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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.
Occasions to evil are in two sorts. 1One by prosperity & success, another by adversity & the cross &c. the evils coming of success, commonly are unthankfulness, pride, security, & forgetting our selves, forgetting of others, forgetfulness of god, of our mortality &c. The evils coming of adversity, commonly are impatience, murmuring, grutching despairing, contemning of god, flattering ⟨image 27⟩of men, stealing, lying &c, with many other evils, whereto tentations will entice a man that is left to him self: whereas to one that is guided with gods spirit, tentations are but trials to the glory of god, 2comfort of the tempted, and edifying of thy church. But as I said, if a man be left alone, tentations entice even to the devil him self. And therefore thy children pray to be delivered from evil, understanding thereby Satan him self, the sower and supporter of all evil. And this thy children do aswell for others, as for them selves. So that I may learn hereout many good things.
Occasions to euell are in two sortes. 1One by prosperitie & successe, another by aduersitie & the crosse &c. the euells coming of successe, commōly are vnthankfulnes, prid, securitie, & forgetting our selues, forgetting of others, forgetfulnes of god, of our mortalitie &c. The euells cō ming of aduersytie, commonly are impatiencie, murmuring, grutchīg dispayring, contemning of god, flattering ⟨image 27⟩of men, stealing, lieng &c, wt manye other euells, wherto tentations will entise a man that is lefte to him selfe: whereas to one that is guided with gods spirit, tentacions are but trialls to the glorye of god, 2comfort of the tempted, and edifieng of thy church. But as I saied, yf a man be left alone, tentacions entise euen to the deuyll hym selfe. And therfore thy children pray to be deliuered from euill, vnderstandinge thereby Sathan him self, the sower and supporter of all euell. And this thy children doe aswell for others, as for them selues. So that I maye learne hereout many good thyngs.