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age The fixth petition. tention of wrongs How (hall he pleafe the Father that is angry with his brother. Verf. 13. Kcu' ,cu; titseváysoss riiccás its 9IH6crtdi 43\7 ;t ouc ñ ¡.úcs 7rti zxf mrovnpocs. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver its from evil. The cohe- ®F the order of this petition and the coupling it rcnce and with the former I have fpoken before. For `d`r° whereas in the former we begged the grace of jufli- fication and remiffion of finnes, in this we crave the grace of fantification and the fpirit of fortitude whereby we may prevent finne, and be enabled ro refift the tentations of the devil, flefh and the world provoking us unto finne. In the former we asked freedome from the guilt of finne : In this we crave deliverance from the evil and corruption of finne, and ftrength againft tentations alluring us thereunto. But as touching the order we are taught to ask firft juflification & freedome from the guilt of finne,and then fanaification and freedome from committing finne; becaufe juftification in order of nature goeth before fan &ification. And as touching the coupling of this with the former, fignified in icing freed the firft word xgl, And, we are taught this dutie, from finne,, ninebe- That as we are to defire freedome from the guilt come the of finne, fo we fhould be defirous & careful] to for. servants of fake and prevent finne, and to avoid the occafions righteoufnes thereof. Forfaking of finne is a companion ofthe forgivenede of finne: And whofoever bath faith and believeth the forgiven.effe of finne, Lathan a care