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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.
By reason hereof I see that I am far from the sighs and tears of thy people. I see my ignorance 1of thy will if thou haddest not opened the same by thine own mouth. I see my ignorance, how acceptable a service obedience to thy will is, and therefore doest thou place this ⟨image 21⟩petition amongst the first and continual desires of thy children. Again I see my poverty in godly obedience, which had need to be taught to pray 2for it, thereby to signify unto me my want and unhabilitie to attain it, but by thy gift. Thirdly I see my disobedience: 3for else never wouldst thou have commanded me to have prayed for the doing of thy will, if I seeing my want, would have prayed so.
By reason hereof I see that I am farre from the syghes and teares of thy people. I see my ignoraunce 1of thy wyll yf thou hadeste not opened the same by thine owne mouth. I see my ignoraūce, how acceptable a seruyce obedyence to thy wil is, and therfore doest yu place this ⟨image 21⟩peticion amonges the fyrst and continual desires of thy childrē. Againe I se my pouertie in godly obediēce, which had nede to be taught to pray 2for it, therby to signifie vnto me my want and vnhabilitie to attayne it, but by thy gift. Thirdly I se my disobedience: 3for els neuer woldst thou haue cōmaunded me to haue praied for the doing of thy will, if I seinge my want, wold haue prayed so.
- 1Our ignorance.Our ignoraunce.
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