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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.
AS thy power is infinite, so is thy 1wisdom accordingly. Whereby as we may perceive, that nothing is or can be done against thy power, or otherwise then by it: so is there not nor cannot be any thing done against, or otherwise, then by thy omnipotent & secret will, which is always, as thou art, good holy, ⟨image 20⟩and just, how far so ever it seem otherwise to our foolish reason and judgement. And therefore here we are taught to pray that thy will may be done here without sin on mans behalf, as it is on the Angels behalf in heaven.
AS thy power is infinite, so is thy 1wisdome accordingly. Wherby as we maye perceyue, that nothinge is or can be done against thy power, or otherwise then by it: so is there not nor cannot be any thinge done against, or otherwise, then by thy omnipotent & secret will, which is alwaies, as thou art, good holie, ⟨image 20⟩and iuste, howe far so euer it seme otherwise to oure folishe reason and indgemēt. And therfore here we are taught to pray that thy wil may be done here wythoute synne on mans behalfe, as it is on the Angells behalfe in heauen.
- 1Gods omnipotent will unknown & unrevealed.Gods omnipotent wil vnknowen & vnreueled.
Again forasmuch as thou art incomprehensible 1of thy self as well concerning thy power as concerning thy wisdom, we may not according thereto search thee, but rather adore and worship thy majesty, & tremble at thy Judgements and works, and therefore pray always, that we may be content with thy will, and be borome thereto. And forasmuch as thou hast revealed to us so much of thy will in thy word written as is necessary for us in this life to know, yea as we can attain unto, and a little further: we ought to take all things done there against as sin and transgression, although thou canst use the same sin to serve thy providence. Of the which providence w can not nor may not Judge further