Chap.6. accardin to St M A T T H E vs. , ao9 ther,&c.) himfelf, for moll part, is the foiedoer, to trouble us in our Chritlian courte, and makeus run-heavily toward heaven. The ¡?,fans arc fo malicious one toward another, that you !hall have *man hide fomeof his own goods in his houfe whom he hateth, and then accule him for the Health of them. Such is the devils dealingoft times with Gods dearth children : He darts' into their ! earts his detellable injrftions, and then would perfwade them, that they are acceffary to the aft. Here cur viftory is, not to give place to the devil,but to refill fledfafl in the faith. Which that we may, pray we alwaies With allprayer andfüpplication, Ephet 6. a8. pray as our Saviour did, Father keep them from the evil, or fromWickednefe,Joh.17.15. Pray as our Saviour bids,Lead us not, &c. that is,either keep us fromoccalonsof finne,or tarry us over them. Either preferve us from falling into fu ne, or helpus_ write out of timeby repentance : grant us to be either innocent or pe- nitent. Deliver us from thole devoratory evils (as Tertulliaas calleth them,) filch times as might frustrate perfeverance, a Thef. 3.3. And from that evil or wicked one, that he touch us nor, .110h-5.18. that is, iaEta qualitativo (as Cajetan expounds it ) with a deadly touch, fo as to altar us from our graciousdifpof - tion. Howbeit, fin and temptation come both under onename in this petition,to warnus and teachus,that we can no furtherfhun finne,chenwe doe temptation thereunto. Fer thine is theKingdom] That is, all foveraignty is original- ly and tranfçendently invefted in thee. Other Kings are but thy fervants and fendataries,by thee they raign,Prov. 8. and of thee they receive their power, Rom.13.1. Where then will they appear, that fay to the King Apoffatu, Job.34.18. that fend metlages after him,faying, We will not have this man to raign over us : that befpeakhim, as that Hebrew did Mofei, Who made thee a Prince and a Judge amongft us ? fhould they not rather fenda Lamb to this Ruler of theearth? andbringaprefent to Fear ? fhould they nett fubmit tohis fcepter,and confefle his foveraignty ? And.the power.] Some have Kingdoms, that yet want power w help theirfubjet}s : as that King ofIfrael that antwered her, that had fodden her childe, in that (harp famine of Samaria; wherean Af eshead was worth four pounds If the Lord doe not help, Whence fhall 1 help ? But the King of heaven is never at fuch aNon-plus,He can doe whattoever hewill ; and he will doe what- foever is meet to be done, for the good of his fervants and fop- . P pliants. Heydinr Gen. tag a 3 LLIk.19.I4. Exad.a. I 4. Ifa. r 6. I.
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