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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17326	An exposition of the Lords Prayer made in diuers lectures, and now drawne into questions and answers for the greater benefite of the simpler sort: whereunto is prefixed a briefe treatise of prayer for all men. Published at the request of diuers godly and well disposed: by W. B. minister of the Word at Reading in Barkshire.	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1594 (1594)	STC 4174; ESTC S116670	83,241	268

in vs reuerence and a care what to speake and in what manner to speake or doe because wee are alwaies in the Lordes hearing The first Petition Hallowed be thy name Q. What is the effect of this petition A. This first petition craueth the aduauncing of GODS glorie as the first commanundement of the morall lawe requireth the same and doth also bind vs to seeke the same Q. Why is this order obserued A. To shew that not onely in our praiers but also in our whole life wee must first seeke the glorie of God Q. Why are wee taught to pray for the aduancing of Gods glory before we pray for our dayly bread A. To shew that the glory of God must bee preferred before all the pleasures and profites of this life Q. Why must wée praye for that before wée praye for the forgiuenesse of our sinnes and the saluation of our ●oules A. To shew that we must rather desire that his name may bee glorified then our soules to be saued Q. Yea must wee haue more care to winne him glorie then to gaine our selues saluation what if wee haue not that care A. If wee haue not then doe wee not pray like dutiful children rightly affected to our father Q. What if any preferment or benefit or pleasure or affection of ours shuld bee found to fight against the glory of our heauenly father A. We must not rest till our consciences do beare vs witnes through the power of Gods spirite that wee haue renounced it Q. This is hard but yet I confesse it ought to bee but for our encouragement doe you reade of any that haue béene thus affected as you speake A. Yea Dauid sayd The zeale of thy house hath consumed me Moses had that affection to Gods glorie before his owne saluation when he said If thou wilt pardon their sinne thy mercie shall appeare if not I pray thee rase me out of thy booke c. The like zeale and affection was in Paul When hee wished himselfe to bee separated from Christ so that God might bee glorified in the saluation of his brethren the Iewes which were his kinsmen after the flesh Q. These examples bée good encouragements for by them I perceiue that as hard as it is yet it hath béen found and therefore it may and ought to bée found in the children of God A. Yea and shall bee graunted if wee pray hartely for it for Christ hath promised that if we aske we shall obtaine Q. There are some which if their owne credite be touched neuer so little chafe like Naman when the Prophet refused to come at his sending for him but if Gods glory be neuer so much defaced they are not a whit moued nor touched what say you of them A. It is a great sinne indeede and the best of vs all are guiltie of it but they and euery one of vs that deale so should consider what we pray when wee say Hallowed be thy name lest we bee found continuall mockers of our heauenly father Q. What is here meant by the name of God A. That wee shall knowe the better if we doe first consider how farre this word Name reacheth vnto other things Q. Uery well I pray you doe so A. This worde name is giuen vnto men in two respects 1 To distinguish one from another as what is his name Iohn or Thomas or c. 2 It signifieth credite or good report as what is a man but his good name Q. How is it giuē to other creatures A. Two waies 1 To distinguish them from other kinds or one kind from another 2 To make the natures of them to be the better vnderstoode euerie creature of euerie kinde hath his seuerall name Q. Is anie name giuen to GOD in such respects A. No God hath no such name for he is one and but one and hath no fellow nor anie of the same kinde Q. What then is signified by the name of God A. His name signifieth two things 1 That honor which is due vnto him 2 Al things wherby he is made knowne Q. By what thinges is hée made knowne to vs A. By three things 1 His works for as mē are known by their names so is God by his works See Psalm 19. 1. Psal. 105. 10. Psal. 20. 1. 7. Mar. 16. 17. 2. His worde which is also called the name of God because it maketh his will and nature more euidently knowne vnto vs then his workes doe See Leuit. 22. 31. 32. 1. Timoth. 6. 1. Act. 9. 15. 3 His Titles which he himselfe declared to Moses as in Exod. 34. 5. 6. where it is said that The Lord descēded in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name of the Lord. So that the Lord passed before his face cried The Lord the Lord strong mercifull and gracious slow to anger and aboundant in goodnes and truth c. Q. What is ment by hallowing or the name of God A. By this word is not ment anie adding of purity or holines vnto Gods name which it had not before but the publishing and professing of it Q. How proue you that A. By the like speech in another place of scripture Wisdome is iustified of her children sayth the Lorde Iesus and yet wisdome is alwaies iust and iustified So God is hallowed of his children and yet he is alwaies holy and pure but then wee doe hallow his name when wee thinke so of it as it is and as we ought Q. How shew what we craue in this petition A. Generally in this petition we craue that the honour of GODS name may be aduanced More particularly 1. That his iustice mercie wisdome truth goodnes and all his properties may bee knowne to all 2. That he may haue that reuerence which is due vnto him 3. That they which obseure his glory may be remoued Q. His name being taken for his titles what doe we craue A. In this respecte wee craue three thinges 1. That the names of all Idols and fained Gods may bee taken away because they obscure his glorie 2. That those names whereby God is described bee not abused and giuen to others in swearing periury or soothsaying c. And that whē we be called to sweare we doe it in all reuerence 3. That euery man may make vse of them to himselfe and call vpon others to doe the like as for example he that is ouerwhelmed with miseries may comfort himselfe with this that GOD is almightie wise mercifull the gouernor of all thinges c. He that is tempted to presumption may bridle himselfe with the consideration of Gods iustice and seueritie c. He that is assaulted with despaire may arme himselfe with this that God is trueth and his promises are sure c. Q. As it signifieth his workes what doe we aske A. The name of God being put for his workes we craue three things 1. That in his creatures all may see him

then haue wee true faith and loue if wee haue true faith and loue then are we knit to Christ and one to another if we bee so then are wee of the true Church of Christ. Q. What is wee were not of the Church A. They that are not of the Church can not make this prayer Q. Why then belike of necessitie we ought to haue vnitie with the true Church in faith and doctrine and substance of religion A. It is very true for as wee haue our father adopting vs and making vs his children so here we professe that we hold our faith with all the members of Gods Church and holde one and the selfe same true religion and worship of God with them yea and all that can say this prayer truely are ioyned in vnitie of faith and religion in respect of the substance Q. What think you then of Schismatiques which doe separate themselues from the publique exercises of the Church A. It followeth therfore that no Schismatiques can truely say Our Father because in their hellish pride they coumpt the children of GOD none of their brethren Q. What els doth this word our teach A. Secondly it teacheth vs that wee must haue Christian loue vnto all men without the dishonor of God and breach of a good conscience See 1. Ioh. 5. 1. Q. What els doth it teach vs A. Thirdly it putteth vs in minde of that sympathie and fellow-feeling of our brethrens miseries which may moue vs to helpe them euen when we can haue fit occasion for we are all as members of one and the same bodie by faith therefore if one bee hurt all must helpe if one bee grieued all must bee grieued and if one reioyce all must reioyce See the places quoted Q. May we not say at any time My father but alwayes Our father A. Yes as in sicknesse pouertie c. so that wee haue a care of others aswell as of our selues for in prayer al pride and selfe-loue must be quite shut out Q. What els may wée gather from this word Our A. Fourthly it banisheth all pride and disdaine of our brethren and breedeth all humilitie and lowlines yea and it teacheth vs to haue a base conceit of our selues and a reuerend opinion of others yea euen of the simplest if they feare God and haue the spirit of adoption which God knoweth for then are they the sonnes and daughters of the same father that wee haue or professe to haue Q. What must superiours and men of authoritie which haue great places callings so far humble themselues vnto simple poore Christians as you say A. Yea that they must if they will call God their father and to deale plainly no superiour can vse this prayer aright before they so abase themselues that they take the most simple and meanest Christians that are for their brethren and so likewise vse them Q. Some will not be called brethren nor call others by that name for they hold this name of brother or sister especially in Christ to be a most odious name they vse it if they do vse it at al in scorne and reproch accompting them Puritanes c. Which vse such kinde of spéeches what say you of them A. Surely I thinke that they doe much forget thēselues for howsoeuer they will seeme to deny defie y ● name of brother sister out of prayer ●et in prayer if they pray as they ough● they doe confesse it except they doe mocke and dissemble with God which is no small sinne for God cannot be our father except the rest of his children and true Christians be our brethren Q. If superiours must so abase themselues as to take the simplest and meanest for their brethren and so their equals then you shall agrée with the Anabaptists which would haue no distinction nor difference to bee allowed betwéene the Prince and subiect the Magistrate and people betwéene one and another but all must be as one A. No sir that is not my meaning farre be it from me for there must bee degrees of persons of callings and of estates and there must be a distinction between Magistrates and inferiours for the auoyding of disorder and confusion and maintenance of peace which is Gods ordinance or els all should be head or all should be foote c. which were as monsterous and absurd in the bodie politicall as it would be in a bodie naturall Q. If that bee not your meaning then what is your meaning A. This I meane and affirme that all those which haue any prerogatiue aboue others should consider that though they bee aboue others in things of this world yet others may be aboue them in heauenly things and equall with them in respect of their heauenly father who hath called vs all with a heauenly calling to a heauenly inheritance Q. How may this poynt bee confirmed A. By the testimonie of holy scripture When S. Paul would perswade masters to deale well by thier seruants he vseth this as a reason that they haue a master in heauen with whom is no respect of persons And this is the Apostles meaning when he sayth There is neither Iewe nor Grecian there is neither bond nor free there is neither male nor female for you are all one in Christ Iesus In the 26. verse hee sheweth the reason why and how For ●e are all the sonnes of God by faith in Christ Iesus And for this cause it is sayd The King shall haue the booke of the law by him that he exalt not himself aboue his brethrē For want of the true knowledge of this poynt the Corinthiās despised the poore and would not receiue the Lords Supper with them and therefore the Apostle reproueth them and willeth them to tarrie one for another Q. How can his equalitie and superioritie stand together and be acknowledged on both sides at one time and in one place and in one action busines A. Very well as they do in the publike assemblies and exercises of the Church where 1. That a distinction difference of persons degrees may appeare for auoiding of confusiō c. euery man hath his place appointed according to his worthines in respect of office or calling or learning or degree or birth or wealth c. then 2. That it may likewise appeare that we are all brethren hauing one God whom we call Our father in the merites of Christ and because all by one faith beleeue one Sauiour and look all by him for one kingdome therefore there is also in token thereof a communitie equalitie of diuers things without any respect of persons Q. How doe you meane that A. Not as the Anabaptistes which would haue all things common but my meaning is this There is not one place for the poore another for the rich one Minister for the greater learned and another for the lesse learned one Sabboth for superiours another for