on the Lord's Prayer. ----------------- 3· That God would nor only delin;r us from grofS and fC!f.condemoing Sins, bur from every Evil VVay and VVork. , 4 . That be would be pkaled to deliver us not only from what is in itfelffinful bur from all the Occafions and Appearances of Evil. . . ' Q Jifu;. the P~tition.r of rbc Lord'.r Praytr wbat nrxt fol!owttb to be con.fidtrcd? .A. The Doxology or Praife, in thef~ VVords, fOr tbine: &c. Q, Of what conjifte~h tbi. Doxology? . 11. Of Four ofGod'smofi Glorious Attributes. H.~ Sovereignty, Tbinc is rb,J KiJtgdom; his Omnipotence, }hine is t!Jt Power~ his Extellency, Tbinc is the Glo1y; his Ererni!y, il/1 thife are rhmc for ever. . . Q. fVbat obftrve you intbe Manlier ofOJir Saviour's afcribing thcfc Attributes to God? .A. Firlt, The Eminency of them~ intimated in the Panicle Tht, the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory; fignifying his the highe!l and chiefeft of all thd<. Ar.d, Secondly, The Propriety of th~m in the Panicle Thine, to note to us thJt they are Gnd's only Originally, lndependemly, and Unchangeably. ~ fVbat obftrve youfromtbc Illativc Particle For) when we fay, For thine is the Kingdom, f.!J c. . . . . . . . Jl. This VVord cames m It the Force of a Reafon, both why we fbould pray unto God, and why we may expea eo be heard when we pray. Q flow is it a Reqfon }or U$ topray unto God? J.i. VVe pray unto God, becaufe he alone is able to relieve us, For his i1 the Kini om. and tbe PQWer, a11d the G!ory,for ever. Q. How iJ it a Reafonfor tu to expdlthat GodjhoJJ!d bear our Prayas? Jl. Many VVays. i. His is the Kingdom, and we his Subje£ls; and therefore we may depend on him as our King for Help and Proteaiori. 2, His is the Power, and therefore he is able to do for us abundantly above whai we ar:e able to ask or think. . . 3· His isthe Glory, and therefore what we ask for his Honour and Praifdhall bo granted us. 4· All thefe are his for ever, and therefore we may be affured that at no time the Prayer of Faith fball be in vain. Q Wbat obferve JOlt from our Saviour's teaching us to ujc thife .Argumenu anJ Pleat in our Prayers to God! Jl. Two Things. , . r. In our Prayers we ought to plead wiiitGo<l by weighty and inforcing Reafon.<• 2. That the moll prevailing Arguments in Prayer are to be taken fiom the A.tiri· bUies ofGod. , Q; What B~nefit is ther~ in ujing fuch RcaJons, jince God cannot by them he movtd to alter bis Purpofts ? .11. The fironger our Rea fans are to Sue for Mercies, tbe more fervent will our Prayers be, and the more confirmed our Faith. ~ How dotb the Con}idertJtioJJ of the K1ngdom's being God's confirm o11r fai1b rhat we fha/1 obtain wh41 wt pray for? Jl. Many Ways•. J. The Kingdom is God's, and therefore he will fee that his Name be hallowed in it, for he is a King jealous of his Honour.· . 2. The Kingdom is God's, therefore he will take Care for the Etlablifbmenr and Enlargement of it, fince it is his own 1n~ereR: and Concern. 3· The Kingdom is G<ld's, and therefore he will look to be obeyed in it, wirhout which Royzlty is but Pageantry. +· The Kingdom is Gnd's, and therefore we mayexpeaour Daily Bread, and Tern. poralilccommndations, for it is a Kingly Office to provide Things neceffary for their Subjefls. . 5· The Kingdom is Gnd's, and theretore we pray to him for Pardon and Forgive• nefS, fince it is a Royal Prerogative ro forgive Offenders. 6. The Kingdom is God's, and therefore we may pray in Faith, that he would de· li ~er us from Temptations, and the Evils to which we are tempted; for one great End of Government is to ptote£1 the Subje£ls from !he I\ !faults of their cruel Ecemies. Q Whicb
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