A forme of thankesgiuing for our redemption, and prayer for the strength & in∣crease of faith.
Lord increase our faith.
Luk, 17.
Christian praiers and holie medtations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Wherevnto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.
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- Christian praiers and holie medtations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Wherevnto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.
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- Bull, Henry, d. 1575?
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- At London :: Printed by Henrie Middleton, dwelling in Fleetestreate at the signe of the Falcon,
- [1578?]
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- Prayers.
- Meditations.
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"Christian praiers and holie medtations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Wherevnto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17152.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
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* 1.1ETernall prayse and thankes be giuen vnto thee, deare God and father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which hast blessed vs with all spiri∣tuall blessing in heauenly things by Christ, in that thou hast chosen vs in him before the foundation of the world was laide, that we should be without blame before thee through him, by whome we haue redemption through his bloud, euen the forgiue∣nesse of our sinnes: in whome, after we heard the word of truth, the gos∣pell of our saluation wherein we be∣leeued, we are sealed with the holie spirite of promise, which is the ear∣nest of our inheritance, which spirite hath and doth beare witnesse vnto our spirits, that we are thy children, and therefore cryeth in our heartes: Abba Father.* 1.2 And thus (most grati∣ous father) when thou hast once gi∣uen the earnest pennie of our salua∣tion
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into our heartes, thou doest not repent of thy gift and calling, neither wilt thou at any time breake thy co∣uenant of grace and mercie in Christ thy Sonnes merites, confirmed in vs by that seale and loue token. For what though we be weake in our be∣liefe,* 1.3 shall our vnbeliefe make thy promise of no effect? No, thou wilt alway be found true, but all men are liars. And yet Lord, thou doest most gratiously beholde and accept, be it neuer so little a sparke of faith. We say therefore and cry vnto thee, with one that wept and saide:* 1.4 I beleeue Lord, helpe my vnbeliefe. Yea, that little, be it neuer so litle, is thy meere gift also. The which as thou begun, so (most mercifull Lord) increase the same more and more, to the peace and comfort of our conscience, and the glorie of thy name, through Iesus Christ. Amen.
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* 1.1
Ephe. 4.
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* 1.2
〈◊〉〈◊〉 8.
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* 1.3
Rom. 3.
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* 1.4
Matth. 9.