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A12554	A paterne of true prayer A learned and comfortable exposition or commentarie vpon the Lords prayer: wherein the doctrine of the substance and circumstances of true inuocation is euidently and fully declared out of the holie Scriptures. By Iohn Smith, minister and preacher of the Word of God.	Smyth, John, d. 1612.	1605 (1605)	STC 22877.1; ESTC S117609	137,387	190

forth as that they shall not hurt vs but become seruiceable to vs. After peace followeth ioy in the holie Ghost 3 Ioy spirituall a part of Gods kingdome arising from righteousnes and peace for being once through faith made partakers of the righteousnes of Christ and qualified with the manifolde graces of Gods spirit and being at peace with the Creator and the creatures 1. Pet. 1. Rom. 5. then we reioyce with ioy vnspeakable and glorious receiuing the end of our faith which is the saluation of our soules whereby also wee reioyce in the afflictions which befall vs for Christs sake These are the principall things we pray for in this petition appertaining to this life The last iudgem●nt ●there● Gods kingdome some thing also appertaining to the life to come is here desired namely the speedy comming of Iesus Christ to iudgement and so the perfecting of the number of the elect the resurrection of the bodie and the euerlasting ioyes of heauen so in the Apocaly●s the Spirit and the Bride say Come come Lord Iesus Apoc. 21. come quickly And this may suffice for the supplication The th●ngs which wee pray against follow in the next place to bee handled 4 The depr●cation the 〈◊〉 of this petition which may bee gathered out of the supplication and are to be handled according to the order there vsed and in the first place things concerning Magistracie Anarchie hindereth Gods kingd●me Iudg. 19. 1. Anarchie which is want of M●gistrates whence issueth disorder and confusion that euery man may do what him listeth a fault taxed in the Common-wealth of Israel whereby it commeth to passe not onely that the second table of the Commandements concerning iustice and equitie is transgressed example whereof is brought of the Leuite whose wife was abused vnto death but that the first table also is violated which respecteth the kingdome of God Iudg. 18. as the example of Micah and his idolatrie teacheth For it is a thing that the diuell would wish principally that Magistracie were abolished and therefore hee hath inspired that diuellish doctrine into the confused heads of the Anabaptists who take away all rule and authoritie and all superioritie among men for if hee could compasse that then the feare of punishment being abandoned and the hope of rewards taken away which are the two sinewes of the Common-wealth he might easily prostitute men women and children to all impious and dishonest behauiour whereby the kingdome of God should be banished out of the world Hence it is that the light of nature teacheth that it is better to haue a Tyrant than no King for nature is not so extinct in any man no though he were an Atheist but he would if not of loue to order and ciuilitie yet in policy prescribe lawes to his subiects wherby peace may be maintained and some forme of moderation least the bruite beast should controll man to whom nature hath prescribed and limited a compasse as wee see labour in the Pismire chastitie in the Turtle curtesie in the Elephant and the like in other creatures and although a Tyrant might doe and suffer much impietie and iniquitie yet some good must needes proceed from him though he were neuer so great a monst●● of men in regard whereof Tyrannie is better than Anarchie there being some order in the one and none in the other 2. Next vnto Anarchie is Tyrannie Euill Magistrates hinder Gods kingdome when euill Magistrates are in place which seeke by all meanes to erect and set vp the kingdom of Satan in Gentilisme Mahometisme Papisme or Atheisme or any other superstition and heresie whereby persecution is ●aised against the true worshippers of God and true religion Toleration of strange religion and worship hindreth Gods kingdome or else when there is a Toleration of many Religions whereby the kingdom of God is shouldered out a doores by the diuels kingdome for without question the diuell is so subtill that hee will procure through the aduantage of mans naturall inclination to false doctrine and worship more by thousands to follow strange Religions than the truth of Gods word wherfore the Magistrates should cause all men to worship the true God or else punish them with imprisonment confiscation of goods or death as the qualitie of the cause requireth Here notwithstanding a doubt ariseth how it is lawfull to pray against the euill Magistrates 1. Tim. 2.2 when as the Apostle doth wish prayers to bee made for Heathen Princes and Magistrates which then were persecutors The answere is very easie that we may pray for their saluation and conuersion but against their tyrannie and persecution for it is not vnlawfull to pray for the Turke Pope and Spaniard that they may be conuerted and saued but it is lawfull also to pray against their proceedings against the truth that God would discomfit them in battel bridle their corruption abate their pride asswage their malice Psal 68.1.2 and confound their deuices Thus wee see the Prophet prayeth against the enemies of the Church Iudg. 5.31 Psal 83.9.10 Thus also did Deborah and Barak pray that all the enemies of God might perish as Sisera perished and so in another Psalme prayeth the Prophet 3. Lastly Euill lavves hinder Gods kingdome Dan. 6. wee pray against all wicked and irreligious lawes and statutes that God would hinder the making of them or at the least the execution of them such as was the law made against Daniel that contained a mouths Atheisme that no man for thirtie daies should worship any God but the proud King such as was that which Haman procured to be made and ratified against the Iewes Hester 3. that all the true worshippers of God should be destroyed slaine such as were enacted in the time of the bloodie persecutions by Heathen Emperours that whosoeuer said he was a Christian should bee put to death for by such lawes the very foundation of Gods kingdome is shaken and greatly endangered Againe in the second place wee pray against certaine sinnes and enormities incident to the Ministerie which are these Ignorant Ministers hinder Christs kingdome Malach. 3.7 Hosea 4.6 1. Ignorance for ignorant and vnlearned Ministers pine the soules of men being not able to teach and instruct the people committed to their charge the Priests lips should preserue knowledge and the law should bee required at their mouthes and the Lord he refuseth such Priests as refuse knowledge for they are the lights of the world and therefore they must haue light in them whereby they may giue light they are the salt of the earth and therfore must haue fauour in them to season withall wherefore by law established in this land none ought to bee admitted into the Ministerie but such as can render a reason of their faith in Latine and can teach the Catechisme allowed by law containing the summe of Christian religion so as the people may vnderstand and at their ordination haue authoritie

good things vpon vs and the euils kept from vs. Wherein wee may easily runne through all the aforesaid vertues and vices good and bad For conclusion of this petition therefore hitherto appertaineth the fifth commandement especially Againe these places of Scripture following are as it were Commentaries to this petition or rather indices thereof The whole 28. chapter of Deuteronomy The whole 26. chapter of Leuiticus The beginning of the third chapter of Esay Psalme the 144. the 12. 13. 14. 15. verses The sixt chapter of the first epistle to Timothy The sixt chapter of the Gospell by Matthew Prou. the 31. the whole chapter and such like Now after the petition for things temporall follow the petitions for things spirituall namely for grace and perseuerance in grace The fifth petition is for Grace Forgiue vs our debts as we forgiue our debtors This petition for grace or remission of sinne is in nature before the petition for perseuerance 1 Order of the fifth petition for first a man must haue grace before he can perseuere in grace whence ariseth this doctrine A man must be a righteous man before he can leade the life and die the death of a righteous man A man must first haue remission of sinne and the righteousnes of Christ iustifying and sanctifying him before hee can resist temptation fight the spirituall combat against the spirituall enemie and be deliuered from the euill of sin and the curse More distinctly and plainly these particulars doe arise from this method First he onely that hath grace can resist temptation Secondly though a man hauing grace to resist be sometime foyled by the temptation yet he shall be freed from the euill of the temptation from the euill of sinne and the curse but contrariwise therefore by necessarie consequences Thirdly hee that wanteth grace cannot resist temptation but shall bee foyled by the Tempter Fourthly hee that wanteth grace being foyled by the temptation shall fall into euill These particular doctrines shall afterward bee handled in the sixt petition whither the reader is to be referred 2 Meaning of the words of the petition The second thing to be considered in this petition followeth which is the meaning of the words The prayer hath two parts The thing asked The condition The thing asked is forgiuenes of our debts The condition whereupon it is asked our pardoning others For the better vnderstanding of the first part of the petition these fiue things are to be considered First Quid what we aske forgiue Secondly Cuius whereof we aske forgiuenes debts Thirdly Pro quibus for whom we aske forgiuenes vs Fourthly Quorum of whose debts we aske forgiuenes ours Lastly Per quem through whose merits which consequently doth arise from the word forgiue VVhat we ask forgiuenes The first point is what wee aske that is pardon or forgiuenes Debts or sinnes are discharged two waies 1. When the debtor himselfe doth satisfie in his owne person thus the damned men and Angels discharge their debt to God who for that they are neuer able to pay the vtmost farthing are therefore kept in prison and damned euerlastingly 2. When another person doth satisfie for the debtor and the debt is forgiuen the debtor by him that satisfieth Thus the debts of Gods children are discharged through the satisfaction of Christ who hath paied the vtmost farthing to the creditor to God his Father for vs. This may be called remission or forgiuenes Rom. 11.6 1. In respect of vs that receiue it we conferring no merit thereto nor any way purchasing it Psal 116.12 2. In respect of Christ that satisfied the debt for vs wee being not able to gratifie him againe in any measure 3. In respect of God the Father who of his free mercie and meere loue to mankinde sent his only begotten sonne to discharge the debt Ioh. 3.16 Rom. 6.23 This point then hath this vse It teacheth vs to cast down all pride in our hearts and to emptie our selues of all opinion of our owne merits and excellencie and to come with ropes about our heads before the King of Israel 1. King 20.31 VVhereof we aske pardon of our debts The second point followeth whereof we desire forgiuenes namely of our debts that is of our sinnes for sinne containeth in it a threefold debt first transgression or disobedience which is the priuation of obedience by reason whereof wee still are indebted obedience to God for they that doe obey Gods law notwithstanding still are indebted obedience and therefore much more they which disobey Gods law are indebted obedience through their disobedience Rom. 13.8 The Apostle speaketh according to this sense concerning the summe of the second table calling loue a debt which wee alwaies owe vnto our neighbour and so by consequence vnto God wherefore the neglect of loue is much more a debt Secondly sinne containeth in it the punishment which by reason of our transgression wee are indebted to vndergoe and according to this our Sauiour Christ calleth sinne a debt saying Matth. 5.26 that they whom the Sergeant at the commandement of the Iudge cast into prison shall not come thence till they haue paied the vtmost farthing that is sustained the due punishment Thirdly sin is a debt in regard of the corruption which accompanieth the transgression Psal 51.6 for God requireth of vs puritie and sanctimonie which we are indebted vnto God alwaies but much more are wee indebted holines when our hearts are full of impietie and dishonestie Briefly then because all sinne is a transgression of the law binding the transgressor in guiltines to suffer punishment and corrupting the transgressor with vncleannes thence it followeth that the sinner is so greatly indebted to God The vse of this poynt is to stirre vs vp diligently to seeke pardon of our debts which doe so greatly indanger vs to Gods iustice and wrath and whereby we are triple debtors vnto the Lord but we are for the most part like vnto prodigall dingthrifts we neuer regard how much we goe vpon the score we neuer thinke that the day of reckening or payment will come Matth. 5.25 it were good for vs according as Christ aduiseth vs to agree with our aduersary quickly euen while we are in the way with him it is the Lord with whom we must agree Antidicos who is a fearefull aduersarie that will prosecute law against vs before a iudge that will accept no mans person that hath thine owne conscience as good as a thousand witnesses to proue the debt yea it is wisedome to agree quickelie being in the way with him whilest he doth reason and dispute the matter friendly in the Ministerie of the word least if death and hell the Lords sergeant once lay hold vpon vs and arrest vs we be cast into perpetuall imprisonment For whom we aske pardon for our selues and others Pardon for our selues The third poynt followeth for whom we aske forgiuenes namely for our selues and