A prayer to Christ ascended and reigning in glorie.
OH good Christ, our first begot∣ten brother and tender hearted
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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"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 May 23, 2024.
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Ioseph: Oh naturall sonne of that Father, to whom we are made chil∣dren of adoption through thee: Oh our head reigning on high in glorie: forget not vs thy poore members here on earth, whervnto abasing thy selfe thou camest downe and suffe∣redst for vs most cruel death. Out of this thy throne of Maiestie & glorie, thou puttest vs in assured hope and confidence, that we also shal attaine to that blessed place, whither thou art gone before to take possession for vs. Oh our strong tower of defence and succour, what can hurt vs nowe trusting in thee? Most vnhappie are they which are ignorant of thee: Most happie are they, which always behold thee. Blessed are they which haue knowen thee here in the dayes of their mortalitie: But more bles∣sed are they which see thee in the heauens, and shall see thee reigning
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with thy Father in ioyes incompa∣rable. Oh Lorde the onely ioye and comforte of our soules, shewe vs thy louinge countenaunce, embrace vs with the armes of thy mercie: re∣ceiue vs, O good Ioseph, thy yon∣ger brethren with ye kisse of comfort: powre into our harts thy holy spirit: plucke vs vp from the earth & earth∣lie things: open our eyes & lift them vp vnto thee: open thy mouth, & call vs vnto thee: open our eares that we may heare thee, so that whatsoeuer we do, speake or thinke, it may be directed vnto thee alone our redee∣mer, mediator and aduocate.
If ye be risen againe with Christ, seeke the thinges which are aboue, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God: set your affection on thinges that are aboue, & not on things which are on the earth.
Col. 3.