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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.
Which art in heaven.
Which art in heauen.
AS by these words (Our father) I am taught to glory and rejoice for the blessed communion which I am called to with thee, dear father, with thy Christ, and with thy holy church: so also am I hear taught by these words (Which art in heaven) to rejoice in respect of the place and blessed Joys, whereunto at the length in thy good time I shall come. For now I may perceive, that as heaven is thy home, so is it mine also, being (as I am) thy child through Christ, although hear for a time I am bodily ⟨image 13⟩on earth and in misery.
AS by these words (Oure father) I am taught to glorie and reioyse for the blessed cōmunion which I am called to wt thee, deare father, with thy Christ, and with thy holye church: so also am I heare taught by these words (Which art in heauen) to reioyse in respect of the place and blessed Ioyes, whereunto at the length in thy good tyme I shall come. For now I may perceiue, that as heauē is thy home, so is it mine also, being (as I am) thy child through Christ, although heare for a time I am bodely ⟨image 13⟩on earth and in miserie.
Again by these words (which art in heaven) I am admonished, not only to discern thee from earthly fathers, and to know how that thou art almighty, present in all places, and of most purity, to confirm thereby my faith, to be provoked the more to fear thee, to reverence thee &c: but also I am admonished to judge of thy fatherly love by heavenly benefits, and not by corporal simply and alonely, for often times the wicked prosper more in the world, and have more worldly benefits, then thy children. So that by this I see thou wouldest pull up my mind from earth and earthly things, to heaven and heavenly things; and that I should see further by corporal benefits, thy heavenly providence for me. For if thou place me thus on earth and thus bless me as thou doest & hitherto hast done from my youth up, in that thou art nothing so careful for my body as for my soul, how should I but think much of thy providence for it in thy home, where is