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Author: Bull, Henry, d. 1575?
Title: Christian praiers and holie meditations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Whereunto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.
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Print source: Christian praiers and holie meditations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Whereunto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.
Bull, Henry, d. 1575?, Ledley, John., Bradford, John, 1510?-1555. Godlie instruction, conteining the summe of all the divinitie necessary for a Christian conscience. aut
At London: Printed by R. Robinson, for S. Waterson. and N. Ling, 1596.
Alternate titles: Christian praiers and holy meditations
Subject terms:
Prayers.
Meditations.
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A Rule to knowe when the Term beginneth and endeth.
¶An Almanacke for ten yeeres.
prayer book
AN INTRODVCTION to Prayer.
A Meditation concer∣ning prayer.
A meditation vpon the Lords prayer.
PRIVATE PRAIERS for the Morning and Euening, and for other times of the day.
When you awake out of your sleepe pray thus.
Occasions to medtate.
When you beholde the dai∣light, pray.
Occasions to meditate.
When you arise, pray.
Occasions to meditate.
When you apparrell your selfe, pray.
Occasions to meditate.
When you are made readie, to be∣gin the day withall, pray:
Cogitations meete to begin the daie withall,
When you go forth of the doores, pray.
Occasions to meditate.
When you are going any iourney, praie.
Or praie thus.
Occasions to meditate.
When you are about to receiue your meat, praie thus.
Occasions to meditate.
In the meane time pray.
Occasions to meditate.
After your meate, praie.
Occasions to meditate.
Cogitations for about the midday.
When you come home againe, pray.
Occasions to meditate.
At the Sunne going downe praie.
Occasions to meditate.
When the candles be light pray.
Occasions to meditate.
When you make your selfe vnreadie, pray.
Occasions to meditate.
When you enter into your bed praie.
Occasions to meditate.
When you feele sleepe to be comming, pray.
A GENERALL CON∣fession of sinnes, with other praiers for the Morning and Euening, to be v∣sed in families and publicke assemblies.
prayer
Another confession of sinnes.
A prayer to be said in the Morning.
Another praier to be saide in the Morning.
Another prayer for the Morning
An Euening prayer.
An other Euening prayer.
Another Euening prayer.
A prayer for the remission of sinnes.
A prayer for the true knowledge of the mysterie of our redemp∣tion in Christ.
A forme of thankesgiuing for our redemption and prayer for the strength & increase of faith.
A thankesgiuing to God for his great benefites.
A prayer for true mortification.
A meditation for the exercise of true mortification.
A meditation of the cōming of Christ to iudgement, and of the reward both of the faithfull and vnfaithfull.
A meditation of the life euerlasting the place where it is, & the in∣comparable ioyes thereof.
Another meditation of the blessed state and felicitie of the life to come.
A meditation of the presence of GOD.
A meditation of the prouidence of God.
A meditation of Gods power, beauty, goodnesse, &c.
A Meditation concerning the sober v∣sage of the bodie, that it may be sub∣iect and obedient to the soule.
Another meditation concerning the sober vsage of this bodie and pleasure in this life.
A meditation of death, and the com∣modities it bringeth.
A meditation vpon the passion of our Sauiour Iesus Christ.
A prayer to Christ crucified.
A Prayer to Christ ascended and raigning in glorie.
Another.
A prayer for true repentance.
A prayer for the strength and in∣crease of faith.
A prayer for the true sense and feeling of Gods fauour and mercie in Christ.
A praier against our spirituall ene∣mies, the diuell the world and the flesh.
A prayer for present helpe in tentation.
Remedies against sinfull motions and tentations.
A prayer for the auoiding of Gods heauie wrath and venge∣ance for our sins.
Another prayer for the auoy∣ding of Gods deserued wrath han∣ging ouer vs for our sinnes.
A prayer to be saide of all such as suffer any kinde of crosse.
A Praier of the afflicted for the profession of Gods worde.
A praier to God the Father, the Sonne and the holie Ghost.
Or else pray thus.
A thanksgiuing to God the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost.
A prayer to God for his helpe and Pro∣tection against the obstinate ene∣mies of the truth.
A praier for the afflicted and per∣secuted vnder the tyranny of Antichrist.
A prayer to be saide before the prea∣ching of Gods worde.
An other.
A prayer to be sayde after the prea∣ching of Gods worde.
A praier to be said before the receiuing of the communion.
A thankesgiuing after the receiuing of the holy Communion.
A lamentation of a sinner afflicted in conscienc his offences.
A praier for the sicke
A praier to be said at the houre of death.
A praier for a woman with childe.
A Psalme to be saide in the time of any common plague, sicknesse, or other crosse and visitation of God.
A psalme of thankesgiuing for deliue∣rance from the plague, or any o∣ther kinde of sicknes, trou∣ble or affliction.
Prayers to be said before meales and after.
Another prayer before meales.
Another.
A thankesgiuing after meales.
Another thankesgiuing after meales.
Another.
Another.
Prayers, commonly called Lydleys prayers, with cer∣tayne godly addi∣tions.
A confession of sinnes, and a prayer for the remission thereof.
A prayer for the true knowledge and vnderstanding of the worde of God.
A prayer for the leading of a godly life.
A prayer for deliuerance from sinne, & to be restored to Gods grace & fauour againe.
A prayer necessarie to be said at all times.
A prayer for grace and remis∣sion of sinnes.
A praier taken out of the first Psalme.
Out of the same Psalme.
Out of the same Psalme.
A prayer taken out of the second Psalme.
Out of the same Psalme.
A praier which M. Iohn Bradford saide a little before his death in Smithfield.
The Letanie.
A prayer for the Queenes Maiestie.
A prayer for Bishops and Ministers. of the Church.
For Raine.
For aire weather.
In the time of dearth and famine.
In the time of warre.
In the time of anie common plague or sicknesse.
A prayer for the strength and com∣fort of the holy Ghost.
For hope and sure taste of euerlasting life.
For the true knowledge of God and his word, and a life agree∣able to the same.
A prayer for the strength and in∣crease of faith.
For a godly life.
A prayer for the true perseuerance and assured hope of eternall life.
A prayer for the obtaining of our petitions.
A GODLIE INSTRV∣ction, conteining the summe of all the diuinitie necessary for a Christian conscience.
The Table.
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