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A16580 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.; Godlie meditations upon the Lordes prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes. Bradford, John, 1510?-1555. 1562 (1562) STC 3484; ESTC S118261 91,610 260

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so_o thy_o child_n i_o say_v which_o hearty_o love_v thet_o in_o that_o they_o know_v thy_o wisdom_n and_o will_n be_v best_a haw_o can_v they_o but_o often_o talk_v with_o thes_n and_o desire_v thou_o to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o they_o know_v be_v best_a which_o they_o know_v also_o thou_o will_v do_v 〈◊〉_d none_o shall_v ask_v or_o pray_v for_o y_fw-es ●_o same_o thy_o child_n use_v prayer_n as_o a_o mean_a by_o which_o they_o see_v plain_o thy_o power_n thy_o presence_n thy_o providence_n mercy_n 〈◊〉_d goodness_n towards_o they_o in_o granntinge_v their_o petition_n and_o by_o prayer_n they_o be_v confirm_v of_o they_o all_o yea_o thy_o child_n use_v prayer_n to_o admonish_v they_o how_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n in_o prayer_n they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v of_o thou_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o those_o thing_n they_o have_v do_v against_o thou_o their_o good_a lord_n by_o reason_n whereof_o repentance_n ensue_v and_o they_o conceyve_v a_o purpose_n to_o live_v more_o pure_o 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