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A30303	Expository notes with practical observations on the Four Holy Evangelists, viz., St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John wherein the sacred text is at large recited ... and the instructive example of the holy Jesus to our imitation recommended ; designed for the instruction of private families ... / by William Burkitt.	Burkitt, William, 1650-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing B5736; ESTC R29600	900,471	338

From whence Note That all such as content themselves with a fruitless profession of Religion are in great danger of having God's blasting added to their Earrenness 15 And they came to Jerusalem and Jesus went into the Temple and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the Temple and overthrew the tables of the money-changers and the seats of them that sold Doves 16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any Vessel thro' the Temple 17 And he taught saying unto them Is it not written My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer but ye have made it a den of thieves 18 And the Scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy him for they feared him because all the people was astonished at his Doctrine 19 And when even was come he went out of the city No sooner had our blessed Saviour entred Jerusalem but his first walk was to the Temple and his first work there was to purge and reform All Reformation of manners must begin at the house of God Yet observe our Lord's Business at the Temple was not to ruin but reform it only Places dedicated to publick worship if prophaned and polluted ought to be purged from their abuses not pull'd down and destroyed because they have been abused But what was the prophanation of the Temple which so offended our Saviour's I answer in the outward Court of the Temple there was a publick mart or market kept where were sold Oxen sheep and Doves for Sacrifice Many of the Jews coming an hundred miles to the Temple it was burthensome to bring their Sacrifices so far with them Wherefore the Priests ordered that sheep and oxen meal and Oyl and such other Requisites for Sacrifice should be had for money close by the Altar to the great ease of the offerer nothing coul● be more plausible then this plea. But the fairest pretences cannot bear out a sin with God Therefore our blessed Saviour in a just indignation whips out these Chap-men casts down their tables and vindicates the honour and reputation of his Fathers house Learn hence that there is a Reverence due to God's house for the owners sake and for the service sake Nothing but holiness can become the place where God is worshipped in the beauty of holiness Observe lastly the Reason which our Saviour gives for this Act of his is it not written says he my house shall be called the house of Prayer Where by Prayer is to be understood the whole worship and service of God of which Prayer is an eminent and principal part that which gives Denomination to an house is certainly the chief work to be done in that house Now God's house being called an house of prayer certainly implies that Prayer is the chief and principal work to be performed in his house Yet take we heed that we set not the ordinance of God at variance we must not idolize one ordinance and vilify another but reverence them all 20 And in the morning as they passed by they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots 21 And Peter called to remembrance saith unto him Master behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away 22 And Jesus answering saith unto them have faith in God 23 For verily I say unto you that whosoever shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the Sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saith 24 Therefore I say unto you What things soever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them The blasting and sudden withering of the fig-tree at the word of Christ plainly shewed his divine Power and by this miraculous operation our Saviour designed to shew his Disciples the mighty power of Faith That is a full perswasion of the power of God that he is able and of the goodness of God that he is willing to grant whatever we ask according to his will that has a tendency to his glory and our Good Learn hence that Faith is a necessary and principal ingredient in prayer praying without Faith is like to a man's shooting without bullet it makes a noise but doth no execution 2dly That whatsoever good thing God has made the matter of his promise shall be given to good men in a way of performance provided they pray in saith whatsoever ye desire believe that ye Receive them and ye shall have them 25 And when ye stand praying forgive if ye have ought against any that your Father also which is in heaven may ●orgive you your trespasses 26 But if you do not forgive n●ither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses There are two qualifications requisite in prayer if we expect to find Acceptance with God namely Faith and Love to the first Christ had sp●ken in the former verse to the latter in this when ye stand praying forgive They who are su●ing for and expecting forgiveness from God must exercise for●iveness towards others or else their Prayers are a sort of imprecations upon themselves 2. Observe Christ speaks indefinitely when ye pray forgive he doth not say your Brethren but Men Mat. 6.14 If ye f●●●ive Men their Trespasses that is all Men good and bad Friends and Enemies if we forgive one another freely Our heavenly Father will forgive us fully Our forgiving one another is the indispensable Condition of God's forgiving us and of hearing the Prayers which are put up by us 27 And they come again to Jerusalem and as he was walking in the Temple there come to him the chief Priests and the Scribes and the Elders 28 And say unto him by what Authority dost Thou these things and who gave Thee this Authority to do these things 29 And Jesus answered and said unto them I will also ask of you one Question and answer me and I will tell you by what Authority I do these things 30 The Baptism of John was it from Heaven or of Men Answer me 31 And they reasoned with themselves saying if we shall say from Heaven he will say why then did ye not believe him 32 But if we shall say o● Men they feared the People for all men counted John that he was a Prophet indeed 33 And they answered and said unto Jesus we cannot tell and Jesus answering saith unto them neither do I tell you by what Authority I do these things The Pharisees having often questioned our Saviour's Doctrine before they call in question his Mission and Authority now although they might easily have understood his Divine Mission by his daily Miracles for Almighty God never impowered any to work Miracles that were not sent by him Our Blessed Saviour understanding their design answers them one Question by asking them another Says Christ the Baptism of John was it from Heaven or of Men Was it o● Divine Institution

Entertainment of Christ was good but Marys Attendance upon Christ's Ministry was better and more pleasing unto Christ Christ was better pleased to see Mary in the Chapel than Martha in the Kitchin tho' he doth not condemn the one yet he extols the other Mary hath chosen the good part Learn hence That Religion and the Service of God must be the matter our Election and Choice we must choose the good part and it being once chosen by us it shall never be taken away from us One thing is needful and Mary hath chosen the good part which shall never be taken away from her CHAP. XI 1 AND it came to pass that as he was praying in a certain place when he ceased one of his Disciples said unto him Lord teach us to pray as John also taught his Disciples The Learned Mr. Mede upon this place apprehends that it was the custom of the Jewish Doctors to deliver some certain Form of Prayer to their Disciples to use at least that John Baptist had done so to his Disciples Thereupon our Saviour's Disciples besought him that he also would give them in like manner some Form of his own composing that they might pray with their Masters Spirit as John's Disciples did with his Accordingly our Saviour gives them here a Form of his own and commands them when they pray to use it Indeed he had given them this Prayer about a year and half before in his Sermon upon the Mount Matth. 6.9 After this manner pray ye where it is probable that the Disciples look'd upon it only as a pattern of Prayer and not as a Form for had they thought that Christ had given them a Form of Prayer before they had not asked him for one now Therefore says Christ When ye pray say Certainly this gives us to understand that our Saviour intended and commended it for a set Form of Prayer unto his Church Learn hence That the Lords Prayer is both a Pattern and Platform according to which all our Prayers ought to be framed and also an exact Form of Prayer which ought to be used by us in our Addresses to the Throne of Grace After this manner pray ye says St. Matthew When ye pray say says St. Luke 2 And he said unto them When ye pray say Observe here the favour which Christ does us in prescribing a Form of Prayer to us a great Favour no doubt tho' the World grows weary of it we know not Alas what to ask but he himself teaches us and frames our Supplication for us that it may be accepted Should a King's Son draw a Petition for a poor Subject to be put up to his Father what a ground of hope would there be that whatever is desired would be obtained if any of us then think meanly of our Lord's Prayer oh how meanly may he think of us and of our Prayers 2 Our Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdom come Thy Will be done As in Heaven So in Earth 3 Give us day by day our daily Bread 4 And forgive us our sins For we also forgive every one that is indebted to us And lead us not into Temptation But deliver us from Evil. The Sense and Signification of this Best of Prayers is this O thou our Father in Jesus Christ who remainest in thy Throne in Heaven and art there perpetually praised and perfectly obey'd by Glorious Angels and Glorified Saints Grant that thy Name may be Glorified thy Throne Acknowledged and thy Holy Will Obey'd here on Earth below by us thy Sons and Servants as readily as cheerfully and sincerely and in some degree of Proportion to what is done in Heaven above And because by reason of the Frailty of our Natures we cannot subsist without the Comforts and Supports of Life we crave our daily Bread at thy Bountiful hand even such a proportion of the good things of this Life as thy Wisdom shall see convenient for us And knowing that thy Holiness and Justice doth oblige thee to punish Sin and Sinners we plead with thee for the sake of thy Son's Satisfaction to forgive us our daily Trespasses for it is our desire and endeavour heartily to forgive those that have offended us And seeing this wicked World wherein we live is so full of Snares and Temptations of all sorts we pray that by the Power of thy Grace and the Concurrence of our own careful endeavours we may be kept from Satans Temptations from the World's Allurements and from our own Evil Inclinations and be preserved unblamable to thine Everlasting Kingdom and in Testimony of our Desires and Assurance to be heard we say Amen so be it so let it be even so oh Lord let it be for ever Learn 1. That God is the Father of all his People as a Father he knows all his children he loves them and takes care of them As his Children it is our Duty to Honour him to Obey him to imitate him to cast our care upon him and to long for the Enjoyment of him 2. From the Word Our Learn That it is our Duty to pray for others as well as for our selves we cannot pray acceptably for our selves if we pray only for our selves 3. That the Hallowing Honouring and Sanctifying of God's Name as it is the first thing we are to pray for so it ought to be preferred before all other things whatsoever we pray for it before we pray for our own Salvation we say Hallowed be thy Name before we say Forgive us our Debts 4. Learn That Sins are Debts and Sinners indebted to Divine Justice Sin it is an infinite Debt a multiplied Debt an inexcusable Debt and if not discharged by our Surety we must ly in Prison to all Eternity for Non-payment of this Debt 5. That God has made our Forgiveness of others the Condition of his Forgiving us The word As is not a Note of Equality but of Similitude we cannot equal God in Forgiving but we must imitate him 6. No sooner is Sin pardoned but Satan will be busy with his Temptation forgive us our sins and lead us not into Temptation 7. That it is a greater Mercy to be Delivered from the Evil of Temptation then from Temptations to Evil. The Evil of Temptations is the Evil of Sin but Temptations to Evil is at most but the Evil of Punishment Lead us not into Temptation but deliver us from Evil Suffer us not to be led into Temptation or if so leave us not when we are Tempted 5 And he said unto them which of you shall have a friend and shall go unto him at mid-night and say unto him friend lend me three loaves 6 For a friend of mine in his Journey is come unto me and I have nothing to set before him 7 And he from within shall answer and say Trouble me not the door is now shut and my children are with me in bed I cannot rise and give thee 8 I say unto you tho' he will not rise and