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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.
Last of all I see thy goodness, which 1wilt give to me and others to obey thy will: that is, to love thee with all our harts, to love our neighbour as our selves, to die to our selves, to live to thee, to take up our cross and to follow thee, to believe, to repent &c: for ells thou wouldest never have bidden us, to pray for a thing which we should not look for.
Last of all I se thy goodnes, whiche 1wilt giue to me and others to obey thy will: that is, to loue thee wyth al our harts, to loue our neighbour as our selfes, to die to our selues, to liue to thee, to take vp oure crosse and to followe thee, to beleue, to repent &c: for ells thou woldest neuer haue bidden vs, to pray for a thinge which we shuld not loke for.
- 1gods goodness.gods goodnes.
So that I have great cause to lament and rejoice. To lament, because of my miserable state and condition, because of my sin, ignorance, poverty, and perversity, also because thy will is every where either not known, or contemned, and Satan's ⟨image 21⟩will, the will of the world, and of the flesh readily obeyed. To rejoice I have great cause, for that thou hast opened thy self and will unto mankind, for that also▪ thou peculiarly hast taught me these things, and because also thou wilt grant me grace to do the same. But alas how unthankful I am, and how hard hearted, thou Lord doest know. Oh be merciful unto me and forgive me. I pray thee gracious god grant me thy holy spirit, to reveal to me my ignorance of thy will, my poverty and perversity, that I may heartily bewail it &c, and by thy help and working of the same spirit may suppress the will of the flesh. Again grant me thy holy spirit, to reveal to me thy will declared in thy law and gospel, that I may truly know the same, and inflame so my affections, that I may will and love the same, in such sort, that it may be my meat and drink to do thy will.