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IN this great darkenes of our souls (O Lord) thou shinest diuers ways
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.
- Author
- 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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vnto vs by the light of thy grace, but in nothing so effectually as in the preaching of thy worde. Great is the Haruest (as thou thy selfe hast saide) and the workmen are few. The greatest part of men are ignorant & wrapped in miserable blindnes, and fewe there be that teach thy worde truely, and as they ought. We be∣seech thee therefore to sende foorth workemen into thy haruest. Sende teachers (O Lord) which are taught of thee, and instructed by the spirite of godly wisedome and vnderstan∣ding, which by their preaching will seeke, not themselues, but thee, be∣cause they are godly: and can so do, because they are wise & vnderstande. Giue to the preacher of thy worde here present, out of the treasures of thy wisedome, that which hee may powre vpon vs to our saluation: and vnto vs giue thy grace & holy spirit
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(O Lord) so to heare and to receiue thy worde, that the good seede whi∣che falleth vppon vs be not choked with thornes, or withered away with heate, or deuoured by the foules of the aire, but may growe vp in a good grounde, and fructifie with great increase.