i 83 T < }y " ° ` C j . . L AN EXPOSITION OF THE LORDS. PRAYER, IN- the 3,a ofCatcchrfñse. Sewingforignorant people,by M. Perfviut.;: taktarthe6.a+erf g. After this mannerthereforepray ye : Our Father,&c: HE occalion,,and fo an the coherence ofthe words with the former is this.TheEuangclifl Mat- thew fettingdown the.Sermons and fayingsoíour SauiourChrifl;keeps notthis courfe to pz pound cuerie thing as it wasdone or fpoken :.but foine- timehe letsdo«ne that firfl,whichwas done lai 9;; andthat lafl which was done before: accordingas the fpirit ofGod direaedhim.Which thing is veri- fied in thcfe words,where the-praier ismentioned; yetth&occafonwhereforeour SauiourChrifl taught hisDïfciplesto pray, is not herefpeciffed. But in Saint Luke t i.verf r. the occafion ofthefe: wordes istuident.Forthere it is laid that thedifciples ofourSauior knowing that John taught his difciples topray,made requeft totheir maillet that hewould do the.. fame tothemlikewife. Thefe few words fet before the prayerareacommaundementt,and it pre- (tribesuntovs twodueties: the firfi,to pray : thefccond, topray aftertheman- ner following.Touching thefirfl poynt, confideringvery few amongthe,pco- pleknowhow toprayarighht,wemnfl learnevvhatit is topray. To*mikeprayeris tomvp repel to Godaccordingto his word froma cotn., triteheart Mahe-mime ,r f fkrsnce tobeheard. Forthebetter openingofthcfe words,we.are toconfider fixe queflions.The._ frflis towhomwearetopray.Théanfweris,toGodalone.: Rom.: 0.14.. How bathe, caw; himinwhom-theyhaue,not 6deemed, &c. Markehow inuocati- on andfaithare linked together, And Paulsreafgn may beeframed thus. In whomweputour affiance orbcleefe,tohim alonemull weepray:butvree be.. lecueonelyinGod: thereforewemuff onlypray to him, As for Saintsor An- gels,they are innowifetobe calledupon : becaufe not the!call titleofGoda- 'rord.prefcribesvs fo todoe: becaufe theycannot heart our prayers, and dif_' ccMt-
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