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246 Yfes to be made of thefe words, Which art in heaven. The fenfe therefore of thefe words is this, Thou that fittefl upon heaven as thy throne, glorious in maje- flle, infinite in effénce, power, wifdomeandmercy. Yfes concerning prayer. L He adoration ofimages & - reliques condemn ed, we are taught to lift up our mind, eyes, hands to God being in heaven. We may therefore fay, as Pfal. 121. r . Should I lift mine eyes to ima- ges? whence then Jhould I have help? my help is from God. Therefore as Pfal. r 2.3.1. To thee I lift up mine eyes, o thou who dwellefl in the heavens. I I. We are taught, not to direct our prayer to- wards any certain place, as the Jews towards the temple; but we may turn any way towards God in heaven. And if we are not bound to look towards any certain place, much leífe to go on pilgrimage to it. III. Neither muff our minds go on pilgrimage whilefí we are praying; but above the earth and all earthly cogitations our minds with our hands are to be lifted up unto the heavens, Lam. 3 ,4. Pfal. 5.1. & as at all times, fo especially in the time of prayer, our converfation ought to be in heaven. I V. When we are commanded to call God our heavenly Father, we are taught to abandon all bate conceits concerning God,Pfal. 50.1 3. and to afcribe unto him incomprehenfible glory and majefly, infi- nite power and effence,wifdome unfearchable, mer- cy endleffe. Majefly; as fitting upon the heaven as upon his throne, the earth being his footflool, Ifni. 66.i. Which mull teach us reverence, and not rafh- ly Adoration of images condemned.