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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.
Hallowed be thy name.
Halowed be thy name.
Thy name is that whereby thou art known: for names serve to discern, and know one thing from an other. Now though thou art known by thy creatures, yet in this our corrupt estate, they serve but to make us excuseles. Therefore properly, 1most lively, and comfortably thou art known by thy holy word, and specially by thy promise of grace, and freely pardoning and receiving us into thy favour for christ Jesus sake. For the which goodness in Christ, thou art praised & magnified, according to thy name, that is, so much as men 2know thee in Christ, they magnify 3thee, & praise thee, which here thou callest hallowing or sanctifying: not that thou art the more holy in respect of thy self, but in respect of men: who the more they know thee, the more they cannot but sanctify thee, that is, they cannot but as •n them selves by true faith, love, fear, and spiritual service, honour thee: so also in their outward behaviour and ⟨image 15⟩words, they cannot but live in such sort, as other seeing them, may in and by their holiness & godly conversation, be occasioned, as to know thee so to sanctify thy name accordingly. And therefore thou settest forth here 4unto me what is the chief and principal wish and desire of thy children and people, namely, that thou in Christ mightest be truly known and honoured both of them selves, and of others inwardly and outwardly. By reason whereof easily a man may perceive by the contrary, y the greatest sorrow & grief thy people