in the forgiveness of our sins. This is only gods work & we nothing else but patients & not agents. After this work, in respect of us and our sense, cometh regeneration, which altogether is God's work also. For as to our first birth we bring nothing (bring quoth I? yes we bring to let it, many things but to further it nothing at all) so do we bring nothing that can help to our justification: as S. Austen full well saith: he that made thee without thee, shall he not justify thee without thee? which the papists have perverted, reading it affirmatively, ⟨image 125⟩without interrogation, as though• we brought some thing to our justifying: 1where as it (I mean justification) is a much more excellent work then y• work of our creation, and therefore to arrogant are they, which will not give all to god in it, as they do in their creation. Good men sly from that pride, and are content to give no less to god justifying & regenerating them, then they do to their parents for their first generation. Afore we be Justified and regenerated of god, we are altogether dead to god and to all goodness in his sight, & therefore we are altogether patients till god have wrought this his only work, justification & regeneration. Which work in respect of us and our imperfection and falls, in that it is not so full and perfect but it may be more & more, therefore by the spirit of sanctification, which we receive in regeneration as the seed of god, we are quickened to labour with the lord, and to be more justified, that is, by faith & the fruits of faith, to our selves and others ⟨image 125⟩to declare the same, and so to increase from virtue to virtue, from glory to glory, having always need to have our feet washed, although we be clean not withstanding.
Iustification in scripture is taken for the forgeuenes of oure sinnes, & consisteth in the forgeuenes of oure sinnes. This is onely gods worke & we nothing els but patientes & not agentes. After this worke, in respect of vs and our sense, commeth regeneration, which altogether is goddes worke also. For as to our first byrth we bring nothinge (bring quoth I? yes we bring to let it, many things but to further it nothing at al) so do we bring nothing that can helpe to our iustificatiō: as S. Austen ful wel saithe: he that made thee withoute thee, shall he not iustifie thee wythoute thee? whiche the papistes haue peruerted, reading it affirmatiuely,