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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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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 ⟨image 20⟩then thou hast & shalt open it unto us. So that this petition (Thy will be done) is not simply to be understand concerning thy omnipotent will unrevealed, against the which nothing is nor can be done, but rather concerning thy will revealed in thy law & gospel, the which thou here teachest me that we should desire, not only to know it, but also to do it, and that in such perfection & willingness, as it is in heaven. The which thing I perceive hereby that thy children do desire daily in & for themselves and others, & do lament the contrary, in whomsoever it be, so that often their eyes gush out with rivers of tears because men keep not thy laws.2
Againe for asmuch as thou art incomprehensible 1of thy selfe as well concerning thy power as cōcerning thy wisdome, we may not according therto search thee, but rather adore and worshippe thy maiestie, & tremble at thy Iudgements and works, and therefore praye alwayes, that we maye be content with thy wil, and be borome thereto. And for asmuch as thou hast reuealed to vs so muche of thy wyll in thy word writen as is necessarye for vs in thys life to know, yea as we can attaine vnto, and a lytle further: we ought to take all thynges done there agaynste as synne and transgressyon, althoughe thou canste vse the same synne to serue thy prouydence. Of the which prouidence w• can not nor maye not Iudge further ⟨image 20⟩