A double summons the one, to unfeigned repentance. The other, to the worthy receiving…A double summons the one, to vnfained repentance. The other, to the worthie receiuing…

His manner was this: He used in the morning to go to the Common prayer in the College where he was, and after that, he used to make some prayer with his Pupils in his Chamber. But not content with this, he then repaired to his own secret prayer, by himself, as one that had not yet prayed to his own mind: for he was wont to say to his familiars, I have prayed with my self. Let secure men mark this, which pray without touch of breast, as the Pharisee did; and so that they have said an ordinary prayer, or hear a common course of prayer, without any thing else, they think they have prayed well, and as the term is, they have served ⟨image 7⟩God well. Let us learn by Bradfords example, to pray better, that is, with the heart, and not with the lips alone, Quia Deus non vocis, sed cordis auditor est, as Cyprian saith: that is, Because God is the hearer of the heart, and not of the voice: that is to say, not of the voice alone without the heart, for that is but lip-labour. This conscience of sin, and exercise in prayer had Bradford, clean contrary to that cursed custom of those graceless men, which do joy to make large accounts of their lewdness, and do glory therein; so feeding their delights with their lives passed, as the dog returneth to smell of his cast gorge, and the horse to his dung; such as the Prophet, Isaiah 39. saith: They declare their sins as Sodom, they hide them not, woe be to their souls.

His manner was this: Hee vsed in the morning to go to the Common prayer in the Colledge where hee was, and after that, hee vsed to make some prayer with his Pupils in his Chamber. But not content with this, he then repaired to his own secret praier, by himself, as one that had not yet praied to his own mind: for he was wont to say to his familiars, I haue prayed with my selfe. Let secure men mark this, which pray without touch of brest, as the Pharise did; and so that they haue sayd an ordinary prayer, or heare a common course of prayer, without any thing els, they thinke they haue prayed wel, and as the terme is, they haue serued ⟨image 7⟩God wel. Let vs learne by Bradfords example, to pray better, that is, with the heart, and not with the lips alone, Quia Deus non vocis, sed cordis auditor est, as Cyprian sayth: that is, Because God is the hearer of the heart, and not of the voice: that is to say, not of the voice alone without the heart, for that is but lip-labour. This conscience of sin, and exercise in prayer had Bradford, cleane contrary to that cursed custome of those gracelesse men, which doe ioy to make large accounts of their lewdnesse, and do glory therein; so feeding their delights with their liues passed, as the dogge returneth to smell of his cast gorge, and the horse to his dung; such as the Prophet, Esay 39. saith: They declare their sinnes as Sodome, they hide them not, woe be to their soules.