-will bear rbe HcavtJts, andtbeyjhaJl.hfar rbe Ea:-th. Verfe 2 ·2. A>Jd the Et{rtb }hall bear the Corn; 'and the Wine, •nd !he Oil, and /heyfh•ll bent Jezreel. Secondly, By bleffing it ro us, without wb'i.ch'' our daily Bread can nevernou\-ilh us ; D eur. 8. 3· .f.n& be bumbled tHee, andfuffired 'thee to Hunger, and fd tlice with Manmz, (which thou knor:»ejl not, neither did rh; Fathers knoio1 ) t hat he might make : thee knottJ that Man dotb not live by ~re_ad only, bat by evcry 1 Wurd tbat proceedctb out of the . !llautb_oftb~ Lord doth Man lrve. • ·· , ( Q What mean you whenyou pray for datly Bread? Ji, By' thiS' WC pray that God would bellow upor. us dailY. thofe Mercies which ;ue fufficient for the Day. ' 1 T, Q What: lear:n you hence ~ - . .A. That as in praying for Bread , we pray for Conveniencies, not for SUperHuities or Delicacies: So in. our praying for daily Bread, we pray for prefenr Suppliej. not Goods laid up for many Years. Which reachetb us to moderare our Cares anl De~ fires after Earthly Thing<, and to rell f.risfied in God's Providence and ptefent Bleflings. ·., • . , Q May we not then carefully provide for the Time to come, and the Support ofour Dependents? ·. '. 1 '\ . \ ._ 1 • · A: We may, and ought, but out Care mull b~ only prudent and provide9t, ·not per. plexm~ and defpondmg. ._. , , ' · r 1 1 , • Q Why inhat Expre.flion,, this Day, added? I • 11. To !hew us that every Day ..,e. Hand in neeQ. of Supplies from God, and therefore fhou ld daily pray to receive them. Q Since we pray for daily Bread, why i.r it called our Brettd? .11. To note that we ought to ufe lawful Means to acquire what we pray for. Q What pray you f or in tbi.r Petition? 11. r. That God would give us the good Things of this Life, as the Acquifitions of our lawful Endeavours. , 2. That he would blefs the lncreafe of what is lawfully ouis. ~· That he would bellow upon us a Spiritual Right in whatfoever we enjoy thro' Jefus the Heir of all Things. ' · 4· We pray that we may not delire nor covet what is another's. 5· We pray for Life irlelf, that it may be prolonged, whilll God bath any Service for us to do in this World. 6. For all the Means that may lawfully preferve our Life and Health. . 7· That he would llrengthen our Faith and Dependance on his Providence, who is the Giver of all Good. 8. That he would give us Contentment in that Portion of Earthly Bleffings which be allots us. Q. What is the Fifth Petition of tbe Lord's P<ayer? A. Forgive us our Debts, as we fOrgive our Dehtors. Q. Wllat Things are objtrvab!c in tbi.r Petition? Ji. The Order and the Matter of it. Q Whot obferve you from the Order of it? Ji. That after we have prayed for our daily Bread, we are taught to pray for Par· don ofSin. Which Method is moft rational. r. Becaufo the Guilt ofSin many times withholds from us thofe Temporal Corn· forrs which we ftand in need of: Ifaiah 59· 2 , But your Iniqui ties haveJtparated he~ tween you and your God, and your Sins bave hid his fflct fr(lm you, that he will not bear. 2. Becaufe without Pardon of Sin our Temporal lnjoyments ate but Snares an4 Curfes. Q, What obfcrve you in the A!otur of this Petition ? A. Two Things; the Peticion itfel~ Forgiv_c ~~ our_ Debts:· And the Condition, or Proportion, or Plea and Argument, for .obtatnmg tb1s Forg1venefs, A.r we forgive our Dtbton. Q What meanyou here by Debts? A. The fame which St. Luke r r. 4· calls Sins. Am! forgive us our Sins, for we alft forgive cvtry one-that is zndebted to us. · Q How }lam! we indebted to God? .A. We ftand indebted to God, both as we are his Creatures, and as we are Ofl'en· ders; on the .former Accoum we owe God the Debt of .Obedience, on the latter the Debt offufferiog Punilhment. Q Wbicb
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=