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A16579	A godlye medytacyon composed by the faithfull ... I.B. latlye burnte in Smytfelde ...	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.; Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540. Excitationes in animi Deum. aut; Pownall, Robert, 1520-1571. Most fruitful prayer for the dispersed church of Christ. aut	1559 (1559)	STC 3483; ESTC S109638	19,168	75

therewith should see ¶ When you arise pray OVre fyrste father tombled downe him selfe frō a most excelent high honorable estate into the miex of misery and depe sea of shame mischeffe but Oh Christ thou putting forthe thine hand didest raise hym vp euen so we except we be lift vp of the shall lye styll for euer O good Christ our most gratious redemer graūt that as thou doest mercifully reise vs now this my bodie and burden euen soo I beseche the raise vp my minde and harte to the lighte of the trewe knowledge of the loue of thee that my conuersacion may be in heauen wher thou art Yf thou be risen with Christe thinke vpō those thinges that be aboue ¶ Occasions to meditate THinke Sum thynge howe fowle and filthye that Adams fal was by reason of synne and so of euerye one of vs from the heigth of goddes grace Againe thinke vpon the greate benefite of Christ by whose help wee doe daylye aryse from our fallynges ¶ When you Apparell yourselfe Praye O Christ cloeth me with thin owne selfe that I maye be so far from makynge prouision for my fleshe to fulfyll the lustes of yt that I maye cleane put of all my carnal desiers and crucefy the kyngdom of the fleshe in me Be thou vnto me a wede to warme me from catching the colde of this world yf thou be a wai frō me dere lord al thinges wil be vnto me forthwith colde weake dede c. But yf thou be with me al things wil be warme lyuelye freshe c. graunt therfore that as I compas this my body with this cote so thou woldest cloth me wholy but spetiallye my soule wyth thyne owne selfe Put vpon you as the elect of god bowelles of mercy mekenes loue peace c. ❧ Occasions to meditate CAl to mynd a lytle how we are incorperate into christ againe how he doeth cloth vs norish vs vnder his wings ptettiō prouidēce preserue vs. ¶ When you ar made redy to begyn the day wythall praye O God and mercyful father thou knoweste and haste taught vs to knowe sumthyng that the weaknes of man is much and that withoute thy grace and vertue he can do nor thinke no good thing Haue mercy vpon mee I humbly doe beseche thee whiche am thy moste vnworthye and mooste weake childe O be gracious and tender towards me lightē me that I maye with pleasure looke vpō good thinges onely exhorte me that I may couet them carefully leade me that I may folow and at the length attaine them I distrusting my selfe altogether cōmende and offer my selfe wholy soule body life c. Into thy handes Thy louing sprite leade me foorth vnto the lande of righteousnes ¶ Cogitations mete to begyn the daye with THinke first that a man consisteth of a soul and a body and that the soule is from heauen heauenly fyrme and immortall but the body is of the earth earthly fraile mortall Againe thinke that though by reason of synne wherin you are conceued and borne the partes of the soul that vnderstādeth and desireth be so corrupte that without speciall grace to bothe parties you can neither knowe nor loue any good thinge in gods sight much lesse doe good then yet this not withstandinge thinke that you are regenerate by Christes Resurrection whereof youre baptisme requireth fayth and therfore haue both those partes sumthing reformed bothe to knowe and loue and therfore to do sum good in the sight of God through Christ for whose sake our poore doenges are accepted for good the euyl and infirmitie cleauing therto not beinge imputed thorow faith think that by faith which is gods sede for they which beleue are borne of god and made goddes children geuen to those that be ordened to eternall lyfe thinke I saye by faith that you receaue more and more the spirite of sanctification throughe the vse of gods worde and sacramentes and earnest praier to illumine and lighten our mindes vnderstanding iudgement and reason to bowe forme frame and inflame your affectiōs with loue powre to that that good is therfore vse you the means a foresayd accordingly Thynke that by this sprite you are thorowe fayth coupled to Christ as a lyuely member and so to god and as it were made one with him and bi loue which springeth oute of this fayth you are made one also with all that be of god so you haue felowship with god and all good men that euer were or shal be in al the good that god al his sainctes haue or shall haue Thynke as by faythe and loue through the spirite you are now entred into this cōmunyon the blessednes wherof no tonge can expresse so after thys lyfe you shal first in soule in the last day in bodi also enioy foreuer the same societie moste perfectly whiche now is but begon in you Thīke then of your negligēce that doth so lytle care for this your happy estate thinke vpon your ingratitude to god for makynge you redemyng you calling you and so louenglye adoptynge you Thynke vpon your folyshnes in fantasyeng so muche earthelye and bodely pleasures Thinke vpō your deafnes blindenes which hereth not god nor seeth him he calling you so diligently by his workes woordes and sacramentes Thinke vpon your frowardnes whiche wyll not be led of god and his spirit Thinke vpon your forgetfulnes and in consideratiō of your high estate how your body is the temple of the holy ghoste your members are the members of Christe the whole world and all thinges are youre owne 1. Cor. 6. Therfore say vnto your soule O soule Arise folowe god contempne this worlde purpose wel and pursue it longe for thy Lordes commynge be readye and watche that he com not vpō thee vnwares And for soo muche as you muste liue to gods pleasure se the vocation state of your lyfe wherto god hath called you pray god for grace knoledg habylitie to take the most profitable thinges in hand wel to begyn better to go on best of al to end the same to gods glory profit of your bretherne and thynk that time lost wherin you speake or do not or at the least think not sum thing to gods glorye and your bretherns commodytye ❧ When you goe foorth of the doers praye NOwe must I walke among the snares of deathe streched out of Sathan and of hys myscheuous mynysters in the worlde carryenge wyth me a frende to them bothe and a foe to my selfe euen thys bodye of syn and synfull fleshe O graūde Capytayne Chryste leade mee and guyde me I besech thee defend me from the plagues and subtilties wherof I am endaungered Graunt that I may take al thinges that hap as I shoulde doe onely vpō the set thou mine eyes that I mai so go on forwards in thy wai as by no thinges I be hīdred but rather forthered and may refer all thnigs to the accordinglye showe me thy ways O Lord and

holesom worde of thy son our sauiour Yet consider the horrible blasphemies of thyne and our enemies They name a cake ther god there Christ and altogether they know nothing of thy powre they say in ther hartes ther is no god whych eyther can or wyl deliuer vs wherfore O heauenly father the gouerner of all thinges the Auenger of the causes of the poore the fatherles the widow of the oppress●d loke downe from heauen with the face of thy fatherly mercies and forgeue vs al former offences and for thy sonne Christes sake haue mercye vpon vs whych by the force and crueltie of wicked and blasphemous Idolaters without causes aproued are haled pulled from our owne houses are slaūdered slaine and murthered as rebelles and traytours like persons pernicious pestiferous sedicious pestilent and full of mortall poyson to al men contagious where we do medell no farther but against the helly powres of darkenes against the spirituall craftines in heauenlye thinges whyche wold deny the will of our god and the powre of oure Christ vnto vs we doe contend no farther but onely for our Christe crucified and the only saluation by his blessed passiō knowledging none other god none other Christ or sauiour but onely the the euerliuing lord and our most merciful father and thy deare sonne our sauiour who is in the same glory with the in the high heauens Therfore O Lord for thy glorious name sake for Iesus Christes sake by whome thou haste promysed to graunt al righteous requestes make the wicked Idolaters to wonder and stand amased at thy almightye powre vse thy wonted strength to the cōfusion of thyne enemies and to the healpe deliueraunce of thy persecuted people all thy saintes doe besech the therfore the yonge infantes which haue somdeale tasted of thy sweete worde by whose mouthes thou hast promised to make perfect thy praises whose Aungels doth alwaye behold thy face who beside the losse of vs ther parentes Are in daunger to be compellid and dryuen wythout thy greate mercies to serue domme insensible Idols doe cry and call to thee ther pitefull mothers with lamentable teares lye prostrate before the throne of thy grace Thou father of the fatherles Iudge of the widdowes and auenger of all the oppressid let it apere O Lord omnipotent that thou doest heare iudge aueng ponish all wronges offered to all thy little ones that doe beleue in the Doe this O Lorde for thy names sake Arise vp O Lord and thy enemies shal be scatered confoūded So be yt O Lord most mercyfull at thy tyme apointed ¶ An other godly prayer to be sayde at al tymes HOnor and prayse be geuen to the o Lorde god almighty most dere father of heauen for all thy marsys and louinge kindnesse showyd vnto vs in that it hath pleysyd thy gracius goodnes frely and of thine own accord to electe and chose vs to saluaciō before the beginning of the world and euen lyke contenewall thankes be geuē to the for creatynge of vs after thyne owne ymage for redeminge vs with the precius bludde of thy dersonne when we ware vtterly lost for sanctefieng vs with thy holy sprit in the reuelaciō and knowlege of thy holy worde for helping and Suckering vs in all our needes and nescesites for sauinge vs frome all daungers of bodie and sowle for conforting vs so fatherly in al our tribulaciō and persecucions for sparing vs so long and geuinge vs so large a time of repentans thes benifites O most mercyfull father lyke as we knowlege to haue receuid thē of thy only goodnes euen so we beseche the that for thy dere sonne Iesus Christes sake to graunt vs alwayse thy holy sprit wherby we maye contenewally growe in thākefulnes towardes the to be ledde into all truthe and confortyd in all oure aduersetes O lord strenthen oure faithe kindell it more in faruentnes and loue towardes the our neyghbors for thy sake Suffer vs not dereste father to receiue thy worde any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayse the assystans of thy grace and holye sprit that in hart word and deede we maye santefye and doe worshype to thy holy name Helpe to amplefye encresse thy kyngdome and what soeuer thou sendeste we maye be hartely well content wyth thy good pleasure and wyll lette vs not lacke the thynge Oh father wyth oute the whyche we cannot serue the but blesse thou so al the works of our handes that we maye haue sufficient and not to be chargeabell but rather helpfull vnto others be mercyfull O Lorde to our offences and seyng our det yt gret whych thou haste forgeuen vs in Iesus christ make vs to loue the and our neyghbors so muche the more Be thou oure father our captayne and defender in all tēptacions holde thou vs by thy mercyfull hande that we maye be deliuered from all inconueniences end our lyues in the santefyeng and honor of thy holye name thorough Iesu Christ our lorde and only sauiour Amen Let thy mighty hande and out strechyd arme O Lorde be styll oure defence thy mercy louinge kindnes in Iesu Christ thy dere sonne our saluacion thy trew and holye worde our instruction thy grace and holye sprite our comfort and cōsolacion vnto the end and in the end Amen ¶ O Lord increse our fayth Bradfords beades that he prayed on being in Prison for the testimoni of Iesus Christ leauīg them as necessary to be vsid of the faythfull ¶ Blesyd ar the dead that dye in the lord euen so saith the Spiret that they rest from theyr labores but they re workes folow them Apo. xiiii Imprinted at London in Saint Martins parishe in the vinetre vpon the three Crane warfe by wyllyam Coplande Anno. Do. M.D.LIX. the xv daye of Marche

ryse for our righteousnes to assend for our possessiō taking in heauen and to appere before thee for vs for euer a high prieste after the order of Melchisadech that throughe hym we might haue fre accesse to come to thy throane now rather of grace then of Iustice Remember that thou by him hast biddē aske and promised that we should receaue saying aske and ye shal haue seke and ye shall finde knocke and it shal be opened vnto you O thou Dere god and moste meke and mercifull father we hartely beseche the to be mercifull vnto vs for this thy Christis sake for his Deathes sake for thy promisse truethe and mercyes sake haue mercy vpon vs pardon forgeue vs al our Sinnes iniquites and trespacis what so euer we cōmitted agaynst the in thought word or Dede euer or at any tyme hetherto by any means Der father haue mercy vpon vs thoughe we be pore yt our christ is Riche thoughe we be Sinners yet he is righteous though we be fools yet is he wise thoughe we be Inpure yet he is pure and holye for his sake therefore be mercyfull vnto vs Cal to mynde how thou haste promised that thou wilte powre out of thy cleane waters and washe vs from our fylth clence vs from our euilles forget not that thou hast promysed to take from vs our stony hartes Doest promis to geue vs sauft hartes newe hartes to put into the middes of vs right Sprites Remember thy couenate namely howe thou wilt be our god and we shall be thy people forgette not the partes of it that is to put owte of thy memory for euer all vnrighteousnes and to write in our myndes and hartes thy lawe and testymonyes Remēber that thou doest streightly charg vs to haue none other godes but the saying that thou art the lord our gad O thē declare the same to vs all we hartelye nowe beseche the forgeue vs our sinnes forget our iniquitis clence vs frō our filthines washe vs frō our wickednes powre out thy holy sprite vpō vs take frō vs our harde harts our stony harts our impenitēt harts oure distrustinge and doubtfull harts our carnal our secure our ydle our beastlye hartes our impure malicious arrogant enuious wrathfull impatient couetous hipocriticall and epicuriall hartes in place thereof geue vs newe hartes saft hartes faithful hartes mercifull hartes louing obediēt chaest pure holy righteous trewe simple lowly and patient hartes to feare thee to loue thee truste in thee for euer write thy lawe in our hartes graue it in our mindes we hertely beseche the geue vs that sprite of prayer make vs diligent happy in the workes of our vocation take in to thy custody and gouernaunce for euer our soules and bodyes oure lyues and all that euer we haue tempt vs neuer further thē thou wilt make vs able to beare what so euer thou knowest we haue nede of in soul or body deer god and gracious father vouchsafe to geue vs that same in thy good tyme and alwayes as thy children guide vs so that our life maye please the and our deathes prayse the through Iesus Christ our lorde for whose sake we hartely praye the to graūt these thinges thus asked al other things necessary for soule and bodye not only to vs but to all others also for whome thou woldest that we shoulde praye speciallye for they children that be in thraldom in exyel in prison misery heauines pouertye sycknes Be mercifull to al the whole realme of Englād graunte vs al trewe repentaūce mitigation of our myserye and yf it be thy good will thy holye worde and Religion amongst vs once agayne pardō our enemies persecutors and slaunderers and yf it be thy pleasure turne their hartes be mercyful vnto our parentes Brethern and Sisters frendes kinsfolkes and famelis neighbours and suche as by any meanes thou haste coupled and lincked vs by loue or otherwyse and vnto vs pore sinners here gathered together in thy holy name graunt vs thy blessing and holy sprite to sanctify vs and dwel in vs as thy dere childrē to kepe vs this day and for euer from all euill to thy eternal glory and our euerlasting comfort and the profet of thy churche which mercyfullye maynteyne thereshe and comforte strengthning them that stonde so that they neuer fall liftinge vp them that be falne and kepe vs from fallynge from thy truthe throughe the merites of thy deerly beloued sonne Iesus Christ our onely sauiour which lyueth and Reigneth with the the holy ghost to whom be all praise and honor both nowe and for euer Amen ¶ When you awake out of your slepe pray thus OH moste dere father of our Sauioure Iesus Christe whome none doeth know but of thy gift graunt that to the manyfolde greate benefytes of thy goodnes geuen to me this whiche of all other is moste m●● be added that like as thou haste awaked my body from slepe so thou woldest throughlye awake yea deliuer mi soule frō the slepe of sin and darknes of this world and that whiche now is awaked out of slepe thou wouldest after deathe restore to lyfe for that is but slepe to the whiche is death to vs Deere god I moste hartely beseche and humbly pray thy goodnes to make my body such a companiō or rather a minister of godlynes to my soule in this present lyfe that ī the life to cum it may parte take with the same euerlastinge happines by Iesus Christ our Lorde Awake thou that sleepest and arise frome the deed and Christ shal shewe light vnto thee Ephesians v. ¶ Occasions to meditate HEre call to minde the great myrth and blissednes of the euerlastynge resurrection Also remembre to muse vpō that mooste cleare lyght and brighte morenynge and new clearenes of oure bodyes after the longe darkenes it hath ben in all then shal be full of ioye ❧ So soone as you beholde the daye lyght pray O Lorde thou greatest and moste trewe light whence this lyght of the day and sunne dothe sprynge O lyght whiche doest lyghten euery manne that commeth in to this worlde Oh lyght whiche knowest no nyght nor eueninge but art alwayes a midday most cleere fayre with out whom al is most darke darknes bi whō albe most splēdent O thou wisdome of the eternall father of mercis lighten my mind that I maye onely se those thinges that please the and maye be blinded to all other thinges Graunte that I maye walke in thy wayes and that nothing els may be light and pleasaunt vnto me Lighten mine eies Oh lord that I slepe not in deathe leaste myne enemies saye I haue preuayled agaynst him ¶ Occasions to meditate MVse a little how much the light and eye of the minde and soule is better then of the bodye Also that we care more for the soule to se well then for the body Thinke that beastes haue bodely eies and therwith se but men haue eies of the minde and