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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Title: 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?
Publication: At London :: Printed by Henrie Middleton, dwelling in Fleetestreate at the signe of the Falcon,; [1578?]
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Subject terms: Prayers.; Meditations.
Cite this Item: "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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When you awake out of your sleepe, pray thus.

MOst mercifull God and father of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, I most humbly thanke thee for the sweete sleepe and comforta∣ble rest which thou hast giuen me this night past: beseeching thee, that like as thou hast nowe awaked my bodie from sleepe, so thou wouldest awake my soule from the sleepe of sinne and darkenesse of this world: and that which thou hast now awa∣ked out of sleep, thou wouldest after death (whereof this sleepe is but an image) restore and raise againe to life euerlasting. O gratious God,

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make my bodie, I heartily pray thee, such a companion, or rather a mini∣ster of godlinesse to my soule, this day and all the time of this present life, that in the life to come, it may be partaker with the same of euerla∣sting happinesse, through Christe Iesus our Lord.

Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shew light vnto thee. Ephe. 5.

Occasions to Meditate.

Here call to mind y^e great mirth & blessednes of the euerlasting resurre∣ction. Also remember to muse vpon that most cleare light, y^t bright mor∣ning and newe clearenesse of our bo∣dies after the long darkenesse which they haue bene in. All then shall be full of vnspeakable ioy and felicitie.