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o The fifth petition expounded. force ( as phantaflicall Papifts ) do affeet pover- ty, and others ( as all worldlings ) defire abundance. 4. They defire that it may be given them of God; and yet either get it by unlawful! means, or relying upon the means, or trufting in their abundance, find no need of the bleffing of God. S. They ask for w, which they defire for themfelves alone, which when they have got they keep to themfelves. 6. They ask but for a day, ` and with diftruft they hoard up for :üiany years. The fifth petition. Kai X14 ,î îi' 7 4Hoñµ47u i,acitr, e, s 1ÿ suers ¿oh* Tots acpiaiTaus H Ind forgive ur our trefpaffs, even Ers we forgive them that trefpá/fe again/I us. Two main TN the former petition we were taught to ask rem- benefits re- I porall bleffings for the maintenance of this relent quired in the p g p f laic pe- life. Now in this petition and in the Taft our Savi- titions; our teacheth us to ask , fpirituall bleffings for the juftification obteining of a better life. Of fpirituall and San}ifi- b bleíüings in cation. this life there be two chief heads whereunto all the reft may be referred: vii, our jiaflification , and fanetification. For in thefe two the covenant of grace and the benefits which in this life we receive by Chrift do confift. Heb. 1 o. z 6, 17. This'is the covenant that I will make with them after thole dayes, faith the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and in their minds I will write them: and their finnes and ini- quities 1 will remember no more. And the covenant that the Lord made with Abraham concerning the promifed feed was this That he wouldgive us, that ere