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.
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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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O Lord God, thou most glorious, & true light, from whence this light of the day and sunne doth spring, and shine vnto vs: O light which lightenest euerie man y• com∣meth into this world: O light whi∣che knowest no night nor euening, but art alway a midday most cleare and faire: without whom al is most horrible darkenesse, and by whom al things are most cleare and bright: O thou wisedome of the eternal father of mercies: lighten my minde, that I may see those thinges only which please thee, and may be blinded to al other things. Grant me so to walke in thy wayes by the light of thy ho∣ly worde, that nothing else may be light and pleasant vnto me.
Lighten mine eyes, Oh Lorde, that I sleepe not in death, least mine eni∣mies say, I haue preuailed against him. Psal 30.
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Occasions to Meditate.
Muse a while, how much the light and eye of the minde and soule is bet∣ter then of the bodie. Also howe much more we ought to care for the soule, that it may see well, then for the bo∣die. Moreouer, that beastes haue bo∣dily eyes as well as men, but men on∣ly haue eyes of the minde, and that, such as are godlie wise.