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A03354	Christs prayer expounded, a Christian directed, and a communicant prepared The first teaching to pray, the second to liue, the third to receiue the sacrament of Christs body. To which is added, a preface of prayer, a pithie prayer for Christian families. A thankes giuing for our deliuerance from treason by gunpowder, and learned Latin verses of that argument. By Robert Hill, preacher at Saint Martins in the fields.	Hill, Robert, d. 1623.	1606 (1606)	STC 13472; ESTC S119055	60,477	208

tempted with despaire so must pray against it Euch. Why is it set after Forgiue vs our debts Phil. That by this I may learne that forgiuenesse of sinnes and temptations are inseperable companions 2. Cor. 7. a Lu. ●2 31 and that such as are not acquainted with temptations Luk. 11.21 are as yet in the power of that strong man who kéepeth the house of a secure soule Euch. Why are the Godly lead into temptation a 2. Cor. 12.7 Phil. 1. To kéepe them vnder that they be not proud of Gods grace 2. To winnow the chaffe of sinne from Gods corne 3. That Gods power may appeare in manes weaknesse b 2. Cor. 12 9. 4. That his mercy may bée séene in kéeping them from a finall fall 5. That they may bee like Christ their head 6. That they may acknowledge that all strength is from God 7. That by this they may knowe themselues for Gods children who alone are so tempted that they recouer in temptation Euch. What else do you learne that after praier for pardō of sins you desire not to be led into temptation Phil. I am taught that if I haue sinned and obteined pardon I must take héede of a relapse into an old sinne or any practise of new c Ioh. 5 14. 8 11. 2. That who so hath this gracious Pardon he can and shall resist sin in the ende though with Dauid and Peter he be foyled in the beginning a Tit. 2.11 Can. 5.3 Iaco 4.7 1. Cor. 10.3 3. That forgiuenesse of sinnes and grace are inseperable companions and can bée no more seuered then light from the sunne or fier from heate b Math. 7.25.16.18 1. Sam. 15.19 Euch. Were you taught nothing else out of this order Phil. Yes you taught mee foure other instructions all which as you saide did arise out of this that immediately vpon the crauing pardon for sinnes wee doe in the next place desire not to be led into temptation Euch. Which are they Phil. 1. That hée that hath grace can in some sorte resist temptation though hee bee foiled sometime with the same 2. That forgiuenesse of sinnes and perseuerance in grace are inseperable vnited together 3. That whosoeuer wantteth grace cannot at any time resist temptation though he refraine from some sinnes to which he is indisposed for resistance is the combate betwéene the flesh and the spirit 4. That he that wanteth grace if he be once foiled in temptation cannot at al recouer himselfe for though the righteous fall and rise againe yet the wicked saith Salomon shall fall into mischiefe Euch. But if we be perswaded of the pardon of our sinnes why néede we to pray Lead vs not into temptation Phil. Sir you taught mee that it is néedeful for these reasons 1. Because by nature man is prone to be tempted 2. Because many are the allurements to tempt vs. 3. Because sinne is a deceitful temptor 4. Because Satan is a subtil cruel diligent temptor 5. Because it is onely in the power of God to giue man power to resist temptations Euch. What is the summe of this petition Phil. That I may be deliuered from two maine enemies of Gods grace whereof the one is Temptation the other is Euill Euch. Doe you make these words two petitions or one Phi. 1. Such as doe make 7. petitions doe diuide this petition into two but you diuided it as the most doe into a petition Lead vs not c. And an explanation But deliuer vs. c. Euch. May you not change these words Lead vs not into suffer vs not or let vs not be led into temptation Phil. Noe I may not for as God is saide to harden Mans heart and not to suffer it to be hardned to blind mans eies and not to suffer them to bee blinded so is he said to lead man into temptation not to suffer him to be led Euch. Shewe this by some places of scripture Exod. 7.3 God hardned Pharoes heart 2. Sam. 24.1 God moued Dauid to number the people Esay 19.14 God mingled amonge them the spirit of error Rom 1.16 God gaue them vp to vsse affections 2. Thes 2.11 God sent amongst them strong delusions In these and such like places he is not said to suffer to be hardened mooued mingled giuen sent but that he did harden moue mingle giue vp and send Euch. Tell me now what temptation is Phil. It is an inticement or triall of the minde or heart to commit or to see whether men will or not commit sinne eyther by corruption of nature enticements of the world the policies of Sathan the forgetfullnes of Gods mercies present afflictions or the iust desertion of the Lord God Euch. How is temptation taken in the scriptures Phil. It signifies these things 1. Affliction by which man is tempted to know what is in him a Iames. 1.2 2. Sathans triall which he makes of God b Math. 4.7 3. Mans triall which he makes of God c Psal 95.9 4. Sathans triall which he makes of man d Mat. 4.4 5. Mans triall which hee makes of Man 1. Cor. 7.5 1. Th. 3.5 6. Gods triall which he makes of man c 1. ki 10.11 Mat. 22.18 gen 22.1 Euch. What meanes doth Sathan vse to tempt man Phil. He vseth or rather abuseth 1. The corruption of nature 2. The inticements of the world 3. The hope of Gods mercies 4. the neglecting of Gods iudgments 5. Examples of the wicked 6. aboundance in prosperity 7. Want in aduersity by all which he will subdue vs in temptation vnlesse God in his mercy giue vs power to resist Euch. Nowe tell me how God doth lead man into temptation Phil. He doth this 1. by ceasinge to support not the nature of man but his grace in man f Psal 119.8.51.11 2. by deliuering him to his own lusts when the first grace is not sufficient to helpe him g Rom. 1.24 Psal 107. 3. By giuing him into the power of Satan so as he may tempt him to cōmit grieuous sinnes h 2. Sa. 24. 4. By blind folding him and hardning him in such sort as that he shall make no conscience of sinne i 2. Sam. 12 Euch. Is god then the author of sin Phil. God forbid for thou art a GOD that hatest iniquitie saith the Prophet Dauid k psa 5. and god tempteth no man to wit vnto sinne saith the Apostle Iames. l Iam. 1.13 Euch. But how is god fréed from being the author of sinne séeing he is an actor in sinning Phil. Well euery way if we can learne to distinguish betweene the action it selfe and the ataxie and disorder that is in the action Euch. Is god the author of euery action Phil. Yes verily for in him we liue Act. 17. we moue and haue our being Euch. And can he worke in a sinfull action and not be the author of sinne in that action Phil. Doubtles he may for the doing of a thing

all good things as well as one hate al euil as wel as one I can be contented to be dissolued bee with Christ and to say come Lord Iesus come quickly Euch. Yet Satan will tempt you to presume of Gods mercies what remedies must you here vse Phil. I must meditate against this syn 1. that god bids me not be high minded 2. that security destroyes more then any syn 3. that he is blessed who feareth alwaies 4. That I must worke out my saluation with feare and trembling 5. That as God is a God of mercy so is he also a god of iustice 6. That the more I presume the more subiect I am to fall 7. That it is sathans mayne weapon to vanquish me God is mercifull 8. That euen Dauid prayed to bee kept from sinnes of presumption 9. That the longer I continue in sinnes the more hardly can I leaue them 10. that if our God call mee I must vndoe all I haue done before 11. that then I must sheede many a bitter teare for my sinnes 12. that by going on I heape to my selfe wrath against the day of wrath and therefore haue we need in this and all the former assaults of God men deuils to pray Lord lead vs not into temptation Euch. Which is the explanation of this petition Phil. But deliuer vs from euill Eu. what do you pray for in these words Phil. But deliuer vs from euil that I and all christians may be freed from the power of satan sin the flesh and the world that we being thus preserued that we shall or may not fal or so be deliuered frō euill that we may not fall quite away by any temptation Euch. Do you not by euill vnderstand only the deuill who is called that euill one Phil. No I do not though temptations come principally from him but by euil you said I must vnderstand al my spirituall enemies according to that of the Apostle Iohn 1. Ioh. 5.3 The whole world lieth in euil Euch. How many wayes doth God deliuer vs from euill Phil. Eleuen wayes 1. by preseruing vs from committing sinne 2. By freeing vs from iudgements due vnto sinne 3. By kéeping vs from the hurt of sin and afflictions 4. By turning all those sinnes which we commit and the afflictions which we sustaine to our good 5. By bridling Satan that he cannot subdue vs. 6. By giuing vs his holy spirit that by a liuely faith wee ouercome all euill 7. by no meanes 8. by small meanes 9. By ordinary meanes 10. By extraordinary meanes 11. Contrary to all meanes Euch. Why are these words added as an explanation to this petition Phil. To teach me that when I am deliuered from euill I may be sure not to be lead into temptation for euill is the cause of all temptations which being taken away the effect ceaseth Euch. What must we do to be deliuered from the deuill Phil. We must 1. Put on the whole armor of God 2. We must know howe to vse that armor 3. We must walke warily that he do not circumuent vs and bee neuer out of our calling 4. We must euer seeke to feare and serue God 5. We must know that Christ is our captaine and deliuerer 6 Wée must meditate of the miserable estate of such as are ouercome by the deuill 7. We must pray as Christ teacheth vs deliuer vs from euill Euch. What wants do you bewaile in this petition Phil. 1. The rebellion of our wicked nature by which wee resist the spirit of God 2. Our readines in each little temptation to yéeld vp our selues to the cōmitting of sinne 3. That we cannot enough mourne for the remnants of our bondage by which wee are kept in the power of Sathan 4. That so many fall by Sathans temptation 5. That we cannot here get maistery ouer our owne corruptions 6. That we loue so this spirituall Babilon in which we are subiect too and fall by temptation 7. The tyranny of Satan our aduersary going about each way to subdue vs. Euch. What things do you here pray against Phil. I pray 1. against temptation as it may be a meanes to drawe men from GOD and cause them to commit sinne a 2. Cor. 12.7.8 2. Against afflictions as they are punishments of sinne curses from God motiues to impacience or meanes to make mee to take Gods name in vaine b Pro. 30.9 3. Against desertion that God would not leaue me or if he do that he would not leaue me ouer long by withdrawing from his former a second grace of the spirit 4. Against al future relapse into sinne Gods hardning my heart blinding of myne ties 1. Ti 1.20 backslyding from the trueth eyther in part or in whole all sortes of iudgements temporall or eternall And what hurt soeuer may befall mée eyther by prosperity or aduersitye In a worde I pray against the assaults of Sathan the enticementes of the world and that corruption which may surprise mee by mine owne flesh Euch. May not aman pray for temptations and afflictions Phil. Though both of them may be oftentimes good for vs yet because that good is an accidentiall good and wee knowe not howe wee shall beare temptations if god send them therfore it is not méete to pray for them Therefore such as wish to bee poore that they might loue heauen better or blind to meditate of heauen better they haue no great warrant out of Gods worde To these we may adde such as pray for death and will not waite Gods leasure till he take them out of this world Euch. What doe you here pray for Phil. I pray for grace to resist and perseuerance when I am tempted and that to this purpose I may put on the whole armore of God as the girdle of veritie in soundnesse of doctrine Eph. 6.16 the brest-plate of righteousnesse in integrity of life the shooes of preparation of the gospell of peace which are to be worne by patience in afflictions the shield of of faith to resist Satans assaultes the helmet of Saluation which is the life of eternitie and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God I pray also here that all our afflictiōs may bee turned to our good that wisdome may bee giuen vs to preuent our persecutors that I may be patient in aduersity humble in prosperity and that our sinnes may turne to our good by reuealing our corruption in being ready to fall discouering our vnhabilitie of our selues to stand detesting our nature so prone to impietie renouncing all confidence in our owne strength casting our selues vpon Gods power in temptation yea that by them we may see Satans malice in tempting vs and Gods great mercie in recouering vs finally that being once recouered in temptation we may pitty and comfort such as bee tempted Euch. What things doe you giue thankes for Phil. That in the former things which I haue prayed for GOD hath made me able so to resist that