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A11258 The touch-stone of prayer. Or A true and profitable exposition of the Lords prayer, according to the holy Hebrew of S. Mathews gospel to which is prefixed certaine necessary circumstances to be obserued in prayer. Also thereunto is annexed a table shewing the agreement betweene the Lords prayer, and the ten commandements of Almighty God. By T.S. S., Tho. 1602 (1602) STC 21523; ESTC S114099 35,229 130

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Consolation to the children of God Therefore what greater comfort אל אלוה אלהים Fortis victor can a Christian haue then this The Lorde is on my side I willnot feare what man can doe vnto mee For the mighty God is my refuge euen the God of Iacob is my defence * God is terrible to the wicked And what a terror is it to the wicked that God euen the strong one is against them ready to send them to vtter confusion when it pleaseth him bee they neuer so strong and mighty here Therfore a little is better to the Godlye then much spoyles and the great wealth of the wicked For they stand in slipperye places ELOHIM also importeth the trinity Elohim the plural of Eloah when it is either ioyned with a verbe of the singuler number as Gen. 1. In the beginning Gods he When it importeth the Trinitie made heauen and earth And ELOHIM he sayd Let there be light And againe ELOHIM said Let vs make man with many such like places as Deuter. 10. Exod. 8. and when this Nowne Plurall is ioyned with a Relatiue singular as Iosu 24. but most liuely doth the 35. Chapter and 7. verse of Genesis expresse the Trinitie And Iacob built there an Alter and called the name of the place ELDETHEL because saith he KI SHAM NIGLV ELAV HA ELOHIM Quia reuclati sunt ad eum dij because Gods were there reuealed vnto him where it importeth the Trinitie and most liuely sheweth the three persons in the Deity First ELOHIM importeth the In how many diuers sences this worde is vsed in the scriptures Trinitie as Gen. 1. Iosu 24. Gen. 35. 7. Secondly this name is giuen to false Gods as Deut. 5. 7. Thirdly to men in office as Deut 1. Also where God saith to Moses I haue made thee Pharaohs God Fourthly to Angels as Psal 8. GOD also calleth himselfe שדי God vseth this name for the strēgthning of his children in faith and obedience as Gen. 17. SHADDI which signifieth Omnipotent Al-sufficient Some learned deriue this word of SHAEL which in the Hebrew tongue signifieth a womans Brest or Pap teaching vs thus much that as the mother doth nourish and cherish her young childe by the milke of her brests Euen so doth the Lord his children with his grace and louing kindnesse Gen. 28 * S. Ierom Other learned say it is a compound word of SHE the Relatiue and DAI which signifieth aboundancy sufficiencie and plentie for he not onely aboundeth with all good things himselfe but Iohn 1. 14. 16. also giueth aboundantly to all For of his fulnesse wee receiue Tim 6. 17. grace for grace And therefore the Apostle Paul willeth men not to trust in vncertaine riches but in God that giueth aboundantly to all Yea this word SHADDAI doth not only signifie that God is Almightie and Al-sufficient but that he affecteth all things in all creatures to which sence Saint Paul alludes when he saith God Act. 17 24. 5. 6. 7. that made the worlde and all things that are therein seeing that he is Lorde of Heauen and Earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands 1. Cor. 6. neither is worshipped with mens hands as though he needed any things seeing he giueth to all breath and life and all things And hath made of one bloud all mankinde to dwell on all the face of the earth And hath assigned the times which were ordained before and bonds of their habitations that they should seeeke the Lorde if so be they might haue groped after him and founde him though doubtlesse hee is not farre from euery one of vs. For in him wee liue and mooue and haue our being Also the Apostle saith to the Church of Corinth there are diuersities of operations But God is the same that worketh all in all And in the same chapter hauing repeated diuerse and sundrye giftes hee saith all these things worketh euen the selfe same spirit distributing to euery man seuerally as he will for of his prouidence wisedome and bounty all men and creatures in the world haue their being moouing and liuing receiuing all from his eternall treasury These and such like names bring most heauenly contemplation yea and consolation to the children of God who are desirous to know their fathers name so farre forth as he is willing it shall be knowne and as he hath reuealed it vnto vs in his word Many and most singuler for heauenly comfort are the attributes of God in the scriptures as Iust mercifull prudent wise true and holy these and many such like shew the properties that be in God Which dooth not onely comfort vs in affliction but also leade forwarde our affections towardes perfection Therefore these names are not to be vsed of vs at our pleasure but with all reuerence least in steade of halowing we prophaine the name of God But alas we stay not in this sinne but euen many times blaspheme the name of God Surely such as remaine in this desperate sinne cannot haue any assurance that that which they pray for shall be granted For Godly his Prophets hath sayd hee will not here the praiers of such Yea those that be scorners Ier. 17. 16. of God and his word hath God said they shall call vpon me Ezek. 8. 18. when affliction and anguish shall Prou. 1. 28. fall on them but I will not answeare Also against vayne bablers Pro. 15. 29. hath the Lorde sayde that when they crye he will be a farre of Pro. 15. 29. How much more then when the blasphemers cryeth for blasphemers are farre from a blessing when they call to God because they delighte in cursing and indeede that is their portion from the Lord Zach. 5. 13. 4. euen curses and woes a whole booke full and the Wise man saith thus Eccl. 23. 9. Accustome not thy selfe to swearing Eccl. 23. 9. for therein is many falles neither take for accustome the naming Also Exo. 20. 7. of the holy one for thou shalt not be vnpunished for such things cha 27. 15. For as a seruant which is often Math. 5. 33. punished cannot be without some scar so he that sweareth nameth God continually shal not be faultlesse and a man that vseth much swearing shall be filled with wickednesse and the plague shall neuer go from his house when he shall offend his fault shall be vpon him and if he knowledge not his sinne he maketh a double offence Yea if he sweare in vaine he shall not be innocent but his house shall befull of plagues Thinke vpon this yee that vse swearing and learne to halow Gods name els yee but mock God in saying halowed be thy name and yet profane his sacred name bind not two sinnes togather for euen in one shalt thou not go vnpunished And here in this petition by What is here vnderstood by name name I vnderstand the power of God as to cast out deuils in the name